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My cat has been diagnosed with Feline Difuse Iridial Melanoma - eye cancer. he is 7 years old. Our Feline Opthalmologist says that we should bring him in for monitoring every 3 months but that we should eventually take out his eye to prevent spreading. I asked why we wouldn't just take the eye...

I will look into the Zoom Groom. Could food be the culprit even though my other cat has no problems? They eat the same food and he has a beautiful coat. I will take a look at the Omega 6 content of my cat's food. Is there a majical pill that stops shedding?

Hi, I have a poor kitty who has been excessively shedding from January through July! I keep reading that this is supposed to stop but it never has! She gets brushed daily (often, multiple times a day), but the hair keeps floating out. Our other cat, who eats the same food and lives in the...

Keep fighting with the insurance company for denying that claim. My experience has been that they thing you won't bother fighting it. If you complain to high enough management, sometimes they'll even pay a portion of the bill just to make you go away. You can also file a complaint with the...

I have never had a pet use a bed. My cats don't even sleep in the same place every night. Sometimes they sleep on the foot of the bed, a favorite chair, or a stack of paper. Does anyone else have a cat that sleeps on paper?

Hi, I have two short-haired cats who are causing me big hair messes on my furniture. I got the cats this fall and they hardly left any hair on the furniture at all until December. Now, I can't keep up. Beyond brushing more and changing to a better food, does anyone have any advice on how I...

I started clipping my cats' nails a few months ago - the vet said a regular set of human nail clippers would be fine, so I have been using them. Last week, I was checking the length of their nails and noticed that some of them are splintering and getting fuz caught in them. I never noticed...

one of my cats is on a little kitty diet. When she gets hungry in between meals she eats paper....once we give her a little snack she stops.

i've never noticed a bushy tail - both of my kitties are short haired. I will look for this though. I have never seen them groom one another. We introduced them about a month ago. They sleep in the same chair a lot, but I'm not sure they are the best of friends. Sometimes, when one cat...

This may sound silly, but I have having problems telling whether or not my cats are playing or fighting. They are male and female and both are fixed. The behavior involves one pouncing on the other and then they roll around for a while. I have seen them both biting each other but have never...

Okay, this may seem like an odd question. However, my "older" cat is 1 year old and is very skiddish. If you walk past her when she's not expecting it she gets very scared. She is also a bit scared of our kitten. They get along okay, but sometimes he sneaks up behind her and pounces on her...

Thanks! Great tips! I forget that my 18-year old cat (who now lives with my mom back where I grew up) didn't want attention at all until she was about 12 or 13. Now she can't get enough! I just want to make sure that my new "babies" are happy in their new home and it's been a long time...

I have the EXACT same problem! I wish I knew the answer. I can't wait to hear what some of the replies are.

I need some feedback on this. I have had my kitten for a month now (he is now 8 months). When we (my husband and I) got him from the shelter all he wanted was for us to hold him like a baby - he just purred and purred. A month later, he still likes to be held, but in the evenings only. We...

I was told I should introduce myself. I'm not a big forum person, but so far, I think this one is great! I've gotten some really great advice (but it is distracting while I'm at work!) I got my one and only cat when I was 8 years old - 18 years later she is still alive and kicking and lives...

Depending on where you live, "Craigslist.org" is a good place to look for pets. If you absolutely must give them up you can always arrange a meeting with the prospective new owners. The lady at the shelter where I adopted my cat wanted to see where I lived before agreeing to let me adopt. She...

I got a second kitty for the reason you just described. (and for the fact that there are so many kitties stranded in cages at the pound!) My recommendation would be to let the cats interact some before you formally adopt a cat. That way you can choose a cat that fits your current cat's...

My older cat already hisses a lot and has swatted our kitten several times. Now, the kitten waits for her to go to sleep in her favorite chair and then pounces on her. Or he catches her when she's not looking and charges across the room at her. She hisses, growls and then runs away. If she...

How long do cats behave like kittens? I have a 10 month old who acts like a full grown cat and a 7 month old who is a playful kitten. Is there such a difference between 7 and 10 months in age? When does the average cat start to lose its kittenhood?