Cats - October 2007

ok i have two cats that eat then puke up there food, anyone know of a good food that will help them. the age of the cats are 11 and 12 yrs old. both are very well taken care of and it's not hairballs. email me if you need more information.

2007-10-10 11:43:20 · 13 answers · asked by JOHN W 2

My partner and I own a pet shop, and take in kittens to sell. My partner insists they are 7 weeks, and last week one came in that he didn't think was that old so he brought it home to look after for a week or so, as he thought it was about 6 weeks. It was such a sweet little black and white cat, who our own 2 cats seemed to love (which is unusual for the male), and who loved cuddles, and was a really good eater. He was brought home on the Friday, and as he was quite skinny and I wanted to check how old the vet thought he was I made a vets appointment on Monday. Monday morning he seemed fine, had had a couple of toilet accidents but we'd cleaned them up and thought nothing of it. I took him to the vet who agreed he was probably about 6 weeks or a little older but the runt. He was a little grubby, so she said he probably hadn't had the best start to life and might never grow to be a particularly large cat, but he should be fine to sell on in a week or so. She also gave him some ear drops

2007-10-10 10:22:01 · 12 answers · asked by abihigginson 5

gunner
hunter
brute
arnold
lenon
killer
spike
parker
i want my kitty to be a tough little guy out of those names which do you like best?
feel free to through out any other names not listed

2007-10-10 10:19:41 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, so like last Saturday I got 2 8 weeks old kittens from the humane society. One is male, the other female. We have a 9 year old cat and another 1-1 1/2 year old cat.
we are introducing the female first (She`s spayed) and we let her down, and she started running, and my 1 year old cat started chasing her.
My question: How am I to know if he`s going to hurt her or not? Also, how am I supposed to know if he just is curious and wants to see her closer? anything is much appreciated.
Thanx

2007-10-10 09:58:52 · 9 answers · asked by I♥pix 4

2007-10-10 09:54:57 · 9 answers · asked by Cassie Z 1

My son wants a dog and I won't let him have one. He settled for a cat. I have been taking her outside little by little each day and she is doing pretty good after 3 weeks. Everybody kept saying how cute she is when she fetches, they laughed watching her run and bring it back. When they see her on the leash, they looked pretty upset, trying to tell me the different between cat and dog. DUH!!! My son's friend said I was being mean. My son didn't care at first and was happy to brag something different. Now he won't brag about his cat or take her outside anymore. When he did, I reliezed it wouldn't be til after dark.She'll walk beside you no problem except she hear new noise, she'll sometimes try to run. It don't look pretty. I see that. It looks as I'm choking her. She is inside cat so we don't want to lose her, the cats outside are wild and very sick. Plus it's the safest birth control . She seem to like going out and walking. I thought " Lucky " we were to find us a cat.

2007-10-10 09:49:04 · 15 answers · asked by jay c 1

I have 2 indoor cats and have noticed fleas lately. Last Saturday I bombed the house, gave both cats a bath, and applied Frontline. before I did all this I only noticed a couple of fleas on the cats, AFTER doing all this my house is infested..its like the flea bombs were literally bombs that released fleas...Help before my hubby makes me get rid of both cats.

2007-10-10 09:11:09 · 5 answers · asked by Doh Doh 3

Do you have a name you call it?

The cats do this because at birth they had to pump their mommies to make the milk come out, so it's comforting to them. (Courtousy of Kimè)

What do you call this action when your cat(s) are doing it?

(I'll post my offical name for it when I pick best answer.)

2007-10-10 08:19:00 · 22 answers · asked by ? 3

My cat has been bringing home half eaten squirrels every 2-3 days. What are the chances of him getting rabies IF the squirrels have it?

2007-10-10 07:40:36 · 6 answers · asked by Love2Bme 1

2007-10-10 07:21:33 · 6 answers · asked by Zloar 4

First of all we have no pets. My boyfriends mom and dad came over, and they gave us fleas..they have 1 dog and 2 cats..Now everytime I lay down in bed I get bit. I have changed my sheets and I am still getting bit. How long do fleas live without animals it has been 3 days and they're still biting my son and I, they leave everyone else alone tho..PLEASE HELP!! Thank you in advance.

