Cats - January 2007

2007-01-07 02:00:42 · 11 answers · asked by dunseithbc 1

Sounds like I have super hero kitties but it's a real problem. I have two cats, one male and one female who are running around like little balls of static electricity. We live in Michigan where the winters get really dry. Is there anything I can put in their food or water or on them to make them a little less shocking? It is a funny situation but I'd really like to pet my cats without little pops of electricity. Any suggestions are helpful, Thanks!

2007-01-07 01:54:00 · 5 answers · asked by MrsalmostMom 6

2007-01-07 01:41:09 · 15 answers · asked by Beandon 2

My cats 1 female 1 yr and 1 male 16 weeks are too scared to venture out into our garden as they are constantly attacked by other "evil" cats.

2007-01-07 01:17:07 · 10 answers · asked by ian r 3

2007-01-07 01:08:07 · 2 answers · asked by me 1

2007-01-07 00:52:04 · 6 answers · asked by luisa_ru 2

We have a new addition to our family and once again are at a loss for names. We have thought of the typical: midnight, shadow, onyx, but are looking for that name that fits him perfect. Here's his pic too
http://www.catster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=453489

2007-01-07 00:49:50 · 29 answers · asked by DJgirl 2

I made an appointment to get my newly adopted male cat neutered this coming Friday, however, there is a problem. I never thought of it beforehand, but do I have to be a certain age to take him to the vet and get this procedure done? I'm 17, and I'm afraid I can't find anyone else to take him. The clinics neuter drop off times are between 10-11, both of my parents work outside the city during the week and the clinic is closed on weekends. What should I do about this? I really want to get him neutered!

2007-01-07 00:42:02 · 9 answers · asked by Carrie 2

I've already told her I will study hard and try my best to get in Extension Maths, and I did... But all she told me was :"I'll think about it..."

2007-01-06 23:45:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 6 months old male cat with other 2 (one male and one female),all are vaccinated.the youngest one which has the problem is a very playful and add joy to our life.Today at noon I found that he is not active,doesn't want to eat and he doesn't want to play with other cats as he uses always.I tried to find if he has high temperature,but it was normal,I tried to examine his senses but all again was normal,the only thing that draw my attention was his eyes(full of sorrow,and seem to be something wrong with him).
I'm crazy about his condition alot,and I don't want to lose another lovely soul :(

Please help me and guide me what to do???
Urgent plz.

2007-01-06 22:48:23 · 10 answers · asked by diesel992 1

when she plays she bites and scratches, and i don't know how to get her to stop. i've been 'ignoring' this behaviour as advised on a couple of web sites, but it doesn't seem to be having any effect. also, it means that we don't get very much contact at all; she cannot really be stroked unless she is asleep or dozy, and i'm worried that she'll grow up not really used to being regularly handled. i've noticed as well that, unlike what it says on a lot of sites, she hardly needs any sleep. if i am awake, she's awake, and she'll follow me around all day!

2007-01-06 22:42:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've had many cats in my life (only two all black) and it seems that they are the only two that hunch thier backs when they yawn and stretch..why is this? i'm sure all cats are able to do it but i normally see other cats stretch thier front paws far out and stretch that way..just curious!

2007-01-06 21:40:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Two vets have told me that my 12 month old female cat is likely to be spayed owing to her body shape and state. However she has just started showing mating behaviour. Is it therefore likely that she is not spayed? Or do spayed females show this behaviour?

2007-01-06 20:21:14 · 10 answers · asked by gert 1

This is kind of complicated, so let me explain. I am in college and I have a 7 month old kitten. He HATES to be alone, so when I go home for the weekend to visit my parents (they have 3 cats that are 2, 7, and 11), I take my kitten home with me. At my parents home, he has his own space in my room with food, water, and his litter pan. The problem is that when he is at my parents house, he acts completely different than he does at home. He growls and hisses at my parents and all the other cats for no reason. Sometimes he even turns on me! My main problem is that in May, I have to move back home for the summer so my kitten will be there for a few months and my parents hate his behavior and the fact that he upsets their cats. When he is at my home, he is the perfect kitten: calm, loving, sweet, loves to be around people. But now my parents call him "Demon" and they dont like him. What can I do to make him calm down and not growl at everyone and try to beat up the bigger cats?

