A friend of mine has a female cat who is around 14 years old and was recently diagnosed with diabetes. He & his wife had another female, much younger, who was diagnosed several years ago and passed away soon after. They could never get her regulated, she was constantly being rushed to the 24...

Halloween Safety Tip for Cats Cursed with the reputation of being witches' helpers, reincarnated evil spirits and bringing bad luck, the black cat has become symbolic of Halloween, making this one of the most dangerous times of the year for the feline. Each Halloween a small number of black...

I have a litter of foster kittens, about 8-9 weeks old. I was just upstairs playing with them, and one of the kittens was making all these digestive noises, like gurgling sounds. I looked to see if he had anything leaking out of his butt, didn't see anything. He was playing and acting normal. ...

Thought I'd just post a quick message about how things turned out with the strays I've been working with. The little black and white guy with the severe URI went to a no kill shelter and was adopted two days later. The brown tabby with the degloved chin and FIV finally tested negative for FIV and...

I have a recent addition to my home (4 year old girl that I got about 3 months ago), and she's shedding EVERYWHERE! It's not just because it's Spring; she's been shedding tons since I got her (in the middle of winter). She is an american shorthair, but seems to have a much thicker coat than my...

my cat has mild fleas. have combed her and found maybe a dozen at best and going to be attempting to bath her with dr. bronnes castile soap tomorrow. however, a couple days ago, she scooted across the floor when i got home, adding additional worries now when i thought i was making progress. she is...

I brought Tiger (female, 14 1/2 years old) & Otto (male, 5 years old) to the vet on Friday. I had felt a lump on Tiger's underside recently and wanted to have her checked out. I had been taking her to the same vet for the past 7 years but was never really happy with him, so I decided to go to...

I am appalled. This jerk is no friend to cats and obviously has no ethics as evidenced by his blatant promotion of lies and distortions. Megan From: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/25/ED279186.DTL Individual Rights

I'm looking for recommendations on a good cordless clipper to cut the hair of a (very impatient) cat. He has very thick fur and must be trimmed once or twice a year (especially for the summer months), but he's fidgety and won't stand still for two minutes without throwing a tantrum. For that...

I just applied "Soft Paws" to 2 of my 3 cats for the 1st time today. I was amazingly easy to do (with a little help from my wife). I was surprised at how quickly they adjusted tot hem. They did not lick or bite at them and have been going about their normal business for several hours now. Good...

Martha, my 5 year old domestic long hair mix likes to hang out on the balcony, and specifically perched on the 4 inch ledge. The ledge she prefers is over concrete, about 12 feet to the ground. She is not calm while hanging out on the ledge, but restless, looking over the edge like she is...

Is anyone familiar with some kind of indoor Christmas lights that are cat proof? My friend would like to put lights on the tree in her condo but her cat persists in trying to eat them. I believe she is using the LED lights. I'm not sure if a cat could actually break one of those and ingest...

Wow, intriguing picture of a cat that looks like yoda in cat version, to check this photo got to the below link! Oh and this picture is real! no gimmicks! http://xs133.xs.to/xs133/08460/yoda793.jpg

Any ideas on what can cause both of my cats to start drooling? It's not a lot of drool, but just a single drop that's slowly dripping out of the side of their mouths. I noticed it first in my 9 year old, Kotyo, yesterday afternoon. About 2 hours after he ate, I went to pet him and his lower jaw...

I was considering doing cat sitting to make some extra money this summer as well as get even more involved in helping cats. There appears to be a big need for it and with my love of cats I figured why not. What does everyone else think? It seems that doing stuff like this is getting to be the...

Well, Kitty really went downhill yesterday, Saturday...in the A.M. her left leg gave out..she was limping. Took her to the vet for her quartizone shot.. He watched her walk around, now she was more flat-footed. He said it was all related to the liver tumor, said that it was cancerous because if...

We've now had Marbles 2 weeks. He's a darling, sweet kitty that purrs all the time, potties where he's supposed to, doesn't have any horrible habits but...my original kitties, Scottie and Abbey, are horrified of him. We kept Marbles confined to two rooms for about 4 days when we first got...

Dear Megan and Mary, Many Thanks for taking so much of your time and your trouble to help me make my two cats friends for life. I really appreciate all your help. After reading your posts under "O'Malley-Hercules & Xena......." and Mary's email, I have done some thinking. First of all, even before...

My wife and I are retired and our cat recently died and we want to get another. We have had several in the past years and we really want an affectionate cat that will sit on our laps while we watch TV or read. Not all cats will do this, some are friendly but skittish and will not sit on your lap...

Hi all - Thanks for 'being' with me during the trials of Millie's illness. On the weekend things were great - her appetite returned and she was chowing down on food and apparently her personality was coming back. The vet mentioned that there were some more sores appearing on her back that he was...