Cats - November 2007

I am going away for a week and I am going to have some one come by and feed my cats, clean litter box, and play with them everyday at least twice a day for a week. Will this affect them? Not having me around for a week.....

2007-11-29 06:32:05 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got a cat from a rescue centre a year ago. He is a 2 year old male short haired. He got a blocked bladder in May this year. He had an operation and was blocked again within weeks. He then had another operation and has been fine for 7 months. I switched him from dry to wet food and got him a drinking fountain to encourage him to drink more. I came home from work today and he was blocked again. He is now at the vets. How many times can i keep doing this? it isnt fair to him. I love him but its costing me about £300 each vet visit. Does anyone have any tips to stop this happening? I really dont know what else i can do?

2007-11-29 06:30:53 · 11 answers · asked by twilightclara 1

2007-11-29 06:13:16 · 8 answers · asked by malone1423 4

2007-11-29 05:51:51 · 5 answers · asked by catmadpeople 2

do cats really have 9 lives?

2007-11-29 05:43:09 · 10 answers · asked by tam at peace 3

2007-11-29 05:21:12 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I took in a sick kitten to the vet from a litter that Erika had had. The vet prescribed Clavamox. It didn't help, he died the next day. Now I have another kitten, David, who is sick. Same exact thing as Joshua. I DON'T want to lose him. I asked the vet if I could just please have the Clavamox as I know it would help him alot. Just heard from them, the answer is no, I have to bring him in. I had given him Clavamox before and it helped him alot. The vet has a huge overhead and prefers people to bring their pets in. My question: Is there anyway I can just the Clavamox so David doesn't die? The pet meds that you can buy online require that they must have an okay from the vet. I tried that once and they declined it. I am so tired of this, just give me the **** Clavamox. Out of this litter Erika had of 7, I have buried five of them. Only 2 left. Thanks. Be kind guys.

2007-11-29 05:10:10 · 6 answers · asked by Shani 1

the cat is about 20 feet in the air and it won't move it has been up there for about 30 mins now.
what can i do?
will it come down on its own or am i going to need help.
thanks

2007-11-29 05:04:49 · 6 answers · asked by r 3

like to scratch and bite my hand. He is 3 months old and I got him from the local ASPCA when he was 2 months old. Who knows when he taken from his mom. He is very affectionate because I spend a lot of time with him playing and cuddling. But I am having a hard time trying to teach him not to bite and scratch my hands. He is growing like crazy now and it hurts more every day. I do not hit him as I don't believe in it. But my hands are getting torn up. Any suggestions?

2007-11-29 05:04:38 · 5 answers · asked by mystique 5

I understand that Longcat is rather long (hence his name) but I would like to know just how long he is. Really.

2007-11-29 04:01:57 · 5 answers · asked by Travis R 2

ok i have a kittin and she so sweet some time but then there are time she just wants to fight and bit how do i get her to stop and stay sweet dont get me wrong she can be reallly sweet do i need to talk her to the dr or she there some thing i can read and all so she licks every thing and then she go to sleep is that ok this is my 1st cat so im new to this help

2007-11-29 03:57:30 · 17 answers · asked by gabby l 2

OK...I have three cats....I've noticed that the "maintenance" of these three cats always ends up with the most gross horrible smells in the world. First, I have to empty 2 litterboxes daily, and let me tell you friends, that has to be the most disgusting chore on the face of the earth. Could anything be quite as toxic? I bought tons of surgical gloves and even a surgical mask for this unpleasant duty. Then...everytime I open some tins of Fancy Feast, some of the liquid drips right onto my hands!! Is it just me, or does that stuff reek? Anyway...why can't taking care of a cat be less gross? Also, am I the only one that HAS to smell something over and over when it makes me nauseous????

2007-11-29 03:28:24 · 13 answers · asked by MLA 6

I found a starving kitten (about 3 weeks old) and now that he is healthy (he is about 10 weeks old) he has started nursing off my housedog. The kitten is separated while I'm at work in "his" room because I don't want him destroying my house. I let him out when I'm at home he will sometimes lay with my white shepherd and nurse. The dog has never had pups, and will even lift her leg for the kitten. I live on a farm, and the kitten will eventually be an outside cat, but with winter coming on he is too young to survive outside. Is there something I can do or put on the dog to stop this disturbing behaviour? The squirt gun isn't having much of an impact, except to get the dog bed wet!

2007-11-29 03:20:26 · 10 answers · asked by Ayla B 4

I want to adopt a cat who does not go after the mouse as I hate the sight of parts of dead animals all over my house . Although I know most cats wont leave a small animal alone and that there are ways to curb the natural instinct, are there some breeds that tend to behave otherwise? Thanks. Prabha.

2007-11-29 03:01:45 · 9 answers · asked by prabha n 2

My dog has tapeworm and I have 3 cats at home so I wouldn't really be able to tell who else has it. If I give them tapeworm medication (even if they don't necessarily have it) will they get sick from it? or would they be OK?

