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Hello everyone, I adopted little Mirabelle a few weeks ago, she’s about 6-7 months old now. Just wondering if she’ll be long or short haired. she was rescued with her mother (also pictured below) who is a short haired orange tabby, but apparently they think the dad was a Maine coon as one...

So when I moved into my house the basement floor was covered with what can only be called a cat’s dream: beige carpet with a loose pile that pulls like a thread on a sweater when they scratch it. 7 years later it now looks like s**t where the darlings have pulled up large strips of it. I do...

After losing my beloved Madeline, I’m at the point where I’m *thinking* about the idea of adopting another kitten. My resident cat Malachi is 5 years old and has always had a feline companion and genuinely enjoys their company. I expect to adopt a female kitten as this would be the least...

Hi everyone, Yesterday we said goodbye to our beloved Madeline at age 15 (long sad story, she had kidney failure which progressed very quickly). She had a vet visit 3 days before we said goodbye, and ever since then her brother, 5 yo Malachi, has been off his food. Yesterday was a day of pure...

Hi all, My Madeline (15 yo) hasn’t been eating well the last while and we’re still trying to pinpoint the cause. She’s been drinking and urinating a lot, but the vet says her recent blood work didn’t show signs of kidney issues. They did a urinalysis and there was a low level of protein in it...

Hi all, I've noticed lately that Waggles is lying with his front paws really curled under. Not like cats usually do, but imagine bending your wrist down towards your arm until it touched. I'm including some photos that I hope show what I mean (he did move when I started fussing with him). It...

Hi all, My Oliver has been sneezing and sounds stuffy. This has been going on and off for about 2-3 weeks. When it first happened I thought he was coming down with a URI and I isolated him from the other cats in the rec room downstairs. He didn't show any other symptoms and it stopped after...

Hi all, I'm looking at Pet Guard canned food for my kitty and was wondering if anyone has any experience with the turkey and rice, chicken and beef or chicken and wheat germ flavours. I'm making a cross-border trip to Buffalo this weekend to pick some up (we can't get it in Canada ) and was...

My Oliver has been scratching lately and I was checking him out for scabs and I discovered what I thought looked like a pimple...or is it a nipple? You can see the location of it (under his front leg, in the top left of the first photo--I pushed the hair away) and a close up of it...any thoughts?

I have a Petmate fountain but the pump died Does anyone know if you can buy a replacement pump? My cats like the fountain but this does seem to be the weak part of the unit as I had it happen in 2 of them. They are beyond any warranty period, I'm wondering if it's just better to get a whole...

Hi all, Has anyone ever found that some clumping litters won't work for certain cats? I bought a big bag a while ago and thought it was too cheap as it wouldn't clump for my 2 girls' box. I bought a more expensive type and this still isn't really clumping. I tried both types with the foster...

I recently discovered my cat loves yogurt, but I don't want to give him any of mine as I buy the sugar free type. Does anyone know if a small amount of it would be harmful? I certainly wouldn't give him a lot but I was wondering about licking out my dish as a treat. I've also heard it's good...

Hi all, I discovered an amazing deal on an automatic feeder at The Source (formerly Radio Shack) in Canada. They are selling battery operated automatic feeders for $5!!! The website says $6 but in store they are $5. Regularly $50 (I think someone sells them on ebay for $50). They are a...

***moderator: I realized after I posted this it should be under "behaviour"...please move...thanks Hi all, I've been fostering cats the past few months and have noticed some behaviour changes in my Oliver that I am thinking might be stress related. He doesn't have direct contact with the...

Hi all, I thought this was kind of an interesting site as it puts a points value to pet food. I rated Nutro Natural Choice Indoor Weight Management which my kitties have eaten for years and it scored 88--which is a B on their rating system. Some of the questions were hard to answer (is the...

Hi all, I have a question about FIV transmission. Long story short, 5 years ago I had an FIV+ cat (Bonnie) who was elderly and not aggressive and never exhibited any signs of the disease (she eventually died of kidney failure at age 15). I adopted a second cat (Oliver) who had tested +'ve for...

Hi all, My foster kitty Waggles was lost for a week (a long story I described in another thread) and was found about 10 days ago. For the first several days he seemed fine and was eating well but sleeping a lot more. Unfortunately he hasn't been eating much the past few days and since he's a...

Hi all, Canadian Tire has a Furminator type of tool on sale this week, it's by "Fur Fiend". The small one for cats is reg. $35 on sale for $15. I thought what the heck and bought it, I combed Oliver for about 2 minutes and had enough loose hair to make a sweater , it seems to really work...

Hi all, My foster kitty Waggles was lost for a week and came back to us very dirty and tangled. I've never done any kind of bathing or cleaning before (other than brushing and combing) and was just looking for suggestions. He doesn't like to be brushed or combed and he's long haired. I'd...

Hi all, We recently (3 days ago) recovered our foster kitty Waggles who escaped from his new owner and was lost for a week (I posted the story in another forum). He appears to be fine apart from a dirty and tangled coat. I have noticed though that his voice sounds different. The first day he...