Cats - October 2007

I have a five month old Siames. Her fur has always been sleek and smooth. I have noticed past two weeks now her fur on her back is ruffled (like when a cat is sick or something).
She did suffer an inner ear infection, got cleared up.
Anyway, would anyone know what is going on with her fur?
Would appreciate any advise or opions. Thank you very much.
God Bless.

2007-10-05 14:18:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-05 14:07:44 · 15 answers · asked by Marie 1

I have a 1.5 year calico cat. She is precious too me. I found her when she was only a month old and we have been together ever since. She waits for me to come home from work and she sleeps with me every night. I left home to go to college about 2 months ago. My mom say my cat follows her around now and sleeps with her. Will she remember me when I come back for Christmas break?

2007-10-05 13:55:56 · 17 answers · asked by kystik83 3

My neighbor found a litter of stray kittens under her house. 1 disapeared for about a weak. When it made it back it was bleeding & week. It seems ok now(2 weeks later) except its but hole is swollen & tends to lightly leak. I just found out about the kitten today & brought it home. I plan on taking it to the vet Mon. Any suggestions that may help until then would be great.

2007-10-05 13:11:36 · 10 answers · asked by lil bit 3

i have a cat and she is 14 years old. she has a problem and she doesn't go inside her litter box but goes right in front of it. my parents think its old age and that we might havce to put her down :( she has been my pet cat since i was born. i rely want to remeber her by cremating her andputting her in an urn but my parent dont want to spend the money. so i offered to pay my self if i have to. but i do hope i dont have to put down the cat. if you know anything about her problem though, plz help!

2007-10-05 13:08:00 · 8 answers · asked by adam 2

I took in 2 somewhat feral cats living in my backyard woods. They are fairly good with me but no one else in my family yet. They must have been around some people at one time but never inside since they are afraid of the tv, washing machine, dishwasher etc...It has been a month and they still stay in my sun room. They have been to vet with clean health and received all shots and are fixed. How long will it take them to adjust and how do I get them around my other 2 cats?

2007-10-05 13:06:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 8 year old cat wont eat or drink, he just lies there and does nothing. A lot of the time his mouth is open {which he does not normally do} what can i do?!!!

2007-10-05 13:00:22 · 5 answers · asked by Steelroar 2

My cat urinated on my couch, and even after cleaning the coushins, I can't get rid of the urine smell.

2007-10-05 12:57:15 · 11 answers · asked by zana m 1

okay my cat had 4 kittens there 5 weeks old this monday but my freinds keep asking me witch ones are boys and witch one are girls !? how can i tell i find it very hard ? i looked but i couldent see anything !?

2007-10-05 12:47:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had this happen to one of ours, it started up last November. Now we know it was a sign of cardiomyopathy, which ended his life two weeks ago. I'm not sure if this is one of the solid symptoms and thought I'd post here.

He would twitch lightly with his entire left front leg, when relaxed. Not when he walked or slept, just when he was relaxing. It got more jerky and more frequent. The vet at his last checkup didn't think it was anything at the time. His heart was good, no murmurs, no oddness to the sound of it's working.

But in less than a year his heart walls thickened up and were pumping less and less blood. He was having a slight problem breathing for 2 days (we had two cats just get over an upper respiratory so I was keeping an eye on him, thinking he caught that from them) and on the third day he was fine in the morning but gasping when I came home from work. I got him immediately to the vet.

2007-10-05 12:39:10 · 3 answers · asked by Elaine M 7

It's a kitten from a veterinarian for free

2007-10-05 12:34:22 · 6 answers · asked by sparkles05 2

My 5 year-old male neutered cat limps intermittently. This happens in both his back legs, usually at night (around 7 or 8). He is overweight, but otherwise healthy. The vet said that when he is limping I take him to see him, but this always happens when the clinic is closed. Could it be serious?

2007-10-05 12:07:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-05 11:37:29 · 14 answers · asked by theresa f 1

2007-10-05 11:34:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-05 11:29:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

A tomcat appeared at our door yesterday and has been harrassing my cats (scratching, hissing) and eating their food since then.

I've put a notice up at the post office in case someone wants to claim him (he looks healthy), but how long should I wait before trapping him and taking him to the pound? And what can I do in the meantime to try to run him off?

2007-10-05 11:13:45 · 13 answers · asked by Veritas 7

Ok, I have a 1 year old cat named Mackenzie and we adopted her when she was 3 months old, 4 months later we adopted Darwin and he was 2 1/2 months old at the time. They started off really rough and fought all the time. Before Darwin came into the picture Mackenzie was very affectionate..she loved to sit on our laps and be petted, and sleep with us. Her and Darwin have managed to coexist with each other and even play together..They still can get pretty rough with one another but Mackenzie is often very skittish or paranoid. She doesnt sit with us much or sleep with us. She is loving still at times but not they way she use to be. Her and Darwin sleep together sometimes and can be loving to one another....What is wrong with her?

They are both spade...

She is Female and he is a Male.

2007-10-05 11:09:30 · 8 answers · asked by coopchic 5

we just adopted her. she's very affectionate; she looks healthy (though lean), is very active, drinks plenty of water, shows some interest in food-- eats a bite or two (or just sniffs it) and then goes off! i have no experience with kittens (only cats); this is the third day. she did show more interest in raw meat, which we gave her (about one cube of lamb). we ran out of that and plan to go get some more, but meantime it seems she would eat high quality wet or dry food. the shops here dont have high quality wet food for kittens, only cats. what is the difference? calories? i plan to get some dry kitten food in case that high calorie stuff makes a difference, along with some more fresh raw meat. but anyway, is this normal kitten behavior? how much do they eat? is one kind of raw meat better than another? and has she been eating enough?