2007-11-29 02:06:46 · 18 answers · asked by Amanda D 3

2007-11-29 01:13:06 · 17 answers · asked by mizzy2ca 2

She is 7 1/2 months old, and I think that shes in heat for the 3rd time. She starts meowing loudly and a LOT! She paces, rubs on everything, and rolls on the carpet. The 1st time seemed to last about 5 days, about 3 weeks later the 2nd time lasted about 10 days. Its been about 4 weeks and she has started and its lasted for 2 days so far.

I came on to ask another question, was researching, and I saw that somebody said that their cat tries to pee on things in heat. I noticed that my kitty does hunker in that same position just wherever, but I havent noticed her actually peeing. She also kind of crawls on her belly with her hind end in the air. While this is only mildly annoying (especially when done in my face or to my leg), I wonder if she has been peeing or having menses (like people). I did have a smelly situation after the last heat cycle, but I had some apples and potatoes go bad too. After cleaning the house , the smell was mild and gradually gone. Could it be her?

2007-11-29 01:00:34 · 7 answers · asked by Barefoot Chick 4

I've had like 5 cats, and all of them used to sleep at somebody else's head at the top of beds.... that's wierd ...does every cat do that?

2007-11-29 00:07:18 · 19 answers · asked by caly_gucciheels 1

One of them is a girl & both of them are boys.
Thanks;-)

2007-11-28 22:57:16 · 23 answers · asked by Hedie 3

2007-11-28 17:28:22 · 10 answers · asked by Sporadic 4

My cat was supposed to have been spayed before we got her last December. Lo and behold, 2 weeks ago, at over a year old, our cat went into heat, apparently for the first time. After a week and a half of keeping her away from anything that might be urinated on, we thought she was over it. After being "free" for a couple of days, she's back to yowling, licking herself and trying to pee on everything. After speaking to our vet we decided not to spay until she's out of heat but my goodness!!! How long will this last?! She's going on 2 and a half weeks now and it's completely annoying. The yowling is keeping us awake at night, no matter where we put her in the house we can hear her. Should this be ending soon or should we face the risk and extra cost that comes with spaying her while she's still in heat?

2007-11-28 17:08:46 · 10 answers · asked by Miss Informed 5

2007-11-28 17:02:11 · 17 answers · asked by drbow50 1

He's been checked for worms, and he doesn't have them. What he does have is a bit of an anxiety problem (he's very skiddish). He's not taking meds for that...a daily routine works pretty well. I've always attributed his being thin on the anxiety, but I'm worried it could be something worse. As far as feeding him canned food...he won't eat meat. Really. It doesn't matter what brand, he won't even eat human food (meat).

2007-11-28 16:57:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

It was really active ran and played with everything i gavet but now its lazy, can i it be because of the food?

2007-11-28 16:45:59 · 7 answers · asked by r-blue 1

Okay so this morning as I'm sitting watching t.v. my less than a year old kitty found a peice of string. She normally plays with it like a ball of yarn so I didn't think much of it. She got very quiet and I noticed she wasn't jumping all over the place playing with it like she normally does. I got up to see and there was 1 inch left sticking out of her mouth, she ran off and swallowed a peice of thick red string that measured 2-3 feet long. I'm so scared I don't know what's gonna happen. She seems normal and is as naughty as usual but I'm scared. Anyone had this happen? Is there anything I can do? I appreciate your answers. Rude responses will be ignored, I don't have time for idiots.

2007-11-28 16:35:11 · 12 answers · asked by M. Ly 2

I was wondering if my kitten looks like a maine coon to you. My vet pointed it out to me that he might be one. He's 4 months old. http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc156/anto1982/clyde.jpg

2007-11-28 16:33:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anthony W 3

i have 2 cats and i got a question yesterday i brought a stool sample to the vet he checked it and said it had no wroms so today i noticed something like a maggot near his but it was moving so is it tapeworm and why didnt it show up when the vet checked the poop

2007-11-28 16:32:24 · 3 answers · asked by ? 1

There's a purebred persian at the county shelter-I guess he has no lower teeth, he's dirty, and front de-clawed. Doesn't really show well in a cage since he's filthy. I was thinking about adopting him myself and finding a home for him.

Any thoughts?

2007-11-28 16:29:17 · 7 answers · asked by kittenslayer 5

Please help! I just found out that my cat is having cat flea which I can clearly see lots of the flea eggs under his coat. In addition, I have another dog at the house. They have some contact for the past few days. I am just so worry that will the cat flea also infect my dog? Or cat flea won' t transfer or jump on to the dog? And I found some bitten rash on my body too, is that from the cat flea? Will the cat flea live on human body and live by bitten human blood? I appreciate you help ^^

2007-11-28 16:13:54 · 9 answers · asked by Joyce ^^ 1

My cat's blood test came out positive for possible heartworm, according to the veternarian. But he says this does not mean my cat has heartworm.

Is it treatable? Thanks - Jodi

2007-11-28 15:56:42 · 7 answers · asked by Jodi N 2