We have a 7 yo male with scratch wounds on both temples. He has scratched most of his life (we believe its either allergy or behavior-related) with usually no more than a slightly bleeding scratch at its very worse. He now has dime-sized open wounds on each side (temple area). They heal a bit (one...

I discovered an icon I can't figure out. I always click "catch up" when I finish reading and replying to what I want to, but in two groups out of several, when I double click within the subscribed folder list, I get gray- out, faded icons (either the "notepad" looking one meaning read, or the icon...

Yesterday we adopted another kitten from a shelter. Poor little fella has diarrhea that has a dark mustard yellow color. We haven't been feeding him any deli sandwiches, so we're wondering what's causing that aweful color. His meals currently consist only of Eukaneuba dry kitten food (dark...

I'm uncertain whether I'm posting on the correct newsgroup. My 6-year-old cat started having blood in her stool this week. I set up an appointment for early next week. She is acting normal in all other respects and doesn't appear to be in pain, but there is blood covering her stool. I'm afraid she...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3846999/ Here's an excerpt: In the United States, pet food is closely inspected for quality and safety, Pedersen said, in part because some of it ends up eaten by humans.

Happy New Year all. When ever I can, I like to put Bear, my adopted female stray, in my auctions. She was more than happy to pose for this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36102&item=3649647026 She is in my about me ebay page also. :)

My Cat was diagnosed with a "hot spot" about a month ago. He lost a patch of hair, had a sore develope that he kept licking till it got badly infected. He was tested for ringworm, (negative I assumed since I never heard otherwise) and I use advantage on him continuously since he is allergic to...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration might have to recall units of pet food that contained material from the first documented case of mad cow in the United States, an agency official said Wednesday. The USDA announced late Tuesday that a cow in Mabton, Wash., had...

I came home last night after being gone about 2 hours. My cat was fine when I left. When I came home she was acting very strange, she usually runs to see me and hangs right by me. She came out to see me and went back in my room and hid. Then she threw up white foamy stuff. Then she was acting...

Here is an article about Mad Cow and Cats which essentially says: Read the label and if anything suggests beef, etc. don't buy it. Bill http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/madcowdisease.htm

I sent this today, will keep you advised of what their answer is. Due to the current Mad Cow problems in the United States, I am very concerned about feeding my cat any cat food with beef or beef by-products in it. Can you please advise with verities of Friskies cat foods contain beef...

Cute story with a happy ending. :) http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-12-31-0043.html -- -- ~kaeli~ All I ask is the chance to prove that money cannot make me happy. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart

plenty of service dogs out there, because they take to training like ducks to water. But I want to train service cats, because they're better at several things than dogs are. How do professionals trtain cats? Any literzture out there, or on the net?

How much Rescue Remedy should a cat get at a time? Alan -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Please use address alanh(at)min.net to reply via e-mail. ****

My 6 year old Siamese male has recently been losing hair from the tip of his tail and it is slowly moving in a stripe formation to the base of his body. He seems to be eating and using the litter box regularly as well as playing with our other cat (1 year old). I've been reading all night about...

We have a 9 month old, female and an 18 month old, female cat. They are both fixed and not related but they get along fine. The younger cat is very attached to people but me in general. I have never seen a cat or kitten that wants to be with and on people as much as she does. At night and in...

I was sent an email yestersay, strange though that the person who sent it NEVER replied to this thread? Hmmmmmm I think it was sent by the SAME person who sent the last NASTY one. LuvsKat00 this time it was Dynapink or something like that. Both had the same ISP and I would bet that they are one in...

"GAUBSTER2" wrote in message ... From: "Cathy Friedmann" When Saddam was captured, with the cry of "We got him!", all I could think was, "Well, good. I'm glad. But how about Bin Laden & his ...

Soooooooo, do any of you wonder about the beef byproducts that might be in cat food? I was initially thinking that not feeding cans of beef would do the trick, but where else might this mystery meat lurk? -- Jean B.

Background: We have a black indoor cat (probably American Shorthair) adopted from a shelter 6 years ago at the approximate age of 5 years old. From early on he had trouble coughing but it was not hairball; this was eventually considered asthma and he had excellent results for a few years with...