First of all, thanks to all who regularly post here! Especially to the person who responded to the question about kitty constipation - I got rid of the clay litter and my 19-year-old Kiki is doing much better! Now then, I have her on thyroid medication (overactive) and she is doing well after 3...

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...

I just read another poster mention giving her cat a drumstick bone to chew on. I used to give that to my cats, but a vet told me it wasn't good for them - he said slivers could become impaled in the mouth, throat, or even puncture the stomach or intestines. None of my cats had never had a problem...

So... So I've had Marigold for a week and 3 days now. Marigold is getting fustrated being cooped up in my room (and so am I because she is Meowing at the early hours of the morning!). If I let whiskers in my room, she tolerates Marigold as long as Marigold does not get within 3 feet of whiskers...

I am depressed and in need of advice about a urinating cat! I adopted a male neutered Balinese/Siamese mix a year ago. He is now about 3 years old. The reason he was given up was because "the boyfriend didn't like cats." When I brought him home, I placed him on my bed and he began to urinate on...

We got 2 new kittens a couple months ago. They are 4 months old now. A few weeks ago, we suddenly realized we had severe fleas. We had the vet flea bath them and he sold us Frontline. Right at the same time, we flea bombed the house but it was only partially effective. So, we applied the...

I posted this message at another cat newsgroup and got two helpful replies. I am posting it here (much larger) to see what else I can learn. I'm moving from my apt to another place across town in a week and will be taking my two cats, Dan-Dan (male, at least 12yrs old) and Whitey (female, around...

I just got back from my vet & thankfully, my "real" vet was there but it's really bad news. He could feel tumors on his kidney and said by the bloodwork he appears to be in kidney failure. He kept him to put him on IV's and take xrays, etc. He's lost 1.3 lbs. in only 9 days. I can go visit...

its not new, but it's worse I have used feliway gotten new toys and rotate them, play with her several times a day,,,making sure to do longer session in evening she's always feed before we go bed, has both dry and canned food & fresh water Sam is given lots of loving

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

My 13 yo cat Ginger has been vomiting and showing a lack of appetite for 2 -3 days. The vet checked her and ran a blood panel. All chem was normal except for an elevated (very) CPK enzyme. She has no other symptoms, is being social and even playing. The vet suspects toxoplasmosis. He is...

I picked up 2 young (~5 months) domestic short hair cats 3 weeks ago and they do periodically clean themselves, but they never seem to do so right after using the litter box. This becomes more of a problem when a cat is having soft stools as a small amount tends to stick around on the cat's rear...

His dermatologist appointment was today. This vet is very very thorough in both her examination and taking his history by asking questions. Based on his history plus what she saw, she didn't believe it to be caused by a bacterial skin infection, which is common, but he does have a secondary...

Good News! Do you know how simple it is to go to Heaven after this life has ended? Some people believe that belonging to a local church, temple, mosque or synagogue will get them to Heaven.

Hi. I have a cat whose diabetes was until recently manageable through diet. He started to lose weight so I took him to see the veterinarian. She told me that his blood sugar was high enough that dietary intervention alone wasn't going to be good enough - that he'd require insulin. I left my...

Ozzy is still doing good with the chickens. When they all run at him at once he gets a little nervous. Now I have to break in 2 other cats and a dog.. what a lot of work this is. Sorry I havent been around, My computer was took over by spyware and adware and really got messed up. Take care, Judy

From: Laura R. I neither particularly like nor desire children, which means that I am very fortunate not to have them. There is absolutely nothing about your life that will ever inspire envy in me, you bitter, sagging frump. People w/o children usually respond to other people in the manner...

Is Royal Canin widely accepted as a high quality, premium cat food? If it matters, I am referring specifically to the Sensible Choice Chicken Meal & Rice Formula (adult). Thanks in advance!

In case you haven't been following, I started Tucker on a new, canned food only diet to help him lose weight. (Long story short, my vet gave me poor information and he gained 5 pounds in 8 months!) He's been on the diet almost 6 weeks and is doing great! He's lost 1 lb. 10 oz. so far! Initially,...

I read your story, I like it :) Cute and written with much feeling, lol I could almost see the bite marks on the handles. I'm reading the rest now :) You Sammy seems alot like my Squirrel who is a handful but is already 3. lol look what you have to look forward too.