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I am cat-mom to Oz, a beautiful, very vocal, 13-year-old Champagne
Burmese.  My boyfriend inherited Oz about a year ago, from a friend's
aunt who was going into a nursing home and could no longer take care of
him.  As a lifelong "kitty whore" who has never had the opportunity to

Wohoo!  Meeps second urinalysis was clear - no crystals, no blood!  So,
currently no cystitis!
That's the good news.  The not-quite-so-good news is that her urine is
rather concentrated, which generally means she's not drinking enough

I have a 15yo male cat. I'm leaving on a 9-day vacation soon. My
neighbor is going to look in on him in the morning/evening, and I have a
sitter coming in the early afternoon. But I also want to leave my cat
with a toy that can occupy him, particularly in the early morning/later

A coworker recommended this product (available at www.petsage.com) as a
preventative to Meep's cystitis.
Has anyone ever heard of this, or better yet, used it successfully to
treat their cat's cystitis?  It's fairly expensive - $10 for a 1 oz

My cat has a tiny piece of his third eyelid missing as if it was torn
out. The vet is aware of this as she's the one who first told me about
it. But what I failed to ask is if his leaky eye is because of his
third eyelid. He does have herpes but his eye doesn't water like his

Ruprecht is very cute.  I am going to keep his photo just because he is
so handsome.
-L.

Munchkin is about three years old, female, and a bit odd, but she has
never piddled anywhere other than the litter box before. For some
reason, she has taken to piddling in our dog's bed. Could the fact that
some outside cats also sleep in this bed (but don't piddle in it) make

I keep a glass on the sink that I use to drink from during the day, so it
gets washed every couple of days. I use this glass to top-up my cat's water
bowl.  Is this a health risk for my cat?  I'm wondering if there is a
chance of transferring something from me to her.

My female cat - "Pepe" - has been with me for approx 15years (since sh
was a few months old).
She has always been, to my eyes, a happy cat with her own way of doin
things.

Sherry, there's someone in rpca who is looking for fund raising ideas for a
shelter.  She's a good soul and the shelter she's talking about is in real
trouble.  I know you've written about the many things your shelter does to
fund raise.  Could you pop over for a minute and help her ...

I have 3 cats (Aged: 8-10).
The two older cats always covered their poop.
When I took in a stray, she understood to use the litterbox after a few days,
but never understood how to cover her crap or pee. Now thats not a huge deal

Abbey was diagnosed with chylothorax in early May, had her pleural
cavity drained twice, had x-rays and an ultrasound which indicated she
has fibrosing pleuritis (lungs are scarred from the chyle).  Her
prognosis was not good at all.

Come cute cartoons of the typical cat.
http://www.student.ipfw.edu/~osbodr01/hallmarks/hallmark00.html

I feel like my cat should get some dry food
for the benefit of teeth and gums.
Can I get an Amen?