Cats - September 2006

Lets say I have a hypothetical cat named Bubbles. How big of a rocket do I need to shoot Bubbles up in the air 100ft a la Jack@$$ 2?

2006-09-28 06:08:22 · 12 answers · asked by midwestbruin 3

We started with two in a small apartment, then took a friends cat...then had kittens. We only have one left and my husband wants to keep it. We have a slightly larger place now. We have two litter boxes in the laundry room. My husband cleans them once a week but even one day after it starts to smell terrible in my house! Im 10 wks pregnant so I cant change it, it can be a pain to get him too sometimes. I love my cats but its hard to handle the smell now, any suggestions?

2006-09-28 05:58:35 · 16 answers · asked by Heather T 2

OK, so, a few months ago I made a post that I was worried about my (then) 17yo indoor kitty.she is such a part of the family I feel like listing her on forms I fill out about # of members in residence. I work from home so obviously I spend more time around her. I asked about her nonstop meowing , y'all helped by explaining this is normal for senior cats in their last couple years (sigh)but the meowing is getting worse. I can tell she's a little confused, BUT she knows where her food, water, favorite sleeping spots, litter box are, never has an accident Her meowing is nowwhere, if I'm not w/in 10 yards of her (& she is awake), she will cry non-stop til I pick her up. I have to get up at night several times when she meows loudly and mournfully until I go tell her I'm here.At Petsmart they have things like chamomille 'calmtabs' or something for 'agitated cats'. My husband said NO, I explained it wasn't like Xanax or something, might help. Has anyone tried it w/success?details please..TY!

2006-09-28 05:52:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I brought in a new kitten, and before I brought him in, my oldest cat was fine. The only thing I notice different, is that the oldest cat seems to eat the kitten food. I am trying to keep her away from it, but she continues to eat it, and since I got the new kitten, she has had very bad diarrhea, and is acting like she doesn't feel well. Could she get like that from eating kitten food at 8 years of age? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

2006-09-28 05:49:27 · 15 answers · asked by bostonchick 5

He has food , water , and a kitty litter box. He wont stop crying . And his been sunking on my ear and neck biting it . Since Sunday. Is it because he misses his mom. And how can I make him feel that he's loved here and comfort him. Please help. Thanks. And how long will he act this way.

2006-09-28 05:27:56 · 20 answers · asked by kitty 6

I getting getting a little worried. Could it have anything to do with one another?

2006-09-28 05:19:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous 3

My cat is about 2 1/2 years old. We've had her since she was three months. As of two weeks ago, she decided that she didn't want to use her litter box any more. She peed on my couch, she peed on the spare bed and she peed on the carpet in the spare bedroom. Her litter box is always kept clean and fresh and it's in a place that's easy for her to access but not the dogs, so I know the dogs aren't the issue. Does anyone have anything I can do to fix her? She's not overweight either if that makes a difference.

2006-09-28 05:17:25 · 8 answers · asked by Kris B 5

2006-09-28 05:15:49 · 11 answers · asked by AzzGoodAzzItGetz 4

About 7 yrs ago we had to move to the city and the apartment complex we lived in didnt allow animals so I had to give my cat Roudy to my aunt to take care of. Well we would visit sometimes, but everytime he saw me he would run off and hide. He acted like he was scared to death of me and I had him since he was a kitten up until he was adult. He lives with her for a few months and its like he doesnt even know me anymore.

His passed on now, but I would like to know as to why he acted this way cause it broke my heart.

2006-09-28 04:57:07 · 19 answers · asked by smysg00 1

(I guess it is called instinct.)

2006-09-28 04:55:40 · 18 answers · asked by judy f 3

Our cat is almost 8 months old, and we have had him since Sept 11. We got him from our local humane society, so we thought that this would be a good cat to get. We have a 5 year old daughter and an 11 month old son. The cat jumps around, tries to scratch us and bite us. My wife is tired of it, my daugther really wanted a cat but is scared to walk past it, and my son doesn't know what to think. My daughter would be really sad if we have to take the cat back, but I don't know what to do. Any advice?

2006-09-28 04:53:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want a kitten and my husband is scared that it will scratch the leather sofa...I said if we got it declawwed it would be okay, but he thinks that it is cruel...My friend told me she got her cat done and he was fine and didn't act like he was in pain. Does anyone have any suggestions?

2006-09-28 04:48:03 · 26 answers · asked by Rhonda M 2

We have a male tomcat,and lately he's beenmarking on everything ,what is a cheep effective way to stop this behavior.I'd like to do it without having him fixed .

2006-09-28 04:47:30 · 15 answers · asked by c20_6929 2

My cat seems to have problem with fleas. The vetenarian pscribed flea medication that we rub on her neck does not really work.

2006-09-28 04:26:41 · 9 answers · asked by topsy 1

2006-09-28 04:22:42 · 6 answers · asked by pisces sp 2

My fiance' and I have two cats. Reece (girl, 2) was his from before and we got Buddy (boy, 2) about 5 months ago. They fight a whole lot, sometimes its play, sometimes it gets nasty.

Every time I yell "Reece", Buddy comes and takes the attention. I am positive that they konw the tones are different for their names. Buddy is an attention hog and won't let Reece, who is more kept to herself, have us petting her and talking baby talk to her.

It gets very annoying to have him take away her petting and loving time. How do we get the message to him that it's her turn for petting, not his? Please NO comments about getting a dog. I don't want one.

