Cats - October 2007

A female cat found us recently. We noticed her belly is rotund (no sign of worms) and she eats all day. She is extremely affectionate and rubs against everything. Are these definite signs of pregnancy or is there a way for us to tell without having to make a 30-minute trip to the vet? Thanks.

2007-10-04 02:52:10 · 4 answers · asked by Veritas 7

My 1 1/2 yo male, Solo, has a bitting problem. He has done it ever since I adopted him 5 months ago. Not only does he pull off clumps of fur, which isn't the problem, but he bites at my hands. He won't do it to my husbands when he pets him, however, he will bit my hand, somethimes, when I pet him. I will be petting him, then he will bite me, I flick his nose or tell him no, and then he will try and rub his cheeks on me and want more pets. Why does he bite me? I am his favorite out of my husband and myself..
Oh and is there anything that I can do to get him to stop the bitting? He doesn't just bite, he bites and then thrashes his head around, like he is trying to pull of flesh.

He is a completely indoor cat and is up to date on all his shots and he gets along GREAT with the other two cats in the house and is great with my husband and myself, he just likes to bite me..

2007-10-04 01:22:15 · 12 answers · asked by Jessica 6

2007-10-04 00:51:14 · 11 answers · asked by mrs m 2

We just got a new kitten and we are guessing that she is about 8 weeks old. She along with her brothers and sisters were dumped in a cemetery but found and rescued by a friend. So we ended up with her. Anyway, that is why we are guessing her age. She is INFESTED with fleas. Tons of the little buggers all over her and she is scratching her hair out and starting to make herself bleed from scratching. All the OTC products say not to use on kittens under 12 weeks. I tried a bath in Dawn and a flea comb and it did nothing but make her shiver like crazy for a couple hours and freaking me out.
What can I do to help my poor kitty? She can't stay this miserable for the next month. Please help.

2007-10-04 00:46:41 · 8 answers · asked by Leslie 2

that as soon as the kiens are eaing and drinking themselves they can be homed but they are 4 weeks and 2 days old could i let them go now,they are not feeding of mum anymore

2007-10-04 00:30:05 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-04 00:18:03 · 10 answers · asked by deerhunter123 1

kitty is OK .. he's only 4 weeks old, but eats nicely, does all the kitty stuff, like having fleas. The vet told me to use some powder, apply it for 30 min, and rinse it, but the guy at the store didn't want to sell it to me, saying I'd kill the kitty (he's too small for that kind of things to be used on him) so he recommended a bit of vinegar in water, to soak the fur with it, so the fleas get "drunk" and slow, and then to take them off one by one ... and I did that .. it worked, but there must have been a lot of larva, because now, about 20 hours later, he has fleas again ... larva must have hatched ..
OK .. now the question (finally) ... how quickly do fleas do that ... lay eggs, hatch? ... because .. this little guy doesn't like getting wet, but I'm not sure how long to wait before I do the soaking thing again ... and, well, he sleeps on my bed ... in his blanky ... but .. can fleas live there too? ... do I need to change the blanket every day till we get rid of fleas completely?

2007-10-04 00:06:14 · 18 answers · asked by tricky 5

She loves playing with ping pong balls and leaves that blow around. Is 15 even old.

2007-10-03 23:51:17 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a kitten I would say is about 4 months old. She is a completely sweetheart and I love her to death, the only problem is she wont stop peeing on my bed. I live with roommates who have 2 other cats so there was a litter box already. When I got her she was so small she couldn't really get in that litter box so I got another one for her. She uses it to do her business all the time but she seems to like to pee on my bed first thing in the morning as soon as I wake up. Geting rid of her is not an option, I've grown way too attached. I've tried putting her in the litter box as soon as i wake up, I've tried cleaning the areas she pees on with an odor/stain remover and washing my sheets (which then she just moves to a different spot to go). As soon as she knows I'm up and moving around she takes that as 'time to pee on mommys bed'. I need help!

2007-10-03 23:36:48 · 9 answers · asked by osubuckgurl 1

2007-10-03 22:39:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi,My cat has vomited,peed everywhere but the litter box,i took her to the vet they said that she may be experience behavioural,they put her on an anti depresent and clavamox,for the past week she has bin on it she has thrown up more then before,she did this at my moms to,when i took her off of it because of the throwing up i took her back to the vet,they saidp ut her back on clavamox,i found out today my cat has pancreatitis,this morning i gave her the clavamox and she was fine,but tonight my husband and i gave it to her and she throw up 3 times,what do i do,i think i should put her down,but im not sure what to do,i havent heard the full imformation yet,all i know is my kitty is very sick with this pancreatitis

2007-10-03 21:58:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-03 19:21:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

we just foud out about this. i understand i hav to ingest her poop or urine or fleas for me to get the tapeowrm. before today i woudl play around with her and then pick up food and not wash my hands. is it possible that the infected whatever from her get on my hands and i eat it. like shes just a cat and sometimes they pee on themselves or soemthing or like lay on their on poop and tapeworm stuff get on their body and i touch it.

2007-10-03 19:14:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want a cat so bad. you think Calico cats are nice? Give me details!

1. Color
2. Size
3. Other Details

If you can, post a picture in your answer.

