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My 7 week old girl from the pound uses the litterbox very well for her age, but she doesn't clean herself afterwards and you can see some leftovers on her bum. Is cleaning one's self something that comes with age or will she always walk around with a dirty butt? A stupid question, I know, but...

Her ears are clean with no signs of infection as I just had her to the vet last week immediately after I adopted here and he checked out the ears. I know what ringworm looks like and it is not ringworm. It looks like a little scrape that has formed a sca and half of the scab has peeled back...

So I bought my newly acquired Cali a breakaway collar to wear around the aprtment so I can keep track of her whereabouts with the little bell. The first day it was on she wouldn't stop scratching at the collar so I kept it off after she managed to break it open after 2 hours or so on...

Cali ust got back form the vet with the same symptoms you speak of. He injected her with a conticosteroid, which one he did not specify, and I can already tell a difference 5 hours later. No hacking thus far. My fingers are crossed.

We are on day six and everything has been fine thus far minus a trip to the vet for a corticosteroid shot for some respiratory inflammation she was having. She has free roam of the entire place now and has not had a single accident that I am aware of. Thanks to all for the helpful advice.

I recently adopted a new beautiful 9-month-old tortie female from the local humane society and I just want to ensure I am doing everything right for the first fur baby I've had in a while. I live in a 1br apartment and have had her in the bathroom since I brought her home yesterday. She has...

I just bought a 62" tree from the aforementioned Ebay store, the 80" one I lost the bid on wouldn't have fit where I wanted it to anyway I paid about $15 more than I wanted but it is still well over $50 cheaper after shipping than I would have spent directly from the manufacturer. My only...

I finally got her to eat some dry from my hand. She seems to have less chills and her fever has gone down so hopefully the worst is behind us.

In humans they cause acute viral gastroenteritis infections that are rapidly becoming one of the more common foodborne illnesses and are often refered to as a 24 or 48-hour stomach virus. 12-48 days after exposure to the virus vomiting and diarrhea occur and symptoms usually pass within 48 hours...

Thanks for the optimism. She was raised by one fo the vet techs at the vet's office and this is where I adopted her and her brother from. She was a totally different kitten from lastnight to this morning and wouldn't eat her dry food and would only lick at the wet. The vet gave me Hills AD Rx...

My newly adopted baby started to limp today so I took her to the vet thinking the worst (e.g. broken leg) but it turns out to be classic symptoms of a strain of calicivirus that can cause lameness in cats. I was given an antibiotic since she is runnning a fever and has a limp in one leg and...

I'm going with Emma for the girl but still unsure as to the boy's name yet. I have them in the bathroom until they mellow out from the stressful move so it's a little cramped in there right now with litter pan, their cardboard box, sisal post, and food/water bowls. They are already making...

I brought the babies home today and we couldn't be happier with each other. There's no sound greater than that of scratching on a sisal post or covering poo in the litter box on the first day home. The girl is still very timid but a lovebug and the boy is a real ham for the attention and much...

Thanks all of you for such a warm welcome. I'll post the links from PetFinder of my two babies below since I do not pick them up until thursday morning. Now I need to go finish their scratching post. Little Girl Little Boy ~Adam

I just thought that I would introduce myself finally since I have been lurking around the board reading great advice for some time now. I am looking forward to adopting my first two cats later this week, a beautiful 12 week old brother/sister tabby couple from the same litter. I work nights at...