Cats - August 2007

My wife and I adopted a wonderful cat from a rescue society. His name is Truman and is a wonderful pet. He only sleeps on his back, likes to play in water and is very affectionate. We love him to death!
We've had him for 2 1/2 months now and some problems are starting to arise. Despite using Bitter Apple and Bitter Yuck, he eats the plants. We even used a hot pepper spray and he STILL eats the plants. Not only that, he is digging and eating the dirt the plants are growing in, despite more spray and slices of habanero pepper.
To top it all off, he has started to chew on cords and cables all over the house, the lamp shades, boxes, shoes and anything else he can get his mouth on.
And before you ask, NO, HE IS NOT TEETHING!

This cannot continue. We cannot go around the house every morning and evening unplugging and putting away all electronics, shoes, plants, boxes and everything else.

Any suggestions on what we can do? We love him and do not want to return him to the society!

2007-08-03 06:21:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, i was on the computer and my cat fell off the comp. armour and hit the corner the table. i immediately (yet gently) picked her up to see if she is ok and she was and now she is sitting on my lap as i type this. it almost looks as if in her eyes there are tears! please help me and mia! do i need to take her to a vet? how do i cheak her for fractures? will she be ok? i am talking to her telling her that she'll be ok and that if she wants, she can cry, and that stuff. HHHEEELLLPPPP!??

2007-08-03 05:47:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I say that there should be 300 million cats in the U.S., so that would be on average 1 cat per inhabitant (instead of 1 gun per inhabitant).
I'm sure the crime rate would decrease.

2007-08-03 05:43:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have two cats who both have litters which are 1 month old. They are still feeding them so I'm not sure whether a dewormer or flea treatment would affect their milk or harm the kittens. Help!

2007-08-03 05:25:19 · 11 answers · asked by Katie R 1

There is supposed to be a formula to use the FrontLine Plus for Large Dogs and have enought flea treatment for 8 months for your cat. Does any one know what that is?

2007-08-03 05:13:08 · 8 answers · asked by cmdsgoddess 1

I have a cat which is currently 18 years old and I came home late last night and saw him playing with a stray cat. I tried to approach him and the other cat but the other cat was scared and ran away. what is the best way to get the stray to accept me and possibly let me get close to him/her and would it be possible to use my cat as help since the stray isnt bothered by my cat.

2007-08-03 04:32:13 · 17 answers · asked by Greg F 1

How long do I wait before I can like move them and clean up under the area where she had them and like move them into our spare bedroom where she can be by herself with them or shouldnt I move them at all? I would like to steam clean the carpets in the closet where she had them but I have heard if u touch them she might not want them anymore. Also, how long do I wait before I feed them kitten food? How will I know when they are ready to be fed the kitten food? Any other information would be great! thanks in advance...

2007-08-03 04:25:58 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2

I need to get my cat fixed and we are going to get her de-clawed. How old does she need to be to get fixed? And other than her not having claws can being de-clawed affect her negatively? She is a strictly indoor cat. She is only about 10-12 weeks old.

2007-08-03 04:23:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I treated my cat for fleas with Advantage yesterday, and it's been 24 hours and he's still grooming and biting. it's to a much lesser extent, but he's still doing it. How do I know that the advantage is working or not? How long will it take for him to stop grooming and biting?

2007-08-03 04:18:09 · 6 answers · asked by lovesmunk 1

While cleaning cages yesterday for a shelter (I volunteer) one little kitten took a chunk out of my thumb.
I have never been bit to this degree! Most cats will scratch and give little warning nips, but that is it!
Anyway, the bite didn't require stitches, but I was told I should go to the Dr for a tetanus shot and antibiotics...is this true?
The cat is up to date on all HER shots.

2007-08-03 03:05:23 · 11 answers · asked by starrzfan 4

My cat Oscar of 4 years was recently diagnosed with feline AIDS. Im gutted and devastated. The vet thinks i should put him down as his quality of life will be poor suffering from one infection after another. He is quite i'll and has a tumur on his leg loss of appitite etc. The thing is i don't think i can bring myself to put him down.

2007-08-03 02:10:58 · 31 answers · asked by charlie 2

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2007-08-02 21:42:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

she was asking for food, so i put down her usual dry food, and poured some oil-packed tuna over it (she ate the food fine yesterday, the oil-packed tuna by itself earlier today, and is never ever a picky eater. she will eat anything, and doesn't mind having water, broth, etc. mixed into her dry food). in the end she refused to eat this. why?

2007-08-02 20:44:50 · 5 answers · asked by lkpo 2

When we shift to new house, cats are all over it. i dont domesticate cats or dogs because of my children. For Cats specially their fur might give my children additional allergy and Dogs might bite them. i dont give food to cats just to drive them away. and not come back but still they stay. One day, this one cat deliver 3 babies. it drives me nuts because of another 3 new cats that someday when they grow up here they will give me another burden to clean their dung beside their moms dung all over the house. because of this dilemma. i took this 3 baby kitten and gave them to someone (i dont know who he is) and tell them to throw it or just be away from us. The Mother cat now is searching for her babies and i am saddened for what i did to her, but thinking of the future of what that 3 kitten will be doing to me makes me feel that it is for our best.

