Cats - September 2007

My friend just got a new cat from the Humane Society and they say that she had a flea/tick/everything treatment @ the Humane Society, but when they got home we were brushing the cat and found small black things in her fur (plus some dander). What are the black things?? Fleas?? Or just normal for a black furred cat??

2007-09-26 12:14:38 · 10 answers · asked by kinkykitty4l 1

...my mom? When my mom bends down to get something, or is reaching out to pet the other pets and she's in eyesight of my mom, she'll run over no matter what she's doing and bite/scratch her. My mom feeds her, and has never hurt her or any of the other animals!! This cat did use to be in an abusive home, but since she's been here no one has ever done anything to her, and i can easily make sudden movements around her, bend over around her... pretty much do anything and she won't attack me... the only time she's ever bitten me they were love bites.... and i'm not the one that feeds her or takes care of her, i just pet her lol one time my my mom was taking groceries out of the bag, and my cat latched onto her leg and bit her so badly that she started bleeding like crazy... why does she do this?? how can we stop her??

2007-09-26 11:39:59 · 5 answers · asked by cafeene_rush21 3

im movin and gonna have to travel by car for 8 hrs then a 2 hr flight .how will they react whut do i need to kno to prepare myself and them

2007-09-26 11:16:36 · 9 answers · asked by AMBER M 1

they are about 2 weeks

2007-09-26 11:16:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

week, I took him to the vet and the vet gave him his first set of vaccines. Ok, now he is 8 weeks old. On Wednesday, I took him back to the vet and they accidentally gave him the same vaccine again! When I got home, about an hour after, he started vomiting. He is so weak and only weighs 0.5 pounds. I don't know what to do. Do I just wait it out or should I take him to the Animal ER? Techs, have you ever seen a kitten accidentally be given an adult dosage of a vaccine? What should I do? Please don't tell me to sue the doctor, that is besides the point. I want my kitten to get better first. Should I just wait it out and he will get better on his own or should I take him to the Vet ER asap? PLEASE HELP!!!

2007-09-26 11:12:04 · 8 answers · asked by LibanSuga 2

....... why America is the only country (out of all the MANY countries on planet Earth) that thinks it's acceptable to declaw cats? Has no one ever considered that perhaps, given how outnumbered America is in their belief, just perhaps this practice is a little - uh - backward?

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe America alone is more advanced than the rest of the human race (that was sarcasm).

Anyone agree?

(obviously this is not directed at the millions of Americans who DON'T agree with declawing, but it's just interesting that everyone who DOES declaw IS American...)

2007-09-26 11:01:02 · 24 answers · asked by Chalice 7

my cat came home covered in black stuff she hasnt been able to clean it off her self from under her body, wat should u do

2007-09-26 10:36:38 · 20 answers · asked by kathleen m 1

I found a kitten yesterday and have decided to keep her.
She appears to be around 6 weeks old, so I bought dry kitten food for her. She doesn't seem to know how to eat the food, nor drink the water I put in a bowl for her.
How can I get her to eat? Am I feeding her the wrong thing?

2007-09-26 10:24:23 · 11 answers · asked by achen 3

My friend has two cats, who are constantly urinating all over the baby's toys, room, etc. She has tried everything, but is running out of options and doesn't want to get rid of them. They haven't had litter box problems before the baby came (who is now 14 months), and she makes sure that they do get attention, but is at her wits end. Does anyone have any suggestions??

2007-09-26 09:40:31 · 9 answers · asked by kristin3633 1

If it was from flesa why just the rear end? I have the bio spot monthly treatment on her and I give her a flea bath monthly. She is not infested with fleas or anything I hardly see any at all. Just a few sometimes. Can someone help me with this and not just say She HAS FLEAS because that is not the case. And I know to call vet but I wanted your input too.. THanks to anyone who can help.

