Cats - September 2007

2007-09-14 15:01:28 · 12 answers · asked by oneknittingmama 2

I have this kitten Spencer, he is so rambuctious and gets bored so easily, I need some help!

2007-09-14 14:43:15 · 9 answers · asked by Emiley Ann 1

I bought "Sergeants" Squeeze on for cats. I applied it like it said for all my cats (for some reason there is an outbreak of fleas in my apartment building :( ) I applied it from the back of their head to their collar bone, and Im petrified that they will lick it. Ive caught one of my babies trying to lick their back already. It looked as though they couldnt reach. In anycase, im worrying really bad at this point. I did that the directions said, but it got on their fur, i really dont think theres any way around that, Im just scared they will lick it. What have your expierences been with these products?

2007-09-14 14:40:36 · 8 answers · asked by Niki M 1

I never really noticed today that my cat's breath stinks. What can help that? Any type of treats or anything.

2007-09-14 14:39:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all, he's a sweet heart. He's not attacking me or anything. Secondly, it's just this weird skin problem he's been getting. I don't know if anyone has ever had this problem with their cats, but it's like his fur falls out at certain spots and it's like red scabby like patches, like a recluse bite, only it's not, cuz it comes and goes. And he coughs a lot, only it doesn't sound like a hairball, it sounds more mucous like. I hardly feed him and he hunt most his food. I sometimes let him snack on bread, avocado and lettuce and stuff. I want to buy him vegan cat food.

I'm being honest and don't care if you criticize me or call me a weirdo vegan. Just let me know what you think and stuff.

2007-09-14 14:32:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 13:40:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

the symptoms are he is extremely skinny but he eats alot i give him dry food tuna milk water i also give vitamins prescribed by the vet...he has heavy breathing alot of sneezing and sleeps most of the day if anyone knows what this could be please let me know

2007-09-14 12:32:21 · 20 answers · asked by bre 1

She's a siamese calico tabby mix.

2007-09-14 12:23:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 12:08:27 · 5 answers · asked by Conrad M 1

She doesn't like you to go anywhere near her nose or mouth. Side of her head is ok to nuzzle, but you don't mess with the front. We have a hard time just getting the liquid down her throat (she's being treated for diarrhea and the other liquid is an antibiotic) but we have the pills to treat her for coccidia but I have no clue how to get her to swallow them. I tried to get her to eat some cheese, but all she did was lick it and not eat it. I'd hate to have to go buy those little pill holder treats when I only need 10. Any ideas?

2007-09-14 11:55:49 · 25 answers · asked by Lorreign v.2 5

2007-09-14 07:58:02 · 22 answers · asked by lion_wreck101 2

my cat gave birth a week ago on my bed when i was a sleep next to her its her second litter with only two kittens she was acting normal for the first 6 days and after that she started moving them.....every where i sit she gets her babies and lay them on my lap currently she is sleeping on my bed with her kittens is this normal or is something wrong with her,she gets food anywhere she sits she is very pampered and her kittens look very healthy

2007-09-14 06:10:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know of a good home remedy for fleas....either some type of homemade shampoo that may work? Your answer would be very helpful to me..Thank You to everyone that gives me good helpful answers.

2007-09-14 05:33:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got my kitten yesterday and he is covered in flees, all the trearments are not allowed until he is 3 months onwards, have bathed him and combed but only reduced them a little any once know anything natural that wont hurt the cat but will kill the bugs.

please dont get on at me for having a kitten so young, the mother rejected him and the house were he came from ...... he is in a much better place now just the flees came with him.

2007-09-14 05:13:29 · 27 answers · asked by t1nk_b3ll 2

Or are they equally naughty/mischievous? What mischief do they/he/she create?

2007-09-14 05:10:32 · 11 answers · asked by Julie6962 5

OK before you start, I called my mom at work and she's making an appointment at the vet, hopefully they'll tell us to bring her on today.

But for the past few days, her stool which was firm and had shape suddenly was becoming soft and runny globs. The bright brown color. Well today I was in my bedroom where her litterbox is and everything and I heard her playing around in the bathtub. I don't know why I got suspicious, I had no reason to...but I went and looked and omg I thought I was going to be sick. There was runny poo in one corner, a drying large puddle on the other end...splatters on the walls, and footprints inbetween. Apparently she was playing in it I dunno...but anyway I somehow managed to de-poo the tub with meangreen and lysol but I noticed there was watery blood in the pile. A light red, almost unseeable (you might think it was just pooey water) but it was clearly a pink red.

What could be wrong? She gets fed Purina Kitten Chow btw and she's probably...3-4 months old.

2007-09-14 05:07:16 · 6 answers · asked by Lorreign v.2 5

Recently, a kitten that belongs to my neighbor has been coming in to my house and eating my cat's food and falling asleep on my sofa.

I know the kitten belongs to a child so is it unkind to the kid to let this kitten come in my house?

2007-09-14 04:59:48 · 15 answers · asked by Jack 3

My kitten (Madeline) eats her wet food as if it's the last meal she'll ever eat. She's 4 months old and growing well. She's active and all that good stuff. I leave dry food out for her 24/7 (b/c she's growing). I also leave out water (of course).
I mix wet food in with her dry food about 4x per week, so she knows that this is not a one-time treat. When I put her dish out, she will sit there and eat, and eat and eat until the bowl is empty. I'm afraid she's eating too much at a time and I don't want her to get sick.
I feed her Naturals wet food and Castor & Pollux dry food. She never "binge" eats the dry food like that. I only give her 1/3 of the can at a time and barely a handful of dry food to mix with it....so it's not a whole lot of food, but still.......
Is she okay? Am I doing something wrong?
Your help is greatly appreciated and have a good weekend!

