Still using Sterilite boxes for litter boxes. Using the kind with clear and shiny smooth sides, apparently they never get dirty (or if they do, they don't stay dirty). Also using Arm & Hammer Essentials Natural cat litter. It doesn't clump very well, but it's light and genuinely dust free. One...

A very good friend of mine who has taken over running our local shelter decided to try EAN (?). She asked me what I thought of it and since I have had no personal experience with it (my vet/boss doesn't believe in it) I told her what I had heard from people in these groups. Some here have said...

Hello, Last night something strange happened to one of my cats. He was perfectly fine within an hour, so I don't know if what happened was "normal." This cat is 4 1/2 years and has never had health problems. I heard him gagging as with a hairball. He rarely has hairballs, but it didn't seem...

SOURCE: Lowell Sun, 1/29/05 Pet-food firm company to close Lowell plant After more than four decades in Lowell, the Old Mother Hubbard plant will stop producing its pet food by June, leaving 100 workers without jobs. The family-owned company has struggled to make the operation more efficient,...

Wow! I think I started this thread...at least the most recent incarnation of it a while back, on Sept. 2. I appreciate all the input and suggestions. Consensus was to get a pair of cats, and, if possible, have some sort of screened enclosure so they could venture out, get fresh air, etc. That's...

Hi, I am a registered vet tech and also a 2nd year vet student and I have "Simon" who I have fostered since he was 3 weeks old and was found in a dumpster by some clients at our emergency clinic where I work. He is a DLH although I am starting to suspect he is mixed with Maine Coon as he has...

I just got 2 new cats. One has been hiding in the closet since Sunday night. I now have her litter box and food and water in there but it's all untouched. How worried should I be? Should I close the closet door so that it feels totally safe for a while?

Jakeeisks wrote: So, to give my other cats some breathing room during the day, enter packaging tape. I put the bully cat's leg in a sling for an hour, maybe twice a day. Alternating legs, to help prevent strain at first. The tape goes around the back of its head and around one or the other...

Do veterinarians in Ontario (Canada) require a special permit or license to perform pet euthanisa at home?

my kitty, ebony, is 25 years old. no lie. he was my cat when i was in high school. I graduated in 1983, and left for college. he was loved and cared for (obviously well) my my parents for the next two decades. my mom passed in 2001, and when my dad died last september, he became my cat...

Hi, Im looking for a good place to buy a cheap and cool cat tree online (US), does anybody know of a such a place? Thx, Matt

Hi all, My cat is about 2 1/2 years, and in the last couple of months he's started to claw and chew on the carpeted stairs. He mainly goes after the top stair, and since we have a split-level house that's 3 stairs in all that he is absolutely hell-bent on destroying. He's constantly clawing (as...

Our 11 year old cat has lost about 2 lbs in the past 6 months and just recently is becoming more tired and listless. Has anyone seen these symptoms below and what was your cat's diagnosis and solution? Over the past Year: She used to be 16 - 17 lbs and now is about 13.5 to 14 lbs. This loss of...

This Society is working toward spreading the Authentic Classical Yoga to world with the scientific approach in modern way, to have practical adaptability in today's generation of a fast and advanced culture. We at UYLS have enduringly believed that a place like us can exist that is totally...

Cat is 18 lb. Should be 15. How many calories a day does he need to attain and maintain 15 lb.? I think he needs to be on senior food too. He's 11 years old, neutered, not too active. Won't go outside unless door is open for quick retreat - can't do that in the summer with the a/c on. No...

Hi everybody, I've read some old threads about this, but with new glucometers always on the market I thought I'd ask again. My cat, Rusty, spent the night in the ER vet's because he went extremely hypoglycemic yesterday (20). He's still in the regulation stage and has been taking a rather large...

Help! I'm at my wit's end. A family of 4 feral cats has been living in my parents' front yard for the last 6 months --- I'll call them Mama Cat, Daddy Cat, and Big Sister and Little Sister (their 2 female offspring). My mother feeds them every day, but we want to get them "fixed" and vaccinated for...

I've just given Meep her monthly Stronghold dose. Normally, she licks her lips, runs around a bit, tries to lick the spot, pouts and is fine. Tonight though, she's acting strangely, but I don't know how much of it is because I might have caught her half asleep; I'm also a bit concerned that I...

I am distraught. I took my 8 year old male cat (Bon-sai) to our vet two years ago for what I perceived to be a neurological problem. I noticed that he had become clumsy, and the vet told me that he was obese and that that was the problem. I was a bad pet owner and didn't get him to lose the weight....

Grow the **** up. Note that I'm removing the no archive header from this post JUST SO THE ENTIRE WORLD CAN SEE THAT I THINK YOU ARE A ****ING IDIOT. Stupid jackass. Laura