Cats - October 2007

Hi,
I don't seem to be off this site the past few weeks!!
I came home this evening to be met by my 15 year old cat Jessi, limping. She was holding up her left hind leg and just hobbled into the house. My neighbour said she saw her under her car and there was another cat who has been pestering her hanging around the car. She's now asleep in her bed after having some dinner. Her bed has a hood so can't get in to see if there's a bite on her leg. I tried running my hand down her back and she jerked her head towards me when I got near her leg and she went to bite me when I (lightly) touched her leg. I'm bringing her to the vet tomorrow morning anyway but just would like a few thoughts. Could she just have sprained it? I kind of worried about what the vet will say considering her age.
Thanks
Claire.

2007-10-05 08:56:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does yours? Have you heard of this? I thought only dogs did that. He puts his front paws in the bowl (eww) and hind legs on the seat, and drinks. We offer him fresh water but he is not interested. He only likes water from the toilet bowl or the shower stall after I shower..haha.

2007-10-05 08:44:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really want a black kitten...I live in brooklyn ny but am willing to travel to manhattan, and i dont mind paying a small fee..does any1 have any store or website ideas?

2007-10-05 08:30:54 · 8 answers · asked by Bella Swan 3

2007-10-05 08:22:55 · 12 answers · asked by Sheilla W 2

2007-10-05 08:10:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been to the vet and have tried anti-anxiety medication, plug-in pheromones, washing the areas with special liquid, mothballs....Please help!

2007-10-05 08:01:00 · 7 answers · asked by petie1961 1

my cat milo is an orange momalaide cat I been having him about 12 years & he is fixed, he seems to be in good health, he is an inside/outside cat I'm thinking of bringing him to the vet for a checkup, what should the vetinarian check for or will he give him any kinds of shots?

2007-10-05 07:38:13 · 16 answers · asked by jimbe 1

Don't cheat by just copy and pasting what you see on websites that list cat names! See how many cool names come to your mind!

thanks!
;)

2007-10-05 07:25:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have one of those automatic water dispensers for my cat. You fill it, turn it over, and it fills the bowl automatically. When it does that, just like a water jug, it bubbles. I think my cat enjoys the bubbles so much that he's swatting water out of the bowl in order to see it/hear it. It's cute and all.... but the problem is that my kitchen floor has giagantic puddles all the time. Which makes for a very unpleasant midnight trip to the sink....

I don't want to do a bowl because my guess is that he'll tip that over a bit easier.

So are there any suggestions out there as to what I can do to alleviate this? I can't really punish him for this as I don't want him to associate punishment with his water dish. Anyone have a certain water bowl (replenishing) that they would suggest? I'm willing to spend some money.... but not an exorbant (sp?) amount.

2007-10-05 07:21:29 · 11 answers · asked by tazdoll16 2

Hi, a couple months back a stray 6 month old cat followed my girlfriend home one night on her way back from work. It was in a terrible state & since he was a stray we decided to look after him. Hes incredibly affectionate and is constantly leaping around the house with loads of energy, and isnt scared of visitors. About a month back I thought id get him used to the outside seeing as he was always so restless & full of energy. I took him outside on a leash and once i'd got him used to that I took him out without one, but hes so jumpy once outside, every little noise or even someone walking past about 10 metres away makes him scared and he runs straight back to the house. We live in a 2 floor block of flats so theres always people about. A couple times he's got his confidence together & has begun to explore, but as soon as I turn to go inside he runs after me & follows me in. Is there anyway to help him get used to going back outside on his own?

2007-10-05 06:29:38 · 9 answers · asked by A 1

What the heck does a cat do? I understand a dog is a mans bestfriend but a cat.... I just dont get it.

2007-10-05 06:04:45 · 20 answers · asked by Flip D 1

2007-10-05 06:00:07 · 6 answers · asked by married with children 3

it was 8:00 at night and it was on the other side of the road i opened my window and i guess he saw me and started to cross the street happily like it was happy to see me while crossing some stupid *** ran over him all u could hear was a pop then he rolled a few times on the ground and it looked like he was trying to get up but then i went running out side and he was gone it was the saddest thing ive seen

but heres my question i keep on thinking about it i dont want to think about that no more what r some good ideas 2keep my mind off that and thank u guyz for ur answers?

2007-10-05 05:57:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a female kitten maybe a year and 4 months old, and shes not fixed. About 5 or so months ago she stopped using her litter box and decided that the carpet was better to use. I don't understand why....I haven't changed the brand of litter I use, I haven't moved the box and shes been acting like a normal cat despite the piddlings on the carpet.
Shes not acting or showing any signs of any discomfort or pain, but I'm not sure what to do.
Please help someone?
Thanks.

2007-10-05 05:56:59 · 9 answers · asked by jojo_101_00 2

She doesn't do this to my boyfriend...Only to me. I'll be sitting there at the computer, and she'll jump on my foot, wrap her legs around my ankle, and try to bite down on my foot or leg. I push her away with my foot and say "No!" really firmly, but it doesn't seem to phase her. She just tries again. I end up having to put her in another room. Is there anything I can do to make her stop doing this? And why would she only do this to me? Thanks.

