My husband and I have just bought our first house.  (Yay!)  The
current owners have 4 cats, 2 dogs, and some fish.  I suspect the
carpets and more will smell like the former pets.  What do you recommend
to remove the previous pet smells?  Would Simple Solution work for this

it's not me posting them extra posts
google has been so funky lately I use my OE now.
i love googles method of organizing the thread oppossed to OE
but...google must be broke...or just slammed with users.

Has anyone else had a cat that has been sneezing lately? One of my cats,
Isis has been sneezing for the past few days but has had no discharge from
her eyes or nose. She has an appointment at the vet tomorrow but am
wondering if this is as serious as I am making this out to be? ...

My cat has been diagnosed with bladder stones and I received an
estimate for the surgery and post-op treatment.  I'm wondering if the
price he quoted me is within the norm - it was just over $1,000.  I
don't think I'm getting ripped off but I also don't want to be

The following research could have implications for companion dogs. We
all know that ignoring or rejecting a dog can be a form of punishment,
below is some research that may support this.
Brain scan shows rejection pain

Hi, I'm new to the group. I have 2 cats, both males, one is 8 one is
10. My 8 year old is one tubby kitty while my 10 year old is in just
about perfect shape. They are both neutered. They both eat about the
same amount of food. They are both equally lazy... LOL. I need to get

   76 dogs nationwide have died as a result of eating contaminated
Diamond Pet Foods
 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that at least 76 dogs
nationwide are believed to have died as a result of eating contaminated

I didn't expect my cat to be vegetarian, but she loves cooked veggies,
especially the green ones.
She still eats her meat-based kitty crunchies for the main part of her
diet.

My 7 month old kitten was spayed on Thursday.  The vet would like me to
keep the e-collar on her for a minimum of 2 weeks until the stitches
heal, so she cannot bite or lick them.
I feel terrible watching her in the collar, since it seems to have a

I think it's important to live up to intentions
to spay/neuter, and accordingly the six kittens
born on August 7 were spayed and neutered last
week, at five months old.  The female was spayed

Hi Group,
I just heard on Fox news channel a stroy about Tom the Cat I tink
you'll enjoy. His owner, a edlerly man, fell out of his wheel chair and
could not get up. Tom the cat went to the phone, knocked the reciever

Hi everyone, I'm a new member to the group.
My partner and I have recently (early November) adopted a 2 year old
cat - domestic tabby. Not much is known about her history as she was
rescued from someome who was hoarding cats. She had a blood test at the

I haven't read this group before, but I need sage, timely advice!
I have two wonderful indoor-only cats:  a 3-year old, 20 pound
sweet-and-not-very-bright purebred tabby Maine Coon fixed male, and my
fiance's cat, a 6-year-old female (fixed) 10 pound all-black DSH who is

About two weeks ago, my 8 month old kitty got loose outside for the first
time.  We searched and searched and he was no where to be found.  Just the
other day, a neighbor told us he was under their car and there he was. We
brought him inside and everything seemed back to normal. The ...

i have two cats that are very aggressive. the first one is a little orange
cat she's just a little over a year old... one sec she is the best thing
that's i've ever found and then for no reason shes nothing but a little devil!
she'll be sitting on my lap purring and loving and then ...