The argument that the Croc Hunter knew what he was doing (when he had his baby with him during the demonstration) would work...except for one thing.....Roy Horn knew what he was doing - worked with the animal for years - yet, look at him now. Wild animals are unpredictable!

I have a cat with possible pneumonia (spelling). Anyone else ever have this happen to their kitty?

My gal's kitten loves crunchy peanut butter that's given to him as a treat every few days. Anything bad about that for the kitten's health? Nothing bad about cat-dietary peanut butter turned up in a Google search, but this subject has not been discussed much. I imagine that it's the oil (fat)...

My mother looks after several stray cats in Turkey where she lives. One of them has a constant red discharge from one side of his mouth which looks like dried blood. His gums are also bright red. He's only about 6 months old. She took him to the local vet who said it was a vitamin deficiency and to...

Is there a fixed pattern to a cat's wash?Does a cat start in one place and work it's way around it's body the same way each wash? Do all cats wash their body areas in the same order? How many times a week is each body area washed? Is washing learned behaviour or is it instinctive in cats? Just...

Hello, We have a 10-year-old, overweight, female, domestic shorthair that has developed excessive thirst and urination. She had been on diet food (Hills Feline R/D) and was not making any progress on reducing her weight. Since this diet was not helping, and there seems to be growing evidence...

Has anyone had a cat with this? If so, did you see changes in your cat's stool? The reason I'm asking is that I suspect my cat Peewee has this and has had some weird stool issues - small, hard and dark, othertimes more normal looking but still hard and smallish. Yes, he has been to the vet -...

I have a fixed cat that constantly mounts my other male cat and he is not doing anything but lying down the other one tries to get away poor thing but why is he fixed he is still trying to mount? he has been fixed for a year Thanks!

Today has been terrible. I knew something was wrong last night when my 4-year-old cat Cheeky let out two howls after peeing in the litter box. She hid under the bed for a short period then seemed normal, jumped up to sleep with us. When I petted her before dropping off he growled at me--a first in...

She's fine. It's like nothing ever happened. She has no problem swallowing the prednisone pills, I just pop them in and she swallows. She's taking the steps two at a time, leaping up to her window seat, and talking nonstop. I am so relieved. Thanks to everyone who cared.

Hi all.............Our six year old female cat has been vomiting yellow vomit two or three times a day for the last four days. She has not been eating at all and not drinking to much either. She had this condition about a year ago and it cleared up after two days. We are wondering what might...

Hi All- I have been lurking for a while and decided to post finally. I have a three cat household. Bella(my first, and the oldest), widget (middle cat), and cargo(youngest). Bella and cargo despise each other. They often get into tiffs where bella ends up trapped on top of the fridgerator and...

Hiya , If any one has a minute, can you reply to the laser declaw question on alt med vet -:(( .. The question is - *Does anyone know about what it costs for a laser declaw surgery? My vet (Which does not do it) said she was not sure how much it was but heard that it was "quite expensive". I...

I recommend this page to people who love cats and who have a good sense of humor. I hope you like it. http://davedowell.org/cats/index.htm

Some vetenarians are casting doubts about the quality of pet food distributed under grocety chain labels. In Canada, one of the leading line of products is called "President's Choice" (PC) distributed by the Loblaws/Zehrs chain. The PC products for human consumptions are truly of higher...

First, thanks to those who responded with thoughts and advice regarding our vet who insisted that our cats ' Drontal had to be administered at the office by a "tech" ($38 for both cats). As a result of the feedback, I strongly suggested to the vet that the policy made no sense, especially in view...

Many thanks for all the advice. Big Boy had the IFA test today so we're keeping our fingers crossed on the slim chance this will be negative. As it stands now, I do not have home for him & if test is +, I will have no choice but to euthanize. I would explore any alternatives anyone...

I brought my cat in for his yearly checkb up and showed the vet his gums which have been red. She said to tested him for Bartonella because one of the symptoms is gingivitis and he is less than 2 years old. We did the blood test and it won't be back for at least another week. She said it is...

This is Buddie's story. Buddie's mother was a feral cat that lived in the neighborhood pumping out endless liters. My hope was to trap her one day and have her fixed by the vet and release her again. Having already talked my bride into letting me adopt a stray kitten a year earlier I knew there...

How long after a cat was last vaccinated for FeLV can a cancer form at the injection site? -- Ronald W. ("Ronn!") Blankenship mailto: