Cats - October 2006

I bought my Himalayan from a breeder, I specifically waited for a female to be born. I have papers that say she is a female and just found out, now that she is older, she is starting to developed and is a male! My vet never caught on, cause I told the vet she was a female. Now I find out she is a male and I have had horrible experiences with males in the past, even when having them neutered, they always peed in the house. My question is, what can I do about this, it's seems unfair I paid so much money for a cat that isn't what I asked for and can the breeder get away with it? I have had Gracie since she was 6 weeks of age, August 4th is the day I brought her home. What are my rights! I DO NOT want a male!

2006-10-19 03:33:21 · 22 answers · asked by Michelle Lynn 4

I have three cats. My 12 year old orange male tabby adopted the kitten right away. He washes her and plays with her but my 11 year old male-grey tabby does'nt like her at all! I have to keep them seperated, I've tried everything. I hold the kitten near him, he smells her and suddenly, he bites her!! I've tried a water bottle but nothing works!! It's been three months now. All he wants to do is bite her!! Any suggestions and will he come around when she's bigger because for now I don't want to leave them alone because he hurts her!!

2006-10-19 03:26:23 · 10 answers · asked by CTU 7

There is nothing wrong with him, I believe he is just very territorial. Would having him neutered help? Does it matter if 6yrs old? Any suggestions from anyone whose experienced anyhting like this would be greatly appreciated. PLEASE, NO RUDE ANSWERS!!

2006-10-19 02:52:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-19 02:50:52 · 33 answers · asked by Trust Me 4

Hello. This is a true story so please don't think I'm making it up, lol. My friend has this massive orange cat named Winnifred. He's like, the size of a small dog. He's huge. And, he is so mean it just isn't funny! Now, Winni has like, really long hair and so it's always getting matted. MY friend tried to cut the mats off him but he scratched her up really bad. So, she took him to the vet/groomers. When she came to pick him up an hour later his back end was half shaved and his front end wasn't even touched. The groomer said that they had tried to shave him, but he was such a wild animal that even with three people holding him down they couldn't get the job done! They instructed my friend to never, ever bring her cat to them agian! My friend doesn't know what to do. She also says that she dosn't want to take Winni to the vet and him him put out for the job cause she dosn't want to risk anything. (No sure what the risks are, but that is always her excuse, lol.) Suggestions?

2006-10-19 02:39:28 · 19 answers · asked by ♫ Saaskie ♫ 1

Can a mother cat give coccidia to her kittens? She had kittens about 2 days ago and I think she might have coccidia. I am going to get medication for her. She is a foster.

2006-10-19 02:35:01 · 2 answers · asked by bling***bling 3

Our cat jumped the fence into the neighbor's yard behind us. We drove around and knocked on their door and (despite clearly being able to see them in the window) they didn't answer.
What should we do?

2006-10-19 02:28:13 · 9 answers · asked by ultcomics 1

My fiancee's cat just barfed on the floor and then ate it. Is this a serious problem?

2006-10-19 02:24:52 · 7 answers · asked by ...mr2fister... 7

I alwasy thought that when you go and get a cat, you could look between their legs and see if they are male or female? Well we did just that back in May and 2 had something down there and 3 did not. I took 1 that had nothing down there and that kitten was so beautiful. We named her Sassy, now 5 months later my cat was cleaning itself yesterday and I seen a wein wein sticking out. What is up with that? This is the second kitty that this has happened with.The first one we named Fancy and when we found out he was a male cat, we tried changing his name and he wouldn't go by anything else. So we just called him Fancy Man. But now we found out that my Sassy is a male, I do not know what to call him. Mayby something close to Sassy or even sounds kind of the same. Any ideas??????

2006-10-19 02:24:19 · 13 answers · asked by mygirl46360 3

I recently had to bring my cat to the vet because he was lethargic. My vet said that he had a fever and that he had a cold. He is now on antibiotic drops. Now I have a cold and wondering if I caught it from him. Is that possible or just coincidence?

2006-10-19 02:08:36 · 12 answers · asked by Melissa R 1

2006-10-19 01:47:14 · 32 answers · asked by Say It Like You Mean It 4

I have a nursing mother cat that had her babies 2 days ago. I was wondering if I could give her a little goats milk as a treat?

2006-10-19 01:43:19 · 8 answers · asked by bling***bling 3

A found my cat Oscar as an abandond kitten and his eye had been destroyed by an upper respitory infection. I didn't have money at the time to take him to the vet so I did what ever I could to save him despite what others were telling me ("oh he's going to die" is what they kept telling me, which relly annoyed me) But I crushed kitty vitamins and hand fed him everyday and then he got better and his eye shrank back and now his eye is closed most of the time. Now that I have money and time to take him to the vet I wanted to get his eye checked out. He get's a lot of discharge comming out of it. What can the vets do about that? Will they sew it shut?

