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    Fleas!!!!!

    OMG I am so sick and tired of them! Seems TN is having an infestation of them because of the weather not doing it's normal thing.... but.... My cats are indoor cats, never had fleas until we took them somewhere last year with us and picked them up there. We thought we had gotten rid of them...
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    Weight gain after Spay?

    My 3 yr oold cat was spayed about 7 weeks ago and her tummy has gotten HUGE!!!! I just weighed her and she is 8 lbs now, think she was about 6 or 7. I SWEAR she looks pregnant! hehehe I just wonder if this is normal, or if I need to go see the vet. She is behaving normal in every other...
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    3 yr old cat starting to "knead" me!

    Ok, so I have always heard that cats that knead were ones that were taken too early from their mommas, but she has NEVER kneaded before last week. And the only time she kneads is early morning whe she decides to give me luvvins. Ok, I can handle that because it is my shoulder, side, etc. BUT...
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    Long day all around!

    At 6:30 this am my dh called and said he had blown a tire and needed me (and the kiddos since we homeschool) to come and take him to PepBoys with the tow truck so he could take MY vehicle to work and I could wait for the other car to get 2 new tires on the front (with 3 kids ages 11, 9 and 7!)...
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    Feel like a "real" pet owner now!

    Walked right into the vets office today ( a new one, not the one we have used for years for other pets) to check out the smell, cleanliness, etc, before I take the cats there. We had gotten some money, and told dh that we really needed to get Oreo some care (her tummy is getting big again, and...
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    my new babies!

    Well, we have had them about 6 weeks now, Oreo is about 2 or 3 yrs old, Merlin is her baby- Born in May. Can you guess which is which? hehehe
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    Couple newbie questions! lol

    Ok, so, where can I post pics of my babies? I have tried to add pics of them after resizing them from photobucket, but they always turn out too big for my signature, so I have given up on that, but I just took new pics of them today, and would like to post them. I heard (?) there was a thread...
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    More worries about my "babies"

    Ok, so I went to the pet store, on your advice in the "pregnant" thread and told them what was going on (Oreo, female cat) was even LOVING me to rub her tummy forEVER and BRUSH her- esp her bottom- and the very knowledgable (sp?) manager gave me some liquid de-wormer. The next morning I mixed...
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    WEIRD question.....

    At what age can a MALE start reproducing? The reason I ask is because our Female (2.5- 3 yrs we found out) had a litter about 14 wks ago, and I don't know if it is because she is eating more food because she likes it better, or if it is because she has gotten out 3 times in the last mo....but...
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    Finally making progress......

    Hi all I am new here (just found the site yesterday! lol) and I have 2 new furry additons to our family just 3 weeks ago! One cat (momma, Oreo) is about 1.5/2 yrs old, the other kitten (baby, Merlin) is 9 weeks old. Well, the kids have been playing the cats "to death" since we got them, and...
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    Clipping Cat/kitten claws?

    do I need to clip my cat and kitten's claws? My kitten will climb up the back of chairs because he can with those claws and they seem to be getting quite long at just 9 weeks old. The cat, she tears around, but don't use her claws like the kitten. When playing kitten will use his claws to get...
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    Behavior of Kids to cats: what to do

    My 3 girls (ages 11, 9, and 7) are just IN LOVE with the new cat and kitten. They have been here 3 weeks so far, and my kids will pick them up when they are walking to take them to that child's room, put the kitten on a "pillow" so he is "asleep in my room, so leave him alone", the two younger...
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    New here- new to cats- Mom/kit question

    Hi everyone! I am new here and looking for some help! My neighbor moved 3 weeks ago, leaving her Momma cat/3 kittens with me to drop off 2 days later at the humane society. They were full. We found homes for 2 of the kittens and decided to keep the 3rd one (Male, Merlin!) and momma (Oreo)...
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