Recent Content by vervainandrue

Hi, has anyone dealt successfully with soft stools in kittens? I have 5 10-week-old foster kittens, and for weeks they have had very soft stools. I dewormed them twice with Strongid, and gave two courses of Marquis Paste in case they had coccidia. Neither did any good. They eat very high...

Calling all foster moms and dads...have you ever encountered a failure to thrive kitten? Let me explain. Over two months ago I started fostering a mom cat and her five one-week old kittens. One of them was the runt, about half the size of the others. Mom didn't push away the runt like I...

I live in a neighborhood in Boston, and we have coyotes everywhere. On Nextdoor, people will post coyote sightings, and right after, there will be post after post of missing cats. It's frustrating that people let their cats out in such an urban environment that is also full of coyotes. Please...

You will think I'm an idiot, but I recently had some antique furniture in my living room recovered, for a pretty penny. I really want to discourage my cats not only from scratching the furniture, but from hanging out on those pieces at all (I know, I dream big). Has anyone had any luck with...

Hi, I have three very sad foster cats. They were rescued from a hoader house, and, for lack of a better description, have broken little spirits. They are the saddest cats I've ever met, and I've fostered quite a few. They are clearly going to be with me for awhile while I work with them to...

Hi, Feel free to roll your eyes several times while reading this post...my husband and I are getting several pieces of antique furniture recovered, a few of which we are recovering because they have been scratched to pieces. I am determined that the $$ we invest won't be wasted and I can...

I'm so grateful for so many informed replies! I really appreciate it. I just want to clarify a couple of things; one, if i don't want to have recordings saved, can I get away with not paying for a subscription to anything? All I want is to be able to use the camera app on my laptop and my...

I am SO sorry if this belongs in another thread, but I figured the only people who would buy cameras to watch cats remotely would be fosters who have double digit cats to keep an eye on. Does anyone have any recommendations for video cameras to use to monitor cats, on a laptop and a phone (i.e...

I logged on today to post a question about urine cleaners, and someone beat me to it! I use Nature's Miracle by the gallon (literally, I foster). I find that the "marking repellent" formula doesn't work any better than the Urine Destroyer. Does anyone else have any suggestions re: best urine...

What a beautiful boy! Rest in peace, beautiful Jack. Your humans will never forget you.

Thanks everyone, for your very detailed answers. I ordered some Composure chews but I had no idea it came in liquid. I much rather mix something with food rather than try and entice a shy kitty to eat a particular treat. Fingers crossed it will help these two. I haven't tried Bach's Rescue...

Hi, I am a foster, and I've tried calming chews with my nervous charges before with mixed results. I have a couple of very shy girls who aren't progressing very fast, and I thought I'd try calming chews again. Do you use them with any success, and if so, what brand? Thanks in advance for...

Jcatbird, thanks for the reply! The little dudes sure do love meat tubes, and I have baby food in the house, so I'll try your trick. And I talk to them tons, and when I'm not in the room I put NPR on so they will constantly be exposed to human voices (maybe they are depressed by the state of...

Hi John, I don't know where you live, but have you considered predators? I live in Massachusetts and we have a terrible problem with coyotes here, and they eat cats and small dogs. We also have fisher cats who have come down from Vermont and New Hampshire, and they are viscous and leave no...

I am always confused as to where I should post questions about my foster cats...I hope this is right. I am fostering 6 kittens who came to me at 7 weeks (they are 9.5 weeks old now.) Their mother was feral and they were picked up in a TNR job, and mom was spayed and returned to her colony...