This is about the cat in the thread, 'fearful mother-to-be'. I'm beginning to wonder if the cat really is pregnant. She has been in a bedroom for 8 days now, and I still haven't seen her walking around; so I can't see whether her belly pokes out like a pregnant cat's or not. The 'owners' assured...

Seventeen years ago it was -30C and I was bending over to plug in my car when a tiny scrap of black fur quite literally fastened his little body around my face. Nose to nose, he mewed at me, the most pathetic little sound you can imagine. To me it said "Lady, if you don't take me in I'm going to...

My wife & I have a kitten that acts like it's about to fold up. Weak, very little appetite, lethargic, stunted growth when compared to her siblings. Barely walks. The vet really couldn't do much in the way of diagnosis without blood tests, etc. Heres the fun part- This kitten made a habit,...

I have a 4-year old Maine Coon that I adopted from a cat shelter about a year ago. He was only at the shelter for one week before I adopted him, but he has had one thing after another since bringing him home. Of course, I did take him to the vet the first week I got him and the vet warned me that...

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We took Precious kittie, est. age 8, 9 months to be spayed at a small vet clinic in Lima, Peru; after the surgery, wound seemed longer than needed to be able to enter abdomen and remove the uterus and ovaries, which we were shown after the butcher-like procedure. We were given no post-op...

There have been several of threads recently (on several newsgroups) concerning the question of whether dry cat food is needed for dental health. Here is an article written by a veterinarian that explains why cat food does not "clean" a cat's teeth: http://tinyurl.com/e7ewr MaryL

How can the ACLU waste it's time and energy defending the likes of the trash currently stored at Guantanamo Bay? The ACLU should be interested in American liberties, not our enemies problems.

I have brothers, Moe & Rudy, they've never been seperated I got them at the SPCA.....Housing Mang doesn't like you have pets, but I did the right w/the American Disabilities Act even has 2 doctor's sign Now Mang tells since my husband, Rick's died I can only have one of them! Rudy puts a paw on...

Hi, My 4-yr old spayed female tabby got outside over Thanksgiving weekend. We don't know how because she is very, very timid and hides whenever we have company which we had over Thanksgiving. The weather then was unseasonably mild. In fact we didn't know she was missing (because she hides so much)...

Hello. This morning I found some odd critters in the water dish that is shared by our two cats. They appeared to be small worms or flukes, about 3 or 4 mm long, clinging to the inside of the bowl. They were white and each appeared to have a tiny black spot where it had attached to the...

A little background. Buggy spent most of her life outdoors at my mother's, including winters, though in her later years she just wanted to stay indoors. My mother and step-father's home became the "dumping ground" for my sisters' cats when it wasn't convenient for them to care for them any...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-katrina29aug29,0,384327.story?coll=la-home-nation Second image in the Photo Gallery, the text reads: "Joseph Barnes, who is homeless, stands in the nearly deserted French Quarter with his cat Patches. Barnes said he was not allowed to enter the...

A lot of you are pretty ****ed by the kwazy kat's recent fascination with this group. Not all of you are Usenet veterans, though, so I thought I'd pass on a short word of comfort. This particular asshole is savvy enough to change its nym frequently enough to defeat filters. It delights in stirring...

My cat is about 5 lb and medium hair. She loves to spend all her time in the back porch, which is covered and protected from rain and snow, partially protected form winds, but it is not heated. It is still September, I can read 87 degrees. The cat is busy ignoring me and looking at the trees and...

No More Retail wrote: Come on and join us if you are in Orlando Throwing a BBQ for the shelter people just follow your nose already had 2 police officers and the fire department near us come in when they smelled my BBQ a cooking :-) So tell us about this alleged marinate, you put bay...

Hi Folks, Our nine year old male domestic shorthair had a urinary tract blockage back in July. He had a large, walnut-sized stone in his bladder. It was touch and go for a couple of weeks, but he was strong and healthy and seemed to recover fully. After six weeks, there were no signs left of...

This sounds silly, but I didn't know cats could carry rabies. You just never hear of it I guess. I suppose caution should be used when handling strays.

Dear magic cat group I know you can answer all things I have observed that male cats do not put out a smell after they are neutered I had a normal male cat, he would put his scent on me Especially when he was happy to see me. A very distinct smell

The Cat: Wanda the 4-5 yr old female tabby, 4-5 lbs, N Texas area, healthy and smart; prefers outdoors. Regularly checked at vet & current on shots. At last check, no intestinal problems. The Problem: will NOT cover her stool in her litter box. After she defecates, she will simply glance at the...