Forum: Cat health & behaviour
October 4th 06, 04:39 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 14
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Importance of diet with kidney problems
Kathy Morgan wrote:
Elizabeth wrote:
I looked for an on-line source a couple of weeks ago, when one of my
"old ladies" started having kidney problems. I found a...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
October 2nd 06, 07:56 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,473
Importance of diet with kidney problems
Kathy Morgan wrote:
Does anyone know of a source to purchase potassium, kidney diet food, or
omega-3 supplements online? The Purina NF and Eukanuba Multistage Renal
are not available locally,...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 29th 06, 12:47 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 9
Views: 669
cat is biting me "for fun"
kitkat via CatKB.com wrote:
I know this seems like obvious advice, but I've read how important it is
never to hit a cat for bad behavior - I wanted to know if yelling or "shaming
him/her" is...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 28th 06, 05:36 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 9
Views: 669
cat is biting me "for fun"
kitkat via CatKB.com wrote:
My boyfriend and I recently introduced a second cat into our home (that
nightmare is a whole diffferent thread) - the new kitty is 13 months and very
playful. his...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 22nd 06, 01:53 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,369
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 21st 06, 07:10 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
prescription foods for Kidney disease/failure
22brix wrote:
BTW, Jasmine seems to be feeling better since she started on these
foods (Monday evening) -- she's more active and seems to want to be
part of whatever is going on with the...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 21st 06, 02:42 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,096
Putting my cat down
What a terrific idea! Seriously -- I know they don't understand the
words we use, but they sure understand the emotions we express, and to
some extent even the meaning of the words to us. When it...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 21st 06, 02:33 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,758
Pawing at litter...
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Crazy paws at the area around the litterbox. All around the litterbox,
which I keep in a spare shower stall (because there's absolutely
nowhere else to...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 21st 06, 02:15 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 20th 06, 06:32 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 20th 06, 06:30 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,096
Putting my cat down
Dear Stacia,
You have my very real sympathy. I still vividly remember going through
this decision for our first cat, Tiger. That was many years ago, but
the memory of how very hard it was is still...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 20th 06, 06:14 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
prescription foods for Kidney disease/failure
Wendy wrote:
My Isabelle is on IVD Modified dry and wet. She likes both. The vet
suggested that because he said, in his experience, a lot of cats don't like
the K/D dry.
W
Thanks! My...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
September 20th 06, 03:30 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
prescription foods for Kidney disease/failure
We just found out that Jasmine, our 13-yr-old cuddle-cat has (at a
minimum) kidney disease. We are waiting on the urine test to find out
if it has progressed to CRF yet. But both her vets...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
July 27th 06, 06:08 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 6
Views: 942
Kitty that bites...
Susierenee wrote:
It's when I'm petting and nuzzling and skritching, and he gets all
excited that he will bite my fingers -- and they are not soft bites. I
have had to put bandaids on broken...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
July 19th 06, 05:52 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 5
Views: 788
litter box problem
As everyone else has noted, it is overwhelmingly likely that this is a
hormonal issue and your boy needs to be neutered NOW. However, my vet
would point out that even when it seem to be hormonal...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
July 19th 06, 05:24 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 1
Views: 427
Cat not accepted by other
Another suggestion is to brush all (both) the cats with the same brush,
creating a "community" smell on each.
Elizabeth
Gail wrote:
The older cat has smells from the vet's office. That is why...
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