I have a yellow tabby, about 3 years old. He has brown stuff around his lips. We have taken him to the vets, they have cleaned him up; said he had no cavaities and everything looked good. But 1 month after the cleaning he is back to having brown stuff around his mouth again. any ideas what it could...

Has anyone been reading the comic strip "Sally Forth" lately? The story line is that their cat "Kitty" is very sick, has an impacted colon, and requires an operation that will cost $3400. Sally and her husband are trying to explain this their daughter and that they probably are not going to have...

How do i share my cat photos on Google groups

My cat is white and tends to shed far more hair than my previous black/white and mixed fur cats have. Do white haired cats shed more or is it just that it notices more. i.e do I have to give up wearing coloured clothes ;-) She's not too keen on being brushed/combed either A few pictures...

Is in normal for a cats heartbeat to quicken upon inspiration?

Greetings All, I have a 5 year old neutered male cat who is a very special part of our family. Monday morning, we noticed strange behaviour - not eating, lifeless, depressed, glassy eyes, etc. He also urinated outside his litterbox which he has never done before. We monitored him over the next...

As stated in the past, I had great luck with my cat Gnarly who lived to be 20 and had every tooth when she finally died. I never had her teeth cleaned at all. She never had a day of sickness in her life. No, her breath was not sweet. Fast forward to now--and my little rescue Cheeks, four years...

I went to visit the kitties for lunch today, and while I was eating a Twinkie, Elwood seemed to be really interested. He was pawing at it, and trying to steal it out of my hand!! Are Twinkies dangerous for cats? No, I am not going to make it a regular part of his diet, but am wondering if a...

With the vet's approval, Milo is going to become an indoor-outdoor cat starting a few weeks from now. So of course I'll be applying Frontline. The local Petsmart wants $60 for Frontline -- or, rather, that's the price marked on an empty shelf. I expect I can do much better by ordering on...

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...

Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so ago he got angry when I apparently didn't do what he wanted and he swatted me in the face giving me a cut above my eye. Since then whenever he...

This cat, unlike other's I've had, is "extremely uncooperative" when it comes to toenail clipping (his, not mine). I prefer not to have to keep hauling him to the vets. Any strategie for a lone person who want to cut his pet's toenaild? Thanks. James

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...

Hey all, I'm wanting to switch cat litters to that Feline Pine because of Rowan's being so sensitive to the dust from conventional litter these days. The thing is, they all despise the texture of the FP. I did what the bag said and put one inch on the bottom of the pan and 3 inches of...

Does anyone know what the average cost of a liver biospy is with everything included (biopsy, ultrasound, and office visit)? I know the costs vary from place to place but I'd like to hear what others have paid.

I have 2 wonderful cats that happily share my NYC apartment with me. For the first time since they joined me I need to go away for a few days... 5 days and 4 nights specifically. I have a friend whom I trust to stop in for an hour or 2 a night to give the cats some company and some wet food. My...

I do not want to restart the debate on dry versus wet food,(*) but I thought some might be interested in my experience. From age 1 (when I adopted him) to 2, Milo ate Purina Indoor, as recommended by the shelter where he lived for a couple of months. (The vet was okay with that.) At his...

"Purplecat" wrote in message ... Does anyone here happen to know if Rubber Trees (Ficus elastica) are poisonous? I'm finding conflicting information. (It's not listed at all on most of the websites I usually...

We feed a stray cat. He isn't really a stray, because we have seen him go into another house down the block. But since he has no collar or chip, we suspect they don't own him either. At any rate, he is sick. His thyroids aren't working properly and he is skinny as a rail even though he eats at...

I have a new kitten, who's 13 weeks old, and he's long-haired, although his long hair is still growing in. WHen I first saw him, I thought his whiskers were cut off - they were only about an inch long when I got him - but now that his whiskers are starting to grow longer, the ends of the whiskers...