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I'm so sorry that you've lost your boy. Rest well, Brucie.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest well, Chellie.

Like you, I have two cats and my older one is, um, rather set in his ways and gets feisty when Sweep gets too close. She's been here almost two years though, and he's never drawn blood or even aimed for her face. It's more of a spit/hiss/warning swipe from the couch as she's passing by. She might bark back at him when he does that (he gets her on the butt and I think it surprises her), but nothing's ever escalated beyond that. So I wouldn't worry too much about that aspect of it, though of course that's easy for me to say now! It took us a year and a half before we left Sweep loose in the house with the cats when we weren't here. (We were lucky in that she has always crated well.) That said, we did leave her loose overnight much sooner. The cats are on the bed with us, and Sweep's bed is in the bedroom but not in the traffic path where they'd have to pass her to get to food/litter. We have never had any overnight incidents (knock on wood). If you have the room for such a setup, I'd try leaving Aiden out on his own bed in the bedroom with his muzzle on and also let your cats have their normal routine as much as possible. By the way, I think that's a good rule of thumb re: dog bed placement in general: keep it somewhere where Aiden can observe the goings-on but isn't "trapped" in a corner, and likewise somewhere out of the human and feline traffic flow. Should help keep the peace.

Sounds like a perfect match! Congrats to you both. He is so handsome.

Good boy, Morty! Now start eating better for your mama...

Sending good thoughts and praying it's something with a simple fix. Scritches to your beautiful girl.

Oh wow, what a day for you both. Wasabi's expression says it all. Glad you have some answers though. Hope you two have a restful, snuggly weekend and that all goes smoothly on Monday.

Sending them your way.

Poor baby! Sending good thoughts to you and your girl. Please update when you can.

I'm so sorry you've lost your one-in-a-million girl. Rest well, Aquitaine.

Yep, I buy mine (for the 11-year-old cat) through Amazon.

Pics and descriptions of pannus here: http://grassmere-animal-hospital.com/pannus.htm Hope it's nothing serious!

That is a great update, though I am sorry she's still in such pain. Hope you can find some relief for her soon. Scritches to your girly.

I too have been following this thread and was checking for an update on how he was doing at home. I am heartbroken to see this news. I'm so very sorry for your loss. Rest well, sweet Phoenix; you were and are so loved.

Today on our walk Sweep marked over bird poop.

Sweep has watered every pet store we've been to. Even though we make sure she's had a potty break moments before, she always finds that little extra. The staff are always so nice about it; I imagine they deal with worse pretty regularly!

Oh, how terribly sad. I am so sorry for your loss. Rest well, Annie.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I too have always loved seeing Maddie's smiling face in your signature pic. Rest well, beautiful girl.

It depends on the day and her mood! She's at 100% with "Hungry?" and "Wanna go for a ride?" though....

I'm so sorry for your and your DD's loss. Twenty years is incredible. Rest well, Baron.

I hope you will see that star often and be comforted. This is one of the most beautifully written tributes I have read. I'm so sorry for the loss of your special girl and can't imagine how hard it was that you couldn't be with her. Rest well, Polly.

Sending good thoughts to you and your girl.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Nine is far too young. Rest well, Comet.

Add Sweep to this club. She has always marked on walks, even when she just hears or sees a dog in the distance. She will also lift her leg like a male sometimes. We have to monitor her closely when we stay with my husband's family at Christmas--there are three resident dogs and usually several visiting dogs and Sweep christened an area rug the first year we went. Her foster mom had warned us that she'd pee wherever and whenever, which we always thought was so weird because she never had accidents at our house. Now we realize she must have been marking over the foster mom's other grey.

Have you tried roasted kale or kale chips? We put kale on homemade pizzas sometimes and learned by accident that Sweep LOVES it. She'll eat it in any form but she really loves it crispy out of the oven.