2007-09-26 09:12:15 · 9 answers · asked by erika g 2

hi, pok well i hav 2 kittens..and iu ran out of cat food!! i despreatlyn need food butbhave no money!!!!so plewase tell me some ways to make homemade cat food!! = ]
thanks

2007-09-26 08:44:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really want this kitten, it's absolutely gorgeous. I don't make big purchases like this. But I am very into cats, I adore them. I even work at a shelter twice a month scooping kitty pooh and I really want my own cat. I could get one from the shelter but while they are all very sweet cats, this one is just drop dead gorgeous and could be a show cat someday. Everyone around me spends money on other items like things for their house or hobby things that are just as expensive, but I am getting the third degree for wanting a living breathing thing that my entire family will enjoy. Oh and I am gonna have to charge this on a credit card and save to pay it off before march of 08 so i dont get charged interest. again- i still dont see a problem with this.

2007-09-26 08:38:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I used to be against it but I tried those plastic claws that you can glue on and they don't stay on plus it's very hard to get them on,the cats don't stay still

2007-09-26 08:30:56 · 24 answers · asked by Red 7 3

I've been researching about cat breeding as I'm considering eventually getting into it as a profession. I was looking at breeds and, thinking I was going to settle on the Snowshoe, I ended up finding a "Snow Cat"* on another site that I must say is even more adorable than the Snowshoe (although I have yet to find enough information on its personality).

The cats have been described as being similar to the Egyptian Mau, but looks a bit fluffier and are always labeled as "Snow Cat." I contacted the breeder selling these cats via e-mail with no luck, so I may end up trying phone if I don't hear from her soon.

http://catsnfrogscattery.com/id23.html

http://classifieds2.breedersclub.net/index.php?page=out&id=8899

Any idea what this cat is? I assume it's a Egyptian Mau hybrid, but I'm not sure what the other half is in the mating.

If anyone ends up getting brave and calling and asking, I'd appreciate that, too (save me the trouble later, ha ha ha).

2007-09-26 08:30:29 · 9 answers · asked by Robeau 2

and was 60 miles out of town.........will he be able to find his way back home if i wait long enough or should i post some pictures of it and hopefully someone more responsible than me as a pet owner will find it?
Please wish me and my pet rock well in this most difficult of times! :-(

2007-09-26 07:44:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have two children and my mother-in-law gave them each a kitten last month. I was not too fond of the idea at the time, especially since she did not ask me first, but the kittens grew on me. The kids LOVE them. The problem is that now that they are growing and getting more playful, jumping on things, etc. my husband says "They have got to GO!" He allowed his mother to give these kittens to the kids in the first place and they are sooo attached to them. He gets annoyed that the cats jump on the counter and sometimes want our food, etc, which I am trying to discourage by squirting them with a watergun if they get on the table. He does not have to clean their litterbox as I do that and the kids like to feed and water them by themselves. He is insisting we need to get rid of them but I do not want to take them to SPCA. Any suggestions?

2007-09-26 07:25:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 4 month old poodle puppy.
he is very very active. he goes for a run in the dog park every day for an hour but he still wants to run more.
i can feel his ribs and hip bones etc. vet says nothing to worry about until he is losing weight. he is not losing weight which is good.
i heard though that cat food is not good food for dog as it's too high in protein. but would that not be good for my puppy now? so he gets some protein to put on muscle weight?
please just let me know if it's ok. if not what can i give him to make him put on more weight?!
thanks

2007-09-26 06:48:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok I have the litter boxes in the garage in a dog cage butted up to the door with a doggie door so they are protected from the dogs harrassing them while they use the litter box but I have one cat who refuses to go out there he would rather go under the fish tank or behind the couch or at the base of the cat tree. GRRRRRR any suggesstions we are in the process of boarding up the back of the fish tank and lockin gup the cabinets cause he actually opens the cabinets instead of walking thru the back that is open(dingbat) He is a great cat and very sweet but I can't steam clean every day.

