Cats - January 2007

My family and I just got a new kitten (6mths). She just recent got spay. We brought her home and now she stays under the bed unless someone is in the bedroom with her. And at night she gets in bed with My girlfriend and I. The kitten knows where her food and water is but just wont walk around the house.

2007-01-03 02:14:48 · 17 answers · asked by slederabe 1

Has anyone ever heard of cat scratch disease? How harmful is it to a person? And what about the cat, does it mean my cat is sick if someone got it from her?

2007-01-03 02:06:47 · 7 answers · asked by nikkid6910705 3

my male cat, who has been neutured is hiding away on his own, and cannot walk properly with his back legs. this has happened 3 times now. The 1st time, we took him to the vet who gave him antibiotics, but didnt say much about it. Does anyone know what could be happening to him? This has also happened to my female cat before.

2007-01-03 01:54:15 · 14 answers · asked by annabell 1

My 2 cats, kind of live in the front room. That's where they sleep.

Problem is, when i go into the room, they run and hide under the table where i can't get to them.

I haven't done anything to them, i'm not cruel to them, so why are they doing this?

2007-01-03 01:53:21 · 9 answers · asked by ♀SaintsRLFC♀ 4

2007-01-03 01:42:43 · 10 answers · asked by Daughter o 1

He's 6 months old- how can I prevent him from electrocuting himself other than removing all cables from our house please?

2007-01-03 01:32:59 · 19 answers · asked by emily_jane2379 5

His urine and poo smells very strong but smells like he's burning? I can't afford vets bills or even the consultation. Anyone have any home remedies that work? He's 9 now and is a great cat. Serious answers only please

2007-01-03 01:20:22 · 33 answers · asked by bernadettesings2000 1

i already had a female cat coco,1yr old
my dad brought a stray home one night itd been hangin round his gf's house 4 a while hes about the same age.We thought with coco having a litter and with getting on with other cats outside it would be an ideal mate for her anyway we brought casper in and coco immediately screamed out and chased im into the kitchen and has never liked him,few days after we gt casper we had them both done and still no change coco constantly hisses growls and and is always moping around and sits upstairs all day when we do put them in the same room coco clutches herself in one corner and doesnt take her eyes off casper whos usually sleeping but he happily gets up and wanders round while coco sits there growling casper sometimes tries to stare her out and chases her and she runs away screaming considerin shes the one doing all the hissing and being nasty its annoying she dnt listen when you tell her off for hissing she does it all the more any1 help plz!!

2007-01-03 01:20:06 · 14 answers · asked by x-..lauren..-x 2

Last Wednesday she was spayed, she was on Metacam for 3 days. In the morning and at night she seems to go back to normal but she's only eating her wet food, not her dry, and drinking water at night. During the day she lays around and drools (smelly drool from the medicine) and hasn't given herself a bath.

Our vet said we could give her more Metacam if we felt she was in pain, but I don't want to make her more drugged up than she already is. He also said that cats and dogs drool when they have a bitter taste in their mouth. She's also smacking her mouth a lot (like when people taste something sour).

When can I expect her to return to normal and start bathing again?

2007-01-03 00:48:31 · 7 answers · asked by -Cat Owner 2

It seems like my cat only purrs to make me stop petting/holding her sometimes. Am I making this up?

2007-01-03 00:38:22 · 3 answers · asked by Caitlin 2

If so, what are the symptoms? My cat has hair loss, but is not scratching neither does he have any sores.

2007-01-03 00:37:40 · 5 answers · asked by ? 6

We are visited by our neighbours cat and I notice that recently it has lost alot of weight, is very wheezy and last night it started to vomit blood. As you can inmagine I am worried.

2007-01-03 00:05:57 · 3 answers · asked by Janis I 1

my kitten is 5 months old and i have heard that spaying too early is bad for them. i just want to make sure i do it at the right time. alternatively, have i waited too long?

2007-01-02 23:32:42 · 12 answers · asked by mudd 2

I have a kitten who will soon be a cat (she's 10 months old) and she follows us everywhere...including out the door. Most mornings, I'm able to give her some food and she eats while I sneak out the door. But soon I'll be starting a new job and will be leaving later, meaning that she'll have eaten by the time I leave. This morning she followed me out and it was a mess; I nearly threw her back in the door while trying to juggle my bags and keys. Help! How do I get the kitten to stay??

2007-01-02 23:18:22 · 7 answers · asked by shannonscorpio 4

I had just bought a water fountain for my cat
and she now pushes it around with her nose
what is the reason for this
she will not drink water
its like she is telling me she does not want it
please help me understand this strange behavior

2007-01-02 23:01:00 · 8 answers · asked by poetrygal 2

2007-01-02 22:53:29 · 14 answers · asked by delphine b 2

My family has seven house katz. Our house is very clean, the litter boxes are kept scooped, our katz are bright eyed and bushy tailed, vaccinated, spayed or neutered, they've all come from various abusive and or torture situations. They are happy and well cared for. So, this little kitten was tossed out of a car on the Interstate, broken leg, skinned up and terrified, so OF COURSE, the shelter called us to see if we have room for one more. Finances aren't the issue, nor is time. He's just a schmoopie, bony little thing, all long hair and whiskers. We can't foster anymore because we end up becoming attached. If we keep this kat, will that make us hoarders or just big hearted people? And do we really NEED 8 katz, or do the 8 katz need us? What would you do?

