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We have a stray who lives in our garage. There is no heat and we can't use an electric heater because of a car that is parked Any suggestions on non-electric heat sources such as a self heating bed or pad. Anyone have success with a specific product for winter time use?

Just found our 8 year old male cat has diabetes (blood sugar of 560).   He was not obese and we started to notice he was losing weight and was less active in the last month.  The vet is keeping him and we will have to give him insulin shots when he gets out.  Is this something that can be...

Our cat suddenly has a very scratchy and gravelly sounding meow.  Is this something normal and does it resolve or it more serious?  He is eating fine and is acting normal but sounds strange.  Any advice on this is appreciated.

Our cat loves to chase and eat moths that get into the house.  Are they harmful to the cat when eaten?

We took in a four week old kitten who is doing fine.  We didn't know about introducing them separately.  We have four year old  male and female siblings.  The older female is doing fine, but the older male really looks depressed and has started staying under the bed and sofa and will not eat. ...

We found a stray kitten with a very bad eye infection today.  The vet says its about five weeks old.  We have two indoor cats about four years old who were raised together.  Can this kitten co-exist with the other two?  They are generally ignoring it but hiss at it whenever they walk close to...

  A very friendly stray that we feed had a cut.  We saw him yesterday and his face and head have turned black and looks terrible.  We are trying to catch him to take him to a vet.  From past experience he is very friendly and likes to be petted but he scratched me last year when we tried to get...

We brought a stray that has been living on our deck to the vet because she was limping. The vet lanced an infected spot on her paw. We now giving her an antibiotic twice a day. Anyone have an idea how long it takes for something like that to heal? She will only eat cat treats and we have been...

Our two year old male throws up a lot. The vet says he is fine but he tends to eat way too fast and too much. We are thinking of changing the cat food to something without dye (we are currently using meow mix dry). Any suggestions on what to change to that they will eat and how to make the...

We made some outside cat boxes for our strays, insulated them and put in straw. They really like the straw. Do we need to change the straw or does it stay in all winter? Thanks for the help.

We have been feeding some strays and semi-ferals on our back deck and fixed some boxes for them which they sleep in at night. For the last two months we have been feeding them wet food several times per day due to the severe cold where we live (near the Great Lakes). They really like the wet...

We cut a hole in a plastic storage bin and lined it with styrofoam insulation and newspaper and put in an old pillow and towel. Two of them get in together. Will look at getting kitten food although they seem to like Kit and Kaboodle. There are some really feral ones who sneak up and eat the...

We have three feral cats living outside in plastic bins we made for them. We have started to feed them two small cans each of wet cat food morning and night. We live in a cold area with temperatures at night from 0 to 10. Will the extra wet food help them while it is cold? We customarily...

We have some boxes outside for a few feral cats. They like the boxes and eat well but the water freezes solid. We can't use an electrical outlet outside. Any ideas for keeping water from freezing or do we just have to change it as often as we can? It gets below zero where we live.

The female is much better today and eating. The male still hasn't eaten and is not feeling well. The diarrhea has stopped. We are going back to the vet tomorrow if he still hasn't eaten.