Forum: Cat health & behaviour
January 27th 07, 02:38 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,191
HELP- My cat has gone insane!
Look, it's been two days, not two years. For all you know, it's
redirected aggression
about something else entirely and isn't even about you. I wouldn't
personalize
it so much, although I know it...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
January 27th 07, 02:24 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 4
Views: 462
Learn a different Behavior!
Not every cat can adjust to the auto boxes, at least not right away.
Why not supply
an extra litterbox (for #2) for a while, until the 2nd kitten relaxes a
bit. Cats can be slow
about even the...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
January 26th 07, 12:56 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 3
Views: 833
Spray smell but doesn't linger
Just give him a litle time. It can take 1-2 weeks to totally end the
spraying behavior.
He may just be sprinkling a little bit here and there. It should
totally cease in a week
or two - the hormonal...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
January 20th 07, 07:59 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 117
Views: 5,566
Best Method for Declawing a Cat?
Follow your instincts here. They're telling you the right thing - that
declawing
the cats is a really, really bad idea. Your marriage is your marriage,
of course,
but hey, sometimes spouses get ideas...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
January 19th 07, 10:55 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,141
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
January 19th 07, 10:18 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,218
Need help with anorexic cat
The cat has to be sick, even though the illness is manifesting only in
his eating behavior right now. He's off his food because wating it is
causing him to feel bad in some way, and like you, he's...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
January 12th 07, 02:33 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,749
PLEASE HELP! Fleas, fleas, FLEAS!
Right. Your vet is basically selling at a little above the on-line
cost. One treatment for $10 is $60 for a sixpack - and the online cost
is $40-$45 or so for six vials. If your vet's throwing in 4...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
January 12th 07, 02:33 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,749
PLEASE HELP! Fleas, fleas, FLEAS!
Right. Your vet is basically selling at a little above the on-line
cost. One treatment for $10 is $60 for a sixpack - and the online cost
is $40-$45 or so for six vials. If your vet's throwing in 4...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
January 10th 07, 09:10 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,749
PLEASE HELP! Fleas, fleas, FLEAS!
If you've got fleas in the house, buy a container of "Fleabusters"
powder. You need to get them out of the carpets or flooring in your
home. A jar of powder costs about 22.95. There's not much you...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 22nd 06, 08:21 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 9
Views: 691
Is my cat crazy?
Well ... you didn't properly introduce them and now you're paying the
price. It is fixable, but it will take some time. It's not the cats or
the dogs fault - don't blame either of them - they're just...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 11th 06, 04:22 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,419
Hand raised kittens for sale
What the heck is wrong with you? You'll ship moggie kittens worldwide
to someone you've never even met? Do the kittens a favor and try to
find a local no-kill rescue that will place them for you....
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 11th 06, 04:18 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 2
Views: 767
best general book on cats?
The Cornell Book on Cats. It's the best one.
Maxine G wrote:
Hi. Can someone recommend a good, basic reference book on cat health? One
for looking up health questions as they arise.
...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 10th 06, 04:21 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,962
What breed of cat should my mom get?
No need to get a breed. The common domestic shorthair will do and they
come in all colors - grey, black, brown, orange and striped. Go to a
shelter (www.petfinder.com will give you a comprehensive...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 8th 06, 09:38 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,836
On Ferals
The reason that I posted this was that I had been thinking about some
of thiis stuff since I took over part-time feeder duties for a small
colony of local outdoor cats - and am now working with a...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 8th 06, 06:10 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 3
Views: 928
Moving a cat - and adding another?
Unless you have a very playful ten year old cat, you may find he is
more annoyed than happy to have a kitten. Why not look for a mellow
young adult (2-6 years old) who won't be in your cat's face...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 8th 06, 06:04 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,027
Kitten with Rabies
Well, the obvious answer here is to get the recommended kitten shots at
the recommended kitten ages - not months later. Getting an intial
distemper vaccination at just about six months of age -...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 7th 06, 04:41 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,197
is it best to go ahead or wait?
Sheelagh,
Of course I don't hate you personally, but I do hate what you're doing
and I hate it whether it's once or a kazillion times. Of course there
are breeders worse than you - there's somebody...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 6th 06, 08:31 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 10
Views: 723
Timid cat
You're doing fine. Relax. Cats adjust on cat time, not human time. Look
at it from the cat's point of view - he was free and now he's been
caught by a stranger and confined to a strange place in...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 6th 06, 04:28 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,371
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 6th 06, 04:26 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,197
is it best to go ahead or wait?
Sorry, but I hate breeders and your problems really don't interest me.
The only advice I can give you is to STOP making more cats - right now
- and figure out some way to help the millions that are...
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
December 5th 06, 07:29 PM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,836
On Ferals
http://www.alleycat.org/pdf/TNRnotTNA.pdf
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
November 29th 06, 09:53 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,018
In or out?
By all means, keep the cat inside when she's young. At seven weeks old,
she is far too young - unsupervised or supervised. If you decide to go
indoors/outdoors, do some hard calculating about how...
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Forum: Cat community
November 28th 06, 06:16 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.community,rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,561
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
November 28th 06, 06:16 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.community,rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,503
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Forum: Cat health & behaviour
October 6th 06, 05:39 AM Posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,150
Food Untouched
It stays out until the next meal around here. Sometimes the cats work
on it gradually: sometimes they won't touch it after the first 2 hours
or so. Don't forget they have excellent senses of smell...
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