2007-10-05 11:02:40 · 6 answers · asked by lkpo 2

Ive heard that boys need to be neutered but ive also heard that girl cats go into heat and also have periods..im not sure which i should go with

2007-10-05 11:02:06 · 16 answers · asked by Bella Swan 3

I have had this kitten for 3 1/2 months, he is nurtured, goes to the vet on a regular basis. I have talked to the vet about this problems, but the vet says nothing. He isn't interested in us anymore, all he wants to do is get in trouble. He rips apart EVERYTHING. The box of kitty litter, he will knock the garbage can over and rip the bag open if we leave him out while not home. He gets on the Kitchen counter knocks dishes on the floor and breaks them. When we get up to put him in his cage he runs from us. And bits us when we catch him and put him in his cage. He is in his cage A LOT because I try to teach him what he does is bad, but as soon as he gets out, I try to play with him and love him but he doesn't want my attention. He wants to go back to what he was doing, when he got in trouble.

This makes my cry because I am starting to hate my baby kitten. Its like he wants me to hate him. He as so many toys, and everything he ever wanted. He hasn't always been like this.

2007-10-05 10:58:03 · 9 answers · asked by lauren_f2004 2

like i've run out of good ones. i plan to keep this one and would like a good name.she's in the process of losing an eye. i named another one eyed kitten bonnie after the famous female pirate. she's a dark (almost black) chocolate brown. she's VERY affectionate and loves to cuddle. she has a huge purr loves to sit and stare at your face trying to get your attention. lol. i thought of hershey but it doesn't sound like a girl name and isn't very original. we were calling her sienna but everyone says it sounds like santa so we gave up on that. then i thought of anna but my daughter doesn't like it.
please help???!!!
thank you.

2007-10-05 10:55:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 22 year old cat has feline aids. Is there anything I should do? Is there even a cure?

Is he deaf? I call him and he doesn't respond. He has had ear mites for a couple years now, so bad that they were bleeding and all scabby. We got ear cleaner from the vet and only could only put it in once, now he runs off and scratches everyone. What should I do? Is he deaf?

What is the normal age for a healthy cat to die?

He is not fixed and sprays everything. Should I take the risk of loosing him in the surgery? Should he just be an outdoor cat?

Is it even ok to have that old of a cat outdoors with all of the dogs,raccoons,mountain lions, and cars?

2007-10-05 10:38:40 · 9 answers · asked by Melissa 2

he is still very active but the stink in this house is unbearable. Then there is the constant hunger. He practically takes my hand off when i am dishing it up. His head is in the packet as soon as i open it. he spends the day with his face covered in jelly!

2007-10-05 10:38:15 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I used Bio-Spot flea drops and shame on me for not doing my research beforehand...apparently it is no good for kitties. (I just rescued 4 stray kittens about 3 months old)

Now i am going to buy Advantage from my vet on Sunday but should i wash the Bio-Spot stuff off first before applying a second kind of flea control?

2007-10-05 10:04:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our family pet is a 3 yr old siamese cat, she is spayed and has always been really sucky and loving. Recently she has been very agressive. We are smokers, and she started attacing us when we were smoking. So we stopped smoking around her. Now she has started just randomly attacking my father, mother and myself. When she attacks, she flattens her ears back, all of her hair puffs up, her eyes dialate to pure black and hisses at us before she leaps at us. Is there any reason all of a sudden she would start this? I was reading about stress on cats, but nothing has been happening recently in our home that would cause that. Is there anything we can do? We're considering putting her down if we cant figure this out, and it breaks my heart to think that we might have to do that. HELP!!

2007-10-05 09:59:18 · 4 answers · asked by sexybutallsass 1

holding them. i can easily hold the kitten he isn't that strong or heavy yet and doesn't mind a bath. the queen make you think you are murdering her but she is very good and other than a lot of noise she stays put. the adult tom makes loads of noise bites, scratches and can get out of my grip as he is all muscle and he protests and even before the water from the shower is turned on. they need to be bathed occasionally for flea control due to the fact we can't use chemicals from flea products on them.i really need some suggestions to make this easier on all of us for next months bathing session as the kitten is 25 weeks old and weighs 3.25 kgs and is getting strong like his father. sensible suggestions only please.

2007-10-05 09:51:40 · 9 answers · asked by kath 5

I'd like to de-flea my house (I have only seen fleas on myself & stray kittens i just brought into my home) but before it gets too crazy i want to nip it in the bud.

I know there are TONS of products out there, but i'm afraid to use any of it because of harsh chemicals. Any suggestions?

2007-10-05 09:49:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

what can i do to keep him quite.

2007-10-05 09:35:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My cat has constant bleeding from vaginal, and can only use her front two legs to move her around. She is constantly meowing, and just can't walk on her hind back legs. What's wrong please help!!!!

2007-10-05 09:12:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can you tell if a cat purrs because it's happy and cozy, or because it's upset?

2007-10-05 09:05:53 · 8 answers · asked by Ymmo the Heathen 7