Forum: Cat health & behaviour
June 4th 09, 02:29 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 6
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do you have a good cat story?
If you can help us make scientific concepts clear by sharing a story
of your cat, we'd be happy to send you a copy of our book.
Thanks again,
Suzanne
I would be happy to share my story. Our...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
June 3rd 09, 05:15 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,609
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
June 3rd 09, 05:08 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,041
Spaying incision length
On Jun 2, 8:58*pm, "Granby" wrote:
I would call the vet and ask why the difference. *You may want to go
elsewhere or, maybe there is a really good reason. *If you don't like...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
May 28th 09, 07:43 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,157
Intact Tom question
On May 28, 10:08*am, dragon wrote:
We've been looking after a stray since last fall who is at least two
years old. *He's intact and I'm wondering what the chances are...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
May 28th 09, 02:14 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,155
ANTS! Yuck!
http://www.terro.com/
It's non-toxic to kitties and works fast. *I used to have ants all
summer. *I put these down at the first sign of ants and they're gone
within two days.
Terro is...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
May 19th 09, 03:49 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,922
cat threw up, refused to eat - UPDATE
Nadia,
I want to applaud you for reacting so promptly and taking your cat to
the vet. So many times, even a small change in a cat's behavior can
signal something is wrong. You did the right thing by...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
May 19th 09, 03:47 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,281
Is Christmas Cactus poisonous?
I generally use the CFA list of poisonous plants: http://www.cfa.org/articles/plants.html
Unfortunately, Christmas cactus is neither on the poisonous or non-
toxic list. I'd just keep an eye on her...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
May 11th 09, 08:43 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,040
How Often Do You....QUESTON
On May 9, 7:56*pm, (Gloria) wrote:
Furminator.......what's that? Don't believe I heard of that.
It's a brand-name of a brush that removes the pet's undercoat. It
works very...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
May 8th 09, 09:36 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,562
{{ HAIRBALLS }}
On May 8, 9:57*am, (Gloria) wrote:
Do your cats have many? Do you feed them special hairball med or use
some cat food that is suppose to help? The hairball meds......I've...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
May 8th 09, 08:18 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,040
How Often Do You....
On May 8, 9:58*am, (Gloria) wrote:
brush your cats?
Each gets a good brushing once per week with the Furminator.
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
April 30th 09, 02:14 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,662
biting kitten
This advice is perfect, but doesn't work for all kittens unfortunately. *I
had one who just had to bite, so I made him a biting mitt which was just an
old t-shirt rolled up tightly. *We had to...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
April 22nd 09, 08:54 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 47
Views: 10,926
Cat has CRF
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Ask your vet to phone in a prescription to BCP Pharmacy in Texas
1-800-481-1729. They have custom-formulated the phosphorus binder
(aluminum hydroxide) into capsules. I was told (by my...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
April 22nd 09, 05:42 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 63
Views: 6,190
When do you "call it a day"?
Thanks, "rschweitzer" for this. * Bought another month's supply of drugs
yesterday for 30 US dollars, plus a further stack of tins of tuna and
pots of natural yoghurt to embed his medication,...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
April 22nd 09, 02:05 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,134
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
April 21st 09, 05:14 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 63
Views: 6,190
When do you "call it a day"?
Eddy,
A suggestion to help with medicine costs: have you checked pricing a
different place? Walmart and Sam's Club generally have cheaper
medications. Ask your vet for a prescription (if he's taking...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
April 17th 09, 04:38 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,531
Cat eating litter.
I agree with Matthew. No, it is not normal for an adult cat to be
eating litter.Please call your vet today. Clay, especially the
clumping kind, can cause intestinal problems if ingested (as...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
April 10th 09, 02:01 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,117
Duffy's physical exam (good)
What wonderful news! We bought a cat tree (finally!) when we added our
kitten to the household last fall. It's the best thing we've ever done
for the cats. It's become a play spot, resting spot, and...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
April 1st 09, 09:04 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,422
Hissing after bringing kitty home from vet
Yes, quite normal. As the other posters said, the cat that went to the
vet smells "different" to the other cats.
You can separate them for a day or so until things settle down. As
Matthew said, you...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
March 23rd 09, 03:12 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,887
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
March 13th 09, 05:08 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 7
Views: 878
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
March 11th 09, 01:52 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 5
Views: 601
Giving a cat a bath
IMO, if he doesn't like water being splashed on him, he will get very
stressed if you try to bath him. I'm not sure a bath would help a fur/
shedding problem anyhow.
You can get him a 'lion cut',...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
March 10th 09, 05:12 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,341
Meep goes to the Vet on Monday...
So we got a name of a cardiologist, go there before the dental. *Got
Clavamox for any bacterial issues she may have from the teeth that might
be in her hear valves as well. *Big ol bottle of...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
March 10th 09, 02:26 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,791
Spring Cleaning and Cats
Don't forget about air fresheners of any kind (spray, plug ins, etc.).
These are filled with all sorts of chemicals. One of our cats has
asthma and I have stopped using air fresheners in the house.
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
March 9th 09, 08:31 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,251
Update- Cat Cataracts
They are called OcluVet, and there is little data on the success rate,
especially for cats, since cataracts are so uncommon in cats. Here's the
website:http://www.ocluvet.com/
They aren't...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
March 9th 09, 07:04 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,341
Meep goes to the Vet on Monday...
Aww, poor girl. A wise idea to have her checked with the cardiologist
before going in for a dental, though.
I can't blame her for being hungry after a vet trip. It's stressful
and stress burns a lot...
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