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    pooping randomly

    dear all, i've had blue, a three year old male, for about 8 months. he has been litter trained for almost 6 months now. A week ago, blue returned home after being boarded for ten days (unfortunately I had to go out of town). he has been using his litter box regularly after coming back home for a...
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    ringworm - black light?

    well he is an indoor cat so i dont know! i'm so worried. its gotten progressively bigger i really hope he gets better soon
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    ringworm - black light?

    oh no..well now he has a small red bump on top of the pink furless area. does that help with any conclusions?
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    ringworm - black light?

    hey all! recently blue has lost a patch of fur on his cheek. i took him to the vet and they took a sample to see if it is ring worm. i heard that if you use a black light the area will glow green if it is ring worm. how accurate is this? i did that and it didn't glow. I called the vet today and...
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    This is it! We have to diet!

    GO MITTENS GO!! amy
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    face shedding fur

    well i just took blue to the vet. they said it could be a number of things, ringworm, bug bite, or maybe the antibiotic we've been feeding him splashed him on the face when we were trying to hold him down, which caused the loss of fur, and the reason it's been getting bigger is b/c he's been...
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    face shedding fur

    help! my cat blue is 2-3 years old. last time i took him to the vet they noticed there was a patch on his face that he had lost hair on but it looked like it was growing back, but they said to keep an eye on it. today i noticed the patch has gotten bigger and i'm scared for him! he also bit me...
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    is there a kitty litter for urinary problems?

    there's also a dry cat foor made especially for cats with UTI. My kitty was on that because he gets UTI frequently too. You can get it at your vet's, most likely. I dont have the name of the food with me, but if you need it let me know and I will check when i get home tonight! good luck!
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    Pooping on the Carpet....

    yeah you probably do know your cats best. i thought the same with my cat, but i thought it couldn't hurt to take him to the vet. ends up he had some crystals in his system that was making him poop and he associated the litter pan with pain when he pooped. It really doesn't hurt and it isn't so...
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    Pooping on the Carpet....

    I read that you can pick up the cat right after they eat/drink and put them in the litterbox. You might try locking the kitten up in a room with the litterbox and some food and water, just don't put the food and water next to the litterbox. I have had problems with my cat Blue pooping on my...
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    still not peeing/pooping in litterbox

    good news everyone!! I don't want to get my hopes up too quickly, but i think i might have finally solved the problem! I was talking to my neighbor Tim yesterday, and he said that most cats hate organic litter! i don't know why the litter factor didn't occur to me before. So, i mixed in some arm...
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    still not peeing/pooping in litterbox

    unfortunately, no. This is the first time my boyfriend and i have had any pets and we didn't realize that we're supposed to do that until mych later...oops..
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    still not peeing/pooping in litterbox

    i put blue in the bathroom last nite, and this morning he was meowing at the top of his lungs. i opened the door and ends up he had peed in the litter box, knocked the trashcan over, peed on that too. by the way, the litter we use is an organic clumping flushable litter. does that have anything...
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    still not peeing/pooping in litterbox

    hi all! thank you guys so much for your help! so in the past couple of days i have used a new litter box (which Blue used), feliway, and cat attract. he was good and used the litterboxes when we are in the house, but when we go to sleep or go out he always has accidents!! Please help! is the...
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    very sleepy!

    Hi all!! My cat blue has been really sleepy the past two days. he usually sleeps in the afternoon, and from 6 pm till i go to bed he is awake and frisky. the past two days he has been sleeping on and off from noon on. Is this normal? i also noticed he has been sneezing a lot. if anyone has any...
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    still not peeing/pooping in litterbox

    hello! i recently got blue and i am having a lot of trouble getting him to pee/poop in the litter box. here is a little history: (sorry this is a bit long!!) he has had Urinary tract infection throughout these weeks. the vet gave him antibiotics for the first three weeks, then checked in 3...
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    biting

    hello! i'm a first time cat owner. sometimes when i try to pick Blue up, if i dont succeed the first time, he gets really grumpy and bites me. the bites actually break skin so i'm a little worried/annoyed/in pain. Please help! amy
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    diarrhea! help!

    hi there yes, i think it must be the change in diet. he was on dry food already and i have provided him with two litter trays before diarrhea, so i am still a bit puzzled why he decided to poop on the carpet. i am hoping he doesn't have diarrhea again tonight. If anyone has any diarrhea...
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    diarrhea! help!

    hi all I recently got my cat Blue. he was a stray who wondered to my door. i've had him for a couple weeks. today he was treated for tapeworm in the morning. a he had diarrhea a couple hours ago and haven't pooped or peed since. he pooped on the carpet, which i am not sure what that means. in...
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    tape worm

    my cat Blue recently got tapeworm, and i was wondering what i need to do in order to keep my house clean so that none of the worms stay in the house? which cleaners are safe to use? thank you so much! amy p.s. Blue was medicated for tapeworm this morning.
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