I want to weigh my cats periodically. I have been shopping online for baby scales and pet scales. I have found mechanical scales for $50 to $60, and digital / electronic scales for $120 to $150 and up. My main concern is getting an accurate weight while my cat is moving around on the scale. ...

Any ideas where to look for an independent lab to test some cat food for nutrient content? Found a couple sites online that do FDA labels for people food, but those places are awfully expensive. Maybe I should call my local university vet hospital...? Thanks, Corey

I have a friend who is about to adopt a kitten I've been fostering, but I've made one of my conditions that she agree NOT to get the kitten declawed. Her current cat is declawed (not by her) and she's worried about there being a defensive disparity between the two. I have one cat who is declawed...

On Tue, 7 Jun 2011 08:50:47 -0700 (PDT), Lord_Alex wrote: Hello all, I'm new to the group and somewhat new to raising cats (I had cats as a kid 10 years ago). At the end of April I decided my house was too empty, so I went to the local animal shelter and adopted two...

It has been a while since I have had a kitten. My kitten is about 5 months old and I notice when she is sleeping that her breathing and heart beat is very rapid. She has been to the vet and all is fine with her - no underlying medical issues. She was spayed about a month ago. So do the breathing...

Hello, I'm fairly new here but I just wanted some advice about my 16 year old cat Spot? He's still quite a mobile, vocal cat but he's unable to eat pretty much anything without throwing it up a few minutes later; have tried Fancy Feast tuna, Dine, Whiskas wet food, and just plain old Coles brand...

Does anyone else have a cat who goes nuts over the smell of Altoids? I have a friend who eats Altoids. When she comes over, my cat goes nuts - he goes to her and starts nuzzling around her pockets very persistantly trying to find the source of the smell. It's gotten to the point that even if she...

I am interested to hear your opinion on my cat, Phantom. He is a 6 year old DSH, neutred male. Indoors cat mostly (if he is outside I am watching him), and has not been outside since September. About a month ago I noticed a change in his behaviour; he seemed to play less and then he began pacing...

Please help I adopted a 4.5-5.5 week old kitten on friday since then she has only used the litter box 5 times 2 times were #2 and 3 times were #1 she sleeps all the time her little eyes are watering and all nasty been cleaning with a warm wet paper towel I made the mistake of giving her cows milk...

I am very sorry to have to report that my favorite cat, "B-K" that I picked up as a yearling in a Burger King parking lot on the day before Thanksgiving in 2004, passed away last night at 11 PM. He died of liver failure from something poisonous that he ingested, probably last Tuesday. Cats keep...

I just applied a Frontline Plus dose to my cat a few hours ago. It could be my imagination, but it seems now that he's feeling a little funky, kind of like he did after getting his vaccinations - maybe a 24 hr thing. Is this normal - it makes sense, since youre literally applying an insecticide...

Not really bragging, some people spend lots more in other ways on their pets. I like to spend at the front end. Purina is enforcing their ban against selling Veterinary Diets Oral Care without a prescription. So $44 is the black market price for a $32 bag. What other food/treat options are...

mhmm, jupe is pregn'e i let her out long as she knows who opened the door for the dick (oh bigbad oh) i want to get my hands on the small round tabby that got her knocked up this little cute tabby kept coming around, jupe had turned white hot in heat I EVEN SEEN IT IN A DREAM, my little black cat...

There is a sweet cat I am interested in at the shelter. The cat looks emaciated. She is sickly right now and is not very energetic, but she is eating and I hope she will put on weight. If the cat gains weight and starts appearing to be healthier, I wonder if she will be plagued with health...

I've been out of town, visiting my daughter and her family, and attending my granddaughters university graduation. . . that's the good part. My daughter's cat, Cleo, started peeing in corners of the room with her litterbox, and on the rug in the foyer. This may have started when they acquired a...

I've been reading the benefits of feeding cats real meat (which makes sense, since they're not as omnivorous as dogs). It occured to me that perhaps a nice treat for our cats would be a little chunk of salmon or tuna bought at our local Sushi bar. Are there any considerations I should use in...

I have a female calico that hates my husband! She loves me. She enjoys cuddling with me and my oldest daughter. However, she is not fond of my youngest and hates my husband. We adopted her and her brother as kittens. They were from a feral mom. The male is fine for the most part. He is...

Have 2 cats, male & female. All of a sudden, like a screeching halt, after months of eating any hard food of any price level I gave them, they suddenly refuse to eat anything at all except soft food. A few days ago we couldn't find the stash of hard food we had on hand, and picked up a small can...

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...

Hi, Our 2 year old tabby Jinx hurt himself somehow during the night and I was hoping for some advice, specifically whether we should take him to the vet. I figure pictures speak louder than words so I took a closeup of the wound: http://krystek.net/JinxCut It's on the back of his neck, and is a...