Mary Todd is a 1 1/2 year old, female, neutered, only slightly chunky-
but very large/long 14 lb cat.
Since she came to live with us (as a 6month old rescue cat) she has
had an aversion to pooping in the litter box.

Is ground fresh flaxseed okay for cats?
Why I ask: My vet suggested I give my cat 1/4 teaspoon of unflavored
Metamucil twice a day to address his colitis.  He is 12 years old, male,
neutered, and indoor-only (my cat, not the vet).  This has worked for a few

ok.. i have trolled this group a few times.. but this is not
a troll.
I am a severe cat lover.. and I friggen love cats.. indiscriminatly,
more especially, my patches.

My cat got her leg ran over 10 days ago.
It put a scab or scrape on her inner rear
leg.. its healing.. but as her leg was being
ran over, it cracked her back.  The dr said

A stray cat that I adopted five years ago died sometime
before first light this morning.  He got sick suddenly.  I first
noticed him not eating Friday, and during the weekend he
became less and less active, just wanting to lie in one place

(I have also posted this to alt.med.veterinary as I need as much help
as I can get!)
Hello all,
My 2 1/2 year old neutered cat suddenly came down with FLUTD (Feline

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If I read the FDA warning correctly, they visited the facility in May and
issued the close down notice on June 19th. What took them approximately a
month to do this?   Why wasn't it done within days or ...

If you live in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Texas, or Wisconsin, you might to read this.
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01854.html

I have a neutered male Himalayan about 11 years old. I adopted him  a couple
of years ago and he is a sweetheart of a cat! Never complains, never acts
out. Recently he has been trying to spray- I think..I took him to the vet
and she said he had the start of a bladder infection ...

my cat seems to know where her litter tray is as she "poops" in it, but she now seems to have taken to urinating in the bath and i wondered why she would be doing this? what would be the cause of this?
thanks in advance

I haven't been following this group because I've had my hands full...
I had to go to the mainland to have my appendix removed, and the day I
was released, my tenants contacted me and told me Tweaker was pissing
blood.  I had them put him on a plane and got him to the vet right

This thread is being repeated as it "disappeared" from several
newservers with some idiot flames and other irrelevant stuff snipped out.
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Roadrunner plans to end usenet support entirely on 6/23.
This was quietly announced in RR Help.  Other (e.g., Verizon)
ISPs have less draconian plans in the works.
There are many alternatives available, ranging in price from

My cat has something inside his rear thigh. Does not seem to be painful when
I feel it.
What tests can a vet do to find out if he has cancer?
Are the tests reliable?