A company in California is offering people who are unable to make a full time commitment to a pet, the chance to rent a dog. For the equivalent of £49 a year, FlexPetz customers get to spend time with one of the company's Afghan Hounds, Labrador Retrievers or Boston Terriers. FlexPetz founder...

I just bought a Furminator brush for Hobbes today. I must say it sure got a lot of hair out. Hair was a-flyin'! I had to get the vacuum out after that. Hobbes seemed to enjoy being brushed. He laid on his side and purred while I brushed away. When it was time to do the other side, I merely...

My pussy got 3 tiny pieces of Monterey Jack that I was eating. I stopped her from eating more because I know adult cats may have trouble with milk. She seems to enjoy it.

So Sal is about 8 months old we figure. He has not yet been neutered. I was planning on having it done next week but now I am beginning to wonder. Would there be any harm in postponing the surgery a few months, maybe until January? My beloved and deceased Buddy was neutered fairly late in his...

My wife and I adopted two 12 week old kittens about a month ago. Initially, they were on MaxCat at the no-kill shelter where we got them. When we were shopping for supplies, a woman who owns a mom and pop pet store told us abotu Tiki Cat and how wonderful it is. We gave them a few cans and it was...

OK, here's a chance for you guys to really rush in and have a go at me! I expect a lot of abuse . . . but hopefully some people may lessen my fears. My two cats are four years old. From the age of 1 month to 12 months I used to brush their teeth with meat-flavoured toothpaste once a week. They...

Is it K Mart, Wal Mart, Target or big box pet stores? Now that gas is reasonalbe it may be worth it for me to drive to one of the stores to buy cat food. I used to get the 7 lb. Purina One but it seems expensive lately.

Hi everyone - I hope you don't mind, but I thought I'd offer up a deal here. I have 20 12.5 oz. cans of Wellness Cat Food that I cannot use. There are 9 cans of chicken and 11 cans of turkey. They are brand new and never opened. I also have 11 cans of Hills Prescription Diet ID food and 1 can...

Is it a virus? How contagious is it? Is one drink from the same water bowl likely to be enough to catch it? Is a cat that catches it likely to die within two months, while the carrier lives on? Thanks for any answers.

I've been owned by cats all my life and have never had this problem before now. The problem started when we rescued Hunter and he was kept in the upper three bedrooms, bathroom and hall (we installed a door at the end of the hall to keep him in and the other cats out). He was an intact tom for...

She showed up at our door about a year ago, when she was just a kitten, visited us regularly, and soon decided she'd like to move in with us. I ended up canceling many planned vacations on a short notice, just to be home to take care of her. She doesn't like to be picked up by anyone, but in every...

This weekend we noticed our white/black *indoor* cat had a patch of his hair missing from his head just over the right eyelid. It appeared as a nail scratch from our other more agressive cat as they play fight sometimes. I applied some peroxide on a q-tip to the area. The next day, the area turned...

My cat seems to have flutd. Howell says to acidify the urine, give the cat ammonium chloride. Anyone have any ideas on how to use that? I imagine I could add it to the drinking water. The taste might put him off though. Adding it to fish might be better, as messing with his water sounds like a...

I isn't Christmas in the Crews' household until we humiliate the cats! ; http://www.possibleplaces.com/2007_Card/ Meowy Kiss-a-mouse all! -- Hugs, CatNipped

My daughter's cat, now 10 months old, has become almost unbearable. When we first got Yoshi at 6 weeks, she was very loving. Even after her spaying a few weeks later, her personality was great. Although she's always been partial to my daughter, she used to jump up in my lap to be petted. We know...

Most everyone on this board has been very helpful and friendly. I thought I should introduce myself before I go into the latest episode we are experiencing with Max. My husband and I have two - going on three cats now. We also have some birds. Our pets are more like our children, really. We do not...

Dr. Lewis just called, and I am beside myself. NOW I can definitely cry and throw fits, but happy ones. We caught it so early there is no sign of cancer. It IS a mammary tumor after all, but it is benign. She said they do change and it might have changed over time, so we just have to watch...

Hi Due to a pending car trip, I'm trying to acclimate Bubba the 25Lb Maine Coon to a harness and leash so that he can have an occasional break from the carrier without me having to chase him around the rest stop. I got a harness from the Pet Labyrinth that is designed for a small-medium dog...

....besides a biopsy, that is. (I'm currently unemployed, and we can't afford an exam right now for Tiger, let alone any surgery or testing.) So while I'm worrying, I wonder whether there's some other way to get a feel for what the lump could be. It's about nickel-sized though oblong, above the...

Bad. He was limping yesterday, rear left leg. It didn't appear to be a saddle clot since it was warm and looked more like it hurt than that he couldn't use it. Off to the specialty vet. By way of review, he wouldn't eat two weeks back, the vet found abnormal liver enzymes and a huge blocked...