I have a semi feral female, 3 yrs old (spayed, vaccinated). 2 wks ago she
got 2 nickel sized bites on her hind hip area and took her to the vet. He
said they were infected and abscessed and he gave her a shot of antibiotic,
shot of anti-inflammatory and a wk's worth of antibiotic ...

What determines if a cat is going to have silky nice hair or coarse/thick
hair?  Its probably a stupid question but I'm just curious, because some
cats that almost look exactly alike can have either type of hair.
I wonder if its genetics, the environment factor, their diet or ...

My beloved Toma girl passed away 1 week ago today. She was 15 yrs & 4
months old.
On Dec.15th, 2006, at 3:45 PM, my beloved Toma girl was put to sleep while
I gently held her still. She passed after her long 2 year battle with CRF -

First, sorry so long, but please see what you think.
My two year old cat has peed outside the box since she was born 8-3-04, and
always been here, inside, and loved. She'll use it to poop and sometime pee,
but even when peeing in the box, she will start squatted down and by the

One of my cats was in a fight and got some real bad bites that abcessed
then they festered and drained---but the cat keeps pulling out the fur
around the sores and picks off the scabs---it has been several months now
but there are still scabs that he picks off and makes the ...

Good God almighty I'm SCARED out of my wits!
That cat is from the very depths of HELL!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eraK3sktNDc

I have just abour reached my wits end with my Calico cat. She's a few
years old, is in fine fettle, speyed etc. It's just that she is
CONSTANTLY shedding. I have had cats all my life and never had this
problem with them, but this cat is unreal. I don't understand how she

Do cats think of their owners? do they think of them as servants?
fellow cats? or mothers? or possibly something completely different?
I'm wondering because my cat shows a lot more affection for me than
anyone else in the household even if I'm don't always give her food;

I tried a lot of things to keep my cats off of the sink and especially off
of electronic things with hard drives that could be crashed, although pee on
the kitchen sink came in a close second. It has been several years and I
think they are way worth it even with the added work ...

We have three cats: a 13 year old female, an 8 year old male, and a 2 year
old male.
We only just got the 2 year old male less than a year ago.  He gets along
with the other male the majority of the time.  Being the youngest, he does

My cat was hit by a car around a month ago, and despite having received
a nasty blow to the head and broken pelvis, she's been making an
incredible recovery.
Yesterday, however, I noticed a large clump of hair missing from her

I mentioned a couple of months ago that I would be moving from FL to
UT. Well today is the day! My two cats will be in car carriers for the
trip. I'm sure they will _not_ like that one bit. I'm not that worried
about the car ride as I'm sure they will get tired whining after an

My old pal Stanley was diagnosed last week with a malignant tumor in
his spine.  A fast moving cancer they told me.  They weren't kidding.
About 2 weeks ago I started noticing a slight changes in his behavior,
eating habits and the way he was walking and holding his tail.

I want to train killer cats to protect my property against
terrorists. These cats should be able to kill and eat any
invaders.
How can I turn a cute little kitten into a murderous beast

We recently rescued a 10 week kitten from an overburdened family (5
cats and a dog) and he ("Roo") is really affectionate however our older
cat ("Bear" is 4 years old) wont tolerate him and being very shy she
doesnt get to sitting on the sofa anymore.