Cats - January 2007

would catnip even work on the bigger cats?

2007-01-12 13:54:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 13:34:43 · 6 answers · asked by court 2

My cat always wakes up at about 6:00am and starts running around and meowing like crazy. I've tried getting up and feeding him or holding him for a while, but then if I go back to bed he just keeps on making noise. If I ignore him completely, he still continues to make noise. I can't let him outside because it's way too cold where we live. What can I do??I need to sleep!!

2007-01-12 13:27:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

late this summer I fostered a 4 weeks old black female kitten,named her jacky but in august she was limping really badly and would not let me touch her back legs/tail/ or lower back. I've been taking her to the vet since, gotten x-rays, had her on countless steriods and anti-biotics but nothing is working. she was a stray that my friend found and she was fine until a few months ago though she never was able to jump and though she's almost a year she's only 4 pounds, whats wrong?

2007-01-12 13:25:18 · 10 answers · asked by meatismurder90 3

came home can I give her allergy medication like benadryl?

2007-01-12 13:20:46 · 10 answers · asked by cutiepie81289 7

Is there some sort of dominant chromosome that makes black cats female? I know about four or five people that have had black cats (including me) and they were always female.

2007-01-12 13:08:54 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just tried checking out some information on the FIP virus on the net, but I got way too many different answers. I adopted my cat Prince a couple weeks ago, from our local SPCA. I just found out that one of the cats that was housed with Prince died from it.. I am so scared for my little boy! Is it very contagious or contagious at all? This cat was adopted out in November, and he was diagnosed last week with FIP and died shortly after. I'm scared my little boy is going to get this. Since Prince and "Thomas" (cats name) were housed together for several months. Does anyone have some information on it?

2007-01-12 13:08:19 · 1 answers · asked by Carrie 2

Cats often swing their heads around to sleep on the back of their heads. Why do they do this?

2007-01-12 13:08:07 · 6 answers · asked by anniecollins 1

in the morning my mom found this little black "worm" but it's really short. & hard. we're not sure if its from outside or from the cat. if it's from the cat, how can i tell, what could it possibly be and how can i fix this?

2007-01-12 12:54:21 · 12 answers · asked by twinklee_x3 3

Alright, I have a 1 and a half year old cat, he's a bit over weight, not too much though. Hes started sneezing a lot, well its not that much maybe like 3 sneezes a day, but it still worries me. I'd take him to the vet, but I am really broke, money is really tight right now, and I just want to know if theres anything I can do before having to take him to the vet. We used to smoke in our house, and when he started this sneezing we started to go outside for his sake, just in case that could be the problem.

2007-01-12 12:34:54 · 12 answers · asked by Lilith 1

I have two adult cats. This isn't a new issue but it just makes me wonder. We have one cat box that they share and it's one with a cover over it. My male cat refuses to use the box with it's cover on and will do his business on the floor in front of it. Anyone have some insight to this issue?? We do keep it clean but it just baffles me.

2007-01-12 12:29:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feed her, play with her, but she still whines. I'm not sure whats wrong or what I can do. Please help!

2007-01-12 12:23:37 · 12 answers · asked by becoming_3 1

out of no where my cat will start jumping really weird like he will just be walking around then jump and walk again sorta like a twitch maybe? anyone know what it might be?

2007-01-12 12:23:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need mucho help please!!!

My cat peed on the carpet ALOT!!!!

The cat litter is mixed in with it and I'm trying to use a shampooer to get it out but its turning to paste! I'm using Pinesole (I've heard it helps) and that didn't work so I'm using stain-picker-uper hoping that will do something.

Any suggestions on how to get this out???

Thanks so much!!!

2007-01-12 12:09:43 · 10 answers · asked by moon_fariey 3

Today when me and my bf woke up our cat was making weird gurgling crackling noises , he threw up a lil and now hes just laying there doing nothign with a lil of his tounge sticking out of his mouth i dont knwo what to do ?????? do you think its hairballs and he just cant seem to throw it up ???? And our cat is a fat cat and he usually eats when i put food in his bowl but he wont touch it... pls some one help!!!!!!

2007-01-12 11:52:17 · 24 answers · asked by bluegrlwhiskey 1

2007-01-12 11:32:42 · 19 answers · asked by Hi! i am crazy :) 2

Help! my cat ran away yesterday night and I can't find her anywhere! She's a house cat and never goes outside! And we just moved to a completely different area than before! Plus it's snowing outside! I'm so afraid she'd freeze to death! I've checked all around the house and asked the neighbors too! What should I do???

