I noticed that my cat, Amanda, who is just shy of 14 years old and has cardiomyopathy and the start of CRF was recently spending an inordinate amount of time scratching around in her litter box. I also had noticed she wasn't grooming quite as well as she used to (but it wasn't significant, and I...

Just brought another bag of Science Diet home and noticed this text "...great taste..." on the bag. How are we to know it tastes great? Has anyone here ever been so brave as to taste the stuff? If so, did it taste great? Do you think your cat will agree with your assessement of the taste?

Tiger is a big cat - make that a HUGE cat. He weighed in at 23 pounds at his last vet visit. He likes to lay on his back with his feet sticking up. Is this a trait of Maine Coons? -MIKE

Dan, I just spoke with Katherine at the shelter and she says just come in and ask for her and you can take Conan. She will be there tomorrow, but she does not have to be there for you to do this. I have arranged for you to receive a PayPal for $200 for the adoption fee, your expenses, and...

I have two cats--a 7.5 lb tabby with a long, skinny build and a pointed face shape (suggesting she has the genes for a long, slight build, and may not be "programmed" to get too big) and a very fat 18 lb tuxedo with a frame the vet says should carry maybe eight pounds. The skinny cat gets 3 oz of...

http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/grains.php Grains have been a major mainstay for humans, and the agriculture as well as use of grain in our diet, providing us with bread - a dense source of energy and nutrients - have propelled human civilization forward in its evolution. But what about...

Hello all, you’ll have to forgive me, I have done nothing cry, and try no not cry for the past three days. My baby, my heart and life time friend is dieing. Muffy, that is my beautiful girls name; I have had her for 18 years, since I was five. Because like most I don't remember much before the age...

I have had Sienna since April and have not been able to keep her stool firm for more then 2 weeks. I started her with Wellness dry, then Before Grain dry, then Science Diet DD, which she lasted the longest on, then after I opened the 2nd bag, she started throwing up and would not eat it. The vet...

Anyone had a cat with this? What did you do and how long did it take the cat to get going again? We've (we and the vet) been working with one of our cats for 3 days now. I feel so sorry for the cat. Rhonda

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...

I've been out of town, visiting my daughter and her family, and attending my granddaughters university graduation. . . that's the good part. My daughter's cat, Cleo, started peeing in corners of the room with her litterbox, and on the rug in the foyer. This may have started when they acquired a...

A crawl at the bottom of the screen on CNN this morning says North Carolina is considering raising taxes on pet food as a means of reducing pet overpopulation. My first reaction would be that it's about as misguided as raising gas taxes to discourage consumption... Anybody here got more background...

And am totally amazed at how both IBen, Cat Protector and some others need a good old fashioned spanking. Never have I heard children bicker so much as I have here. In the two days I have been reading I have learned a lot. I figure since I will mostly lurk from this posting on I will say what...

Well, the new cats have arrived. Only time will tell whether they will be foster cats or will remain here for life. They will be here at least until December, when they can go to a no-kill shelter, but that seems like a bad place for shy cats. Of course, since they only arrived on Tuesday, Mingy...

Adkin's diet for cats? Steve, you elluded to this. Now that the cat is out of the bag, do you feel like sharing? :) What is the protein source?

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On the advice of the group, I purchased some cortisone cream for my cats acne that has gotten rather bad. Any advice on how to use it? Same dose/frequency as humans? should i rub it in? will it be dangerous if she licks some off and ingests it?

This may be a bit long, but please bear with me : I sorely need some advice here. We have two cats, Callie and Flower. Callie is 16 months, Maine Coon mix and was adopted at 6 months old from the Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago. She's a great cat and we adore her. We moved back to...

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 found this story rather surprising. I have never heard of bats carrying rabies before now, but then again, we don't have rabies here...(Yet!) http://www.mlive.com/news/chronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1181915114303570.xml&coll=8 Is this a common problem, or a one off incident? S;o)