MINNESOTA -- Action Alert The Board of Animal Health is planning a statewide rabies rule http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/statewide/archive/2011/01/minnesota-plans-statewide-rabies-rule.shtml (please copy and paste links into browser if they do not work by clicking on...

i got Shaina spayed last week and she is doing fine. more lively than ever. i was wondering if she needs a FRV/RTC yearly vaccination if she is an indoor only cat? the vets, at least the receptionists who do the billing at that hospital, are very shifty. they tried to add such things as...

"Steven P. Burrows" wrote in message news:WXcrd.197$Yp.95@lakeread01... I am looking for suggestions on how to train a young adult cat to use a litter box indoors this winter, instead of doing his business outdoors. My wife and I adopted (or were adopted by) a semi-stray...

Hi folks - I am just heartbroken. My beloved cat died very suddenly, quickly and unexpectedly about 48 hours ago. I'm doing some web surfing to try to make sense of what happened. She would have been 15 years old next month, and she was perfectly healthy, no history of any health problems,...

As a few of you know (but most don't), I am planning to retire in August. Our department held a retirement reception for me last week, and it was *wonderful*- far more than I could possibly have expected or hoped for. The reception was held now instead of in August because so many people will...

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I have a cat on antibiotics right now. Drainage and occ. blood from one side of the head. Vet said most nasal cancers tend to be unilateral so I'm not feeling hopeful. Possibilities are infection, foreign body (not usually likely in cats), nasal cancer or nasal polyps. After doing some...

I have a kitten on Ketoconazole for ringworm. It's time for his Revolution application. I can't find any contraindications for using these two drugs at the same time (one post found in google groups suggested both to treat mange), but I'd like to know if anyone has any concerns. The pill is...

Flippy just posted this information on rpca. I thought some of the readers on this NG would be interested because it provides far more information than the official Menu Foods web site. Here is what Flippy wrote ... This 15-page PDF file lists every specific recalled food of each...

I've had Cat-Boy now for about three months. He's settled into his new home and is very normal and happy. He has a lot of Maine Coon in him, so his fur is not only long, but very dense. At a casual glance he looks fat, but not after you pick him up and realize that there is way more hair than...

Tiger has had a bad matting on his left hip for a couple of months. I have tried a mat breaker, combs, brushes etc. but Tiger used to object. With a wire bristle brush and persistance, I finally got the mat off this morning. Here is a picture of the brush that did the trick along with the...

My 2-year old male cat has a pretty bad fishy smell coming from his rear-end today. This has never happened before. Any idea as to what this could be?

Well, I got Spam to the vet today, and discovered he wasn't as arthritic as thought. His back legs are the result of an underdeveloped cerebellum and he isn't in any pain, but we should watch for arthritis in his hips in the future. He had a very slight kidney infection which is what was making...

My cat has an immune disorder disease and is suffering from a constant cold, with snot running out of his nose all the time. Although the cat (1 year) has been having this problem since birth, the little guy is extremely lively and playful. I know there is no cure, since the underlying disease is...

A company in California is offering people who are unable to make a full time commitment to a pet, the chance to rent a dog. For the equivalent of £49 a year, FlexPetz customers get to spend time with one of the company's Afghan Hounds, Labrador Retrievers or Boston Terriers. FlexPetz founder...

"nicole1976" u22317@uwe wrote in message news:60da8071b1fd9@uwe... my cat loves to bird watch. today she was sitting on the window sil and all of a sudden i hear this bird chirping and then i look over to my cat and i see her mouth opening and closing and i thought she was choking or ...

Hello all. I have a situation I'd like to know a bit more about. Recently my cat, who has lived with my parents for the past 13 years (because I lived first in a small apartment and then abroad) recently stopped eating. My dad brought her to the vets and she was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis. She...

I have heard a lot about cats liking catnip, but how exactly do you use it in practice? Can it be used as food additive to attract them to food they don't otherwise find appealing?

Found a lump on the right rear side of my 5yo cat (Betsy). It is in front of her hip area. She is acting/playing normal... no weight loss. She has an appt with the vet for next Tuesday evening.... how worried should I be? I *am* very.... Linda Linda