My Calico stands on its hind legs to butt the palm of my hand when my hand is raised above its head. Sometimes it grabs my hand but rarely uses its claws. It obviously enjoys that, it will do it three or more times in a row consistently. So I wonder how it learned. I've been trying to teach my...

Does anyone know what the average cost of a liver biospy is with everything included (biopsy, ultrasound, and office visit)? I know the costs vary from place to place but I'd like to hear what others have paid.

Hello Everyone, First My condolences to the one whos kitty passed away. I stumbled onto this group while I was looking for pictures, similar to my newly adopted Persian. I figure shes a tortie/tabie point Persian/Himalayan,???!!? "say that 5 times" in short, I have no clue what type or class,...

"Purplecat" wrote in message ... Does anyone here happen to know if Rubber Trees (Ficus elastica) are poisonous? I'm finding conflicting information. (It's not listed at all on most of the websites I usually...

Cheeks is going crazy trying to watch the little birds who appear to be trying to build a nest at the top of my office window. But the sill is too shallow for her to sit comfortably so she has to stretch on tip toe from the filing cabinet to watch them. Any tips on good window seats for kitties...

CP ILL PAY YOU 5.00 ON PAYPAL TO TELL THE DAMN TRUTH DID YOU REALLY MAKE A FUSS ABOUT 25c per can cat food? ILL PAY YOU 5 BUX TO TELL THE TRUTH I might even pay 10 to someone who will... dig up the actual post where it makes a fuss be sure post your paypal addy

I do not want to restart the debate on dry versus wet food,(*) but I thought some might be interested in my experience. From age 1 (when I adopted him) to 2, Milo ate Purina Indoor, as recommended by the shelter where he lived for a couple of months. (The vet was okay with that.) At his...

My white cat has developed a darkening of her nose (see other post). I'm told white cats are prone to skin cancer. I never let her outside but she does lay in a sunny window in the morning for hours. The window is a double, with a storm window on the outside. Doesn't that block the dangerous...

equalizer wrote in on 19 Feb 2004: Cat Protector has gotten into the thread with such nuggets as the following: Ignore him. Those who engage in conversation with him there soon learn he is not very bright. --

I just got a call from my son's best friend who lives about 1/2 a mile from here. She wanted to know if Levi was in the house (of course he is). There is a cat who looks just like him who, according to her mother, has been there for 2 days. The daughter just saw him and freaked, thinking it...

it jumped up on a table and that was a no no according to the new owners. Good grief, what do people expect a cat to be doing? Cats love to explore and jump up to elevated postitions, it is all a part of being a cat. I hate to think what these people would do if they had a baby, return it to the...

Sorry to cross post but I have a bit of a dilema. My cat is now 15 and a half, and although she still eats, drinks, toilets, and sleeps, she does little else. I know she has some discomfort from her lower back, and probably kidney problems. Other than that and her increased laziness she seems...

I'm about 90% sure this is the way I want to go. My cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism about 3 weeks ago. He has been on Tapazole 2x a day since then. He hates being pilled, it takes 3 or 4 tries to get him to take the pill each time. His activity level has gone down drastically, his toy mouse...

I'm about to give up on trying to get the boys to eat healthy food. I've never had cats that were so finicky. Even the few healthy foods they liked before, like Wellness Chicken and Triumph Salmon no longer make the grade. They just look at me like I'm insulting them and Nipsy attempts to bury it...

He's a 13yr old neutered male cat recently diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma and we been advised to prepare for euthanasia. He's been prescribed metacam in a final bid to make his last days more comfortable and we've been informed that Spot "will let us know when it's time" Needless to...

Hi. Last week upon returning home I found a 7-8 week old blind, dehydrated, 1lb 2oz kitten. It was below zero out and I was not about to leave her outside. Been to the vet twice and probably the states best pet optomologist (sorry for bad spelling). Apparently her mother must have been ill during...

Local vet said the growth/bump on her head could be cancerous. University teaching vet clinic withdrew cells, reported cancer. She's 16, had her since kittenhood. Right now, she's okay; no mobility issues or the like. Some trouble breathing and occlusion of her right eye due to the growth....

ABANDONED BLIND KITTEN DISCOVERS NEW HOME By: KRISTI FLIPPIN, Staff Writer December 10, 2003 Tyler, Texas On a frigid and rainy night three weeks ago, several kittens nuzzled together to keep warm, but one small black and tiger-striped kitten was left out. It was running in circles in a yard at...

How long is it safe to keep dry cat food in a hot car? I need to get more dry cat food at the store, it would be more convenient to pick it up first rather than last. If I pick it up first, it will have to sit in the hot car for at least 2 hrs. I wouldn't think it would be any longer than 3 hrs...

So, Meep had a mild cystitis attack recently. She'd continually go to the litterbox, do nothing, but without the distress and urgency of previous attacks where she had crystals and was blocked. Recently, she's lost some weight as well. Blood tests showed slightly elevated glucose, slight liver...