Cats - November 2007

She is mostly going to be an outside cat. But she will be indoors at night. We live on a ranch with only a barb wire fence and hog wire separating us from the rest of our ranch. I just want her to stay in our yard. What should I do to teach her to stay?

2007-11-05 11:09:23 · 10 answers · asked by Garrett b 2

and i brush him often

2007-11-05 11:08:59 · 6 answers · asked by Diane C 1

My cat sometimes goes outside for a little while and he loves going outside. He ran about the door about 5 hours ago and I can't find him. I looked everywhere for him. He's spaded and has all his shots btw. The longest my cat had been out for is overnight. What should I do?

2007-11-05 10:59:34 · 26 answers · asked by lucky888☺ 4

If an adult cat is alone in a room, will it start pouncing, hunting its toys, etc, or is this behaviour for our benefit? Obviously, a mother cat will teach her kits to hunt through play, but I was just watching the cat flip out around the living room, and started wondering if she would do that if I wasn't sitting here.

2007-11-05 10:36:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 10:35:42 · 8 answers · asked by &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 2

I bathed him and it returned

2007-11-05 10:10:20 · 5 answers · asked by KRISTY M 1

Meet Lola. She is a black cat and shes a year and a month old. And she bites and hisses. ALOT! SHe attacked my cousin (she bit his nose and cheek) and I have bite marks all up my arms from trying to take her too the vet. Shes declawed and everything, but she uses her teeth instead. What should I do? All answers are appreciated.

2007-11-05 10:06:20 · 12 answers · asked by wut 2

This cat has been here for a few weeks now and he will actually push my cats out of the way when I try to feed them so he can eat their food. Also this stray cat now will rush over to me when I open the door and will eat realy fast. This morning he won't eat the food I have put out. I don't know what is wrong as I can't see anything wrong. I usually call the vet when in doubt but what could I say? Also I can't catch it to go to the vet as it still doesn't let me pat him and I also don't have a car here today. The animal shelter and pound are not an option as they will put him down rather than help him. He ate last night so what could have happened in 12 hours overnight?

2007-11-05 09:41:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need kitten becase there so cute and fuzzy and i need to adopt a kitten at petco

2007-11-05 09:32:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a cat who is 1 1/2, he will not stop meowing and i dont know what to do, he meows to come in, has his dinner, meows to go out,in, out, then few seconds later meows to come in again and its ongoing constantly, he's so loud even the neighbours are complaining as he wakes them up at night. its as if he doesnt know what he wants, he gets lots of attention, cuddles, strokes, food but his meowing is making me go insane. when he has his food in the morning he moews really loud for us to get out the house so he can go asleep on our bed.....i dont think i can cope anymore.... Help! any answers would be greatly appreciated.

Missy xx

2007-11-05 09:15:41 · 52 answers · asked by Missy 2

some people have been telling me about seeing a large black cat resembling a panther...is there or has there ever been a documented sighting

2007-11-05 08:57:39 · 6 answers · asked by daniel c 1

Mine do on occasion. It usually happens when we say "no" to another can of food, or when something is blocking "their" spots on the couch.

2007-11-05 08:37:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 08:22:06 · 5 answers · asked by ginc 2

When I was five, my first cat adopted my family. She was white; I named her Snowball (bless her fuzzy little heart; the first and best cat I ever had).

When I was in high school, the next cat adopted us. She was black. We tried naming her something else, but someone carelessly suggested Blackball as a joke, and uh-oh, it stuck.

The next adopter arrived shortly thereafter. She was a grey and white tabby. Mom tried valiantly to name her something else (I believe "Kiki" was her choice) ... but alas, the name that stuck was ... Grayball.

My current fuzzball came from the kill shelter. She's blue. And yes, her name follows in the grand tradition of her "_____ball" predecessors ... poor thing (although the vet and groomer know her as "Blue" for short).

Husband named the boy cat -- his name is Buddy (because husband [also a lame pet namer] calls all cats, dogs, and other animals "buddy.") 'Fess up -- does your cat have an objectively silly name that just, well, *stuck*?

