Toothpaste Containing Poison Is Found in U.S. By WALT BOGDANICH Published: June 2, 2007 Consumers were advised on Friday to discard all toothpaste made in China after federal health officials said they found Chinese-made toothpaste containing a poison related to a chemical used in antifreeze in...

Hi All, We're getting a puppy - any suggestions on what we can do to make this transition easier for our 4 year old cat? TIA, myk

You know how sometimes cats get into a respiratory spasming thing like they're trying to clear something from their throat (a hairball or something??) I don't know what to call it. It's very rhythmic, and it appears to be involuntary, like they're choking on something and they're trying to...

I've been told Advantage Flea control has the same ingredients, whether it's used for dogs or for cats. The only difference is that when you buy Advantage for dogs, the measured single-application doses contain more (because dogs are larger and require a larger dose). So if you have a...

I asked in a previous post whether indeed we could save money by buying the largest size of Advantage or Frontline Plus (for the largest dogs) and then accurately measuring out a smaller dose for cats. The consensus was that this is indeed possible, and for example, a single "large-dog" dose of...

I'm posting here to let everyone know that my cat, Pippy, hasn't been doing well since Saturday morning. We lost Pippin's brother, Ralphie, about 9 months ago so we're praying for Pippin to make it through this unscathed. You may recognize Pippy from the "Pippy, the begging kitty" video that has...

First off - thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers. It has provided us with more comfort than you can imagine! and we did get a chance to see Pippy at the animal hospital this evening... I posted some details about our visit and a few pictures. Please read about it on his blogger...

Touching story about a cat put to sleep. PDF file from: http://www.snaptheroom.com/People/CatStory.PDF (size: 1.5 MB) Mr. Free Notes http://www.snaptheroom.com/ http://www.kedaikopi.com/

Since yesterday in mid-afternoon there have been 267 postings to the various rec.pets.cats. boards and 77 to the rec.pets.dogs. boards. I'm curious as to why there is such a variance. Any thoughts? -- James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas .....

"Regular" veterinary care has lost it's effectiveness over the years, and in some cases is causing illness in our pets. The truth is that Veterinarians have STRONGLY discouraged pet owners from treating their pets at home. The entire Pet Health Industry has a vested interest in...

Our cats get litter all over the floor. I've not yet managed to find a vacuum cleaner that picks it up quickly and well. Has anyone found a good option? -- Mark

My cat Zacky is an indoor/outdoor cat, and he's forever bringing home prey that he catches. Every week or so, I'll come home and find a bloody lifeless bird in my living room (and the room full of feathers!) Or a lizard. Or a mouse. Or these really weird worms that are not snails or slugs,...

Scientists Link Housecats to Wildcat Subspecies By NICHOLAS WADE The New York Times Published: June 28, 2007 Some 10,000 years ago, somewhere in the Near East, an audacious wild cat crept into one of the crude villages of early human settlers, the first to domesticate wheat and barley. There she...

We just installed a pet door in our sliding glass door's screen door and are trying to get our cats to use it with no success. If we hold it open for them we can get 1 of them to walk through, but the other 3 are either scared or confused by it. Can anyone give us any suggestions on how to train...

Hello, I have three indoor-outdoor cats. They are 5-7 years old. I'm thinking of moving to another place, which is one mile away from where I live now. I'll keep the cats indoors at the new place for a month, but after that I would like to let them go out again. Will they go back to their...

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Free Cat Care Guide http://aofra.com/cat-care.html Hope it helps. Arlene