Cats - November 2006

My cat sleeps with me every night except during the winter months when a down comforter is on the bed. He seems to be afraid of it and not like to be on it (the feel, smell, sound of it)? I'm wondering if this is a common thing and any ideas about what to do because I miss him sleeping on the bed!

2006-11-06 11:19:36 · 14 answers · asked by MM 2

I had a person tell me once that a dry nose on a cat means that they are sick, or is this just an old wives tale? I dont know if i should take him to the vet or not. Or is it okay and is just because he sleeps alot...Urgh...help please...and thanks.

2006-11-06 11:15:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cat dragged her bottom on the floor a few times today-never has done that before. I just recently switched her to soft cat food (easier for her to chew, she's 13 yr and has a hurt jaw). I looked at her bottom and it's red and a tad swollen. ONLY SERIOUS ANSWERS PLEASE

2006-11-06 11:12:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-06 11:11:01 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-06 11:07:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My new roommates brought their two cats along with them when they moved in. Now all four animals (their cats, plus mine and my girlfriend's dogs) are peeing like crazy all over the house! HELP! How do we make them stop?

2006-11-06 10:59:44 · 5 answers · asked by drezeder 2

We recently adopted two kittens from the same litter. However one is considerably larger than the other, and the smaller one has a crooked jaw. You can tell from looking at him that his face is assymetrical, however it wasn't until observing his weird eating habits that I decided to look at his teeth and noticed his lower jaw is skewed to the right of his upper jaw. By weird I mean while his brother eats right out of the dish, the smaller kitten drops his food on the floor and then eats it, and takes longer to chew. I gave them both a crunchy little cat treat and one had it gone in a second while the little one took forever to chew it. They are only a couple months old and were just removed from the mother so they should have been both nursing til now, but I can't help but wonder why the one with the crooked jaw is so much smaller.

2006-11-06 10:53:34 · 7 answers · asked by Peace 4

2006-11-06 10:46:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 4 month old kitten. He is wild. He sleeps all day exept for the rare hour here and there where he is running around like a madman. Then he stays up all night doing the things he knows he's not supposed to do.
When he is having those madman spells during the day, he climbs up the curtains, tries to climb the walls, gets on tables and counters, knocking things down, etc. I have tried the squirt gun idea which has worked well with previous cats, but he just does it again and again. My last cat was like this at first, but I used to smack him. He learned not to do these things, but this cat has had a hard first 4 months of his life (I found him in the garage and took him in. He must have been abandoned and was savagely attacked by another animal while out there.) and I don't want him to feel unwanted. I really do love this cat.

How do I straighten him out before I have to give him up? (it's not my house and I'm not sure how long they can take this behavior)

2006-11-06 10:38:38 · 18 answers · asked by real_sweetheart_76 5

We're going home for the holidays and it's a 15 hour drive. I am totally attached to my 7 month old kitten and he's attached to me too (He follows me all around the house, hates to be in any room by himself and cries if he's "misplaced" me for a minutes, etc.)

He's used to driving in cars and he walks on a leash. I take him out to the parks, trails, etc. often. The longest car ride he ever had was 1 hour and all he did was fall asleep in the back seat.

I'd really really hate to be apart from him for 6 whole days.

If I leave him at home, my friend would housesit but - my cat doesnt know her that well, and he'd still be alone a lot more than he's used to. We're going to be staying at my in-laws house and I'm sure he'd be ok there for a week with us there too - but I'm worried about the drive and all...

2006-11-06 10:37:40 · 17 answers · asked by Cranberry 3

2006-11-06 10:36:55 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know someone who works where cats are kept as pets inside the office. Also, there are at least 10 other cats living under the building. The office business has nothing to do with animals. What do you think?

2006-11-06 10:32:31 · 7 answers · asked by Planet Progress 3

I adopted my (now) 6 month old kitten from my vets adoption agency around 4 months ago. Since then, she has been an 'only' cat. Yesterday, I went and got a 6 week old, Tonkinese, kitten from my friend (who breeds Tonks and Bengals).
Could people that have been in this situation please give me advice on HOW to introduce my cats?

Also, as my kitten is only 6 weeks old, are there any special foods I might need for her? I live in Melbourne, Australia so please don't comment and say 'go to walmart'... we don't have WalMart here.

I am currently giving both cats Whiskas wet food and Purina One dry food. I am also (trying) to give the 6 week old, some kitten milk but she doesn't seem to drink it... nor does she drink any water!

