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    6 wk kitten spasms when purring/ won't purr

    I adopted a male kitten from a shelter two days ago. I'd been watching the litter grow for two weeks. The kitten I got didn't purr, but I didn't think anything of it until yesterday morning. I finally got him so happy he started purring. When he did his head/neck spasmed consistently until...
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    Introducing 4 yr old & 4 mo old

    I'm considering adopting a 4 year old female cat and a 4 month old male or female kitten. The older cat spent a month in my home with my aggressive cat who is no longer here. Then spent the last few months at a kennel. The kitten will have come from a home full of cats and caring humans...
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    Behavior Meds for Cats (ASPCA article on WebMD)

    Here's the link to the aforementioned article http://blogs.webmd.com/cat-care/2009...-for-cats.html I didn't copy and paste it here because the coding made it a mess. If you've had experiences with behavioral meds please post about them. I think it's going to be the only thing that helps my...
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    Stressed Owner Integrating Cats Needs stories...

    I know this may be a lot to ask, but I'm asking anyway in hopes that a few of you will be able to answer: I'd like others to tell me about their experiences or point me to threads or blogs of others who've lived through the similar experience of dealing with integrating cats. My nerves are as...
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    Introduction Mistake.... help!?

    I have a skittish 7 year old cat who has always been an only cat because where I've lived I couldn't have two. Now I'm in my own house and have just recently realized that his peeing problem was because he was bored and lonely. So, the moment I figured this out last Saturday I ran onto a cat...
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    Hissing, biting, attacking... my fault. Fix?

    Sunshine has had his bought of traumas and has since become a very scaredy cat. When he was a year old, he'd love to ride in his high seat in the car especially at night to watch the lights and even better the Christmas lights; ride in his pouch on my chest and take walks under the trees at...
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    Flea and tick protection for a "once in a while" outdoor kitty

    Does anyone know of anything that I could use when I take my kitty outside for his occasional walks along trails? I'm allergic to the flea and tick collars so I can't have him wear them all the time as required for them to work. I am very worried he'll get infested because of all the dead wood...
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    Kitty living alone...

    Ever sense I got my sweet Sunshine last July when he was just about 7 weeks old I've been fretting about the pros and cons of having him be an only kitty. I am gone to work all day and am too tired to do much playing with him when I get home; he's still a kitten and needs to play a lot...
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