Cats - January 2007

I always place my cat outside in a crate to socialize with the dogs. I have 3 full blooded German Shepherds that cannot stand the cat. They hate all cats.

My friends and I think it's kind of funny when we put the crate outside and the dogs do everything they can to get to the cat. The cat screams bloody murder as the dogs try and get to her, rolling the crate down the hill, gnawing at the crate and basically trying to kill her, and the cat is shaking violently once I bring her back in and want even let me comfort her no matter how hard I try.

Does she not like the dogs? Am I going about this the wrong way? Why want she let me comfort her?

2007-01-18 21:48:06 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have a 1 year old cat, who while thinking he is part dog half the time is otherwise healthy BUT he is always trying to "nurse" off any kind of "furry" type blankets! I pull them away when he does this but he always goes right back to it, esp. at night. Anyone know how to get him to stop or why he may be doing it? He makes me feel so bad for him like he misses his mommy or something. thanks for any help!!!

2007-01-18 21:35:25 · 5 answers · asked by tandyshannontravel 1

at our guestroom the kitten runs in there all the time like someone is calling it..then it just meOws at the wall and just stares at it..and sit up like it where to wait for a treat!! then it plays with it like if someone where to play with it..and it's just a certain part of the house..

and my stupid boyfriend keeps saying its a spirit or a ghost!!

but we all know there are nooo such thing!!

is there anyway i can stop this crazy behavior? it is scarying my niece because she believes its a ghost too...but its NOT so how do i fix it?

2007-01-18 21:02:35 · 13 answers · asked by exotic_island_beauty 2

Thank you for answering our question about our Golden Retrievers freckles,sigh of relief, but on a lighter note ,behind our back he will go and eat the parcels left in our kittens litter tray,is this normal,and could it be harmful,Thank you.

2007-01-18 20:52:55 · 20 answers · asked by hehakasapa 2

the best animal in the world?

2007-01-18 20:48:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i lived in a house with tons of balck widows everywhere outside. especially in my shed. my cats played in there all the time. they must have been bit, but they didn't get sick. are cats immune to spider bites? i've just never heard of a cat with a spider bite

2007-01-18 20:29:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

and he sucks on us as though he is nursing! how do we get him to stop?

we have tried thumping his nose lightly, and telling him no it doesn't work

even when we push him away he just comes back and tries again!

we also have his sister from the same litter and she is normal (if there is such a thing when it comes to cats)

2007-01-18 19:44:14 · 5 answers · asked by dreamer 4

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2007-01-18 19:26:41 · 4 answers · asked by jaky 1

I have a 5 month old kitten and there is something wrong with his left eye. I dont know if its just an irritation or an infection, but he can't open up his eye. It's tearing up and discharging and it swollen. I am really worried about him! It's 3 in the morning so i can't take him to the vet. WHAT CAN I DO?!?!? I NEED URGENT HELP! PLEASE I DONT WANT HIM TO GO BLIND! IM SO PANICKED RIGHT NOW!!!

2007-01-18 19:19:31 · 17 answers · asked by 2luvly2btru 2

i have 6 cats..5 of which were in thier playroom napping and playing and watching thier animal planet tv programs a few moments ago when i decided it was feeding time..now every night if the cats have been good(which they always are theyre mamas boys who can do no harm and my 1st babies i had them 5 months b4 my daughter was born) anyway back on topic LOL! all but 1 cat was in thier bedroom..the 1 cat who wasnt in there was "zuessy" my 20lb fluffy orange lion tabby he is quite overweight for his breed of cat..if your familer with tabby u know theyre very slim and long! hes total opposite,on the verge of obese..now i opened 2 of the medium size cans of purina cat food put them in thier blue plates and walked away...only to realize the only cat able to eat was zuessy..b4 i knew it he had devoered every bit of food off every plate! as i said hes very overweight..do u think he should be ok? or has he eaten himself sick? i thought cats couldnt over eat? i thought only dogs could?

2007-01-18 18:45:51 · 14 answers · asked by kyras_mommy121205 1

Help! How do I keep my cat off of the table and doing other things she shouldn't? I clap my hands, yell "no" and have even gotten a little squirt gun. (My cat, it turns out, loves water and is impervious to the squirt gun.) I do give her lots of attention, so I don't understand why she has to do things that she knows she shouldn't do--eats food from the table when we're not looking, dumps over the trash, tries to pull the tags off of our clothes. It's almost like it is fun for her to do bad things! She is about 8 months old.

