I took house cat to the vet for a scratch on her neck that got infected. They gave her a shot of antibiotic. She's getting better but I wonder if I put some Triple antibiotic ointment on her neck and she licked it off, if it would hurt her? Any thoughts? When I clean her neck with hydrogen peroxide...

My girlfriend had been asking me for a cat for sometime. After several weeks I finally went out to get one. I waited for hours till I saw a stray scratching on someone's door. I brought it home and my girlfriend loved it. Long story short - she is spending way too much time with this cat. We had...

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I have one of those "Drinkwell" water fountains for my two cats. The water passes through a fiberglass/charcoal filter, then out a spout into a dish, and is then recirculated. I have to add about quart of water every three days. Question: How long can I go without changing the water and the...

Our (approx.15-16) year old cat was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago with the above at the top of his right hind leg. (or around there) Vet said this is common in older cats. A vet partner more or less confirmed the diagnosis. 6 months ago it didn't appear OR the vet missed it. No biopsy was done...

Our 16 mo. old male cat had his 1 year vaccination yesterday. He won't eat & wants to sleep 24 hours/day. Vet says give 1/2 a baby aspirin. I thought that aspirin was bad for cats. Is it or not?

Okay, I am going to start working on this pretty soon. I wondered if anyone had any ideas. We're going to make Tucker an enclosure and here is what we're thinking. some kind of wire mesh, the bottom buried underground and then fastened on both side of the *cage* with 2x4s. He will have a *ladder*...

Does she look like she's smiling or what? lol http://maxshouse.com/Adoptions/Moli_Feature.htm Doesn't he look like a gray cougar? He's a mush. Found him in a kill shelter. http://maxshouse.com/Adoptions/Jake's%20Feature.htm

My trick is simple: I dip the pill and my fingers in cooking oil before medicating the cat. This achieves two things: 1. the oily pill goes down the throat fast and does not get stuck on the tongue 2. the cat's muzzle gets oily from my fingers and he starts licking his chops right away, and that...

Hello, I'm new to this whole forum thing so bare with me.... About 2 days ago I noticed that my 1 year old cat, Roxanne, is not eating very well at all. She's only consuming about 1/2 a cup of food at most a day. I've tried mixing wet food with her normal cat food (Solid Gold), and just straight...

Very irritating: We use a Petmate waterer for our cats. The new one which is now about 3 months old has started leaking just like the previous one we finally replaced, due to a pump fail and the fact that stores don't keep replacement pumps. This can't be brain surgery... it seems there are but...

This is mainly for kittens. But my male cat enjoys chasing his tail, so it might work well for him too. Currently, he needs the exercise. I found a way to give my three kittens all the indoor exercise they can handle. Basically, it's just extending their tail 6 or 8 inches with a 1/4 inch thick...

Hi all, I need some hints on the best way handle the cat while cutting his claws. He is still skiddish and still will not go near my husband - so this will be a one lady job. :O) Thanks Danielle

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"MadHatter" wrote in message ... any ideas why my kitten would like to get into the fridge, besides her being curious? she jumps in there every chance she gets. one time, my bf told me she got in there and he closed the...

That's why we spay most of our kittens before they go out to their new home. Find a vet who will spay her now, unless there are actual health concerns (and not her age). The youngest we've seen a kitten in heat was 3 months, soon after her adoption. At that time, we weren't insisting on "early"...

Seems like everybody has a website these days, so I was curious how many people in this newsgroup had sites they'd like to share? :)

My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off the floor and take off as if I had caught them stealing off the dinner table. It's like they saw something that startled them that was not visible...

I woke at 2 am to some horrible screaming in the backyard. It sounded like a cat fight but it didn't sound like cats. I never heard anything like it before but it sounded like something was being killed. I didn't know if it was my yard or a neighbor and couldn't see anything. It went on for several...

Hi, I'm thinking of ordering some of the Feliway diffuser refills from US as they're not available (yet) in Australia. Can anyone tell me if it would be possible to empty the contents into the vial of one of the household "Ambipur" type diffusers (ie the supposedly nice smelling things people...