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    Mystery Illness

    Hello Everyone, My neighbor has a Siamese mix spayed female cat who is about 1 1/2 years old. She is strictly an indoor cat and has never gotten out other that to go to the vet. She has regular vet appointments and has been up until maybe 3 days ago a seemingly healthy cat. She lives with...
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    Weird litter box problem

    Hello everyone, I have two feral cats that have been fixed. One is Kiki and the other is Billy. Unfortunately they don't like each other----but that's another story. Both have been indoor/outdoor cats and all was going well until Kiki decided he no longer wanted to go outside and therefore...
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    Cat Bites

    Hello all, My neighbor has recently gotten a new kitten. She rescued this baby from the pound who has been an absolute wonderful addition to her life. Yesterday, though, she received a bite from her and you'd think this was the worst of all possible wounds she could have received. Now...
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    Thinking of getting another cat

    Hi All. Good to be back and I need your help please. Let me give you the basics briefly. I have/had two cats both altered feral indoor/outdoor males. One is Kiki and the other is Billy. As of last week Kiki has not come home and even though he has done this in the past it's never been for...
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    Yet another scratching question

    I know there have been many, many comments about scratching and various solutions with one of them being "Soft Paws". I just heard of a new nail shield that is supposed to last up to 7 months and I wonder if anyone else has heard about these and has either used them or knows more about them...
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    Lazy Cat??

    Hi All---haven't been around for awhile so thought I'd check in with this question. I have two feral cats which have adopted me. For those who may remember me I have one cat named Kiki would not use the litter box. Well, I'm here to report that there has been some progress in that matter. He...
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    shedding tool for sofa ??

    Sorry couldn't think of how to title the subject. I wonder if anyone has the "perfect" tool for getting the cat hair off of furniture. I just purchased one of the rolling lint things but after about two swipes I have to tear the top sheet off and start again and so on and so forth plus it...
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    musical cats

    Hi everyone, I'm the gal who has the black feral cat who won't use the litter box except to sleep in. It's been awhile since I've posted and now I find I have another problem. It seems I have attracted another feral cat who absolutely has fallen in love with me and I with him. He's much...
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    cat furniture and scratching posts

    I'm sorry this is probably a very boring subject, but I really need to find some good looking (is there such a critter) cat furniture. We live in a very small area that has NO retail outlets for any pet needs other than the basic food and litter box ones. I know beauty is in the eye of the...
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    Teaching old cat new tricks

    Hi Catspride, Well, I just typed about a five paragraph reply to you and wouldn't you know I hit the "preview" button to see it first and had to go back to enter in the "subject" and when I tried to return, Poof--it completely vanished!! I have no idea how to get it back. Anyway, I won't...
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    Teaching "old" cat new tricks

    Well, not really old but feral and this wonderful, funny black cat who's about 2 years old has adopted me. He just appeared about 4 months ago. I've taken him to the vet for his check-up and shots and now he's coming and staying inside the house more and more. The problem is that he has...
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    Getting rid of old computer question

    Oh goodie!!! Somewhere I can go and ask questions without feeling so stupid. Here goes! I'm getting a new computer next week and will be giving my old one to a friend. I know that before I do this I should "clean" my old one. My question: Is there a fairly simple and quick way to do this...
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    Update regarding friends sick cat

    Hello everyone, I'm including the most recent letter from my friend regarding her cat they said may have had FLD. I just want to thank those of you who wrote with words of comfort and suggestions. There's nothing like cat lovers. Thanks again all! Here's her letter. Barbara We've lost Lucy...
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    Any help would be appreciated

    I just received this email from a friend oof ours and instead of just telling you the symptoms I'm including the message below. Please if anyone has any suggestions let me know and I'll pass them on. Thanks so much all. Mupcat Just wanted to tell you that our little Lucy is in the hospital...
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    Leash training

    Just got an email from a friend in Arizona who wants to train her 1 year old cat to a leash. They'd like to take "Furbee" on walks and since they don't want him to be an outdoor cat they've decided to see how he'll adjust to a leash. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all, Barbara...
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    suggestions, please

    Hi All, I don't have my cats yet, but I'm working on it. What I want to do though is have everything ready for the new kids and close at the top of my list will be a (dare I say it) cat tree --YUCK! I'm sorry, but the ones I remember from the old days were so ugly and there was no way to...
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    Please be gentle--this is my first time

    Hello everyone! What a wonderful forum. I'm so grateful to have stumbled on it. There's so much I want to ask, but this as I said is my first time so I'll make it fairly short. My husband and I just lost our 15 year old Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier and now need to fill this huge hole in our...
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