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    what is normal for an eye infection?

    hi everyone! one of my kitties has an eye infection. i already took him to the vet last saturday, and she gave him a cream and a lysine supplement. i have been putting the cream in three times a day, but i haven't seen really any improvement in his eye. if anything, it seems to have gotten a...
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    bringing a chihuahua home to 2 cats...

    hey everyone! i have the opportunity to foster a year old, male, very timid chihuahua. i have two cats, both a year and a half old, at home, a male siamese mix and a female domestic long hair. could i have anyone's thoughts on adding a chihuahua to a cat-only household? my cats have never...
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    how long can conjunctivitis last?

    hey everyone, i'm here with ANOTHER question! don't all you cat experts ever get tired of answering questions for all of us confused cat owners? kay, so my 1 year old siamese mix was diagnosed with a u.r.i. and conjunctivitis in both eyes about two weeks ago. it seemed to be a pretty nasty...
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    advice on switching foods?

    okee, a quick question: after much research and reading quite a few threads on sites like this one, i have decided to switch my cats from their current food (iams original dry) to a hopefully (?) healthier food (chicken soup for the cat lover's soul). any advice on how to do this? i know the...
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    yay! animal rescue foundation! <3

    hey! i haven't posted in a while, i introduced myself a couple weeks back! but i'm so excited, i have to share! so yesterday i built up the courage to just deal with my social anxiety (i get really nervous around people) and FORCE myself to go to the volunteer orientation at the animal...
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    STUFFY STUFFY nose!

    so thing 1 is NOT doing very well. his nose has been getting stuffier over the past couple days, and he has been closing his eyes and third eyelid quite a bit! he can't breathe through his nose and has to breathe through his mouth, and he sometimes makes quite a snoring noise while breathing...
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    hello!

    hi! i've posted some questions in the health and behavior forums, so i thought i'd just stop by to introduce myself to the community! i am a 22 year old, living in the bay area, with two cats about a year old. a siamese mix named thing 1, and a mix (she's half persian, half i'm not sure)...
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    advice on how the best way to give meds out of a dropper?

    okee, i asked this in my other thread but thought this topic deserved its own thread! does anyone have any advice on how they give their cats medicine out of a dropper, or any techniques they use that work for them? the medicine the vet gave me today smells very strong, i don't think i could...
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    small sneezes five or six times in a row?

    hey everyone! my siamese mix, thing 1 (i have both thing 1 and thing 2, named after the characters in the dr. seuss book!) started sneezing last nite in a very peculiar way. he sneezes five or six times in a row, very small sneezes, very quickly. last nite he was rubbing his nose when he did...
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    most helpful cat behavior books?

    so i've been looking on amazon at a lot of books providing information on cat behavior. i was just wondering what everyone's fave cat behavior books are? there are SO MANY out there, and i've gotten a few in the past that i've come to see as not too helpful and rather basic... thanks! <3, kali
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    cat hissing and hiding from new kittens!

    hello! i'm new to the site, i just registered. greetings! i am the happy owner of a siamese mix and a mutt (half persian, half i'm not sure?). they are named thing 1 and thing 2, from the characters in the dr. seuss book! they are a little over a year old. my boyfriend just brought home 2...
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