I do have someone willing to take Blossom into foster care, my friend's mom
who is very cat-savvy.  She has a psycho cat on Prozac and is experienced
with difficult cats.  Now the problem is, dealing with shelter politics and
getting the OK to put her foster, if you can believe ...

We have a long haired ( almost Persian)cat who goes outside into the grass,
and comes back covered in "farmers friends" ( hard grass seeds). We try to
brush them out; but it is very difficult,  and it would take hours to pick
them out individually.  Any ideas? (we can't keep her ...

Thank you all for your comforting words on the loss of my cat, Isis. I'd
love to post her photo here but I know it's not allowed.
Greta

Got our kitty back from the vet this morning. $1129.14  poorer, I might add.
He was in the vets for 3 nights,  Highlights of the bill were
hospitalization charges including "biowaste management" ($3.99 ea) at
$122.40  per night, $120 for a CBC and chemistries, $114 for 1/2 hour

The bathroom cat is on the porch in the pet porter, which is the
large-dog size and should be reasonably comfortable.  I investigated
weekend vet options in the area and none were acceptable, so the cat
is parked there until tomorrow a.m.

My cat is driving me crazy with its vocalization.  It wants out, and
we're trying to make it an indoor cat.  That's the short story.
Anyway, I know they do prescribe things for cats.  Does anyone have
experience with these medications?  Do they help relax the critters so

This is just a freeform musing occasioned by several recent events -
1. Tammy Quist's homepage slogan "She will never know freedom, can she
at least know compassion?" (http://www.wildcatsanctuary.org/index.htm)
2. The decision to find another home for Henry even though I loved him

I know this is a common question - but I haven't really seen an answer
that I think will work.  My kitty is 11 months old (we have had him for
3 months) he has adapted really well to us.  Recently he has started
meowing as soon as the sun comes up.  He has full rein of the house and

Phil recommended Denosyl and Ursodial. The vet said Denosyl is special
order, so I can't get that one right away. They said health stores
should have the Ursodiol, but that it may be hard to find as they
believe it has been compounded now.

Hello, My cat has been vomitting stomach acid lately and not eating
much, very lethargic. He's been eating dirt which I've been told is
what cats do when they have too much stomach acid. He's not anemic,
I've had him tested for everything, kidneys are good, FIV negative. Any

I previously posted about another topic regarding peeing inappropriate
places. I just had Icarus checked as it was originally thought he was
spraying as a result of territory dispute. The vet confirmed that he did
have UTI (although they did state that spraying or urinating in ...

Hello all, I have been reading your postings to try to find information
out there. It's so nice to hear so many other people who care about
their pets as much as I do. My cat, Simba, hasn't been totally himself
lately so I brought him in for blood tests. The vet said all seems

My friend came over late yesterday afternoon.  Somehow the gray one had
gotten back INTO the bedroom... anyway, long story short - they ar both safe
& sound.  Whew!   They are calmer with me today.  They'll be living in that
room for awhile I think.  They're SO CUTE!

I'm talking about the tests which I think are done with small blood
samples, not full blood panels. They have labels such as PACO2, PVCO2,
PAO2, PVO2. These particular ones are arterial and venous carbon
dioxide and oxygen levels in the blood. Another one is HCO3.

Several weeks ago, my cat had to be admitted to an animal hospital for
emergency surgery to remove bladder stones which were blocking his
urinary tract. A few hours before surgery, his BUN was 70 and his
packed cell volume % (PCV) was in normal ranges. Four hours after