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We have had a very similar problem with a young male coming in and attacking the older male, and totally freaking out the two females in the meantime. Our 11 year old male spent most of last year hiding in a box, with the younger male sitting on top of the box waiting to terrorise him if he...

I have exactly the same problem, with our Jeffrey urinating on clean laundry and blankets. We also have three other cats. Honestly, I doubt your cat needs meds for this problem. What meds is she on, and for what reason? It sounds more to me like Mandarin never really got the idea of the litter...

Our Jeffrey has just produced a significant amount of yellow vomit (the colour of butter). He seems fine otherwise, but hasn't eaten much today. Any ideas, should we be worried?

A carpal pad is not really like a normal pad, it's more like a small lump and often has a couple of hairs or whisker type things growing out of it - exactly as you describe. My cats don't like theirs being touched either. I think your kitty is safe, but obviously if you are really worried check...

Do you mean the carpal pad? Here's a description: "A slightly mysterious special feature of the cat is the single carpal pad which lies behind and above the other pads on the feet, and doesn't come into contact with the ground. This pad doesn't play a part in normal locomotion, but it is...

Thanks everyone for your support. We'll see if she changes her habits now that we've wormed her. And we'll get the blood test done straight after Christmas. Interesting about the hyperthyroidism - the only thing is that she is not losing weight, which seems to be a symptom... The vet mentioned...

For the last couple of months our Loulou (10years old, spayed) has seemed to be constantly hungry. We have three other cats and she goes round finishing up what they don't want, but still she demands more throughout the day (we don't give in though). She's always had this tendency (we call her...

We have four indoor cats in a huge apartment with access to a huge (fenced-in balcony). All are spayed/neutered, two are female, two male. There are no problems with the females, but in the last month or so, our youngest cat Jeffrey (18 months, rescued of the streets) has started bullying George...

Our 10-year-old Loulou has been suffering with crystals for a while. Vets have messed around a bit, first of all treating her for struvite crystals and now for oxalate crystals. There are special diets for both, but suggest you find out which type of crystals Ace has before you start any special...

When we took Jeffrey to the vet for a blood test a while back they shaved some fur off his front paw where they were going to insert the needle. Jeffrey is mainly white, with a few tabby patches, including these beautiful golden colour tabby-type markings down the insides of his front paws...

We had a similar situation with Loulou. She started vomiting violently one day a couple of years ago, and vomited at least 12-15 times in a 24-hour period. She was frantically eating as much grass as she could find to help her with the vomiting. We took her to the vet, they did a blood test and...

I think it's mainly a survival mechanism, i.e. so that predators can't tell that they are weak and therefore a sitting duck to be attacked.

BTW, we also tried Feliway and it didn't work - but it's definitely worth a shot! You could also cover the area where he's spraying with aluminium foil, as the urine will then bounce back at him and he won't like it. You also need to be aware that even if the original cause of the spraying is...

Loulou has been doing sthg similar (curtains, carpets, furniture, you name it...) for a while, and she was eventually found to have lots of crystals in her urine, so a trip to the vet is essential in the first instance. But pls don't yell at Scooter when you catch him doing this. He won't...

With FIP nothing is predictable, so I don't know if this is unusual or not, but it's very sad in any case. The problem is, by the time you find out a newly arrived/rescued cat/kitten has FIP/FIV or whatever, they are already well and truly ensconced into your home (and heart!) and been in...