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Hi all.
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I've joined this newsgroup in the hope that the age old problem of

Recently, my mom and my neutered male cat started what I call sharpening his
nails on me, which a professional called marking.  I would like to know why
our male all of a sudden started this.  I don't mind him doing it; it feels
nice, like a massage.  BTW, we just acquired an ...

Xmas eve I spent at my daughters, Daniella to whom you sent purrs,
and who is so much better now, for which I thank you, wanted me
to be there on Xmas morning I didn't go over till late as I had to be at
someone elses place, so Daniella's Daddy picked me up at ten thirty

I got one of those blogs that everyone is talking about and the first picture
that I uploaded is one of my cat:
Here is the site
http://roseb44170.textamerica.com/

Maybe a stupid question, but ...
If you suspect a fish allergy in an animal,
would he also react to a
supplement containing fish oil?

I see this is a tough group. My cat adopted me. She has better medical care
than I have. I respond to suggestions much better than criticism.
I am a bit afraid to ask a question: My cat can find a rubber band when I
can't.  I grab them every time I see her running with one.  What ...

I have two kittens and they are almost 5 months old.  I know that they
can have hairball problems so I would like to prevent them.  I bought
laxatone, but I am wondering when to begin using it and how
frequently.  The packaging indicates using it on a regular basis.   Is

Well happy new year all.  I haven't been around lately, I work at the
state university and it gets busy in the autumn.  I think of you all and
wonder how the shorties are doing, and never forget how you stood by me
when h0p was so ill and George had his tumour.

Hi I have 3 cats of my own,and over the last week this young kitten has been
coming into my house,well into the kitchen,I am sure it is a stray as it is
here all day and night,looks as if it is trying to get out of the rain and
freezing cold,I have been feeding it as I hate to see a ...

There was a news item on Cnn where a guy is starting
"Companion Air" an alrlines geared for people with
pets.  The pets are always in sight, the cost is often
less than if you left the pet at home with a pet sitter,

Hi all, I just adopted a beautiful himalayan/siamese mix from a no-kill
shelter... We brought her home yesterday and she is constantly meowing....
she is fixed... just keeps meowing..she has food, water, her litter box is
full of clean litter... she has toys, scratching posts, cat ...

"The Food and Drug Administration might have to recall units of pet
food...but so far it does not know if the tissue [from the infected
cow] was processed into pet food, Dr. Lester Crawford, FDA's deputy
commissioner, told United Press International.

Hi I'm new here. I have a quick question - I have a 5 month old kitten and
he always has a wet nose. Is this normal for cats? I've had cats before but
I do not remember them having such wet noses.
Thank you in advance for your responses.

See random cat picture at
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/snporter6/randcat/
The calico is Katy. The tabby's official name is Lusitania, but she is
more commonly known as Lucy, or sometimes Lucifer.