We got Jet to the vet this morning. She said that he had had a massive stroke. He had lost cotrol of most of his motor function. Even autonomic systems pupils changing size or going to the bathroom weren't working any more by today. He couldn't even lift is head. The vet said that there was...

To clarify, they are getting bell peppers too, but Jet hasn't been eating them the last few days. Sorry for the confusion. Last night he wouldn't eat anything but baby greens - not even baby carrots, his favorite. Now that I've had a chance to examine him properly I'm really worried. It's not...

Thanks for the feedback! I don't know their exact ages, but they're roughly four years old. Jet just has regular hair fur which is about normal shininess, not the glossy sheen of a satin. Usually they get their popcorning out of their systems during floor time, but it'll be a relief if he's...

When I went to feed my boys hay this morning I noticed Jet acting really strangely. Usually they both run away from me unless it’s greens time. Neither of them particularly like cuddles or pets at all unless it’s a quick, single scritch to the top of the head. So it was pretty worrying that...

Ugh, the petstore didn't have advantage. They did have generic version of Frontline, so I got that for the cats. There is one place that will have Advantage for sure, but they're not open by the time I get off work. So it will probably be first thing Saturday before I can get stuff for the boys...

They could be lice, as I said I couldn't identify them. But they did jump, which makes me think fleas. Either way, the Advantage should kill those too, right?

So it probably is fleas then. Yay. Well, I think I've caught it early enough that it isn't a full fledged infestation yet. I'll use the advantage on them, wash all their stuff, vacuum everything, and hopefully that will take care of it. If not the boys and the cats will have to go somewhere for...

To bo honest, I'm not 100% sure that it was fleas. We have had an infestation of fruit flies in the building. But, do fruit flies hop? Or look like they hop (you know, take off a sort distance and land again?) They were really tiny so I couldn't see if they had wings or not. Honestly, I just...

I was cleaning the boys' cage yesterday when I noticed fine black crumbs I thought were dirt. When I went to clean it up the 'dirt' hopped away! So yeah, I'm pretty sure we've got fleas now :( I can't imagine where they got it. All my pets are indoor only, and we don't have other pets visit us...

My boy Blaze does this sometimes - almost always when they're having read leaf lettuce. It sounds like a squeaky toy coughing. It's his favorite, and he wolfs it down like he hasn't eaten in weeks. Shredding it and hand feeding it one piece at a time reduces the coughing a bit, but sooner or...