First I'd like to say Hi to you guys, I'm a new cat owner, just over 3 weeks and counting although my SO has had cats most of her life. If anyone is interested you can view pictures of our new boys at the following...

Hello, all: Just a brief question. My cat likes Fancy Feast, but I've heard that any cat food that's seafood flavoured isn't good. That seafood flavours are unhealthy for cats. My cats getting finicky in her old age and I know that she'd love the seafood flavours, but I don't want to give them...

I realize that this says something about my housekeeping, but I catch her at this in my office all the time. I recall reading that spiderwebs were used in healing by Native Americans at some point. I've never had a cat that does this, anyone else?

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

Hi folks, have a question on our cats health and this looked like a good place for some opionions. We have had this cat for about 6 years. Found this palm sized fur ball in our flower garden one drizzley morning about 6 years ago. It is strictly an inside cat, never goes outside and has never...

If you buy dog or cat food from the Iams Pet Food Company, you need to visit a website iamscruelty.com. Apparently, Iams keeps cats and dogs to TEST their foods on before it goes to market. I had no idea pet food manufacturers used animals to make a better food - but some do! Iams keeps cats and...

I'm getting some conflicting info from googling this whole "introducing a new cat" thing. There is a viewpoint out there that a new male, in particular, will need to rassle with the current residents in order to establish the new hierarchy. Henry mostly watches the other cats, but he will...

Jackie Cat has a WBC count of 51,000 and normal is up to 16,000. Can an infection cause such a high count, or is this likely leukemia? That is the only abnormal test. Physically, she has constant diarrhea and has since I got her about 3 months ago.

I took my 10-year old boy, Yoda, to the vet yesterday for the second time in a week. He subsequently went into respiratory failure and died. Although he had been ill for about two weeks, it took both the vet and myself by surprise. This is my tribute to my friend: A decade ago, a very pregnant...

Last night I saw the people who adopted one of Boots' littermates. They mentioned that they were just now making arrangements to get "Midnight" neutered ........... and declawed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometime in the last month he started clawing the furniture, screens etc. They said they have a large...

My vet gave us a thing of beads to put in the litterbox to get a urine sample for Meesha. Has anyone's cat ever successfully peed with these beads? I've had Meesha in the bedroom all day with the beads in her empty litterbox and she still hasn't gone. I have to keep her in the bedroom so that...

We took our 11/2 year-old male, sweetheart of a cat in to the vet because he was lethargic, and the vet diagnosed auto-immune anemia. Further testing showed that he had an 11% red blood cell volume (normal is 35-50%) and is positive for Feline Leukemia. Oh boy... We've decided to give him the...

Hi there, My DH has allergies and it's been acting up pretty bad lately. We have 5 cats of our own, plus 1 foster who is out in the house with our cats, and a mommy cat and 3 babies in the guest room. Poor DH is feeling really crappy right now. I'm looking into some air filtration systems, and...

I didn't want to post this. I felt so bad. I am still carefully choosing how to post this. The area I live in has a bad stray/feral problem. I rehomed three last year including Bonnie who I kept. With spring coming and more cats hanging around I set the trap again when I knew I had time Sat....

I'm feeling awful, and I suppose I'm wondering how much I should have expected myself or the vet to know. We've been fostering cats since December. On Feb 5 this year, we took a cat -- perhaps 2 years old -- not much was known about her, except that her 91-year-old owner had died and that the house...

HELP! I have called every source (spca/animal welfare groups/pet shops) imaginable trying to find a home for my 18 year old cat Willi. We are moving into a house that just is not set up for his regular incontenance near the scratch box and hair balls. The ole boy is still in pretty good shape...

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Hi all, I have two cats tigger and tootsie there both 2yrs old! Im going away on holiday and this is the first time they have had to go into a cattery. I have made sure that they are together at all times - but i feel terrible for putting them in!!! (Im quite attached to them really!). I feel...

I know this has been posted many many times but does anyone have a good link for the new vaccination protocol? I did a net search but I want an article posted with good credentials to print and take the vet tomorrow. Shamrock is due for vacs (only the FVRCP this time, FeLV vac is due in Sept, and...

Has anyone had a similar experience? We have three kittens all about six months. They're orphaned sisters we fostered and then adopted. Yesterday they were spayed and came home pretty miserable. This morning it's the same behavior and we're worried. They're normally very affectionate with each...