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    Can I paper-train a cat?

    One of my cats hates litter. She uses empty litter boxes (dish pans). I simply dump them in the toilet and spray out with cleaner and wipe with toilet paper. Try putting an empty litter box next to the one she pees in. 
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    Trimming nails?

    I use human toe nail clippers. Then again I am cheap. :)
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    Worms and Parasites?

    Just have the vet give you dewormer to use. There is no point in going through the old bring in stool and have it checked routine. Dewormer will cost a couple of dollars. Having the stool checked cost 4 times that can be wrong and is a hassle. ps. one time blood in stool in a young cat is...
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    I sometimes regret not declawing my cat!!

    Wrap cat in a beach towel and trim the nails. Eventually they will give up fighting and let you do it without the towel although it may take 2 years. I have alwwas been terrified of declawing. No claws means no tree climbing which means dead cat should they get out and be chased by a dog or...
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    new 4 yr old sleeps all day

    Most of the time when I get a new cat they hide/sleep during the day and explore all night.
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    Eye Infection - the medication trials - opinions?

    I've had great luck using an ointment made by Falcon. Neomycin and Polymyxin B and Dexamethasone Opthalmic Ointment. I'm thinking the Vet said that it is a triple antibiotic with steroids. 1/4 inch on the eye twice daily for a few days. One time Motly (maine coon) had an eye which the rim was...
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    Do Long Hairs Require Substantially More Care?

    I brush and comb my long haired Maine Coon 5 to 10 minutes every day.  That helps him out a lot and if I don't he stops grooming himself. Daily combing reduces hairballs thus Vet visits. It reduces my blood pressure since I freak when the cats get sick. After years of this It is no longer...
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    How Do You Clean the Litter Scoop?

    I soak the toilet in cleaner and toss in the scoop. Let is sit for a few hours or overnight. Kills 2 birds with one stone.
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    [Very worried] Cat (12), wobbles with its head for the first time [Video]

    I didn't see anything that looked serious. At most what I saw was what I characterize as a partial head shake. Perhaps a little water in the ears. At most it could be ear mites but that is a stretch. In any case, look in her ears.
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    Sick Cat/Advice Needed.

    If you can't get him to the vet right away try an old time hairball remedy. Put a glob (thimble size or less) of Vaseline on one of his front paws.
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    Cat vomiting undigested dry kibble

    One of my cats throws up undigested food twice a week. I stopped worrying about it 10 years ago.
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    How often do you clean the litter box?

    Two cats use the Catgenie. But the third was a year long fight to find something she would use. Experiment after experiment finally yielded results. 4 dishpans side by side without any litter. She poops or pees and I dump the pan into the toilet and spray with cleaner and  wipe with toilet...
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    cat's drowning in drainage

    My tabby was just like yours. She would wheeze and gurgle. She always had a drop of water hanging from her nose. I assumed allergies, changed her food and stopped giving her table scraps. Now she breaths normally and her stool firmed up.
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    My kitten has AWFUL gas!

    You say that Gas starts at 6pm every day. Right around dinner time, Are you sure someone in your household isn't giving her table scraps?
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    Is Drontal and Revolution safe for cats?

    Ps. It may be cheaper to just pay for a Vet visit or even cheaper to ask a Vet to just sell you wherever he/she uses for worms in cats. My Vet actually uses Strongid which is a horse dewormer. Given orally it looks like yellow toothpaste. One dose followed by another 2 to 3 weeks later gets rid...
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