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no, she said there was no need, b/c Georgia is always active and alert and seems to have no other issues. she says this just happens sometimes.

Hi! Georgia is approx. 4 years old, and she's been overweight basically since we adopted her. She is on a vet prescribed diet of very limited dry Wellness healthy weight, but she's still putting on 1/2 a pound a year (about 13.5 right now.) We tried her on the Core type food, but she just...

When we adopted Georgia, she was a skinny and malnourished little thing. Within a month of eating high quality dry food (she won't touch wet), she had gained 6 pounds! Now, she's about 3 years old and 12-13 pounds. We've been on a vet-prescribed diet for more than a year. It seems a little...

Softclaws are great! Also, many cats will only scratch on a very tall scratching post (they like to be able to stretch out completely)-- taller than the majority of the ones you can buy at the store. I thought that cats who used scratching posts were mythological, until I bought the kind you can...

Cats can be very tiny, it's true, but they can also keep growing for quite some time. When we adopted our cat, the shelter surmised that she was a year old. Within six months, she had almost doubled in size!

I know that cats are known to purr when they're frightened or ill, and not just when they're pleased-- but what about a cat who purrs for 90% of her waking life? What on earth might that be about? Georgia has been this way since we adopted her, so it's not an indication that something might be...

Oh, best of luck to you. Our cat Georgia was a former feral, and we were warned that she might behave just like yours for a good long while. Luckily, she came around rather quickly, but we've had her for a year and a half now and she's only recently started climbing into my lap. Something that...

As Pami said, you've just got to be sure that when you're home, you're spending lots of time with them. I have seen a situation in which two kittens bonded and didn't seem to have much interest in humans, but that was because their owner never gave them any attention, even at the beginning-- so...

This can be a bad situation, but it can also be completely harmless (so long as the other cat is neutered). We always joke that our landlady's cat is Georgia's 'gentleman caller'. He comes by every night, and they leap at one another 'through' the sliding glass door. I was worried at first, but...

California Natural Herring and Sweet Potato is larger than Innova or Innova Evo, but still somewhat manageable. Stay away from Nutro Natural Choice-- the pieces are HUGE!

Thanks for the advice so far. We have a phenomenal relationship-- that's one reason why I'm concerned, because I don't want to do anything to wreck it. And yet, I have more than enough love to give this other little kitty, and I also know I can give her the care and medical attention she deserves.

That's very sweet. Georgia will chase what I throw and then come back to me, but she hasn't yet figured out that she needs to bring the toy along with her! However, when I go into the bathroom in the morning to take a shower, she immediately wakes up from her nap and brings a toy over. Then we...

I'm still considering whether or not to adopt Monkey into our household (see post 'Need Advice-- Should I get another cat-- a blind cat?!'), and I've been reading all the helpful postings on this site. It seems like there are so many horror stories about multi-cat households! I'm really feeling...

Hello all-- Yesterday my partner and I came upon the most amazing shelter kitty--Monkey. She's about 3 years old, very small, mostly blind and full of spirit-- and we fell in love. We've been considering getting another cat, but I've never owned more than one feline at a time, and I'm very...

So, Georgia has had fleas for a month now. She's indoor-only, so someone must have tracked the little buggers in. As soon as we spotted them, we followed all house-scrubbing/vacuuming directions, and went to the vet to get some Frontline Plus. Georgia's fur is extraordinarily thick, so thick...