Cats - August 2007

I have just noticed that we have a vet on Answers and would much appreciate his comments - our cat gets soooo upset if we have to ferry her to the vet so I would love some advice on-line to save her the trauma of a visit to the vet.

2007-08-15 06:14:17 · 28 answers · asked by tkf57 3

2007-08-15 06:08:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

my kitty LOVES to go out on our screened in patio, and whenever a fly gets in the house she has so much fun killing it. she loves hunting and she loves to run around. but she freaks out when we try to take her outside and show her its okay. i grew up with cats, my mom always had cats. she always said that she thinks its wrong to keep cats in the house because cats love it outside. i know sophie would love it outside. we live in an area with alot of little lizards and frogs and i know she would have a ball playing with them i never put her out before we got her fixed because i didnt want to chance her having kittens. shes only 7 months old but she is SO terrified of being outside the porch. she will sit on the porch and look out of the patio and meow like shes trying to get out, but she afraid of it. lol ive even tried to sit her right outside the patio with the part of the yard shes familiar with. but nothing seems to work. am i battling a lost cause?

2007-08-15 06:05:38 · 14 answers · asked by sHOTTiExxHOTTiE 4

2007-08-15 06:03:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 13 year old cat has battled skin problems for years. I have brought him to several vets who all tell me he does not have mange (which I really thought he did) and that he has allergies.
We are battling fleas in our driveway and he is the only one of 3 cats who is scratching himself raw. Over the years I have tried the vet dip which did him no good (from different vets over a few years) also did the frontline which only lasts him about 2 weeks then he is scratching and pulling his hair out again. Tried flea collars - all kinds of brands - did nothing. One vet put him on a pill - didn't do anything either. This is awful for my cat to live like this, the only thing over the years that works is powdering him every 2 days with flea powder. I suspect the powder not the chemicals is what helps him. Can you offer some advice?? I am wondering about putting a beeswax salve on him perhaps with neem to see if that helps him to get away from the chemical powdering. He cannot stay inside, either

2007-08-15 06:01:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

We recently adopted a kitten from the local animal shelter and after a few weeks our other kitten's eyes began to squint and eventually became inflamed and red. Int he morning they are practically glued shut from the excessive fluid. The vet gave us some eye drops and I use some eye wash to clean his eyes. The drops seem to have little effect. What is the best way (i.e. over the counter treatment) to treat this problem??

2007-08-15 05:58:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-15 05:52:11 · 12 answers · asked by Kaila a 1

2007-08-15 05:49:51 · 4 answers · asked by Kaila a 1

im getting a cat after we move and i need some great cat names!

heres what im thinking of so far

boy
mink
monk
leland

girl
zoey
daisy

if you have any idea that would be great. and should i get a boy or a girl?

2007-08-15 05:34:54 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-15 05:10:08 · 6 answers · asked by lacrosse_love 2

I have a 5 year old cat that has decided she don't like her litter box anymore! She is using anything she can find in the basement to go potty Is she retrainable?? Please help! I love her so much & don't want to but I will have to give her up If I can't fix this problem.. :-(

2007-08-15 05:08:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My indoor cat escaped outside last night and is terrorfied. I realized it this morning when I went to feed him and he wasn't around. He is hiding under my deck, which is low to the ground <3 or 4 inches, and is howling, hissing, growling, and makes a screaming like noise when I call him to come in. What can I do to get the cat back in the house ... HELP!

2007-08-15 04:59:20 · 17 answers · asked by jenimay 2

I have 2 cats and 1 of them just had a kitten. I let the momma cat outside one time, other than this they have never been out. now all the cats have terrible fleas. the vet said the only thing i could do for the kitten was to wash it in dawn diswash liquid but this still doesnt get rid of the fleas. As for the adult cats ive tried using the Hartz flea liquid tubes that you squeeze out between their shoulder blades and sergents flea powder but they still have the fleas. I'm worried that they are spreading them around my house. I'm having a baby in 3 weeks so i need to get this taken care of. I'm giving the momma cat and the kitten away so ill still have one adult . What should i to get this mess taken care of quick. Also I havent seen anything on my blankets but if for some reason they are there can washing them in the washer clean them or do i need to do somethng special for laundry too?

2007-08-15 04:59:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello to all of u!Can u help me understanding this behaviour?They keep on scratching the sand and throw ít all around,BUT at the end they do not cover it and sometimes they even step into it :( Is there a way to correct this?

2007-08-15 04:50:09 · 9 answers · asked by Temptress 3

My Male kitty just sprayed for the first time yesterday and he's 6 months and 8 days old.

I'm getting him neutered tomorrow. Will he continue to pee around the house after this?? What if he smells the spot he peed in after being neutered, will this provoke him to spray again?

2007-08-15 04:45:10 · 20 answers · asked by PRIB 2

I need names for a kitten that is orange and white. It's a male and really small, I'm getting him in half an hour or so please help!

