Cats - September 2007

2007-09-15 21:46:00 · 11 answers · asked by Trixie 2

2007-09-15 21:44:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cat has been vomiting on a somewhat regular basis lately... about once a week. What concerns me is that this vomit isn't completely or even partially liquid... in fact it resembles feces more than vomit. I have a hard time believing these are hairballs, but I'm uncertain as to what hairballs look like or how they can vary from cat to cat, so I don't want to rule that out.

She had a veterinary check-up not too long ago and was perfectly healthy. The consistency and frequence of her vomiting is what really bothers me. The first couple times I figured it was just her adjusting to changes in food or whatnot, but it doesn't seem normal to me at all anymore, and I'm curious as to whether there could be a greater problem causing this.

The vet will be contacted very soon about this, I'd just like to know if anyone's encountered a similar situation or could provide some information or advice for me beforehand.

Thank you.

2007-09-15 20:54:51 · 9 answers · asked by iarechigz 2

I know this sounds crazy,but I think my cat is in love with me. It's just the way he looks at me, and the way he kneads on my chest and belly. Is this possible, can a male cat fall in love with his female owner? I feel more like his mommy, but I think he thinks of me in a different way.

2007-09-15 20:24:32 · 11 answers · asked by ann h 3

Our cat had a kitten and we decided to keep it. It was fine for the first 6 months and now is horrible. It is now a year old and terrorizes the whole house. Any attempts to bond with the cat have failed. It hides most of the time, usually in my son's room, but when it is spotted it will attack. It even attacks the mother cat. We have tried everything we can think of to catch it to take to ADL and are unsuccessful. Any ideas on how to catch the cat to remove it from the house?

2007-09-15 20:02:23 · 10 answers · asked by Debbie E 2

About 3 days ago i decided to buy her different food, the wet kind in the little packages, well she didn't like it, she licked a little but left pretty much all of it there. Later that day I went out and that night got home and her meowing sounded hoarse :/ and she has done this thing where it looks like she is throwing up but makes no sound, she's done this only twice. But she's acting normal other than that, she runs around and plays. Is it a hairball? I started giving her Petromalt today so i'm hoping this will help in case it is a hairball. Please help, i'm really worried :/

2007-09-15 18:18:08 · 6 answers · asked by susyl06 1

She's only 2 years old and was in excellent health before this nightmare began. Keeping her well hydrated is obviously critical but I'm particularly interested in suggestions concerning specific foods to entice her with. Thanks in advance for any helpful ideas.

2007-09-15 17:47:22 · 11 answers · asked by MacSteed 7

we have 2 cats that r unseperatable, they follow each other everywher. their names are Chloe and odis. Chloe is peeing ALL OVER our basment, and we might have to get rid of her! and if we get rid of Chloe them we'll have to get rid of odis, so that they can be together. but i don't want to get rid of either one of them, wat do i do!!! 50 % of the time she goes in the litter box, and other times she doesn't!

2007-09-15 16:34:54 · 11 answers · asked by Allie (HBKF) 5

Our cats do strange and random things that can make us laugh. So what does your cat do that can always make you smile?

Example: Any toys my cat has I inevitably find in her water dish, in the bathtub, in the sink...and in the toilet if I forget to put the seat down. It always makes me laugh to see her bring her toy over to the water and drop it in, pat it around and then bring it to me so I can throw it. I can't explain why she does it but it always makes me laugh.

2007-09-15 16:08:29 · 13 answers · asked by jessklinkenberg 2

The other night, my kitty was curled up asleep at the foot of my bed and purring so loudly it woke me up! It was so funny...would love to know what she was dreaming about. Has anyone else heard of a cat doing this? Is it common?

2007-09-15 15:44:12 · 11 answers · asked by TheMilitantSingleGirl 2

I need names for two orange male kittens.....preferably famous duos....?

2007-09-15 14:56:03 · 9 answers · asked by krissy 1

Apparently the one pitbull has already killed its owner's girlfriend's cat. I have a two year old cat that LOVES to be outside. It makes her so happy and it would be unfair to her to keep her in; she would be miserable and she would sneak out anyway. I live in a townhouse so no fences are allowed and the dogs are supposed to be on a leash but accidents happen and it would only take one time for the dog to kill my cat. What can I do??

