My 7 year old indoor cat has never had a booster and I want to take her for
her first check up in two years.  I'm a little reluctant to start with the
boosters, but I'm also worried that just taking her to the vet can expose her
to germs and bacteria she has no resistance for.  

Is Cat Grass just a different name for Catnip?  If not, what are the
differences between the two?
Thanks.

I have a flea infestation in my home and on my two babies.  One is a 13
yr-old Himalayan/Siamese mix, the other is a 3 yr-old calico mix.  Which is
better, Frontline Plus or Advantage? And why?  All comments and opinions are
welcome.

I was able to train the cat to use a scratching post (and not my
furniture) in about 2 days with a good ole squirt bottle.
But it's not working for this.  She jumps on the bed when I'm
sleeping.  She wakes me up when she jumps on, and she wakes me up when

We have a year old female maine coon (Xena) and her fur gets big mats under
her legs,we comb her out everyday,is there anything else we can do to reduce
the matting?
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Yesterday when Dakota arose from his nap, there was a little tiny wiggly thing
where he had been lying.  It was black, and looked like it may have multiple
legs, similar to a centipede.  It slithered around, like a miniature snake.  I
found two of these once before,  after he ...

Last week a friend who lives in Ann Arbor mentioned a thunderstorm in an
e-mail to me.  She said there was a loud crack and it sounded as though a
gun had gone off.  Turns out, a house a street up from her caught fire (it
was hit by lightening).  The owners were on vacation and ...

I have been using a product by "Nature's Miracle"  for dander and odour
removal but can't find it any more in the local stores.
I would like to make my own cleaner and wondered if you have experience with
home made cleaners.

A couple of weeks ago, Otto threw up his food a few times and I knew he was
working on a hairball.  Last week, when I stumbled into the kitchen one
morning I stepped in a fresh pile of hairball on the mat in front of the
sink.  Later, I noticed another one in the cat carrier that's ...

Did you ever see the Seinfeld episode where Kramer put a screen door on his
apartment and then lawn chairs, a barbecue, and other stuff out in the hall so
he could be living the suburban life?  
That's what we're doing.  We now have a very classy, flimsy screen door where

    I have a black cat nearly a year old.  He was weaned by his mom befor I
got him, and I always held him while doing things.  The past few months
though, he has this weird habit of licking my nose.  He won't just lick
once or twice- if I don't stop him, he will almost lick a ...

I wrote a couple of weeks ago for advice on handling a kitten and it's
mother living over my fence.  Well, we invited the kitten, he's about 12 -
16 weeks old, into the house a few nights ago.  I got an animal advocacy
group to donate some money toward his neuter.  We took him to ...

Okay, I know I'm prattling - but this is therapy for me because of how
stressful this dang process is. Luckily there are killfiles.. =)
Anyway, Henry (new cat) has developed an irritating habit of waking up
around 4AM to play. In our room. Which is closed. It's just like

Lynxie has taken on the habit of chasing these little flies that manage
to get inside. They're smaller than houseflies, and are slow and easy to
catch, so he has a ball chasing them.
I recently found out that he's actually eating them. I'm just wondering

Since I've recently arrived here in order to seek help with our new
cat, I thought I'd share a short happy ending story.. =)
At one point, we had four cats. Howard the adopted stray, Roy the
adopted "unwanted" cat, Abbey the queen and Tiger the farm cat.