2007-01-02 22:33:30 · 14 answers · asked by ihave5katz 5

My cat is an indoor out door cat. He loves going outside, but about a month ago he came in and he had a one inch mark on his rear where all the fur had been taken off and the skin had been hurt as if it were burnt or cut badly. It wasn't exactly like a bite mark or anything it seemed almost like a burn of some sorts. He got better after a few days and he really had no problems except he scared more easily. Now recently we noticed he has another mark this time on his abdamon between his legs there is a large spot of mising fur but there is only a small scratch but it is a little deep. The two wounds are very different except they both have hair removed from the areas. What could be causing this, he is crying so much for us to let him outside but we don't want to until we feel he is safe.

2007-01-02 22:31:21 · 13 answers · asked by Hamid S 1

2007-01-02 21:42:24 · 19 answers · asked by Amanda W 1

I cant take her to the vet right now.... its night time here in australia.
so i was hoping someone here could help.
My chinchilla/himalayan kitten is 3 months old.
I wormed her with worming paste just around an hour or so ago. I gave her the correct dose for her age...
She just ran into my bathroom and did a huge vomit on the floor....
My question is.... was it the wormer that made her throw up???
Do you think I will need to worm her again, or did she have time to digest it??
OR... could it have been the new catfood i am trialing her on, which is a furball formula. She has only been eating it as of today....
any vet techs or people with this kind of experience are welcome to answer my question...
Thank you.

2007-01-02 21:27:29 · 8 answers · asked by He moonwalked on my <3 4

When will my kittens start eating solids? Or when should I be introducing it to them or will the mother do it?

Also they are all going to new homes - when is the best time to give them away?

2007-01-02 20:09:50 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-02 20:07:14 · 17 answers · asked by Ally S 4

we had our cat declawed at the front 2 years ago but now hes starting to scratching things, most of the time its the tower speakers for our surround sound system.
the black cloth needs to be replaced at this time and we are wondering how to stop the cat from getting his little paws on this expensive stuff...

any ideas?

2007-01-02 19:52:19 · 12 answers · asked by D S 3

my cat is about 4 months old. she is terrified of me. its because on 2 seperate occasions, i accidentally stepped on her as i was getting out of bed. everytime i go to pet her or even near her, she runs away or screams like i am hurting her. is there a way to get her to trust me?

2007-01-02 19:25:45 · 15 answers · asked by whatever 1

I know it's been a long time but is there still hope left? it's been about 3 months. x.x and i never sprayed her. i left flyers but my neighborhood took them down really fast because they don't let >.<; is it crazy to start putting them up again? :[ my neighborhood is gated also..:(((
still heartbroken

2007-01-02 19:17:43 · 14 answers · asked by lindaalicious 3

okay, i was walking around my house and i noticed that a my cat (about 4 or 5 months old) had gone poop in the litter box. I went to cover it up and then for some odd reason i noticed these strange whiteish wormy things, looked kinda like magets and they just starting twisting and coming out of the poop i think. What should i do?

2007-01-02 19:06:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 6 year old female cat, she is spayed. A few weeks ago possibly a month I brought home a 6 week old kitten. After a week or 2 my dog was fine with it but my older cat just growls at the cat and hisses because the little one chases her around (I assume trying to play) My older cat stands her grounds for a while then runs outside. How should I help them start getting along? Am I doing anything wrong and if so what? The kitten isnt spayed.

2007-01-02 18:42:55 · 12 answers · asked by david m 1

Our oldest cat is about 11 or 12 years old, a couple of months ago she started pooping in my mom's bath tub. The first couple of times we dismissed it because we thought maybe the litter box was getting to dirty for her. But then she just kept on doing it, my mom started letting water sit in the tub so she wouldn't get in it and it worked, but then she started going to our main bath and doing it in there. It always happens at night, so we close the shower door so she couldn't get in the tub. Well then she started going right next to the tub, I don't really know what made her start doing this unless she's just mad because of the two other cats we have, which one is about 7 and the other is 1, so they are staggered and it's not like she's had a lot of new cats at once. We haven't moved or had anything going on inside the house that might make her mad. I'm starting to wonder if it's just old age. But I really would like to know how to get it to stop.

2007-01-02 18:22:53 · 11 answers · asked by allsmiles_24seven 2

I usually have egg whites for breakfast and feel bad about throwing the yolk away. I have a run-of-the-mill black cat that loves scraps and I usually throw away 3 to 4 hard boiled yolks a day. I have also heard that yolks can give cats a shiny coat and I figure it can't be that bad but im no expert. Can anyone weigh in on this?

2007-01-02 18:15:38 · 15 answers · asked by humby 2

I had two cats, and one recently had to be put to sleep because of the artreitis in his legs. Now, our other cat seems so sad... so my husband and I were thinking of getting him a new cat, but until we get one, what can we do to help him out? Or am I just worrying about this too much, please no supid answers.

2007-01-02 17:57:06 · 11 answers · asked by Ashley_Nicole 3