I just read an article
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040429/ap_on_re_us/cicadas_pets_1
that suggests keeping pets indoors for a while because of the
'once-every-17-years mating dance' of the Cicadas. It says that pets

Hey everyone,
My fiance and I adopted another kitty on Sunday, a little female tabby, from
the local humane society. The lady who's been fostering her was really great
and even gave us her phone number to call in case the little one didn't get

Kitty's on a diet... how much weight per/ month is a safe amount to lose,
iow... how slowly should she be losing?
Thanks.  Linda

I see these very expensive scratching posts at Petsmart.
I was thinking of making my own scratchin post for our new cats.
Does carpet really provide a scratching post for the cats?  These things
they sell look like fun toys for the cat but do they really provide a

Hi Lauren,
You asked for a follow up on our conversation in this thread and I promised
to do so.  Posted it last Thursday, but in case it was so far up that it got
missed I'll repost it here in a new topic intead. :-)

My dear Sissy cat and I have moved alot in the past few years, but I have just
moved to Tx from Wa and now she has diahrrea all the time.  I don't know if it
is the water which I think stinks, but my mother doesn't, who has lived here
for 15 yrs.  I have also turned her into an ...

I am forwarding this urgent appeal on behalf of a friend.
If anyone is interested, please contact me at sdenney@ocf.berkeley.edu
- Steve Denney
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Hi, I just joined this newsgroup.  I have 2 cats, they are 8 months old.  If
anyone comes over they hide under my bed and won't come out.  And if they
happen to come out for a sec and see my company the one will run away, the
other will growl and hiss... what is the best way to ...

We have just installed a Pet Safe Training Systems Cat Flap (from the
Doctors Smith and Foster catalogue) in the door between our bedroom
and the rest of our apartment.  In weather like this (and in the early
Fall) when it is very warm on some days but cools way down on others,

My cat has a behavioral issue with urinating on my carpet (she has
been checked - this is a behavior problem).  I steam clean my carpet
about once a week, but I can still smell the urine smell sometimes.  I
always add OxyClean or Vinegar to the steamcleaner along w/the normal

Have a 14 yr old female. Has lost much weight. Had very runny stools and
after each one would vomit. Now she won't eat at all, tries to drink
water. Can hardly walk, just wants to lay, seems to be in pain as can't
lay on side. Used to be very cuddly now doesn't want anything to do ...

As many of you know I have an Internet radio and TV station for cats called
Cat Galaxy. After many hours of work, we just got our new forum for cats up
and running. You can check it out at the following addy
www.catgalaxymedia.com/phpBB2/. Our old one at MSN will be closing down ...

We need someone to take in our rescued, 4 year old, long-haired tabby
from the end of July until the middle to end of September.
We are moving to Hawaii and have not had him long enough for him to
have had 2 rabies shots, 90 days apart and 90 days prior to arriving

I read a lot of Google messages this morning and also searched some
sites.  Is "isolating" *always* a sign an old cat is preparing to die?
I'm so sad I can't see straight.  I can't catch this (former) feral
even though she sleeps with me, so I can't get her to the vet.  She'll

Well, today I noticed Mollie scratching her right ear more than usual, and
shaking her head.
Tonight we looked in there, and there is some dark brown wax in there,
whereas the left one is pretty much clear (apart from a few small bits).