Hi everyone. I've been lurking and you all seem to be so helpful to those who need advice and I really need some. For about two weeks now, our whole family has been miserable. We have an indoor cat (no other animals) who has fleas. It is getting worse. Our legs are full of flea bites, my kids wake...

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...

First cloned cat-to-order cost $50,000 Woman wanted `identical' pet Sale of `Little Nicky' stirs ethics debate PAUL ELIAS ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO-The first cloned-to-order pet sold in the United States is named Little Nicky, an eight-week-old kitten delivered to a Texas woman

I just got back from my vet a few hours ago who determined that my cat has a large abdominal tumor, says it's definitely advanced and combined with other symptoms (loss of appetite - I could only get her to eat about a tablespoon of wet food this morning - fever and listlessness) is recommending I...

My cat evidently tracked through a puddle of latex paint outside today. The white pawprints in my room tell the tale. I assume she licked the paint from her paws and ingested some of it. Unfortunately, she's an adopted feral who refuses to be handled, and it takes two people to give her a bath,...

Meghan has set me up with someone who may be interested in adopting Henry! They'll be visiting tomorrow. I need to make sure Henry's been well-brushed... In anticipation of this, I took Henry to the vet today for a general once-over as well as a butt-shave. He seemed perfectly healthy, and the...

It has been a while since I have had a kitten. My kitten is about 5 months old and I notice when she is sleeping that her breathing and heart beat is very rapid. She has been to the vet and all is fine with her - no underlying medical issues. She was spayed about a month ago. So do the breathing...

Hi. My wife has lost two cats in the last few years that just ran away and never returned. So she is really concerned that our current indoor cat Brittney will flee now that she has gone out the doggie door a couple of times. We are currently locking the doggie door while she has full reign of the...

On Tue, 7 Jun 2011 08:50:47 -0700 (PDT), Lord_Alex wrote: Hello all, I'm new to the group and somewhat new to raising cats (I had cats as a kid 10 years ago). At the end of April I decided my house was too empty, so I went to the local animal shelter and adopted two...

Any ideas where to look for an independent lab to test some cat food for nutrient content? Found a couple sites online that do FDA labels for people food, but those places are awfully expensive. Maybe I should call my local university vet hospital...? Thanks, Corey

Does anyone else have a cat who goes nuts over the smell of Altoids? I have a friend who eats Altoids. When she comes over, my cat goes nuts - he goes to her and starts nuzzling around her pockets very persistantly trying to find the source of the smell. It's gotten to the point that even if she...

I want to couch my posting by saying from the beginning that I am sorry Mr. Roy had the accident the other day. I hate to see any animal suffer, even humans. I saw a film of him training a young lion to swim. They were in the middle of a round pool that was very deep. Just the way to instill...

Please help I adopted a 4.5-5.5 week old kitten on friday since then she has only used the litter box 5 times 2 times were #2 and 3 times were #1 she sleeps all the time her little eyes are watering and all nasty been cleaning with a warm wet paper towel I made the mistake of giving her cows milk...

I just applied a Frontline Plus dose to my cat a few hours ago. It could be my imagination, but it seems now that he's feeling a little funky, kind of like he did after getting his vaccinations - maybe a 24 hr thing. Is this normal - it makes sense, since youre literally applying an insecticide...

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 cat - an abandoned stray - is truely lovable towards me in the middle of the night and first thing in the morning. We always thought she hated my husband and all men (as displayed by her action of running out of the door and away to hide everytime) but today I was with her in the morning and...

My cat has developed a cough and the vet and thought it may be the silica dust from the litter. The x-ray did not show anything serious. He was given Prednisolone which helped for a while then the cough and wheeze started up again. I tried the wheat litter Swheat only they licked the dust off of...

I am very sorry to have to report that my favorite cat, "B-K" that I picked up as a yearling in a Burger King parking lot on the day before Thanksgiving in 2004, passed away last night at 11 PM. He died of liver failure from something poisonous that he ingested, probably last Tuesday. Cats keep...

There is a sweet cat I am interested in at the shelter. The cat looks emaciated. She is sickly right now and is not very energetic, but she is eating and I hope she will put on weight. If the cat gains weight and starts appearing to be healthier, I wonder if she will be plagued with health...

Have 2 cats, male & female. All of a sudden, like a screeching halt, after months of eating any hard food of any price level I gave them, they suddenly refuse to eat anything at all except soft food. A few days ago we couldn't find the stash of hard food we had on hand, and picked up a small can...