2007-09-26 05:45:46 · 2 answers · asked by daisy_77375 2

We have a toy poodle who uses a doggie door. There is a neighborhood cat that comes in at night. I would like to catch the cat and turn it in to a shelter, or better yet, have it shipped to madagascar. How can we give a clue to the cat?

2007-09-26 05:41:01 · 11 answers · asked by BulldogBlitz 6

I got a kitten 2 months ago from someone as they left them at the pound, however I do not know the age of the kitten. She does not yet have any adult teeth. She weighs about 5 lbs she was litter box trained when I got her and already on dry food. I don't know much about cats but want to have her fixed and give her all shots but first need to know her age. Please help with a good guess. Thank you.

2007-09-26 05:30:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I dont want any answers telling me that its wrong or not to do it, just the price range will be fine. I have my own reasons for considering getting him declawed.

2007-09-26 05:24:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-26 05:24:05 · 8 answers · asked by nancy c 1

I just adopted a 4-month-old female lynx point. Is it true that Siamese cats tend to climb more than other cats? I heard this from my mother.

2007-09-26 05:10:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

The previous owner did not have an issue But as soon as I got him he pees everywhere, The Littter box is in eye's view so what am I doing wrong?

2007-09-26 04:32:30 · 9 answers · asked by Beauty06 2

Hi Guys,

I am really hoping that someone will know what I should do as my ituation at home with my cats is really upsetting me.

Basically 2 weeks ago my husband and I called our local cat rescue centre as we wanted to rehouse a cat. We were told about 2 cats (Mother and daughter) who's owner had kicked them out so they had been living in a garden but being fed by someone who lived in the street.
As soon as we heard the story we decided oto adopt them.
When we went to pick up the cats only the kitten was there so we brought her home, she settled in straight away and was loving and gorgeous.
Then we got a call a week and a half after taking the kitten home and were told that the other had turned up so as we had already agreed to take the two we took her home as well.
The problem is that the kitten hisses at the adult cat and if we stroke her she goes to bite us, hisses at us or scratches us.
The adult cat spends the day hiding under my bed and it makes me sad.

Please help

2007-09-26 04:20:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cats need taurine, an amino acid. Taurine is added into canned & dry cat food. Where do cougars, African lions, Alaskan lynxes get their taurine? Is it in an organ of caught prey? Or ...

2007-09-26 04:20:33 · 3 answers · asked by QuillSB74 5

I have these three cats. I often ponder their intelligence level. As an example, as soon as I throw out my litterboxes to get new ones, which happens every second day, all of a sudden all three of them have to go to the bathroom, during the transition period. Almost like they know I am going to be replacing them. Another example----whenever I watch a sporting event on TV, all three of them try to "catch" the ball that is being displayed on TV. Also, if my reflection from my watch dances on the walls, they are climbing them, often with hilarious results. So---my question is----how smart can they truly be?? Have cats ever taken things similar to IQ tests??

2007-09-26 04:11:00 · 10 answers · asked by MLA 6

please can you help us name our female kitten who is jet black in colour,

only one name suggestion each please

2007-09-26 04:04:26 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

we have 2 cats for over a year and NEVER had a flea. or at least not that we noticed. all of a sudden in the past month or so, they are AWFUL!! the cats do not go outside, but it is an infestation. i mean, you walk through the living room and have fleas all over your feet and ankles. my husband woke last night to fleas covering the bed and his legs etc. im getting exasperated as we have a 4 year old and a 1 year old, and i dont like all these fleas with the little kids! whats the best way to get rid of these buggers for good? i was thinking of flea bombing, but anyone have personal experience on it? i know how they work, i dont need an explanation, just if you like the way it worked or not. any other suggestions? the cats are getting baths right before i do anything and getting flea drops on, then going to our uncles before treating the house. thanks in advance for any helpful insight!!

2007-09-26 04:02:44 · 9 answers · asked by Sarah M 5

i found this adorable kitten in the ground floor of my apartment. i dont know what to do now. can u please help me?????????????????????

2007-09-26 03:58:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous