Instant Weight Loss

Minna: My vet wanted me to lose two pounds...

Minna: I think I already lost some weight after my grooming session.

Pinkish Minna

Minna: Mittens likes to buy everything in pink.

Minna: I hope she won't go insane and dye my fur pink someday...

Pet Greens Treats

Minna: I like smelly treats.

Minna: It tastes good too!

Minna: But I think I look cuter than the cat on the package.

Sinu-Rite Update

Minna got better after taking Sinu-Rite, but it lasted only for a week. She might need to go back to the vet again. But it's a relieve that I don't see her breathing with her mouth, which means she probably doesn't have asthma.

Lotus Chicken Recipe for Cats

Minna has been enjoying her Lotus chicken recipe for cats, it made with fresh chicken but not grain-free, but I am glad that Minna likes it.

PetAlive Sinu-Rite

Last week, Minna finished the antibiotics from the vet and whole bottle of Respo-K, she felt great for one week and she started sneezing again. I didn't think Respo-K really helped in her case.

I decided to try Sinu-Rite for her sinus infection and AmazPet for her asthma. I figured Respo-K only works for minor cold without infection. Distributor in Hong Kong does not carry Sinu-Rite and AmazaPet, so my friend sent them to me from San Francisco. After three tablets of Sinu-Rite today(one tablet five times daily), Minna actually stopped sneezing, I am not sure it actually worked within one day or just coincident. I'll definitely have another update about Sinu-Rite and AmazPet.

Minna's new cat food

Timberwolf Serengeti Herbal Field Diet is another high quality grain-free cat food. It is called herbal field diet because it has grounded cinnamon, fennel, rosemary, & basil to simulate natural diet of a wild cat. Minna is not crazy it probably because it smells different from Orijen, I hope she will like it eventually.

Minna's favorite show

Minna: My favorite show is on?

Minna: Yeah! This is my favorite.

Mittens: Minna's favorite is Windows mystify screen saver, I connected my netbook to the TV.

Minna: I like netbook.

Seems like Baytril is working for Minna as she stopped coughing yesterday, I hope her sneezing and stuffy nose will be gone once she finished the treatment. I also hope Sweet Praline has a quick recovery from her surgery.

Minna gets free lunch

I checked with at least five Orijen retailers in Hong Kong and they all told me Orijen cat food is out of stock for the month of March as they simply couldn't replenish from distributor. I decided to switch brand and staff at Dog One Life was very nice and gave me several bags of Lotus Cat Food sample, will write review after Minna tried them all.

Helping other Himalayan cats and kittens

I just read about 22 Abandoned Himalayan Cats & Kittens Need Help from Goma's blog and made a small donation to Hal's Haven on Minna's behalf. I hope anyone reading this blog can make a donation and help these kitties also. Thank you so much.

More about Minna's vet visit

Besides her respiratory problems, the vet also found couple of minor issues from her x-ray. The vet saw four tiny objects in her intestine and he suspected those were staples; however, I didn't even have stapler and staples at home. I went through the apartment last night and couldn't find anything that looked remotely close to a loose staple, the vet said those things should pass through her system in three days or another vet visit for her. The vet also suggested her to lose two pounds, he said eight pounds is optimal for her.

Another Vet Visit

We just got back from vet because Minna was coughing badly this weekend. The vet said she has upper respiratory infection. The vet asked me if she had Feline Herpes Virus as a kitten but I didn't know since she was adopted. The vet took an x-ray of her lungs and told me it could be either asthma or simply lower respiratory infection but hard to tell at this point.

I just wonder what else I need to do so her respiratory symptoms will go away and she can be a healthy kitty, she already has premium high protein cat food, fresh filtered water, ventilated apartment, and clean litter box at all time, not to mention regular grooming sessions and vet visit...

Homeopathic remedy for Minna

I had been worrying about Minna's recurrent colds for couple months now, she already had several treatments of antibiotics from the vet so I started to look for homeopathic remedy for her...Minna has been taking one tablet of Respo-K four times daily for two weeks and she seems to get better; however, I am not sure if it has to do with the warm weather lately or Respo-K is working, I should write a follow-up after she finishes the bottle.

Indonesian layered rice cake

Mittens: This is Indonesian layered rice cake I made from the baking class, it has nine layers!Minna: It smells nice...
Minna: I like sweets.

I have your remote

Minna: Your remote control is under my captivity, give me bonito flakes or you will never see your remote again.

My New Favorite

Minna: This measurement tape is my new favorite toy.

Warm & Humid

Minna: I'm not sleeping with you, floor is much better when the weather is warm and humid.

Is this for me?

Minna: Is this for me?

Minna: What is this? It has a tail...

Minna: Oh, it's a mobile phone holder...

Rub my tummy

Mittens: Are you trying to do sit-up?
Minna: No, I'm waiting for you to rub my tummy!