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Five weeks ago, my boyfriend and I adopted an adorable kitten from a local shelter. We named him Alex (Allie) and he's now five months old. He's a wonderful, very sweet cat. He LOVES people and is particularly attached to me. Basically, when I'm in the apartment, he has to be near me most of...

Update: called the vet and was told that the antibiotics will take some time to work. They suggested I use a humidifier to keep him from stuffing up too much, and that seems to be helping. We will be taking him back for another appointment if he doesn't seem to be getting better over the next...

I posted here a few days ago about Allie, a wonderful 3-month old kitten my boyfriend and I just adopted from the shelter. We picked him up from his neutering surgery Saturday afternoon to find that he'd contacted a cold. He went to the vet yesterday, and the vet said he has a mild URI. He...

Update: Allie is not sneezing nearly as much today. He is very sleepy, though. I called the vet who did the operation and was told this was normal and that I shouldn't worry at all until tomorrow morning, at earliest. Since we're lucky enough to have an animal hospital across the street...

Thanks for all of the advice and supportive comments. I think I will take him to the vet tomorrow about the sneeze. I think MAXCAT08 is right in suggesting that the wobbliness is from the anesthetic. In the past hour, he's been more energetic and less klutzy. He wants to explore parts of our...

I wish I'd found this forum sooner--a whole forum devoted to cats! This is a wonderful place, and I look forward to getting to know all of you. A bit about myself: I have a year left of undergraduate work (in History) and I go to college in Southern California. I am also a long-time cat...

I'm a lifelong cat lover and had a few wonderful cats as friends growing up. However, I mostly did the "fun" stuff while my mom took care of the more responsible things. I'm now about 21, and my boyfriend and I feel ready to take on the full responsibilities of a cat. I still think we're...