Hello Chester's Mom, On Apr 16, 1:07 pm, Chester's Mom wrote: Soon we will be relocating to the Phoenix area of Arizona. I want to be prepared in case Chester (about a 50 lb chow/ lab mix) has an encounter with scorpions or rattlesnakes. You'd be naive...

i have two cats that are very aggressive. the first one is a little orange cat she's just a little over a year old... one sec she is the best thing that's i've ever found and then for no reason shes nothing but a little devil! she'll be sitting on my lap purring and loving and then if i even as...

Another story with a happy ending. I'm in the mood for happy today. Though this lady needs some effing common...

It doesn't look like anything I'd worry about. Although I'm not a vet, I see this often in cats that have been living outside its usually dirt or food they just gets a bit stuck. Is he an indoor cat? How long does it take to build up again after you wash his face and clean the area?

Hello out there, I recall once being told that a teaspoon (or tablespoon) of Cod Liver Oil poured over wet cat food will prevent the cat from spewing hairballs. Anybody got any confirmation on this? TIA, - Ruby Tuesday

OK, now that I've gotten your attention, it isn't as bad as it sounds. Mickey & Daisy, 14 month old Snowshoe Siamese brother and sister love to play with one special toy. I bought a bag of 4 small colored glittery rolled up aluminum or mylar balls. They love for me to throw them around, and they...

When rubbing my cats belly I felt a largish hard lump. My first though is that he has cancer. Is there anything else this could be, anything not horribly bad? A fat pocket. My cat had one that felt like a hard boiled egg. The vet told me it was just fat. I was relieved.

sorry this is a bit long ... Well, I blithely said I was giving my cat oral medication - huh!! she's on a course of medication which comes one week on one week off, and the first week I managed to get most of it into her via her food, but by the last meal she rejected it out of hand, and it sat...

Until I speak to the vet tomorrow, I was wondering if I can give my boy some Petromalt for his constipation. Anyone have experience with vet prescribing Lactulose? How does it work? TIA so much... Lisa http://www.hoosierkitties.com Hoosier Kitties- Resource links for you about your...

Well I broke down & did it. ***As a treat*** anyway, I got a couple of cans of SOFT food. Friskies, Salmon Dinner. Cats are EATING it UP. What the heck, at 10/3.50 (35c a can), why not. As a TREAT anyway, I'd say (maybe) 3-5 cans a week for both cats, with hard food the rest of the time. I don't...

Active and outwardly healthy female (who has had Coccidia and Giardia before) who is an indoor-outdoor cat (who drinks from bird-bath when we're not looking, and who does bring in a mouse or mole every once in a while but never eats them). We recently observed that her stool (on one occasion) was...

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Background, 16 year cat, was my mom's until she passed away last year - has been drinking a lot and eating litter. We went to the vet today - she is dehydrated and the blood test revelaved elevated kidney values and a high calcium level. She also has a heart murmur. (which I did not know...

MAKING MONEY I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups and came across an article similar to this that said you could make thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial investment of $6.00! So I thought, "Yeah right,...

Looking for some advice. I just bought chemical strips to monitor my cat's urine at home. He is very prone to urinary blockage and I'm desperately trying to catch problems before they start. I just tested his urine and it is very alkaline (around 8). There are also leukocytes present but this could...

I have read other posts in to fur loss on the back legs, but the posts mainly pertained to female cats. We have a male longhair that is licking and has hair loss on the insides of his back legs. Nowhere else, just on the insides of his back legs! He is a totally indoor kitty and here lately he...

I posted this in response to some of your TERRIBLY foul and abusive posts directed at a lady asking for advice about her sickly cat. It can apply to ANYONE who is quick to rip people to shreds for coming to these boards for advice: Holy Christ, you people are not doing animals any favours by...

How does that happen? The housing Mangment here doesn't allow pets outside unless on leash, I never bothered doing that. I don't eve aloow Moe & Rudy out on my balconey, I know they'd jump off (I'm on the 2nd floor). They about a year & half old, neutered. There is big flea problem in my area,...

I've been trying to see if catnip is bad for cats. In googling I don't see much on it here. We've given it to our cats (ages 2, 7, 12), and they all love it, don't seem to be any health issues. Are there any health issues, or things to know? My theory is cats & dogs are on this planet a much...

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