Cats - September 2007

My cat was sleeping with me in my bad and I swallowed its hair now its in my throat how can I get it out?

2007-09-08 07:03:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm getting a 1 year old cat on Tuesday. Can anyone tell me how often I should feed her and how much? I work shifts so does it matter if I feed her at different times?

2007-09-08 06:32:36 · 21 answers · asked by gillybean 2

Daughter started a thread this morning on my cat. I posted this on her question, but she said I should start my own so it will be seen. Copy/pasted:

Mom aka Cat Owner here - We used a pair of vets for the past 20yrs. But recently moved and now have new vet. All of our vets went to Vet school at Auburn University and I have confidence in them or I would take my pets somewhere else. I have seen other vets through the years I wouldn't allow to treat my pets.

She has never had crystals in her urine. Her WBC is about 500. She is not diabetic. The new vet did 2 clean urine draws, both 2 days after finishing antibiotics. I have all the print out from the vet - but they don't show test results, just test run.

Cystocentesis
Urinalysis and Sedimentation

She's been eating Hill's Feline c/d for at least 6 yrs.

First vet put her on Baytril - 2wks on/2wks off. She did this until four or five months ago when it stopped working/she started going outside the box.

We tried Primor 120 and Clindamyc

2007-09-08 06:28:54 · 5 answers · asked by The Mom 1

Im switching my dogs food to a better quality food, I have been doing some research, but now I would like some opinions on a good quality cat food please!!!

My cats are about 7 yrs old.

thanks so much!! :-)

2007-09-08 06:28:46 · 8 answers · asked by ellie may 3

My cat will not leave the house. If you carry him outside, it's almost like torture. He'll try so very hard to escape your arms and run back inside. If you leave the windows or doors wide open, he'll stand and stare outside but never leave.

Is your cat afraid like this? I kind of like it because I know I'll never lose him. Love him to death :)

2007-09-08 06:25:30 · 11 answers · asked by Peekoo 4

We have a 10 month old kitten. Whenver we eat she begs and wont leave us alone. She climbs up or legs and goes crazy. We push her away but she continues the whole time we eat, everytime! She was like this when we first got her from arf at 8 weeks. Help?

2007-09-08 06:13:24 · 6 answers · asked by Hello_Goodbye 4

Does anyone know how high cats can jump in relation to their body size?

2007-09-08 06:10:06 · 5 answers · asked by treehuggingbeastboy 3

He tested negative for feline leukemia and AIDS. "Salem" is a domestic shorthair that I took in as a kitten--he is strictly an indoor cat. He seems fine otherwise, except for the liplicking and rough meow over the past few days. Thank you!

2007-09-08 06:09:21 · 2 answers · asked by neva117 1

2007-09-08 06:02:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

from link:
Coyotes may be killing area cats
Steve Millard can't say for sure who mauled Angelo, the family's 5-year-old cat, but he has pretty strong suspicions based on a neighbor's sighting of a coyote where Angelo's collar and part of his remains were found in Wedgwood on Thursday.

"They're everywhere," Sgt. Kim Chandler, who covers King County for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, said of coyotes. Yesterday he could offer no population estimate but was confident there are "thousands" in the county.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002371689_coyote10m.html
and fox down around golfcourse in West Seattle...
and Raccoons?
I think Raccoons getting cats also.
possums OK.
friend gives names to possums.
trying to discourage giving names to raccoons though.
like ellie mae clampett with critters.
this is in Seattle

2007-09-08 05:21:33 · 5 answers · asked by zes2_zdk 3

We just found out today that my 9 year old cat is a diabetic and he has less than 1 month to live! My family needs to raise 1000 dollars to save him with medication and shots...what do I do...my father already has 4 jobs and my ma is looking for a 2nd but we still don't have enough money! Please HELP!!!!

2007-09-08 05:10:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i work in a veterinary hospital, and just lost a cat to cytauxzoonosis. this is our fifth case thus far, and only one survivor. i urge all of my cat loving friends to look up info. on this disease and get educated because it is by far the most HORRIBLE gut-wrenching death for any creature to endure, and it can be PREVENTED. my heart is still sad for little harry who died in my arms on friday morning. im sad for his owner who had no idea the danger her cat was in just by letting him outside........basically, its a blood parasite that lives in the blood stream of the bobcat. the bobcat is unaffected. when a tick bites the bobcat, it ingests the parasite. if the infected tick bites a domesticated cat, it rapidly becomes very ill. the parasite lives in the blood stream for about 20 days before symptoms appear. after the onset of symptoms, the cat is usually dead within 48 to 72 hours. the death rate is 99%.
look up cytauxzoonosis and see if your pet is at risk. have a good day all.

2007-09-08 05:09:59 · 3 answers · asked by heather j 2

between adopting a cat from a shelter or from a pet store though I no its better to sdopt from a shelter to save a cats life. Though do cats in a pet store have better treatment or something?

