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Frankie is MUCH better today. He initiated play this morning and attacked Tzeital, my old female tortie. (I think Tzeital may have preferred the drugged Frankie!). I spoke with the vet this morning and his blood work is all normal. They said if he's not completely normal by Friday, they...

Thanks for your quick response...I don't see a previous post from Sophie, but I'll look some more. He's not running a temp and his incision is clean and dry. I think the vet was tactfully defending her clinic (there are 5 vets, the one I saw today is not who I usually deal with nor was she the...

I had my 6 month old male Balinese, Frankie, neutered on Friday. I took him home Sunday and he seemed ok. He slept ALL day on Monday other than when he ate breakfast and supper. He slept through the night, got up and had breakfast and has slept all day today. I have several cats and have...

I had a very similar situation: my female diluted tortie (Tzeital - as in the oldest daughter in "Fiddler on the Roof") is exactly as you describe your female: comes out when the house is quiet, loves to be petted and talked to but not held, hides much of the day. I adopted her from a shelter...

My cat Asparagus did this for his entire life (17 years). He wouldn't drink without first splashing the water and knocking half of it out of the bowl. I bought one of those circulating water bowls that breaks the surface tension - one of the supposed reasons cats do this - and it helped a...

I tried the bitter apple the other day. If anything, it made it worse - Ivan had something that he really needed to remove from Frankie's face. Yes, it is very cute to watch this enormous male cat washing this tiny kitten's face. But, the end result is not as cute! Anyone have any idea how...

Ivan, my 8 year old DLH has decided that our 12 week old kitten Frankie is the love of his life and they play and sleep together constantly. Ivan also feels it is his job to groom the kitten from head to toe. Unfortunately, he spends most of that attention on the kitten's face. He is biting...

I think that they don't believe in Newton's law of gravity and they test it constantly to disprove it...

I have a full Eskie (American Eskimo Dog)and they have a very strong prey instinct - he regularly patrols the yard watching for squirrels, woodchucks, even birds. He will chase anything that runs. However, I also have three cats and he learned not to chase them. I adopted him as an adult and...

Thanks for the input. Re: the vanilla extract. How often should it be applied. I used it yesterday and I did see a difference in Ivan - he left the kitten and went and took a nap. Typically, I have to remove Ivan or the kitten goes off and naps somewhere. Anyway, he seemed better...

I recently lost my cherished cat of 17 years to cancer, leaving me with an 8 year old neutered male longhair (Ivan) and a spayed female tortie (Tzeital) of unknown age. After several weeks I decided to add a new cat - a 10 week Balinese kitten. I introduced the cats slowly, using the methods...