Hello Everyone, First My condolences to the one whos kitty passed away. I stumbled onto this group while I was looking for pictures, similar to my newly adopted Persian. I figure shes a tortie/tabie point Persian/Himalayan,???!!? "say that 5 times" in short, I have no clue what type or class,...

Hello - I'm a somewhat frequent Usenet user, but never here. My parents have a cat that it's now time to put to sleep. He's about 14 years old and over the last month (or less) has ballooned up with fluid in the abdomen. The vet did a blood test (negative for any diseases) and then an...

A friend of mine is moving from Scotland to Norway soon with her cat and has to replace her current rather tatty carrier with a new IATA approved one. We were looking at them in a pet shop at the weekend and she liked the idea of one with an opening grill on the top as well as at the front grill ...

There's nothing actually *wrong* with Meep's eyes, at her last physical they tested her vision and looked at her eyes, but I've noticed a curious thing: One eye appears darker than the other in certain light (always the same eye) - is it possible for the tapus luteum (sp? the reflective bit...

Hi everyone - it's me again. Millie has been home now for two days. She was spayed on Wednesday; the day before she received her shots. I don't think she has eaten since Tuesday night - I'm very worried. I called the vet today, they said to come in tomorrow to get some a/d food which should tempt...

I just complied a list of cat rescue groups in the Phoenix, AZ area for a co-worker who has a mom and baby kittens in her backyard. Unfortunately, she is not much of a cat lover and doesn't want to keep them or find homes for them. She only spotted them today so does not yet even know if they are...

I am going to be replacing the carpet in my basement with something tough and durable like Berber given that I have a home gym in the basement. However I was wondering two things: 1) Whether my two cats will always be clawing the carpet and getting their claws stuck in the Berber "loops", or...

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My cat LOVES to play with q-tips (cotton swabs).... he picks them up in his mouth, bats them around, goes crazy with them.... he's as happy with one that I hand him straight out of the box as he is stealing one from the garbage container in the bathroom.... Anybody else's kitty do this?

I was outside at about 9 PM working on my cats' pen when this handsome fella strolls up, meows at me, and plops down about 10 feet away. I thought he was probably someone's cat who got out because there aren't many strays or ferals in my town. The few that I know of hang out by the restaurants in...

Hi, This seems to be the next chapter in the story of the foster cat, Victoria, whose litter was terminated during a spay operation. We also had a family of 4 kittens and mother in the dining room. Gradually, after she returned from the vet on Tuesday night, Victoria started to settle down. You're...

I have a short hair indoor cat. He's about 6yrs old. On his back there is about 4 or 5 little clumps about the size of my thumb. It's matted and tangled. I tried to use a brush and comb but ts just too tangeled. Im thinking about trying to wash/shampoo it out. Last but not least I guess I can cut...

John Doe wrote: It's the weirdest thing. If anything in its area is changed, takes weeks getting used to it. It's the only cat that has not used their skyway. The only exception is for getting up to and down from its loft. There are two exit/entry directions it can go on the skyway, left...

Scapegoats and Feral Cats Working on the wheatbins at Mingenew, in the northern wheatbelt of Western Australia, in the early 80s, I witnessed the systematic slaughter of feral cats by high-powered guns. At an age where I'd grown out of the need to prove my passionate interaction with...

I have 2 dogs that are about 15 years old, there blind and deaf and not in good health. I can't afford to go the vet to have them put to sleep to end their suffering what can I do?

I just got a call from my son's best friend who lives about 1/2 a mile from here. She wanted to know if Levi was in the house (of course he is). There is a cat who looks just like him who, according to her mother, has been there for 2 days. The daughter just saw him and freaked, thinking it...

Dan, I just spoke with Katherine at the shelter and she says just come in and ask for her and you can take Conan. She will be there tomorrow, but she does not have to be there for you to do this. I have arranged for you to receive a PayPal for $200 for the adoption fee, your expenses, and...

My vet prescribed Flagyl for my cat who is showing signs of IBD. He wanted to try that out before going to prednisone. It seems to me that since Sebastian has been on Flagyl his appetite has decreased. He shows interest in food then only eats a little. His appetite was better even with the...

I have two cats--a 7.5 lb tabby with a long, skinny build and a pointed face shape (suggesting she has the genes for a long, slight build, and may not be "programmed" to get too big) and a very fat 18 lb tuxedo with a frame the vet says should carry maybe eight pounds. The skinny cat gets 3 oz of...

Hello all, you’ll have to forgive me, I have done nothing cry, and try no not cry for the past three days. My baby, my heart and life time friend is dieing. Muffy, that is my beautiful girls name; I have had her for 18 years, since I was five. Because like most I don't remember much before the age...