2007-09-08 04:33:39 · 7 answers · asked by Mahjabeen H 2

my cat had 4 kittens but they have fleas i was wondering if i fed my cat brewers yeats in her food could the brewers yeast get into the kittens milk and get rid of fleas on the kittens or could that harm them ? the kittens are 4 DAY OLD okay :)

2007-09-08 04:31:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have two sibling kittens that are about two months old. One is male and the other is female. I have a couple of problems with them.

The male, who is larger, is always jumping on and really biting the smaller female. Sometimes its even to the point where she yelps or cries... what is that? is it normal?

The male has this new problem with biting us. If I put my finger near him he will lick it uncontrollably, but lately also, he will just randomly bite. Is it normal? Can I stop it?

The kittens both kick litter EVERYWHERE! it is such a mess and it's drivng me nuts.

That's all I can think of for now...

2007-09-08 04:28:24 · 14 answers · asked by chilly. 2

We adopted him last night, he's a beautiful healthy cat, very sweet and affectionate....but he meows constantly, I'm talking about all hours of the day, when we try to sleep etc....Any thoughts on what's going on in his cat head?

2007-09-08 04:12:50 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know my spellings bad :( but anyways can you use dish degergant on a 4 day old kitten ? the kittens have fleas nad what kind of dish degergant ? i though dish degergant had chemicles ? but any experts use this on kittens like vets or pro breeders or people who had kittens that young and had fleas and used dish degergant?

2007-09-08 04:12:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-08 04:03:13 · 6 answers · asked by Kev L 6

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Itsa girl.

2007-09-08 04:02:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

can fleas cause worms in dogs or cats ?

2007-09-08 04:02:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

my cat had kittens about a week ago she had them monday but they have fleas ? i know fleas can kill them witch is why im soo scared :( i know my cat has fleas to im soo ashamed but we couldent aford to get her spayed so we cant aford flea meds :( but my dad started working so have my mom and my bro so we can probably spay her in november :) and give her flea meds but what about the kittens there only about a week old what can i do !!??? she had 4 kittens and i need also to know is it normal for kittens to stick there tung out and try and lick like there mother or what ever ? im a nervous wreck !! i didnt sleep last night :( :( :(

2007-09-08 03:53:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

my kitten was born in may and has always been affectionate but in the past few days if we all r asleep she will stand in the middle of the hallway and howl like a wolf. what is going on with her there are no other symptoms but could she be pms-ing???

2007-09-08 03:46:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well I'm moving and my mom is making us keep our 2 cats in the basement because she doesn't want them to pick at our carpets and ruin them. I told her we should get them de clawed because I really don't want them in the basement and she said that you are suppose to get them declawed when they are young. I don't want them to be in the basement because it's going to be unfinished. Is there anything I can do to make the basement nice because we aren't allowed to get it finished? or if I can get them de clawed at an old age? or if there is like some way to teach them not to pick at our carpet..?

2007-09-08 02:46:30 · 9 answers · asked by Brii 2

OK. i have a 8month old cat that has an extra little skin or fat? on his belly. if he is standing up then you can visibly see it and when he runs, it kind of jiggles. i have read that this is a possible sign of ringworms. Should i take him to the vet or can i go to a pet store and go buy something for him?PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! and he's had the problem for possibly 5 months now.

2007-09-08 01:20:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-08 00:38:17 · 4 answers · asked by Tanya P 1

there is a cat that is living in our garden ... i do not know who it belongs too and she is not leaving / i found the numbers 57C 224 in her ear and i dont know why it is there and she meows all night and all day . but i do not know what to do! i want to keep her but my mom says it is probably somebodys cat . she has numbers in one ear and the other ear is chopped off/ what do i DO?? help

2007-09-07 22:30:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well I can't keep moving the plants around the house and I'm tired. Need advice. Thanks.

2007-09-07 22:30:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay my roommate has a cat. I got a cat they're both indoor cats we live on the second floor of an apt. They're only able to go out on the balcony. Then my roommate got a dog from the shelter. All of sudden we have fleas. Never seen them on my cat before. My roommates cat was previously treated for fleas when she got her. The dog was treated at the shelter. The fleas were mostly on my cat a domestic long-hair. How the hell did we get fleas? I'm guess the damn dog brought them in with him from walking. I'm freaking out, I have a flea collar, which I don't thinks work at all. I have flea spray for the cat and the topical monthly solution. I'm afraid they won't go away. SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-07 21:41:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

my cat is 13yrs old and seems to have dislocated her hip. From her shoulders down,the slightest touch she cries and hisses.I don't have the money for a vet visit so to ease her pain,is it safe to give her asprin and if so how much and how often?

2007-09-07 20:22:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've had my two cats for 4.5 (female) and 5 (male)years. Both were purchased from the human society and both were spayed/neutered when I purchased them. They occasionally play outside when we are with, but one night my female cat escaped us and was out for 2-3 hours w/out us. Tonight we noticed her nipples are looking enlarged. To me, they just look kind of large, to my husband he says he thinks they looks a little pink. How pink should they be? Is it possible she's pregnant even though she was supposed to have been spayed? Can it not take?

2007-09-07 18:24:07 · 4 answers · asked by cyruscleo 1