2007-11-05 08:17:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 08:11:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

the receptionist at the clinic said that if i wait to bring her in until Friday (when i get paid) that she might have to start over with the shots--meaning i basically wasted money on the first round--but the vet will have to determine whether to do the booster or a new set... (based on her size, age, etc) so i'll have to bring her in to get looked at (and pay an extra office visit fee rather than just get her the shots & pay for those)

is this true? on Friday it will have been 5 weeks since the first shots. she's just over a year old, and small.

anyone have any clue if i'll have to start her shots over or not??
this is a new vet (moved recently), so i don't know if they're as reliable as my previous vet.

thanks!

2007-11-05 07:54:47 · 6 answers · asked by Ember Halo 6

I have four cats. Their ages are 7, 6, 4 and 3. None of my cats have problems but one. The 7 year old has always been fat but eats the least of any of them. She has always had dandruff and runny, glossy eyes. Within the last 6 months or so, she had developed ONE scab on her side. I thought it might have been from where one of my other cats may have accidently hurt her when they were playing. But now I don't think that at all. The scab was red and looked like the hair either grew into it or across it. Last week the scab fell off and there was a pink area left an no hair about the size of a dime. I've been watching it and it seems like the scab is growing back on top of the same area. I can CONFIRM that my cats don't have fleas. They have never been out side their whole lives and I don't have any animals that do! She doesn't scratch at it ir any other part of her body. I don't know if its because she is too big to reach it. But she recenty started to make a chatter noise and go crazy if I scratch any near the scab like it feels good and relieves the itch. Can any one give me some kind of advise as to what this is? I'm thinking it is an alergy but I'm not sure to what. I have always fed the IAMS weight and hairball control. I have always put Arm & Hammor litter down. Nothing in their lives has changed that I'm aware of. Thank you in advance for any help!!! I have search and read a lot online about people wasting so much money jumping the gun and just running to the vet when they have been able to solve their proplem with others answering them. If this doesn't work, I will take her though! Thanks again!!!

2007-11-05 07:27:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hear people talk about it and it sounds like it's something to make cats comfortable but from what I've heard before I thought it was a repellent of some kind to keep them off surfaces you don't want them on, like kitchen counter-tops. I looked at a site online and it wasn't really descriptive on what it is supposed to do exactly and how it works.

2007-11-05 06:54:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend told me that cats are dangerous. I was like "really, why?". She said she saw on tv that a cat was abandoed at pet store by a owner and it got angry, attacked a lady from high-level shelf and had to get lot of stitches. I was wondering because I'm thinking about getting cats in future. Are they that dangerous?

2007-11-05 06:52:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I can't wait!

2007-11-05 05:50:22 · 18 answers · asked by ♥Pretty♥ ♥Kitty♥ 7

2007-11-05 05:13:58 · 5 answers · asked by SunsetSuperman 2

my crazy kids got a hold of my razor and actually shaved the cat bald. i was furious at first, but then i had an idea. why don't i turn this into a positive thing? so, i plan to make some money by selling this cat as one of those specialty hairless ones for a good profit. how much can i ask for it

2007-11-05 05:00:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I took in a friend's cat (Morris) recently; we have two other cats. Morris came to us with fleas and we noticed right away that his bottom lip was swelling and he had some pretty severe swelling and bumps on his neck. We immediately took care of the flea problem and saw immediate improvement.

It's been 3 months now and his lip is STILL swollen and I'm starting to find bumps on his neck again. No scabs or crusties, but hard knobby bumps.

He's eating OK and acting fine so I'm not really worried about his actual health. However, he can't be feeling really good and it's starting to worry me. What are some typical cat allergies that I could be looking for? I use Frontline Plus for fleas, is there something better I should be using? I have not noticed any fleas or symptoms with my other cats, so I didn't think that was it; is it possible that is still the problem?

I would appreciate any advice that I can try before I have to take him to the vet. Thanks!

