Cats - November 2007

My cat is 13yrs old. She has lost alot of weight and is not really eating anything. She used to be a loner, now she is right under my feet. I am still paying off a $10,000. debt from my dog and in the end was put down. I cant afford another huge vet bill. Any thoughts as to what is wrong with her?

2007-11-08 04:00:37 · 23 answers · asked by unsettled 1

I put double sided tape on my counter top to discourage my 1 year old tabby from jumping up on the counter but he seemed to like it. He ate it. Of course I have to hide all my tape now since he likes to go tape-hunting.....is that normal or has anyone else experienced this?

I've also caught him trying to eat cardboard pieces and sometimes string.

2007-11-08 03:57:21 · 9 answers · asked by Kris W 3

Does anyone know how i can prevent her from doing this, scratching posts dont seem to work and i dont want to have her declawed. Are there any sprays i can use on my furniture?

2007-11-08 03:40:59 · 25 answers · asked by Steviemercury 2

Why or why not?
I have this cat that was born on our door mat 2 years ago. We took care of it and its mom by feeding them (we didn't take them in though, we just gave them chicken scraps and so on). When he grew up he disappeared and returned only last week (with a scardy looking girlfriend).
My brother and I fed the cats. After they ate they lefy. Now they come in a freakish punctual manner. At 6 PM everyday they come looking for dinner.
Would you continue to feed them?
Isn't that worsening the situation by having even more stray cats?
Please tell me what to do...

2007-11-08 03:23:21 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-08 02:33:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is 16 years old and she has a problem with something.and my parents want her to be put down but i dont.i have known her every sence i was born and she is a wonderful cat. but for a couple of weeks she has been acting crazy and my sister wont mind buying her meds and stuff like that.i am so scared and i cant turn to my parents or my sister to talk to them.thanks.what do u think i should do.

2007-11-08 01:57:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My wife has been suffering. Approx. 6 weeks ago her left eye became inflamed/red on the inside corner. She has seen her regular doctor (who misdiagnosed) and has returned to a very high profile eye clinic 2x now. Her visit yesterday yieled an interesting diagnosis....she has an "ulcer" on her eye and inflamed lymph nodes. They say this was caused by our new kitten scratching her face.

My wife is demanding we get rid of the cat (we have a child as well) but I can't bring myself to just drop it off at a humane society center. I'd like to take it to the vet and confirm/deny it has any infectious diseases and whether they're treatable. Has anyone else had something similar happen? Resolutions?

2007-11-08 01:52:05 · 8 answers · asked by mrharris32 4

I don't really have the money to spend on advantage or frontline, but I can't seem to find anything less expensive that works! Has anyone tried anything that they really like that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. My kittens are each 4 months old

2007-11-08 01:45:13 · 11 answers · asked by Mommy to Boys 6

The 2 female are acting like they don't know each other.
spitting,hissing like a new cat in the house,
Why?

2007-11-08 01:45:00 · 4 answers · asked by itshome6163 1

2007-11-08 01:06:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, lets face it. Cats have been known to do some pretty smart things themselves.

2007-11-07 17:46:34 · 2 answers · asked by fancypantsy 3

Just curious
I have heard lots of different opinions
Some people say they bathe their cat once in awhile but start when they are young.
Any REAL vets out there?--who could advise me on this.
{yes, already know they clean themselves,but just thinking once in awhile is okay IF they've had the DS. BUT ONLY IF IT IS SAFE, love cats too much :---)

2007-11-07 17:41:47 · 7 answers · asked by fancypantsy 3

My cat has scabs all over his neck and head. I am pretty sure it is fleas, so I gave him flea treatment and a bath as well.It is starting to get a little out of control on his body. I was just wondering if anyone might know if there is something else it might be other then fleas because my other cats arent having any flea issues at all and i dont see any in my apt. I have done all the flea treating necessary. Just curious,if it is fleas I am hoping it will go away otherwise a vet visit is in my future. The scabs are really big and all over his body! Anything but fleas?

2007-11-07 17:40:05 · 8 answers · asked by jacquelyn s 2

Our 5 year olds, an athletic dominant girl & a submissive smallboy, both fixed since they came to us as strays ~age of 1-2 were carefully introduced to the kitten who came to us stray a week ago, esp. the dominant girl as she's jealous of everything & everyone that I give attention to (even lately my wife - definitely a daddy's girl). There was the typical spatting and hissing and batting beneath the door , we did everything over that first week that the websites and books said to do. We were doing great. The submissive boy and the kitten became friends and my daughter didn't seem interested at all in tearing it (the girl kitten) to shreds. Just hissing and a few bats. But then the kitten came up to the dominant female & when she batted at the kitten, the kitten stood her ground & actually batted back which completely shocked my daughter. They are many times larger than kitten they already show signs up submission to her. are my cats just curious still or is it power shift already?

