Hi all, After my noticing increased urination, my 15 year old male DSH was just diagnosed with diabetes this morning (after blood and urine tests). He is still a healthy cat, so I guess he can't have had it for long. His coat is shiny, he is not underweight, and he is lively and playful. So, at...

Hi, I have 2 adolescent cats (about 22 weeks old) and they're going outside now. I wanted to get some kind of flea & tick control for them. My Vet recommended Frontline and said that the over the counter stuff could cause neurological damage. In reading about Frontline, I found some dogs that...

I took my cat to vet a week ago when I noticed a wound on leg. Cat had been hiding, so I suspected something was wrong. The vet opined it was from a cat fight, but it can't be as I always watched him when I let him out for limited periods. He gave him antibiotic. He continued hiding, and a...

We have three cats that live fairly peaceably in our 1200 square foot apartment. There is one exception, though: when they get hungry, they fight. OK, maybe "fight" is too strong of a word. Very specifically, our older female cat beats up on the two male cats when it's close to feeding time. She...

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Hi, I'm hoping someone can answer these questions! These are two different cats: 1. Generally speaking, how old can a queen be and still be going into heat and producing offspring? In other words, please God, is there such a thing as feline menopause??? :-/

I can't afford the premium brands right now, can anybody recommend a good & cheap scale for weighing a cat?

Hi All! Have just read the post about the cat that launched itself at a hanging wall rug/carpet and another poster's response about someone carpeting a wall with carpet leftovers for his cat. I had actually been thinking about doing this in my new home for some time and am wondering if anyone...

Our 4 year old had a catheter for urinary blockage. We brought him in early Wed morning...he had the catheter from then until Thursday around noon. The vet watched him for 24 hours and we took him home Friday evening. The problem now is whenever he has to urinate, he goes in the box....a...

Hi, all: I haven't posted to any of the .cats groups since we lost KitKat 3 years ago, but now I have a question.... On the 25th of May we discovered on the back stoop a frightened little kitten about 6 weeks old (said the vet). KitKat had taught us to obey, so there was no question about taking...

hi all, when my cat rubs on our legs wanting us to feed her, after a while of doing this, she drops to the floor and doesnt get off the floor until we walk to the kitchen, where she then gets up of the floor and hurries along behind us. does anyone know why she would do this? cheers

Anyone tried the Whiska's 'Temptations' hairball control cat snacks? I've unsuccessfully tried everything else I'm aware of or heard about here (anti-hairball food I've tried gives her diarrhea). BM problems? Other problems? I'm going to try Google later this morning. TIA --

Hi guys, I was grooming my cat (about 12 years old - indoor cat - white fur - apparent good health) when I noticed what I can only decribe as a round hard lump on the surface of her skin. It seems to be weeping a little. I have cleaned it and put Tea Tree Oil on it a few times. It reminds me of a...

http://www.richsoil.com/diatomaceous-earth.jsp I can testify that it is a good idea....it works.

I have two, and Pookie is about one year older than Bubba. Both females. I spoil them; they are house cats and do not roam outside. Recently, we took them to the vet to get their bottoms trimmed of long fur as they were having accidents in the litter pan. We got Pookie in the carrier alright,...

So far I have rebelled against my vet on this. Monday I took a stray tomcat that I am adopting to my vet for an examination, neutering, and treatment of his ailments. The vet wanted to wait to do the neutering until later. He gave him an ear treatment, a deworming pill, a rabies shot, a test for...

Please feel free to C&P if you feel strongly about this. ----------------------- I would like to see a law created that requires pet owners to secure their pets in harnesses or carriers when being transported, and not see dogs in particular allowed to have free access to the interior of cars, or...

We took my cat Cory in to be euthanized today. It was, as most of you understand, a very hard decision to make regarding the timing. But we think it was time. We took him outside before his appointment and, it was so sad, he just laid on his side with his head down in the grass as though he was...

I'm a new first time cat owner who adopted a nice 1 year old male who for the most part is very happy and contented but certainly likes to push the limits. Not knowing better,I allowed the cat to roam mostly wherever it wanted when it first came home but now he wants to get in the way in the...

snip questions about raw Feeding a raw diet entails much more than giving your cat a chicken thigh. Raw meat alone is not a balanced diet for a cat and can result in serious deficiencies which in turn can be harmful or deadly. Before attempting to feed such a diet you need to do some serious...