I have a stray that has been living in my backyard since about
Christmas. We had a bad storm Tuesday early am and I awoke to find she
had just deposited 4 kittens at my back door. She was pretty wet even
though she had them under my walkway from my door to my garage.. That

Ok, Ian has had his ultrasound today and the good news is that there
is no 'obvious' sign of a tumor. Although the vet STILL doesn't rule
it out???
He has had a sample of the fluid taken from his distended abdomen and

Mah-ah (staccato) = don't stop petting me
ya-wooo = out
Miow-w - I'm waiting [for food]
MII (sounds like "me", but growly) - you're bugging me and I'm in a

I'll start with another question- why do you perceive some people good or
bad?
You judge on appearance, posture, manner, language, ideas and possibly
smell.

I would like to share the following news with kitten-lovers. Two great
free books were released online:
Kittens: A Family Chronicle, by Svend Fleuron:
http://chestofbooks.com/animals/Svend-Fleuron/Kittens-A-Family-Chronicle/

I have a sweet Manx but I had to take in an old cat from my daughter
whose boyfriend is allergic to cats (she loves him, what an excuse :-)
Anyway, my Manx does not growl but chases her constantly. She hides
behind my bed, poor thing. He is also very possessive I think.

Ok guys, I just took Ian in and I had to leave him with the vet.
Basically he says he has a bit of a distended tummy (fluid in there)
and he wants to do a scan to see if he can see what might be causing
it.

I've noticed it with my cats.  They can tell you very directly, yes,
or no, when I ask them questions.  People don't usually think cats are
able to be trained, but they do have a way of communicating.  Very
often they will let you know that they want to go out in the yard, or

I live in a 2nd floor apart.  very lucky to be able have them both,
under the disability act only allowed one....but my late husband got
me Moe & Rudy
anyway you get evicted if your pet is outside w/out a leash...they're

As found in sweetened cranberry juice? To be used to treat cystitis.
    Catman

Regulars here know Meep has cystitis. I've been noting a thinning of
hair on her belly, about where her bladder is.  It isn't self-mutilation
- yet - it's just short hairs, but no skin damage.  I pointed this out
to the vet and she indicated that this could indeed be caused by

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anybody had any advice for me.
About 10 days ago I adopted a 2 year old British Blue girl. (I have
named her Burberry). When I first got her home, I followed all the
common advice of setting her up in a room with litter tray/food/water/

was told to use, Rudy has been brown junk in the corner of one eye
(nearest his nose)  it's not runny, have been cleaning it off with
damp warm cotton pad.....friend told me that was a receptionist at a
Vet's office

My cat Ian is really really lethargic still and has been two days
since he came back from having his teeth cleaned and a couple
extracted from the vet. He seemed ok at first, eating as soon as he
was back and purring when petted etc,,,now he just lies very still -

Does anyone have a cat with a hyperthyroid problem? Mine has been on
meds for some time but it seems now is the time I have to make a
decision about further treatment. Surgery, radiation, iodine
injection, whatever. Does anyone have some advice or information that