2006-10-19 01:42:42 · 13 answers · asked by charming_imogen 2

She is now 8 months old. She was at the humane society at 4 months of age and got URI{ that's a cat cold } so she went in a foster home until she was 5 months old! I then adopted her. Since I've gotten her, she does'nt like to be petted or held and she seems to be afraid to go on the bed!! Do you think she was abused before she went to the shelter or maybe her foster mother was too strict with her?? And how can I get her to start sleeping on the bed??

2006-10-19 01:41:50 · 12 answers · asked by CTU 7

How do you clean your litterbox? Do you use bleach or what? Thanks

2006-10-19 01:41:38 · 8 answers · asked by bling***bling 3

I have anursing cat that had babies 2 days ago. i was wondering if i could give her some tunafish. Just a little bit.

2006-10-19 01:30:49 · 7 answers · asked by bling***bling 3

i thought cats don't like citrus fruits , well the other day i was eating an orange and a bit fell off and my cat sniffed it and ate it.

2006-10-19 01:16:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-10-19 01:16:22 · 19 answers · asked by charming_imogen 2

I have 2 cats and about 5 days ago saw that they had flees so went down vets got frontline and dosed them up...didnt work! Went to pet shop got flee tablets and they seemed to have worked on one cat but not the other but what is even worse is my house has flees now. I have bites and so do the kids i have seen then on me and even in my drinks i brough a expensive spray for my house and used the whole can but its been 2 days and i have seen 3 more.............. what can i do?

2006-10-19 00:40:25 · 32 answers · asked by ammy543 2

My cats nails stick out from her paws? Will i need to get them cut? She always uses her scratch pad.

2006-10-18 23:57:06 · 17 answers · asked by Kirsty 3

He keeps trying to hump everything in sight... Including humans and he's starting to irritate my older cat cos he keeps bouncing on her back. She's been done so she's definitely not interested and I'm scared she'll end up hurting him.

2006-10-18 23:50:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

He cant lick it to clean it although he trys all the time.
Hes a bit of a tomcat but Im worried about him not being able to clean this wound. He keeps trying to but cant reach and wont let me near it.
its not an open wound, more a flesh wound, looking at it I think it might be a big snake bite or dog bite
Also hes getting a bit smelly, how do I bath a cat?

2006-10-18 23:22:45 · 13 answers · asked by livachic2005 4

Has anyone any ideas on how to get my black cats coat to have the best possible shine?

2006-10-18 23:15:37 · 10 answers · asked by ariose24 2

My 5 1/2 old kitten never covers up her faeces. I clean her litter tray every day or two so it's always clean. Any suggestions on how to get her to start covering it up?

2006-10-18 23:06:54 · 7 answers · asked by Elena 5

cats freak me out..i dont know why..im just really really scared of them but somehow i seem to attract them. i was at my friends house yesterday and her neighbours cat just instantly came to me from across the road and it was following me around..well until i ran screaming into the house and locked myself in the bathroom lol can someone explain this? not my strange behaviour :P but the cat...im not superstitious or anything but what does it mean?

2006-10-18 22:27:13 · 11 answers · asked by loveconquersall 1

ME N MY GIRLFRIEND WOULD LOVE A CAT IF ANYONE HAS JUST HAD KITTENS AND WOULD LIKE ME N HER TO REHOME ONE WE WOULD BE SO HAPPY WE WOULD GIVE IT SO MUCH LOVE!

2006-10-18 22:26:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

he keeps leaving wet patches everywhere!

2006-10-18 22:18:02 · 25 answers · asked by bender 3

Kitten has had rabies shot 3 months ago. I know I must schedule for other shots - but which ones? Heard and read about some shots actually being harmful rather than helpful. So, for an indoor-outdoor (supervised) kitty, what shots will be actually essential?

2006-10-18 21:47:41 · 4 answers · asked by Phoebhart 6

I got a kitten who is about 6months old and I don't know if she has been spayed, she is acting a little strange, less affectionate and running through the house more.I want ot know if there is any way to see if she is spayed.

2006-10-18 21:00:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My kitty (almost 5 months) was neutered yesterday. When I brought him home he was extremely hyper and destructive. After about 6 hours he calmed down and slept. Today he hasn't done anything but sleep. Usually he gets up every few hours to play for awhile, but today he hasn't played much at all, and has been sleeping for the last 8+ hours. Also, when I try to wake him up, he just goes right back to sleep, he can't seem to stay awake. Do I have anything to worry about? It just seems odd that he went from so energetic to so sleepy in such a short amount of time. Thanks!

2006-10-18 20:51:29 · 14 answers · asked by lilgiggle33 3