My 16 year old cat suddenly has scabs under his chin, doesn't seem to hurt his eating but looks terrible. Any idea on what could be causing this would be appreciated.

I have two cats, one 7yr old Maine Coon and one 5yr old orange tabby (both neutered males). I have an eight month old son who has developed allergies, and I am looking for placement for our two cats. We will not use any service that euthenizes animals. Both cats are declawed in the front. Both...

Hi All: Another update on Rutherford the Brave, the floor-****ing and wall-spraying cat... Last night I caught him squatting RIGHT after I cleaned the litter box (about two hours after) in the 4 foot area that he has destroyed in our living room with his urine. I feel that he MUST have known he...

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Hi everyone I have three adult cats and they seem to be getting sick of eating the regular wet brand canned cat food. I don't blame them, its like a big blob of paste. I know that they will eat the shredded beef & chicken types- Fancy Feast offers a shredded chicken but unfortunately I'll go...

I just wanted to warn all to be careful about buying the Science Diet Advanced Protection pet food to get the $9 rebate (free after). Hill's Pet Nutrition sent me my rebate back saying they had to return my submission because the incorrect UPC proof of purchase symbol(s) was submitted. And it had...

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I'm returning to the UK soon after living in Canada for four years and I wish to take my cats with me. Following advice from a vet in Canada I had them both microchipped and a rabies vaccine done with the view to having a second rabies jab done six months afterwards. Now, after speaking to...

I rescued an abandoned cat about one month ago. He was starving and frail. I brough him home with the intention of keeping him but my 12 year old Female is not adapting to his presence. Since he joined my family I have given him his yearly shots, fed him so he is nice and healthy, and confirmed...

Hi. I'm 30 and am thinking seriously about starting a second career as a veterinarian. For the past ten years, I have enjoyed a fairly lucrative career as a software engineer, but now I am very serious about changing my line of work as I don't want to be in the computer business my entire life. ...

Well, they had until today to capture the kittie alive, but so far no new sightings have occurred. However, there have been reports that came with quite detailed descriptions, so the, as it is called, "puma-team" from the Pantera institute, has gotten two more days to try and capture the puma....

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In searching around the web and looking at a cat memorial... the number of cats dying of renal failure is shocking. Years ago when I worked in an animal hospital in the city, this was a disease of old cats. Now I see people losing much younger animals to this disease. Anyone have any idea why...

Is there any real way to get rid of Cat odor? We just bought the house from a cat owner and 1 room (where the cat lived) is rank with odor. We've tried some things from the hardware store and petstore, but the smell comes back within days of applying. Should we just change out the carpet and...

I need to ship my cat from Seattle to WA DC. I'm having problems finding any but the barest information on how to make this as comfortable as possible for the cat. Can anyone provide tips or point me to a website/newsgroup that might help. TIA ephemeral

Been googling around, see several. I've got an upstairs window with an old fashioned storm window. He's been crawling under the storm window and in through the open sash all summer. But times have changed. I'm willing to leave the storm window adjusted out, but not to leave the sash open. The...

hi - i am in melbourne for a few days and would like to do a bit of shopping for my cat (was also given a list of items to get for my colleague's cats because her understanding is that cat food is much cheaper and more varied in australia than in singapore). i've only been to coles so far and...

I have friends, a couple, who are both severely allergic to most cats. They would adopt if it were practical, but their allergies go nuts the second they even walk into a shelter. They researched the reportedly less-allergenic breeds and visited with two Siberian breeders and one Devon Rex breeder...

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