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It's the obstruction that worries me. After a half dozen attacks over the years with my last cat, I fear them most. It didn't matter what he ate, he got them every couple of years. His vet finally said a lot of his problem was probably genetic.

I work for a woman who contracts to a company so she's considered self employed and I'm her employee. At the office are company employees as well, but neither she nor I actually work for them. Today I arrive for work and as I'm taking off my coat and hanging it up, the office manager says good...

My last cat suffered from it his entire life with numerous attacks. Now I have a spayed female and worry constantly about it even though she's never had a problem. I'm just wondering if females are less prone to the problem than males. Thanks.

Just had to get that off my chest. It's already too dark too early, in another couple weeks, yuck, it's going to be worse! Does anyone know why it's even done anymore? Or why it started in the first place?

Seems a lot of your cats carry stuff around so this is my next question. My first cat hated strangers and avoided anyone who came in the house, unless he felt like suckering someone in for a good spitting match. But Alli loves everyone and runs to greet them, then plunks her butt in the middle...

Alli likes to 'kill' stuffed animals. I was tossing some around a couple weeks ago while straightening up and she attacked and bit the neck of each one as it hit the floor. I laughed so hard I cried.

Sorry Hissy, also forgot, she's been on a regular worming, needle, farrier schedule and I have all the records. If her touchiness isn't associated with past herd mate activities, then it may be she was simply not groomed very often and finds it annoying a bit. I do tend to like grooming a bit...

Ooo, great advice because I was having some difficulty with the turns today even though I wasn't pushing for them as yet, just wanted to get her to move until I said she could stop. Will go looking for those books you mention. She's a quarter horse. Pretty little roan, I do love roans but...

This has probably been asked before but I'm a bit new here. I think it's so cute to see Alli dragging toys, big and small, all over the house to play with them in new spots. Her latest drag and drop is a wand with a fuzzy ball on a long string that she just loves to play with with my husband...

Thanks Hissy, I knew I'd catch your attention and from reading your cat related posts, know you have a lot of common sense. I attempted grooming her again today, but this time, when I reached that particular area, near her rump, and saw the ears go back, I stopped, rubbed her neck in front of...

Seems I'm having no luck with animals this year, first my cat seemed to hate me, now this. The kitty's loving me more now, so that's okay. After a long search I found the most beautiful, and, I thought, most wonderful temperamented mare. She's 4 and green broke. She had quite a bit of ground...

My husband just had a root canal in a tooth that he suspects is cracked, although the dentist doesn't agree. After the initial procedure, he was in a lot of pain until the second appointment. Now the actual canal work has been done and the tooth is still hurting quite a bit, mostly sensitivity...

My husband used it and although it did work for him, he had to cut back on the daily dosage because it made him itch, especially his palms, so badly that he wanted to peel his skin off. He told me that when he tried the patch a few years earlier, it was much easier, but fortunately didn't last...

I'd rather fight with ants than mice any day of the week. If the stupid things aren't scurrying around in the walls and driving the cat nuts, they're up in the attic driving me nuts all night long with their little parties. Oh well, at least it's not rats (shudder).

Okay, first, my kitty has become quite a bit friendlier in recent weeks since I posted that she didn't seem to like me much. I followed the advice and let her come to me and have even received a few head butts lately! She seems to be coming around. Now the weird part. She likes to spread her...

I really don't think my little cat likes me at all, except when she's looking for food. She was reasonably friendly with me until she was spayed, two months ago. She would lie on my lap and follow me all over the house looking for pats and scratches. Since her spay she's been cooling off...

Is it normal for a cat to wheeze sometimes when they breathe? She's been given a clean bill of health from the vet, her appetite is voracious, she's playful and doesn't display any discomfort or suddenly get tired. But at least once day I hear this wheeze or sometimes what sound like, well, a...

Mine is the same way, all squirmy if we try to hold her. She can be deadly with the back claws and has nailed me a few times with them. Fortunately she's quite gentle with the front ones. But I wonder, what if we really need to restrain her for some reason like for the vet or simply for a...

Our cat is somewhere between the ages of 8-10 months, she was spayed about a month ago soon after we brought her home from the shelter. This is why I'm not sure exactly how old she is, but do know for sure that she's no older than 10 months. She has grown a bit since we got her, I can see a...

Oops, sorry, guess I should've been a bit clearer. The bouncy ball is actually a fuzzy ball on an elastic. This toy, and the string, are put away at night. But as for other balls or fuzzy mice that aren't attached to anything, she'll only whap them when I toss them around for her. I like...