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I think it's a great idea to put a couple of ice cubes into your cat's water bowl. I have been doing the same just to encourage my 2 boys to drink some more (it's been in the 80's in NYC and we don't have A/C). They play and make a mess of it - but hey it's water and in this weather it...

These guys have been neutered since they were kittens. The wrestling thing seems to go in phases - they were good last night which might've been from a marathon session we had with the laser...or else because they've resolved the territorial issue for now. Who knows! I'm glad to know it's at...

I hope Lee goes the final 5% and agrees to get a playmate for your kitty! Make sure you visit the other threads on this site about selecting a proper mate and acclimating your cat to him - so they're more likely to bond. My 2 siamese boys - on good nights - curl up together on the foot of our...

I have a similar problem. My two 18 month old siamese-mix males were sleeping through the night without a problem for the past 6 months. (I had hoped that we conquered there unruly nocturnal kitten behaviour for good.) Lately, they have been conducting early morning wrestling matches. I think...

I just made a follow-up visit to my vet to see how my kitty's extractions scars are healing, and learned a little more about FORL. The vet said that the lesions have a tendency to occur in certain teeth - usually the pre-molars - and that a cat's entire set of teeth aren't necessarily...

Why are such ingredients even in cat food? Why do we feed it to our cats, when we would never consume it ourselves? It seems inhumane, when you think about it. I am guilty, too. I feed my cats Organix - which is organic and has some nice ingredients but it also has various animal meals...

Thanks KTLynn for sharing your experience. It's a huge relief. Did you by any chance take your cat to a animal dental specialist? My regular vet did the cleaning and extractions, as she suspected something during his annual check-up. I have read a few articles on the web about limited success...

My one year old Siamese just had 3 teeth extracted during a routine cleaning. The vet found Feline Resorptive Lesions, a disease that is caused when a middle aged cat's body tries to reabsorb its teeth from the root working outward to the enamel. It's normal for a kitten's body to reabsorb the...

Thanks for your story, Laurie! Kitties are so lucky to have you! The mobile cat adoption thing WAS incredibly intimidating - and the more I think about it, I just get mad. The volunteers should've been there protecting the cats and doing the outreach that they had obviously volunteered for...

Thanks everyone - I'm sold on 2 kittens! And, it sounds like littermates are a good idea, too? Though, what if you find a litter of 3, and can't take all 3? Do you take 2 and leave the other guy to fend for himself? This crossed my mind, when I saw a very sweet litter of 3 up for adoption this...

I am feeling alot better about the kitty I left behind, and am looking forward to giving a home to others. I totally understand your concern, Laurie, about his being outside part of the time. However, I think he has a very safe habitat in a protected courtyard, that is free from traffic...

Thanks everyone for your insights. It sounds like 2 kittens are the way to go. I'm going to visit a mobile adoption group this afternoon to check some little guys out. The group had images of several kitten litters on the internet that were adorable - I might have a hard time keeping it down to...

I want to adopt a kitten, but have been reading on your site the preference for adopting in pairs - the reasons being that the kittens are better socialized, entertained, and generally happier. On the flip side, I seem to know many that have adopted a single cat without complaint, and it seems...

Hello everyone. Thanks for your thoughts. I thought you'd like to know that with your encouragement, I emailed my former neighbor inquiring about the cat's well being (not yet asking if she would give him up to me) and just heard back from her. It sounds like kitty is actually doing OK. She...

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts on this matter! I am going to contact my former neighbor to see how the kitty is and whether she's willing to give him up to me - you're right DiMa, the worst thing is that she'll say no. I'll keep you posted! (My second option is definitely to adopt - which...

Thanks for your care and advice, Laurie. To answer the critical question - kitty did come to my place and snuggle and sleep, even when his owner was home. I feel terrible thinking that he's back there feeling abandoned, now! I totally agree with you - I think that someone leaving their kitty...

I recently moved to an apartment in a new city, leaving behind my neighbor's cat, who over the past year-and-a-half adopted me. I bonded with him and now miss him terribly, and am wondering whether I did the right thing by leaving him behind. He has lived for 5 years in the beautiful, protected...