2007-09-14 04:30:15 · 8 answers · asked by YSIC 7

I asked this question already, I know, but I don't want to name him anything too cutesie.
Any new suggestions?
Right now I like Leory, Maurice, or Milo.
Or maybe just an average person name like Mike, or Jim, or something.
Thanks !!!!!

2007-09-14 03:10:46 · 41 answers · asked by Jess 6

hi im 12 and have been crying for the past 3 days non-stop.
my kitty has feline leukemia. she is soooo skinny and will barly eat. and i reallly really REALLY dont want to see her die, putting her down or like this. please please help me!!!!

2007-09-14 02:51:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My can has been diagnosed with Diabetes and will start having insulin injections tomorrow. He was diagnosed a few days ago, but the diabetes was strongly suspected about 12 days ago.

The first change that we made was to put him on an all wet food diet. No dry food at all! This advice was initially received from a couple of people here in the Cat section of Yahoo Answers and I also checked it with a couple of other sources online.

My cat has improved greatly with this dietary change alone. He seems a lot better. More energy, more stable, and a real decrease in the symptoms that initially made us think he had a problem.

Don't get me wrong. We are still going ahead with treatment for him and will continue to watch things very closely.

I am just curious to hear what folks here feed their diabetic cats. Have you tried using all wet food with less than 10% carbs? And did this help? Apparently it has worked very well for us, but I would love to hear what others think.

2007-09-14 02:49:09 · 5 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1

I am in the process of dating this guy... we want to spend more time together but I dont want to leave my cat alone all the time to go see him, I took him once to his house and he seemed content (his tail was in the air). The problem is he has a cat himself that has been kept at his parents house that he is bring down to his new place. Can I get a cat used to traveling there and being in his place with his cat? Would it cause too much stress? What can I do?

2007-09-14 00:28:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is culling ferral cats the best solution? Some organizations actually capture them, sterilize them and release them--is this more effective? Or should they just be left to nature? I am asking for research purposes.

2007-09-13 23:50:06 · 12 answers · asked by colebolegooglygooglyhammerhead 6

Its because she wants feeding I imagine - but I already give her her daily allowance - every 12 hours - so (theoretically) she shouldn't be hungry. I feed her at 7 in the morning and then 7 at night but when she hassles me (and bites sometimes) I sometimes give in and give her a snack at 5ish. I started shutting her out if its too early - but she just scratches and bangs the door.

2007-09-13 23:02:53 · 13 answers · asked by edeeveedee 1

My cousins cat is sick, he has a runny nose, yucky eye and can hardly breath through his nose. He wont eat or drink, and had a lil blood when he gagged up some medicine. He is also peeing where he lays. No vets are open, so does anyone know what is wrong????

2007-09-13 21:38:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

He is VERY fat..he weighs about 16 pounds. I think it is really cute but I know he needs to loose weight. He will throw up occasionaly and I think it is because he eats when he is bored, not realizing he isnt hungry. I cant feed him certain amounts a day because my other cat (she is a regular weight) will refuse to eat if her food isnt there 24/7.

Why is my cat throwing up all the time? He will do it probably once every two weeks for about two months then he will stop for about 5 months. (total guess)

2007-09-13 21:38:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

So the kids at home are in mourning... especially after my cousin, Pam, went home telling everyone she volunteered to bring a pet to school! She ended up having to choose between Mirmle (Jenny's 3-day old kitten), Johnny (Jenny's brother turned widower) or one of our pups. Which do u think she will bring?

2007-09-13 21:33:38 · 12 answers · asked by Rio 3

I'm watching my cat sleep and thinking of how we met.
It was a little before Thanksgiving time last year and the fall was being kind to me. I was, unknowingly, beginning my battle with generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks. Constantly in a state of fear and sleep-deprivation, I tried to occupy my mind with things like tv, alcohol, the internet--but to no avail.
After a sleet-filled drive home from the thanksgiving weekend, I trudged up the shadowy and unlit stairs to my apartment. Approaching the door, I noticed an odd lump on my doorstep. Mistaking it for a neighbor's litter or a dropped shirt, I was about to kick it away when something went "Mee...
...The vet said she was one of the smallest weaned kittens she's ever seen and would have surely died that icy night. After taking her home, I noticed that for the first time in a long time, the anxiety wasn't there.
The fear still comes and goes, but I'm convinced that I needed to find her more than she needed me to find her.

2007-09-13 21:15:36 · 16 answers · asked by blah 3

Now that I just had the male fixed and recieved all his shots, the female is hissing at him, growling and you know and I don't know what to do. She's been doing this all day and all night. Will she ever get over it. My poor male kitty don't understand why she's being so mean. And she's about to be fixed within a week. She's had all her shots though. Help!

2007-09-13 21:03:26 · 11 answers · asked by L L 3

On two seperate occasions (about a two months apart) my cat was acting extremely weird. She started walking sideways, kinda drunken like, and then she puked on the floor. Now her throwing up is nothing new. Between my two cats, I clean up cat vomit from the floor about twice a week. There's nothing wrong with them, they're just little piggies. But the stumbling thing is freaking me out a bit. She seems perfectly fine afterward and there has been no other health changes. I read on the internet somethings cats act that way due to flea medications, but she hasn't been treated for fleas in three months, so that can't be it. Does anyone know what could be causing this? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

2007-09-13 20:33:31 · 9 answers · asked by Mama2Emma 4