2007-09-15 14:55:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-15 14:50:40 · 15 answers · asked by rob g 3

I like both, not the big annoyingn always barking, slobbery dogs, but the small queit and cute ones. and i like all cats.

2007-09-15 14:47:43 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 4 cats and 2 litter boxes in my house.All of them use the litter box except one.She used to use it all the time and had no problem with it.I clean it usually twice everyday.Just one day she decided to pee on my bed and poop on the carpet by the front door and shes been doing it ever since.
How can I make her use the litter box again? Do you think I need more then just 2?
Its always clean so I know thats not the problem.So what gives..??
thanks!

2007-09-15 14:36:52 · 9 answers · asked by oinksaysthepig 3

wen im in the shower my cats hop in and get wet or if im in the sink they will sit in it while im filling it up

2007-09-15 14:05:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

wet food to keep it from getting crystals. So I read one of the food cans and it said I need to disperse the food throughout the day offering only 3/4 of an once of wet food per pound of the animal. The trouble is, I have five cats that eat out of the same bowl and aare at varying weights. How do I make sure the food is dispersed evenly and how do I measure for such a large pack?

2007-09-15 13:29:07 · 7 answers · asked by Dennis W 4

My cat is 5 years old. She's a norwegian forest cat, which means she has lonnnnnggg hair that is the hardest to maintain. The first 2-3 years when I had her me and my parents didn't know how to take care of her hair, therefore that ended up with her being sedated 3 times to have her shaved because she is VICIOUS when she leaves the house, and also she still has her claws. She's an indoor cat, so obviously when she leaves the house she goes crazy, and especially at the vet too, which is why she had to be sedated 3 times.
Now she just had her 5th birthday, and for the past 2 years I've been taking very good care of her, mat-free for 2 years until this summer.
I was busy working and schooling, and also went on vacation. My mom doesn't know how to comb her, so now she has mats all over her back (huge painful ones), and tiny ones throughout her body.
So now I am debating on what to do. I seriously cannot cut these mats by myself cuz I will be bleeding from head to toe from her scratching

2007-09-15 12:17:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got a new kitten...and i can 't think of anything to name it....it needs to be a cute name.....the cat is VERY curious also...so maybe that will help

2007-09-15 11:24:52 · 15 answers · asked by Jen-Jen 1

one of my kittens has dicharge coming from its eye and om worried the other one might get it but i dont know how much it is to take them to the vet

2007-09-15 11:05:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My two cats won't get along...

One is six months old... The other is three years old. The younger one is nice to the old one, but it's the opposite with the older one. It growls when she sees or even hears the younger one. They are both the same gender, females...

What do I do???

2007-09-15 10:42:47 · 6 answers · asked by Boricua Bebe 2

i dont have a cat my self but my neighbour has loads n im forever finding cat poop in my front garden anyone know how i can stop this without shooting the cats

2007-09-15 10:33:11 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ever since we got our kitten (about 3 months ago) she's always wanting to go outside. She doesn't have her shots so I want her to stay an indoor cat, but it seems like everytime someone walks inside the house or if my daughter opens the door (which she's only 2 so she does it very slow) the cat will bolt for the door. Since we've moved here (3 weeks) she has gotten out close to 10 times now, she doesn't leave the property but it is a pain catching her outside, expecially at night. Is there a way I can train her not to bolt for the door at all times? Or should I just let her go outside? If we do let her become an outdoor cat, we would of course put her on a leash. any ideas on that as well?

2007-09-15 10:15:24 · 5 answers · asked by Erika 6

from walking on the dinner table...tried the water spray but it has no effect on her at all also told it in firm manner NO lift it off the table and she just jumps back up on it again. Any suggestions ? pleaseeee

2007-09-15 09:42:03 · 19 answers · asked by pam d 4

My room mate's cat whom isn't fed well, gets no exercise, etc, scratched me today and her nail tore out completely and stuck in my hand. I was inspecting it and it was just falling apart in my fingers. Is this a cause for concern? I'm going to talk to her when she gets back (she's on vacation at the moment) about caring for her better, is this a point I should bring up? I mean aside from the fact that she attacked me when I tried to fill up her food.. little nut job.

