Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated regarding my dear kitty, Angus! I took him (just turned 6) to the vet last month because he had been catterwauling throughout the house quite often, at all hours of the day and night. I basically wanted to rule out anything medical, figuring he was...

Two weeks ago I brought home our two new Bengal kittens - Jasper and Beau - they were 3 months old and when they left the breeder's home they were both healthy and playing happily. The kittens had just had their booster - when they had the first jab the breeder said they had 'stiff legs' for a...

We had to take Max into the veterinarian today for a recheck. This was strictly a recheck for a seemingly minor bladder/urinary tract infection. Upon the original visit he showed what seemed like rather minor excessive red and white blood cells in his urine indicating an infection. As some of you...

http://www.purrfectpost.com/ Does this one look good? It is very tall, sturdy and made of sisal fabric. Thanks. Gail

My vet has prescribed Hill's K-D food with chicken for my 8 year old siamese cat. The only way I can get her to eat it is to mix in some low sodium " people " tuna. I mix 1 part tuna to 2 parts K-D. Is the tuna over-riding the benefits if K-D? And, what are the benefits of K-D? Is there...

He went to sleep at appx 18:45 gmt, 7th. http://www.freesite.myby.co.uk/spot/lastdaywithspot.htm (currently under construction/editing)] We came home, took a brandy to toast him, lit a candle under his favourite bush in the garden and silently watched the fireworks rising to the skies, exploding...

Cats enjoy clawing on it. Apparently does not hurt the Astroturf, yet. So it gives them good clawing exercise. My indoor cats have been doing it for many months. Just noticed the outside (neutered) cat claw on some Astroturf that's on the porch. They are attracted to it for that purpose.

my outdoor cat in florida is losing fur on the rear of his hind legs. he's a neutered male about 3 yrs old, in seemingly good health. any suggestions what could cause this? lori

I don't know if these petition thingies do any good, but what the hell. We really need this. Go sign it everyone. Excerpt: ------------ Read Petition: Animal Emergency Law Body of Petition:

I have a friend who is about to adopt a kitten I've been fostering, but I've made one of my conditions that she agree NOT to get the kitten declawed. Her current cat is declawed (not by her) and she's worried about there being a defensive disparity between the two. I have one cat who is declawed...

My cat is about 4 years old and we have never had to leave her alone. We were always able to find a cat savvy friend to live in our home during our vacations. Until now. We are leaving for two weeks and trying to decide what would be best for her. Options as I see them: 1. Board her at some...

- First of all, I've found that it's a little on the extreme side to inject a cat with anesthesia for the purpose of taking a simple x-ray. I was told that it's more common to sedate them with an oral medication. Is this true, or is this a matter of personal preference at the vet? Some...

I am interested to hear your opinion on my cat, Phantom. He is a 6 year old DSH, neutred male. Indoors cat mostly (if he is outside I am watching him), and has not been outside since September. About a month ago I noticed a change in his behaviour; he seemed to play less and then he began pacing...

I took my three cats to the vet last week and the vet who usually sees our animals had left the practice so I was assigned a new vet. She was young and could even have been a resident in training. I had posted earlier how she decided to inject all three cats to kill roundworms rather than pill...

The two cats at work, Stinky & Harriet, have their annual checkup scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). I just looked at the postcard I got from the vet's office and they checked off what the cats should be going in for: annual exam and under vaccinations, they checked off the box...

Hi, I would like to know if anyone has had a cat diagnosed with idiopathic (unknown cause) chylothorax. My 16 year old cat has developed this condition and it has been very frustrating. My primary vet referred me to a cardiologist after the lab report confirmed that the chest fluid collected was...

I came across 'Calvin,' a short story by the great 19th Century writer and poet, Charles Warner, in a book of Cat Stories. It is the best biograph of a cat I have ever read, and never fails to choke me up. As related in the story, Warner received Calvin, a Maltese, from Harriett Beecher Stowe,...

Greetings, My cat has come down with a very unusual and apparently uncomfortable illness. Symptoms, symptoms, symptoms; Appears to be angry with tail (about hourly, for a few minutes) Bouts of aggression against self (tail chasing with growling, hissing, vocalizing and tail biting). This...

For goodness sake, ... hit her. not hard but enough so she knows its wrong. cats are amoral, avaricious and aggessive. you have to train them. gently, firmly but don't hurt them tho. they aint toys, they are animals. so dont hurt them but they shouldn't hurt you either.

HOWEDY Master Of Deception blankman, wrote in message ... On 11 Jul 2003 19:39:19 -0700 Hal whittled these words: I have recently been reading about training methods, coercive, non...etc. : I...