2007-01-06 20:16:26 · 6 answers · asked by Erika 2

2007-01-06 20:14:40 · 9 answers · asked by BMW M5 3

My cat had surgery on his ear (Wed).... started giving him antibiotic medication the next morning (Thurs).
He is taking a form of Amoxicillin.... 2 x day.....he has been on the
antibiotic for 3 days now and this evening I found a small piece of poop on the kitchen floor... it was formed but light in color and kinda soft..... I also found what looked like water drops but brownish in color... about 6-8 small drops on a different area of the floor.
My question is:
Can antibiotics cause loose stools or diahrea in cats? After 3 days of taking it plus the fact that he has never had soft/loose stools before or any accidents on the kitchen floor.....could it be the medication causing it? He seems fine otherwise....
I know humans sometimes experience this when antibiotics are taken so maybe cats can too...... any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank You
( sorry for the detailed description of what I saw but I wanted to give as much detail as possible )

2007-01-06 19:41:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-06 19:41:46 · 4 answers · asked by John 1

I have a four month old boy cat who was just neutured who is nursing on our non-pregnant cat (not his mom). She doesn't seem to mind and it just recently starting happening. Is this bad for the other cat? Should I get worried?

2007-01-06 19:34:45 · 9 answers · asked by MrsHooah 2

ok, shes a little kitten, about 2-3 months old. i just got her, she is a orange striped taby cat, and i cant find a name for her, i keep thinking a thinking and i just cant seem to find 1!!

2007-01-06 19:23:30 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 4 month old kitten likes to jump around the house, zoom around the couches and hide, make chirping noises, but when I bend down and even try to pet her, she bolts and runs. Only when she gets extremely tired will she come near me and allow me to pet her til she falls asleep. She also purrs at this time. But when it is playtime, my kitten has no interest in me and would rather go on rampages through the house on her own, ocassionally coming by me to attack my legs or bite my fingers. And whenever I call her name, she wont come to me and nuzzle, she will just sit and stare at me like she doesnt trust me or know if I am safe. I found this kitten orphaned in a sewer when she was less than a pound in weight and have done everything to help her and spoiled her immensely, but it seems like she doesnt care about me and just loves all these toys and cat houses of hers. Grr, whats up with that?

2007-01-06 19:01:22 · 9 answers · asked by ultra _ girl 3

I was given an 8 year old female cat 2 days ago by an elderly woman who was on Hospice and has since passed, I do not know much about the cat except that it lived with the woman and about 13 other cats...since I brought the cat home 2 days ago it has been hiding in a closet. How do I make her more comfortable and get her out of the closet?

2007-01-06 18:45:32 · 12 answers · asked by ? 2

I noticed that my 8 week old kitten's back left leg is hurting as has started limping. I noticed it a few days ago because I though it was just a bit of pain and it will go away but it hasn't. She runs around and plays, acting like a normal 8 week old kitten but she won't touch the ground with her back left paw/foot. She plays around with the other two kittens and isn't crying about it but I'm still very worried. She twists it outwards (but doesn't walk with it) while she walks.
Is there some way I can find out if it is broken?
I've tried feeling around to find out what hurts but she just moves around and jumps out of my arms. She hardly every meows so that doesn't really help in this situation.
I don't have much money for the Vet at the moment and I can't take her to the Vet ER Hospital because I still owe $230 for the cremation of my dog which I havne't paid yet.

Any advice? Suggestions? Help!!??

2007-01-06 18:22:45 · 19 answers · asked by Elena 5

I have a female tortise shell,she is around 7 years old,she is shy,lazy,but an all around good natured cat,how do you think she would react to a new baby kitten in the house?

