Rec.pets.cats.health+behav used to have a decent ratio of actual
posters to trolls, but apparently that's flipped with the renewed
energies of psychopaths like cybercat. She's very vocal anonymously,
but I doubt she'd be brave enough to sit down with coffee with me.

I knew it wasn't like Henry's fibrosarcoma, but was still worried. You
don't just find a lump on your cat and expect everything will be fine.
The vet confirmed my suspicions, and Tiger's gonna be just fine. Some
fluid-filled cyst, currently free from cancerous cells.

Is your cat active at night and sleeps during the daytime?
Cats are nocturnal. It is normal for them to be active at night. If
you find this annoying, rather than punish your cat for following his
natural activity schedule, train him to shift his active phase to

Hi folks. Just thought I'd ask in case there are any people from St.
Paul/Minneapolis browsing the group.
We've got a few behavioral issues with our Bengal. Our regular vet
suggested anti-depressants, but I'm hesitant to drug Louis unless it's

Just discovered my new 1 year old cat pees partly out of the box.  So I
bought one of those litter boxes with a hood.  Both cats seem to like it and
I hope it solves the problem.  Phew!
Barb

Looks like we'll be making an addition to our household. We have one kitty
already, strictly indoor. Our son is having to give up his due to
circumstances and we've stepped up to the plate. His kitty has been
indoor-esque as I understand it.

Am I correct that fleas have to bite you cat for the once a month
stuff to work?  If so, which is more annoying to the pussy, bathing or
flea bites?

Milo had his routine checkup at the vet yesterday, and she told me
I'm overfeeding him. (He's a 5-6 on the weight scale, but he produces
a *lot* of poop. He weighs 11 pounds, and he' a 1-year-old neutered
male, 100% indoor cat.)

Why does this kind of thing always manifest on a Saturday evening?
Meep's got at least one intensely itchy ear.  Enough that she's got one
tiny bloody spot - I think she stabbed herself.
She's on Revolution, so she shouldn't have ear mites (was applied at the

Large Cat Spotted at College Park Campus
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/31/AR2008073102330.html
The University of Maryland and the state Department of Natural Resources
searched the College Park campus today in response to reports that a cougar

Have you all seen this?  It's truly amazing.  If you scroll down,
there's a video you can watch that summarizes what the text says.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/christian.asp

I am wondering if anyone has any feedback with using antidepressants
on cats?
I have 3 cats, one of them - a 5 year old male has started to
occasionally urinate outside of his litter box.  We took him to the

Well, it figures that since last week I had a scare with the new kitten,
this week it was my older cat's turn. He had a cystitis flare-up today.
It was very scary. In addition to the usual running to the litterbox
every 10 minutes, straining, leaving blood in the box, he was also ...

My 13 year old indoor cat snuck outside and ended up spending the
night on the deck before I realized she was missing. When I brought
her back in, she was limping on her front right paw (and the other
cat, her sister, is hissing at her).

Just to let you know. The pregnant 3 legged cat who wouldn't eat (from
3 weeks ago) is fine. She is a exceptionally fussy eater but she's
nursing all 5 healthy kittens.
http://picasaweb.google.com/johnmcmaster/Chianti