2007-10-10 07:09:04 · 24 answers · asked by Pamela M 2

My cat is about/almost 8 years old.
Recently, she's been seeking more attention than normal. She used to be EvilKitty, the one you'd want to avoid because she'd wiggle and scratch.
She's now crawling into laps, letting herself be petted and brushed and sleeping with me.
Could she just be getting old and lovely? Or is she behaving like this cause she managed to lose her collar and is appreciative - when she was E.K she always had a collar on.
I'm not complaining, I just find it intriguing.

2007-10-10 06:54:32 · 7 answers · asked by Annie 2

Shasta was hiding on vet day like she always does. As I walked across the room, I kicked a mylar ball which landed at the edge of the chair she was hiding under. I laughed as I saw one black and white paw reach out from under the chair and swat the ball. She just couldn't resist! What did your cat do to make you laugh?

2007-10-10 06:24:45 · 27 answers · asked by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7

by this i mean feline fights. My cat has just injured another cat i saw it in the garden walking out limping poor thing! Its back leg was ovbiously injured although i saw no blood and as it happend the cat let out a horrlie yelp. do you think the cat is seriously injured?

2007-10-10 06:22:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 kitties that I am going to get fixed soon. I know they should have those collar things to prevent them from messing with the incisions, however since there are 2 of them I am afraid they might mess with each other.

Has anyone had a problem with 2 kitties, in the same household, recovering after getting fixed? Should they be separated? Any info will help. Thanks!

2007-10-10 06:12:43 · 7 answers · asked by Missy 2

My cat has ruined 3 pairs of earphones, and 2 phone chargers because she will not stop chewing on them. Also, she has 2 choices of litter boxes, yet still pees on my roommate's bed everytime she gets the chance.

My roommate is getting very angry with me, and I cant afford to buy her a new mattress pad and phone charger every week. What do i do?

2007-10-10 06:03:34 · 25 answers · asked by morgancx17 2

My cats are regularly treated for fleas, using Frontline Plus. However, they still scratch quite a bit. I don't see any fleas on them, so I don't know if they have fleas or if they're just scratching for the fun of it.

When I first got my two kittens, one had roundworms, and he was treated. We used Drontal Cat. Drontal is a treatment for both roundworms and tapeworms.

After the male kitten was treated, the female started getting tapeworms. We used Drontal on her as well.

Both kittens were doing well for a while. They had followup treatments, and like I said, have been treated for fleas, too.

Just last night, I found some tapeworm segments on the male cat.

I'm so disheartened about this. It's just turning into a never-ending cycle. Their health is the most important thing to me, and I must be doing something wrong if I'm treating them for worms and fleas, and the worms keep coming back, and my cats keep scratching. I don't know what to do anymore.

Any advice would be appreciated.

2007-10-10 05:51:57 · 11 answers · asked by iarechigz 2

My young female cat (about 18 months) keep mieowing at me and then crouching down to try and wee. she is weeing a tiny amount about every 10 minutes and never normally goes in the house she is fully house trained and always goes in the garden. She is still purring and playing a bit so does not seem in huge amounts of pain, although I am aware that cats do also purr when they are in pain. She has been spayed and had her innoculations about 9 months ago. Has anyone had a cat with these symptoms before? If so what is wrong with her?

2007-10-10 05:41:21 · 10 answers · asked by kimararkim 2

We have two cats and we're moving them into a new home. We were originally going to do both over the weekend, but one of them had to go to the vet so we moved her first. The two aren't best pals, but they tolerate each other.

With the first one recovering from the vet, should we move the second one now to give her company in a strange environment or should we hold off on the second one until the weekend so the first one can heal in peace?

