Just brought my cat home after dental cleaning and having an absessed tooth pulled. The vet said her breathing would sound congested from her having a tube down her throat. Indeed her breathing sounds like she has a very loud congested purr (but there is no purr). The doctor didn't say how...

Sammy has now lost 15 ounces - just a few more and she'll be at her desired weight. She's more active too (I know how even a little bit of excess weight "weighs" me down, so I think she's just feeling springier). Jessie's lost 6 ounces and she too is now at her desired weight. Demi has stayed...

So, Meep had a mild cystitis attack recently. She'd continually go to the litterbox, do nothing, but without the distress and urgency of previous attacks where she had crystals and was blocked. Recently, she's lost some weight as well. Blood tests showed slightly elevated glucose, slight liver...

I took in a stray semi-feral cat over 2 months ago. She lived for 6 weeks in our basement separated from my other 2 male cats. The other 2 cats knew something was going on and could sense the new cat behind the door and occasionally heard her. When it was time to introduce the new cat to the...

I have a neutered male Himalayan about 11 years old. I adopted him a couple of years ago and he is a sweetheart of a cat! Never complains, never acts out. Recently he has been trying to spray- I think..I took him to the vet and she said he had the start of a bladder infection (UTI) and gave me...

Ok, now that we're back in the US, I'd been hoping that the greater variety of wet cat foods would mean there'd be more varieties of healthy foods for Meep to eat. Instead, it seems to be providing more varieties of healthy foods for Meep to turn her nose up at. Any suggestions as to healthy...

Well, it figures that since last week I had a scare with the new kitten, this week it was my older cat's turn. He had a cystitis flare-up today. It was very scary. In addition to the usual running to the litterbox every 10 minutes, straining, leaving blood in the box, he was also panting,...

Hi, When it's a hot day, in the upper 80s/lower 90s what is the best way to cool off your cats. My house is not air conditioned but I do have a fan. Is it okay to wipe them down with a damp wash cloth? Spray them with a mister? I know they won't be happy about it at first but will it help...

Smelled like a fart. I didn't fart but the cat was in the room.

As I posted earlier, I am taking in a stray cat that we found. I had the cat tested for leukemia and FIV and she is negative. She was tested one week after we caught her and brought her inside. My question is, should I have her tested again? Meaning, how quickly does something show up in a...

I finally broke down and bought a Roomba (automatic vacuum). The first thing I have to do is find a clear spot against a wall, plug in the docking station, and let the Roomba charge for 16 hours or so. Once it starts charging, you aren't supposed to do anything with it until it's done. No more...

I wrote a while back about Archer breaking his leg. I didn't know he was using his litter box when I hit the garage door opener and he panicked at the sound, went flying into the house and hit his leg on the door sill (we have an attached garage and keep the litter boxes there - the cats use a...

I would like my cat not to get hooked on just one brand/flavor, but eat a few. Which of the following is the best way to mix two flavors A and B in her diet? She eats twice a day: 1. Feed a little bit of A and a little bit of B each meal. 2. Feed A in the morning, B in the evening.

Would like the opinion of you more experienced folks on a couple issues: (1) When I started looking after this 10 month old cat, she used to come in from outside in the evening (5PM-7PM?), have dinner, go to bed, want to eat around 5AM, go out, and then goof around all day in the yards. For each...

Last year our cat was suffering with seriousconstipation (googlegroups link hehttp://tinyurl.com/2z7k8n) Having taken the Cat to a small animal hospital for a checkup re the constipation, it now transpires he has high urea and creatine levels, and his kidney function is down to about %30...

She'll sleep in my bed. However if she sleeps there during the day she'll refuse to come in at night. I'm thinking I should force her out during the day so she'll come in at night. OTOH maybe she really prefers to go out at night. One thing that annoys me is that she always faces away from me...

Or is it a specific breed of cat in its own right ? -- Count Baldoni

OK, never having a cat before I didn't know what to get. The medium sized ones seemed to large at 24 X 16.6", so I got the small whose measurement seemed larger than it actually was. My cat is large at 15-16 lbs. and he didn't much like me seeing if he would fit in there. Seemed it was too small,...

Those of you who have read the group for a while may remember that I have a tuxedo girl named Boo who we adopted from a relative when she was five years old and obese--18 lbs when she is a petite girl who the vet says should weigh 8 lbs. She presented with an overactive thyroid a few years...

So, for the Last two months my cat Nebby, who is two years old, has licked a spot on his stomach till it is raw! The Vet gave him a shot; but it did not keep the cat from licking the area raw! Am giving the cat Prednisolone now! However after the One a day for a week routine, the cat started...