How many times a day do you all feed your cats? My cats seem to be less interested in breakfast but down their dinner with no problem. They get a 5.5 oz can per meal and some dry. They are 6 and 2, very active and have great check-ups. Barb

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...

Okay, looks like our cat may have emergency surgery for mega colon as soon as we can find a surgeon. Our regular vet says it looks like she has an old injury, a broken pelvis, or a congenital problem that makes her pelvic area much smaller than it should be. For whatever reason, things have...

Symptom: My male tabby woke up while I was watching him. His head tilted from side to side like a see-saw, fast and beyond his control seemingly...maybe a dozen times. He wasn't distressed, nor did his behavior seem to change since. Maybe it was a stroke? Could it be kidney related? The very...

Jupiter is fine, I just walked in the door, she's in there eating. They gave her a tattoo; I've never heard this mentioned on here. I have list of 6 vets in my area that will give her a free post exam in a couple of weeks, Ill try get her booster in the same visit. She shed a little hair, I...

Just wondering if anyone has creative ideas for what to do with old cat litter that has been reused for months on end... We have four boxes and use clumping litter with sifting pan liners. Every week we sift out the clumpy bits, add a generous sprinkle of deodorizer to the box, and top off with...

Alex was recently off his food for a couple of days, so my vet suggested that I try (canned) Pro-Plan (for the sake of its ostensible palatability), which I did. He seemed to like a few of the flavors. However, in looking at the labels, it lists by-products amongst the first four ingredients of...

Hello, This is my first time posting here. We have 3 cats, one is 12, one is 7, and one is 2. I am writing about the 2 year old. Her name is Aster and she's mixed but looks like a Blue Russian. She is thin to me (7-8 lbs) but is very small-framed too. Anyway, since she was a kitten, she often...

He doesn't eat a whole lot anyway but this morning he wouldn't eat his normal ProlPlan Salmon and Rice (wet). Nor would he eat his favoirte dry food (Royal Canin #26 I think). Worse, he wouldn't eat the yellow Temptations - everyone's favorite. I was going to post this morning but instead I took...

It is my favorite free graphics viewer. But, for years now, the default icon for IrfanView is an image of a run-over cat. You can even change to a similar icon that shows the tire treads. As much as I like the software, I am concerned that icon sends the wrong message, especially to children. A...

As I mentioned in a previous post, a cat in my neighborhood visits my home regularly once or twice a day. I have checked around, she doesn't belong to anyone. She started coming to relax on our 3rd floor apartment's back-porch (which is very quiet, good view, many cushioned chairs!). Later I...

Hello, After spending almost a grand, there seems to be not one Vet in Canada that would diagnose this problem with our cat. He moves his head from left to right frequently with a chewing motion. I know it is hard to explain but I'll try ... Imagine a human vigourously chewing gum and at the...

Does anyone know a site that would tell me who belongs to a social security number? -MIKE

I was just looking thru the private party adoption web site at www.k9adopt.org, when I happened upon this: a rescued/stray female gray & black tiger was up for adoption with her litter which consisted of 3 typical tiger gray & black kittens and a 'Siamese looking one". I scrolled down and was a...

Back in May I trapped and had neutered, shots, etc several strays. One of them I kept (Bonnie) several of them are still eating here (attracting possums now, too dammit). A black and white longish haired boy has changed in the last couple of days. He used to be very skitterish and ran when I put...

Hello, I am not sure if this is the correct NG to post to, but if somebody could answer - that would be great. Currently my wife and I are looking for a cat. We have narrowed it down to either a ragdoll or a siberian. Both seem to be good candidates. Now it's just a matter of deciding which one....

I had to put my cat Shelia to sleep today. It was very sad. She was coming along. Then crashed on Sun. and there was no coming back. I was glad I had time to say good-by. But I'm pretty sad over it. The vet and I are friends and I have confidence in his judgment. Thanks to everyone here for all...

Greetings All, I have a 5 year old neutered male cat who is a very special part of our family. Monday morning, we noticed strange behaviour - not eating, lifeless, depressed, glassy eyes, etc. He also urinated outside his litterbox which he has never done before. We monitored him over the next...

This is not all that important but: I bought some sliced turkey at the grocery deli for $4.99/lb and my cats loved it when I gave them a few bites. We ate it all that day. I bought the same brand the next day (cuz I ran out) from a different grocer for $2.99/lb and my cats turned their noses up...

Grow the **** up. Note that I'm removing the no archive header from this post JUST SO THE ENTIRE WORLD CAN SEE THAT I THINK YOU ARE A ****ING IDIOT. Stupid jackass. Laura