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    Radio collars: the Loc8tor or the LoCATor?

    I'm looking at Amazon reviews for the Loc8tor Pet and it seems to me that the most common complaint is about range. I live in a rural but very wooded area, and I'd be really annoyed if I couldn't locate my cat 80' away when the product boasts 400' (under ideal conditions). I'm wondering if the...
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    If a cat's going to adapt to a newcomer, how long will it take?

    Some cats will never fully adapt to sharing space w/another cat. I had one such cat, and she was never happy until the newcomer ran away. If a cat hasn't adapted by what date do you know she never will? Sequoia is a spayed 20-month-old female, who had been w/Bonsai since she was a baby...
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    Dealing with predators

    I'm a big believer in outdoor cats. I just bought a nice place out in the country, 30 minutes from a major eastern Canadian city. When I move in, I'm going to get two kittens. I'm wondering what I can do about predators. I've been through another thread on the issue and thought I'd ask for more...
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    Eating with strange horking sound

    Now that I have my cat's ravenous appetite and other health concerns to worry about, she's now making these weird sounds when she eats. It's like she has to hork up some phlegm with each mouthful she takes. Here's a sample: (I don't suppose YouTube videos can be embedded here)
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    How to feed a savagely ravenous carnivore with a thyroid problem?

    I'm confronted with the issue of how to feed a cat who appears chronically hungry. What I'm feeding her now is what the vet sold me: Medi-Cal (I think that's the Canadian Techni-Cal), but a pet store guy says that stuff's no good for carnivores, and he recommends some kind of natural hippie...
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