Strange things happen - my much loved Burmese boy Mr Max of 14 years died 8 May 2009. On Saturday I can pick up my new Burmese kitten who is the great great grand nephew of Mr Max. The strange thing is my new kitten was born just 2 hours after Mr Max died, so 8th May is going to be a happy and...

I really, really want to get a Dyson and I'm wondering if the expense is worth it. Right now, we have a cheap (~$150) Dirt Devil Breeze purchased a few years ago and it is just not cutting it. The house is a multi-level townhouse with old wall-to-wall carpet. The carpet will be replaced in about...

I'm looking for recommendations on a good cordless clipper to cut the hair of a (very impatient) cat. He has very thick fur and must be trimmed once or twice a year (especially for the summer months), but he's fidgety and won't stand still for two minutes without throwing a tantrum. For that...

Hi, just wanted to post an update to my post from last week for those that are interested. I still think it's really weird.. Anyway, Squidly did finally quit hissing at Froggy, although I was starting to wonder. So we do have peace and everyone is getting along. However, I don't think these two...

My male cat "Kitty" is very gentle. The feral female "Kiki" has been here for four years and two months, and is still untouchable and still hisses at me from time to time. As shown on my picture page, they have a Skyway that allows them to hang out above the crowd. They love it. A week ago, I...

My cat is an indoors/outdoors cat. Ever since winters ended, she has insisted on sleeping in the porch. She also prefers not to use the litter-box and like to go outdoors. She has never strayed beyond our lawn: one neighbor has a loud dog, the other one loud workmen and machinery 8 hours a day; and...

This is mainly for kittens. But my male cat enjoys chasing his tail, so it might work well for him too. Currently, he needs the exercise. I found a way to give my three kittens all the indoor exercise they can handle. Basically, it's just extending their tail 6 or 8 inches with a 1/4 inch thick...

I just noticed something strange on one of my cats. Along the top ridge of her mouth, on the outside, in the fur, but right next to her "lips" there are dozens of tiny black specs.. they look almost like blackheads. Any ideas of what they are, or if anything needs to be done?

Does anybody know if Premier Pet Insurance is still around? I want to get insurance for my 4 cats and it appears that this is a good plan/ I tried calling and I can't get through. I tried getting a quote from their website and it doesn't work. I feel that VPI has too many restrictions that's why...

We have 3 cats, 2 of them are about the same age & are from the same litter. One of them is just an out & out snob, any time either my wife or myself EVER attempt to hold her, no matter how gently & slowly we approach, she inevitably runs away refusing to be allowed to be touched & when we do...

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...

My trick is simple: I dip the pill and my fingers in cooking oil before medicating the cat. This achieves two things: 1. the oily pill goes down the throat fast and does not get stuck on the tongue 2. the cat's muzzle gets oily from my fingers and he starts licking his chops right away, and that...

What did you do with the body or ashes? The reason I'm asking is I have a dog that's terminally ill and I want to prepare ahead of time so that I have a plan. She's still hanging on (and doing ok), but the vet expected her to pass months ago. I'm thinking about putting her in our back yard,...

Hi, Ive have a kitten Daisy who is about 7 months old and is driving my wife and I crazy by destroying our curtains, and meowing at the early hours of the morning. It all started a few months ago when daisy who used to sleep on our bed with us decided to attack our new curtains in the bedroom. As...

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I just got a new rescue kitten today. She has a yuck brown, shiny, hard, oval - thing - on her shoulder. It's about the size of a small pea but elongated. An engorged tick maybe?????????? If it's a tick should I try to remove it or should I just treat it with Frontline and hope it dies and falls...

Our cat is being bullied by another cat on our street. It is now reluctant to go outside and has recently begun chewing its feet causing them to bleed. Does anyone have any advise on how to deal with a problem like this? Regards Richard

Hi Group, As many of you know, I have 11 indoor cats, well, 10 now. Old Buster (a beautiful tuxedo male) passed away last weekend. He went in for a checkup (he was 16) last Friday, since I noticed he was eating less and had diarrhea. His blood work was normal and his kidneys were functioning fine...

I have one of those "Drinkwell" water fountains for my two cats. The water passes through a fiberglass/charcoal filter, then out a spout into a dish, and is then recirculated. I have to add about quart of water every three days. Question: How long can I go without changing the water and the...

This has been an exciting day -- one where we went from an almost-certain death sentence for two little blind kittens to one where a promise has been made that they will not be euthanized. When I was first contacted, the person who called me said that both cats were to be euthanized the...