Went to PetSmart tonite to get cat food and saw these. Brought it home and so far the cat loves it. Been playing with it for about an hour now. For those of you who use Nutro Pouch it's 49 cents a pouch today. -- Paul O.

wrote in message ... I have two rescue cats, sister, now 10 months old. They were spayed 4 months ago by the rescue group. Now the smallest has gone into full estrus!!! It's taken a few days for me to realize this (almost...

My neighbor, lamentably without Internet access, so I'm asking for her, thinks her cat has a cold! For a couple days her cat has been sneezing. She *did* take him to be groomed on Wednesday and didn't wrap the carrier in a blanket. If a cat *can* catch a cold, what home remedies are there? Thanks!

Well I finally got the results back on my Elvis today. He has non-regenerative anemia. All his kidney functions, etc are good, though and he tested negative for leukemia, FIV (both of which he had been tested for years ago) and heartworm. He has every symptom of the hyperthyroidism except...

A few weeks ago, our cat was beaten up by the local bully tomcat. A visit to the local vet and an x-ray proved that she had broken a kneecap. The treatment was surgery (at a specialist vet). A hole was drilled through both halves of the kneecap and they were tied together with some fine wire (I...

As I've mentioned before, our stray Henry is pretty big. He's a long-haired cat, so he looks even bigger than he really is, but he is overweight. http://frontpage.visi.com/~blink/images/Henry%20005.jpg (to give scale, each tile that he's laying on is about 14 inches) Because of his isolation in...

My cat was recently diagnosed with ringworm, and it's costing me a fortune! After an exam with a culture and topical medication that doesn't work (costing more than $100), I am now having to get oral medication for yet another $150. The affected cat will take it for four weeks, while the other...

Hi. I'm in the early stages of trying to toilet-train my two small cats. They kicked some litter out of the box onto the floor, so they assumed that the litter on the floor was an extension of the litter box. The floor, unfortunately, seems to be semi-porous ceramic tile with lots of grout. The...

wrote in message ... I'm confused, and this has gotten complicated. And I'm very worried about my cat. Ethel is no longer in heat, it lasted about a week. It sounds like the rescue is taking her to a spay clinic. All spay...

Can you get ring worm from a cat's fungal ear infection? I have looked all over the internet and there are no difinitive answers, although humans can definitely get ring worm from a cat who has ring worm. My cat is being treated for a yeast infection in his ear, and I have developed (what I think...

I set up some gates in the doorway of the bedroom today for the cats to get a safe look at each other. Elwood was definitely interested in the new cat. He had his whole leg through a hole in the gate trying to paw the new cat. I don't think new cat liked that too much, because he backed up well...

PLEASE FORWARD AND CROSS-POST=A0 =A0 The California Veterinary Medical Association, in their current newsletter has threatened to sue to overturn hard-earned gains by animal advocates in California, specifically the ground-breaking anti-declaw law enacted by the city of West Hollywood. =A0 The CVMA...

I assume I'm gonna hve to take these two to the vet about this... but better to ask for as much help as possible first! My friend and I (and some others) lived together, and got two sister kittens. We did get them at different times (my friend was more eager than I, and couldn't wait) but they got...

Hello all, I have a 9 year old cat who has been an "on-again/off-again" fur plucker. I had him all checked out, bloodwork and everything all normal. He started this when one of my other cats died and then a year later another of my cats became very ill. All of this spiked his anxiety and he...

I clip my cat's claws once a month, but I realized this afternoon I last hadn't since early December. One of her claws has grown inward and is gently pressing into her paw pad. Unfortunately, when I get the clipper around even the tiniest portion at the end she go nuts, as though it's causing her...

Been reading a lot here lately, and one thing I thought I'd pass along. My brother brought a beautiful siamese home from Italy. The poor kitty vanished when his plane landed, and for a week we thought it was gone. He was very sad. I got a call from a gal with a thick Texas accent who asked "Did...

I haven't been posting, or reading much, and am dreadfully behind. I'm not even going to try to catch up, so appropriate purrs to everyone. Our household is a mess. My DH learned of an old aquaintenance who had fallen into dire straits because of a layoff, a bad car accident and diabetes and...

I keep meaning to call Meghan but we are so incredibly swamped we hardly have time to say hi to each other in our household, let alone set an appointment. I'll be calling her this week. Henry is drilling in as one of my favorite cats of all time (the 1-yr-old stray we adopted). He has a Nerml...

The new cat seems to be settling in well. He is eating well, and is using his litter box without any problems. He is constantly moving his front paws though, it looks like he is giving the carpet a massage or something. I am wondering if it has something to do with his short claws which I still...

If two cats from the same family mate, will it result in defects much like it would in the case of two humans? Thanks