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My indoor only cats (no other pets) have fleas and it's turned into a nasty infestation. I applied a spot-on product with an IGR as recommended by my vet, but it appears that it may take anywhere from 2-8 more weeks before all the fleas are gone (depending on this crazy weather we're having)...

The stray cat gave birth a few days ago and four of the kittens are all 100% black. Being that they're still so young, they all look identical to me and I have no way to tell them apart. I keep noticing that there always seems to be one that acts different than the others and it's a bit...

I need to take the temperature of a stray cat that gave birth a few days ago. I have never taken a cat's temperature before but have watched the vet and read a lot about it. I'm nervous, but I think I can do it. I'm just worried that I may hurt the cat (a legitimate first-time concern, I guess)...

I would like to maybe try feeding my cats a homecooked diet (not raw), but I am so confused about the recipes, plus I can't find a useable recipe. I'm looking for a recipe that has simple, healthy, and low cost ingredients. So something that used a whole turkey and white or brown rice would be...

I called my veterinarian this morning to ask about this problem and he said he's never had a problem like this - no complaints or anything. He said he'd look in his books and get back with me in a few days. Since I can't take the waiting, I thought I'd ask about the problem here. The problem is...

To make a long story short, a stray cat showed up on my doorstep a while back and is now definitely pregnant. Even though she isn't that big (she's still big) I assume she's nearing her due date because she just recently decided to nest in an old cat box on my porch and hardly ever leaves it...

So the clinic I go to recently wanted to keep my grandpa's cat overnight so they could work on grooming her early the next day. She suffers from very painful arthritis and had tons of knots in her fur that needed to be shaved out very delicately. I had taken the cat in that day for an exam and...

Do you think an elderly arthritic cat would prefer a soft, unheated bed or a not so soft heated bed? I can only get one or the other. For the soft bed I'm considering an actual cat bed, a pillow with a fleece throw on it, or a memory foam seat cushion with a fleece throw on it. For the heated...

I'm sure that most cats who cuddle with each other do so because ultimately they love each other and want to be close (like people). I'm not really talking about romantic love, but rather platonic love. But, are there other reasons why a cat would choose to cuddle with another cat that has...

My grandfather recently informed me that his two cats are not eating their canned food. I was a little concerned until grandma told me that she's been sprinkling Dasuquin on their food. I'm assuming she's been sprinkling it on the canned food rather than the dry. It's very difficult to get...

So we (my family) had a bit of an emergency today with grandpa's 15 y/o cat. From what I was told, the cat wouldn't/couldn't jump up on her favorite chair, was dragging her rear legs and was wobbly when she did walk. I didn't get to see any of this so I don't know exactly how she was dragging...

I am looking for a seat belt or seat belt extender to be used with various sizes of cat carriers. I've been looking on Amazon but I must not be using the correct search words because I'm not seeing what I'm looking for. Has anyone heard of these things and do you know where I can get them? Does...

This is a very private and sensitive issue. I had something happen to me which I am not at fault for, am being blamed for, and have chosen to go to court for. I need someone who isn't related to me to write me a letter of character reference. I do not have a job and the only person I can think...

I need some opinions about something that happened. I was pet sitting for a relative ("Jill") while she and her kids went on vacation. Since I do not have my own vehicle she allowed me to use hers as she knows I am a safe driver. The night that I went to pick up her vehicle, I ended up having a...

So I'm out of town right now and my mom is looking after my cats. The one cat has a bacterial infection from a URI so I called the vet to get some antibiotics. My mom went in to pick up the prescribed liquid Amoxicillin and when she got home she realized that it had not been mixed with water, it...

My grandparents just moved into a new house where they will be living with their daughter and son-in-law and their three pets (two cats and a large dog), plus an obnoxiously loud child. The three cats that my grandparents have are familiar with the other two cats as they've lived together...

I was wondering if anyone here has ever required that their new vet take and pass a small oral test to actually test their knowledge? I'm going to be going to two new vets and I really want to ask them a few questions to test their knowledge. Basically, it would be three short questions. But...

I originally thought this was a behavioral problem, especially after talking with the vet. Now I'm not so sure. I've been fostering three cats whose owner moved and could not take all the cats with them due to pet limit rules. I was only supposed to have them temporarily (a few months) but I've...

When I fax my resume, cover letter, and application form, do I need a cover sheet? I'll be faxing everything from Staples or Office Depot. If I do need a cover sheet, do I need to create one myself beforehand or does Staples have one I can use? I really don't even understand what a cover sheet...

Is the effectiveness of Feliway reduced by cigarette smoke? I want to put the diffuser in my family room, but my father smokes in the neighboring room and the smoke makes the family room smell really bad. I can smell the smoke upstairs in my bedroom with the door closed. . Sadly, the cats I'm...