Thank you everyone for you purrs and prayers for Angus. He passed away in his sleep last night while still at the emergency vet. They haven't been able to determine exactly what he had, but suspect a neurological problem or virus. Angus developed tremors yesterday. They will be doing an autopsy...

At one time our cat (Mozart) had a little problem with holding down ordinary food so the vet sold us Hills Prescription Diet Feline W/D and we've been buying it ever since (several years). Do you think it's necessary to keep buying this food? Is there any harm in continuing to give this food to our...

I have been taking oil painting lessons for 3 years. My idea when I started was to have something special to look forward to when I reach retirement and not become a "couch potato." I soon found that I love painting "right now." I just finished my first attempt at painting cats. I looked through...

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...

I have a cat who is about a year and a half old. Sometimes when she's curled up on my lap, purring away, she trembles. It's the kind of trembling a cat does when scared, like at the vet's. Is this a sign of a problem or is it just her quirk? It only seems to happen when she's really happy and...

I am a little mixed up here. Are Fancy Feast "marinated" and "marinated morsels" different lines or the same? Thanks.

I have a question regarding my cat with FLUTD. My cat had two episodes of being blocked so the doctor recommended him eating a prescription food, Hill's c/d-s. The cat would not eat it at all, neither canned nor dry, so instead the doctor recommended that we put Uroeze (Ammonium Chloride) in his...

What is REALLY in your pet's food? You may not want to know By Animal Protection Institute Undated - (05/10/04) Plump whole chickens, choice cuts of beef, fresh grains, and all the wholesome nutrition your dog or cat will ever need. These are the images pet food manufacturers promulgate through...

I've set up one of those big collapsible cat carriers in my bedroom for the past month, with one of Mrs. Sweet Cheek's pillows, her brushes, and some cat nip. The cat nip was the only thing that got her to go completely in to the cage, but interestingly, the attraction wore off in a matter of...

Just wondering if there was a real pet vet in here.. or.. are you all just playing doctor? And as far as *this* group goes... I think some of you are pretty cool.. but most of you are arrogant ****s. The name of this froup is called news:alt.pets.cats.health+behav So basically, you want the cat...

Does anyone really know what grass does for cats? I know that a dog will chew on grass to maybe settle a stomach and probably for other reasons, so maybe the same for cats. Our cat seems to want it regularly, begs for it. Won't leave me alone till I go get him some. I have some growing in a...

Hi, I'm new here. I'm feeling very worried and I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this. Over the past month or so my kitty hasn't wanted to go outside for her usual walk around the yard. Even with my coaxing her with treats, she turns right around to go back into the house. Her background:...

I cancelled it because I forgot until it posted that it was in a very sad thread. God, I'm so sorry for doing that. :( Cheryl

My cat of 15 years, Puddin', died last week. I noticed she was missing on Tuesday, April 25, and that afternoon after work I looked for her -- under my house, under my shed, under my neighbor's house. Did not find her. On Weds. I expanded the search, looking in neighbors' yards several houses...

My kitten, Sally Saucer likes to tip the dogs water bowl over. After coming home several times to a soaked floor I finally caught her. She stands on the edge of the bowl so that it tips then she watches the water run and is transfixed by it's movement. When it stops running she licks some of it up...

I have a few newbie questions re microchip identification: How much does one cost? What's the best (cost+safety) place to get one? I mean should I go to a shelter, or a vet, or a place like Petsmart? How big a procedure is it, is there a significant "down time" after it? Finally, what happens...

Hi all, Carey is a cat I've written about before. She's currently 10.5, has a suspected brain tumor and has some OCD behaviors. She currently takes prednisone daily and Valium every other day. Since kittenhood, she's been a very vocal cat. It used to be cute when she would meow for us, we'd...

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated regarding my dear kitty, Angus! I took him (just turned 6) to the vet last month because he had been catterwauling throughout the house quite often, at all hours of the day and night. I basically wanted to rule out anything medical, figuring he was...

I noticed our cat has been drinking anti-freeze off the garage floor and seems to like it. I can't imagine this is healthy, but is there something you can give it to clean it out of their system?

Update on my cat Ana (see thread Contipation and vomiting). It turns out that constipation is not the real issue here. The vet did another Xray yesterday, which did show some smallish stools, but she said that when she felt her abdomen, the stools did not feel hard, and that the Xray actually...