Cats - August 2006

I'm adopting a 3-yr old cat from a lady this Sunday. He's on some petfood brand from petco and I'm hesitant to switch his brand right now since he's been on this one for so long. My family has had cats before, but we always bought the walmart brand of Special kitty for them. Now that I'm on my own, I have no idea how long an 8 lb bag should last. How long will an 8 lb bag last for 1 cat?

2006-08-31 04:22:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have tried squirting him with water when i catch him doing that but nothing helps. he is 6 mos. old and really adorable

2006-08-31 04:20:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

ps. this is not for cat-eating asians okay!

2006-08-31 04:19:43 · 16 answers · asked by amanda b 3

Hi, my cat Bud and i are together alot and when we visit with some of my friends who smoke cigarettes i have been wondering if the smoke could harm Bud's lung's? I don't smoke myself and i won't leave Bud in the car (which I think is cruel) since he enjoys playing with my friends.

2006-08-31 04:16:29 · 18 answers · asked by francis 2

I have a very vocal cat. But he only seems to meow non-stop when 1.) I come home after being gone for a few hours and 2.) In the morning when we come out of the bedroom (he's not allowed in there for many reasons!) Anyway, he'll just walk around the house MEOWING for a good 20 minutes. I fugure he's either been lonely or he is mad at us for leaving him alone. Does anyone else have any ideas for this odd behavior? Thanks!

2006-08-31 04:12:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

when my kitten does something stupid like run into a door or fall off the couch he runs and hides for a few minutes and comes back again...he runs like he know he made a fool of himself...why do they run away, is it like a pep talk to themselfs?? lol, no really its funny, why do they do it?

2006-08-31 04:02:42 · 14 answers · asked by sassy2sloppy 2

I have a 4 year old cat that does not like poeple except 4 me, she hisses and spits if visiotrs approch her or if they touch her she goes mentle and scratches everybody in sight is this normal.

2006-08-31 04:02:42 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

One of our cats has been behaving oddly. He has "banished" himself to the outdoors, he refuses to come inside. He has lost a lot of weight. His appetite is a bit lower than it used to be. He has skin issues as well. (a few small patches of hair missing.) Any ideas? I'm hoping to hear from someone who has some experience in the veterinary field. (yes, we are planning to take him to the vet as soon as we can.)

2006-08-31 03:07:57 · 21 answers · asked by Heather 2

So, my girlfriend, who lives with me, greatly dislikes pets. I love pets, my family has always had them in the house while I was growing up, so I'm accustomed to having those little guys running around.

So how can I convince my girlfriend that cats are great pets and that we should get one?

Any suggestions?

(btw, she is mildly allergic to pets, but then again...it seems like 1/2 of humankind has some type of pet allergy...I actually think it's the pet dander, so a clean home might help to prevent that)

2006-08-31 03:02:00 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in a one bedroom flat, and I'm at work 12 hours a day. I know I am being selfish, but are there any brands of cat that don't mind being on their own all day yet are friendly and affectionate when I do come home? I am so selfish! I'm not going to get one, it's too mean. What do you all think?

2006-08-31 02:48:52 · 50 answers · asked by J C 3

We are going to the vet in an hour but this us completely unlike my cat. Ive heard it could be a UTI, but what do I expect with that? Just worried and would like a heads up before we hear it from the doctor. THanks!

2006-08-31 02:42:35 · 26 answers · asked by Mommyof3 BGB 5

Any ideas how to get the scent out? I am willing to try ANYTHING!!!!!

2006-08-31 02:40:18 · 10 answers · asked by Josh C 2

My cat is 10 months old and i was wondering when it will be fully grown?

2006-08-31 02:12:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

my cat when in heat starts peeing all over the house no matter where
what should I do to prevent it I want her to get pregnant but the male will be here in about 2 weeks time

2006-08-31 01:56:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cat doesnt let me wash it and thus end up with flies which i really dont like as half of the time i find my cat licking itself..need to have a solution that somehow my cat lets me wash it easily

2006-08-31 01:30:26 · 34 answers · asked by mariam 1

what alerts the community about the problems caused by cat lovers to native species?

2006-08-31 01:05:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

He is ginger and white, with a bad eye. He fights alot, and can already poo outdoors, i dont want this name to be stereotypical. I need a new name, possibly not even a name for a human or a cat. origionality people!