2007-09-15 09:29:48 · 4 answers · asked by pateo 2

When I was a kid my parents never let us have pets. They kept a relatively clean house and always refused to put up with the mess that animals make; also, my brother and I were bad enough. I always complained that I wanted a pet and couldn't understand Mom and Dad's logic against it -- until now. Today, as an adult in a house full of filthy animals, I see my parents' point of view.
My wife is a big animal lover and has passed this trait to our nine-year-old daughter. To date we have one dog, three cats, two birds, one hamster, and nine goldfish. At one time we had four birds and twelve hamsters. At the time I started to cohabitate with my wife -- about ten years ago, when I was thirty-two -- she had only two cats and two birds, and I think my stepson had hamsters or mice. Other than the occasional cat hair in the butter dish or skidmarks on my pillowcase, I tolerated the mess. (Being in a new relationship, one doesn't always ***** and complain a lot if one wants to get laid.) I think the first time I lost it was when my wife hung the birdcage from the kitchen ceiling and the birds would flutter around, their feathers, food, and fecal matter leaving the cage and landing wherever... sometimes in the dinner I was ready to eat.
But that was nothing compared with my life these days. And it's not only the freaky fecal episodes of the animals that bother me. Growing up, the only time I experienced fecal matter in the house was in the bathroom. Today I experience it everywhere. I'm no angel, and I will admit that living with my gas attacks is no picnic, and that I can destroy a toilet with the best of them; but my wife and my daughter and the all the animals are driving me nuts.
The Wife. A lot of women are shy about shitting and farting in front of others, especially their significant other. I once dated a girl for five years and never recall hearing her fart; I don't think she ever dropped a load. I like that sort of woman. Don't get me wrong -- I enjoy a good tale from a female, but I prefer the woman I live with and **** to be fecal free. Well, after over ten years together, my wife has no shame in ripping massive farts and leaving skid marks on the toilet seat; and believe me, she can stink up a bathroom as good as any man.
The Child. A few years back I told P how my wife was always the one on cleanup detail after our daughter dropped a loaf. Our daughter is now nine years old and finally she wipes her own ***; but she will only use wet wipes. Since we don't want a garbage can full of stinky, ****-crusted wipes, we buy the "flushable wipes," and those suckers ain't cheap. This damn wet wipe addiction is forcing my daughter into a life of Shameful Shitting. It seems that nearly every time I pick her up from school she wants to rush home immediately due to the fact that she was been "holding it" all day. She just refuses to use the dry toilet paper at school. I love the child and want her to be happy, but I have certainly survived using dry paper for over forty years... and those flushable wet wipes are expensive...
The Dog. Dixie, our four-year-old sheltie, rarely has an accident. I can't remember the last time she **** in the house -- probably not since she was a pup. This dog can really hold a load and has an iron bladder; I've witnessed her go up to eighteen hours without pissing. My problem with the dog is that she shits ALL OVER the yard. Instead of squatting and dropping a pile, Dixie will drop a nugget, move a foot, drop a nugget, move a foot, and continue this up to twenty times per defecation. The dog spends a fair amount of time outside and when she sees a stranger or hears something odd she will run around like a maniac, galloping through her own ****, mud, and whatever else is on the ground. The dog will then come into the house, run on the carpet, and jump on the furniture and the beds with her dookie-covered paws. What burns me is that my wife has the nerve to ***** me out if I walk on the carpet with my shoes on -- even after I wiped them. The only other thing about this dog is that Dixie is a cat **** eater. I have on occasion caught her with her head in the litter box. We feed the dog well, but I guess kitty poop is a doggie delicacy.
Cat One. Max is fourteen years old, blind, and has chronic diarrhea. The vet told my wife four years ago to put Max to sleep and out of his misery; but the wife just won't submit. This cat can really blast *** -- once he shot a watery load all over the side of the dryer about two feet from the ground. This cat shits and pukes everywhere. He tries to make it to the litter box but often he "craps out" or gets confused. About a month ago my wife spent $700 on a new living room chair that has now become Max's favorite spot to sleep. I have witnessed him use the litter box and immediately head for this new chair, his *** hair crusted in liquid poop. The cat also uses the new chair as a scratching post and has already frayed several threads.
