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Hi all. I know I don't post very often, and a tonsillectomy probably is one of the more minor surgeries one can have... but I'm terrified! I'm having my tonsils out because (among other things) they are huge and block about half of my throat. I've never had surgery before, but I hear the...

I need to vent and ask for advice. I live in an apartment complex where each unit has one assigned space (the number is written into the lease). I've been here for over a year and there's a sign posted right next to my parking spot that says something like "Assigned Resident Parking. Violators...

One of my two-year-old males (Loki) hasn't been his usual playful self. He usually eats with Nova, but I noticed last night that he wasn't accompanying her to the bowl. This morning, he had about two dry kibbles and walked away. I bought him some (Stage 1) chicken baby food, and he gave it a...

Hi All. Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. I need advice on what to do about a neighbor's cat. The downstairs neighbor has a cute little white cat. The problem is that the neighbor is no longer letting the cat into the house because she is "tired of letting the cat in and out all...

Hi All, Nova has had a problem with soft stools since I got her. Right now, I'm feeding Purina Pro Plan, Chicken & Rice flavor because her stools are firmer when she eats it that anything else I've fed her. When my SO's mom came to cat sit, she bought a bag of Pro Plan Select "Natural Chicken...

I am very worried about one of my ferals, Rex who I think is male. We never managed to trap him and now he's walking with a very bad limp- he uses his front paws for support and kind of hops to the food. What makes him difficult to trap is: he's rarely the first to the bowl (we've trapped...

There was an 8.8 earthquake in Chile, and there's a tsunami warning for Hawaii. An article I read said the earliest a tsunami wave might arrive there would be 11:19 AM.

There are two cats on my pillow, and one at my feet. There are zero cats on SO's side of the bed.

At night, Loki likes to go under the bed, lay on his back, dig his claws into the box spring, and scoot around. Tonight, I looked under the bed and didn't see him. It turns out, he made a hole in the box spring and is now inside of it. Our mattress set is only about a year old. I need to...

We've had our foster now for a month. She is playful, eats well, and seems to drink quite a bit. However, she has been sneezing the whole time we've had her. We took her to the vet within her first 24 hours with us, and her FIV/FeLV test was negative. The vet said that if her sneezing was due...

I googled lynx point cats and a site came up with photos of "highland lynx" cats. Is "highland lynx" a legitimate breed? Does anyone know about this type of cat?

I'm clearing out some things, and since I rarely read books more than once I thought I'd pass on my copy of "Dewey" to someone who'd like to read it. PM me if you're interested.

Hi all! I hope I'm posting this in the correct place. I would like some help describing my foster's coat. She's orange and black with a little bit of cream under her chin and has some tabby markings. What would be the correct way to describe her color/markings? Here are a couple of photos:

Nova's regular vet left the clinic he was at, so we started taking her to a cats-only vet. We've since moved, and the cats-only vet (who we absolutely love!) is now 23 miles away (which takes about 30-50 minutes (no traffic vs. traffic on the freeway). We got a flyer in the mail and saw that...

I need advice. I've had Nova for 1yr and 8 months and we've had Loki & Zoom for 8 months. Loki & Zoom spent the first 2 months living in our bathroom. Needless to say, introductions were slow. Nova has been aggressive toward the boys from the very beginning. She pounces on them with all her...

Earlier today, I crouched to pet the cats. My knees were bent, I was pretty much squatting. When I tried to stand up, one of my legs wouldn't straighten. I panicked and began to flail because I was mid-stand and I was falling. After flailing for a bit, I heard a "pop" and my leg straightened...

I posted recently about my mom's cat having surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. (He's the sweet tabby pictured in my avatar.) I visited my mom on Mother's day and went to say "hello" to Grim, but he scurried away. I found him under the bed, as far in the corner as possible, facing away from me...

I'm Loki, and I'm a cuddle-holic. I like to sit sprawled out like this: I'm Zoom, the most energetic cat you'll ever meet. When I'm exploring, I tilt my head to the side like this: What's this? Is it a toy? Watch out, Zoom! It might eat you! Toys are everywhere! I found this one by...

I took Miss Nova to the vet today because she seemed to have a discharge from her lady bits. The vet looked at her and said she has a skin infection that formed because she has an extra "roll" in her lady area (not visible unless you go looking for it) and can't clean herself properly...

Back around the holidays, I was visiting my mom and noticed her cat (Grim) had a small lump (pinky-fingertip diameter) over his right hind leg. We took him to his regular vet in January, and they told us that it was probably not a cause for concern and to bring him back if the lump grew and they...