We been using recycled car tire rubber 1/4 inch thick mat since March 2015. It works very well for climbing and it doesn't shed onto the floor. It was cut in strips and hot melt glued to 1x4s with about 1/2 inch hanging over each side. They have some trouble climbing down, like cats do on...

I'm a new first time cat owner who adopted a nice 1 year old male who for the most part is very happy and contented but certainly likes to push the limits. Not knowing better,I allowed the cat to roam mostly wherever it wanted when it first came home but now he wants to get in the way in the...

snip questions about raw Feeding a raw diet entails much more than giving your cat a chicken thigh. Raw meat alone is not a balanced diet for a cat and can result in serious deficiencies which in turn can be harmful or deadly. Before attempting to feed such a diet you need to do some serious...

Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a drawer.

Hi, I've never had to look for a veterinarian. Now that our Georgia has CRF, we would like to find one closer to us, possibly one that has weekend hours, too. What questions do you ask when looking for a vet, or is it all trial and error? Word of mouth would be a good place to start, but most of...

This is about the cat in the threads, 'fearful mother-to-be' and 'is cat really pregnant'. I just checked on the cat and there were three black kittens, with the mother in the place I had prepared for them in the closet. The kittens were groping around squealing and the mother was in her usual...

Werther's Original wrote: I left the house clean this morning when I came home it was ragged with **** everywhere kittens ****ting behind my bed, peeing in my bed! yeah! there's a couple that haven't figured it out THE WHOLE HOUSE SMELT LIKE 10 YEAR OLD CRAP ...

Hello all, First off, I am really happy to be able to report that Conan is in very nice feline-friendly, although temporary, surroundings. He is with people who are very caring and knowledgeable cat-lovers. He was switched to a premium canned diet and already looks a lot better than he did on...

My crazy cats have been peeing on the air cond/heating vents in our house since we moved in.It's driving us crazy and we don't know what to do!! Has anyone else ever experienced anything like this, or is this unique occurence from my kitties?

How many newsgroup readers does it take to change a light bulb? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently. 7 to caution about the dangers of...

I have noticed over several months that many of our American friends are involved in Petsmart adoption days @ Petsmart. Would I be right in assuming that rescue dogs & cats are available for adoption on Saturdays & Sundays? How does this work? Does it mean that each shelter gets the chance to put...

I'm posting on behalf of a neighbor who's training her cat to eat canned food instead of dry food. She simply won't touch canned food, I mean the cat not my neighbor. The cat hasn't eaten anything in 3 days -- meows a lot! My neighbor tried mixing dry & canned, but the cat would simply eat whatever...

I've owned my cat for three months now. Before, he was simply too young to reach the kitchen countertop, so he'd clamber up on shelves every once in a while. Now he's a bit older and more agile, so my husband and I catch him up there quite frequently. I don't approve of this behavior as it is...

First when was the last vet check you may need to rule out a urinary tract infection. IMO it is more healthier for him to drink tap water. If it was unhealthy a person would not be able to drink it. There are so many reports of people only drink bottle water and the tooth decay is higher in...

Good morning, everbody! I have been on a quest to find a new Bengal kitten to "entertain" my resident 4 year old Bengal girl and I have a male silver spotted Bengal coming my way on March 13th. The breeder is very sweet and she seems to take VERY good care of her cats (she lives 12 hours away...

Hello, I have a problem and needs some advice. I have two Abyssinian's, one about 6 months older than the other. The older is a male, the younger a female (both de-sexed). We've had both from kittens. These two have been best of friends of 2 years, playing together, sleeping together, meow for...

This whole situation is in the past, but I'm still looking for answers. I'm interested in knowing why giving a 12 y/o, indoor only cat 100 mL of Sub-Q fluids twice a week would cause him to become sluggish and stop playing (his playing involved running around the house). About a month prior, all...

Hi Group, Hope you can give me some advice. About a month ago I took in a cat that had once belonged to someone I know. She had pretty-much stopped caring for the cat. I felt bad and took the cat into my care. When I got the cat she was very thin and had an abscess on her behind. It is near...

On the Today show this morning there was a very upsetting report of cat mutilations in these two areas. People are urged to keep pets indoors until this sick person/people are caught. The cats have been found cut in half with one half missing or completely without organs ( surgical removal) . One...

Well, I have a feeling I really can't do much to help, but just in case... We are gradually taming and catching a feral cat colony in our backyard. Our latest "catch" is almost two years old and only warmed up to us just recently. She had a litter of kittens last July, only two of which we ever...