2007-08-02 19:44:23 · 11 answers · asked by mei u wean 1

i want to know wat is the best food.that makes cats happy or just better in healthy ways.i feed them whiskas.

2007-08-02 19:43:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anthony m 2

and i ended adopting and bringing back like 7 kittens cuz she didn't get along with any of them. then i finally adopted a kitten w/ the same color as her, and they got along!!! is she racist?

2007-08-02 19:34:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so I got back from a 4 day trip and walk into the house. My brother goes and finds the cat and brings it upstairs. He sets the cat down and it walks off to do whatever it was gonna do. A minute later, we hear the cat crying louder than I've ever heard it cry. So we run over to see what happened and the cat is just laying on the ground with it's mouth open, panting and crying. We couldn't figure out was wrong with it. We checked it's feet, legs, mouth, everything. It was lying on the ground for about 30 seconds until it finally got up slowly and walked away. It's been acting completely normal ever since then, and I have no idea what had happened to it. My only explanation is that it may have chewed on a wire and got shocked from it, but I checked all the wires where it was laying and none of them were exposed and none have bite marks. What the hell happened to this cat?

2007-08-02 19:31:38 · 9 answers · asked by DJ 8th Wonder 2

i have 5 cats at night they race around my house and meow and they just go nuts.
all of my cats are fixed so they are not in heat.

what can be making them go crazy like this?

2007-08-02 19:25:04 · 11 answers · asked by Beeg 5

well i wanted to know about how much does a kitten cost including fee to buy/adopt, vaccines, food, home, toys, etc.

i live in colorado (if that helps). on an average how much will it cost me annually?
how often do i need to get checks-ups and vaccines shots?
how to train to use litter box?

i need all the information on owning a kitten and everything that comes with it?????

thanks

2007-08-02 19:08:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 12 year old cat who, seemingly overnight, has developed a medium sized, blob-type lump under her skin behind her right shoulder. It felt warm to the touch, and moved pretty freely under the skin.

She went to the vet a week ago for her annual checkup and got some vaccines- however, she has never had an allergic reaction before, so I doubt it is that. The blob moving under her skin doesn't seem to cause her any pain (she doesn't flinch or make any kind of protest to touch) and she is walking normally. She has lost a pound and a half in the past year, and is in general good health. I'm worried, has anyone else experienced this?

2007-08-02 19:03:41 · 8 answers · asked by osakasuki92 2

My kitty, who is about 10 months old has been going out for a few hours everyday and come back fine.

But lately it's been very hot and he's not used to the heat. He comes back lazy and sleepy and he hs no energy. He seems sick but I don't know why he would be sick.

HELP! Could it be eatting plants or bugs? He does that alot.

Also, his somache is a little tender when we touching. I was petting him and he would meow whenever i would go over that spot.

Please help me, I'm very worried.

2007-08-02 17:10:59 · 7 answers · asked by Linzy 3

does anyone know what is wrong with my cat. Her name is dew and I dont want to take her to the vet because they will just kill her and they cant do anything to help her because she is so little. There is another kitten named sherbert and he is doing just fine thank god. please help me I love that cat. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I APPRECIATE IT!!!!!!!!

2007-08-02 17:03:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

wormyyy

2007-08-02 16:47:48 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

I found a russian blue cat 3 days ago. I took her to the vet and she is going to have some expensive treatments soon. I want to get her health insurance, My vet office recomand VPI PET INSURANCE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU EVER DEAL WITH VPI PET INSURANCE AND HOW YOU RATE THEME. Thank you all for shering your experience with me.

2007-08-02 15:57:57 · 12 answers · asked by nooni 2

I'm trying to quit but both me and my roommate smoke. We don't blow smoke on the cat but I was wondering if second hand smoke is bad for the cat.

2007-08-02 15:38:02 · 12 answers · asked by anonymous 3

I have the cutest kitten :) Well maybe not the CUTEST but she's dang cute. Wouldn't you just like to squeeze her too?

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=637410946&size=m

2007-08-02 15:09:05 · 7 answers · asked by Willalee 5

2007-08-02 13:48:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

My parents don't think so, but I do.

2007-08-02 10:56:48 · 23 answers · asked by Asia Gabrielle 2

she is 20 still very active. but wen shes jus finished she wants more. she hasnt got worms or nefin like that! is she just a hog?
help

2007-08-02 09:39:26 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am moving from a place with not so many fleas, to a place where they are freaking everywhere. My cat always stays inside, but I have heard people telling me that she could get fleas from other people's pets in the building that go in and out. I don't want fleas & neither does she! Just wondering if anyone can recommend a good (and not outrageously priced) flea treatment for my kitty.... Thanks!

2007-08-02 08:46:26 · 7 answers · asked by Candace 2