Obese cats can predispose to Diabetes, Hepatic Lipidosis and arthritis. FREE CHOICE FEEDING THE main reason for feline obesity (as well as obesity in other mammals) is the consumption of too much food. Deny it all you want, it is a fact. What we should do. Feed two to six small portions daily...

(Buddha is a severely hyperthyroid 10-year-old fat tuxedo cat who has fainting spells, who had an ultrasound of her heart a week or so ago, which was healthy, and is now on Tapazole and a beta blocker, for new people.) Her heart rate is ranging between 160 and 180 bpm now, (it was 300+) and she is...

Sammy finally has no more concerns with those pesky ovaries. The local animal rescue group sponsored a spay day for cats this past Friday and I got Sammy done for a mere $20. We also took the recently abandoned female, Hobo, that was taken in by my neighbor to get fixed. When I told her new...

I have had this cat for about 2 years & the best cat in the world so far She has medium long hair . This summer the hair that comes off this cat is to much to bear . If she rubs next to my pant leg it is covered in hair if she gets in my lap i get totaly covered in hair . The floors and furniture...

In May I adopted a 7 year old male cate from a shelter and it turns out he has stomatitis. Web searches haven't revealed a ton of info about treatment - it seems to vary a lot from situation to situation. Any personal experiences with a cat that has this whether your pet or your feline patient?...

Hi everyone, I've had this feral femal cat living in my back yard. Looooong story short. We fed her. She hung around. We trapped her and had her fixed. That was a month ago. Still hanging around. Problem...landlords return soon. Won't tolerate another cat even one that just hangs outside. ...

I just got a new rescue kitten today. She has a yuck brown, shiny, hard, oval - thing - on her shoulder. It's about the size of a small pea but elongated. An engorged tick maybe?????????? If it's a tick should I try to remove it or should I just treat it with Frontline and hope it dies and falls...

in article , BrandyÂ*Â*Alexandre at wrote on 8/24/04 7:50 PM: I've been concerned about Kami's approaching dental because of her CRF, heart murmur, etc., and her previous vet not wanting to do it. But I took her in today and the vet...

Does anyone remember this guy who is literally trying to become a cat. Now he wants to surgically alter himself to walk on all fours. Now this guy is strange and obsessive! http://et.tv.yahoo.com/tv/2004/08/20/catmanvh1/

For those that are curious, Icarus got his FELV/FIV test done today and it was negative. He also got his shots as well but I was told that he was a real firecracker with the doctor and the vet techs. He is 8 months old (although they also told me a second time he was 7 months old). They had trouble...

3 weeks ago I adopted two 4-5 month old kittens (male and female from same litter) from an animal shelter. They had already been spayed/neutered and the shelter said that the tests for all 3 deadly cat virus (includ FeLV) came back negative. At the time the cats were sniffling a little, but I was...

equalizer wrote in message ... I told you I'd post some pictures of the Friendly Fence gate when I got my camera fixed. Here they are -- as you can see, there's no problem getting a mower in here. And it's also plenty good at keeping big bad ...

I took Jackie to the Pro Vets today and we had a consult with the dentist. As an aside, all signs are that the WBC count (high polys) indicates that she does not have leukemia but does have a chronic infection, which we know. Her mouth is, in layman's terms, a mess. All the teeth need to...

I heard to day on National Public Radio that the North Carolina State University School of Veterinary Medicine now has the ability to perform MRIs on cats and dogs. The cost is $1,200.00 and the clip I heard makes it sound like that would be full body. IAMs helped with funding. Since the vet...

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "KellyH" artfully composed this message within news:YtbRc.90177$8_6.27319@attbi_s04 on 07 Aug 2004: I started doing some research about giardia and came across some claims that virgin coconut oil can kill giardia. ...

Hello, I took my 9-year-old cat to the vet today because she's been biting at the base of her tail. She also has some red skin and scabs along her spine near the base of the tail. I assumed flea allergy - she has been going outside occasionally after three years indoors, so she is definitely...

Well the old boy is home. OK, the state of his FIV won't be fully known until his western blot is back probably next Monday. He's on tapazole for the thyroid. As it turns out he has a sludge-like buildup in his gallbladder. Choleocystitis (sp) is what they said. His enzymes are all out of...

Since we've been talking about shedding, I have a question. I noticed my little short-haired tortie girl had two mats in her coat today. One I was able to break up with my fingers, but the other one I had to cut out. I gave her a thorough brushing afterwards. I've never seen a...

Hey all -- unusual problem here, looking for advice. Our poor boy, a lovely sphynx, has been losing weight for 3 months, until you can see every vertebra, even in his tail. The vets said he was diabetic, and prescribed special food and Glipizide medicine. He's taking the medicine and shunning the...

I need some food information for cats with Oxalate stones. I read somewhere that cats with Struvite crystals should eat a meat based diet and cats with Oxalate stones should eat a plant based diet. I was always under the impression that plant based diets weren't very good for cats so now I'm...