2007-11-05 04:40:41 · 5 answers · asked by Teresa K 2

2007-11-05 04:15:42 · 18 answers · asked by toby h 1

Hi,

I discovered yesterday that my cat has tapeworm. My vet gave me a Drontal XL tablet for him today, which I understand treats both tapeworm and roundworm. Can anyone tell me how long it should take to work on the tapeworm? I would have asked the vet nurse, but they were somewhat run off their feet when I collected the tablet!

Also, if he had roundworm, how long would it take to work on them? I'm pretty sure he doesn't have them, but I'd like to prepare myself just in case there's any wee surprises waiting for me in the litter tray!

The cat is regularly combed for fleas. I've never found any on the cat or his bedding, carpets etc, so I can only assume that the tapeworm has been picked up from one of his regular mouse banquets.

Thanks in advance.

2007-11-05 03:34:38 · 2 answers · asked by windy Miller 1

My parents recently took in a stray cat who, for whatever reason, was abandoned by his previous owner. (I say this because he DEFINITELY acts like an indoor cat... nice coat, very loving, uses the litter box.) We put up signs everywhere and I posted "found cat" ads on the lost/found pet websites. Unfortunately, no one responded. After a couple of months, my mom was able to find him a good home with someone in our family. The person who decided to take the cat asked that we have him spayed first.

*SO* my mom found a place that takes in strays, fixes them for free, and then releases them again. Low on money, she asked if she could get him fixed and then have him released back to her and they agreed. When she got him back, he had a chunk missing from his ear!!! She said they do this to mark that the cat has already been there. Isn't the fact that he's SPAYED enough? It makes me sense to me! He's a beautiful cat and there was nothing wrong with his ears before. What do you guys think?

2007-11-05 03:33:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My precious furball was in the last of three portable trailers at the kill shelter, in the last stack of cages, in the cage one up from the bottom. I leaned over and said, "Hi sweetheart, don't you have a pretty face?" (And she did - deep grey, like a Russian blue.) Wily little thing that she is, she purred and stuck her paw out of the cage, which got her to the next round in the play room. In the playroom, I sat cross-legged on the floor. She came trotting over, jumped into my lap, curled up, and did that hopelessly cute paw-over-the-eyes thing. That sealed the deal. She got me to ignore that she was at least 5, had a chipped tooth, a scrawny kinky tail, and a floppy post-pregnancy belly. Yes, my fuzzball is the queen of shameless self-promotion. She's been a good buddy for 7 years now. :-)

2007-11-05 03:11:48 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have to move soon; I got a new job on the other side of the state. I was offered to live with friends because they just bought a house. Only thing is my friend's boyfriend is HIGHLY allergic to cats, and I can't take my little guy to that house. He turns a year old this month. Kitty is always right on top of me when I am in bed, comes out with me when I go to friends houses, is leash trained / loves car rides, and is such a great cat overall with an awesome personality. I can afford to live on my own, but it would be cheaper to live with friends ( I am kinda stretched out money wise), and I would rather they get the cash then an apartment complex. So i am torn between living with friends and keeping my little tyke. Any opinions because I really want him to have a great home (with me or elsewhere), but I don't want him to feel neglected because then I won't be around anymore. I would honestly miss my cat also if I lived with friends. it's tough, but the cash thing is alluring.

2007-11-05 02:11:10 · 17 answers · asked by dirty_jerzee99 3

my cat that went missing has finally come back. however there are some bruises as if he had been fighting.

thank god i had vaccinated him, but he's unneutered.

now that i learn how important it is to spay my cat, how long should i wait before getting him spayed?

because he just came back and had some bruises.

i'm sending him to the vet first think in the morning (no such thing as emergency vet in my country)

thanx a lot to all the respondents on my previous post....really appreciate it!!!

2007-11-05 01:47:07 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to adopt a dog from a shelter. I have a cat who was very territorial with another cat that I adopted and I had to return the new cat. Will she be the same with a dog if the dog is supposed to be "good w/ cats?" I really would love to have a dog and would never want to have to return it if it didn't work out.

2007-11-05 01:46:40 · 5 answers · asked by kw524 2