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Thanks AbbysMom and Kittens Mom. I had two other cats in the past that I had to put to sleep, but one had a stroke and was completely out of it after and the other had gum cancer which had spread all throughout her head causing bleeding from her mouth and difficulty eating. For these two the...

Hi All,  Just an hour or so ago, I put my little Pumpkin to sleep. He had severe heart failure diagnosed in January 2016. Had also had chronic kidney disease which limited our ability to increase his diuretic. He had to have a pleural effusion tapped and was started on Lasix, Plavix...

One other thing I forgot to write in the last post. Aspen does know that I'm the one who closed the cat door (or any door for that matter) and she knows I'm the one who can open it. Just like she comes to get me to feed her, I don't see why she couldn't come to get me to open the door and...

I don't know. Cats I've had have done things that seemd pretty obviously because they were mad. Like my former cat, Velvet, who would urinate right in front of me while glaring at me. She was always being chased out of the room by her brother, Bud, when the family was in there. Once I...

I may be wrong, but I didn't know that cats that are that young spray yet. If he's loving on you maybe he's urinating on your things because he likes you. But, what do I know, I've been posting for help with my female cats who peed on me.

So far so good with the Elavil. I was worried she would be really tired or some other side effect, but fortunately she seems to be fine. The only thing I've noticed is she seems not to purr as easily (and I love her purr) but she still does it it just takes a little more petting. I've...

I called the vet who's a friend of mine and we met her at her office. She ultrasounded Aspen, took a urine sample (normal), and put her in a cage for a little while while we talked, and of course, Aspen immediately went in the litter box with no problem. They use clay litter instead of the...

I sure hope someone can help me. I have a 5 year old spayed female, Aspen, who I've had for 1.5 years. I also have a roughly 10 year old neutered male cat named Pumpkin who I've had for 8 years. About a year ago, they both started spraying in the house. At first it was just on a new couch I...

I've wimped out and taped the door open again after the vet informed me that one of them probably brought the mole in and it wasn't the taped open cat door that allowed the mole in. One of them also brought a dead bird in. It's what you gotta deal with when your kids have fur. Question: are...

Thanks for that video MrBlanche, it gave me a great laugh. Cats are so funny.

My girl Aspen sprays and I've seen the urine to prove it. She's pretty alpha so I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

Thanks for the replies. At least I know that my two aren't the only stubborn little ones. I've been doing the open it halfway and then letting it fall against her back thing with Aspen, but Pumpkin's having none of it. Every time I'm down there near the door he looks at me as if I have...

Mine just ignore the laser pointers so I'm jealous that your cat liked it so much.

I have two cats, Pumpkin, who's about 8 or 9 years old, and Aspen who's 3. I put a cat door in between my house and my screen porch a year and a half ago. I couldn't get them to use it with the flap down, so I just taped the flap up and they go in and out of it with no problem. Well, a...

Thanks Laurie...they have both already gone to the vet and checked out fine as far as UTIs/crystals. I've decided that one thing I'm going to do is ask my neighbor if she could get the one she's got neutered SOON because as he gets older his urine's going to start smelling more tomcattish and...