My cat - an abandoned stray - is truely lovable towards me in the middle of the night and first thing in the morning. We always thought she hated my husband and all men (as displayed by her action of running out of the door and away to hide everytime) but today I was with her in the morning and...

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...

My friend's cat (male, healthy & not overweight)has been diagnosed with (the first visit to the Vet's)a 'sorta' cold and that the cat was probably fighting it off on its own so no drugs advised. Two weeks later (2nd visit to same vet)antibiotics were administered as symptoms - runny right eye...

I have just adopted an (approx) 2 year old cat called Lily from my local Cat's Protection League shelter. I've had her for a week now and am becaming increasingly worried about her behavior. It seems that everytime she eats anything, immediately afterwards she becomes absolutely hyperactive. She...

A vet recently recommended that I get food for my cats marketed as having teeth-cleaning properties. She mentioned that these foods have an enzyme in them that breaks down the plaque on their teeth. The fact that they'll only eat regular Friskies aside, I tried giving them Friskies Dental Diet,...

For growing cat grasses for kitties to eat, the small little pots I've tried are not working that well. Some tip over when the cat is nibbling. Others grow only a small amount -- the grass doesn't last long. Sometimes it yellows. Has anyone successfully planted a large amount indoors so that...

I just recently discovered a piece of stool sticking out of my cat's butt. It's like she has trouble passing or something? So we tried to remove the protuding part. The outermost was stool and then there was what looks like alot of furr wrapped around what looks potentially like undigested...

I discovered a lump on Amber's tail (near the base) last week -so- off to the vet again. Last night she had a cyst removed. She is home now but not too happy. The base of her tail is shaved on one side and she appears to be a bit uncomfortable when she sits down. -MIKE

Both of my cats have decided that they prefer to sleep on newspapers. I spread the papers out on the couch and love seat and that's what they like - the messier the better! It's a good thing I am not a neat freak. -MIKE

Here is a listing of animal rescue group Web Sites helping with the evacuation or rescue of animals in the fire zones in California. If anyone wishes to add to it feel free. http://www.noahswish.org http://www.azhumane.org http://www.sdhumane.org http://www.escondidohumanesociety.org From...

The vet prescribed an antihistamine called cyproheptadine for Kato and she responded immediately by eating a sizable amount of kibble and tuna and some juice from a couple of cans of tuna. I don't know why an antihistamine stimulates appetite in cats but at this point I don't care. I just hope...

This has happened twice. The cat in question is the only pet in the household. She is very docile and playful (mixed breed). She loves new people or visitors and sidles up to them and plays with them. Absolutely very social. Not declawed but does not scratch in attack, has never bitten anyone...

Hi All, We (Me and the wife) have 2 cats, we got Fudge (the oldest, 2 and a half years old) when she was a kitten, in February of this year we decided to get another cat to keep Fudge company while we were at work. So we went to the local RSPCA shelter and got Zoe(1 year old), now they did take a...

This poor cat. This week he was feeling poorly again - and was trying to poop but couldn't - all day Sunday. I nursed him and fed him all kinds of things to help lubricate him, and he passed yet *another* hard furball yesterday. All I can think is that he has a massive dense furfall in his...

There have been several threads regarding Pet Insurance and whether it is worth it to purchase or not. I have recently had a very negative experience with PetCare Pet Insurance (petcareinsurace.com). I purchased the senior plan for my Pomeranian and paid the monthly premiums. When my dog became...

For your responses to my post about our cat's tumor. My husband is feeling much better about it today and we are going to call the vet for an estimate as soon as they open. I also decided to check with another vet in our area. I was really dissappointed with our vet yesterday - she didn't really...

I'm posting on behalf of a neighbor who's training her cat to eat canned food instead of dry food. She simply won't touch canned food, I mean the cat not my neighbor. The cat hasn't eaten anything in 3 days -- meows a lot! My neighbor tried mixing dry & canned, but the cat would simply eat whatever...

Hi - We found a rather large lump on our 9 yr old cat's shoulder this weekend, and took her to the vet today. Five minutes, $42, and a quick pinch of the lump and the vet said we needed surgery to remove it, and probably a biopsy. We also need pre-op bloodwork due to her age. I used to be a vet...

I've have two cats who are are brothers, (Max and Clyde) for the last two years. Recently Max ran away. During this time Clyde cried and whined alot and became extremely close to me. Finally after two weeks of searching I found Max. I would have thought that when I brought both brothers back...

I recently took in a homeless cat that someone dumped near my home. He's relatively young, probably less then 2 years Im told. I had him fixed and checked out by a local vet. He's in good health. My problem is, when he uses the litter box, which he does several times a day, it stenches up my whole...