Cats - July 2007

I have four orange polydactyl kittens... are these good names? Daphne, Chester, Hoover, and Peanut. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

2007-07-11 09:26:36 · 19 answers · asked by horse_lover_13125 1

My 12 week old kitten has an extended belly and i dont know why. She had worms about a week ago so i gave her the de-worming tablet and her worms are all gone now, so it cant be that. She has diarea every couple of days. Shes eats quite a lot becuase shes gets hungry often; a combination of wet and dry food. Whats wrong with her? BTW She was born with a scale 4 out of 6 heart murmur. Could her extended belly have anything to do with that? She is very playful and healthy apart from that with a normal amount of energy for a kitten.

2007-07-11 08:52:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are 3 kittens and their mother cat in my backyard. I don't exactly know where they live or how they eat. I want to help them or at least feed them because they look really weak,
but whenever I go close to them, their mother starts to stare at me and i get the feeling i'm not wanted. Their mother is really protective. What should i do?

2007-07-11 08:41:34 · 16 answers · asked by chicago_bears5430 1

we've been feeding them nutro natural choice kitten food, but i wasnt sure if it was ok to feed them regular cat food ( a mixture of wellness food and natural balance food)

2007-07-11 07:38:34 · 9 answers · asked by Ethan B 2

The mother cat is missing and her kittens are only five days old. What should I do? What can I do?

2007-07-11 06:55:38 · 18 answers · asked by Seresuto Kawaii 2

I have a 2 year old cat. I adopted her from the local animal shelter. She gets out every now and again, but come back in a few hours or a day at the most. I see her around the house, and there are like 5 or six cats around her and I can't get her to come in at all. I don't think she's in heat because its not around her cycle. I have tried putting the haveahart trap out, and caught her before with it but I think she's caught on to it. I need to get her back inside so I don't have to worry about her. She has ID, and everything, but I was going to get her spayed today and I couldn't find her to take her. I don't know what to do. She won't come up to me she just runs off, she's kinda skittish, but we have a good relationshuip, I need my baby home! She usually comes back every day or so. There are like 6 cats roaming around in my yard and when she sees me she acts like she doesn't know me. Should I get a new cat and just let her be? I love this cat and I don't want to have to worry about he

2007-07-11 06:30:24 · 9 answers · asked by jacktownpanic 2

When it's an old cat's time to pass on, do they really go off, far away, to do so (if they are able to) and WHY?

2007-07-11 06:08:53 · 23 answers · asked by Nina Lee 7

On occasion he will meow if he wants or needs something but the rest of the time he sits and begs me. When I get up he runs down the hall to my bed? As if he wants me to go to bed with him. It is driving me nuts. Any answers?

2007-07-11 05:48:19 · 12 answers · asked by Lynn R 1

He always does this, He stands right in front of the computer and just stares at it. Then I have to move to an awkward angle just to read what's on the computer screen.

2007-07-11 05:33:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I read on a cat website somewhere that you could spay/neuter a cat at 8 weeks of age. I've always heard and thought that you had to wait until 6 months to spay/neuter an animal. Is this a myth, or does it have any truth at all to it?

2007-07-11 03:06:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Baby" has hard food, water, milk, and i've been giving her soft food, but she seems to be getting the 'runs' Is there any special food i should be giving her?

2007-07-11 02:50:01 · 10 answers · asked by fredsredhead66 4

I'll take it to have the shots done.

2007-07-11 02:33:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have one cat who is 8 months to a year old that we got March of this year. And just the other day we got a kitten 8 weeks old. The two of them chase each other and wrestle and the older one bites the younger ones neck and licks it sometimes. They are both males. The younger one can't meow yet it opens its mouth but nothing comes out so I don't know if it hurts him. I keep separating them but when I close them off in separate rooms the older cat meows like to say open the door but then they go at it again. What should I do

2007-07-11 02:31:19 · 11 answers · asked by hotfudge2286 1

i'm thinking of getting a new kitten, are there certain things i should buy or look at etc before purchasing one? any tips? this would be the first time i've owned a cat.

2007-07-11 01:43:29 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3

2007-07-10 23:25:26 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking after a friend's cat for a week while he's away, his normal person had to cancel at the last minute. I've not had a cat before so wondered what the basics of care are, as opposed to the other furry (and otherwise) critters I've had before! I assume it's quite simple but want to do the best I can.

She's a year old and full of beans, but seems pretty sensible.

I'm fine on the food and litter tray, I've made her up a bed area in a warm spot with a blanket and have hung a dangly toy for her to play with. Sadly, we can't let her out in this area (and I'm afraid she'd get lost anyway) but she has plenty of indoor space to run around in.

Anything else that might help? She's a little smelly, will a bath help or will it upset the balance of her skin?

What treats can I give her?

Thanks in advance!

2007-07-10 23:19:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cat is named Penguin.

