"Swifter than an eagle; stronger than a lion"
"How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! "Ruprecht lay
slain upon his high places. I was distressed for him, my friend
Ruprecht; very pleasant he had been to me.

Jade had two visits to the vet last week and a couple of surgeries, but I'm
afraid she may be headed back again. Since after her surgeries (removal of
mass in throat area and microchiping), she has had trouble with her left
eye. Pictures are here:

Our cat seems to suffer from some visual defect, perhaps short sightedness
or long sightedness.  Is it possible to get an eye test and spectacles for a
cat?
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I have a lovely 7 yr old cat named yogi who looks exactly like felix
but over the past few days everytime i come home and let him in he jus
lies on the floor and his back legs go, this happens for about 15min
then he is okay. But he seems to just want to lie around and sleep

Sorry folks...just have to ramble a bit.   :)
This morning, after walking my 1st grader to school, a neighborhood kitty
came up to me.  She is a cute gray and white little thing that is just
absolutely adorable.  When I was petting her she purred and put her little

Posting for maximum coverage:
please cross post:The ASPCA animal staging area in St Bernard Parrish will
not be accepting anymore animals after Oct 15. I have a friend who is down
there now and feels they are doing a good job of cataloguing the animals as

I have a kitten that is about 1 week old. Today, I noticed signs of fleas
and saw one or two just before they jumped out of sight. Since the animal
is so young I do not know what to use. The flea control I use for my 2
older cats warns that kittens must be 12 weeks old, and ...

my cat suddenly became paraplegic.  he's very old and i have little
hope of recovery.  i have to manually express his bladder - he's a big
guy and i have a hard time telling what's what in his belly.  i'm
afraid of hurting him or doing it too much and causing him worse

We would like to inform you about a case of diagnosed genotypical
Patellar Luxation in the Netherlands, concerning an Abyssian (n var).
It is diagnosed at two different veterinarian (with x-ray).
The name of this cat is Over-Nite Sensation's Snoozer (male, born 5 Oct

I'm not a regular to this group but have a cat health and behavior
problem and would appreciate advice.
I have two semi-feral cats.  They are both its now and the older female
one has been hanging around about 10 years.  I feed them, they keep

Yesterday the basement flooded after 10 inches of rain locally.  The fire
department was here to bail and in the confusion my feral cat went missing
(I've since found her, praise God!)
But while I was looking for her outside in the yard, with no contacts in

My 13 yr old cat has hyperthyroid, excess energy, losing weight etc.  he is
on medication but he is still driving us nutty.  he is sooo greedy all the
time.  we feed the three cats the same flavour food each meal but he is
always going to someone else's bowl for their food.  the 14 ...

Hello all!  I have a 14 year old cat that got most of his teeth pulled
a few weeks ago.  He was doing okay eating until a few days ago when he
pretty much stopped.  He acts hungry, follows me around the kitchen
meowing, and runs ahead of me whenever I go to feed him excitedly, but

I brought in my houseplants last night because it's getting cool at
night. Dmitri used to try and eat the shamrocks and spider plants, so I
got those up and out of Jasmine's way quickly. (After she taste tested
both, and said "mmmm, I likey.")

Hello everyone...newbie here posting for the first time.
I was wondering:  My 1 1/2 year old cat has been in heat for the last few
months, and unfortunately I cannot afford to fix her just yet. (I keep her
inside so there is no danger of her getting pregnant)  I've heard that