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They'll never be old enough to "roam at will" and be safe. Outside is dangerous even in the country. I live in the country and some of the dangers in my area include owls, coyotes, coy-dogs, fox, fisher cats, hawks, and bobcats. Hunting season is just starting so add guns as another danger. You...

When I first brought Tiri home, she had a lot of problems with diarrhea. It took me nearly 2 months to figure out the right combination of food for her. For dry, I give her a mix of Nutro Natural Choice and Royal Canin. For moist, she gets Felidae and Wellness. Fancy Feast is kitty junk food...

Tiri goes nuts for Felidae.

I've read a lot of articles which warn that clumping litters are unsafe for kittens. I've been using Swheat Scoop with Tiri and the fosters and so far no one is having any problems.

I'm a retired breeder these days . Ideally, I think you should wait until your female is 18 months or so before you breed her. This will give her time to finish growing. I would limit her to one litter per year. I say one litter because she will carry the kittens for 8 weeks or so and then be...

I live in the country and use a harness when taking Tiri outside. The country can be as dangerous to a cat - in place of cars and people, we have owls, coyotes, coy-dogs, foxes, and bobcats. Any of these find a cat to be a tasty treat.

I find good quality food and lots of interactive play sessions keep my cats trim.

http://www.peteducation.com/article....&articleid=951 is a good article on the subject of cat/kitten vaccinations.

http://www.petfit.com/overview/weightcheck.asp will has an interactive weight check with some great pictures to help determine if a cat is overweight or just right.

You should let it be. If he is excessively licking the site, you may want to check with your vet to make sure there are no problems.

Have you tried a large covered litterbox? Tiri is a digger and the large covered box took care of the worst of the litter ending up all over the floor.

Take him to the vet ASAP. This might be the first indicator of kidney failure. I lost my 9 year old cat to kidney failure because I did not recognize the signs soon enough.

I don't feed Friskies anymore. I found it's more cost effective to go over to Petco and get Tiri foods like Royal Canin & Nutro. Since these foods have less filler and more of what cats need in their diet, Tiri eats less, her coat looks better, and most importantly the litterbox does not stink...

For a kitten, I would give 1/2 can wet in the morning and the other 1/2 at night. Dry food should be left out all the time. Kittens have small tummies and generally only eat a little bit at a time.