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    Weight Control Support Group

    Well, my first goal was to reach 130 before my family vacation back to PEI.... And this morning guess what the scale read?! I'm going to give it another week before I try on the shorts (that fit last year when I was 130...and their lack of fitting this year inspired the weight loss) - make...
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    Do Cats Have a Complicated Thought Process

    similar to your story about the Siamese... my kitten tristan, shortly after I finally brought him home from the hospital, came up to me meowing his head off one day. I didn't know what was up, tried petting him, playign with him... he was not happy. Until finally I picked him up. He sat on my...
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    What is it?

    is what a persian? .maggie
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    What is your day like?

    My kitty routine presently goes like this: get up about 8am, 8:30am (at the latest... Tristan will make a huge pest of himself if I try to sleep in..) and give my boys their dry kibble (1 1/2 cup scoop mature formula in one bowl, 1 1/2 cup scoop of weight control each into 2 other bowls...
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    matted hair

    Get him shaved and start from scratch - once the fur starts growing back in, brush him regularly to prevent the mats from coming back. Depending on how quickly the matts start to form you can decide how often to brush him every 3rd day, every other day, every day..whatever it takes!) If the...
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    Do Cats Have a Complicated Thought Process

    I think maybe you have been underestimating them I think cats are great little thinkers/problem solvers. For example, my cat Charlie escaped one day (I didn't know, a housemate's careless guest had let him out!!) and he let us know he was outside and wanted back in by throwing himself at the...
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    3 feral kittens

    they are amazing about being handled! I actually found it hard to believe how difficult they were rumoured to be when they were found - Goose (the one who was put on rabies quaratine) was the most cuddly and affectionate one once they arrived at my house Rottweiller purrs as soon as touch him...
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    Spaying Pregnant Cats?

    The vet I worked for (who would spay no matter how far along - though once we were told a shelter cat was not far a long and she was ready to pop 'em out, so we kept her.... but normally he goes ahead and spays them) would charge about $36 extra (canadian) for pregnant cats. (or obese cats, or...
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    3 feral kittens

    Kumbulu - they do have free choice kibble. The Humane Society gave me the instructions to have dry kibble out for them at all times, as that is how they were fed there (they lived in the bathroom at the shelter for a few days) They also gave me several cans of kitten food, so I've been giving...
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    pink growth on gums

    I'm glad to hear you're getting a vet to look at this - certainly a troubling thing to see Something like that would be hard to guess at by a photo. I've never seen such a thing on any of my own cats...I'm trying to think back to the clinic I worked in back in Ottawa...and the only thing that...
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    Manx behavior

    Definitley shut mum cat up with her kittens and give her a chance. I've known a mum or two her don't appear to be really into the whole "mum" thing, one in particular didn't give a rat's arse if I took all her babies, or if one fell out of the "nest" and cried. And she'd often try to walk away...
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    Dilemma regarding declawing. Desperately need advice

    Just feel like adding my 2 cents... I am not quite as anti-declaw as some, as for the most part I have seen countless cats recover quickly, with little side effects, and minimal medication. However, I have found that I have been fortuate to work for a vet who is very skilled at declawing, which...
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    3 feral kittens

    Well, the past week has been crazy in my house - on top of my 3 boys, I've had 3 feral kittens to care for! I volunteer at my local Humane Society and as there's only 2 of us spending the summer in a 4 bedroom house, I offered to be a foster volunteer as well - and was soon offered 4 little 6...
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    Do your kitties like to "perch" on your shoulder?

    I have three 7 week old foster kittens who think climbing up my back and sitting on my shoulders is the funnest thing since poucning on each other's tails They play "king of the castle" on my back when I sit down in their room But one of them, Rottweiller (he's a Manx X and all black, and he...
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    Weight Control Support Group

    Well, after my first week of Weigth Watchers I lost 2lbs! Disovered though, we were overestimating the points value for a number of things (thanks CreepyOwl! :hug: ) and yesterday I had so much to celebrate, I threw points out the window for a day...and may have gone a *bit* overboard (4 points...
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    Tips for future vet?

    Hello! I just thought I'd point out this website: www.uoguelph.ca/~fvc Yes, it's a Canadian University based club, but you can get some good suggestions there, and the mesage board sometimes gets people who aren't interested specifically in the Ontario Vet College. I'm surprised to hear you're...
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    Best Harness for Cats?

    The are "H" style harnasses made for cats - I got one from my vet for my kitten (who is missing a front leg and definitley didn't work well with a figrue 8 harnass - which my older cat is best with) .maggie
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    Incisor -Canine tooth didn't grow in!

    well I've never had experience with teeth not growing in, I've known a few cats who have lost most of their teeth and still like to munch away on kibble (if they at least have some molars) or are happy to gum away on canned food. One cat who couldn't chew at all (tumour in jaw that caused pain)...
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    "Yesterdays News" Cat Litter

    I had 2 adult male cats with one extra large litter box filled with Yesterday's News...and I probably dumped it all out and refilled it, on avergae, once a month. The newspaper is very absorbant and soaks up the urine. If, like my boys, your kitty tends to pee in one particular area of the box...
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    Weight Control Support Group

    Well, truth be told, I'm not spending any money on Weight Watchers. My housemate's parents are members, and just gave her everything she needed to do it on her on, and she's sharing with me. It's not AS accurate, as we don't have the points value for all foods...but we hav a pretty sizeable list...
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