Cats - December 2006

It all started Christmas night when my buddy Andrew and i went out for chinese, it was pretty late but the place was open so whatever right? Well we took our food to go and when i opened upm y car door a cat came flying at me! She ran strait into the car, and the just sat there like she owned the place. I wasn't entirely sure what to do so I grabbed a sweatshirt adn wrapped her in it incase she had well diseases or something, and asked the nieghbors, who either threw things at me or simply said no its not my cat.

Long story short I supose, I ended up bringing her to another friend's house, Ronnie, and he held her up for the night till Andrew and I could find a shelter.

Yesterday moring Andrew and I drove 1 hour and 45 mins, into Strathum, just to find out they closed early, all the other shelters in a 3 hour driving period were closed! AND we were having car troubles!

Now I've been with this adorable cat so long I'm getting attached and so is Andrew. I can't bring her home,

2006-12-27 02:08:06 · 7 answers · asked by sara 1

2006-12-27 02:02:21 · 10 answers · asked by Reo 5

For the last 2 weeks, my cat keeps getting himself soiled with his own poop after business (which he does religiously in the litter box). What is wrong and how do I rectify this problem?

2006-12-27 01:55:53 · 3 answers · asked by GiddyW 1

my cat used to go into the pet carrier with no problems but since i took her to the vet in it she won't go in it anymore. She got really distressed when i tried to put her in it to carry her to a relatives house. how do i get her to stop associating the pet carrier with going to the vets

2006-12-27 01:27:36 · 19 answers · asked by tigger 1

I am adopting a black kitten from the Cats Protection and I need help to give her a name. The wackier the better. Thanks in advance.

2006-12-27 01:06:04 · 70 answers · asked by mistymiss 6

i adopted him from the shelter when he was 2 mths old i love him alot but he is going crazy . he i sscratchin up my leather chairs he loves water for some strange reason he jumps in the shower with me jumps im the sink knocks over the garbage can , if i leave meat to thaw out he gets up on the counter and busts it open an steals a piece of raw meat. i cant take it any more. i feel like taking him bak but my kids love him is there nething i can do to break him out of this habit?

2006-12-27 00:58:34 · 18 answers · asked by maggie 2

One of my cats only eats whiskas salmon canned foods! Of all the stores I used to buy it, there's only one that sells it now! What happens when they run out of it? Have they been discontinued?? What will my cat eat?? I've tried all sorts of brands and she doesn't like anything else!! What'll I do?? Help!!!!!

2006-12-27 00:31:11 · 8 answers · asked by CTU 7

I would like to get a new kitten in the new year but I already have one spoilt rotten cat. I would like to know the best way to introduce the new kitten to an adult male cat (should i get boy or girl, how to stop fighting etc)

I did try about a year ago to get a new cat (adult) but my cat beat the crap out of it (its not vicious by nature though) and I ended up giving the new one to my mother in law.

2006-12-27 00:16:05 · 15 answers · asked by Sophia 2

Hi, Ok I have a male cat he’s a Bombay, he’s about 4 maybe 5 years old so kinda middle aged in cat years! George wasn’t my cat originally, he belonged to a women who used to live near where one of my friends lives; George used to keep coming to my friends house and was always there when I visited. One day George’s owner came over to us and asked us if either one of us would like to keep George as he seems to like us so much. I love animals so I agreed to take him on.

His owner said she is out at work all day and her partner doesn’t like cats (I was all like, “yeah so dump the partner!”) That comment didn’t sit well with her at all. But anyways, so I live about ¾ of a mile away from this women. George at first settled down very well with me; then after eight months. all of a sudden he went missing. I then got a call from my friend who lives near the original owner of George, and she told me George is sitting outside the back door at her place! How he managed to find his way back through all the busy roads etc is beyond me. So I went back down there, fetched him back, then the same thing happened again two weeks later, so each time I got back and collect him, two weeks he stays back with me then disappears again!

