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Thanks xocats and Ms. Freya! Alvin's getting perkier already. He's been walking around some, and even jumped up on the shelf to look out the window. And he's actually starting to feel clean when I pet him. When I first picked him up, he had a bit of a greasy unwashed feel to him, but now his...

I'm not planning on switching brands, but I do keep an eye on the prices at different stores. In my experience, the cheaper foods aren't really cheaper. You feed more of them, and can end up needing to supplement.

Gosh, take this with a grain of salt, since I've always adopted adult dogs. But it seems to me that it would be well worth hiring a dog walker or someone to come by and take the puppy out while they're gone. I'm a stay at home mom, and I know if one of my neighbors wanted me to stop in and...

I have one covered litterbox, and a baby gate across the bathroom door. Since my last cat was too arthritic to jump it, we'd slide it up off the ground a ways so she could sneak under it, but the dog didn't fit. Tessa, our dog, stuck her head into the covered littler box once or twice to grab...

I can vouch for that. Years ago I got ringworm treating a barn kitty. Washed my hands, but didn't think about my chest. An athlete foot cream cleared it up fairly quickly on me, but I still have this perfect white circle that doesn't tan. Every summer I get asked about it by somebody It was...

Thanks everyone, for the warm welcome and the compliments on my foundlings

Thanks white cat lover, I'll definitely ask about blood work and and an age guesstimate while we're in. Of course I'm hoping that food and warmth will do a lot for Alvin, but I'm prepared for some issues. Thankfully some of my co-boarders had been giving the cats a little food sporadically...

Hello everyone! Lots of lovely cats you have around here. Love all the great signatures. About a month ago I lost my dear Tita, a grand 18 year old polydactyl torti. She'd been with me since she was a kitten, when I adopted her from a humane society. They were contemplating putting her down...