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    Painkiller advice?

    Ok, thanks all. She's already improving in leaps in bounds. One down, eight to go.
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    Painkiller advice?

    One of my 6mo kittens got a paw closed in the door today. She's been acting surprisingly well, she's normal and lovey, but the paw is swollen and she's limping. All of her toes appear to "work" and she's putting more weight on it now so I don't think it's broken. Right now she's sitting in...
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    First vet appt? Deworming? Vaccinations?

    When should all this happen? I know the obvious answer is "ask your vet", but we just changed vets so I don't have a relationship with the new one yet. I'd like to have some idea what to expect. Thanks!
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    Eye opening and pictures

    The kittens are a week old and have started to open their eyes. I've read that you shouldn't expose them to bright lights while their eyes are opening so I assume flash photography's out for the time being? When is it okay again?
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    Intro & question about other pets

    Wow...where to start? We took in a stray, since named Mooch, about a month ago. I took her to the vet for either a spay or a prenatal checkup. As you've probably guessed by my presence here, it was just a checkup. We have a Great Dane & a 9yo cat so Mooch has been living in the garage and...
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    Gemma's nipples...

    My experience is with human nipples (I have a 2yo & a 4mo) not cats', but lanolin ointment is what's usually recommended. You don't have to wipe it off before feeding. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...qid=1145238619 (I have an intro post brewing, but the short version is that we have...
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