The cat and I are both diabetic. I check my own sugar 6-8 times per day, I check his twice. We have separate glucometer kits. Today, while preparing to check the cat's sugar, I had a brain fart and instead of lancing the cat I lanced my own forearm with a lancet that had been previously used on the...

The cheesecake mini-thread reminded me of this one, which I probably pulled from here originally: Kitty Litter Cake 1 spice or German chocolate cake mix 1 white cake mix 1 large package vanilla instant pudding mix 1 package vanilla sandwich cookies Green food coloring

Me and my partner both work from home and are considering buying a second home (actually a flat) which we intend to travel between on a weekly basis - one week in one place another in the other. All we need to work is an internet connection so it would be quite feasible. However, we have two cats....

in article , Kuisse0002 at wrote on 7/16/03 5:51 PM: My husband loves cats more than I do and is very frustrated at our at ours at the moment. Our cat is very skittish and two incidents that took place recently made her really...

I was at a new-to-me vet yesterday. My regular vet was full and would only take my cat if I would drop him off so they could look at him between other patients and even then they were going to charge me for an unscheduled office visit. I was peeved and went elsewhere. I liked the new vet, an...

Just wondering if anyone has creative ideas for what to do with old cat litter that has been reused for months on end... We have four boxes and use clumping litter with sifting pan liners. Every week we sift out the clumpy bits, add a generous sprinkle of deodorizer to the box, and top off with...

I'm skeptical that expensive cat food brands like Science Diet are worth the money, health and nutrition-wise, over brands like Purina One. Is this a "boutique" type issue, where those who shop at expensive, organic grocery stores for human food (e.g. Whole Foods, EarthFare, etc) also tend toward...

My cat is white and tends to shed far more hair than my previous black/white and mixed fur cats have. Do white haired cats shed more or is it just that it notices more. i.e do I have to give up wearing coloured clothes ;-) She's not too keen on being brushed/combed either A few pictures...

We have litter trays for our 2 cats,..one is a 5 yo desexed caramel coloured short-hair male, the other is a little 7 mo non-spaide black and white short hair female who we keep inside untill she is neutered.. The male is fairly good, and uses the litter most times, but the female usually takes...

Now that spring is just around the corner, some of you might be itching to do the traditional Spring Cleaning, usually a good thing. But your cats may not think so: Liquid Lysol (or any phenol-based disinfecting cleaner): Harmful or fatal to cats of all sizes from Tigers to domestics in...

I treated my foster cat yesterday with Frontline because I saw a flea in the carpet in her room and she was scratching. I thoroughly cleaned and vaccuumed the room. Today, I noticed a nickel-size bald spot on her, near where I applied the Frontline. I'm not sure if the spot is exactly where the...

How do i share my cat photos on Google groups

My cat is at it again... now he has "nailed" plastic items near the front door (which I cleaned and moved to higher ground) -- I really need a Feliway diffuser, but I do not have electricity near the door. Has anyone seen a battery powered one? Or similar? I do not have rugs near the door (he...

Hello - I'm a somewhat frequent Usenet user, but never here. My parents have a cat that it's now time to put to sleep. He's about 14 years old and over the last month (or less) has ballooned up with fluid in the abdomen. The vet did a blood test (negative for any diseases) and then an...

I am currently looking for home for FelV+ stray, Big Boy, (about which I posted before). I have other cats who cannot be exposed to him so he is isolated. I get very conflicting info about one thing: I would be able to let him loose in my bedroom (instead of the attached bath & large dog...

Hi everyone - it's me again. Millie has been home now for two days. She was spayed on Wednesday; the day before she received her shots. I don't think she has eaten since Tuesday night - I'm very worried. I called the vet today, they said to come in tomorrow to get some a/d food which should tempt...

There's nothing actually *wrong* with Meep's eyes, at her last physical they tested her vision and looked at her eyes, but I've noticed a curious thing: One eye appears darker than the other in certain light (always the same eye) - is it possible for the tapus luteum (sp? the reflective bit...

Hi, This seems to be the next chapter in the story of the foster cat, Victoria, whose litter was terminated during a spay operation. We also had a family of 4 kittens and mother in the dining room. Gradually, after she returned from the vet on Tuesday night, Victoria started to settle down. You're...

A friend of mine is moving from Scotland to Norway soon with her cat and has to replace her current rather tatty carrier with a new IATA approved one. We were looking at them in a pet shop at the weekend and she liked the idea of one with an opening grill on the top as well as at the front grill ...

I was outside at about 9 PM working on my cats' pen when this handsome fella strolls up, meows at me, and plops down about 10 feet away. I thought he was probably someone's cat who got out because there aren't many strays or ferals in my town. The few that I know of hang out by the restaurants in...