2007-08-15 04:40:27 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a black, long haired cat. He doesnt like it when i brush him so his fur has been getting all matted. I feel bad because it must be uncomfortable. I tried shaving them but he just wont let me. Anything I should be doing that Im not?

2007-08-15 04:35:54 · 10 answers · asked by spazzattack49x 1

2007-08-15 04:25:56 · 13 answers · asked by nada h 1

The cat is named Mork. His father Linus just died and was about 20, so he must've lived a healthy life. Ever since my grandma moved to an apartment, she hasn't been able to go to the vet. She won't let us take him either. The cat has lots of knots in his fur and vomits more often then a normal cat does. What should I do?

2007-08-15 04:12:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is a good name for my new black kitten. Not sure if its a boy or girl. My other cats name is Smoosh.

2007-08-15 04:08:37 · 9 answers · asked by ~LuCkY~ 5

there is a nasty tom cat coming onto my property.He is a real problem because he beats up my 7 yr old female cat (she is spayed) and he sprays all over the place and it STINKS. I have tried throwing water at him but he is around at night so I cant see him.The smell is gross. How do I stop him coming around here? I dont know who owns him but he is driving me mad and really upsetting my cat.I even have a chihuahua who chases him but he just jumps up high to get away. HELP

2007-08-15 04:07:56 · 9 answers · asked by jambutty 4

Thanks to a very good answer yesterday concerning an all white kitten of mine, we have learned that she is deaf. My next question, is how to care for her? I know she won't be able to go outside now, but other than that, what else won't she be able to do that normal cats do? How would I teach her right from wrong if she can't hear my tone of voice? Does anyone have a deaf cat, raised from kitten who would be able to help me out, or show me a website? Thanks in advance. She's about 9 weeks old.

2007-08-15 03:49:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-15 03:36:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was trying to give one of our cats her medication through her mouth, but was having trouble since I had never done it by myself before. While I was trying to get her mouth to open up, one of her paws got free of the towel I was restraining her with, and she scratched at my face, but ended up getting one of her claws INSIDE my nose, which made it bleed.

This cat is an outside cat, and does eat small wild animals on occasion, so I'm a little worried about some sort of infection, but I'm not sure how to go about cleaning the wound, since it's in my nose.

Any suggestions or advice?

2007-08-15 03:31:26 · 7 answers · asked by roguecosmos02 2

I have a 7 month old kitten. I have had two foster babies for almost 8 weeks now. I got them when they were one week old. My 7 month old has never had a problem with them. He would play fight with them once they could actually walk and run around. He would lick them and clean them.

Yesterday I took both of them back to the shelter because they were due for their first set of shots. The male baby kitten also got neutered. The female baby couldn't be spayed yet because she's too young.

So anyway, I brought them home, and ever since yesterday, after coming home from the vet, my 7 month old has been hissing at them. He has never done this before. It almost seems like he is hissing more at the male baby then the female baby.

Why do you think he is behaving this way after 7 weeks of having them in the house?

2007-08-15 03:22:53 · 5 answers · asked by Brianna's Mommy 4

I'm asking alot of questions today, but anyways, My 10 month old cat has always had nasal problems when she went for her first vet visit they said she may have scar tissue in her nasal passage. It makes her weez, and she snores, today while petting her it started making a whistling noise, is it possible its getting worse? can scar tissue continue to grow if thats whats causing it? It doesnt seem to bother her she doesnt breath through her mouth or anything.

2007-08-15 03:09:50 · 2 answers · asked by hatchetgirlie 2

i'm getting a kitten soon but don't know if the kitten and my chihuahua will get along

2007-08-15 02:59:12 · 7 answers · asked by Horse Freak! 2

I watched the news video about it and saw only dogs getting it, Is is something a cat can get also? my cats dont go outside unless on a leash and supervised (we live next to a major road and I dont need them getting ran over or eaten by the animals that live in the woods behind my house) but it seems like a dog can pick it up pretty easily is this something I should be concerened about?

2007-08-15 02:58:21 · 4 answers · asked by hatchetgirlie 2

Hi

I have two one year old female calico cats. Their names are Persephone and Calliope. We had Perseph first, and then got Callie. They had little spats at first but became very very close eventually. Close to the point where Perseph was very mothering to Callie. Even dry nursing her.

Now Perspeh is pregnant (our choice, not an accident) and she's due to have her litter in about 3 weeks.

We are wondering if someone - cat breeder, perhaps, can offer advice on how to handle the relationship between the two older cats. Perseph is still the more serious 'mothering' type toward Callie, and Callie is very silly and playful. Will Callie be jealous? Should we keep them separate, although we worry they will miss each other? Should we keep Callie away from Perseph's kittens?

Thanks!

2007-08-15 02:57:36 · 4 answers · asked by Mildly Me 3

Our 2 year old cat is showing 3x the amount of white on the bottom of her eye then normal. I was wondering what has caused this. My stepmom won't take her to the vet unless she is not eating or acting strang. She is still playing with the kitten, using the litter box, etc.
Please help!!!!!
Thanks

2007-08-15 01:30:36 · 3 answers · asked by ? 4