Last saturday, I had to put down my companion and friend of 15 years, Henry. He developed advanced kidney failure. Symptoms began on Monday and by Thursday he wasn't eating or drinking. Henry was the mildest, most retiring cat. He ran from anyone or any animal except for his person (me). ...

I just received a used cat tower and was wondering if it is truly safe for my cats? I was told that it would be ok to bleach it before giving it to my cats. Has anyone else here ever gotten a used tower and safely been able to allow their cats to use it? I saw that one of the cats in this home...

LILLY IS GRAVELY ILL, & MY VET HAS AGOLOGIESD FOR NOT ATTENDING HER YESTERDAY WHILST SHE WAS IN HER CARE. DOES ANONE FROM THE UK KNOW WHETHER A VET IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO HAVE COVER WHEN THEY DON'T ATTEND WORK PLEASE? I NEED TO KNOW ASAP BECAUSE IF IT IS THE CASE, THEN I NEED TO TAKE HER TO A VET...

Hi folks - I am just heartbroken. My beloved cat died very suddenly, quickly and unexpectedly about 48 hours ago. I'm doing some web surfing to try to make sense of what happened. She would have been 15 years old next month, and she was perfectly healthy, no history of any health problems,...

What about YOU! You think you can match my wits and vulgarities? Who's NEXT! The good news is, I'm rid of greasy ass Nick Andrews, the bad news is... He's on sheelagh like a duck on a june-bug.

Lizzy has lost a pound and a half in the 18 months she's been living in my house. The vet pronounced her "perfect" after the results of a blood panel, fecal and exam, and suggested I try supplementing her with her wet food. I started feeding her what I had on hand--Innova. She liked that for...

I am new to this and need some help. I have a 7 month old male kitten. He is beautiful and affectionate. When he gets in my lap and does that "kneading" thing that cats do, his claws are partially out and it HURTS. Is this normal? Is there a way I can make him stop? TIA for any help

I am looking to get a new kitten since my Snickers passed away on Feb 5, 2007. I was speaking with a lady that is selling kittens. I was telling her that my family normally declaws all the paws. She was telling me that declawing all the paws on cats can alter their behavior with the litter box and...

There is an article on cnn as well: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/23/pet.food.recall.ap/index.html Do you guys think that some sicko could have done this on purpose?? -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com

Levi has a somewhat odd (to me) new behavior. He's digging. Everywhere! He's not using his claws, just digging away. It's cute, but I'm wondering what is motivating him. He does it on the bed, on the carpet, on the glass door, and maybe other places. This started happening just before he...

We've had a tortie for most of her eight years of life. For most of that time we've had a Siamese male as well. Over the last three years we've taken in three strays, one of whom ran off last summer, leaving us with four of the little dears. Two males, two females, ranging from two to eight...

I just received very sad news. My cat, Al, most likely has lung cancer. I've had Al 14 years. I got him from a shelter in Ohio on Aug 2, 1992. At the time I got him the shelter staff estimated Al's age at between 1-2 years. So Al is between 15-16 years old. He has diabetes, asthma, and...

Pinky was a stripey orange cat that showed up on my back porch one snowy winter afternoon in December of 1990. He was a young cat - maybe 10-11 months old - strong boned and quite large - and quite hungry. He was gorgeous - true cream-orange with deeper orange stripes, a little lighter on the...

one and half year old brothers, neutered....big guys and full of it...Iam saving up for a cat tree for them, we live in small 2 bdrm apart, the don't go outside they loved the Da Bird but chewed the string in half, loved that toy its a tube, hande with a wire a feather that you can make the...

I have five female cats ages 12, 11, 5, and 3 years, the youngest and newest addition to our family is about 6 months old and has NEVER peed outside the box, until now! none of my cats have ever had peeing problems, and all of a sudden yester day i wake up to an almost perfectly clean cat box and...

Jasper Dudley passed in his sleep last night. Thank the blessed kitty gods for taking him in a relatively peaceful manner. Last night Tim and I made "the decision" and were getting up this morning to take him in. I guess we were pretty right on with when it was "time" and though my heart is...

We pulled this cat out of a shelter on her last day. She looks like an Aby to me- What do you think? http://maxshouse.com/Rescues/Aby.jpg

Levi saw the vet this morning for another booster. The bump is definitely from his last injection--he said that can persist for up to a month. It's smaller now, too. -- Lynne

Here we go again. I've posted my troubles with my own cats and if other people post their troubles using my name (Barb) it's going to look like I have double the trouble that I do. I know. Someone is going to post "Get a life." Who will be the first? Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it...

The vet is going to come to the house and help Peewee cross over. He's weak, skin and bones, and suffering - it's time. He still has some quality of life, will purr when I hold him or scratch his head, and still likes to go out with the dog, but isn't eating much and is weak. I can't let him...