2007-10-10 05:40:27 · 7 answers · asked by bigmikechen 2

I noticed it awhile ago but last night it seemed bigger. When I touched it my cat didn't flinch or anything so I figured it didn't hurt him. My roommate said something about seeing a flea, could that be the problem?

2007-10-10 05:40:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 8-week old kitten came into contact with a flea-infested cat recently. As soon as we went back home, I combed her for fleas and got maybe 5 of them off. I combed her every couple hours or whenever I noticed her scratching, finding one or two fleas each time. I stopped finding fleas after about the second day. At this point, it's been about 4 days since the initial flea infestation. I saw her scratching last night and combed her immediately and found nothing. Was she only scratching bites?

I think the adult flea population might be under control but I worry about any eggs they may have dropped. Should I worry about using flea products for the carpeting and bedding areas? If I wash my kitten with Dawn dish detergent, will any eggs/larvae in her fur die? She's too young for harsh flea products and collars, so I am trying to seek alternatives to control this situation.

2007-10-10 05:05:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-10 05:04:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My neighbor has about 10 cats. Most are sick. None are spayed or neutered. At least 3-4 of them show up at my house every day, fighting with our cats and begging for food.

My husband has shot at them with an airgun and we yell and chase them away but they keep coming around. My neighbor says he will try to round them up "one of these days" but does nothing. I get no help from the city.

Animal control says they don't deal with cats. What are we to do?? Kill them and bury them and be done with it? I don't want to have to round up sick aggressive cats and make a 45 minute trip to the pound!

2007-10-10 04:20:46 · 13 answers · asked by Veritas 7

I recently relocated and a friend recommended a vet to me. My cat has her first appt. tommorow. They sound pretty good. The office is in a nice location, the pictures on the website look clean, etc. The doctor and support staff profiles show they have plenty of experience. The person who set the appt was very helpful and friendly. But my kitty has had some so-so experiences with good sounding vets before (one actually recommended by the shelter we got her from). What are some things to look for or questions to ask to make sure this is a good place for my baby?

2007-10-10 04:17:18 · 29 answers · asked by tnk3181979 5

Our 4-month-old neutered male kitten wants to eat all day long and stuffs himself and sometimes throws up. He's vicious about food like he's starving, yet we are feeding him a quality high protein diet of mostly canned food (not Friskies...)

He's been checked for worms and intestinal parasites.

2007-10-10 04:17:00 · 6 answers · asked by Veritas 7

when is it safe to let it start roaming the great outdoors?

2007-10-10 04:03:17 · 13 answers · asked by Ripcity-zen 2

My cat was 9yrs old. He became sick on Monday, felt cold to touch, seemed in pain in his abdomin area,would not eat or drink and was throwing up. I took him to the vet yesterday. The vet said he was blocked, took his temp (99.2) and did a bun test which came back over 200. He told me that they could flush him out but he only had a 25% chance of his kidneys regaining usage. I opted to put him to sleep. Did I do the right thing?

2007-10-10 03:57:13 · 18 answers · asked by Pamela J 1

I have to take the cat to the vet and told dh I was going to have to rush home from work, get the cat, take her to the vet, rush home and rush back to work. He said that it's only going to be 57 degrees and she would be ok in the car, in the pet taxi for 4 hours. I feel uncomfortable with that. What do you think?

2007-10-10 03:11:07 · 12 answers · asked by sha 2

Allie was a really fuzzy little kitten. As she's grown, her hair is on the shorter side. It's really silky and soft and is longer on her back. I have seen pictures of cats whose hair didn't fully come in till they were 2-3 years old. This is her. She's older in the bottom pics. Long or short haired? What do you think she might be? http://www.catster.com/cats/626945

2007-10-10 03:06:00 · 12 answers · asked by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7

He's always been so good since being a kitten, but recently he's been pooping all over the bedroom! He even covers it up with our clothing, which doesn't make for a pleasant surprise when you go to straighten up in the evening. I don't understand. Any one have an idea? Thanks. :)

2007-10-10 02:11:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous