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    Burned feet

    Janet had a run to the ER clinic last night...... Janet had a rough evening..... apparently it appears she jumped up onto the woodstove when it was cranked overnight on Sunday night and has 2nd and 3rd degrees burns all over the pads of 3 feet. She was crying last night when I got home but she...
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    old kitty needs help

    I am hand feeding her the nutrical several times a day so I am hoping that will keep her unti lfriday. thanks for the idea about the syringe.... I have one in the first aid kit so that will work.... s
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    old kitty needs help

    but I have a problem with my old kitty Maureen and I thought you guys might have some suggestions as to how to help her..... ok I was watching my 16 year old girl try to eat last night and what was discovered is that she can't chew.... she is hungry but is having trouble with the kibble and...
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    I need some advice re:kitten and dogs

    well Janet is home now and I have gotten no responses to my post..... I appreciate all of the help.... I will figure it out on my own and keep my fingers crossed..... perhaps another board will bother to help me. S
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    I need some advice re:kitten and dogs

    I have five retrievers who have been brought up with cats....I dont allow them to chase although I can't say they dont try it..... I have Janet the ragdoll kitten coming home tomm. morning... I will have her in a dog crate when I can't supervise them all.... with a litterbox and water and a...
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    The cat box is finished..... pics

    i have five large dogs.... if you notice there is an inside panel.... and a small side door..... keep in mind that my dogs are not chihuahas or other small breed that can get inside the side door.... however, first there is the side door that you can see easilly, then on the far side of the...
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    The cat box is finished..... pics

    So here is the finished box..... I am a doctoral student working on a paper so I didn't get a chance to check back until today.... paper is due on wednesday.... ughhhhhhhhh so ok ..... it costs about $125 bucks to make ..... its 1x6 pine boards............1x3 for the bracing..... and the...
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    our latest catbox creation....

    Well its not quite done yet.... i ran out of sticky squares (self adhesive tiles) but here it is sorta.... In a house with five retrievers who view cat poop as a delicacy...... This box is 22" wide by 42" long so a bit under a half meter wide and a about a meter and a third long so cat...
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    new kitten comes home soooonnnnnnn

    So tell me what to do??? I have a 15 year old girl at home but its been a long time since I have had a baby in the house.The breeder is telling me that she is a wild thing..... soo help please..... i am picking janet up on a friday...... and she heads to the vet on saturday.... so I wil lbe...
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    Janet, my ragdoll kitten to be.....

    we show and breed flat coated and golden retrievers so we needed an outgoing brave kitty..... we have the five retrievers now 3 flat coated and 2 goldens and we are planning a spring litter so will be breeding around end of may so kitty timing had to be just right for kitten to have time to get...
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    Janet, my ragdoll kitten to be.....

    My breeder emailed some new photos tonight.... he tells me that Janet is bold and pushy but wants attention and is affectionate.... she sounds like the perfect kitten and the perfect temperment to live in a house of five retrievers....... one mos. down and two more months to go until Janet...
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    Boys vs. Girls

    ok so I am talking to a very reputable breeder about getting a ragdoll kitten..... we thought that he had a blue bicolor boy for me as it turns out that boy turned out to be a girl who was just a bit swollen...... took them to the vet today and he is definitely a she.... can anyone please...
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    cats and dogs.....

    thanks for the help.... I planned on doing it in stages one dog at a time then possible two .... dogs in an out of crates ..... so that was very helpful.... I know that they will be fine and we do have places for the cats to go and we are adding to that but I was hoping I would get some...
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    cats and dogs.....

    thanks for the articles I have printed them out and will start reading.... thanks a bunch. s
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    kittens in pairs????

    yeah thats what i was afraid you would say lolol..... I guess I already knew the answer to the question I was just hoping beyond hope lololol looks like there may be a trip to the shelter in our future..... just the thought of having 3 cats, 5 dogs and a cockatoo ..... yikes.... i am turning...
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    Sore on the back of cat's neck and plastic food bowls...

    our maureen had terrible sores on her face for a long time when we changed bowls voila all gone..... do cats get "hot spots" like dogs do????? because if that sore on the back of the neck were on a dog I would say hot spot from the biting of the other cat.... s
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    kittens in pairs????

    another question for you i have a 15 year old very timid kitty Maureen..... she is healthy and in overall good shape but she is 15 none the less ..... I have a ragdoll kitten coming in may..... he is a week old right now.... anyway.... I am hearing a bit of and reading a bit of "kittens...
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    cats and dogs.....

    I have a ragdoll kitten on the way..... he is a week old at this point and his name will be Russell when he finally gets here at 12 weeks. I have five retrievers who have been brought up with cats but are none the less dogs..... kitty will not have been brought up with dogs, but I really like...
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    Weird dog commands

    my kids know the basics sit,down,heel,finish,with me, off, stay.... all the obedience commands as we do obedience competition.... they also know... spin, figure 8, they know get that - where i point to a toy and they get it and bring it to me.... bang - hubby shoots dog with finger... dog...
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    Dog question, is it similar to cats?

    the answer to your question can be yes and can be no. You don't say what breed he is but I think the key is that he is a normally housebroken dog.... so yes like with cats any time you see a change in behavior then a vet check is in order. He may have a UTI or he may just be getting old and...
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