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How Spaz Changed His Community
I think we can all agree that our cerebellar hypoplasia cats have touched and changed our lives in so many ways — and Patty took this one step further. By introducing Spaz to her community, Patty and...
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Don’t Live Near A CH Friendly Vet? Here’s What To Do
All around the country, there are wonderful veterinarians familiar with cerebellar hypoplasia — but what can you do if you don’t live close to one of them or don’t know if your vet knows anything about...
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Table/Bed Designed for Cerebellar Hypoplasia Cat
Check out what this CH cat parent had created for her CH cat CJ. On Facebook, Maria said she worked with custom furniture maker 9 Cat Corner to have a special table/bed created for her mild to moderate...
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Inspiring Stories: Dimity Figures Out The Pet Gate
Today’s inspiring story comes from Natalie. You may remember her Dimity Jane as our cat diaper poster child — er, cat. Dimity may face a number of challenges daily, but she’s also found ways to conquer...
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Meet Annie
Annie, and her bother Oliver were brought into the vet clinic in Melbourne, Australia, where I work as a vet nurse. They were no more than a day old, found in a client’s shed, with no sign of their...
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Cats Hate Water? Think Again. This Feline Loves The Tub
Exhibit A: Exhibit B: The cats in exhibit A are just a small sample of what you’ll get when you Google “cats hate water.” Clearly Harvey, in Exhibit B, didn’t get that memo! Carmen reached out with...
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How Many People Actually Adopt From Shelters? Here’s The Answer.
Of all of the cats in the United States, less than 30 percent came from shelters or rescues. I won’t lie — that percent caught me off guard. I really expected it to be higher. But I guess it makes...
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5 Things You Learn Not to Care About When You Have a CH Cat
My years in college and a few years afterward meant two things: Moving nearly every year to a new apartment, and watching every penny. I don’t know if you’ve ever gone through a similar phase like...
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My Cat Can’t Walk, Is Falling Down
It’s a common story: Someone encounters a kitten or cat, and it soon becomes very apparent that the feline has trouble walking. Perhaps it wobbles when it walks, maybe it falls over all of the time....
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A Few Thanksgiving Tips To Start Your Day
First of all, thank you for reading. Seriously, you have no idea how much I appreciate you. I may never find out who you are (we can change that!), but every year I’m ever more appreciative of all of...
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Does Your Cat Climb The Christmas Tree? Here’s A Solution
Thanksgiving is now in our rearview mirrors, and as we look forward to Christmas, odds are you may be thinking about putting up your tree. OK, you can stop laughing. No, really. CG hiding in my mom’s...
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Our Hunt For The Perfect Couch
The time has come for our “bear couch” to retire. Through the years you’ve gotten sneak peeks of it, and I guarantee that it’s been well loved through its “lifetime.” Our old bear couch. As Matt and I...
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A Tip For Unsteady, Stair-Climbing CH Cats: Try A Landing Pad
A few weeks ago, Alan casually mentioned something in a comment that really made me think: “One of our CH cats is a burrower, so we got a few old wool blankets, folded them up so he can crawl in, and...
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Is It Normal For My CH Cat To Lay While Using The Litter Box?
It’s one of those questions you’ll likely never think to ask until it happens to you: Is it normal for CH cats to use the litter box while laying on their side? Jodi reached out to the CH cat Facebook...
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Two Pet Parents Share Stories About Their Cerebellar Abiotrophy Cats
As some of you have learned first hand, sometimes it’s cerebellar hypoplasia, sometimes it’s not. While I obviously focus on CH on this blog, I think it’s equally important to share what I find about...
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Meet Blinky
The holidays are officially over, which I think makes it the perfect time to send a little extra cheer your way with this lovely story. A few weeks ago, Brian emailed me about a little kitten, Blinky —...
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Meet Angelica
The other day, Chris reached out and showed me one great way he’s gotten the word out about his CH cat, Angelica: By using Imgur! In case you don’t know, Imgur is a platform that hosts photos so you...
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Internet Sensation Cats Lead The Way For All Special Needs Cats
The world’s a funny place. For some reason in the real world there seems to be a general disdain for cats. As far as I’m concerned, cats are the misunderstood underdogs of pets, and just being the...
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Meet Tumbleweed
We all know every CH cat is different, and you may never really understand that until you get to know a few — whether online or in real life. Trish has been lucky enough to know several! In November,...
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Our Landing Pad Is a Huge Success
In December I wrote about Alan’s great suggestion of placing a landing pad at the bottom of his stairs. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it could really help Ellie. Ellie usually...
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