Cats - September 2007

I could only give him a bath once in a long while because my cat HATES, absolutely HATES the water and the shampoo. He will scratch my arms like I am his worst enemy. I have scars on my arms, my chest, MY FACE because I tried to wash him with water and soap. WHAT could I do to avoid these dreadful scratches? How can I get him to be calm during a bath?

2007-09-02 16:48:59 · 19 answers · asked by hazeleyez 1

What is that stuff on the back of my cat?? I'm not sure if it really is dandruff or something worse!! It's like the skin is coming off and it's white flakes. He doesnt itch it very often, but when I washed him today with waterless foam white flakes started to fall! Does ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS??? What should I do?

2007-09-02 16:26:45 · 8 answers · asked by hazeleyez 1

Last time they gave him amoxicillin. Is there anything that I can give him at the house? Or something that I can buy from the store myself?

2007-09-02 16:23:18 · 11 answers · asked by Havi 2

hello again. i have a new 10 week old kitten and he is purring ever night non stop. it is only the second day i've had him and he is staying in my room (one bed apt). i havent had much sleep and last night i had to leave my room b/c of the purring and sleep on my couch n my living room. i was wonderin if that was a bad thing to do or not. should i try to stay in my room despite the purring or is it ok to leave him over night? will this effect our bonding? also if this continues for a week or more, should i try to move him into my bathroom? thanks

2007-09-02 16:10:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My two Cats are brother and sister and I can not afford to get them spade or neutered at this time but I do not want my female to have kittens, is there anything I can do?

2007-09-02 16:10:05 · 13 answers · asked by Patty 1

My cat is an indoor cat, but we let her hang out on the porch for a little bit every day. Tonight she came in with a hugely swollen ear flap (abt the size of a cherry tomato) and it's rock hard.

I looked up the symptoms online and it appears she may have an aural hematoma (blood clot). We're taking her to the vet in the morning. Anybody been through this and can give me a ball park of what it's gonna cost me? The online info says she'll prob need surgery.

2007-09-02 16:09:18 · 6 answers · asked by itslarue 2

I would like something natural or over the counter. We have one kitten that isn't weaned yet but is covered in fleas. It was the child of a few stray cats in the neighborhood. What can we do to kill them?

2007-09-02 15:37:41 · 6 answers · asked by Smartie_Pants 5

I have three kittens, each around 3-4 months old. They live in our yard which is inside the house. We have a small garden where i let them go to do their things and play. But lately they have develops new ideas to go outside our garden, very far to other peoples gardens, there are cars and children who once stole one of the kitten. How do i get them under control. How can i discipline them not to go outside the yard?

2007-09-02 15:02:22 · 7 answers · asked by bsorc 2

If anyone has information or a way to contact a breeder, or cost along with any other details.
THANKS!

2007-09-02 14:51:50 · 3 answers · asked by korie c 1

I'm in my room on my bed and he's just sitting on the floor staring at me so peacefully... it's kind of freaking me out... he'd not meowing.. just staring there... does he want attention or should I scoot over to let him jump on my bed?

2007-09-02 14:34:45 · 9 answers · asked by ☼ kayla ☼ 5

I'm trying to figure out if it is my dog or cat peeing on the floor. I put my dog away and went to clean up the urine. When I was done my cat come over and started pawing at it.
Would a cat do this for urine that it not its own?

2007-09-02 14:34:08 · 1 answers · asked by Peggy Pirate 6

We live out in the semi country on 3.5 acres. We put our cat out every night. He is 8.5 yrs old and is fixed. He is usually at the front door in the AM. Then one day he was no where to be found. No fur lying around on the ground, no strange smells, no buzzards flying around.

2007-09-02 14:22:43 · 5 answers · asked by Momwithaheart 4

I'm amazed at how much cat poop I'm scooping every day! I've never had a cat before so I might be overreacting, but still...

2007-09-02 13:32:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our family cat has two hairless patchs on his side. They are about the size of a quarter. They do not seem to be spreading or causing him discomfort. The skin looks very dry. Any ideas what this is and a cure?

2007-09-02 12:41:05 · 6 answers · asked by Maxwell and Samantha 2

I am purchasing a ragdoll and so many people have told me that my house will smell and be covered in fur? I'm now worried? Do Ragdoll shed a lot?

2007-09-02 12:02:52 · 5 answers · asked by gismoblue 2

he is a boy cat and hes black with green eyes.

2007-09-02 11:25:28 · 23 answers · asked by Mimay 2

Hi all,

My boyfriend and I have 2 1 year old cats, the one who im talking about today is a male and is usually a very quiet scared cat. Today, he was playing in the back yard and he was near a bush that had thorns on it. We're still not sure if he hurt himself off the bush but my boyfriend called him inside he came in my boy friend checked his back paw for injuries as he was licking his paw like crazy. He was holding him for about 5 mins and then the cat just locked onto his hand (bit him) and scratched all down his arms. He was also hissing and my boyfriend was (and still is) in really bad shock. We cannot figure out why this happened and were terrified it may happen again!! He is neutered so he couldn't be in heat!

This is completely out of character for him, why did he do this??

Also my boyfriend has had a tetnus shot but still feels a bit ill/shocked as in nausea could this be from the bites?

