Recent Content by samus

How would you monitor urine pH if you're using clay clumping litter? Is it possible? Or do you have to use the little nonabsorbent beads and get a non-clumped urine sample?

I'll have to read more about this "diarrhea tuna." I did notice my bowels aren't too happy if I eat too much.... On the flip side, if the oils/omega-3's are getting squeezed out with the water, you're probably getting rid of some of the mercury, too. (If you're worried about that, the best...

@StephenQ, thanks for linking the study. I've heard it misquoted multiple times, good to have it cleared up. So in the study, it was just cats that showed up at the vet, so the total number of falling cats in the city is unknown? Do you know of any studies on what percentage of falling cats...

Yeah, she definitely prefers to climb down. I guess I'll keep steps around but not be too worried when she decides to take the short cut straight down. I'm also planning on making a nice shelf. Like a cat tree integrated into the bed. :)

What cute kitties! d'Artagnan looks like my cat, except with more white on his nose. I wouldn't worry too much about your cat's paw sucking. My cat has a similar light spot from sucking on herself. She has one spot she sucks on when she's happy. You know how most cats will do that thing where...

I hope Amazon gave you a refund at least!! The sprays are less effective because you have to remember to manually spray them regularly (multiple times a day I think, I don't remember how long it lasts). I have anecdotal evidence that Feliway might help my cat's IBD issues. I've been using it...

Well, supposedly cats can't convert plant based omega-3's into the usable kind (which is found in fish, krill, and greenlipped mussels) so I don't think it'd be amazingly effective. Maybe dogs can convert it better since they're more omnivore. But I don't think it'd hurt, and maybe some of the...

I just got a loft bed that's about 4.5 feet off the ground and my cat's still getting used to it. I made a series of levels for her to climb up (a stool and desk next to the bed), which she uses to get up, but sometimes getting down she just jumps straight down. Should I be worried she's going...

Not quite your question, but with allergy cats there can a difference between prescription and non-prescription limited ingredient diet foods. The prescription foods are more highly regulated, and you're more guaranteed to only be getting the proteins listed on the label. The non-prescription...

I know feline hyperaesthesia syndrome (FHS) is one of those things no one knows exactly what causes it. Yesterday I was reading about black fur turning red ("rusting"), and one of the causes is not enough dietary tyrosine / phenylalanine (phenylalanine can get transformed into tyrosine). Cats...

A friend asked me today why her cat keeps getting mats in his fur. He's short haired, and they seem to occur in the same spot on his back. I asked about the possibility of fleas (no treatment, but hasn't seen any) and told her not grooming could be a sign of something else wrong ("but he's so...

Have you ever heard of polyphasic sleep? It's basically taking cat naps throughout the day instead of one long sleep. Some people do one long chunk of time at night and a couple small chunks in the day, some do lots of small chunks. You could even nap with the cats.....

ENTRY Samus loves ribbon way too much.

I think that's a question that only the embassy can tell you. Good to know there's a quarantine and you won't have to worry about losing your cat if your papers are wrong!  :) It might also be a good idea to check with the airline what documents they're expecting to see, on my cat's flight out...

You don't need a pet passport to travel to the EU, it just makes it easier to travel once you have it. My understanding was that it's only issued in the EU. I went from the US to Germany and they required proof that my cat was microchipped with the correct type of microchip (double check that...