So I then figured he must be missing his original owner, so I went to try and go and see her, to see maybe if she wanted him back, but she had moved away without leaving a forwarding address. My main concern obviously is George crossing those main roads, but I am at a loss of what to do, I took him to the vets who were very unhelpful and just said, “well that’s what cats do” That doesn’t help!!! I think George is doing this because that it is territory, like a male thing? He has been neutered which usually stops them wondering. I was wondering if anyone has any solutions. I have tried the Feliway cat pheromones. That didn’t really help. He is a very healthy cat otherwise. Any comments would be appreciated!

2006-12-26 23:49:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got my kitties all kinds of great toys for Christmas. These toys are lying around all over the house and my sweeties are having a ball playing with a potato! This potato doesn't smell of catnip or have a cute little bell in it. Why would they choose a potato to play with instead of the great toys they got? Is everyone's cat that way?

2006-12-26 22:48:40 · 10 answers · asked by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7

We moved into our new house four weeks ago. Our ten year old cat has started to poo indoors, including my son's bed and one of the spare bedrooms.

Basic question I know but am at a loss to know what to do.

2006-12-26 21:55:55 · 20 answers · asked by Pam P 1

2006-12-26 21:49:13 · 24 answers · asked by Twisted tree 1

My Calico Cat; Christine is not moving, nor drinking and or eating. I can't take her to a vet. I don't believe she'd make it. I've covered her because I believe it'd keep her from going into shock. She's been this way for a while.
I don't even have the cash to take her to a vet. Always believed that a living being (in this case, Christine) should live till the very nanosecond of her last breath. I don't want to be accused of murdering my own cat.
Out of respect, I read a prayer & blessed her.
I've had her since say. 1992 I think.

2006-12-26 21:28:24 · 5 answers · asked by Rian 1

We have a 8 week old kitten named Noel. She is an indoor cat who was rescued from the wild about 4 weeks ago. She has a bad habit of running around 24/7 biting and clawing EVERYTHING and EVERYONE. We know kittens are playful, and we don't mind that, but she's a little crazier than any kitten we've ever had. Is there a good way to punish her for being evil so that she will learn to chill out?

2006-12-26 20:59:49 · 14 answers · asked by jyruns262 2

okay...i'm sure i will be making a trip to the vet pretty soon, but in the meantime, i was wondering if anyone else has had experience with this.

about two months ago, i noticed some red sores on the inside, outer edge of my cat's ear. she had one on her neck too. they went away rather quickly and i just assumed it was because my other cat is huge and was possibly playing rough.

well, now i noticed the marks are back again. a lot less on her ears now, but quite a big area on her neck....about a square inch...not a perfect square...but hopefully you get the idea.

other than these occasional marks, she is normal...no behavioral/dietary/eating changes. she is still young...about a year and a half, and does not go outside. the other cat is, and has been fine (same age...also doesn't go outside).

i am growing rather worried about it and wondered if anyone else had some thoughts. thanks.

2006-12-26 20:35:33 · 5 answers · asked by soren 6

Cats eye gone pinkish around the lids and a bit swollen on top
the cat's eye has been like this for a day and still the same (hasn't gone worse), he is squinting a bit and som tears come out.
it's only one of his eyes and i dont see any scratches or anything around it and he can still see ok
wat shud i do?

2006-12-26 20:25:23 · 4 answers · asked by me 1

2006-12-26 19:26:10 · 6 answers · asked by lovley silly rumbumbum 2

I know this has been a topic of hot debate, and normally I think it's a terrible, inhumane thing to do. However, my vet has recommended that I get Smokey declawed. I rescued Smokey from the engine of a car where he was trapped just over the exhaust return. Lucky I was at that gas station, eh? I rushed him to the emergency vet, where he spent four months recovering from 3rd degree burns over 65% of his body. He is fine now, minus his ears which had to be amputated, but he has A LOT of scarring. The problem is that he scratches his scars bloody. I'm sure they itch like crazy... most scars do. At first, we thought once he was totally healed he would stop the incessant scratching, but that was 2 years ago. Poor baby always has an open wound from scratching. The soft claws don't help, he just chews them off so he can scratch better. He doesn't go outside as is, what with having no ears and all, so that's not the issue, it just doesn't seem right to take off his toes! Please help!