2007-01-12 11:21:37 · 16 answers · asked by ~*Peaches~n'~Cream*~ 3

My cat is at the vets office right now. Her claws are so curved they are growing in to her paw pads and they are infected. Its like an ingrown nail on a human but like 100 times worse. The vet said the best thing to do is declaw her or i could get her sedated and have him clip her nails every two weeks. Which is worse then declawing her because having her sedated can cause problems.

I knew some one who had one of her toenails removed because she kept getting ingrown nails, and my grandma had her fingertips cut off when she was young in the 1930's she was 19 years old. and she handled it fine.

I am on a fixed income and I cannot afford to take her in to the vet it will cost about $1539 a year to take her in to be clipped and under $200 to have her declawed and the vet said declawing her is my best bet.

Before I took her to the vet I took her to a couple groomers and they said they won't touch her.

What should I do? I cant let her suffer. I dont want any thing bad to happen.

2007-01-12 11:18:23 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

we have now been re-united with her as she was chipped thankfully. Unfortunately she seems to be extremely violent towards our other 2 cats that are actually her daughters. We realise that she has probably had to fend for herself and been through some scrapes, but now that she is home, how do we set about keeping her calm and re-integrateing her with her daughters.

2007-01-12 11:16:13 · 9 answers · asked by bglol145 1

I just got two new cats on DEC 26. both from different litters, house holds also.One is about a year and the other isn't even one yr. Sometimes they will groom eachother but then they start whopping eachother and hissing and biting.I have no idea how to settle this TRUELY.I sometimes can stop it for about an hour or so.

2007-01-12 11:10:04 · 7 answers · asked by zodiackrazie 1

my kitty has kedney failer and is going to be put down ...the doc said she would have probibly not gotten throught the night ...thanks for everyones help

2007-01-12 11:05:44 · 7 answers · asked by elyse 2

have you ever seen an old lady with 24 cats or someone like that?

2007-01-12 10:44:13 · 15 answers · asked by Foxy♥ 1

i have a few cats and there all the time on my counter. im a very clean person and even when the counters are free of crumbs or food their still getting up there. does anyone know of helpful tips to keep them down.

2007-01-12 10:39:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi guys!
I am so sad. Today we neutered our cat. We had to drop him in vet's place and we picked him up like 4 hours later, to make sure anasthesia wears off and he is doing ok.
When we came there and woman brought him to us-he was shaking, meowing loud, freaking out.
We brought him home-he could hardly walks, his back legs were so weak and clumsy.
He got better now a little bit, but he still acts a little bit weird, scared of everyhing and even hissed at me couple of times for no reason even though he recognizes me and is not scared of me.
I feel so sad for him , its been a huge stress today for poor guy.
I just wanted to know is it normal behavior after neutering and it it will go away.
I hope he will not be scared of everything now and will trust us again:(

2007-01-12 10:37:30 · 15 answers · asked by katrinakazakov 1

Once in a while I notice my cats profile, and it looks like she has Lashes... Are they? Or is that just the way the fur looks around the eye?

2007-01-12 10:30:42 · 12 answers · asked by girlofoctober 3

2007-01-12 10:26:06 · 10 answers · asked by Walachick 2

2007-01-12 10:25:31 · 41 answers · asked by skoti2k 1

hello, when i play fetch with my dog (max) he will go get the object but wont give it back to throw it again.All he wants me to do is try to catch him while he runs around with it in his mouth . So to my question, is this just silly play for him or is he trying to be the dominant one???

2007-01-12 10:13:24 · 10 answers · asked by Ryan 1

They are constantly doing something bad. We have to keep them out of our bedroom at night because they claw our capet, and the blanekts on our bed. When we put them out, they claw at the door until we open it. We try to disapline them, but nothing works.....they love water, so that's out of the question....can someone help, i'm out of ideas.

2007-01-12 10:11:15 · 9 answers · asked by Jamie Lynn 3

My cat scratches along the top edge of the stairs, and tears them to shreds. I am unable to trim her claws - she was a rescue and doesn't like to be handled, and I will not declaw her. I don't like the look of hardwood, and really want to find carpeting material that can withstand her clawing.

2007-01-12 09:51:49 · 9 answers · asked by trois3 2