I'm curious, what are some initial tests I can do to see if a cat I have is blind, and what do vets do to test for this? Granted, she's going on seven, so she could be merely apathetic.... -- Dennis Carr - | I may be out of my mind, http://www.dennis.furtopia.org | But...

I was reading the feeding instructions on the can of cat food that I usually feed my cat....Pro Plan Senior....one of those 3 oz. cans (small one). The instructions said to feed one can per every 3 lbs. of weight per day. If that's the case, then my now already overweight cat of 17 lbs. should...

I'm just wanting to get the thoughts of people here. I know this group is very vocal towards "cat issues" and I am a little bothered by the new JCP commercial, but not enough to write, etc. If you are unsure what I am talking about, they seem to have this new Wednesday sale or something like that...

"Cathy Friedmann" wrote in message ... I use plastic trays with low lips under the litter boxes. One is really meant to go under a Xmas tree to catch any spilled water, & the other is from the bottom of a pet crate. They're...

I posted about my cat being sick last week, with vomiting and fever and diarhea. I took her to my Cousin who is a vet instead of my normal vet because I owed my normal vet money at the time and did not have it. I pay my cousin as anyone else, in fact it cost $82. Anyway, she had stopped vomiting...

My little female cat is probably around 12 or 13 yo. She has always been a small 6 pound cat. In early December at her annual vaccination, she was down to 5 pounds 3 ounces, I had a blood panel done. T4 was 16, BUN and creatine were normal. She was started on 2.5 mg Tapazole twice per day. I...

This mad cow scare comes just about a couple weeks after the greedy meat industry jacked its prices sky high and I heard a lot of complaints while shopping in the supermarket. Why would they have bought cows from Canada where they had an outbreak of the disease? -- Barb I can only please one...

Cheeks is going crazy trying to watch the little birds who appear to be trying to build a nest at the top of my office window. But the sill is too shallow for her to sit comfortably so she has to stretch on tip toe from the filing cabinet to watch them. Any tips on good window seats for kitties...

I have two young kittens... 3 months and 7 months. A few weeks ago, I posted that the 7 month old was in heat. She has an appointment for tomorrow for her fixing and I just had a few questions for those of you that know. The two cats play a lot together... sometimes roughly so I was wondering...

Not the whys, just the how's. Brio came into heat today and although I'm terrified of putting my girl through surgery I know it has to be done. Just thinking about it makes me feel so sad and worried. Even though she's young (7 months) I'll be getting pre-anaesthetic testing done as I want to...

It seems as if every time I change my kitten Charlie's litter, I experience some major allergy symptoms centered solely in my eyes over the next few days. I'm using Fresh Step Clay. Do you think it's an allergy to their particular brand, or to clay litter in general? I highly suspect that it...

The feral that I took in and posted about last month is doing beautifully. His wounds have healed nicely and he is actually starting to grow some hair around them. They will never be completely covered but who cares? There is now a small problem. Some of you may remember that he turned out to be...

This article was in the Ottawa Citizen on Sunday. Hopefully this problem will be resolved soon. Deb Mad cow ban blocks pet foods from U.S. Ottawa stores have just a few weeks' supply left Kris Westwood and Dan Lazin

Here's a newspaper article with a happy ending (because the cat was found) but with a lot of trauma (because it details the story of a cat that escaped from its carrier as it was being placed on a plane for transport). The cat was finally found, identified through an implanted microchip, and...

Hello, Please let me introduce myself. My name is Iain Halder and I am from Glasgow, Scotland but presently live in London, England. I have had three female cats, two of whom have passed on at 12 (Odie) and 17 (Whiff) years respectively and both to cancer. My third cat Tigger, who is 12, is the...

Hi everyone.Â* I'm new to this group, and any advice that anyone can give me on this disease would be greatly appreciated.Â* I've been sick with worry every since I found out on Friday that my kitty might have FIP.Â* Anyway, here's my story (sorry, it's sort of long): I have a 7-month old female...

For the record, here are some pertinent as-fed numbers for Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul: Canned formula: Moisture 75.6% Protein 11.5% (63.5 g/100kcal) Fat 7.7% (42.5 g/100kcal) Ash 2% (10.8 g/100kcal) Fiber 0.3% (1.6 g/100kcal) Carbs 3% (16.3 g/100kcal)

I attended a presentation about stopping the killing of cats (and dogs) in animal control facilities. He emphasised that you euthanize an animal that is SICK. What is happening in shelters all over is they are KILLING perfectly fine animals because they are unwanted, often due to the failure to...

I did the mandatory once-a-week cleaning, and was in the process of vaccuuming the floors when Paintball suddenly sprang out of nowhere and gave the vaccuum a few good solid WHAPS, attempted to beat it up, and finally ran away from the noise it was making. I give her points for bravery, if not for...

Just a quick word of thanks to all in the group that gave advice on the spay surgery. Delilah came through with flying colours and is now home resting. Stella seemed to know that her older sister was not herself and has been very gentle with her. Just as a sidenote, we went for the laser surgery...