Local vet said the growth/bump on her head could be cancerous. University teaching vet clinic withdrew cells, reported cancer. She's 16, had her since kittenhood. Right now, she's okay; no mobility issues or the like. Some trouble breathing and occlusion of her right eye due to the growth....

I can't afford the premium brands right now, can anybody recommend a good & cheap scale for weighing a cat?

Now that spring is just around the corner, some of you might be itching to do the traditional Spring Cleaning, usually a good thing. But your cats may not think so: Liquid Lysol (or any phenol-based disinfecting cleaner): Harmful or fatal to cats of all sizes from Tigers to domestics in...

On PBS, show called How we got to now, about sound, there was a segment showing firemen sliding down multiple poles, side by side, a cat ran to a pole and slid down alongside the firemen. It was the funniest thing.

I'm a new first time cat owner who adopted a nice 1 year old male who for the most part is very happy and contented but certainly likes to push the limits. Not knowing better,I allowed the cat to roam mostly wherever it wanted when it first came home but now he wants to get in the way in the...

Hi guys, I was grooming my cat (about 12 years old - indoor cat - white fur - apparent good health) when I noticed what I can only decribe as a round hard lump on the surface of her skin. It seems to be weeping a little. I have cleaned it and put Tea Tree Oil on it a few times. It reminds me of a...

We took my cat Cory in to be euthanized today. It was, as most of you understand, a very hard decision to make regarding the timing. But we think it was time. We took him outside before his appointment and, it was so sad, he just laid on his side with his head down in the grass as though he was...

Please feel free to C&P if you feel strongly about this. ----------------------- I would like to see a law created that requires pet owners to secure their pets in harnesses or carriers when being transported, and not see dogs in particular allowed to have free access to the interior of cars, or...

1. Bengals are active cats. Really active. Like eleven on a 1-10 scale active. There is no shelf they cannot get onto, no mantel that's safe from kitty romping. Knicknacks that aren't stuck down with museum wax aren't going to survive. 16 week old Bengal kittens can jump from the floor to the...

Well guys, I guess I am not going to have much luck with having those kinds of cats that let you whip them into your arms for a hug... I haven't been here (in the ng) for awhile, but thought I'd check in to update on Sam. I adopted her in April at the age of about 1 1/2. She was living in a...

This is about the cat in the threads, 'fearful mother-to-be' and 'is cat really pregnant'. I just checked on the cat and there were three black kittens, with the mother in the place I had prepared for them in the closet. The kittens were groping around squealing and the mother was in her usual...

My cat is white and tends to shed far more hair than my previous black/white and mixed fur cats have. Do white haired cats shed more or is it just that it notices more. i.e do I have to give up wearing coloured clothes ;-) She's not too keen on being brushed/combed either A few pictures...

On the Today show this morning there was a very upsetting report of cat mutilations in these two areas. People are urged to keep pets indoors until this sick person/people are caught. The cats have been found cut in half with one half missing or completely without organs ( surgical removal) . One...

In article , enlightened us with... Problem 1: A few weeks ago, I had an allergy test. I wanted to know if I was allergic to cats, because, prior to just a few days ago, I hadn't been around one for a long time, and...

I'm skeptical that expensive cat food brands like Science Diet are worth the money, health and nutrition-wise, over brands like Purina One. Is this a "boutique" type issue, where those who shop at expensive, organic grocery stores for human food (e.g. Whole Foods, EarthFare, etc) also tend toward...

I'm posting on behalf of a neighbor who's training her cat to eat canned food instead of dry food. She simply won't touch canned food, I mean the cat not my neighbor. The cat hasn't eaten anything in 3 days -- meows a lot! My neighbor tried mixing dry & canned, but the cat would simply eat whatever...

Hi, I've never had to look for a veterinarian. Now that our Georgia has CRF, we would like to find one closer to us, possibly one that has weekend hours, too. What questions do you ask when looking for a vet, or is it all trial and error? Word of mouth would be a good place to start, but most of...

Well, I have a feeling I really can't do much to help, but just in case... We are gradually taming and catching a feral cat colony in our backyard. Our latest "catch" is almost two years old and only warmed up to us just recently. She had a litter of kittens last July, only two of which we ever...

snip questions about raw Feeding a raw diet entails much more than giving your cat a chicken thigh. Raw meat alone is not a balanced diet for a cat and can result in serious deficiencies which in turn can be harmful or deadly. Before attempting to feed such a diet you need to do some serious...

Why does my Persian, eat toilet paper? I now have to hide the roll in a drawer.