2007-07-10 21:27:10 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought my cat a year ago - she was approx. a year old at the time, she'd just been spayed and de-clawed a month previously to my getting her. She walked around a little funny for awhile which I expected and it's taken her a while to get used to things around our home but I've noticed a few odd behaviors I'm a little concerned about. She sits for long periods of time staring into dark spaces (ie: RR w the light off, closet.. etc.) I sometimes find her sitting in the dark, in the shower... She will so intently be observing the dark sometimes that she'll startle only after you've walked past her and actually turned on the light. I think she might be "special" But other times she acts completely normal, a little bitchy, a little needy, a little independent, a little sassy, a little sweet... you know, like a cat. Does this sound out of the ordinary?

2007-07-10 18:51:02 · 10 answers · asked by Fookeww 1

I mean, when they get older wil they fight a lot since they are both males?

2007-07-10 18:25:44 · 9 answers · asked by N 2

what should i do she doesnt get she is a cat not a dog

2007-07-10 17:04:26 · 9 answers · asked by talks2much94 1

One of our cats has been through two courses of antibiotics in the past month, as they had diagnosed her with urinary tract infection.

When that still didn't curb the inappropriate urination (with some blood in it), the vet decided to x-ray & found a kidney stone, today.

We know that very expensive surgery is an option to treat this. What I'd like to know from everyone who answers is whether you've heard of or experienced any other, less expensive but successful, methods of treating kidney stones in cats.

2007-07-10 16:21:33 · 5 answers · asked by Maureen 7

I have been buying Loblaw's and President's Chopice canned cat food for years. Lately every time I open a can and put some in my cat's bowl, which is on the kitchen counter to keep the Yorkie out of it, I find teeny, tiny red ants in it. Not one or two, but dozens. I have a feeling there are ant eggs in the cat food cans that hatch when the can is opened and air gets at it. Can this be true? I called the 800 number on the can and they said they had never heard of this problem.

2007-07-10 15:59:33 · 11 answers · asked by SHAARON K 3

I found an ill looking kitten in our alley. He looked to only be maybe a couple weeks old, he had flies all around him. I was afraid he was going to die. Needless to say I took him in put him in a shoe box and gave him some warm milk. He drank the milk like crazy, is this a good sign that he's going to be alright? He also has all this gunk around his eyes, I have no clue what it is..my only speculation is that he's just beggining to get his sight? Anyway, where do I go from here..Im not good with cats..I have dogs. Should I try feeding him moist food or just stick to milk? If he ends up being alright I think Im going to let my roomate have him as a pet since he likes cats.

2007-07-10 15:42:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cat sets the bar pretty high, he's only a few months old and can navigate himself around the basement ceiling going from room to room by climbing onto the pipes. Unfortunately, I have to discourage him from doing this because I am afraid he is going to break something.

2007-07-10 15:41:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Somebody had told me that it might be the food that I am feeding her. I feed her Purina Kitten Chow. Its not worms since she had her check up and its all good. Could it be the food?

2007-07-10 15:08:37 · 6 answers · asked by USMCgrlandMommy 6

ok.well my mom said i can get a pet on my graduation day.but i need help.see i am a cat person and a dog person.i love cats and dogs.but i need you to help me decide.what is a better start out pet a dog or cat?and what kind?

2007-07-10 15:07:08 · 41 answers · asked by domenicathesims2player 3

2007-07-10 14:57:12 · 4 answers · asked by southernvixin00 4

I've noticed this with out adult 5 year-old cat, and didn't think anything of it, until I saw my new 8-week old kitten does the same thing.

When they eat their kibble, they do this little shake of their head when picking it up. I thought maybe it's dust or something, but have eliminated that as cause, and have no other possibility - can anyone tell me why they do this?

2007-07-10 14:43:57 · 14 answers · asked by Unicornrider 7

He's about 2 months old. We've had him for about 3 weeks & he hasn't gone to the vet yet. My boyfriends sister is a Vet Tech supervisor, so she gave him a basic check up, no blood work, all physical & he's in great condition. Very big for his age. He was in a litter of house cats, so no fleas, litter-trained when we got him. And just an hour ago, he has an oval shaped movable bump on the side of his neck. We have two older cats, 2 years & 3 years old. They both play with him & I know tumors don't sprout out in a matter of a day. But I'm a bit worried about him, it doesn't hurt him when I put pressure on it & he's off playing around with the older cats again. He probably just got bit on the neck & it swelled, right? Any other suggestions?

2007-07-10 14:29:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

well mt cat had kittens there 7 days old now and i was wondering the mom isnt with them as much now she still feeds them but she often like lies down in the hall way ok kitchen instead of with her kittens is it normal? i read that they will not leave there bow till they get older but the are already really active they cant 'walk' but two of then got out and were almost 2 feet away from there nest is that ok? and i was also wondering its her first litter and well is there a chance that she will like kill the kittens or abandon then or somthing like that or they just like die because they dont have enough milk or somthing (are the chances high or low?) and also i can't get milk out of her nip's becuase i read im soppose to check it and stuff like that so how do i get it to come out? thats all i wanted to know ok thanks :)

2007-07-10 14:13:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous