Cats - November 2006

Our existing cat is 15 years old, has always had a dog around her - children have also come along (4) over the last eight years and she has always adapted to changes well. Two months ago we returned home from holiday to find a 6-8 month old cat, hungry and scared living in our wood pile. Had no luck finding her owners and decided to allow her to stay. She is in good health, great fun with the children and no problem except that our cat will not accept her. We are trying to keep them separate to avoid fights and upsets, our original cat has already had a bite turn nasty and required a trip to the vet. We love them both now and do not wish either to go/be unhappy, does anyone have experience of getting cats to live peacefully together, are there tips and strategies we could employ? Thank you for your considerations

2006-11-17 02:23:50 · 26 answers · asked by ergotherapy1 1

Do you know of any safe ways to get cat urine out of a 100% pollyester wedding dress? it is white. Thank you to any serious answers!

2006-11-17 02:21:56 · 11 answers · asked by SME 3

Wanted: Kitten In The St Helens, Rainhill or Prescot around about area!. Preferably smokey grey OR black. Please dont suggest a cat shelter ive tried the only one in my area and they dont have any young kittens at the moment! DESPERATE, please reply!!

2006-11-17 02:16:02 · 6 answers · asked by JennieLaura_-X 1

He sneezes really fast, around 2-5 times in a row. He doesn't have watery eyes and his nose doesn't run. Could he have allergies?

2006-11-17 02:00:37 · 10 answers · asked by Lauren B 1

I recently started giving my cat vaseline to help with his furballs. He now craves it and cries for it. Is this normal behavior? How much is too much to give him?

2006-11-17 02:00:33 · 14 answers · asked by MAO 1

I just bought two, wonderful, cute, persian kittens. One is called Shadow, which is greyish black, and another called Yuffie, which is orange like garfield. They are both 2 months old, make and female. I want them to get used to thier names so that when i call them they come to me, how do I do it? Shadow is starting to get used to it a bit, but not Yuffie.

2006-11-17 01:51:17 · 13 answers · asked by The Time Traveling Magician 3

2006-11-17 01:48:07 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I thought they would be the perfect alternative to the bearskin or sheepskin rug, for small areas. For example, you could put a cat skin rug outside the shower, in front of your bathroom sink, all kinds of places where you couldn't put a bearskin, and they're so warm and soft in winter, especially the Persians. But, I haven't sold a single one yet. Is there some marketing trick I don't know about?

2006-11-17 01:47:15 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a fun question for Cat Lovers everywhere!

I have a theory that all Cats are Murphys.
Can you think of an instance when your cat follows a similar theme?
Example: They always arrive at the door 2 minutes after you shut it. No matter how long you stand there calling!

2006-11-17 01:41:50 · 11 answers · asked by willowGSD 6

My cat (Basil, male, 1 year old) is a lovely, playful guy. He stalks me around the flat, loves knocking glasses full of water over, seems to enjoy my company (sits in the same room with me) but he won't sit on my lap in the livingroom.

I know I'm just being selfish, and I've a sneaky suspicion that if I stopped wanting him to it'd be the only place he ever wants to be. But yeah - there you go.

Is there hope? Will he start when he's older? He'll sit on my lap when I'm on the toilet (bizarre but true) for some reason, and really likes it. For example, if I go into the toilet he comes running from the living room (where we've been sitting seperately) and jumps onto my knee for a snooze. Is this normal or has he an unhealthy interest in my toiletting?

Mad cat.

2006-11-17 01:03:37 · 21 answers · asked by Mango M 2

well what happened was the my oncles cat was here to keep me company. but when they went to take him to the vet he peeded himself. then he came back here with me. and everytime he comes he stays in his bed does not come out or want hime to touch him. plus at home they have a big dog maybe that stresses him out but right now he is great herewith me what can this mean help

2006-11-17 00:39:14 · 5 answers · asked by Yo its me 3

i need a good over the counter remedy or medicine for ear mites...i just spent way to much at the vet for my kittens surgery...so id prefer not to go back right now

2006-11-17 00:15:40 · 9 answers · asked by sassy2sloppy 2

Hi, I have an out-door cat and I've noticed that when he's retching the hairballs, he doesn't spit it out and swallows it back instead. Should I be worried about it? Sorry for poor English, thanks.

2006-11-17 00:06:13 · 5 answers · asked by KishKiai 1

2006-11-16 23:59:56 · 15 answers · asked by Yo its me 3

my friend has a persian that is really really anti social. it is boring and whevever she plays with it, it justs gives her the look 'are you kidding me? you catch it.' and it walks off. it dosent like being held and only wants to ****, eat and sleep. she got it fixed when it was six months old. i have a two month old kitten, and i am wondering if my kitten will be like that if i get it fixed. this worries be because cats dont have the voice to speak. and if someone didnt ask my permission and just took away my ovaries, i would be having menapause! do cats have menapause? will my kitten feel deepressed because it has no more hormones?? and if so, how would you know? you certainly cant talk to cats. note: my kitten is house based. i live in an apartment,so really, there is no risk of her getting pregnant. im only fixing her for my selfish ways so she wont annoy me with her horny ways. an i doing the right thing? i wished my kiten could speak. =(

2006-11-16 23:55:43 · 7 answers · asked by kim l 1

Our cat used to sleep on the bed but now he sleeps under the quilt or under a chair even on top of the computer keyboard and will stay there for ages. He also constantly washes himself. He appears to run everywhere rather than walk. He is eating ok and he will talk to us but he is not the same. Every evening when I come home from work, he is upstairs until my husband comes home then he comes down, eats and lays on his legs which is the only thing he used to do. For a long time now, a big cat comes in to the house and eats his food, he gets in through the cat flap although its magnetic and he hasnt got a magnet which is a bit baffling as we can't open the cat flap from the outside, although our cat has been stressed at times, he has suddently become very strange, could this be the reason.

2006-11-16 23:42:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have for a whle not being using a product my mother gave me for removing my cats urine odour. She likes to try new things, and after telling her about my cat taking a while to becomne litter tray trained she bought me a odour removal spray. It works, really well, but on the website she got it from www.bionetix.co.uk it says it uses bacteria to remove the odour. IS this true and can it work???

2006-11-16 23:03:00 · 5 answers · asked by Craig J 1

We just got a new cat from the Humane Society but while he is friendly, he's still very nervous around noise and will scoot under the bed in a heartbeat. The problem is that we've had him for about 2 days now and he hasn't really been eating or using his kitty-litter box. In fact, he just peed on the bed (and my husbands leg!) this morning. Does anyone have some ideas on how to help this cat adjust?

2006-11-16 23:02:29 · 11 answers · asked by Alyxxela 1

I use to think it was cute that they liked to drink out of the faucet with the water running, but now I want to save the water more wisely. and whenever I go to the bathroom or to the kitchen sink they follow me how can I get them to stop. they perfer it.

2006-11-16 22:47:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

my cat was hit by a car last sunday, although his tail was not broken, and the vet has said it feels warm and healthy, he still cannot move it, and is in pain when he poos. Does anyone have any idea how long it will take to heal. I am concerned if it doesn't he will have to have it amputated

2006-11-16 22:37:54 · 14 answers · asked by kate s 1

Would you give a former street cat a home?
Would you give a former street cat a home?
I've recently set up a website aimed at getting some kitties that live on the street near my place into homes. It has live streaming video of the kitties needing homes at night, and my kitties in the day. For awhile I was getting a good response, but now it's quietened down, and I need to figure out how to get it happening again! Ideas?? It's for a good cause...I"m paying for the desexing, vaccinations, aids & FelV testing etc.... the site is http://www.kittiesinthehood.com
I have already adopted 8 myself, and really need help with the other 12!

2006-11-16 21:04:10 · 10 answers · asked by Phoenix 1

I bought a registered female persian cat.she kept getting on the kitchen table. I would say NO and take her off. finnaly after a week or so I brushed her off, I woke up that night to a warm wet like feeling on my toes, , she was takeing a poop on my foot.I laughed.she got me back. she stayed off the table, has your cat ever done anything like this to you?

2006-11-16 21:01:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

She's about a year and half and she just loves to tear up cotton. Cotton balls, q-tips, tiolet paper, paper towels etc. She's always been this way. I dont know what to do and it is a very expensive habbit. She just tears it too shreds. Has any one gone through this problem? Or does anyone have any adivce? (without declawing her)

2006-11-16 21:01:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cat was catheterized as treatment for FLUTD. However, he has not been passing any stools for about more than a day. Is it normal? What can I do to improve his bowel movements? He was given Pred syrup, Nutrivite syrup and Celexin by the vet.

He hasn't been drinking much and eating as well, but he puts his head near the water bowl and rests there. What does this mean? How can I encourage him to eat and drink?

2006-11-16 19:35:12 · 2 answers · asked by seeksnidget 1

She's mainly a house cat, but we usually let her outside (which is fenced in) once a day, although we don't worry much because 95% of the time she stays on or near the porch.

Well tonight she was out during a rainstorm, and she came in the front door, which is very odd.

Then she curled up on my bed and slept for several hours.

Eventually I went to pet her, and she got extremely agitated. It's the area above her hind legs to her tail, and like I said, the slightest touch sends her into a fit.

Otherwise, she appears to be fine. She can walk without much of a problem, although she walks very slow.

I know the only logical thing to do is to take her to a vet, but should I be in a hurry to take her?. Also, isn't that an odd place for a cat to get injured? The only thing I can think of is if something hit her there, unless she tried to squeeze under the chain-link fence and got hurt, but there's no wounds that I can see.

So what, probably a bad bruise or broken bone?

2006-11-16 19:21:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My silly male cat, keep peeing near my desk and other spots and i cant get rid of the smell it bugging me. So how can i get rid of the odor without spending to much money or time on it?

2006-11-16 19:03:15 · 6 answers · asked by bratylibra_83 1

I just read about these cats called Birman,"lovebugs in mittens" I've had cats all my life and never heard of them, but they sure have a sweet face and seem to be semi-furry. We have a Maine Coon who is furry and a love, plus a black and white tuxedo kitty who is a goof-off. I was just curious if anyone has one of these sweet kittens.

2006-11-16 19:02:49 · 2 answers · asked by snowmom 2

I've been wanting to have a cat for a very, very long time and finally decided to go ahead and adopt one. Because my hubby will be studying next year and finances will be tight, we've opted to have just one cat. I work and since bringing her home I've been feeling really guilty about leaving her alone at home during the day.

When I was growing up we always had one cat at a time but now everyone around me seems to be saying that I should have two. Am I being really cruel in just having one? If I can't have two cats should I get rid of the one that I have now and give her up to a multi-cat household?

I've been Googling like mad to find info or comment from working or studying couples or singlets who have a single cat but I've hardly come across anything. Is there *anyone* out there in the same boat as me? If so, how are your kitties handling things?

2006-11-16 18:54:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 13 year old cat has an incurable kidney problem. I dont like playing God, but I dont want him to suffer.

2006-11-16 17:34:41 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got a new cat from Dumb Friend's League and she hasn't eaten much and hasn't gone to the bathroom more than once or twice. It's only been two days but it doesn't seem like she's really eating. Also we just use the dry food that the center gave us (I imagine they've been feeding her the same stuff). Is this normal?

2006-11-16 17:06:24 · 19 answers · asked by Christian K 1