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Thank you everyone for your comments. I took Gunther in to the vet, had a urinalysis done and UTI was ruled out. Physically he says he's very healthy! As for the urinating, I suppose it could be any other number of things... but at least a physical and potentially dangerous health problem is...

I suppose I should make him an appointment then... I wonder how much it will cost to have them check his urine, but it seems there's no other real option for now. We scoop the litter at least once a day because he is VERY finicky about its cleanliness, so I'm sure it can't be that. It did seem...

I was seeking advice about helping my cat with his behavioral problem - NOT being talked down to as if I am an irresponsible pet owner because family issues compelled me to leave him in the care of a friend for a while... I wouldn't bother giving a case history if I was not concerned about the...

My male cat is about a year old, neutered, and has been urinating on linens of late... He did this for a brief spell when he was very young; there were a few incidents in which he peed on piled up laundry, etc., so we no longer leave any bundled up clothing, towels or blankets on the floor. It...

Each of my cats relishes a different part of my body. My little tom cat Guntar loves sleeping curled up against my back, my oldest cat, Annikki, sleeps beside my pillow, and Persephone... well, her favorite part of my body is whatever she's stepping on while I'm trying to sleep. Of course, she...

Warning... long post ahead. This might sound bad to my fellow cat lovers out there: I adore my cats, but one of them is downright annoying 30% of the time. I haven't gotten decent sleep in over two months because of her. Every time I make progress in one area of negative behavior, or eliminate...

The mother cat is being spayed via a free program, but I cannot keep her inside at all times, god help me. She's a stray and goes berserk if she's in for more than an hour, and if it were my house it would be my choice, but I don't think my apartment management will like the hole she's torn in...

I'm at a bit of a loss here. I have an outdoor cat coming in and out of my apartment to nurse her three baby kittens, which have taken up residence in my bathroom. The kittens are three weeks old and desperately need to be rid of fleas, but mom has them too. I know I can wash the babies with...

Wow! Really, I have never found the appearance of this breed complementary to my tastes.... however....... these cats are absolute beauties, I especially love the full blue. Very lovely cats!! Good luck with your potentially preggo baby.

Yayi, I wondered about that myself. Her incision did seem to take an uncommonly long time to heal--which I can understand, since my body does the same thing. I know she wasn't chewing on her stitches, either. I called the vet, but they seemed unconcerned about it, and she never acted as if she...

Currently the bath tub is lined with towels, I let them out on the floor often but they spend a lot of their time sleeping right now... I've only had them inside for two days, their mother is an outdoor stray cat, and we have built a large outdoor crate for them so they can spend days outside...

My cat is currently nine months old--she was the sweetest little kitten ever, and loved everybody up until I spayed her at six months. Since then, she has an extremely different personality. Nothing has really changed in her home life. She alternates between being nice, and biting and scratching...

I can't do anything about the mother immediately. She cannot be confined in a regular carrier and taken to the vet, she's an extremely panicky stray and I cannot afford to spay her. There is a free organization in my area that spays stray animals which I will need to contact. I'll get on that...

I was afraid that might be the best route to go, though I'm trying to find a way around that line of action. The man and I think we are going to modify a huge wooden shipping crate (cut out panels on the sides, cover them with chicken wire, make a hinged/locking door, etc.), and keep it on the...

shepatna, that's precisely what I'd like to do, but I don't think it will work... I've had mom inside before, she's an escape artist and becomes panicked when she's confined for more than 30 minutes, I have the scratches to prove it. =( I *have* tossed around the idea of making a large cage...

There's a stray cat in my apartment complex who is keeping her litter of three on my porch--again, so of course I'm going to have two cats now. =) I have a few complicated dilemmas: I have dealt with this same cat before (and will have her spayed using a local program for strays after this...

She's due to get spayed on the 29th--I couldn't afford to have my usual vet do it, so I had to book with a different animal clinic and their schedule is annoyingly erratic. You get what you pay for =) We live in an apartment complex so she's a strictly indoor cat, and we've been extra careful to...

I have a six month old kitten who's usually fairly sweet. She's always had a tiny problem with play aggression, but that aside, she's typically affectionate, likes to sit in my lap, sleep in my bed, be picked up and petted, etc. This past month, she's done a complete turn around. It started...

The ringworm issue has been resolved at long last, I am incredibly happy to say--and euthanasia was not involved, thank goodness! Bathing and intensive use of Pledgelet wipes has gotten rid of the stuff!! I think the infection was not as bad as I believed it... it may have been tapering off...

I've used three different kinds, all with very bad results. I used some variety of Tidy Cat, which was clumping litter, and my DH bought some sort of clumping litter with cat attractant, I can't remember the name--Dr. something. (Sorry, I'm very forgetful!) Currently using "Special Kitty", very...