Recent Content by sharlanc

Okay. I will definitely try your suggestions. As always, I thank you for your help!!! This web-site has really been a life-saver to me over the past 4 years, and you all are kind, smart, helpful, and really just awesome. I think it makes me a better mom to my cats. My old two guys are...

Hi, I have to almost 5-year-olds tabbies who I adopted together. I have since introduced a dog to them (3 years ago), and they got over their initial hatred of her and now eat with her, sleep with her, etc. I have now taken in a stray (kitten) tabby and my cats are mad at him, and each other...

My 4 year old cat has sounded funny for the past few days. He is normal in terms of eating and behavior. He doesn't seem to have a cold, no sneezing or extra discharge from his eyes. Any ideas as to what could be causing this? He kind of sounds like he's been smoking cigarettes.

I have two cats that are 3 years old. One is a long hair (Dos), the other short(Uno). The long hair has had a substantial amount of hair fall out on his tail, near the base, and on his belly, near his bottom. He seems normal otherwise, and I saw much of the hair come out in a hairball. The...

I agree. I hate bleach and the way it smells. It can create holes in fabric so how safe can it be (rhetorical question). I use Simple Green in my house because it is environmentally friendly and smells good too. My concern with chemicals is that my kitties may step on a surface that has been...

I too was struck by the statement that cat's brains are similar to human brains. I think a lot of people assume that because they have small heads/brains, they are stupid. On the contrary, I find cats to be really pretty sharp (and smarter than many humans I know). This applies to dogs too...

HI, I saw this article today and thought I'd share it as it gives some insight into the way cats think and discusses their intelligence. http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/featur...atsanddogsmain

I think I will try that sprinkler. The neighbors cat comes over all day long and in the wee hours as well, when my cats are inside, so it might work to train the neighbors cat that he doesn't like our watery environment. Thanks for the idea. Do they sell those scarecrow sprinklers at home...

and yes, I check on them all the time. Honestly, I worry about them and I am a total mother hen with them. My husband says I obsess over them which is true. I treat them like they are my children. I enjoy watching them roll around in the sun. It's pretty cute.

The neighbors are right across the street and are pretty nice people. Ironically one of the neighbors stated that his cat had been attacked recently and he was trying to figure out what cat in the 'hood had done it. Now that I know his cat is a bully, I look back and laugh at his statement...

I'm an allergy sufferer too, but I like cuddling with my kitties. Try Flonase and Claritin together, that seems to work for me. Also, since I have been exposed to my cats I have noticed that my allergic reactions have lessened, and I used to get really itchy eyes and nose. Now, it is very...

Hi, I have two one year old cats. They are brothers and get along very well. I do let them outside when we are home and they stay in our backyard. Luckily they are scared to go too far. I do have to let them out because they are very vocal about their displeasure of having to be inside all...

I have the same problem. I adopted two kitties last summer. I have not slept soundly since. Every night at around 4:00 A.M. they begin to play and get into stuff and ONLY IN MY BEDROOM. We have tried locking them out of our bedroom but they scratch on the door and want back in. I feed them...

Hi, Both of my cats (8mos old) are on medication. One for pain for a fractured leg, and the other takes amoxi drops for a cold. After discovering that they love ice cream (they pretty much attack us when we are eating it) I though I'd try giving them their medicine mixed in a teaspoon of ice...

My kitten just fractured his leg last Wednesday. He is in a leg cast too. I am trying to keep him from moving around too much but it is near impossible. I'm sorry for your kitty.