John Doe wrote: It's the weirdest thing. If anything in its area is changed, takes weeks getting used to it. It's the only cat that has not used their skyway. The only exception is for getting up to and down from its loft. There are two exit/entry directions it can go on the skyway, left...

My kitten, Sally Saucer likes to tip the dogs water bowl over. After coming home several times to a soaked floor I finally caught her. She stands on the edge of the bowl so that it tips then she watches the water run and is transfixed by it's movement. When it stops running she licks some of it up...

- First of all, I've found that it's a little on the extreme side to inject a cat with anesthesia for the purpose of taking a simple x-ray. I was told that it's more common to sedate them with an oral medication. Is this true, or is this a matter of personal preference at the vet? Some...

my outdoor cat in florida is losing fur on the rear of his hind legs. he's a neutered male about 3 yrs old, in seemingly good health. any suggestions what could cause this? lori

I took my three cats to the vet last week and the vet who usually sees our animals had left the practice so I was assigned a new vet. She was young and could even have been a resident in training. I had posted earlier how she decided to inject all three cats to kill roundworms rather than pill...

I don't know if these petition thingies do any good, but what the hell. We really need this. Go sign it everyone. Excerpt: ------------ Read Petition: Animal Emergency Law Body of Petition:

We had to take Max into the veterinarian today for a recheck. This was strictly a recheck for a seemingly minor bladder/urinary tract infection. Upon the original visit he showed what seemed like rather minor excessive red and white blood cells in his urine indicating an infection. As some of you...

Update on my cat Ana (see thread Contipation and vomiting). It turns out that constipation is not the real issue here. The vet did another Xray yesterday, which did show some smallish stools, but she said that when she felt her abdomen, the stools did not feel hard, and that the Xray actually...

My cat is about 4 years old and we have never had to leave her alone. We were always able to find a cat savvy friend to live in our home during our vacations. Until now. We are leaving for two weeks and trying to decide what would be best for her. Options as I see them: 1. Board her at some...

The two cats at work, Stinky & Harriet, have their annual checkup scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). I just looked at the postcard I got from the vet's office and they checked off what the cats should be going in for: annual exam and under vaccinations, they checked off the box...

Hi, I would like to know if anyone has had a cat diagnosed with idiopathic (unknown cause) chylothorax. My 16 year old cat has developed this condition and it has been very frustrating. My primary vet referred me to a cardiologist after the lab report confirmed that the chest fluid collected was...

I came across 'Calvin,' a short story by the great 19th Century writer and poet, Charles Warner, in a book of Cat Stories. It is the best biograph of a cat I have ever read, and never fails to choke me up. As related in the story, Warner received Calvin, a Maltese, from Harriett Beecher Stowe,...

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Well, I went to PetSmart to get Jack some food and they were having an adoption thing from a humane shelter (kill shelter). I had never once allowed myself to stop and look before, but this time, I was just drawn to the front cage. I really wanted a boy cat and asked if they had any boys, but they...

I am interested to hear your opinion on my cat, Phantom. He is a 6 year old DSH, neutred male. Indoors cat mostly (if he is outside I am watching him), and has not been outside since September. About a month ago I noticed a change in his behaviour; he seemed to play less and then he began pacing...

Greetings, My cat has come down with a very unusual and apparently uncomfortable illness. Symptoms, symptoms, symptoms; Appears to be angry with tail (about hourly, for a few minutes) Bouts of aggression against self (tail chasing with growling, hissing, vocalizing and tail biting). This...

MaryL, I don't know if you saw my post about the horrible trouble we're having introducing a new cat into our household. Somebody who responded to that post said you had some first-hand experience with that, and if so we'd appreciate any input you could give us. As an update, we have Moses...

watch this little grey kitten run over top of everybody to get some milk this is jupiter and her new 7 there are 2 solid blacks in there, they are darkening by the day I already have 2 homes lined up, 4 more to go.

I want to weigh my cats periodically. I have been shopping online for baby scales and pet scales. I have found mechanical scales for $50 to $60, and digital / electronic scales for $120 to $150 and up. My main concern is getting an accurate weight while my cat is moving around on the scale. ...

I have a friend who is about to adopt a kitten I've been fostering, but I've made one of my conditions that she agree NOT to get the kitten declawed. Her current cat is declawed (not by her) and she's worried about there being a defensive disparity between the two. I have one cat who is declawed...