I'm about to give up on trying to get the boys to eat healthy food. I've never had cats that were so finicky. Even the few healthy foods they liked before, like Wellness Chicken and Triumph Salmon no longer make the grade. They just look at me like I'm insulting them and Nipsy attempts to bury it...

equalizer wrote in on 19 Feb 2004: Cat Protector has gotten into the thread with such nuggets as the following: Ignore him. Those who engage in conversation with him there soon learn he is not very bright. --

Sorry to cross post but I have a bit of a dilema. My cat is now 15 and a half, and although she still eats, drinks, toilets, and sleeps, she does little else. I know she has some discomfort from her lower back, and probably kidney problems. Other than that and her increased laziness she seems...

Has anyone tried the new Fancy Feast "Elegant Medley" yet? There are several flavors - but the are 89 cents for a small can!!! I bought one today and my boy liked it.

it jumped up on a table and that was a no no according to the new owners. Good grief, what do people expect a cat to be doing? Cats love to explore and jump up to elevated postitions, it is all a part of being a cat. I hate to think what these people would do if they had a baby, return it to the...

ABANDONED BLIND KITTEN DISCOVERS NEW HOME By: KRISTI FLIPPIN, Staff Writer December 10, 2003 Tyler, Texas On a frigid and rainy night three weeks ago, several kittens nuzzled together to keep warm, but one small black and tiger-striped kitten was left out. It was running in circles in a yard at...

He's a 13yr old neutered male cat recently diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma and we been advised to prepare for euthanasia. He's been prescribed metacam in a final bid to make his last days more comfortable and we've been informed that Spot "will let us know when it's time" Needless to...

Hi. Last week upon returning home I found a 7-8 week old blind, dehydrated, 1lb 2oz kitten. It was below zero out and I was not about to leave her outside. Been to the vet twice and probably the states best pet optomologist (sorry for bad spelling). Apparently her mother must have been ill during...

How long is it safe to keep dry cat food in a hot car? I need to get more dry cat food at the store, it would be more convenient to pick it up first rather than last. If I pick it up first, it will have to sit in the hot car for at least 2 hrs. I wouldn't think it would be any longer than 3 hrs...

Hello. I've posted here once or twice before about an old cat I inherited. All I knew about her when I inherited her was that she had been spayed and given initial shots (rabies, distemper, leukemia) when she was saved from the streets by my sister in 1994. One of you was *so* nice and called my...

I'm trying to reduce my two cats calorie and fat intake. The Vet says they are healthy but could lose a pound or two. Does anyone have any experience with adding cooked rice to canned food? How much rice is enough - what's the correct ratio rice/cat food? Currently I am giving them Science Diet...

Food questions - By reading around I figured canned is regarded better. So went and bought some. But... How many times do you feed a cat? Where in Chicago area is the best place to buy canned cat food? I was shocked by price jump at my nearby Petsmart. A small can of a

Thank you everyone for you purrs and prayers for Angus. He passed away in his sleep last night while still at the emergency vet. They haven't been able to determine exactly what he had, but suspect a neurological problem or virus. Angus developed tremors yesterday. They will be doing an autopsy...

So, Meep had a mild cystitis attack recently. She'd continually go to the litterbox, do nothing, but without the distress and urgency of previous attacks where she had crystals and was blocked. Recently, she's lost some weight as well. Blood tests showed slightly elevated glucose, slight liver...

I have a cat who is about a year and a half old. Sometimes when she's curled up on my lap, purring away, she trembles. It's the kind of trembling a cat does when scared, like at the vet's. Is this a sign of a problem or is it just her quirk? It only seems to happen when she's really happy and...

i am trying to understand the terms calico, tabby, and caliby. i would like to ask the experts in this group, does this cat meet the criteria? http://www.flickr.com/photos/21153277@N06/sets/72157640014185295/

I have been taking oil painting lessons for 3 years. My idea when I started was to have something special to look forward to when I reach retirement and not become a "couch potato." I soon found that I love painting "right now." I just finished my first attempt at painting cats. I looked through...

Anyone have any experience with Avoderm for cats? I am being forced to change cat food because APD is discontinuing their Select Choice which I have been buying for over 20 years now. I am not sure I know what feeding cats avocado long term would do. I just feel it is an odd...

Hi, We have a beautiful, smart, friendly, large, companion cat named Ed. We also have two Cairn Terriers. All three get along fabulously...play together, take walks together, etc... Here's the problem; I installed a 'doggy door' about a year ago for all of them to use, and they do. It's made...

John Doe wrote: It's the weirdest thing. If anything in its area is changed, takes weeks getting used to it. It's the only cat that has not used their skyway. The only exception is for getting up to and down from its loft. There are two exit/entry directions it can go on the skyway, left...