Do any of you out there have two cats who differ a lot in age,and or personality??

2007-01-06 18:15:34 · 11 answers · asked by Two Peas 7

I adopted a kitten who was 5 weeks old, he's at about 9+ weeks now. He violently attacks everyone in my house, leaving deep scratches and bite marks. I've heard that he just wants attention, because I work a lot. So when I'm home I shower him with affection, he still get's angry and practically eats my arm off. I've taken him for check ups, the vet's think he's fine- they tell me he's just playing. But he doesn't seem like he's playing. He growls, flicks his tail around, his ears flatten and he bites...hard. I don't like it, and I hate having to avoid him. What should I do? (Ps. I've tried the squirt bottle thing, that just makes it worse. Also, ignoring him doesn't work either. He attacks more. I WILL NOT hit my cat, to punish him. So please don't suggest that. )

2007-01-06 18:15:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been trying to box train him for over a month now. I have 2 adult cats and 2 liter boxes. One box is for all of them and the second is just for the kitten yet he still refuses to use either one. Everytime I catch him going on the carpet, I put him in the bathroom where his liter box is and I leave him there for a couple of hours. I also set him in the box to show him where he is supposed to go. Someone, please help. If I can't get this resolved, I won't be able to keep him.

2007-01-06 18:11:30 · 5 answers · asked by melissa l 1

I ask this because I don't know the age of my cat. I love her to pieces, and want her to have the best possible life. I found her as a stray, took her to a vet to have her fixed, because she didn't seem to be too much older than a kitten. I was shocked to learn that she was actually pregnant. She was undernourished and skinny when we took her in. When she began to gain weight, my husband and I thought she was just putting on weight because she was healthy. At any rate, the vet listed her age as a little under a year old. This might sound silly, but I am wondering if she could possibly be older than that? She's very playful and pretty active, even almost 6 months after being fixed. She's pure black and has recently acquired a few strands of white hair on her tummy, and it makes me wonder about her age. I received wonderful answers about my previous question regarding my cat. I hope someone can help me. She's my baby. (Her name is Natasha!)

2007-01-06 17:51:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please answer the question

2007-01-06 17:41:45 · 3 answers · asked by jm_dub 1

Ok I know this person who has a cat named stripes who mated with this one cat and they had babies, and she mated again and again and had more litters. Then eventually her hubby (the cat's) died because they found out that the cat had no owners and he was in bad health from the start and each time he mated he became sicker and one day after alot of mating they saw him at their porch dead. So then the cat had know one to mate with so she started mating with her kittens! It was soooooo nasty, she was like humping a kitty that was like 10 weeks old and she was like 2 years old... and then that thing died and they separated the kittens from the mother and then stripes would start humping peoples legs, when she got in trouble with that she humped other things that were inanimate objects. You know whats stupid they dont even desex it! They say it "too much" money! ANd they dont even care for the kittens they just leave them in a box outside the garage, im looking threw the windoe and I see th

2007-01-06 17:08:06 · 7 answers · asked by fire.kisser 2

is it wrong of me to keep him outside when its going to be -10 farenheit. hes sneezing a lot and seems weak

2007-01-06 17:04:28 · 11 answers · asked by my name is call me ishmael 1

I know this might seem like a silly question, but I really do wonder what breed(s) she might be. She arrived at my house as a stray this past summer. When I took her to the vet, he put her age at a little under a year old. If he is correct, she's probably about a 1 and 1/2 year old now. She's very playful, highly intelligent, quite vocal, with a fairly wide ranges of meows. I ask this question because I had a pure-bred Siamese who was also very vocal with a wide range of meows, and on the high end of intelligence. Her behaviour reminds me of my Siamese cat in many ways, but her fur seems so soft and velvety that I wonder if she could be mixed with angora. Unfortunately I don't have a picture of her. She looks like a typical Halloween black cat with big green eyes.

2007-01-06 16:31:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous