Cats - November 2006

We have 5 cats, 3 females, 2 males. Newest male is 7 months old, got him in June for our other male who was hated by the girls, needed a buddy and to get him to leave our one shy girl alone. Now the older male romps with the kitten, but the kitten stalks and chases the shy girl who has lost the little backbone she had. She came off the streets six years ago, must have been abused, and has only had love since then. She’s become a recluse and has lost some weight, vet says she’s healthy. The kitten is still in his ADHD stage, we intervene between he and the shy girl but he is undeterred and comes right back. Plastic bag noise only scares the shy girl, and squirting him only works for as long as it takes him to bound away and turn around to come charging back. Any suggestions?

2006-11-29 06:36:02 · 3 answers · asked by ratsnej 2

She's thrown up twice, I've taken her to see a vet and the vet said it's normal. I'm feeding her Cat Chow. I was wondering if there's anything I can feed her that she would enjoy eating, but that won't give her diarrhea? Also how can I make her more comfortable in my home so that she will eat?

2006-11-29 06:33:13 · 11 answers · asked by flycreature 2

2006-11-29 06:19:44 · 17 answers · asked by halley 1

2006-11-29 06:07:48 · 23 answers · asked by Lor24 5

All our cat does is climb our tree...so far only 1 ordiment has been broken, but i see that doubleing soon...she knows not to do it, casue when i get near her she jumps and runs away and just goes right back.....our other cat doesnt even look at the tree...what can i do
thanks

2006-11-29 05:53:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

it gets in my face and is constantly headbutts me. I thought at first it just wants attention & to be petted. but he does it way to much. what is with all the headbutting? and how can I stop it. last time I was drinking coffee when he head butted me and it spilled all over.

2006-11-29 05:48:22 · 22 answers · asked by eyepopping hideous female troll 4

I think & know it is unusual for cats to like their paws & bellies pet. My guy LOVES it. If u pet one paw, he puts the other next to it to be pet too. He alwasy rolls on his back to have his tummy scratched, kinda like a dog. Anyone else have this experience?

2006-11-29 05:31:51 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have four cats - two of which love to pee on the carpets. That alone was a real pain but now my son has developed allergies to them so we finally had to move them outside. I have a large horse barn and we converted a stall into a "room" for them - they have been "indoor cats only" up until now. I want to train them to go outside over the next while but I have to give them time. They are not used to the cold, so I bought them a heat lamp but I want to make them a box to put the lamp in. I am not sure how hot these get, if I fit the lamp right into it or if I have to do something else. Any suggestions would be really great. Thanks!

2006-11-29 05:24:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I'm in the process of socializing an adolescent feral cat who lives outside of my work. Before taking her home I need to medicate her, she looks like she has conjuctivitis and sounds like there is an upper respritory infection. (I have a cat at home) I'd like to get my hands on some Clavimox but my vet won't do that w/o an office visit. I've already wormed her and garlic is getting rid of the fleas.
Any Suggestions? (I've already taken 2 of her siblings and they tested feline aids and leukemia negative)
Thanks!

2006-11-29 05:17:36 · 11 answers · asked by tharnpfeffa 6

My 14 year old cat, Smokey, has a nasty habit of scratching the furniture. We've tried various methods over the years to deter her from this habit: spraying her with water, yelling when she does it, Softpaws, not to mention the wide variety of scratching posts that have been available at one time or another in the house. My youngest cat is post-trained just fine, but her mother refuses to budge. This is now becoming a serious problem because my mother is getting new furniture for our new house, and she's made it very clear that if my eldest cat even LOOKS like she's going to take a swipe at it, the claws will come out on both cats. She knows the warnings and risks of declawing, but she REALLY doesn't want her new furniture destroyed. Is there any way to train my cat to stop taking tearing into our chairs and sofas, or will the life of her claws be cut tragically short?

P.S.: She's a semi outdoor cat who likes to scratch tree bark; are there any posts that simulate it?

2006-11-29 05:16:46 · 5 answers · asked by OodlesofNoodles 3

my kitten is 10 weeks old, i got her when she was only 3 weeks old, she has this problem, everynight when we go to bed she sucks on her paw, so hard that her black fur is turning brown and she is starting to lose her hair there. The noise is driving me crazy is there anything i can put on her paw so she will stop sucking im was think hot sauce but i dont want to hurt her any ideas

2006-11-29 05:11:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have had him for 2 weeks and at first he was really good using the litter tray. We have now moved it to another room and he would much rather wee in the corner of any room that he is in. Is this normal, will it stop and what can I do to prevent it without moving the litter tray back as my husband can't stand the smell. At what age do male cats start spraying?

2006-11-29 04:22:27 · 16 answers · asked by shirls 1

2006-11-29 04:21:27 · 15 answers · asked by rkonkin226 4

He is very tall - very long, mainly white with very distinctive ginger markings, he has ginger rings on his tail, a very pointed and angular face, quite big ears (very very pink inside!) he has gold eyes. His traits are funny - a very low quiet meow which he uses rarely, a very high pitched excited purr, he is super clever can open doors and get in anything - he adores dogs and is forever playing with next doors or infact any dog he can find - he is fearless with dogs, he also loves water - he will sit on my belly with his feet in the water when I am in the bath - he loves hose pipes. he is very naughty too, bullies the other cats a bit (I think thats the ginge in him though!!)

So what do you think???!

2006-11-29 03:59:56 · 17 answers · asked by Grace - baby No.2 due in October 3

I'm thinking of taking them both to the vet at the same time, and quite soon. One is a very new resident here, and doesn't have his own carrier yet.

