This may we adopted two black kittens from the local SPCA - one male, Pepper and one female, Chloe. Both of them are very sweet but very different. Pepper since we bought him had this habit of sitting up for a long time on his haunches - sort of like a Meerkat. Recently he's added to this...

My Siamese cat Mico is unusual. When he sleeps with me, it's usually on my chest, or on my side. If I recall correctly, my other cat used to sleep in the inside crook of my knees, or somewhere else on the bed. Anybody else have a cat that sleeps like Mico? Thanks in advance, - Ruby Tuesday

The question of beauty as a determining factor in cat adoption has recently been discussed in another thread. Once again, this gave me grounds to ponder my adoption of Duffy. (Of course, I freely admit that *it doesn't take much* to provoke me into talking about Duffy and Holly. ;)) I saw Duffy's...

I have a Tonkinese kitten of about ~6 months. She was fine yesterday, but I noticed this morning (4am Eastern Time) that she seems to have some abdominal discomfort from the way she keeps rolling around and trying to reposition herself constantly. There also appears to be a minute discharge of...

This cat belongs to a friend of a friend. A five year old altered male that pees on the bed. He has been to the vet and was given a clear bill of health. This has been going on for quite a while. My recommendation would be a Feliway diffuser in the bed room. Are there any...

So I broke up a fight a few days ago in exactly the wrong way, but grabbing one of the pugilists with my bare hands. Intellect gave way to emotion, I guess. Henry got me really good on my hand, a really deep claw-puncture. Mistake #1, don't grab fighting cats. They tend to lose track of who they're...

Hi all, I am new here and wanted to get some feedback on whether other cats are like the one I adopted from the humane society. All we knew was that he was over 1 year old and was a stray. He is part persian, but without the scrunched up face, he is orange and white, very fluffy with pretty orange...

I really want a cat. I need something to pet, stroke, and smell. I want to see a slinky creature meander around my appartment. I went to the animal shelter the other day but all their pets were pretty inexpensive. I'd imagine if I were to pay $400 for a cat it would be of higher quality. For...

Hi all, probably looking for people to tell me what I'm already going to do! Anyway, I'm quoting here from Max's House (www.maxshouse.com - thanks Phil P.!): "The most common clinical signs of hyperthyroidism in cats are weight loss, ravenous appetite, vomiting, excessive drinking and urinating,...

Hi, If anyone could share thoughts on this cat health problem, I'd be grateful..... Our (middle aged) moggie has suddenly lost the ability to meow :( We thought that this was due to his unfortunate habit of eating bees/wasps (causing swelling around mouth and presumably inside the voicebox, but...

Yesterday was my first day volunteering at an animal sanctuary. They have tigers, cougars, a black bear, etc... Overall a great experience, but it left me coming home with LOTS of new smells on me that my cat has never smelled before. He was apparently overwhelmed by the scents and avoided me when...

Such a tiny little pill to cause so much trouble! Cajun, is feeling better, and now that he is, he remembers that he really doesn't care for me. Dean was holding him, I was scruffing him and pilling him. Until yesterday morning when Cajun managed to claw Dean pretty badly. (Still got him...

"BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre" dumped this in on 06 Apr 2004: A friend just sent me this story. A family bought an African Serval kitten two years ago and now the city is thinking about making them get rid of it. It's...

Hi. Last December we adopted Callie, a three year old female DSH from the local animal services people. She had been in their care for about three months. The vet said she was healthy and she certainly seems to be to us. Until now, we have never noticed any skin flakes (looks like dandruff)...

I have a feral with reddish fur. I heard that it is the result of a vitamin deficiency, and it will turn gray with regular meals. Has anyone heard about that? -- John Kimmel I think it will be quiet around here now. So long.

I found when I clean the litter pan, my two kittens watch and try to stop me. Is there any reason for that, or they just play with me? Thanks!

I've had cat companions my whole life and I've never had a kitten do this! Sammy will "root" on every / any patch of bare skin on me that she can find and then start slobbering and sucking (with her little tongue stuck out of her mouth in the "down" position). She makes VERY loud sucking noises...

Hi Group, I just had new carpet installed in my home, and my cat has adopted the corner of my livingroom to poop in. There is no urine smell, just poop. She has a litterbox and it seems she is also using it. When this started, I immediately cleaned the litterbox, and whenever I saw her sniffing...

I'm in northern IN visiting my mom now (from AZ, where I live). This is the first time I've met her kitty, Henry, my new brother. She got him last December. He originally belonged to her hairdresser's daughter who had to get rid of him (the old story) because she was getting married and had 2...

Hi All, My cat does not like seafood. Or chicken or tuna or any of those other things that other cat's I have had seem to die for, LOL. Is this normal?? Before you respond, my cat DOES like, peppers (jalepenos), mushrooms, pepperoni, pizza, and othe wacky things. But if I offer shrinp,...