Recent Content by firecat

My local Pet Valu has a great deal for their in store brand. If you buy 9 bags of Performatrin Ultra the 10th is free. :) I think this is a great way to get people to go with a good brand above things like friskies, and Pet Valu gets the added bonus of regular customers, *like me* Sorry if this...

When I was a teen, my first cat was hit by a car, had a dozen injuries or so, broken bones. They said surgery would help him, but it would by nicer to put him down, and cheaper. Like money is more important. My mom couldn't really afford it, so we went around to our friends for help, and a...

I want to tell you a horrible tale. A tale that is gross, but with a happy ending. My male cat had been scratching his ears for a few days now, but not seeing anything amiss with his ears I thought maybe he was fine. Mind you that he is a very hairy eared cat so its hard to tell whats going on...

Okay, I feel less alarmed now. I did a much closer inspection, and the skin is NOT changing color, its just the fur, in fact the fur is changing color from the base, dark brown, to the tip, very light. So its not a skin problem I'm guessing, just color changing. But maybe the fur is stained, and...

Okay, here are some pictures, the few he was willing to sit in one place for. I'll keep trying, this doesn't show the darkish skin under the fur, just the dark color the fur itself is turning.

How do you take a picture of a cat that will not stop moving? D: D: Now my batteries have to recharge, bah. -.-

Jessie won't hold still long enough for me to take a picture. I' use the same hard plastic dishes for food and water that I've always used for him. I don't know if it happened gradually, I only just noticed that the skin was black, I always just thought his fur was dirty and finally got annoyed...

My kitty has been worrying me. I saw a large brown spot of fur on his chin that I only just noticed. The skin under the fur is black. I've been examining it, it doesn't seem to hurt or bother him, doesn't look scabby, just looks like a pigment change. But it scared me because I'm fairly sure...

Success! Jessie has stopped growling and hissing, and is actually letting her come near him, albeit cautiously. They were running around after each other last night and there was a bit of batting of paws but right now they are being neutral. Yay! Thanks everybody for the support! Lets hope they...

Yes it does. I live on the 11th floor so pidgeons and birds are always a problem. The bird netting has markers on it to show birds that there is a barrier there, to keep them from landing and pooping on the railings. Its very safe, I've lived here for a year and not a single bird has come on my...

Heheh, the balcony scared me the first day I moved in here! But its closed in so the cats can't get out or fall, I have pigeon netting that keeps the balcony free of birds. Jessie has never tried to climb it or jump onto the railing. Big chicken wire mess keeps the railing safe from pigeons...

Here are pictures, and a video, of my new kitty. I also have moved all my pictures of Jessie to flickr, forgot I closed my old website down. Oreo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/4062497...7622194660340/ Jessie: http://www.flickr.com/photos/4062497...7622070052923/ My cat videos (and other...

Didn't have a separate room to put Oreo in. Her owner brought her in a cat carrier, then released her into my apartment. Unfortunately the only room with a closed door is my bedroom, which is also my office where my computer and tv and everything is, my livingroom in my apartment is actually a...

I am now the proud mommy of my second cat. She's a darling black and white long haired mix with a tiny meow and a large purr. She's still acclimating to my apartment, but she seems to be settling well, My other kitty, Jessie, is not. He's hissing at her when she gets to close, sometimes he...

Sorry if this is in the wrong section. I have the opportunity for a second cat. Jessie is one year old, he's been living with me for a year without any contact with other cats. I want to get him a playmate, a friend, and maybe another companion cat for me, since I live alone with my cat. I think...