http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/97989/pet_food_politics%3A_why_our_pets_still_aren%27t_safe/ headline: Pet Food Politics: Why Our Pets Still Aren't Safe By Jill Richardson, AlterNet. Posted September 10, 2008. The author of Pet Food Politics exposes how the '07 pet food crisis happened...

Hi - I'm new here and need all the wisdom I can get for my Max. (I also have Baby, but she's not suffering as badly). Max has had ear mites for quite some time and I tried Baby oil and cotton swabbing them, but after a month there was no difference and they had gone to his tail causing hair loss....

Our 17 year old inside cat has a large tumor. We've had her to the Vet and spoken with another Vet who is also a relative. Both Vets agree to do nothing as she doesn't seem to be in pain - just wants to eat more often than she did. Today though, there appears to be some "puss" seeping from...

EMERGENCY!!: Seriously injured cat and I CANNOT do anything about it (sort of - READ!) PLEASE HELP! I have him in my home and I'm providing food and water for a SERIOUSLY malnourished young male (I think, haven't checked) with exposed hips and ribs with a mangled left arm. The weird WEIRD...

We all love snacks and so do our dogs, but unfortunately most owners share their human snacks which leads to canine disease and obesity. I painstakingly sorted & tested hundreds of recipes to find the 23 best doggy health snacks for your dog (now you never have to sort through them...

Hello, Vet issue and multiple sick cats. Any Vets here to help with diagnostics? My Vet is out of options. I have a cat that in the past would get an asthmatic attack but then he would be fine. He developed that condition after a food allergies (crab or some other seafood, it was a mix) Any how,...

Meep, spayed female, 12 years old, cystitis. Has attacks when fed dry, even the veterinary urinary kind. So, of course, I feed her wet. Well, I try to. She won't eat even the flavors she seems to like, consistently. The last time I took her to the vet, the vet confirmed she's a little...

Has anyone tryed the Pedi Paws pet pedicure pet nail trimmer shown at https://www.officialtvwebsite.com/pedipaws/index.asp?did=644&refcode=ppaw1 If so how did it go over with your pet especially cats? I have seen two types advertised. The above and also the Peticure...

Learn how to choose your new family member. Never choose a Bichon just because "they look cute in the shop window". It needs careful scrutiny, a lot of thought and a loads of information from the owner of the dog or the breeder you’re buying it from. It's worth it though as you will be hopefully...

Four cats own my wife and I. Nugget, ex-female, delcawed, 18 year old tortoiseshell, who is hyperthyroid, very thin but active, and on hyperthyroid pills; Scrap, ex-male, declawed 11 year old domestic shorthair; Smoke, ex-female longhair with claws, 3 year old; and Freddie, ex-male, 1 year old...

I'm going to the National Capital Cat Show today, despite Hanna bearing down on us. Supposed to be the biggest on the East Coast. Not for the showing of cats, actually, but for the vendors! I want to find Meep and easy-to-climb (like the smaller one I have with spiral steps), tall tree with...

Smelled like a fart. I didn't fart but the cat was in the room.

Our year old foundling, ex-male, Freddie, is a semi-longhair, grey and white. He has ear tufts that are sort of curved. Any thoughts about what his parentage might be?

Hi Lost! Figured I'd move this over here. Same here on the feelings though I've not lived in any remote areas in a very long time. Still, had I had a pet in Sasebo Japan, it would have been a problem in the middle of the night because I don't speak any significant Japanese (Nihongo)...

Hi there- I have a 17 year old cat who has never lived in an apartment with carpet. We are moving to the East Coast and it seems like all the places have carpet. So what can I do to keep him from scratching it up, or worse, peeing on it. I thought about putting down an area rug to protect their...

Just got a new kitten...my dog is finally starting to accept him as a member of the family. He is extremely energetic and extremely cuddly, too cute for words. I just have one problem. Every morning at 6 on the dot, my kitten wakes me up. Mainly its by batting, pouncing and biting my...

I have an indoor cat here at the office, he's just over 8 years old. I've had him since he was 2 weeks old. He's a big, long hair, never had health issues other than weight. We had to move him out of the house when he bit my 1 year old. His diet has been purely Innova reduced fat adult cat food...

I have 2 cats long hair's.... have a good brush, the furmanator and it's used dailey...live in small 2 bdrm aptm...the mangment/owners are really awful and that's putting it nicely..it's an apartment complex (can't afford to move) what is the best vacum cleaner to use? I have wall to wall rugs...

A few weeks ago I noticed that the right front paw of my 5 year old cat was swollen and he was limping slightly. I made an appointment for the vet the next day, they took an xray, said it was normal and he probably punctured the pad (possibly wrestling with the kitten, both are indoor only cats)...

I got wind of the idea that there is a new type of Advantage stops mosquitoes from biting a cat. At first research, there's something called Advantix but that's for dogs only? Thanks.