Cat Two. Ziggy is an outdoor cat. He only has three legs -- he lost a front leg to cancer about four years ago. He can still kill birds and moles and he gets in his share of raccoon fights... he is a tough old bastard. Everyone in the neighborhood feeds him; he will disappear for up to five days at a time and come home happy and well fed. Since the cat is getting older my wife tries to keep Ziggy inside, especially during bad weather, but the cat will let out this ******* annoying cry and scratch at the door. If that doesn't work, Ziggy has a trick that will surely gets us to boot his *** outside: he will shamelessly **** in front of us. Many a time my wife has insisted on keeping Ziggy inside for his own good, like after he gets his *** kicked by a raccoon. This makes the cat rebel and the rotten prick will walk right up to us, perhaps when we are watching the tube, look us dead in the eye, and blatantly drop a steaming pile.
Last year when we went on vacation we kept all three cats in the basement for a week. My stepson and parents came over daily to feed the cats. Ziggy shat all over the basement regularly and refused to use the litter box. My stepson told us that one day he stopped over and Ziggy made several attempts to get outside. After the cat gave up he lay down on his side, looked at my stepson, and just squeezed out a monster log.
Cat Three. Puss-Puss is only two years old and is still mischievous. My only problem with her is that she will use the litter box after Max paints it with diarrhea, and then she'll sit on the furniture with kitty litter and Max's dung all over her backside.
The Birds. As I said earlier, all kinds of crap flies from bird cages. We started out two years ago with one male canary, and that was tolerable. When the thing stopped singing my wife figured it was lonely. We bought an inexpensive companion -- a male finch. The two birds would fight regularly, so my wife bought another cage in order to separate the birds. Now we had two lonely birds. My wife's solution was to go out and buy a female canary and a female finch. We had to keep the cages at the highest point in the house -- on top of our five-foot-high entertainment center -- because Puss Puss desperately wants a bird to chomp on. So the top of the entertainment center, the television, and the DVD player -- not to mention the carpet -- is always littered with bird ****, birdseed, and feathers. Thankfully we managed to get rid of the finches, which cuts down on the mess.
The Hamster. The funniest and the grossest display in my house comes courtesy our hamster and his infamous Wheel of ****. I don't know if anyone is familiar with these newfangled cages in which the hamster exercise wheel is enclosed and on top of the cage. The hamster can climb through a tube to access the wheel, which is sealed except for a few air slits. Hamsters are filthy rodents that drop little turds constantly; needless to say, this wheel is crusted with a trail of smeared crap and the little ****** runs and runs and shits and shits. It is so ******* nasty and, especially at three AM, annoying. I just know fecal matter is flying through those air slits. We keep the hamster cage up next to the birdcage because the Puss Puss also wants that hamster for dinner.
I can't believe we haven't caught a weird disease living under these conditions. I panic if I see a fly in the house -- odds are it was just sitting on an animal turd minutes earlier. But I am outnumbered two to one in the household; so I guess I must learn to make all feces my friend, and try and enjoy my household of filth.

2007-09-15 08:56:29 · 15 answers · asked by Wizzard 1

I have 2 abandoned kittens that I took in 2 days ago, vet estimated them to be between 4-6 weeks of age. They cannot manage the kitten food I was given but love the kitten formula. However, they are now having white stools, which I read are caused by formula intolerance. Unfortunately I can't find any info on what to feed as an alternative to kitten formula, and the vet is closed. Any guidance would be much appreciated. I'm not normally a cat person but these babies have won my heart, and they are a part of our family now.

2007-09-15 08:17:55 · 5 answers · asked by BellaBuggy 2

She just came home this morning from getting spayed and she's hiding. She didn't eat anything (I put out her favorite wet food). She's been hiding for about 4 hours now. Should I look for her or let her alone? She won't come when I call.

2007-09-15 08:16:38 · 10 answers · asked by Santa Baby 2

2007-09-15 06:48:14 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2

my cats have flees and i was wondering whats the bestway to get rid of them???

2007-09-15 06:37:58 · 11 answers · asked by fireflystar2002 2