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Hi all, I have a friend who is going to Creve Coeur, MO in a couple of weeks. (western suburb of St. Louis) and she asked me if I would post a this question for all here. She had arrangements for leaving her kitty with a friend while she was going to be gone, but due to changing...

Since I am going through major infectious diarrhea here and have 7 cats on a Baytril/ Clavamox combo, I need a really good probiotic. Everything I can find says just use a human one. I would thing that cats intestinal flora would differ due to being obligate carnivores but maybe not. I...

The last week here has been a nightmare. I had tons of company the week before, am in a new house in a geographic location that is very different from where the kitties grew up. Long story short, vomiting and explosive diarrhea started last Friday, vet thinks something foreign to the cats...

Hi everybody! Meowmy said you all were thinking about me lots when I had to have my big scary surgery. I wanted to send you all hugs.... but I can't quite stand up for that yet. I can give you a pat though Follow me please..... Time for belly rubs...excuse my bad haircut. Meowmy...

I know the famous TCS vibes and Prayers work wonders. I am hoping you all have some to spare for my Big guy Stomper. Yesterday I had to take Stomper to the emergency specialty vets 3 hours away. He has been on and off sick for the last two months and the vets are having a hard time...

Well the competition is tough this month. Now I can't decided if I want to keep it the one I entered. So please tell me which one. ( I don't know how to do the polls) Remember the theme is nose, whiskers and tongues... Thanks all 1. Pumpkin washing...this is the one that is entered...

My big guy, Stomper, has been sick for a week. Over the last two years he has developed episodes of vomiting followed by anorexia. This has always resolved with fluid therapy, cyproheptadine and pain meds for a couple days. His last episode was December 07. No specific diagnosis was...

My sister is visiting me this week, which should be wonderful. Except tonight her 12 yr old dog Sadie had a very scary episode. This is the second such occurance in two weeks. last time she spent the night at the ER vet and they thought she had enteritis. Well tonight it turns out she has...

My old camera bit the dust so this weekend I splurged and bought myself a new present. I think I just might be able to enter next months photos contest. Lola guarding the freezer full of homemade catfood. This is one of her favorite positions Being more dignified Conan my monster...

Hey all, this is a really interesting article. I had always thought that bartonella species only caused disease in humans, one of which is Cat Scratch Disease. However this past weekend while helping with a rescue and placement of a senior stray I was made aware of this disease. Seems...

I am trying to use one of the new Sigs that crazyforinfo made for me but it keeps telling me the file is too large. under the little box to put the sig URL or browse from computer it says "Note: The maximum size of your custom image is 500 by 100 pixels or 19.5 KB (whichever is smaller)."...

david gregory, chief white house correspondent for NBC was discussing last night's debate and the Clinton/Obama nastiness. Then Gregory said to Leno you must have edited something because then they said "I'm not a poopy head, your a poopy head"! That was just hilarious coming out of...

For everyone in the path of this storm. I am sending lots of stay safe vibes. Please, be cautious of rain turning to ice. This storm is horrible. I am hoping all our members in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and where ever else there are power outages are warm and safe. I spoke to a...

I just wanted to give a quick update on how it went with Lola at the vet today. Luckily for me, the vet has seen one other case of Iris melanoma! She said Lola's spot is concerning and needs to be watched closely, but right now it is not showing the type of infiltration associated with...

This video was made by a fellow SV whom I "met" during Katrina reunions. While the middle section contains photos of lost and found animals, the beginning and end give a great perspective for anyone who has no idea what it is to be in the path of a huge wildfire. These fires were pushed by...

As some here might have read, I have been helping to reunite cats and people separated due to Hurricane Katrina. Even though it has been 21 months we are still making reunions. I have been specifically concentrating on the area of St. Bernard Parish this past year. This area was one of...

Ok this thread http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=127375 by Heather, made me think of my boys Conan and Pumpkin and how much fun Louie and Leo are going to have together in their lives together These first two are Conan and Pumpkin when the little guyfinally got big enough I was...

Ok I am sitting here with kitties next to me as usual. Well I look down and to my wonder it is Stomper and Izzy. Now these two have lived together for 7 years and have only been close enough to each other to try and scratch out eyes. They do not like each other. There absolutely must have...

Well we are fighting the Battle of the Bulge here and I am curious as to what others are feeding in Calories per pound body weight and whether or not their cats are thin, just right, overweight, or obese. I am in the process of switching from free fed dry to not free fed wet/raw/homemade...

I have been reading this a lot lately......"my old cat lived 19 + years on Fancy Feast or Friskies......etc. I have been having the same discussion with family members. All of our childhood cats lived 19+ years. They ate what is now considered low quality wet food, I honestly don't remember...