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strange_wings: Exterior heavy duty paint and primer -- stinks like hell. She's been painting in the garage with back door and garage door open, so it doesn't bother her. My nickname is "the nose"--every scent bothers me. I'll definitely have to think about a wet food treat for them. Now that...

That made me giggle Mom has been painting in my garage! I hadn't thought of that, but now I wonder. I know I can't stand the smell, and she's had the screen door to the garage open so that she can keep an eye on the dog. I'll have to put in a call to the vet and see when I can get in.

Some of you may vaguely remember Punkin, the paw-washer. He's always generally been a nice cat to the family, shy or scared around strangers, and a complete bloodthirsty, murderous, holy terror at the vet. I'm worried about him at the moment, though. His attitude has really changed. To set...

Yep, that's exactly what I mean O.o Hmm... hadn't thought about the pepper method. Better not walk on the stairs barefoot! (though at the moment I wouldn't want to anyway... ewww!)

Yes, I appear to have a cat who thinks my front steps are a litter box. This hits me as really weird, because my cats have never been out on the porch, and hey, there's no nice soft dirt to dig in on my stairs! I mean, I'm no great housekeeper, but sheesh! Anyway, any ideas on how to keep...

Hmm... the bag might be a good idea--I know we've done a towel wrap before. The difficulty -- as I'm sure you personally understand -- is that every time something works, it only works once. I think they used the net on him this time. Last time it was the squeezebox (and because he had a...

Won't help. He rips the daylights out of strangers no matter where he is. If anything he's worse at home if he can't get away.

I'm looking for references on what to look for if I were to do a basic wellness exam on Punkin. The why and wherefore of all this is because Punkin is a nice pleasant cat for me... but he's a monster at the vet. This isn't just your average angry cat, either; they've admitted that he's the...

Thanks for that info. It looks as though Honey escaped anything worse than a bad hair day for now, as I'm not seeing the mentioned symptoms (edit: meaning that she's healthy and eating like a horse, since there really aren't symptoms besides being a bit "off".). I guess when things start...

They'll eat petroleum jelly? Eurgh. If I can get mine to eat that, I might try it on them. Somehow I think they'll think they're being cheated, though; they really had a thing for the PB. I'd heard of it from someone in RL at one point, then went looking around on the internet for it to see...

So I discovered the PB treatment this fall. Worked like a charm, except for one problem--Honey suddenly became a very greasy cat. Anyone else ever see this? I'm guessing that Honey must have been pretty oily to begin with, and like a teenager eating too much chocolate, the PB resulted in more...

OK, good, at least it looks like it's not the lino

Anyone here ever have cats with sore hocks? Punkin's not caged, but his hind legs look like what I've seen on hutch rabbits before. My only guess is that he's been sleeping on a wire shelf that I had in their room (since removed) or biting himself. Any ideas? Would linoleum do this? They...

Just thought you folks might like a follow up of the paw washing thing, because what I've seen now is quit interesting The cats have now been in a nice clear room with easily-cleaned floors for 6 months (except for when I'm home; then they get the run of the house). Litter box and water are...

They've got no problem with their litter, or at least they haven't in the past (the bladder infection has made them go outside the box sometimes, just due to the whole pain association thing)

Interesting about them not seeing the surface well; I never knew that. Punkin's a big water-kitty, though, loves to play in it, so maybe I need to get him a wading pool Unfortunately with them confined I can't do much for now, but I'll certainly move things even farther apart when they're...

Hi all, new to the site here. I have a pair of cats, mother and son. They're currently fighting off a bladder infection, and that fact has allowed me to observe something rather strange. I've always had a lot of trouble keeping the water dishes clean (which is probably what spawned the...