2006-09-28 04:13:21 · 7 answers · asked by Rachael 3

2006-09-28 03:51:43 · 20 answers · asked by Steve G 1

She is white

2006-09-28 03:50:58 · 29 answers · asked by Gipson 1

2006-09-28 03:24:03 · 13 answers · asked by retha g 1

Not being rude but my G/Friends cat let rip this ripper!! I mean it stunk the whole house out 4 an hour. Something so small, but so violent how can this be? Had an old ginger tom that did the same.

2006-09-28 03:00:29 · 22 answers · asked by A . Z . 3

She is currently on Medi-Cal Dissolution cat food for 3 months to absorb the crystals. I just bought a big bag of Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Indoor Adult Cat food a couple of weeks ago. After the 3 months is up, can I feed her the rest of this Nutro food until the bag is done, then put her on the Medi-Cal maintenance food to prevent crystals reoccurring? Or should I suck up my loss of $25 from Nutro and go directly to the Medi-Cal maintenance food after the 3 months is up?
http://www.nutroproducts.com/ncccia.asp

(We got kitty a couple of months ago from SPCA. She is Siamese/Persian mix. Probably was given up because she was peeing outside of the litterbox and the owners probably didn't know better to take her to the vet. I took her to the vet and they found crystals in her urine. Was feeding her premium cat food since we got her.)

2006-09-28 02:55:03 · 7 answers · asked by hello 6

I have a 7 month old kitten that I got from the animal shelter. She had been kept in a cage with one of her litter mates and now she tries to snuggle and cuddle with me like she did with the other kitty. (I would like to have taken them both, but I couldn't). The only problem with this is that she wants to "paw" my neck area and her claws are so sharp that no matter how gently she does it it's quite painful and she ripping by neck to shreds!! This is starting to effect how much I am willing to cuddle with her and I don't want to get to the point where I don't want to at all!! I was thinking that I might have to have her declawed but was afraid it would be very painful for her and then I read about "soft claws". Has anyone used these and can you tell me how it feels when they "paw" you with them on. Does it help? I know it will help with her scratching on things, but I am mainly interested in whether it will help when she "paws" me.

2006-09-28 02:54:42 · 18 answers · asked by Tallulah 4

i am totally sad. Two days back one of my cats was surrounded by three street dogs. They smashed him before we could save him. He was severely wounded near the stomach area. The dogs have bitten him . There were two big injuries of atleast an inch deep. The blood has clotted.Yesterday we took him to the hospital.They gave him a ARV(Anti Rabies Vaccine) and cleaned the wound with tincher and applied an white paste. two days my cat did not take any food. i had to make him take some milk with a quarter of a tablet mixed in it. The doctor gave a cream (I think its some sulphate cream for preventing bacteria) and adviced me to apply in the wounds. I did that perfectly, but my cat shouts in pain and soon after shouting its cleaning the wound. my bothering is that will the cream go inside his mouth and cause any side effects? will it do any harm? please answer me.

2006-09-28 02:47:42 · 13 answers · asked by kanna 3

My cat has got has thing a sticky tape, she likes to play with it, if you throw it for she will bring back just like a dog does

Does your cat do anything like that?

2006-09-28 02:27:44 · 23 answers · asked by jo k 3

i heard using baby powder and also using baking soda ... i want to know what to do that works the best... i have dogs and cats.. so someone please help me..........

2006-09-28 02:20:53 · 17 answers · asked by punkinpuss1982 1

Female cat...has all her claws...no collar. She has been around the neighborhood for weeks. I am allergic to cats (and we just bought our kids pet gerbils) so I won't bring her in the house. I don't mind if she is around outside the house, but I don't want her to become dependent on us. If I stop my daughter from feeding her, will the cat move on or do I have to chase her away? I know the sounds mean...(I feel sick just writing this) but I am truly trying to do what is best. Any suggestions other that "Bring her in the house and deal with the allergy" are welcome.

2006-09-28 02:05:32 · 30 answers · asked by Michigan Dad 1

My cat is always on the counter, he knocks glasses off and shreds paper towels to bits! I won't give him away, so don't even try it!

2006-09-28 01:59:42 · 20 answers · asked by Stella Salvata 2

my cat is constantly sitting on top of my wardrobe cuddling up to an afro chest wig that i got at a 70s bar when drunk.
should i tell him gently that its not healthy and suggest he finds himself a girlfriend?

2006-09-28 01:57:30 · 25 answers · asked by monkeynuts 5

My cat pee'd on the basement floor twice within a few hours. Litter box was cleaned the night before so maybe the cat was just upset about something. I may not have cleaned the first mess thoroughly enough. After the second time, I held my cat saying NO really loud. He wanted to get away but I held on to him. I just repeated no no you dont do it there. However, my roommate now says that I have to remain the "heavy" or the tough person. He said that only one person should discipline the pet and the other is the "good guy". Is this true? am I know the "bad guy" and my roommate is the "good guy" in the cat's eyes? Is this true?

2006-09-28 01:47:57 · 24 answers · asked by Just Me, Brenda 1

I am thinking of taking in a new cat who currently needs a new home, I already have two female cats and before I definately say that I will take on this other male cat (he's been done) I want to look at the possible complications it may cause and how I would go about introducing him to my own cats? Another concern I have is that he currently only lives just down the road so I am concerned he'll keep going back to his current owners

2006-09-28 01:12:46 · 11 answers · asked by Lou C 2