My sister and her husband have a business in a Seattle neighborhood with a large feral cat community. They have been taking care of this community for about 10 years, feeding, vaccinating, spaying, neutering, nursing and finding homes for kittens etc. They are now needing to move their business to...

I trully do not know if anything can be done at this point. Figured will throw it up there, see if someone had simmilar problem. The cat is 5 years old and extremely submissive. Its afraid of everything and anything and recently it started 'spilling outside'. The cycle goes: the cat gets scared I...

We have a large patio door in our living room, which we leave open all day so that we do get a bit of breeze IF there is any to be had. Other than that, the rest of the windows in our house have to remain closed for fear of the cats getting out, & either lost, hurt or never seen again.. I know that...

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We recently got a third kitty, a middle-aged one from my sister. She moved to England recently, and can't take the cat with her. She takes 5mg of Methimazole twice daily, or at least is supposed to. The old cats are chasing and fighting her constantly, so she won't let anybody get near her, and...

The whiskers of my girlfriend's 6 month old kitten have been breaking off since before he was adopted from a shelter. He's also kind've bony for his age (only 6 lbs). Everyone remarks that they can feel his ribs and spine more than with other kittens, including more than a slinky 5 month...

Hi there, This question is about the same cat as before, in the "Cat in heat question" thread. This cat has kittens that are now 9 weeks old, they are at my house awaiting their spay appts. Beetle is at the shelter also waiting for her spay appt, and is apparently in heat. Beetle has been...

Has anyone seen a show on TV called Pet Keeping? I've caught it a few Sat mornings and the guy has some really good tips. Come to find out its a production of Martha Stewart. Regardless, it's a neat show. Next week the host is going to have some "sure fire" tips to keep your cat from scratching...

Has anyone tried the new curved cat scratcher on a wooden base? Supposedly it files their nails down so you don't have to clip. One of my cats hates to be clipped. Barb

Poor Persians. Bred for a feature which makes it hard for them to breathe and leaves them susceptible to upper respiratory infections. Purchased for their beauty and status as a "rich person's cat", but then neglected because they require so much work. We get yet another Persian in horrible...

My 12 year old male tabby is exhibiting behaviour that has my vet stumped. For the last few weeks he vomits once a day. The vomiting always occurs somewhere between midnight and 6 a.m. The vomit consists of a small amount of liquid that looks like the residue of the dry cat food he is fed. On...

Hi I have had my lovely tom cat from a kitten and he is now 3 years old. I have never owned a tom cat before and he is just so adoreable, but there is a behaviour that he does religiously every single morning and wondered why he does it. He sleeps in the house but late at night he always...

My adult cat has been breathing loudly out of her nose and she smells funny. I don't know how else to describe it. She also is losing weight. I brought home a kitten about 4 months ago and for the most part they get along these days. I think the weight loss is related to the kitten being a fat...

Carey, 10 yo tortie, has a probable brain tumor (everything else ruled out and decision was made to treat this assumption), her meds seem to help her behavior MOST days, although not completely. Her physical self is stabilized by them though. Since kittenhood, she has been a "sucker". She...

I have a 9 year old cat and it underwent surgery on Monday to have a tumor removed from its left flank. It lies down doing nothing, only drinking water. This evening it will be 72 hours of the operation. I'm waiting for the results of the biopsis. The Vet said that it was a huge tumor. I'...

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...

Moe & Rudy at almsot 10 monthts old (they're neutered) have torn down all the have the curtain and blinds in our small 2 bdrm aprart, they bend and/or break the poll's they're on, the walls are cheap plaster and it makes big wholes where the the screws were...so we have have used a staple gun...

For those that are interested, Icarus is once again back at the vet for a urinary tract blockage and is giving them a lot of headaches. They said that if they get only a few feet near him he starts hissing and spitting. I was on the phone with the doctor today and could hear Icarus in the...

Hi all, I am new here and wanted to get some feedback on whether other cats are like the one I adopted from the humane society. All we knew was that he was over 1 year old and was a stray. He is part persian, but without the scrunched up face, he is orange and white, very fluffy with pretty orange...

Contact info for Dr. Bruce LeGallais: Eastwood Animal Clinic, Dr. Bruce LeGallais Email: Phone: 802-773-7711 Message from Dr. Bruce LeGallais My name is Dr. Bruce LeGallais. I am a veterinarian working in a small animal practice in Central Vermont. A client of mine, 4 or 5...