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    Sleeping under the covers - is it safe?

    She is 2 1/2.  Thank you. As they say, there are no dumb questions.
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    Sleeping under the covers - is it safe?

    I think it is adorable that my orange tabby girl has decided to crawl up under the covers a couple of times when it is cold and snuggle up next to me to sleep (or even stay).  Just one concern - is it safe? That is, is a layer of a blanket and a comforter "porous" enough for air? My gut feeling...
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    What's your cat's favorite guilty pleasure canned food? :)

    Jessie, Red Ticked girl loves swiss cheese, I can't even say cheese without her coming running and then standing up on her hind legs. Adorable. Artemis, Ragoll, disdains all human food. Kind of funny.
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    Are my cats fighting or playing?

    Totally playing. Nuthin' more to say.
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    Getting my cat a new friend?

    Ragdoll boy hyperkitten, play aggressive little snot is how my Artemis started out. Nothing I could do could calm him down - I discovered no matter the mellow breed, kittens are just that - kittens. At six months of age I'd had enough so I began reading the profiles of kittens offered at rescue...
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    Might my sister's kitty be a Ragdoll?

    Look alikes are not uncommon in random populations. Genetic tests exist for around $100 bux b/c ragdolls share 40% of their genes. So without papers or a test, just a look alike.
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    Mostly Black Kitten with Blue Eyes

    If his eyes remain blue and he has the demeanor for cat shows (calm in the chaos), I think he would do well. Blue eyes in unpointed cats is quite rare. I don't know enough about cat genetics to say whether this should be an exception to having him fix and instead breeding him in a controlled...
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    In what ways do you spoil your cats?

    Toys and cat trees everywhere. My Ragdoll is very simple and not subject to spoiling - he just wants to lay down 3 feet away from me. At rare times he will indicate for me to come rub his tummy. Now Jessie the orange girl LOVES swiss cheese. I know about cats and lactose intolerance, so I only...
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    Cat safe Cleaning products for laminate

    Bona is unscented and can be used from a spray bottle/dry mop situation or in a swiffer-like device. Just gotta keep cats away for it to dry.
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    Cat safe Cleaning products for laminate

    Manufacturer says NO to steam on any setting. I have a friend who cleans using vinegar - and when she stayed with me a few weeks I got to see how it works. Cannot STAND the smell of vinegar at all. But I do appreciate the answer.  Any mild product that says laminate safe is fine with...
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    Her Face!

    That last picture is adorable. Google Venus chimera cat... but I think yours is cuter.
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    Cat safe Cleaning products for laminate

    I just got my old carpet replaced by laminate and want to know what products I can use to clean it. I'm perfume sensitive so things with Febreeze or perfumes and not desirable. Some have glycols which I figure are not healthy for cats. Are there any hypoallergenic cleaning agents? You get the...
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    Sudden Kidney disease (failure) in 22 month old cat

    Okay, her belly looks great so we're back to no restrictions and so they've been off to the Olympics a couple of times. I don't know what I could do to prevent this freak accident from happening again (emphasis on freak, so it probably won't) - although I got an intuitive flash on what MIGHT...
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    Sudden Kidney disease (failure) in 22 month old cat

    Today I opened the door and allowed her a supervised "out." She ran to her brother and he immediately groomed her, quickly followed by his "singing" (a kind of cooing sound) to her. I step away for two minutes and come back to a game of "chase me," (running back and forth with their tails curved...
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    Sudden Kidney disease (failure) in 22 month old cat

    Last two days she is acting totally normal again. Appetite, output looking good. Stitches out in a few days (I'll ask if sooner okay, she is healing very fast now and it looks like it is starting to cover the stitches.) And she has her spunk back - very eager to get out and back with her step...
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