HOWEDY Master Of Deception blankman, wrote in message ... On 11 Jul 2003 19:39:19 -0700 Hal whittled these words: I have recently been reading about training methods, coercive, non...etc. : I...

We had to take Max into the veterinarian today for a recheck. This was strictly a recheck for a seemingly minor bladder/urinary tract infection. Upon the original visit he showed what seemed like rather minor excessive red and white blood cells in his urine indicating an infection. As some of you...

My cat of 15 years, Puddin', died last week. I noticed she was missing on Tuesday, April 25, and that afternoon after work I looked for her -- under my house, under my shed, under my neighbor's house. Did not find her. On Weds. I expanded the search, looking in neighbors' yards several houses...

I have a few newbie questions re microchip identification: How much does one cost? What's the best (cost+safety) place to get one? I mean should I go to a shelter, or a vet, or a place like Petsmart? How big a procedure is it, is there a significant "down time" after it? Finally, what happens...

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated regarding my dear kitty, Angus! I took him (just turned 6) to the vet last month because he had been catterwauling throughout the house quite often, at all hours of the day and night. I basically wanted to rule out anything medical, figuring he was...

Hi all, Carey is a cat I've written about before. She's currently 10.5, has a suspected brain tumor and has some OCD behaviors. She currently takes prednisone daily and Valium every other day. Since kittenhood, she's been a very vocal cat. It used to be cute when she would meow for us, we'd...

I noticed our cat has been drinking anti-freeze off the garage floor and seems to like it. I can't imagine this is healthy, but is there something you can give it to clean it out of their system?

Two weeks ago I brought home our two new Bengal kittens - Jasper and Beau - they were 3 months old and when they left the breeder's home they were both healthy and playing happily. The kittens had just had their booster - when they had the first jab the breeder said they had 'stiff legs' for a...

I don't know if these petition thingies do any good, but what the hell. We really need this. Go sign it everyone. Excerpt: ------------ Read Petition: Animal Emergency Law Body of Petition:

He went to sleep at appx 18:45 gmt, 7th. http://www.freesite.myby.co.uk/spot/lastdaywithspot.htm (currently under construction/editing)] We came home, took a brandy to toast him, lit a candle under his favourite bush in the garden and silently watched the fireworks rising to the skies, exploding...

I am interested to hear your opinion on my cat, Phantom. He is a 6 year old DSH, neutred male. Indoors cat mostly (if he is outside I am watching him), and has not been outside since September. About a month ago I noticed a change in his behaviour; he seemed to play less and then he began pacing...

My cat is about 4 years old and we have never had to leave her alone. We were always able to find a cat savvy friend to live in our home during our vacations. Until now. We are leaving for two weeks and trying to decide what would be best for her. Options as I see them: 1. Board her at some...

Yesterday my pint-size Calico was being harassed by my usually timid and fun male cat. The hard-core feral was near him. He jumped on the front end of the Calico and the feral immediately jumped on her backend. Of course I stopped it. The feral is worthless as a pet, so that stuff won't be...

My vet has prescribed Hill's K-D food with chicken for my 8 year old siamese cat. The only way I can get her to eat it is to mix in some low sodium " people " tuna. I mix 1 part tuna to 2 parts K-D. Is the tuna over-riding the benefits if K-D? And, what are the benefits of K-D? Is there...

Tomorrow is Duffy’s 18th birthday (possibly 17th). This is guesswork based on the estimate when I adopted him. I adopted him on Jan. 31, 2003, and he would now be 17 or 18 if the estimates of 3 veterinarians at the time were correct. I arbitrarily chose his adoption date as his...

my outdoor cat in florida is losing fur on the rear of his hind legs. he's a neutered male about 3 yrs old, in seemingly good health. any suggestions what could cause this? lori

- First of all, I've found that it's a little on the extreme side to inject a cat with anesthesia for the purpose of taking a simple x-ray. I was told that it's more common to sedate them with an oral medication. Is this true, or is this a matter of personal preference at the vet? Some...

Have 2 cats, male & female. All of a sudden, like a screeching halt, after months of eating any hard food of any price level I gave them, they suddenly refuse to eat anything at all except soft food. A few days ago we couldn't find the stash of hard food we had on hand, and picked up a small can...

The two cats at work, Stinky & Harriet, have their annual checkup scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). I just looked at the postcard I got from the vet's office and they checked off what the cats should be going in for: annual exam and under vaccinations, they checked off the box...

I took my three cats to the vet last week and the vet who usually sees our animals had left the practice so I was assigned a new vet. She was young and could even have been a resident in training. I had posted earlier how she decided to inject all three cats to kill roundworms rather than pill...