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 Hi all- I recently rescued a feral kitten from under my porch (she was 4 weeks-ish at the time, she is now about 8 weeks). Anyway, I had seen no sign of a mother for several days before I rescued her (it was getting too cold for her to survive out there alone). The kitten is a light grey tabby...

Ah okay, thanks for that info! I was going off what the vet had said, but I guess there's probably not a true human equivalent. Could be chimerism... I've always found that concept (in humans) interesting...

We had a senior cat (male) who was 18 years old. He was slow (arthritic legs) and only had one eye. As a young cat he had been very aggressive, hissing and scratching at strangers (people and other animals) a like and a fighter. As he got older (10+) he mellowed and by that age he didn't seem to...

I love the fact that only females can be Calicos and Torties (and those that appear to be male are actually sterile hermaphrodites)... I didn't know that until our vet told us that when we brought in our 6 week old baby Calicos,

Yes, see a vet. I could be several things and its impossible for you to really tell without the vet looking at the kitty. It could be stress, but it could be other things which need correction if there is something wrong. My male cat started doing that at about 8 years old and it turned out he...

Many cats can be carries of the FELV and never show any signs or symptoms, while they will still infect others who may show signs. They can contract FELV at ANY age from a carrier or an effected cat, and it is very, very easily spread. If you want an accurate test get the ELISA test, not the...