I posted this message, or a very similar one, last night and even had one response and today it is gone. Why would that be? Was it removed or was there an error on Googles part? My question is this: I use Tidy Cats kitty litter. I use an odor control formula and we are religious about changing...

I am considering a Litter Locker, but the bag refills are expensive. Can those be substituted with any other kind(s) of bags? Thanks!

I have 2 cats age 11 and have fed them on a variety of food including fresh and tinned and have alwayz made cat biscuits available for them at all times and water However recently i have been finding blood in 1 of my cats stools and woundered if the dry foor has caused this I read somewhere that...

I have a 12 year old ginger female cat which is suffering from extreme hair loss and scabbing. In addition to hair loss (leaving bald and bloody patches on her face, head, and leg), her ears are crusted, and once the crusts are removed the skin underneath is raw and bleeds. The skin appears to dry...

Is there a book or website that offers detailed and accurate information on the ranks of cats in a household. Many of the websites I've come across are written by the average pet owner who think they know what they're talking about but are actually incorrect. They forget to realize that cats behave...

A bit of background, I have 2 cats, one silky long haired, one medium haired with a dense undercoat. Both cats are in the care of my brother because we've had to move back home and the cats weren't welcome so he's watching them until we can again. A few months ago he calls me because the cats...

Last summer, after my cat had been staring at floor vents for some weeks, I finally heard a rat gnawing on the floorboards. Clearly, she either smelled or heard him long before I knew that he was there. I was eventually able to find the hole he was using to enter and leave the space under the...

I love cats and may be getting one (or two) soon. Thing is, I hate the "cat" smell; which I'm guessing comes 100% from litter boxes rather than, say, a doggy smell--from the oils / glands of a dog. So... given an indoor cat, what can be done to keep a house from smelling bad? Do those robotic...

Hi all, it looks like you've got a good group going on here. I've got a question that I think is on topic here. I'm interested in buying a vetrinary textbook dedicated to cats. I've got a really good vet, but love my kitties too much not to get as much info as I can, especially now that they are...

I just lost my Cat, she was a siamese but looked more tonkanese to me, named Kiki. My mom bought her for me when I had just finished the first grade, so I was around 6 years old. I am now about to turn 28 and she has been with me the entire time, amazing when I reflect on it, she was around 21. She...

I told you all about the soft, elasticized drawstring from my Nike yoga pants that my cats adore because when they let it go it zings across the room. Well, I tied the beloved wiggly green snake that Gracie has been conquering over and over and "killing" with great howls for years to the end of...

so our female 9 to 11 year old female has always been a little strange, mostly from being in a strange house, ours. but lately she's developed an odd habit even for her. with most cats if you scratch at the base of the tail they raise up higher in the back legs out of reflex. molly did this all...

wrote in message ... Fangs. Killer claws. Hisses, grrrs...and later, yelps. Who is not familiar with cat-dog combats? It's a "hair-raising" party of limbs and tails and yes, the loser sheds most of the...

This morning as I was rushing off to work I knocked over my bottle of amoxicillin. I thought I picked them all up, but when I came home at lunch I found a partially dissolved gelcap in the cat's water dish. It must have bounced there. I don't know if it dissolved enough to release any of the...

My cat just got over that swelling on his lip, and his meow is back after being hoarse for a few days, but my once good cat is now being bad and peeing on the bath rug. He also crapped on it a few times when he was mad at me. His litter box is clean, he has all he can eat., fresh water, treats,...

What to do with a cat who is sick with a cold, but can't get to a doctor right away. I know you can't give them certain kinds of pain relievers, but I don't know what is best to buy OTC. Can anyone help? Puss is miserable.

Hi all, Our five year old kitty, Sammy, just had a kidney removed at the end of November. It was totally destroyed...filled with pseudomonas. He was on amikacin for a week and that seemed to clear everything. He supposedly has asthma (chronic bronchial infection, mystery cross-over cough that goes...

We currently have two house cats that have no specific lineage... they are just your ordinary run of the mill mongrel cats. We love them both as if they were our own children (well, almost, hahahaha). Over the course of this winter whenever it snowed I noticed tracks leading to and from a hot tub...

Nuggy just showed up outside so a year ago got him fixed/shots/tests (clean), released him after a week and he stuck around. He got 'almost' friendly so over time we got close enough to take him in. He was a mess but after a couple months now the fleas are gone (front- line med) and ear mites are...

A slightly different question about bowls. Whilst doing the regular litter run, I saw that the pet shop was selling "U" shaped bowls with no (or at least very shallow) sides. The notice beside them claimed that the "stop whiskers touching the bowl!" (their exclamation mark, not mine.) Every...