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...

As some of you know, I've been using Prednisolone for my cat's licky granuloma, and the latest round hasn't been working, so I'm going to try Derm Caps vitamins and 4 mg of Chlortrimeton. Does anyone know if the over the counter name brand is the same compound as the generic sold by...

I have an account with free.teranews (one time charge of $3.95) It has worked flawlessly until a few days ago with Outlook Express. Now I get errors often and Teranews support tells me they are not even set up to work with OE! They suggested I try a real newsreader software. I just tried News...

Hi, I have a 16 y/o cat that is starting to get kidney insufficiency and I was wondering if anyone knew of a herbal supplement or anything I might be able to give her to help prolong her beautiful life. She got weighed yesterday and she's at 6.25 lbs. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...

I was just watching a show on Animal Planet where they were getting a cat out of a tree. Is it really necessary to help cats get out of trees? There's an old joke with the punch line: "Lady, have you ever seen the skeleton of a cat in a tree?" Don't they come down when they get sufficiently hungry?

This message may be a repeat but I'm not sure. I posted a message and shortly after, the news reader said it was no longer available. I got Willie's thryoid blood test results back Monday night. It was normal with no signs of hyperthyroidism. I'm not sure what is going on. The doctor wants to...

The drugs discussed in this website could have huge impact in poor countries and would be great to use in feral populations here in the US. They aren't perfect, so more research is needed to improve such drugs. http://www.acc-d.org/ -L.

I have two cats - one stalks me - he follows me everywhere - and if I'm not around he taunts the other cat, shatner these days shatner just sits alone away from everyone else - he's so skittish now. It just makes me sad. I worry that he's sad - or am I just importing human emotions onto my...

Put her toys in her water bowl ?

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I had to have Tiger shaved back in June to get rid of a lot of bad mats. I want to get a grooming brush that will help me to prevent future mats. What is the best one for this purpose (Zoom Groom)? TIA ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N -...

Anyone have any experience of this for cats? Vet suggested it for Sunny's arthritis. Hugely ironic really, as I take it myself for depression, but obviously that doesn't tell me anything about how suitable it is for animals.

We recently adopted a 3 year-old neutered male cat. We've had him for 2.5 weeks now. He's a talker and "talks/meows" very often which keeps us up at night. (He does it during the day too.) We're getting no sleep. Is there any way to train a cat to stop this at night? Should we close the bedroom...

Our kitty is in good condition. Because of a recent cold virus and subsequent vet visit, we want to change his eating habits to improve his health risks in the future. The vet ruled out any health problems - teeth, diabetes, thyroid imbalance etc. The problem is his appetite which ranges to both...

I'm not exactly inexperienced with cats (6 previously!) but my latest 2 youngsters are causing us a bit of a headache. Brother and sister, lovely cats, nearly 6 months old. They were trained to use a litter tray when I got them, and they use it quite happily, but they can't quite get it into...

This is very long but I'm having problems with a cat and you guys are my last hope. Missy is 9 years old spayed calico, around 15 lbs. She has been with me since 2001, when a friend, who had adopted her from a shelter, became allergic to her. She came to me fully declawed. She is my only cat...

One of the four wild kittens outside has begun rattling our storm door to get our attention. She stands on hind legs and pushes against the door with front paws. 'Wife tells me to be sure the door is closed so the wind won't rip it open. I tell her it is closed, that it is a cat doing that....

please can somebody help me i got a cat about 7 weeks ago now and he is about 14 weeks old when we first got him he was very ill but now he is better but now the only problem is that we cant go upto him or walk near him or he will run away but if your sat on the sofa he might come upto you and...

I've bemoaned the strange behavior of our two female littermates before on this NG. They basically treat me like dog doo whenever my wife is present. It's gotten so bad that they will let me pet them generously from head to toe, rolling around on the floor from side to side while I administer...

me and my rommate just moved into this new appartment on October 2nd and we did not know there were fleas here ( the previous tenant had a dog and she did not take good care of that dog cause she was always drunk ) and that dog had fleas and we no have the fleas in the appartment and we tried a...