2007-10-05 05:48:25 · 5 answers · asked by LivingDeadKat 4

I just noticed when my cat was walking on my desk, he has whickers on the back of his paws! They feel and look exactly like whats on his face! I've never seen a kitty with this. Also, He meows ALLLLLL the time. AT everything and anything. Even when he's going potty he meows. He's not sick we just had him fixed and i know that's not bothering him ebcause he's done this since we found him in a junk yard. He's about 8 months old and has brother that we adopted from the pound the same age and Chance doesnt do it. Gangster ( the meowing whiskers kitty) has food, has water actually has water everywher ein the house lol, has a bed has enough toys and gets ALOT of attention. Its like he talks? I don't know! Anyone elses kitties do this? And does anyones kitty has whiskers on the paws? Maybe its because he's pure white and he's just different, i dunno!
Another question my other kitten same age, is starting to grow pointed little furs on the tip of his ears! Do I just have mutant kittens? :)

2007-10-05 05:44:30 · 9 answers · asked by ? 1

I was finally able to catch the stray kittens lurking around my house. They are about 3 months old, eating good, and getting used to people.

When i first brought them into the house the first thing i did was give them a flea bath. I then put those flea drops on the back of their neck & all the towels i used went straight into the wash. I now have them in a HUGE HUGE dog crate isolated from the rest of the house (and my other cat) with their litterbox until i am sure they know how to use it properly.

I am simply fostering these kittens and wanting to find them good homes. Last night though, even after the bath & drops, i noticed a few fleas jumping on me. I'm so afraid my apartment is going to become flea infested because i rent.

Can anyone please advise on precautions to use/what to do? Are flea baths & drops supposed to work right away? Does vet medication work right away?

Help!

2007-10-05 05:19:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My new cat is only 6 weeks old, but ever since she was born, she has lived with several other cats and has always used the litter box. So it seems that she would naturally continue to use it.
So we have had her for a couple of days now, and she has used the litter box once. I know she isn't afraid or nervous because she started running around and exploring the place since we first brought her home. And she is defintely not sick or anything. Help.

2007-10-05 05:12:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-05 05:11:08 · 12 answers · asked by molly 6

2007-10-05 04:20:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently caught a feral kitten, roughly 3 months old. I've been working at taming her, initially by feeding her outside and petting her when she ate, and then by keeping her in a large cage inside, taking her out to pet and play, feeding her, and slowly introducing her to the smaller rooms in my apartment.

Problem is, I need to go out of town for a three night period, so I'm concerned with how my absence will affect the taming process and what I can do to temper that by keeping her occupied. I figure I can ask a neighbor to check on her food and water, but beyond that, the neighbor might freak her out. I'm loathe to leave her in the cage should she react poorly to using the litter box. But I'm loathe to let her wander around the apartment as well, as that will freak her out. I could limit her to the one room she's familiar with, leaving the cage open, and making a make-shift wall, but who knows.

Any thoughts much appreciated

2007-10-05 04:14:55 · 6 answers · asked by err2525 1

my cat had kittens 3 weeks ago. she is an outside cat but i brought her in the house to care for the kittens. well she and the kittens are covered in fleas and i have a chihuahua and she is starting to have them on her too! all of the soaps and treatments say for kittens over 6-8 weeks and not for the mother cats while nursing! so what can i do to get rid of the nastly fleas without harming the kitties
thanks in advance!!!

2007-10-05 03:55:34 · 7 answers · asked by *iN LoVe* 2

And its doing me and my dads head in, what can i do please help

2007-10-05 03:50:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

as of now im feeding it a mix of sheba, friskies, and then i leave out dry food.

2007-10-05 03:37:37 · 10 answers · asked by trudeezy 1

A so called mate friend acquantence of mine this week found that her cat had the runs if you know what I mean, anyway, one night the cat decided to sleep under the bedsheets, instead of on top of the bed. She awoke to find the cat at her feet, she was anxious to find him there, so she got out of bed and pulled back the sheets to discover the cat still had the runs and had left the evidence on the bottom sheets..... what steps can she take to sleep with ease... and not have ******* filled sheets. True story

2007-10-05 03:36:59 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am going to be getting a new kitten, and this will be the first time she goes to the vet and gets her checkup. What should i ask to get done???

2007-10-05 02:21:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

he gets the same time of thing that we do - just in each corner of his eye. Its almost every day just like it is for a person.

2007-10-05 02:04:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

She's an indoor cat and about 8 months old and so skinny! Her butt is to the point of being bony! I had her dewormed and her first set of shots at 6 months. But I'm just unsure what else to do or give her to fatten her up. Her mama was skinny so maybe that's it? I've changed her to higher quality dry food (at petco) and still nothing. I give her the wet food occasionally. She's bony. And she isn't very cuddly except when she's alone with me and the kids are gone. She pounces and bites and everything... is she playing or just irritated because she isn't being fed well?

2007-10-05 01:53:53 · 13 answers · asked by aali_and_harith 5

I've searched a lot online regarding Feline Leukemia symptoms and one that always comes up is "recurring illness", but it doesn't elaborate any more than that. What does it mean by recurring illness? How often should the illness occur for it to be considered recurring?

2007-10-05 01:46:32 · 5 answers · asked by PollyEster 1

that is not oozing; it does not seem to itch; but it has been slowly enlarging over the past couple of weeks. There are hairs growing thru this spot. It is currently about 1/2 inch in diameter and flat. I don't know whether to be concerned or not. I can email a photo if provided an email address. Thank you for any help.

2007-10-05 01:42:50 · 2 answers · asked by leo 1