Thanks all vey much in advance.

2007-09-02 11:16:32 · 4 answers · asked by hithere 2

How does it work, I mean I know that it's the size of a small grain of rice and you put it on the back of you pet, but what happens if your pet is micro chipped and goes missing.

I've lost my kitten and I am so worried about him, he isn't micro chipped but, if I ever find him I might get him micro chipped.

My kitten is an indoor kitten.

2007-09-02 11:06:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

uld give me suggestions on what to do to make the transition in the new place as easy as possible, ,they are all geriatrics, and have never moved before, they are already upset about all the boxes and stuff that they are nt used to ... please help im worried that I will upset them too much......

2007-09-02 10:59:55 · 5 answers · asked by visituhere 2

I have several male cats and I want to prevent them from getting crystals in their urithra's. I've read that most dry foods made today are made with high acids to help prevent the so called "old kind of crystals" but new kinds are present in modern breeds that have little to do with acid intake. Does anyone know what I can do to prevent this from happening to my other cats?

I recently had to put a cat down that was in the final throws of a battle with urinary crystals, his surgeries failed to prevent further flare-ups and he had to suffer a lot before he died. Many people on here were telling a recent asker that she shouldn't have her cat put to sleep for this condition because it's cruel, but I say just the opposite. I really don't want to put my wife and family through another situation like that again.

2007-09-02 10:30:57 · 5 answers · asked by Dennis W 4

Racoons live in my backyard and one of them keeps trying to "mess around" with my cat. It actually did get busy with her a few times. Know she is pregnat, because when i went to go get her spayed they refused because she was going to have a litter. there are not many other boys cats around because i live out in the middle of no where with not many people near by. Is it possible that my cats babis daddy is the racoon?
-lol that sounded like maury.=]

2007-09-02 10:26:03 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

For example.... If there was an 'obviously' stray ***** living in and around my area, killing and leaving birds in my garden and also leaving its mess in my garden and making a load of noise during the night, disturbing my families sleep... Do I (or anyone) have the right (legally) to capture and end this cats life? It could not be rehoused/homed as it is a vicious, scabby,evil beast

2007-09-02 10:14:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok i have one cat named pepper and she is about 1 year old now. i've raised her too by the way so she's very attached to me. ok here's the thing. i recently was given a rescued kitten from the street. i named her creme. i was scared at first of bringing her home to my pepper but they got along GREAT! pepper really took the role of the big sister. it seems and creme is happy but sometimes just after she wakes up from a long nap she starts crying hysterically. so i get her and i feed her a tiny bit of milk and she calms down.

is she having nightmares of maybe her earlier life or just anything at all? or is it something else?

how can i help her???
:(

2007-09-02 10:11:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

So when I first got my cat he came into the house and sprayed along the wall under my kitchen table. We cleaaned it up and had no problems after. Well for 6 or so months he never touched the spot again. but just recently he has been peeing under there. Its really annoying because the only thing that gets cat pee out is that natures miracle and its 20dollars a gallon and it takes like 3 gallons to soak my carpet. So my question is why is he doing this? A friend said that he was in heat... can he go into heat if he is neutered? Do they pee everywhere when they are in heat? He is an otherwise perfectly healthy cat. Any answers would be helpful!

2007-09-02 09:50:29 · 8 answers · asked by Under Z Sea 3

We have 3 Egypyian Mau half breed kittens 2 male 1 F-male 1 month old and want to know if there is a special site online to sell them. No papers, just unique markings.

2007-09-02 09:35:15 · 4 answers · asked by dealerschool2006 3

I woke up this morning and my face was all warm and i could hardly breath because my stupid cat sleeps on my face!!!!!!!!!

How can i get her to stop??

should i kill it??? heheheheheh

2007-09-02 09:20:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do infertile cats exibit the same mating behaviors as fertile ones......like the constant yowling and need to breed detrmination? Do the infertile females still come into season?

2007-09-02 09:07:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-02 08:52:05 · 7 answers · asked by cpc26ca 1

I recently took in a cat someone was giving away. He told me the cat was sweet, never hissed or bit him and was really laid back.

The cat is the opposite. He will rub on my leg and purr and when I bend down to pet him, he will hiss and has scratched me a number of times. I have emailed the man who gave me the cat and he isn't responding, so from that I assume this is why he gave it away. I don't know what to do. I cannot keep him, when I lay down to go to bed he will jump up beside me an hiss, it's quite scary. I am an animal lover to the max but I can't deal with this cat anymore, he is only 1yr old. I've been tempted to put him outside (he is an indoor cat and has his claws still) But at the same time I would feel guilty for doing that. Anyone have any suggestions?

2007-09-02 08:39:53 · 9 answers · asked by steph g 2

i have tried several different ways to do this, as my cat decided to pee on my carpet and it went to the floor boards underneath.i have taken the carpet up as i wanted to get rid of it anyway and i want to put laminate down and dont want her to pee on it when i get it. i have now put a piece of plastic there and it has discouraged her for now. but i dont want it there forever as it looks daft as where it is i cant disguise it. ccan anyone suggest anything to put /spray wipe there when i take it up ? i have tried 'pet behave spray' but only works half the time. cheers guys. x

2007-09-02 07:27:01 · 8 answers · asked by spider5 2