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    Can a Cat Be Comfortable in Two Homes/Territories?

    thanks for all the advice. there are pluses and minuses in our situation. the main minus is that snoop is not used to travel at all - we very rarely even take him to the vet, we have a local vet who does housecalls. the plus is that snoop is pretty attached to us so i think that where we are...
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    Can a Cat Be Comfortable in Two Homes/Territories?

    It's looking somewhat likely that our family - my wife, our cat Snoop, and I - may be splitting time between two homes in about a year. We have all been living full time in the same home for about 9 years now but starting next June we may need to be living 6 months a year here, and six months a...
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    How do you remove a wound drain (umbilical tape)?

    Snoop's drain is just a thin length of sterile cloth tape (like a shoelace) that passes through the holes and then ties on the outside. The cloth is starting to stick to his skin so I'm worried about how it is going to come out.
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    How do you remove a wound drain (umbilical tape)?

    Hi: Our cat, Snoop, got into a nasty fight with a local feral cat and sustained a deep puncture wound on the base of his tail (and also a couple of small vertebrae fractures). The wound got a little infected and the vet had to insert an umbilical tape drain in it to let it drain for a couple of...
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    Needy cat/lonely cat?

    thanks so much for the advice. my wife and i are not at all averse to getting another cat or kitten - my wife is actually pretty excited about the idea - but we're worried that a new feline in the house would freak out Snoop even more than he already is. without having us all to himself, he...
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    Needy cat/lonely cat?

    Thanks for your advice. Snoop's getting a lot of love. We'll consider getting another cat or kitten sometime in the future, but we've heard from different sources that we should wait at least 6 months before thinking about introducing another cat into the house.
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    Needy cat/lonely cat?

    Our 7 year old cat, Snoop, has recently become very needy and am wondering if anyone has thoughts on what to do about it. Some background is necessary. We have had Snoop (male, neutered) and his brother Django (neutered) since they were about 16 weeks old. We have lived in the same...
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    Wysong OUT, Dynamite IN?

    hi all: i have heard from a fairly knowledgable cat person that Wysong has changed their formula in the last year and that this brand of cat food is no longer as nutritious. this person now recommends Dynamite as the best and most healthful cat food on the market. does anyone have any...
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    snoop's got tapeworms

    one of our cat's, snoop, has tapeworms. i just found one prowling around his nether region. when we call the vet to get him treated, should we also be worried about his brother/housemate, django? does anyone have experience with whether tapeworms can be passed from one cat to another? thanks.
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    Django & Snoop vs. The Stellar Jays!

    i like it. i just picked up a fake owl today and have put it on top of our storage shed, right near the cats' in/out window to the house. i'll let you know how it fares.
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    Django & Snoop vs. The Stellar Jays!

    thanks for the input, all. i'll let you know how the battle turns out. i'm arming myself with a squirtgun to discourage the jays from getting to big for their britches. tb
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    Django & Snoop vs. The Stellar Jays!

    Has anyone ever had a Stellar Jay - or two! - harass their cats? We just moved into a new cottage surrounded by trees and dense scrub. About 3 weeks after settling in, a pair of bold and dare I say extremely obnoxious Stellar Jays took to harassing our two cats, Django and Snoop Doggy Dogg...
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    Moving to new home - help!

    thanks, folks. we're hoping it's just a 100 yard move. if not, we'll be moving a good ways away, but in that case we would probably be moving our RV-home to another empty lot location, so at least they would still have their "home", if not their territory.
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    Moving to new home - help!

    my wife and i and our two cats, django and snoop doggy dogg, have been living for 5 years in a converted RV home (permanent location, doesn't move, just sinking into the ground) on a beautiful small plot of land. the cats have their own little ramp system to get in and out of the front window...
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    Moving to new home - help!

    my wife and our two cats, django and snoop doggy dogg, have been living for 5 years in a converted RV home (doesn't move, just sinking into the ground) on a beautiful small plot of land. the cats have their own little ramp system to get in and out of the front window, they have their bed up in...
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    sibling cats fighting - new problem

    hi hissy & kumbulu: back again with an update. i tried the Feliway spray and the vanilla under the chins and tails - and those seemed to work a little bit, but not entirely. the boys are better this month, but still not great. they can sleep in the same bed with us and be in the room...
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    Django & Snoop Doggy Dogg's dad here

    hi all. i'm new to the group - the proud father of two 4-year old brothers, Django (tabby) and Snoop Doggy Dogg (all black shorthair).
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    sibling cats fighting - new problem

    thanks all. our vet came by a couple of days ago (she's a mobile vet who comes to your home - fantastic service, she's great) b/c the boys needed their feline leuk and distemper shots, and we told her about what was going on. she looked over their scabs and cuts and none were infected. and...
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    sibling cats fighting - new problem

    hi, i'm new to the forum. my wife and i have two wonderful neutered male cats - django and snoop doggy dogg. they are 4-year old brothers from the same litter. they are both indoor-outdoor cats, coming and going as they please during the daytime thru a window in our small trailer home; at...
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