I brought two new cats, Charlie and Ellie, home from the local Humane Society this past Tuesday. Charlie and Ellie were neutered and spayed the day before I got them. When I got home, I let them out of their carriers at the same time. Initially, they smelled each other. But after a minute or...

as mentioned bfore i have 2 cats that stay in the same room all the time, and the problem is myself and my fiance both have mostly busy days, and sometimes only have a few minutes at night, any advice on how i can somehow integrate them in with 2 big dogs that happen to like the taste of kitties,...

Hello. I'm debating whether or not to take my cat for a second opinion. Can anyone give me advice on a polite way to do this? Here's the background. I've always felt a little uncomfortable with my vet, but he's done a good job in the past, he's been around forever, he saved my cat's life, etc.,...

My cat has not been eating for two days and drank a lot of water today. The cat seems weak and has his eyes half open. Should I wait to see if he will recover or take him to a vet as soon as possible? Regards Brian

Hey folks - I was active in the '90s as Brian Link. Since Usenet is approaching a wasteland, I wanted to ask if you have any ideas for other web forums that deal with cats. Having some cat problems atm, and could use some input. Thanks for any ideas. BLink

We have a 13-year-old female cat, B.K., who turned up on our doorstep when she was about 1 year old, pregnant. She was semi-feral, fed by people who lived across the street to stay around and catch mice, but not really socialized. I let her in and she just stayed. She was not hostile in any...

I have a good friend that adopted a kitten a few months ago. My friend has two young children and the cat is amazing with them. The kids love the cat. Things started bothering me when she had the cat declawed. I had begged her not to do it and bought her clippers, suggested soft paws. One day I...

I found a stray kitten near my house. I couldn't leave it outside.(A half hour after I took the kitten in a guy across the street who likes to bring his Pitbull outside to roam without a lease early in the morning came out). The Kitten, which is about as big as my hand, was unsteady and had a lot...

Sorry to cross post but I have a bit of a dilema. My cat is now 15 and a half, and although she still eats, drinks, toilets, and sleeps, she does little else. I know she has some discomfort from her lower back, and probably kidney problems. Other than that and her increased laziness she seems...

Hi, I'm trying to get as much info as I can for all of my kitties, including the three HCM kitties. I did a quick search on Amazon and found three books: 1. The Cornell Book of Cats by Mordecai Siegel ISBN 0679449531 2. Veterinarians Guide to your cats symptoms by Michael Garvey ISBN

I posted this message at another cat newsgroup and got two helpful replies. I am posting it here (much larger) to see what else I can learn. I'm moving from my apt to another place across town in a week and will be taking my two cats, Dan-Dan (male, at least 12yrs old) and Whitey (female, around...

Hello, we're fostering 2 baby kittens (I think they're about 3 weeks old) and feeding them formula every few hours. Despite using the cotton bud trick, however, we are yet to see them poop - just urinate. Do you have any recommendations on how to get their digestive systems working? Thanks a...

Hi there, My brother has a 14 year old cat that is somewhat overweight (14.1 lbs). Every year I take his cat to the vet to have an exam and some bloodwork done (he's very good about this, says he'll pay as much as it takes... it's just that if I didn't take her, she wouldn't go at all... he is...

Hi everyone. I am hoping someone here can give me some advice. A couple of months ago a beautiful kitten showed up in our backyard (I live in a three apartment house). He is extremely cuddly and runs right up to you for love so he obviously belonged to someone at some point. Another kitten...

I am flying down to Phoenix on 4/30. I plan to rent a car and drive to SW New Mexico where I have a travel trailer. My plan at this time is to take Tweaker along, although my tenants have offered to take him in my absence. My experience so far has been that he doesn't mind travel at all, doesn't...

x-posted to rec.pets.cats.community, rec.pets.cats.health+behav, rec.pets.cats.misc Hello All We have a female cat (Tails) who is approx 11 years old. She is very shy cat, but very terratorial. Any cat that enters our garden is soon seen off by her. My next door neigbour also has a cat (Stan). He...

We have a 15 year-old calico, in otherwise good health. About a year ago, she went deaf, and about a month ago went blind. Putting her down is NOT an option. The vet says she'll adapt better than we will, and so far that's been the case. We're looking for advice from people who've been down...

Hi, I got a kitten about 3 months ago. She is now 6 months old. I got another 8 week old kitten last weekend. They have very different personalities. The new kitten is extremely friendly - lets you pet her, she is generally pretty calm, and she will just sit on your lap and go to sleep.

Hello, This is my first time posting here. We have 3 cats, one is 12, one is 7, and one is 2. I am writing about the 2 year old. Her name is Aster and she's mixed but looks like a Blue Russian. She is thin to me (7-8 lbs) but is very small-framed too. Anyway, since she was a kitten, she often...

I havea 4 year old neutered female cat who is otherwise healthy. On Sunday morning she was caught under my kitchen table starting to try and eat a blackbird. I removed the bird. Later in the day she seemed a little lacklustre and on Monday morning she did not go out as she normally would...