They have been to a vet and he's running blood and stool tests. The vet doesn't have a clue yet. I get the blood results today and the stool tests in 5 days. I'm posting here to discover if anyone else has had the problem. I am syringing chicken broth down their thoats all the time as well as...

Just wanted to tell you I got fired (again) yesterday from working adoptions. A couple came in to look at a kitten, and spotted a Boxer and started squealing about how they wanted him. I told them he was a cat killer. They didn't seem properly horrified at that aspect of his personality. Couldn't...

don't mind me, this has nothing to do with you'ins. :)

How long can I keep opened canned food if it is: 1. Left in a plate for her to eat? (apartment temp 60 deg F) 2. In a tightly closed can in the room? (apartment temp 60 deg F) 3. In a tightly closed can in the refrigerator? Thanks.

I have a nine-year-old cat that's scheduled to have her teeth cleaned tomorrow morning. She has an infected tooth and I've been treating her for the past few days with liquid antibiotics. I was concerned how risky this kind of procedure was? Of course, I intend to voice my concerns tomorrow...

It seems that the Brits are having the same couch potato problems that we are here in the US: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/dietfitness.html?in_article_id=301419&in_page_id=1798&in_page_id=1798&expand=true

I have a cat that has been confined to either my windowed half-basement or a bedroom of his own ever since last August. He was a stray cat that I finally accepted and had neutered because he wouldn't go away, and he had started marking his territory. He stopped the marking, and was/is devoted to...

I have a beutiful brown spotted Bengal who is gorgeous and I love him to bits, but he has one habit that is driving me crazy. I have a window that I have put venetian blinds on so I can see my computer screen better on sunny days. Even though the cat always had a window he preferred to look out...

I have this black/grey feral cat that sometimes lives in a clump of bushes at the end of my driveway. Everyone in my family has seen a glimce of him run off as we pull in to the drieway. One day, I was in the drive washing the car and I spotted him under the bush. I decided to adopt the cat by...

Don't worry about it. The other day while I was just waking up one of the cats coughed up a hairball. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Diane L. Schirf"...

Well, after almost 2 years of being diagnosed with CRF and hyper-t, my soon-to-be 18 year old Cory has to get sub-q fluids administered by me. I know you've all said it's no big deal after the first couple of times so I hope you are right. Tomorrow will be my first attempt. Cory has been acting...

I've noticed lately that my 8.5 yr old male cat has lost weight so I decided to have him checked out. Upon weighing him at the vets office, it was discovered that he had lost 3 lbs. since his last exam in late June of this year. He was 11 lbs. in June; he is now 8 lbs. I should also say that during...

I took my cat for an ultrasound this morning and unfortunately, it didn't come back with good results that I was SO optimistically looking forward to receiving. Apparently, he has lumps and/or masses spreading throughout his abdomen. On the mezzentary (sp?)? The doctor said he either has FIP...

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...

Hi --- I recently trapped 2 young feral male cats. The smaller one amazingly started purring when I petted him (even though he'd never let anyone around here touch him before). He's now eating fine and acting affectionate toward me. His buddy is another story. He acts utterly terrified. He was...

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration may tighten its ban on feeding cattle remains to other mammals as a way to prevent any more cases of mad cow disease, a senior agency official told Reuters on Wednesday. Since 1997, the FDA, which regulates livestock feed, has banned...

Warning: graphic article If anyone else would care to send a mail to the journalist who covered the story and tell him how repugnant you think this is, the contact number is in the article. I took them out of this repost for Usenet so the poor guy doesn't get hit by...

Hi My first time posting here, but I need to say something that might prevent others from having the sad experience I had yesterday regarding our wonderful cat, Merlin. My husband and I took our beloved 18 year old Merlin to our vet yesterday to be euthanized because his body had just finally...

I have a question for you all. The third eyelid. I had a stray jump up on the window two weeks ago. She was malnourished and wormy, but negative for FeLV/FIV, had no fever and vet says the bloodwork didn''t indicate any illness. Her eyes were otherwise clear. I almost argued with him, because...

I bid, won and received my Purr Pad from a fellow seller on eBay and the cats love it!! You can take a look at it on Kitty-Cam (http://www.kittycam.net/). It's filled with cat nip and also included a little kitty pillow and ball with catnip. Great seller, and I'm probably going to buy more! Kris