Last fall I adopted my first cat. She actually appeared on our doorstep
during a torrential rainstorm. She was very, very hungry and ate a chicken
breast and three cans of tuna in about 24 hours, so I don't know how long
she had been out.  After keeping her for a couple of days ...

Quick Levi update: he's fine and has been eating the Hill's C/D for a
case worth (12 days).  He was on the S/D for 7 weeks... too long, but
all is well now and that is a HUGE relief.  BTW, C/D must taste better
than anything else on the planet.  Both of these cats practically ...

we are planning to adopt a 3 months old kitten from a shelter and we
have a 6 y/o cat.  any advice on how to introduce them peacefully,
making sure they don't fight?  the kitten, i was told, is pretty shy

My old cat just recently left me, and I'm planning to get another.  In
fact, I'm planning to get two more, so they will have each other for
company while I am at work.
The cats do not yet know each other; they have never met.  One is a 1

This is our tuxedo girl, age 13, hyperthyroid treated with Tapazole, and
arhythmia with propanolol. She was obese and age 5 when we got her, I got
her down to  a good weight over a year's time a few years ago.
I picked her up this afternoon and felt it, looked closely (that went ...

I recently got a Queen to breed with my 3 year old tom cat. He is an
exceptional little guy in great health and I have guarenteed homes for
up to 7 kittens (just so you know im responsible!)
He often calls for a mate...howls etc whatever you like to call it,

Perhaps Phil can chime in on this.
I ran across this link (actually an advertised link in my Gmail; I'd
just bought some Frontline via eBay) and it makes some pretty ominous
claims regarding Frontline.

Why the cross post to RPDB?  What is the point?  Most of the folks there
know me pretty well and my feelings on purebreds, breeding, adoption,
etc.  Do you think crossposting my post here will expose me somehow?  
AR folks are very, very scary.

my kitten won't stop trying to nurse me. i wake up in the middle of the night
to her meowing loudly in my face and trying to suck on any available flesh
like i'm her momma. she's gone after fingers, knuckles, i even woke up to her
trying to get at my toes. her ears go back and her ...

I went down to the vet's office after work today to visit with Diva,
the moggie I will be adopting on Friday along with my Bengal.  I had a
nice 15-20 minute or so visit, during which time I snapped some pics
with my cellphone camera, and took some brief videos.  The pictures

My cat likes to eat fabric pieces, particularly string-like ones, as
well as her own hair.  I've lost tens of clothing items including some
blouses (worst-hit bits being the sleeves), socks, scarves, etc.  Does
anyone know what causes this habit and how can I possibly change this

I know this is a dangerous admission on Usenet, :-) but I'd like
advice.
I've been ten years without a cat, and I'm thinking of adopting a
one-year-old neutered male from the shelter.  I worry, though, that

I think this is an important paper.
"WHEN THE BOND FAILS: ABUSE, HOARDING, AND RELINQUISHMENT
Lila T. Miller, BS, DVM
North American Veterinary Conference

We have a diabetic cat who gets 1.5 units of Glargine at 10:00am and
again at 10:00pm. At the 10:00pm shot on June 7, we checked his sugar
and unexpectedly got a "High" reading from the meter, meaning his
sugar was too high to measure. We bumped that shot to 2 units.

When my in/outdoor pussy started scratching I got some Hartz One-Spot
for her.  She kept scratching more and more so after 2 weeks I took a
flea comb to her.  I was very surprised to comb out about a dozen
fleas.