My poor Boo is about a year old; we adopted him about six months ago. He started having bloody, mucousy diarrhea about two months ago. We took him to the vet along with a feces sample. They said it was probably coccidia (he was a feral rescue kitten) and put him on antibiotics and Albon. He...

Hi, I went with my g/f and chose two kittens to join us in our home and we go to pick them up at the start of June (can't wait). However, we haven't had cats before but I am a cat lover and looking forward to bringing up a couple of kits! The problem is, there are still some kitten's left and we...

Two weeks ago I brought home our two new Bengal kittens - Jasper and Beau - they were 3 months old and when they left the breeder's home they were both healthy and playing happily. The kittens had just had their booster - when they had the first jab the breeder said they had 'stiff legs' for a...

My son called me to say he was worried about his girfriend's cat. Again. After what seemed like a pattern of poisoning incidents, the identification of several cat-toxic plants in the house, and the refusal to remove them, Max the cat hasn't eaten for three days and is curled in a ball in the...

I just read a posting that said (out of context) her tail was drooping like she was upset about something .........that brought me to thinking about if there is any universally accepted body language or vocal language that I should know about as a new owner in nine days and counting......such as...

(EXCLUDING A SICK CAT, LAYING ASIDE ILLNESSES) I get the distinct feeling that many of the people on here posting cat problems are not telling the whole story. You've done something TO that cat, and when a problem crops up, you get on here and play like you have no idea what happened. When you...

Coconut, Please provide an update on the diagnosis and condition of your cat. I know you planned to take him to a vet, but indicated that you are in an area where it was difficult to get the vet to take your cat in a timely manner. This sounded like an emergency to me, and I am very concerned --...

thanks in advance.

Well...I was at my cousin's house tonight..her daughter is 12 and had two strange stories... One was about some bizarre Chinese practice of "growing" cats in a bottle so that cat's body conforms to shape of bottle.. The other story was about a "mini cat" that is bred to be small..or they...

My local news just had a story that has been discussed here before - multiple microchip technology; scanners can't scan them all. The story recommends that you find out -before you chip- which manufacturers scanners are in use at your local shelters and vets. They also say that if your pet has a...

From some time now, my siamese cat has some problems with her skin. We took her to a vet and after lab analysis, she defined the problem to be some sort of a skin fungus (don't know if this is the medical term), which makes her constantly itch, and the cat basically scratches small parts of her...

Two nights ago, I found my cat, Peanut, wedged in the crux of a tree so tightly that he could not move. But he was wailing. I am not sure how long he was there. When I pulled him out, the lower half of his body was paralyzed. That began to get better the next morning. The next evening, I...

It was a narrow "V" that he apparently fell into. I don't know how long he was out here hanging by his midsection. Now his bottom half does not work. I don't think he broke his back because he can move his back legs move just a bit. I can feel him push a little with his back legs. I...

Um, yeah, I think someone took too much of their meds when they okayed this. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050513/od_afp/afpentertainmentchina_050513172212 The cat is fine, BTW. Still, not a good idea for a documentary, eh? -- -- ~kaeli~ Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you

As I said before, we've had a hard time getting Oreo and Gabe to play with any 'cat' toys. They don't like the balls with bells, the furry mice, the hanging ropes, anything with catnip... you get my drift! (Gabe does like laying on paper, never really figured that out) But, I'm happy to...

My husband and I would like to take our indoor-only cats out for the occasional wander. I know about harnesses and walking jackets, but I would rather not use something like Advantage if we only take them out a few times a week during good weather. I've read some unpleasant things about the...

I have recently adopted two 2 year old cats (bother and sister) from a cat rescue center. The sister is very shy but is affectionate and a good pet. The brother however is like a wild animal, he doesn't really like being stroked, he hardly ever purrs, and the only interaction he likes is chasing...

I hope you can help me! We live in a small, quiet nieghborhood and our 2 cats come and go as they please via a cat door. One of the cats has a compulsion to bring in bugs (moths and grasshoppers mostly) on a daily basis. I have locked the cat door until I can come up with a solution to the bug...

Louis the Bengal will attempt to eat anything that remotely resembles food. So far, this hasn't been an issue. Our own theory is that he fancies himself still wild, and scavenging, just to be contrary. The other night, I found him chewing on a capsule of 5-HTP that had fallen out of the bottle...

Tiger's a farm-cat. He lived in a feral colony in rural Indiana, and one summer my son, visiting his relatives, aged 5, picked him out as a cat we should get to know. We made the trip to collect my son and his new cat after a long vacation. We took the scenic route up above the Great Lakes, and...