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Amy Rutherford

Article: Cat Parasite Affects Everything We Say And Do
Amy Rutherford on Sun 03 May 2009 at 6:18 PM
I came across this article about Toxoplasma gondii (the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis) in Google Reader today. I'm always interested in cat health and human health and how they relate so I thought
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Remy's Itchy Eyes: Diagnosis
Amy Rutherford on Fri 24 Apr 2009 at 10:32 AM
Since getting Remy I had noticed that his eyes were particularly gunky and often itchy. I decided last week that I had to address the problem, if it was that, before anything extreme happened. Mobile V
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Remy's Itchy Eyes: Diagnosis
Amy Rutherford on Fri 24 Apr 2009 at 10:32 AM
Since getting Remy I had noticed that his eyes were particularly gunky and often itchy. I decided last week that I had to address the problem, if it was that, before anything extreme happened. Mobile V
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Brief Update and a Wee Concern
Amy Rutherford on Tue 07 Apr 2009 at 9:26 PM
Everything is still going really well. There are always a few new hurdles that pop up as we go along, but nothing that I don't think can be overcome. The Evil Vacuum Today I decided that I had to clean
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Remy gets friendly
Amy Rutherford on Mon 23 Mar 2009 at 4:07 PM
Deciding to foster or adopt a semi-feral cat can be a challenge. You can often only guess at the cats personality as they tend to be very shy. I feel that a good clue to how the cat will adapt to affec
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Health & Wellness
Amy Rutherford on Mon 16 Mar 2009 at 1:03 PM
The Lumps Before I had decided to foster Remy, when I met him at Cat's Cradle, I noticed a couple lumps on his skin. Lumps are always a concern and should be examined by a vet as soon as possible. !--b
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Glowing Endorsement
Amy Rutherford on Tue 03 Mar 2009 at 3:32 PM
This is an email I received from my contact at Cat's Cradle Animal Rescue. It feels really great to be validated! (Although I know there are lots of other great foster parents out there) !--break--> "H
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Remy Comes Home
Amy Rutherford on Sun 22 Feb 2009 at 10:33 AM
My boyfriend and I picked up Remy on the first weekend of my winter holidays. !--break--> Upon entering my apartment with the cat carrier, Kiki knew something was up. I opened the door of the carrier.
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LINK: Vet Help Direct
Amy Rutherford on Tue 17 Feb 2009 at 11:05 AM
Vet Help Direct looks like a great resource. I've always had a hard time searching the internet for answers to my cat health questions: too many websites with too little information and loaded with ads
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Semi-Feral Taming and Dirty Kitty Cleaner
Amy Rutherford on Wed 11 Feb 2009 at 8:26 PM
I'm in the process of composing my second post about Remy. In the meantime, here are some links that I found in my research prior to and just after bringing Remy home. Much of the following information
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BACK STORY: Finding the Perfect Foster Kitty
Amy Rutherford on Fri 30 Jan 2009 at 6:42 PM
I had been considering getting a second cat off and on for a few years because (a) I like cats and (b) my 7 year old cat Kiki had been getting more neurotic with age due to severe separation anxiety; i
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