2007-01-18 18:19:01 · 7 answers · asked by Kat 6

She was sick ,throwing up the day before so we thought she was sick but she all of a sudden delivered this premature kitten ( the ears weren't developed yet )yesterday evening scaring my poor 12 yr old son and my daughter. She had stopped eating and everything yesterday before this. She is now up and around eating, drinking etc. It's 2 a. m. now and this happened around 7 p. m. while I was away. Can she continue pregnancy? We are in a small town and vets are not available this late.

2007-01-18 18:12:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a kitten who, despite our best twist-tying efforts, loves getting into our apartment fireplace through various cat-means. He's completely white, so it's pretty obvious when he gets in there--but my problem is... how do I get the soot off?

I've wiped him down with damp paper towels and baby wipes to no avail, haven't (and probably won't... gah) tried bathing him. Last time he got in was about three weeks ago and you can still see the marks it made, so I expect it stains. He just got a fresh coating of soot today.

Any ideas/similar situations, or should I just wait for it to fade from his fur?

2007-01-18 17:44:10 · 12 answers · asked by Tedium 2

We have a big 3-year old pussycat who doesn't wash herself in certain areas (ahem!) and we can't figure why. She's not sick or anything and her appetite is good.

2007-01-18 17:41:26 · 5 answers · asked by OnTheCoast 3

I've had the fish a long time, nearly as long as the cats. It has never been a problem before, but this week one of the cats knocked over the fish bowl shattering it. I save the fish but now they try to get it where ever I put it.

2007-01-18 17:17:23 · 7 answers · asked by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6

I have a family cat who loves to eat and be pet
Recently she had decided to drag the litter box out of the room and spilt it on the rug
This is the first time she had done so, and had similar cases in the past where litter-covered waste had been found out of the litter box
I want to put a stop to this immediately, before the litter spills on the rest of the carpet.

Can anyone suggest why she would do such a thing?
Can anyone also tell me how I can properly train a cat?

2007-01-18 17:11:55 · 9 answers · asked by ryt 1

2007-01-18 17:08:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cats keeping killing mice which is fine but now they have taken on killing birds too which i really hate as they keep bringing them in the house and there are feathers everywhere.i managed to save one this morning from my cats mouth luckily.they both have collars with bells but are still getting at the birds is there anything else i can use.
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2007-01-18 16:52:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

arghhhhh they have a tray so why?

2007-01-18 16:31:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I look at my cat and talk to him, he looks at me and meows like he's having a conversation with me. Does anyone else's cat do that? What does it all mean? :))

2007-01-18 16:27:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-18 16:21:41 · 6 answers · asked by aussie_female1981 2

What causes them to die faster than human beings?

2007-01-18 16:14:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My kitten just got spayed today and the vet advised me not to feed her until tomorrow morning. I realise I should have ask why not, but maybe someone on here could tell me. I feel bad having to lock her in her bedroom because I have another cat and a dog and I can't just hide all their food too. Could someone let me know why she shouldnt be eatting? And what would happen if she were to eat.
thanks

2007-01-18 16:00:18 · 4 answers · asked by Stephanie 2

2007-01-18 15:50:27 · 11 answers · asked by DeParris 1

I think my cat would be a short blond if she were a human

2007-01-18 15:39:24 · 12 answers · asked by Jessica R 5

2007-01-18 15:35:23 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 4 year old cat appears quite healthy, but I just noticed that she seems to have a little bit of hair loss around the opening to her ears. Could be from scratching, but I am not sure.

Any ideas why this might be happening?

2007-01-18 15:31:45 · 6 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1

Im sick of lifting her off and putting her on the floor

2007-01-18 15:04:38 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-18 14:40:28 · 28 answers · asked by marshmallow1 1

she has been doing okay for the past few days. surgery was a week ago..and vet says to use a special cat litter during the first week. i changed the litter to the stuff i used prior to surgery..cuz i thought she was healed. she had no bleeding or scabbing or anything. well..today..after changing the litter she went in ..did her business and i didnt notice til a little while ago that she now had some bleeding on the pads of her feet and now she has the litter grains stuck in it. i dont know what to do? i already changed the litter back to the stuff recommended by the vet...apparently i needed to keep using it for longer then i thought. someone please help. i dont want her to get an infection.

2007-01-18 14:38:30 · 8 answers · asked by jennifer g 1