2006-12-26 18:41:40 · 9 answers · asked by sinaka23 2

I feed her 4 Or 5 Every Once in a While, They are NOT Salted
They Are NOT Greasy as they are Cooked in the Oven

2006-12-26 18:24:38 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

On Christmas eve we noticed that our cats face was a little swollen and I thought she may have just got something in her eye. Then on Christmas we noticed that she had a cut on her cheek by her whiskers and it looked like it was closed. The side of her face was still swollen so we decided to clean it every once in awhile with warm water and a cotton ball. Then suddenly today we noticed that it had gotten much worse and the wound started leaking blood and pus and the swelling has gotten worse and has started moving into her eye and I'm concerned that the pressure from the abcess is going to damage her eye. We are taking her to the vet first thing in th morning but does anyone know anything that we might be able to do for her tonight?? She is persian indoor cat. We have no idea how she got this cut and it is hard to pinpoint exactly how big/wide the wound is. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your help.....

2006-12-26 18:16:49 · 13 answers · asked by Cara 2

cat is feral?/stray - started hanging around my house and found she had litter of 4 abour 3 weeks old. Caught kids and Momma and kept them in a vacant play house til cool temps arrived. Now their in my house. Fleas are gone, coats appear/feel healthy, kittens are playful and Momma is much more socialable and relaxed than she was initially but I've taken them to 2 different vets and can't eliminate them. One vet diaganosed round, then with stool check #2 diagnosed Capilaria. Second vet diagnosed still had round worms. I'm worming all at same time so worms should be getting wormer everywhere, but they're still reporducing apparently. Momma hasn't been outside since September, but she did bring home the kids a kill then, but I wouldn't allow her to take it in the house I was keeping them in til she escaped one day. But 2 days later, she walked right back in her house while I held the door open. This is the 3rd worming and the first time blood has been spotted - 6 mo - menstrating?

2006-12-26 18:14:13 · 4 answers · asked by wntddoa 1

I have fleas in my house and on my cats. I went to the vet and got the advantage drops for the cats. I have also sprayed my house, used a flea fogger, and have been vacuuming everything and cleaning the crap outta my house. Since both cats and the house have been treated should I continue to keep my cats quarantined in the bathroom or should I let them out. I'm thinking it's probably ok to let them out now since the pesticide has had time to settle. Also, I think the advantage stuff on the cats is supposed to kill any fleas that jump on. I'm thinking it's a good idea to let the cats run around so the remaining fleas that continue to hatch will jump on the cats and die. Advise?

2006-12-26 18:08:03 · 8 answers · asked by cohrsman 1

Can someone plz assist me on how to remove cat fur from couch

2006-12-26 18:03:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just recently moved a new trailer onto my lot, and I want to keep the cats out from under the insulation until I get the skirting up.... I have heard that using vinegar and orange peels works, or using mothballs but I want to know if there is anything else that may help. My neighbor has 9 cats and while I have contemplated a bb gun, I cant be that mean.

2006-12-26 17:42:57 · 15 answers · asked by blondeokie73 3

Does anyone know of a free web site or a chat group that could offer me some immediate advise? She's being treated for a virus with antibiotics but she doesn't seem to be responding. She became sick all of a sudden on Christmas day.

2006-12-26 17:31:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

She keeps growling, hissing and trying to scratch me. I can't get any where near her. What do I do?

2006-12-26 16:54:49 · 10 answers · asked by alwayz_giggling 1

It doesn't bother me, i just find it weird. I go to bed alone but i wake up with one sitting on one side of me, the other is leaning against me and the other is sitting on my back. Every cat i have had has done this.

2006-12-26 16:45:41 · 9 answers · asked by sakura 1

I think he's around 12. ex gf left him with me. He only eats meow mix. wont eat anything else.

2006-12-26 16:45:25 · 11 answers · asked by Jeff R 1

It's weird, every time I clean it, he's right in there to poop or pee.

What's the deal?

2006-12-26 16:18:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-26 16:12:08 · 12 answers · asked by ? 4