Louis the Bengal came stumbling into our kitchen around 1AM, while we
were on the phone with the clinic regarding our resident teen girl's
acute illness.
He crept in, lowing, with his tail between his legs. Any touch made

HI guys,.
Lately firedn of mine told me that puppy food makes ;itterbox doesn't
smell.
is this true?

Good column in Newsday
http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-lspets4660405mar13,0,3096401.column
Feed chicken, not carbs.

The story about Louis brought up some memories for me that I thought I should
share as a warning to other cat slaves.  The cause was different but the
symptoms were the same.  
Several years ago our Bengal, Tigger, stopped begging for her treats in the

Pickles gets her 5 Temptations each night during "snack time".  Last night I
only grabbed 4 and after the 4th she wouldn't leave me alone, trying to dig
in the sofa and my lap, I assume looking for the 5th Temptation.  Finally
had to go back to the kitchen for another Temptation to ...

I don't think Scottie's esophageal stricture was caused by cancer.
This is what I think happened and how I inadvertently had a hand in
sealing my poor cat's fate.
As you may recall, Scottie was hospitalized for a week with a fever of

Hello all, Our Brenda has started a  habit she licks the end of her
tail until it looks like spike. She walks around with her tail straight
in the air. I have searched to see if there is any injury, but No,
nothing... She is not licking the fur off just fashioning it into a

He jumped up in my lap a few minutes ago and what do I discovered he is
licking his fur off again in places.  Time for another shot and a I made my
kitty go to the vet guilt trip.  I better prepare :-)

sigh

Anyone here have any experience with vaccinations given nasal?  I just
adopted an 8 month old kitten from a shelter and they told me he was given a
nasal vaccination.  I'm curious about the effectiveness of a nasal vaccine.
Does anyone have any info on this?  I'm taking the ...

I want to try the flax oil/cottage cheese treatment on my cat with the
cancer, but after being online for a while can't find info.  on dosage
amount for a 12 pounder.
I read to give this to the cat 3x a day but nothing on dosages.

He called around 6pm our time.  The girl at his office said he'd be
there at 5 after his seminar.  I wasn't here.  It's all on my answering
machine tape.  He said it's entirely possible that it happened as I
said.  He said he didn't know about doxycycline causing it.  He read

My 14-year-old cat, Sara, was diagnosed in November with hyperthyroidism and
chronic renal failure. The CRF is holding steady with daily fluids, despite
Sara's refusal to eat the prescription food. The hyperthyroidism is another
thing: Sara absolutely refuses to let me give her ...

After almost 3 years of searching, finding, and stumbling my cat's
chronic coughing has been diagnosed as a pseudomona aeruginosa organism.
Gypsy is 10 years old. She's on 3/4 of a 22.7 mg of Orbax and had been
since mid-Jan and it's somewhat helping. Her coughing bouts (loose,

I sleep, but my heart is awake: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the
door, saying, Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, my dove, my
perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the
drops of the night.  I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I