Can I just bung him in a cardboard box?

Er. With air holes, etc. We don't live very far from the vet. He does have claws, though -- will the box make it there intact?

2006-11-29 03:53:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

My kitten has been throwing up all day. I was not worried earlier on because I thought it may have been just a tummy upset, if he has eaten something dodgy, (he has a habit of just eating anything which he can fit into his mouth, edible or not) but it has not subsided. He has been really subdued since this morning since it started, and I am starting to worry. My mum says to wait until morning before taking him to the vets, but I am not sure.
I have started to notice clumps of fur on the carpet as well, in the last day or so, but I did not think much of it until now. He is a housecat, so it can't be anything from outside, and he has no contact with other cats, apart from our other cat, who is also a housecat.
He was neutued on Friday, but has been fine since then until now.

I am worrying over nothing??

2006-11-29 03:24:23 · 28 answers · asked by Carrie 4

My cat is the fluffiest cat I've ever seen... and sometimes if she hears something or wants to be petted she'll just stand up like a gopher and stay that way for quite awhile. It's hilarious! Does your cat ever do this or is my kitty just a weirdo?

2006-11-29 03:19:05 · 14 answers · asked by two_kee_kees 4

She has lot one main front tooth as she is old in her age ( 16 human years ). She loves kangaroo cat meat but the smell is foul and a plain diet of that isn't healthy for her.

She can't really eat cat biscuits because she can't chew food properly because of losing a tooth.

Is it okay to feed cats pasta?

What do you suggest?

2006-11-29 03:14:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cat chelsea is 13yrs old she was my aunts cat who died 4months ago.I adpopted her as i love her to bits.I live in a block of flats right on the top floor.before she use to get out when my aunt had her but i cant let her out now.I dont know what to do i think she is unhappy cause she dosent get out.I give her alot of love and attention but i dont think its enough.I dont want to have to give her to somebody else what can i do?

2006-11-29 03:07:06 · 22 answers · asked by wendy n 1

Occassionally when the window is open we find our 6 month old kitten sitting on the window sill looking out, we tell her to get down as I am frighten she will jump out. Are cats smart enough to work out heightsand know not to jump?

2006-11-29 02:57:59 · 34 answers · asked by trays o 1

My husband found this kitten when it was about 3 weeks old.That was like 2 months ago.I can not think of a name that I like for this kitten.My 24 month old has picked out names for other animals like cheeseto,billy bob,minnie and charlie but when I ask him what should I name the kitten he says nope,no name.The kitten looks like a siamese but I know it is not because in the box of abandon kittens my husband found was a stripe and a black kitten.My husband said let yahoo people name her.Any names?

2006-11-29 02:43:12 · 24 answers · asked by darlene100568 5

One of my four cats will let out this "mewowowow!" everytime I sneeze. It doesn't matter where I am in the house or where he is. If I sneeze four times in a row, he does it four times in a row. My boyfriend could sneeze up a storm and he gets nothing from the cat!!! If I fake sneeze....nothing!!

It's pretty darn cute.

Do any of your pets do this, or other weird things?

2006-11-29 02:29:52 · 9 answers · asked by elysialaw 6

2006-11-29 02:19:10 · 8 answers · asked by coopsradar 3

She is about 9 weeks old and i cannot even walk through the house without her attacking my feet and ankles. she is sooo bad. she will not stay off the coffee and end tables. she knocks everything off to watch it fall! i cannot pet her she kicks and scratches and bites. she is not an angry or vicious kitty and she is not nervous or scared-she is just playing, but that wild look in her eye never goes away unless she is sleeping. she even tries to climb walls and doors. she is out of control! what should i do? i have tried the spray bottle of water, but she does not care. she will be soaked from head to toe and still be on the table.

2006-11-29 02:16:30 · 5 answers · asked by mel2430 4

She was given to us as a young kitten and we have probably had her for about 6 months now but she is obsessive about food. We have two cats and they have a huge bowl of biscuits out all the time so it's not like she has to wait for her food. But as soon as you go anywhere near her, she runs for her food bowl and starts scoffing the food like she has never eaten before. We are going through nearly 3kg of biscuits in a week which is way too much for two cats. I have tried limiting the food and it doesn't make any difference. She has milk and wet food once a day also! I just don't know what else to do with her? My ears are wide open to suggestions!

2006-11-29 01:55:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I love my cat Omar but he has some bad habits that I just dont know how to break. First is that if his uses litter box once he wont use it again until its cleaned out. I usually keep up on because I know how he is, but if I go away for a few hours he'll kick all of his litter all over the floor. His second habit is that he claws the heck out of my carpets. He has scratching posts and other toys, but he wont play with them. I can't put him outside because he hates to go out. I'm also worried about his weight. He's about 27 lbs and I feed him iams weight control, but he just likes to lay around.

2006-11-29 01:47:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

He has recently moved home, but hasnt got cat flu as he is vaccinated about it. Is there many items in the house that he could be allergic to?

2006-11-29 01:38:46 · 26 answers · asked by JENNY P 1

2006-11-29 01:22:28 · 14 answers · asked by Jeanbean 1

My cat has fleas and i was wondering if using advantage is enough to kill them all. I know fleas dont live on the cat so does that mean i have to bomb my house as well. I don't know how that would work because my cat is a inside cat and i have no where else to put him if i try and bomb the house. so do you think if i use advantage on him it will take care of the problem?

2006-11-29 01:10:53 · 4 answers · asked by dan 1

I think the title explains my question!!! Well do you???

2006-11-29 01:03:16 · 8 answers · asked by #1 HOTTIE 1