2007-11-07 17:21:25 · 4 answers · asked by Yumaarizona 1

He has been teething ever since I got him so I know what that is and I also know what his play bite is. The bite that I am asking about is different. He will walk up to me, look at me, and bite me. I work in a day care and its like a 2 year old going through the biting phase except saying "we don't bite our friends" doesn't seem to be working for the cat. Any suggestions?

2007-11-07 17:16:57 · 6 answers · asked by me 1

2007-11-07 16:50:30 · 12 answers · asked by Tigady 1

I have a Russian Blue. She's very affectionate and loves attention but hates to be picked up or restrained (she'll sit on your lap if she jumps up there and doesn't feel like she's being restrained). We had a stray adopt us for awhile and think she was a Russian Blue as well. She acted the same way. Is this typical for Russian Blues, or did we just manage to find two cats with similar personalities?

2007-11-07 16:44:32 · 3 answers · asked by J-Dawn 7

2007-11-07 15:46:48 · 27 answers · asked by dlaetare 3

2007-11-07 15:05:14 · 7 answers · asked by Mrs. Moltisanti 3

2007-11-07 13:38:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was petting my cat today and noticed a bump. He is half indoors, half outdoors and I thought somehow he'd gotten a tick. I look in his fur to pull it out and noticed it wasn't a tick at all. It was a strange worm-like bug that was gray/white and stuck out more than a bump and then it moved. I felt around his neck and found another one. I called a friend who told me it was a warble. Is this definatly a warble (I don't know anything else it could be)

I'm taking him to the vet tommorrow, what exactly will they do to remove it. Will they keep him overnight...?

2007-11-07 13:28:27 · 2 answers · asked by Yokihana 7

2007-11-07 13:06:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had gotten this kitten from a local humane society. When i got it i took it home and found out that it was infested with flees, and had a cough and was having problems breathing. So i gave it a flee bath and schedualed a vet appt. I found out the kitten was only 6 weeks old, but they said it should be able to eat on its on, and if not to feed it kitten milk. It had an upper respetory infection, worms, fleas, earmites, and problems with its eyes. They gave me meds for everything, and when i got it home it wouldn't eat. I figured it would adventually so i didn't worry much. The next day it at maybe 1 piece of food literally. I figured mayb it just didn't lik it so i went and bought 2 other kinds of kitten foods, iams and purina. still wouldn't eat them. It drinks water but nothing else. I bought it a kitten bottle with kitten milk and it wont drink it, or regular milk either. I tried soaking the food in water and it didn't work. HELP please

2007-11-07 12:58:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-07 12:09:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

We want to give it a home, but when we let him in, he attacked one of our cats. What should we do?? I love my cats, but don't want this abandoned cat to freeze to death... Any suggestions on how to get them used

2007-11-07 12:07:27 · 11 answers · asked by cordelia_chase 3

help plz will it heal if not how???

2007-11-07 12:05:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

okay we had this same problem last year. the fleas on my cat keep coming back even though we gave her drops. and the fleas are all over my clothes and i am terrified that they could be in my hair!!!!!!!! AHHH!!!! my parents don't think they need to call an exterminator but i'm not gonna stand for this!

2007-11-07 11:09:51 · 14 answers · asked by Q&&A 3

2007-11-07 11:02:50 · 5 answers · asked by ex 1

well that may have sounded like an odd question but heres some details to clear things up. ok well my cat loves to sleep in my room at night and sometimes i acually let her! well whenever i do, she always wakes up really early in the morning before anyone is up and sits there and puts her paw under the door like shes trying to open my door or something. shell just sit there for ever just rattling on my door. its kind of an old door so its really loud and it wakes everyone up. how can i teach my cat just to meow or something for me to let her out?

2007-11-07 11:00:16 · 7 answers · asked by rAwRnEsS x] 2

I am so mad at my cat! She pee'd on my tap shoes and know they smell like crap. We sprayed a cat pee disolvent on them to get the cat pee away and we febrezed them and know they smell even worse.
Does anyone know of a way to get the smell out of my completely leather tap shoes without me having to buy a new pair? (they're $250)

2007-11-07 10:10:32 · 6 answers · asked by super-duper 1