Joint Health
Cosequin for Cats Review: Months of Daily Sprinkles on a Stiff Senior Cat
Biscuit stopped jumping on the windowsill. Here's what five months of chicken-flavored sprinkles did and did not change.
A retired vet tech on the small, slow change that got her 14-year-old tabby back on his perch, and the honest limits of what a joint supplement can do.
Biscuit stopped jumping on the windowsill. Here's what five months of chicken-flavored sprinkles did and did not change.
A retired vet tech compares a sprinkle capsule and a dropper, and explains which one actually gets into a cat who eats four bites and walks away.
A retired vet tech on what glucosamine can realistically do for an older cat, and the specific product she keeps coming back to.
A retired vet tech on the small, slow change that got her 14-year-old tabby back on his perch, and the honest limits of what a joint supplement can do.
A retired vet tech's five-step routine for getting a joint supplement into a senior cat, and for knowing whether it is doing anything at all.
A retired vet tech's four-month account of the sprinkle capsules, including the parts that argue against them.
Six months of daily chicken chews with a 14-year-old tabby who had already quit the windowsill. What changed, what did not, and who should skip it.
One 14 year old cat, two delivery methods, and an honest look at which one actually gets into the cat.
A retired vet tech on why the delivery format matters as much as the ingredient panel, and the three cases where you should walk away.
A retired vet tech on the six weeks that changed how her 14-year-old tabby moves, and the label she kept coming back to.
A retired vet tech's five-step routine for getting a senior cat to take a joint chew without chasing, prying, or turning breakfast into a battle.
What six weeks of a chicken flavored joint chew did for a 14-year-old tabby, including the shellfish caution and the label gap nobody mentions.
Six months of daily fish oil on a 14-year-old tabby with mild hip arthritis: what changed, what did not, and the mixing routine that made it work.
A retired vet tech compares a cat-specific fish oil with a plain salmon oil, including what the labels do and do not tell you.
A retired vet tech on why a 2 oz liquid ends up in so many senior cats' bowls, and what it honestly can and cannot do for an arthritic cat.
Biscuit stopped jumping onto the windowsill last spring. Here is what our vet suggested, what I bought, and what eight weeks actually looked like.
A retired vet tech's five-step routine for getting fish oil into a cat who has opinions about dinner, including the dose conversation, the two-week ramp, and the five things worth writing down.
A retired vet tech's plain account of four months with a liquid fish oil, a 14-year-old tabby, and a bottle that does less than the internet says it does.
Biscuit is fourteen, arthritic, and had stopped jumping to his favorite windowsill. Here is what one winter on a heated cat bed did and did not change.
A retired vet tech compares active heat and reflected body heat for a 14-year-old cat with arthritis.
Biscuit stopped jumping onto the windowsill last spring. Here is what a four watt heated bed did for him, and what it honestly will not do.
A retired vet tech on the small, unglamorous change that made our tile floors less of an enemy for a 14-year-old tabby with arthritis in his hips.
A retired vet tech walks through the setup that actually gets used: where to put the bed, how to test the heat, and the mistakes that make a stiff cat avoid it.
Two winters, one stiff 14 year old cat, and the part of this bed that makes people think it arrived broken.
Six months with a 14-year-old arthritic tabby, a living room sofa, and a low bedroom windowsill. What worked, what took eleven days, and the 22-inch footprint nobody warns you about.
A retired vet tech puts three foam steps and a long cat ramp in front of the same sofa, and lets a 14-year-old tabby with hip arthritis cast the deciding vote.
A retired vet tech on the ten things a simple set of foam stairs actually changed for a 14-year-old tabby with sore hips, and the three situations where she would not buy them.
Biscuit had stopped jumping onto the bed. The aodisman three-step pet stairs gave him a way back up, and taught me a few things about helping an arthritic cat.
A retired vet tech walks through the exact nine-day sequence that got her 14-year-old tabby off the floor and back onto the bed, including the two mistakes that set her back.
Four months of daily use, one senior tabby with arthritis, and the three things the product page should say louder.
Biscuit stopped jumping on the windowsill. Here's what five months of chicken-flavored sprinkles did and did not change.
A retired vet tech's four-month account of the sprinkle capsules, including the parts that argue against them.
Six months of daily chicken chews with a 14-year-old tabby who had already quit the windowsill. What changed, what did not, and who should skip it.
What six weeks of a chicken flavored joint chew did for a 14-year-old tabby, including the shellfish caution and the label gap nobody mentions.
Six months of daily fish oil on a 14-year-old tabby with mild hip arthritis: what changed, what did not, and the mixing routine that made it work.
A retired vet tech's plain account of four months with a liquid fish oil, a 14-year-old tabby, and a bottle that does less than the internet says it does.
Biscuit is fourteen, arthritic, and had stopped jumping to his favorite windowsill. Here is what one winter on a heated cat bed did and did not change.
Two winters, one stiff 14 year old cat, and the part of this bed that makes people think it arrived broken.
Six months with a 14-year-old arthritic tabby, a living room sofa, and a low bedroom windowsill. What worked, what took eleven days, and the 22-inch footprint nobody warns you about.
Four months of daily use, one senior tabby with arthritis, and the three things the product page should say louder.