On nice days I usually go for a four mile speed walk. A neighbor of mine has rottweiler (sp) who is usually chained up. Today, when I went by, his owner had let him loose for a short time. He came at me aggressively and bit me on the arm. Now, one doctor's visit and one tetanus shot later I...

We were so excited @ the birth of what we thought was our final litter as breeders, & I was delighted when Blue~Belle had four wonderful little white mice. She had an easy birth & all was well(2nd Feb 07). Shortly after then, Lilly became very ill, & had to be taken to the clinic on the spot, where...

Sorry it has taken so long for me to get back to you with details and results of tests, but we had to wait for them, & I've had no PC for a couple of days either. After every cats swabs, blood tests, cultures, we had to wait for the results which were somewhat surprising, & I needed to find out...

Does anyone else find it ironic that with the surplus of wheat in the US that Canadian and US companies are importing WHEAT from China? I'm about ready to move to Mars. At least humans haven't destroyed all that's sacred and healthy there yet. thank GOD my cats are not sick. Although I do have a...

A couple of hours ago, Paul went outside to pick up our daughter from her Ganny's house after dinner. He got into the car, readied himself to leave, & drove away. It wasn't until after Paul got off the driveway that we could see that there was a cat underneath, that he had run over. We have seen...

I have been caring for my father's cat, Jade, a chocolate tortie, since February. I really came to like her in the last few months. She seemed to take to me too. She has had a rough go of it what with stomatitus but the depo kept it under control. She was diagnosed with squamous cell...

We recently gave one of our cats a deworming pill (milbemax) and later found a worm (sorta looked like a tan-colored rubber band) in a pile of vomit. I thought that tape worms reside or attach to the intestinal wall (and not the stomach wall) and therefore when the worm leaves the cat it's by way...

I have a question regarding immunization for cats and hopefully someone can help me out with the answer here. I recently thook a stray adult male in that people left behind when they moved (to where-ever) to be nuetered. While there I had them immunize him. There gave him a rabies shot which is...

Hi, We have a new kitten and we have been feeding him Purina dry mix. The vet said she believes cats that eat dry food as the main meal will develop kidney problems, etc. Is that true? Why can't they make a dry food that won't cause problems? TIA Jeff

Which brand of Cat Food is the healthiest for cats? Alex www.PersianKittenEmpire.Com

I am trying to find out if there is an alternative to declawing my cat. I have a 2 year old son who loves our cat and our dog. All three of them play together. The other day the three of them were in a pile on the floor and our cat, Juliet, scratched my son's ear, enough to make him bleed. Juliet...

Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. The question concerns Dufus, of course, our cat. A few weeks ago had him in for his checkup and the vet said the cretin, cratin level, whatever it is, in the kidneys was slightly elevated and put him on Hills K/D. Of course he doesn't like it at all, eats just...

I am wondering what your experience is concerning the correlation between food type (dry or canned), protein source (chicken, beef, fish, etc), or brand (fancy feast, whiskas, friskies, iams, etc) and how bad smelling the cat poop is?

i could use some tips... its my first time with a pregnant cat in labor she has had show but still no babies any idea on a time frame or wat to expect next, she has her choice on 2 beds to use if she chooses either...we would appreciate any tips

Hi I have a couple canned food questions. 1: Is there a reasonably reliable source somewhere on line that provides an impartial comparison of nutrient levels in the various brands and flavors? The can listings on some brands are a bit difficult for me to interpret.

Seems like everybody has a website these days, so I was curious how many people in this newsgroup had sites they'd like to share? :)

As many of you know (and some have similar problems), my cat and I have been battling her "licky granuloma" on her right hind leg for several years now. I've gone from several depo medrol shot at the beginning to treating her with 2.5 - 5 mg/day of Prednisolone with Tresaderm or Gentaved...

I have one cat (Stewie) that is about a year and a half. I had a lot of trouble sleeping because Stewie would be sleeping all day while I was at work and then decide that hee needed to run around and be an asshole at 3 in the morning. So recently, I got him a playmate (Cougar) who is 3. They are...

I just need to vent. I love my cat so much, but she's peeing everywhere (including in her box where she KNOWS she's supposed to be going). There's blood in her pee. It's bright red and she only goes little tiny droplets at a time (tract infection?). I've taken her to 2 different vets and spent over...

Another freaking cat crisis in my 'hood. Of all the zillions of outdoor cats I now feed that have been dumped (discussed here previously so I won't bore everyone)--literally 9 regulars, 3 semi- regulars, and several other occasional drop-ins (those have homes, for the most part)--tonight while...