Also, she hasn't done pee or poop yet since we got her home - how do I try and get her to do something? She didn't do any in the cage that she slept in... before OR after she went to bed.

2006-11-06 10:24:26 · 10 answers · asked by Elena 5

I do.
Mreow.
Aaaw.

2006-11-06 10:17:18 · 44 answers · asked by Wilde Katze 2

My cat is driving me nuts with the peeing on the carpet. It's in heat and my question is do female cats lose bladder control while they are in heat?

2006-11-06 10:14:49 · 13 answers · asked by notrace76 1

we have an 8 yr cat with a urinary infection and is on Clavimox and Prescription Diet CD food---he does not like the food and he doesn't eat, any suggestions. Does can food have any connection to the urinary bacterial infection and if not by can't he have a small amount of can food once a day? I can't just sit by and watch him starve.
If the can food has no connection why is it taken away?

2006-11-06 09:59:40 · 10 answers · asked by Curtis C 1

I just found out there was such a thing today!
my cat had what looked like black spots under his chin anybody know anything about it? and feline aids & lukemia?
cats can get a lot of bad diseases can't they?

2006-11-06 09:59:32 · 6 answers · asked by Linnie 5

2006-11-06 09:55:27 · 16 answers · asked by tim0384 2

I have noticed some small black caterpillar type things on my cats bedding, she has been scratching herself a lot and I had recently flea'd her but this has not helped, any idea what they could be?

2006-11-06 09:53:12 · 22 answers · asked by Karen W 1

2006-11-06 09:48:20 · 6 answers · asked by tim0384 2

I very favorite cat nippey has just passed away about 10 mins ago what should i do because im vey SAD?

2006-11-06 09:42:44 · 16 answers · asked by brainardkelly 2

She used to be an indoor cat but recently i have been letting her out. She whines if i dont.

2006-11-06 09:41:54 · 21 answers · asked by HMMM 1

sick and die due to early pregnancy

2006-11-06 09:19:16 · 6 answers · asked by ladiesanddrugaddicts 2

Its red, kinda like blood. Its very watery. His tummy is getting bigger, and so is he, could he have a tape worm? He is always hungry, and acts like is tummy hurts when we touch him. We found him in a ditch a few months ago...We take good care of him. If it is a tape worm, how can I get rid of it? Thank you! Serious answers only, please!

2006-11-06 09:09:29 · 9 answers · asked by lil_carebear2001 2

2006-11-06 08:59:11 · 8 answers · asked by browe66 3

2006-11-06 08:57:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 12 year old cat. He's a nervous cat, but on the most part very good natured. One thing I've tried to work on is his burying techniques in the litter box. He doesn't. And the smell! Help! How can I train him to bury his poo when he's done??

2006-11-06 08:39:26 · 8 answers · asked by Jerzey Daze 2

I live with my fiance and we just adopted an adorable kitten about a month ago. He's really sweet, and I wouldn't say needy (he can play by himself) but he follows us to the bathroom, around the house, and can sometimes be a big pest when we're trying to do homework. We both work all day, so he's alone from around 7:30 to 5 or 6 M-F.

I feel sad leaving him by himself (hes about 4 months now), and sometimes he acts out when we finally do get home. We've been trying to stay home more, and do stay home a lot on the weekends.

I'm just afraid he might be jealous, it might get really crazy in our home, or they might not take to one another if I do adopt.

We have the means to take in another, so we'd really like to give one a home. I used to be allergic to cats, but I've been taking claritinD and have been doing much better. Would getting a second cat make my allergies worse?

What should we do? Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

2006-11-06 08:36:10 · 13 answers · asked by m0o p!e 3

My son (he's grown and on his own) brought his cat to the vet. Eye problems. The vet said the eye is ulcerated and gave him medication and an ointment. The cat will survive and she will not lose her eye. On the phone my son asked me if this will leave scarring on the eye. Our family cat (12 yrs old) has scarring on the eye since we rescued him. Do not know where it came from. Will my son's 1 yr old cat have scarring from this ulceration of the eye?

2006-11-06 08:31:45 · 4 answers · asked by Jerzey Daze 2

I have a white down comforter and happened to notice that after my cat has been snoozing on it for a while, when she gets up, she leaves these little tiny crust balls! Does anyone have any idea what it could be?

2006-11-06 08:27:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous