Recent Content by neko's mom

My cat does that too -- the vet said it's chronic and he may well outgrow it. Good to know others have! He's so sweet he's worth it, though. My cleaning method? Spray bottle of water and a dried out scrubby sponge (the ones that are usually yellow with the green brillo-like stuff on one...

I've been struggling with this too! My 10-month-old is 12.5 lbs! When I took him to the vet, he just said "wow, he weighs a lot more than last time, ha ha." (Last time was when he was like 3 months old, for booster shots, so yeah, he's obviously grown). The vet was really busy that day and I...

Went to the vet today, turns out he has an ulcer on his tongue (probably something viral he caught from the new boy). I couldn't see it because every time he opened his mouth, he curled up his tongue (like when they yawn) and I couldn't see the top. I was too busy looking at his teeth and gums...

I'm having trouble getting in there to see his mouth, but that would be a good description -- like what a dog does when you put peanut butter on the roof its mouth. Anyway, he's not big on being poked and prodded by me, and he's a tuxedo, so his mouth is black and pink, so it's hard to see much...

New development (sort of). I have no idea how to describe this in writing... OK, you know the tongue smacking thing you might do to show a little kid how good something is or to pretend that you're eating fake toy food? Sort of a "num num" thing with your tongue ticking off the top of your...

He seemed totally normal this morning. The boys had a busy day tearing my apartment apart -- one of the most active days I've seen from them yet (dishes on the floor, food out of the garbage, stuff knocked over) Some people's kids. Anyway, right now he's scrunched on my lap in front of my...

I was a cat person, NO question, for most of my life. When I was four my aunt's "nice" little dog bit me on the face, and 25 years later I still have a scar right between my nose and my lip. I can still remember it as clearly as if it happened last week. So most of my life I was pretty much...

Yeah, I am definitely keeping an eye on him. He's been weird about playing since the new guy moved in, but after his initial energy spurt, now he's alert and awake, but mostly lying around watching Mikey play with toys. He does often do that this time of night (before Mikey he just enjoyed...

Hi, new here and just got some advice, so I thought I might be able to give some back. I'm not SURE this is the same thing, but it sounds like it. Was your cat kind of hunched down, like in the position they would eat (or vomit) in, with her head sticking out in front of her low to the ground...

It's been, what, an hour or less since I posted this? About 15 minutes ago Neko got up and wandered to the food dish and looked like he wasn't going to eat. I gave him a couple of treats that are squishy, which he chowed... And suddenly he started playing! Chasing a toy I offered, going in...

Thanks for the vibes, XO, we sort of overlapped there. I HEART my cats, so even in health, I think I'll start hanging around here when I can! I agree that it's better to catch things early (and go to a reg. vet before you have to end up at an emergency vet -- yikes!). You would be correct in...

Well, I think maybe that's why something made me think the smell was glandular -- now that I sniff him (he's wondering what I'm up to), it smells most strongly around his neck. I would be willing to entertain the idea that it's from his mouth, though. He eats Iams indoor cat, which my mom...

Hi, This is my first time posting to this or ANY forum. I'm so high-tech, hopefully I can figure out how to reply later. I think, but am not sure, that I have a problem. History: I have a 9.5 month old cat, Neko, who I adopted at 8 weeks from a foster group that holds pet adoption days at...