Both our cats are from same litter and are brother & sister of 8 years. The past 8 years they have been very loving and affectionate to each other, only with the odd paw fight with a bit of hissing. They are both primarily indoor cats but wonder in our garden when supervised. Two weeks ago at about...

My 9-month old spayed female has been diagnosed with asthma. She is being treated with Brethine and prednisone, along with an ointment for an opportunistic eye infection. Has anyone had any experience with this ... or suggestions? Thanks, Gail

My two cats (ages 13 and 12) are going in next week for a dental cleaning. The 13 year-old (Kitty) also needs a tooth extracted. The last time I got this done (different vet), it cost $700+ for the two of them (a couple extractions). The vet ran all kinds of blood tests and an IV. I felt $700...

Howdy, We have our stray cats that we take care of and are looking for a way to keep their water bowl from freezing. I have built them a house to live in which they like, but it just dropped to the 20s in the past day or so and their water bowl freezes. I'm guessing I could get some sort of...

Two days ago I adopted a 6 week old kitten. Does anyone have any good advice on how to introduce and acclimate the kitten to my older cat? Right now, I am keeping the kitten is confined to a bedroom. I have let him out a couple of times to explore the house. I tried to keep the kitten away...

IOWA Rabies Waiver Bill HF2124 ACTION ALERT: Iowa Rep. Marti Anderson has filed a rabies medical exemption bill, HF 2124, and it has been assigned to the Agriculture Committee.. Please contact Agriculture Chair, Pat Grassley (515) 281-3221 & Agriculture committee...

Just got our cat back last night into the house. For about a day or so, he was avoiding our property for 24 hours. He was more or less out for 72 hours. Recently at the start of June 4 kittens and their parents have taken a small area of our property to just raise the kitties. I wonder if our...

JLove98905 wrote in on 15 Jan 2004: Just curious....how low do people turn the heat down during the day (when they are at work, etc), for the cats? We leave ours at about 60, but I'm wondering if it's more than they need. That's about what...

"Diane L. Schirf" wrote: In the past week, Hodge has taken a sudden interest in jumping on top of the stove (after a year and nine months of not being that interested at either the old apartment or the new). Nothing changed (that is, I'm not putting cat food bowls or anything else...

Feast your eyes on this Sweetheart! She was surrendered about a month an a half ago because her owners suddenly became "allergic". I'm actually afraid to adopt her to anyone. I make it a point to spend a few minutes with her every day. She's about three years old and an absolute sweetheart. ...

Perhaps I should have known, but I have learned the hard way... When you stop using dusty litter, you should remove all of the dusty litter before adding new litter. I suppose it depends on the precise formula of the dusty litter. If you don't remove all of the old dusty litter before beginning to...

Hi All: This has been a terrible two days for Tania, my 13 year old feral female Main Coon, and for me as well. Christmas eve Tania started bleeding from her vagina. I took her immediately to VERG http://www.vetemergencyreferral.com] Xrays, ultrasound, and blood tests revealed her uterus was...

My 15 year old cat, Kato, has always vomited frequently. Sometimes there is fur involved but often not. Her general health is very good. She had surgery at age 3 for a bladder stone and has been fine since but the weak stomach has been ongoing for many years. Sometimes it seems to be unrelated...

Dr. Ronald Schultz was a recent guest on 4 Woof Meow shows discussing veterinary vaccines: #1 Vaccinations--Why They are Important, Core Vaccines & Vaccination Schedules...

All of his test results came back great! He still has a bit of a fever, but is responding well to antibiotics, so they sent him home with some clavomox. He's much more talkative, purrs, and is still eating and drinking well. He's a bit anemic, but we've been battling fleas here since the fosters...

Hi all - I am so stressed and need people to keep my baby in their thoughts today. I recently moved into a new house last week and it backs onto a forest, with few neighbours. Anyway I haven't let my cat out because I wanted him to become familiar with the territory first on a leash. However at our...

Yesterday out tabby Boots looks as if he hurt his front left paw. He was cranky that he decided to hid in our yard. I thought keeping him in would be a better option than letting him stay out. We got him back in and off to the vet it was. The vet was nice (X-rays at C$190 that is high).

So I was getting dressed this morning and saw my kitten, Cookie, gnawing on something. We just had a new bedframe delivered and have yet to take it out of the box. Well I discovered with horror that she had consumed a little bit of styrofoam that had broken off the box. She doesn't appear to be...

I have been following some of the messages concerning Monica with a combination of sadness and anger. Monica has a long history on the newsgroup, and many of you should be well aware that a cat's best interest is always foremost on her mind. You can tell a lot about a person by that person's...

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