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    Low cost/free spay/neuter and vet care for disabled/elderly/unemployed Long Island, NY pet owners

    Spread the word about this program if you live in this area. http://lasthopeanimalrescue.org/files/vapa.pdf
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    Neighbor in financial/medical trouble any links for coupons or free cat food?

    My Neighbor has diabetes and her condition has been getting progressivly worse. She lost her job but has not gotten disability, so she is living on very little money. Due to her health and no help from anyone, even her house is in very bad shape, I feel really bad for her she is a nice lady but...
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    My cat almost swallowed 8 feet of string!

    I accidently dropped some cut string for a few seconds and I turned around and saw my cat chewing on string only a few inches long, so I quickly grabbed the string gently because it sounded like she was choking, as I got hold of the string my cat backed up and the piece of string coming out got...
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    A warning about ear notching

    A few years ago when I got my strays fixed at a low cost clinic there procedure was to notch all stray/feral cats on one ear. When I saw what they did to one cat I was horrified. Instead of just cutting off the tip the removed HALF the ear to the point it almost looks like an ear crop. The worst...
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    Savannah cat hybrids?

    If a Savannah cat bred with an ordinary housecat, would the offspring be large and slender like the Savannah or more like a large sized housecat? Could the offspring handle cold weather outside?
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    Nursing mother care and socializing kittens

    My friends cat had kittens and I am looking for a site with tips on any special care a nursing mother and developing kittens might need. The cat and kittens are indoors, but also any socializing tips websites to make the kittens even more comfortable with all people and situations is also...
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    Kittens in need of a home (Bellport, New York, Long Island)

    My friends indoor cat had kittens and once they are weaned she will not be able to keep them and if not adopted will be forced to turn them into the local shelter and around here that is a kill shelter, so in about 6 weeks they can be adopted out. People she knew told her to kill them or dump...
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    How do you find a vet willing to examine a stray?

    One of the strays I feed is only a stray because he was dumped and I decided to feed him and get him neutered. He is a sweet cat and great around people, but he appears to be a Maine coin DLH mix and people find his size intimidating. I want to get him re-vaccinated and have him looked at he...
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    Audobon Society against TNR

    I love all animals and was going to consider joining Audobon Society to go out on nature hikes to see and photograph birds, but being I feed feral cats I dont think if they found this out they will want me as a member! I was shocked how they are 100% against feral cats and dont even consider...
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    If you live in New York please sign this petition!

    It basically allows shelters to euthanize healthy animals that are stressed or in “psychological pain" which after trauma of being thrown into a cage is likely, and prevent them from being rescued, it applies for dogs and cats. The sad part is any strays you bring to a shelter in NY dont have...
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    Screen doors issues

    In my house we have two doors my height that in Fall/Winter we have a glass window in, but in Spring/Summer when it's warm we put a full sized screen in to let the nice air in. We are going to be getting new doors this year and new screens since our old ones are bent and have holes in them. My...
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    Probiotics, continue or stop?

    I've had both my cats on Proviable probiotic for a month and a half as they both were having bad diarrhea from antibiotics. Since then they both have been so healthy on it and the issues are all gone they are like new cats and they have been more active and playful too I am so happy for them...
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    What would my cat have looked like as a kitten?

    I got my female cat, Flash at 2 years old. What would she have looked like as a kitten, if you can find an image on Google (or your cat) that looks like her. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/58474_157453990935853_100000137604672_502403_6949371_n.jpg
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    I know the breed, but what is the color?

    My Grandma's cat named Tiger. I know she is domestic shorthair or "tabby" but what is her coloring her belly is almost rust colored the picture dulled the quality. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/282176_266652176682700_100000137604672_1222463_2550729_n.jpg
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    Urban Legends- Copycat

    Watch this True story about an owner and her cat, remarkable! Check out this video on YouTube:
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    I suggest this DVD for indoor ferals/strays

    Cat sitter DVD trilogy. I bought it for my 2 cats (one a former feral, the other a shelter rescue)  i figured if they don't like it is just watch the DVD being it features all sorts of animals. MMy cat from the shelter showed no interest, but my former feral, one who never went near the tv...
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    Extra nail biting

    My female cat is a nail biter. For the 10 years we had her, she has always had short, frayed nails on her front paws only. She bites them short constantly and we never knew why. Her back nails are fine though. She has plenty of stimulation in our house (toys, whole house to roam, windows to...
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    Feral to Domestic cat behavior

    When I first adopted one of my cats, she was half feral. I remember when she was tame enough she would let us pet her, but she would constantly kneed her paws when she stood up and never stopped until she was laying down she did it so much it looked tiresome. After 2 years she finally stopped...
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    New law to sell Horse meat in US

    http://news.yahoo.com/horses-could-soon-slaughtered-meat-us-080907323.html This is really sad. What's even worse is that there are people who think this also would be a solution to the many homeless dogs and cats, to kill them and sell there meat to eat. Other Countries eat cat and dog meat...
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    Cat probiotics

    One of my cats still has some diarrhea even after being de wormed, and new tests are negative for parasites. She is also on a grain free diet and it has helped her, but she does still get diarrhea sometimes. My other cat was on antibiotics last month and now he is getting diarrhea, he never had...
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