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What I found with Snickers for our long distance moves, is she needed a bigger carrier. She used to howl and howl during the drives, but finally for my last move, I got a large soft-sided dog crate to put in the back seat. She had plenty of space and mostly just slept. Also, keep the car a...

I have never been able to get a harness or collar on Snickers, so I was a little worried the first time I traveled with her through security at the airport. She definitely was scared when I took her out of the bag to go through the metal detector, so I had to hold on tight. But, when the...

I'll have to ask the vet about the possibility of CRF at Snickers' next checkup. But I don't think she has been drinking or peeing excessively. She has an episode of throwing up after eating maybe once or twice a month. And her behavior is always completely normal after throwing up. She's...

Pepcid! That's the one I was trying to think of. Fortunately, this morning she was able to hold down some food. I fed it to her bit by bit so she couldn't gobble it down. And she seems to be doing ok. I guess she just has these bouts sometimes. I didn't realize there were sensitive stomach...

We moved recently so we don't have the same vet, but I can always e-mail our old vet to find out. I don't think it's the food. We've been feeding her the same thing for the past 4 years. I have suspected that the problem is that she sometimes eats too fast. But the weird part is that...

My kitty is vomiting after eating AGAIN. She goes through these phases sometimes and occasionally once she starts vomiting it seems like she can't stop and continues to throw up even when she no longer has food in her stomach. The first time this happened we took her to the emergency vet, they...

Oh, I am definitely not looking to own one! I would never be able to have a wild cat. I was just curious whether sand cats were ones that had been sort of integrated into domestic life, like other wild cats had been. It's not a type of cat that you hear of often. I had never even heard of it...

I know some people on here have exotic cats, like bobcats and cougars and such. Anyone ever heard of people having sand cats in their home? I saw a sand cat at the zoo and thought it was the most adorable thing. They don't seem to be any bigger than a domestic cat and are supposedly pretty...

I love themed gift baskets. I've done three of them. One was a wedding survival kit. It had all sorts of stuff you might need in an emergency on wedding day, like safety pins, mini sewing kit, bandaids, nail file, pantyhose, deoderant, drinking straws, granola bar, advil, tissues, extra...

Thanks for the info!

I am thinking about volunteering at a cat shelter. I know that the shelter has FIV cats. I just really don't know anything about FIV. So I was wondering: If I end up handling an FIV cat, is there any possibility that I could somehow put my own cat in danger of catching it? For example, if an...

From the AVMA: Q:What symptoms would I see in my dog or cat if it developed H1N1? A:So far, there haven't been any reports of dogs infected with the 2009 H1N1 flu virus. Based on what's been reported, ferrets and one cat – and probably dogs, if they can become infected with the virus –...

My cat is not particularly interested in milk. But just out of curiosity: If cats shouldn't drink a lot of milk because they are lactose intolerant, would they be able to drink lactose-free milks like Lactaid?

I've flown with my cat several times. You definitely want to reserve a spot for your cat ahead of time. Once you get to the airport, check in at the desk and tell them that you have a reservation for your cat. They will usually charge you the pet fee at that time. While the airlines...

Probably the best option is a catsitter that would come to your home. If you're going to be traveling a lot and moving from location to location, your cats will probably be pretty upset throughout the trip. With catsitters, you just would have to do your homework ahead of time to find a good...