...... on this group involved with cat/kitten rescue? What about taking the unweaned kits from shelters before they euthanize them? What about the pregnant ones they automatically kill? Do you know what method your shelter uses to kill neonates? Have you looked into getting involved to...

Hello all, Long time lurker here. I have posted a few times over the years, about my two cats, Bonnie and Sylvester. I lost Bonnie to acute renal failure last year. She was 18. Sylvester is still around, he turned 18 last month. He is a miracle cat. He was diagnosed with hypertrophic...

I often let the cats out into the (fenced in) backyard when there is still food in the birdfeeder. Most of the time the birds are smart enough to stay away until the cats go back inside, but since the cats usually just lie around and watch sometimes the birds get bold. Once or twice a year the...

Thank you all for your recent help with my cat Sylvanas. But now my problem lies with my current cat, Pagan. She's very spunky - and for her health I have started feeding her holistic wet food - I've settled on Merrick brand and she's happy with the flavors available. My problem is that if I am...

We have sliding (pocket) doors connecting the "catty" and (ostensibly) "non-catty" sides of the house. The house is divided like this for two reasons: I have a friend who's very allergic to cat and rabbit dander, and the non-c side of the house isn't remotely catproofed. During the day they...

I've been lurking in this group for a while, getting nuggets of advice here and there, and I can't help but notice the dogmatic attitude the majority of the participants have towards the breeding of our masters. :) It was made explicit in the recent thread about "breading", but it was apparent...

We have a 4-month old kitten who was abandoned at a truck stop. He was approximately 6 weeks old. My son-in-law found him and brought him to me. He had eye infections and an upper respiratory infection, both of which cleared right up with medication. He was given tests (all negative), his...

Jan 11, 2010: Hello, question for folks; any input on what this issue could be? My daughter and her BF moved to an Apt, and they brought his 4yr female cat. Prior, the cat lived with the BF parents, while he was in college. Now, "Enzo" seems to be licking & pulling at her fur; my daughter...

What do you do when the feral cat is to smart and won't go in the trap? We left the traps open for several days with food in them so the cats would get used to eating inside them. A week later we actually set the traps. We caught all but one of the cats. He was always very cautious but he would go...

I have a cat that is fearful of strangers. He has cancer and will need to be put to sleep soon. I read that some vets place an IV for this. I think this would prolong the process and be stressful to both the cat and me. Will a simple injection be tramatic to the cat? He is not real weak yet, but...

Hey everyone! I hope you are well. I just thought I'd stop in a post a picture of Levi, the little kitten who once swallowed a latex teat. He's finally recovered from his recent adventures with crystals and is back to being my happy, sweet little boy again. He is 2 years old now and STILL...

Any ideas what's going on with my cat??? Rescued Tom cat about 1 year ago. Approximately 5 years old. Now indoor/outdoor cat. Fine until about 3 weeks ago. Started with decreased appetite, vomiting undigested food, behavior changes. Went 5-6 days with little intake. Several visits to vet...

My cat will run to the door when I say out and she wants out. I'm sure she knows her name and come but she usually acts like she don't understand. Other times she would come running from a great distance. In the house she never comes when called. I had a rabbit who would stand up when I said...

Most of you know me from me posting here over the last - who knows how many years. I don't give up easily and I don't advocate drastic measures. But I am at the end of my rope with Mimi. Mimi is my tortie I have had since she was 7 weeks, and she's 17.5 now. Off and on over the last 5 or 6...

Our 12-year-old cat developed diabetes suddenly. He's now on Glipizide. How critical is the dosage size? This cat's behavior now is not anywhere near his original kittenish feistiness. -- Charles Packer http://cpacker.org/whatnews mailboxATcpacker.org

http://members.cox.net/claudevl/Bubba-Furminator.jpg I can't say either of us particularly enjoyed the experience but it certainly was worth doing. Hopefully round 2 will be a bit less of a melodrama.

Has anybody here heard from Nancy regarding "Boo"? I'm starting to get really, really worried. I used to have her email, but that got lost when I changed hard drives. Hugs, CatNipped

My cat has been making sneezing sounds for a few days. At first it was infrequent (a few times a day), and it sounded a bit like she was clearing her throat, so I thought she had hairballs. I added Petromalt to her food to help with that, although she doesn't have a history of hairballs. Since...

P.D wrote: I have 3 cats and they destroyed the furniture we had in our old place (scratched the crap out of the couch, etc). Besides using "Soft Paws" is there any other products that will help in keeping the cats away from the sofa's? From what you have written it is apparent that you...

You can see pics of my 'Princess' Leia here http://members.iinet.net.au/~sharon/ as well as her diary and other kitty stuff. Shaz http://www.ostomates.org Matt wrote: