Is in normal for a cats heartbeat to quicken upon inspiration?

my 4 yr old female has recently taken to what i think is spraying over the
walls etc in the house. Any ideas why and how to stop her?
Rach

Anyone know of a good way to stop a cat climbing a christmas tree? A cat
we had didn't like the NZ sheepskin rug we had,
http://www.ecowool.com/category/10/ but the cat we have now still walks
on it to get up the tree. Any ideas? cheers.

One of our two 9-month old kitties will quite often scrape the floor next
to the water bowl. This is almost a digging action, scraping away from the
bowl. My best guess is that this is some kind of instinctual action, like
digging for buried water, but I haven't heard of this kind ...

My 10 month old Snowshoe Siamese, Mickey, has a very strange kneading
behaviour.  I understand what kneading is, but his variation is something I
have never seen in any of my former cats.  BTW, he lives in my aprtment with
his sister, Daisy.  Also, he was neutered shortly after he ...

Yes, silly.  Though, the behavior on one is a bit worrisome.
Two of our girls, right?  First subject - about a year old.  She's
monogamous.  That is to say, she will only allow one male cat to attempt
to mate with her.  

Merry Christmas everybody.
Thought I take some Christmas photos of the pets .
 If looks could kill...
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z6E721CD6

I have a 4 month old, male Siamese kitten.  He is hyper-active -
always running and knocking over stuff - trys to jump up walls and
scratches the paint.  Also, he chews everything and has already
dammaged an upholstered chair and a throw pillow.

If a cat who will only eat dry food (good quality food) also drinks at the
same time, ie eats some then drinks, then eats more, then drinks... isn't
that close to the same as eating wet food, as far as their body knows?  
I've observed this with Bonnie and she even dribbles dry ...

Our male indoor/outdoor, neutered cat came in yesterday evening with a
raw spot near his right armpit. He licks it quite a bit. No blood,
some plasma, looks like there are puncture marks from a plant, cactus?
(we're in Tucson AZ) These don't look like bite marks. It seems he is

Xena is still on antibiotics and prescription diet. For another two weeks,
after her second urine sample showed less crystals, but still crystals in
there.
I have learned a few things but getting a urine sample.

My kitty is about eighteen months old.  She's Siamese / Himalayan, came from
the shelter at about four months' of age.
She bites.  Not just little nips, but puncture wounds sometimes.  I don't
tease her, restrain her or pet her to distraction.  She'll come to me, roll

I don't know if this link will work here, but my niece (who is 3) sent me a
Christmas card that I know other cat owners would appreciate :-).
http://ecardview.hallmark.com/hmk/Website/greeting.jsp?bae=3&mailID=BAE_ECARD_Or
der&id=EG5129-471717-51831154&userID=0
You might have to cut ...

hi there...i was just wondering if this is something that i need to worry
about?  it's sort of cute, and i heard that cats can twitch while in REM
sleep...sometimes when i go to touch her during a twitch, she awakens startled,
like out of a deep, deep sleep...how do i know the ...

Many people in this group have said that Vaseline can be used instead of
Petromalt for hairball control.  I have two questions: Is it really safe to
feel regular Vaseline  petroleum jelly to cats?  Will they really eat it?  
(I know that will vary from cat to cat, but do most cats ...