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    Ticks..ugh!

    We have four indoor cats. Last night I was petting Panda, and I found what I think was an engorged tick on his neck.  I decided I would take him to the vet this morning to have it looked at and removed.  But guess what, this morning the tick is gone!  Besides being freaked out about having ticks...
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    Scratchy

    Lost our kitty Scratchy on Friday afternoon to renal failure. He was only 7 years old. It all happened too fast. We took him to the vet after noticing he had become lethargic over the past week. He had bad breath, was constantly smacking his lips, and just wasn't acting like his spunky...
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    Bumps/sacks on neck?

    I felt some bumps on my cat, Maggie's, neck yesterday and finally got a good look at them today. They are the size/color/feel of a raisin protruding from her neck. I'm thinking they might be ticks but I have no idea? All our cats are strictly indoors. However, Maggie got outside briefly two...
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    Distraught -- Maggie missing

    Infrequent poster, but long-time reader of the forum. Just had to share my anguish that one of my beloved cats, Maggie, got out of the house this morning. We have 4 indoor cats. Somehow, the screen fell out of a window, and she got out! We did not notice the missing window or that she was...
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    Our Cat Quartet

    Hi, I'm pretty new to posting to the site, but I've enjoyed looking at all your pictures so much, I thought I'd post some of my own. This is Itchy this morning: Scratchy: Our new addition, Rowdy: And our feral kitty, Maggie, who has made so much progress in the two weeks we have had...
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    hello from another newbie

    Hi, I have been a long-time lurker and I finally posted a few days ago on the "Caring for Strays/Ferals" forum. I thought I should formally introduce myself. My husband and I have two one-and-a half year old cats, Itchy and Scratchy. Itchy is the female and she is my gal pal. She loves to...
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    what can we do?

    first time posting, long time lurker. my husband and I have 2 adorable cats and one on the way (new kitten coming home sunday!) but we have a dilemma with a stray/feral kitten. about a month ago we saw a mom cat and about 5 kittens running around our backyard. they looked to be about 3 months...
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