stick their bums in the air when being petted?

My poor Boo is about a year old; we adopted him about six months ago.
He started having bloody, mucousy diarrhea about two months ago.  We
took him to the vet along with a feces sample.  They said it was
probably coccidia (he was a feral rescue kitten) and put him on

I went with my g/f and chose two kittens to join us in our home and we
go to pick them up at the start of June (can't wait). However, we
haven't had cats before but I am a cat lover and looking forward to
bringing up a couple of kits!

Two weeks ago I brought home our two new Bengal kittens - Jasper and Beau -
they were 3 months old and when they left the breeder's home they were both
healthy and playing happily.  The kittens had just had their booster - when
they had the first jab the breeder said they had 'stiff ...

My son called me to say he was worried about his girfriend's cat.
Again. After what seemed like a pattern of poisoning incidents, the
identification of several cat-toxic plants in the house, and the
refusal to remove them, Max the cat hasn't eaten for three days and is

I just read a posting that said (out of context) her tail was drooping
like she was upset about something .........that brought me to
thinking about if there is any universally accepted body language or
vocal language that I should know about as a new owner in nine days

(EXCLUDING A SICK CAT, LAYING ASIDE ILLNESSES)
I get the distinct feeling that many of the people on here posting cat
problems are not telling the whole story.
You've done something TO that cat, and when a problem crops up, you get

Coconut,
Please provide an update on the diagnosis and condition of your cat.  I know
you planned to take him to a vet, but indicated that you are in an area
where it was difficult to get the vet to take your cat in a timely manner.

thanks in advance.

Well...I was at my cousin's house tonight..her daughter is 12 and had two
strange stories...
One was about some bizarre Chinese practice of "growing" cats in a bottle
so that cat's body conforms to shape of bottle..

My local news just had a story that has been discussed here before -
multiple microchip technology; scanners can't scan them all.
The story recommends that you find out -before you chip- which
manufacturers scanners are in use at your local shelters and vets.

took her to a vet and after lab analysis, she defined the problem to be
some sort of a skin fungus (don't know if this is the medical term),
which makes her constantly itch, and the cat basically scratches small

Two nights ago, I found my cat, Peanut, wedged in the crux of a tree so
tightly that he could not move.  But he was wailing.  I am not sure how
long he was there. When I pulled him out, the lower half of his body
was paralyzed.  That began to get better the next morning.

It was a narrow "V" that he apparently fell into.  I don't know how
long he was out here hanging by his midsection.   Now his bottom half
does not work.
I don't think he broke his back because he can move his back legs move

Um, yeah, I think someone took too much of their meds when they okayed this.

The cat is fine, BTW.
Still, not a good idea for a documentary, eh?