I have started going back over the posts made on this topic and thought I would post some of my jottings here for comment and for other people's benefit. Food Composition recommended ranges: phosphorous 0.5-0.9 sodium 0.2-0.6* magnesium 0.04-0.10

In message , Knack writes This summer I've experimented with some little-known materials in the single enclosed litterbox for my 4 cats. First I tried a 50-50% mixture of pine shavings + wood pellets. The wood pellets were not the...

Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago. Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis. (A good layman's description can be found he http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvdt57/histiocytosis.html). Basically it's a rare very aggressive form of cancer that is nearly always...

From: The Puppy Wizard ) Message 3 in thread Subject: Hey Jerry, Buy a Dictionary you stupid *******! Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs.behavior, rec.pets.cats.rescue, rec.pets.cats.health+behav, View this article only rec.pets.dogs.rescue,...

The other eye is starting to get cloudy-like a dull milky film. What meds can I order from a vet supply store to treat this eye so as to extend it's life? You really need to get this cat to a vet ASAP. It may mean the difference between him retaining his vision or going blind (and just because...

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Hi there, I have a 12 year old hyperthyroid semi-feral female cat. She loves me, but she's very afraid of everyone else - so I'm trying to minimize the amount of vet trips for her. She weighs 6.5 pounds which is one pound underweight for her. Her creatinine is normal (1.2), but she's drinking &...

We've been having some problems with constipation in our kitty Miles but it's not the usual kind of constipation. What's happening is that the matter is going through, but the anal opening is somehow so constricted that it's all backing up between the pubic bone and the opening and not getting...

I haven't seen this posted yet... but perhaps I can do a search. I am wondering if black lights really truly work in finding kitty urine in places we otherwise might not be aware of. I had gotten on the Internet awhile back and saw this suggestion, so I got one today at Wal-mart. Do they really...

Yes both of my black cats have this same problem, but I dont' know what to do about it, either so I can't be any help, hopefully someone else will read this and know the answer!! I don't brush them, though...they are...

Right now the litterbox (one for two cats, yes, I know but it works) sits in my tub. It's been there for 8 years so I know it works. However, I've decided I could really use the tub. The bathroom, fairly small, has a separate stall shower which, I should point out, is used frequently. I'm thinking...

Hi, I having been lurking on the edge of this group for a few weeks now too, so thought it might be time to introduce myself as well.. My name is Kitty, short for Katherine, & I live in the UK & I have 4 cats to keep me company day & night because I work from home. Their names are Binky Birman,...

We are moving from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale and have 5 cats to move with us. I hate to subject them to a long car ride where they will be in carriers all day for several days. Here are the options I have considered: Drive them doing 8-9 hours of driving and stopping overnight at hotels. This...

Hello, As I posted here several weeks ago, my little cat had an abscess on his rump. After lancing and cleansing over several days (and more loving affection and attention than anyone deserves, except for one's little cat), it now appears to have cleared up completely. No fever, no swelling, no...

This is about the cat in the thread, 'fearful mother-to-be'. I'm beginning to wonder if the cat really is pregnant. She has been in a bedroom for 8 days now, and I still haven't seen her walking around; so I can't see whether her belly pokes out like a pregnant cat's or not. The 'owners' assured...

"The Other Mike" wrote in message ... Took our cats to the vet tonight for 2 different problems...one of them has a golf ball sized cyst on his tail (this is the 3rd time we've been in for this...it kept growing and the vet...

I might be wrong (would appear to be over the last few days) but ain't this group er um about cats? Take it where someone might actually give a ****. wrote: HOWEDY David, David Heggie wrote: Hi folks

Hello All, My cat is due to have surgery tommorrow on both eyes to correct inturning eyelids. He's 8 and I'm a bit concerned about anaesthesia at this age. It's being done at the Royal Veterinary College by an experienced eye specialist so he's in good hands. I'm just worried because of his...

Hello cat lovers, I brought my female cat into the house several weeks ago as she was swollen a bunch. It looked like she was going to have kittens at any time. Several weeks have passed and she has no kittens that I can find. She still seems slightly swollen however. Now my two Tomcats...

My cat doesn't have problems with jumping a couple of feet, but I've noticed that she has never jumped higher than a couple of feet. I often read about people who suffer with their cats jumping on counters, but I have never had that problem. She has been to the vet and the vet does not see any...