2007-10-03 19:01:41 · 13 answers · asked by A℘riℓ 3

My 8 month old male kitten likes to piddle on nearly EVERYTHING! We have 2 kittens, so of course we have two litter boxes which are cleaned everyday. After we toilet trained him, he used to do it a little bit, but eventually got the idea of litter, but lately he seems to do it every where! In boxes, on plastic bags, in the washing basket, on shoes, but not directly on the carpet or on our bed. Is he trying to "mark his territory"? He and our other kitten get a long great, but it seems odd that after stopping it, he all of a sudden starts again. Is there any product available in Australia that you can spray that makes them not piddle in that spot? He is such an adorable thing, i dont want to be watching out for him peeing everywhere for the next 15 years or so. The Vet said he has no problems on the inside, so we ruled that out. Any helpfull suggestions are appreciated!!

2007-10-03 18:39:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

my cat has been using her litter box ever since i got her but just now she pooped on the under the bed instead of her litter box why did she do this i havent moved or changed the litter brand or anything i dont want her doing it again this is the first time i have ever had a cat but shes never done this b4

2007-10-03 18:28:38 · 12 answers · asked by heres to all the pretty words 3

It started a little over week ago. My 5 mo old kitten started by not eating as much as she did, then about a week ago started having difficulty with her hind legs. I took her to the vet thursday. He said she had a broken back. Her hands were fine. He gave her anti-inflamatory shots everyday since Thursday(except Sunday and Monday). Her appetite came back. Yesterday, i noticed her hands are getting weak as well. She got one more shot yesterday morning. Today, she can only move her tail. Even she can't hold her head straight. I am taking her again today to the vet. Does anyone have any advice/experience to share with me. Thanks a lot.

2007-10-03 18:22:00 · 7 answers · asked by alphaquadrant 2

We applied flea spray to cat and she wont stop trying to lick the area - is it going to hurt her?

2007-10-03 18:17:11 · 6 answers · asked by reydi 5

I have a long history of talkative cats, but the one I currently have constantly follows me around meowing (and she has a particularly obnoxious meow). If I leave her in the apartment and sit outside the door (she can't see me) she'll yowl by the door until I return, if I'm on the computer she gets in my face and yowls and cries until I pet her. But the instant I pet her, she tries to bite my hand and takes off running. I'm considering getting a kitty-muzzle, or perhaps having her vocal cords removed (that's a joke)!
Seriously though, any suggestions for quieting down an obnoxious, talkative cat! (p.s. no, she's not in heat - she's spayed!)

2007-10-03 18:02:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-03 17:54:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

when we close our bedroom door at nite, he will sit on the other side and rip up the carpet trying to get in, once we let him in, he does the same thing trying to get out. it drives me crazy not to mention the damage to our new apartment. he will do the same thing to the sliding glass door to the patio. help!!!

2007-10-03 17:48:34 · 8 answers · asked by marleykitty77 1

I just noticed today while I was trimming my cat's toe nails, that her back has three clumped hairs. I don't why this is happening. I tried to brush them out but it didn't work. I don't want to go to the vet and spend alot of money when it probably isn't that bad. My cat is about 10 years old. Maybe age is a factor? I don't know. Any ideas on why she might have three clumped hair's on her back? thanks so much.

2007-10-03 17:41:48 · 6 answers · asked by unknown 1

2007-10-03 17:02:06 · 8 answers · asked by natalie j 1

whats an effective way to disapline a cat and whats the right way to disapine a cat me and a neighboor are argreing about bad cats

2007-10-03 17:00:22 · 18 answers · asked by dodgeboynorwich 4

My cat is about 3 years old (human years) and a few months ago we noticed that around her body she has quite a lot of scabs. They're mostly under her chin and around her head, sometimes on her body as well. Is this just from overscratching or flea bites, and if so, what can I do to stop this?

2007-10-03 16:37:38 · 7 answers · asked by Koudelka 2

my kitten hes about 2 months old now ... and recently i noticed that he has been building sum type of crust on the front corner of his eye.. i dont know what it is. help! i didnt go to the vet for any shots yet cause i got him from a place where a cat had many many babies so yeah hes not vaccinated .. is it normal ?

2007-10-03 16:06:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-03 15:44:00 · 18 answers · asked by susie m 1

Okay, feel free to laugh because it is kind of funny but it is very puzzling behavior. I have been coming home over my lunch break and doing Pilates for about two years. Every time I do, Molly, my cat getting extremely irritated and will bite, kick and lunge at me. Sometimes she is just playing around but most of the time she looks really upset and I usually just put her downstairs until I am finished. Molly is an extremely mellow cat otherwise and I am her favorite human in the house. She hardly ever makes a sound and I have two daughters that play with her all the time and she never seems phased by them and she is a happy sociable cat - why does Pilates stir up such anger in my kitty?

2007-10-03 15:21:35 · 3 answers · asked by Alicia S 2

My cat has been missing for 3 plus days, and no sign of him anywhere. He is a good hunter and there are lots of empty lots and acreage where he could be.

2007-10-03 15:01:04 · 6 answers · asked by Carolyn S 1

She is an outside cat, but comes in when she is hungry. But when she is ready to go, she meows constintly. Besides building a cat/dog door, what do you sugguest?

2007-10-03 13:53:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous