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He's a black smoke DSH and his siblings were as follows: a black smoke, a high white black smoke & white(best way I could describe her), a black smoke/white, and unknown(foster mom kept this one). The mom was a black & white cat but it's possible her black coloration was black smoke(I only saw...

As any mom would say, all of my cats are very intelligent. My youngest is about to turn one, though, and I'd like to get him a special gift that would be perfect to stimulate his brain. They have one of those puzzle toys but he & his brother quickly mastered it. He has..a lot of toys. I'd...

I'm trying to decide where to put my gerbils' current aquariums. One is a 20 long, the other a 29 gallon. I have a metal shelving unit and am considering buying a cheap metal aquarium stand. However, I worry my largest cat & 12lb+ kitten could possibly knock or push the aquariums off the...

I'd like to test a theory I have that my oldest would be more comfortable riding to his appointments in a soft sided carrier. However, he sometimes loses control of his bladder so I need a carrier I can throw in the laundry. Any suggestions?

My (almost) 18 year old went in for blood work/a blood pressure reading today. His blood pressure was 200. :(. It was never high(it was tested multiple times over the years) until less than a year ago. However, it hasn't been high every time he's had it tested(usually at specialist) and one time...

My boy is 11lbs & will be 10 months old in two weeks. He still has an adorable "kitten voice" and is very vocal(meows, chortles, yowls, etc). I can't recall when other kittens I've had have gotten their "adult voices;" what about yours?

I have to get rid of my standing closet and am replacing it with one of those metal shelving units(72x35). Any creative ideas for securing the items on the shelves? My largest cat is known for plopping down and accidentally knocking things. In fact, he's sent his brother to an emergency...

On Wednesday morning I dropped one of my 6 year old cats off for a dental as well as a needle aspirate of a growth on his mouth(believed to be a salivary gland).  They went over his plan with me and I agreed to various things like IV fluids, two sets of X-rays, the usual.  However, when I picked...

I caught my 7 month old using my 17.5 year old's tail as a toy so I decided I needed to wear him out. I grabbed a wand toy and guided him up and down one of the cat trees several times and had him doing flips in the air. We were at this for under 10 minutes when he began to pant, which is what I...

Following the end of my relationship, I moved into a friend's basement(part of a three story townhouse). Upon moving all of my things in, I discovered he had a roach problem. Now it's my problem.. I recently put homemade boric acid bait upstairs in the kitchen, again, to combat them. Shortly...

I just discovered a small flea on my oldest cat and I'm extremely disappointed. :(. The scabs I recently noticed around one of my younger cats, which I dismissed as having been from wrestling with our kitten, are now confirmed to be an allergic reaction to fleas. I haven't dealt with fleas in...

My 5+ month old kitten(male, unaltered) is particularly fascinated with water and.. The litter boxes. He now chortles happily and races over to the boxes when he hears or sees one of my adult cats entering them. Lately, he's been batting at my oldest cat's tail while he's in the box. I've seen...

My kitten is now said to be "very healthy" with no swollen lymph nodes.  :)  He's also about to turn five months old and I'm considering having him neutered now(or at the age of 6 months).  There's a spay/neuter clinic here where I could have him neutered for $30(I believe).  I'm concerned about...

I'm honestly a bit wary of rabies vaccinations, having had one cat who experienced a bad reaction & one who had to have surgery for what the vet believed was a vaccination induced sarcoma.  I feel the risk of rabies is low given that my cats live in the basement with me & only go out whilst...

My oldest cat has been losing control of his bladder.  I've been cleaning with vinegar but I'd like to buy a product to treat my couch, as the urine soaked deeply into it.  I have tried Fizzion but it has a fragrance, something I avoid for both myself and my asthmatic cat, and I know Nature's...

I just posted in the health section for ideas as to what to do next.  He's been dewormed, treated for coccidia, and his last two fecals(in-house) are currently free of parasites.  He defecates about twice a day(always smelly, sometimes loose & "cow patty-like"), eats a great deal(estimated 12...

Here's a bit of history on the little guy: He was born in March & pulled from a high kill shelter a few days after birth.  He was in a foster home with his siblings and no other cats but was brought back to the shelter for some amount of time the day I adopted him. He was dewormed/combo...

On Friday, after much deliberation, I adopted an 11 week old kitten.  He was born in a shelter and he, along with his mom & siblings, were pulled within the first few days of his life.  He lived in a foster home where his mom/siblings were the only cats he was around.  However, I'm told that the...

I WILL be asking the vet who prescribed theophylline if it has to be in a liquid form but I won't be able to get a hold of her until Monday at the earliest. My cat just had a disappointing vet school visit which revealed a collapsed lobe(middle right) in his lung as well as an additional...

He was found as a stray and the shelter hasn't neutered him yet.  I'm guessing he's a little over a year old and a seal point?