First I'd like to say Hi to you guys, I'm a new cat owner, just over 3 weeks and counting although my SO has had cats most of her life. If anyone is interested you can view pictures of our new boys at the following...

Gibbs is an 18 year old orange striped cat. She was diagnosed with renal failure about 1 1/2 years ago. The big problem now is loss of appetite. When she was first diagnosed, the vet prescribed pepcid. She hadn't lost weight and was eating normally. The vet prescribed it as a preventative....

We have two cats, both 10 year old neutered males. Indoor only, perfectly healthy. Zero medical history. Current on vaccines, etc. About a month ago we purchased a new toy. It's basically a mouse on a wire, and a wand. There's no catnip or any other attractant/stimulant on the toy. They go...

My special friend is Yogi, 17 years old. He has had 6 vets in his lifetime and each has been different in their approach to diagnosing and treating any illness he has had. I would just like to say that in his last days I have done a lot of soul searching and net searching...latterly, hopelessly,...

Buddha's checkup today revealed that she is indeed hyperthyroid. The doctor showed me how enlarged her thyroid is now. I'm kicking myself because another vet saw this a year ago, but because her T3 levels were only high-normal I did nothing. (Either I misunderstood what this doctor's partner said...

What kind of flea meds work great and are safe to use on cats

I have a 9yo neutered male cat that needs a food change. He's been on Hill's Prescription Diet CD/S dry food (for struvite crystals/stones) for about 7 years. He's always hungry but he doesn't like his food anymore, he prefers eating the regular cat food. The vet said I could try another brand for...

My 1.5 year-old male tabby recently had a bad bout of constipation. Toby did not poo for over two days and a vet check-up found a substantially distended colon. The vet immediately put him on Propulsid (bowel stimulant) and Duphalac (lactulose syrup) but he still refused to poo for another...

My husband and I are about ready to look for new kitties after Victor's death a few months ago. We know the basics, like not to look for "lookalike" kitties...I was very disappointed with our other cat, Ashley because she looked just like a greatly loved cat I had before but wasn't the same in...

I would like to know various people's views on when one should "call it a day" when a beloved pet has a very serious illness. If increasing part of the medication to maximum level will give the animal good quality of life for a large part of the day though in the end the side-effects of that large...

I live on the third floor of an apartment block and yesterday I didn't close one of the windows properly. Next thing I realise that I hadn't seen puss in a while so I went looking for her when I noticed she had pushed it open and jumped out onto concrete. I ran down and managed to get her back...

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I have two 7 month old cats who are health and very active. Sometimes when they chase themselves around the house, they sometimes bump themselves on a chair or table leg with a resounding "thunk". Yet, they don't even seem to break stride. If I were to engage a piece of furniture with the same...

Well, I haven't posted in here for awhile. Those who might remember my infrequent postings might also remember Bubba the Maine Coon. Unfortunately, Bubba has crossed the bridge due to complications from advanced cardiomyopathy. It's strange to admit, but losing him hit me harder than the past...

Hello, After spending almost a grand, there seems to be not one Vet in Canada that would diagnose this problem with our cat. He moves his head from left to right frequently with a chewing motion. I know it is hard to explain but I'll try ... Imagine a human vigourously chewing gum and at the...

This recently showed up on my cat's chin, and I'm just wondering if I should be concerned and schedule a vet trip, or if it's the equivalent of a pimple and will go away soon: http://zorin.org/share/temp/cat-pimple.jpg Any ideas? Sorry for the poor quality of the shot; it's hard to hold a cat...

I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone know if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the upper roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is more pinkish?

Does anyone know from where cats, both male and female, spray from? I know they're not spraying urine, so where does the spray come from? Thanks. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info:...

Management Bites Dog Food Factory A story of management resistance to employee involvement and self-direction by Art Kleiner It started out as an experiment in workplace democracy and set performance records. So why did the bosses want to shut it down? This is the story of an idea so powerful...

My cat (DQB) had been tearing up my furniture (as well as my patience) by clawing everything, particularly when I would have to be being out of town for two or three days at a time. My friends Ken and Kathy told me about the success they had with declawing their equally destructive cat so I...