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So one of my two cats seems to have diarrhea on and off. His energy levels are fine, he's not hiding in a corner, but when he uses the box, it's diarrhea for several days. Several days off (I think), then back again. This has been going on for a couple of weeks. I can't even be sure the diarrhea...

My cat had bad teeth six years ago when he was a year old. The vet pulled all the teeth but the four fangs up front. (I had to push to save those teeth; the cat really enjoys grooming his nails and I didn't want those teeth going without a fight.) The vet agreed with me but warned me they'd...

I was using some Arm & Hammer Fresh Breath Enzymatic Toothpaste for Cats. I've used toothpaste on my cats before. I put this stuff on the brush, put in on the cat's mouth, cat bolted. "Oh well. That's how it always is." So I grab the second cat. Put the toothpaste on the brush, start brushing...

One of my two perfect cats has bad teeth. Most of them were pulled years ago (really, a textbook case of meth mouth). At that time, the vet said, with the usual cluck-cluck of the tongue, "Oh, those fangs should probably come out too. They're just going to get infected too eventually." (These...

As I sit here at home going stir crazy, I have more time than usual to spend with the cats. And I have more time to observe them. What is going on when my cat has his ears flat against his head while I stroke him, purring audibly (him, not me). Is my cat broken? Have I been patting and stroking...

I recently took in a stray that I found under a parked car. It is the only kitten/cat I have ever met that actually came toward me when I went "pst-pst-pst." While not paying attention, I started closing a door. He had poked one of his arms through the gap between the inner edge of the door and...

I found a stray kitten about two weeks ago. (This is the only cat that has ever actually come up to me when I've stood there going pst-pst-pst like an idiot. So either someone abandoned him or he is, literally, the smartest cat in the entire world--and I don't think that's the case.) After...

My cat has infrequent seizures. Maybe once every two to three months. I've had him checked by the vet. By the pretty expensive vet. Here's the crazy-cat-person question. Until recently, the cat had two catmates in the house. Those two went with their human to grad school in the Midwest, so now...

I have a stray in the neighborhhood (it's a TSR neighborhood, so I'm watching this cat closely). I've gotten to the point where she will now allow me to pat/stroke her on the head and neck (starting from hissing if I got within three feet of her and taking swipes at me with her very sharp...

I currently live in a house with three cats (and two other people). The three cats all live in the basement (it's a nice basement, don't think they're stuck in some dank sunless corner). The TV room is down there as well as my housemate's bedroom. (The third person isn't really involved in...

Took my six-year-old cat to the vet. Vet looks at cat and immediately says, "All those teeth will have to come out." (Five years back, almost all of the cat's teeth were pulled because of stomatitis. They left the front four--two fangs at top, two on bottom--intact at that time because they were...

Rescued a cat on my porch. She was so friendly, clearly she'd been someone's pet. Checked EVERYWHERE. No postings, no signs, no anything.Put her inside in my bedroom. At first, she was using the box. Then she stopped. This is where it gets bizarre. IF I pick her up, and put her in the box --...

I read the other day that the only way a cat expresses affection is by "head butting." Everything else, it turns out, is a shameless ploy for food or attention or marking territory. Fine. AND I DON'T WANT TO START A DEBATE ON THAT. I bring it up as backstory. The question I have is, how do I...

My cat is afraid of her water dish. I realize many cats are afraid of water, but she seems to be scared to death of her water dish and the metal sink in my kitchen. At first I thought the sink scared her because it resembles the examination counter at the vet's office (where she trembles). I'd...