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I'm considering adopting a cat from a shelter. I know they spay/neuter their animals, give basic shots, checks for deadly diseases, etc. With all this background they do, is it really necessary to take a cat to your own vet?

I'm considering getting my cat a buddy, but have never kept two cats before. Those of you who have gone from one cat to two, what are some differences in your lifestyle that you've noticed? What are some considerations? What extra supplies must you get?

On some posts I see the abbreviation DH. What's that stand for?

I want to get my cat going outside, but wonder if it might not be too late. In April he'll be two; he hasn't been outside since I brought him home at about four months of age. Due to neighbors I'm afraid of and several busy streets nearby, I can't let him run loose. I bought him a "walking...

I've been away from TCS lately, but I've noticed across from my handle some notations I did not used to notice. What does points, bank, and total point mean? I've also seen something about Donate and vbBux. What are these all about?

Whenever I'm not around or he thinks I'm not looking, he'll jump up on the table. I've tried a kind of mat from KV Vet Supply with prickly points on it; he walks around it. Yesterday I bought some poster board and put double-sided tape on it (a kind of Sticky Paws). This morning I could see...

He's about 16 months old, and I'd like to get a buddy for him--as well as an additional one for myself. This time I want a female, maybe a calico or tortiseshell. Although I know her personality will be more important than her color. Could someone give me some things to consider in choosing...

I like to use a litterbox liner; I think Fresh n Clean is the name of it, though I have used puppy training pads. The problem is that my cat is quite a vigorous scratcher when he goes. He'll scratch seemingly half his litter under the liner. I've tried taping the liner to the box, but he still...

Can someone give me some ideas on how to get my cat to eat something other than Purina One? Honestly, that's the one and only food he will have in his mouth. I've already tried everything I can think of. I've tried mixing cat treats in; he just picks out the Purina. I've tried mixing canned...

Sometimes my cat will crouch down and start coughing. The first time I saw him do it, I thought he was about to throw up, but he never did. I've seen him do it several times since. It's as though he's trying to cough something up, but he never quite manages to. Do they do this when they're...

Several times my cat has jumped onto the bed and rubbed his backside on it. By that I mean, he sits down and kindof walks forward on his front legs a few steps. Then he'll turn around and lick where he's been. Has anyone else seen their cat do this? What's this behavior about?

My cat has started a thing with breaking off the outer 3"-4" of my mini-blinds. He's not consistent about it, and I can't really associate it with anything else going on. I can't tell why he's doing it, but it needs to stop or I won't get much of my deposit back. Has anyone else had this...

Several days ago, my cat went on a bit of a hunger strike for some reason. He occasionally does this, and I don't know what it's all about. He was a year old in April; it was at about that time I weaned him off bagged kitten food onto adult food. He's always gotten free choice; I feel like he...

I'm sure there have been many threads in relation to this, but what do you put on your cat to kill fleas? Late last summer, my vet rubbed something between my cat's shoulder blades; she said it was one of the best things available to wipe out fleas. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of...

Some time ago I came across a website where you could order a kind of walking jacket for cats, but I've since not been able to find it. This jacket looks like it'd be more comfortable than a harness. Could anyone let me know where and how you might find these jackets? I want to get my boy...

I'm going to spend a few days out of state, and am considering taking my four-legged boy. Is there some listing of pet-friendly hotels I might find?

Jeremiah has been with me about six months, and hasn't been outside or around other cats since. He was about four months old when he left his mom and two sisters. Lately, he seems to bore easily when I play with him, although I try to vary his toys. He's just not quite himself, and I'm...

I read somewhere that, if a cat licks his paws after using his litter box, he could gum up his insides with some of the clumping cat litters. I've been using S'Wheat Scoop and like it well enough for its price and clumpy-ness. I understand that it uses wheat, and simply wonder would the wheat...

I got a Litter Locker and believe it will be awfully handy in keeping me from going to the dumpster each and every day. I put it together well enough after it fell apart upon my sliding it out of the box. According to the directions on the included flier, you use a cutter to cut the bag in...

He gets absolutely ballistic when I run the vacuum. Poor fellow, he runs and hides under the bedspread and won't come out for quite some time. I've tried merely leaving it standing in the living room, hoping he'll see that it's not going to do anything to him. Unfortunately, he simply creeps...