2006-08-31 00:41:46 · 27 answers · asked by YouDontKnowMe 2

do i have any legal rights

2006-08-31 00:26:01 · 13 answers · asked by STEPHEN T 1

One of my kittens (both male, 9 weeks old) doesn't cover his poop when he uses the litter tray, even though his brother does.
He obviously knows what the litter tray is for, as he never goes to the loo anywhere else, but he seems to get confused when it comes to covering it up - he just moves the litter around rather aimlessly, completely missing the poop (and often treading in it in the process!)
His eyesight seems fine, as he has no trouble with his toys or with jumping off things or chasing his brother around the room. Will he grow out of it/learn the proper routine for loo times? At the moment, either I or his brother end up covering his poop - so will be learn from our example?
Pls help, I'm getting fed up finding little pooey paw prints on my carpet!!

2006-08-31 00:00:20 · 13 answers · asked by Flossie 2

How u treats them ?

2006-08-30 23:52:21 · 44 answers · asked by N O 2

We just bought a house where they had a cat. I think the odor is in the carpet. Does it hurt to put pure vinegar on the carpet?

2006-08-30 23:32:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Before I got my kitten, the neighbours had a kitten that came up to my house every day for about an hour. It was ALWAYS fed. It was quite a plump kitten. But they don't seem to care about it anymore. It came to them as a stray and they took it in and looked after it. It stayed in the lady that lives beside me's house for a few nites and they didn't come lookin for it so she rang the number on the tag but they didn't answer. But here's my probkem, for this past week or so, the kitten has been living with me. I have been feeding it and it plays with my kitten. It was starting to get thinner and you could feel its backbone sticking out so thats why I decided to feed it. It even sleeps with my cat in his shed at nite, and I have even left out 2 food bowls now, one 4 my cat and one for theirs. But i hav NEVER tried to keep it with me, I have never deliberately put it in the shed, and I always try to send it home. I'm not tryin to steal her, its bin a week now and they havent come lookin yet

2006-08-30 23:09:19 · 10 answers · asked by 619_Princess 1

my cat is gonna have kittens but my parents dont touch the kittens cause the mother will eat them cause its a human scent like with food its a human scent

2006-08-30 22:53:34 · 7 answers · asked by park_kayla 1

Do I remove the dead one from the box?

2006-08-30 22:22:45 · 21 answers · asked by Kat F 1

I have a six month old kitty who thinks my chihuahua is a little kitty, how do I get my cat to stop pouncing on him or chase him, I am affraid that my cat is going to scratch my dog's eye.

2006-08-30 21:52:08 · 10 answers · asked by medevilqueen 4

when I'm there? I was told that you need to study them in a group, so do I look for one that looks shy looking or what?

2006-08-30 21:18:05 · 8 answers · asked by Say It Like You Mean It 4

Do you own a cat? What kind? What's their name?? lol I love cats i have a siamese cat myself, his name is ivan and quite frankly i wouldnt of made it where i was today without him being here..lol

2006-08-30 19:11:43 · 32 answers · asked by Jess 1

We found him in the morning and his coat looks very clean like he's been taken care of and he has been neutered. He is very, very friendly and won't leave our porch. He has a spot of blood by his nose and mouth and a gash under his eye. We have applied Neosporin to he cuts but then we discovered that there is something wrong with his anus. We have had cats before (between us my husband and I have had 7) and neither of us has ever seen this. It's very large, very red and doesn't look clean despite the fact that the cat is constantly licking himself.
We want to limit our contact with him but he stays right outside the back door. With an infant in the house I'm afraid of the cat spreading parasites. I'm planning to call animal control in the morning, but any ideas what could be going on with him?
I'm guessing he was in a fight.
Also, we have not had any cats in the house for 2 years.

2006-08-30 18:56:14 · 15 answers · asked by mamabunny 4

This kitten was abandoned, apparently at birth. Was 2-3 days old when I rescued her, umbilical cord still attached. I have isolated her in a bedroom since, until last week when she has been gradually given more territory, "the run of the house". She has never been outside since I got her, but has begun playing & wrasseling with an older cat (2 yrs.) The kitten eats Purina kitten chow & Fancy Feast cat food. May have gotten into older cat's dry food, or eaten something she shouldn't have. My husband said she hunted, killed & ate a house fly today, for example. She isn't skinny or bloated or too chubby, but seems just right & very frisky. She didn't seem to have pain with passing the stool. They were soft but not runny except sort of coated with blood & or bloody mucous. Will it be dangerous to watch her for awhile, or should I take her in immediately. I live in the country with limited access to vets so it will have to be on an emergency basis if I get in to see one at all.

2006-08-30 18:40:19 · 14 answers · asked by carolinn 1

He is a neutered 2 year old male. He is an inside/outside cat.
He just started urinating in other rooms in the house. My son's bed,our bedroom rug and a piece of clothing on the floor are places that I have discovered urine.

2006-08-30 18:18:49 · 12 answers · asked by heather t 1