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My baby is getting her beautiful winter coat in, but it has also meant an increase in the hairball incidents. She is lovingly groomed daily with a brush & furminator I have searched the site and tried everything from the canned pumpkin (for her tummy), hairball wet food, treats, laxatone and...

I have recently been in a situation where a lovely, older cat in our shelter needs a new home. My concern of course is how my only cat, Astrid, will take to having a companion, since she is the princess of this place. The cat I want to take in is an older, large, just neutered male Maine Coon...

My cat Astrid LOVES the laser toy. She will wear herself out chasing it around. In fact, when I get home now, the only thing that will stop her whiny crying is a round of play with that toy. No other toys will do. I don't like to hear her cry, and I worry that she playing too rough when we use...

I am trying not to panic. I came home from work tonight and was picking up the toys I always find strewn around the place from my baby playing all day. I picked up a little cloth mouse that had a string tail (sturdy I thought) and noticed the toy is soaking wet and the tail is GONE...I think my...

Tis the season..etc. I have been considering a second job to get some extra money this holiday season and I was wondering if anyone else does this. Actually, I don't spend alot on Christmas gifts since I don't have kids or even an immediate family, but there are more jobs available at this...

Has anyone ever (gulp) send out an email to the wrong person - one you didn't ever want to see what you wrote? I just hit reply to an email when I meant to hit forward-and my not so nice comments went to the wrong person. I immediately sent an apology but I feel like crap. I am just tired and...

I just had to let you all know never give up hope - things can turn around. My darling formal feral Astrid has made amazing progress since I got her at the end of June. I am happy to report that although she is doing some naughty things at night - waking me up by jumping on the bureau and...

My cat Astrid sounds sort of "snuffly" once in awhile but doesn't have any nasal discharge, runny eyes or any other indication of having a cold. She sneezes once in a while (not even every day) but not regularly. She plays, runs, eats etc. She almost sounds like she has post-nasal drip. Before I...

Do your cats like catnip? If so, what kind have you found to be the favorite? I only give my kitty 'nip occasionally, but I do marinate some of her toys in it to keep things interesting for her. How much is too much? And how often? For us it is a once or twice weekly thing. I was considering...

I called in sick from work this morning - I very RARELY do that and usually work when I am sick. I work in an office where it is very frowned upon not to come in for any reason - people have been known to come down with pnuemonia (sp?) rather than be out. I know in my absence today there will be...

How do you play with your cat(s)? How long? How often? I try to spend time with her playing every evening and when I am home on weekends. She loves the laser but I have to be careful not to over do it - she will play till she is breathing with her mouth open! I toss toys for her to chase...

Astrid has been doing fine since her vet visit. Even though I didn't like her coat quality while she was eating Blue Spa Select for cats, she was ok. Now she is throwing up again. Once last night, once this morning. It has been exactly two weeks. She is eating Nutro kitten and Fancy Feast which...

My kitty Astrid's adult coat is coming in very thick and pretty, but it isn't as shiny as it was just last month. The only difference is her wet food, switched from Wellness/Fancy Feast to Blue Spa Select for cats. She is eating the same dry food. I brush her a couple times a week. She seems...

Apologies in advance for a long post, but I don't know where else to get advice for my dilemna. I have a friend that seems to be jealous of my cat! She was supportive about the "idea" of me getting a cat but when it became a reality, she seems to resent it. So far, she has said my cat is...

My kitty seems to really like dairy products - especially butter, but also milk and cheese. I did not deliberately give her these foods, but at various times she has licked up some melted butter while I was cleaning up, got into a glass of milk on the table and tried to eat some noodles with...

So who has done this - come home to a big wet pile of hairball/vomit that you didn't see and step in it? Barefoot, of course... My kitty has been wonderfully healthy and I was just secretly congratulating myself that she hasn't had any hairball episodes. I think what I stepped in was a major...

I am slowly switching over my cat to a new, premium (Wellness) dry food and when I went to refresh her bowl for the night I noticed she ate every single piece of her old brand of kibble (Nutro kitten and Pet Promise) and left ALL the new Wellness in her bowl. She actually picked out what she...

My little Astrid Ray has been accidently scratching me lately - she has't taken any serious swipes at me, but she will bat at me if I am petting her and she gets overstimulated. I have tons of tiny scratches on my hands and they are really irritating me. I also get scratched at the adoption...

I just accidently kicked my cat! She was under the futon next to the computer desk taking a bath and as I went to stand up she must have been scooting under my chair and I accidently clipped her. I am only wearing flip-flops so I don't think I hurt her badly, she is probably more surprised than...

Has anyone using World's Best Cat Litter (or the new Arm & Hammer corn based litter) had a problem with it attracting pests like gnats and/or pantry beetles? I have been sweeping up around the litter box and swept up some small black bugs and a small gnat like insect. They are not fleas. The...