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    Any experience with staph infection??

    I have 2 foster babies (7 weeks old). The boy was just not doing well. When I took him in to the vet we found a pus abscess. The vet feels it is staph infection. We are having a culture done and he is on medication, but assuming that it IS staph, how contagious is he to other cats? What...
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    Practical advice about ringworm.

    I have 1 foster cat with ringworm. he entered my home on a monday and I spotted it within 27 hours. I separated him in his own room, alone. I read a lot of info and got a lot of advice, but what I would really like is some words from people who have actually had ringworm in their home. Since...
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    Campylobacter and Erythromycin...any experience?

    I foster for a rescue group. We are kind of spead out so we use different vets. Vet #1 has been finding "campy" (campylobacter, a bacteria) in direct stool samples and dispensing Erythromycin as the cure. Vet #2 (mine) can't even find that campy is a problem in cats nor that Erythromycin is...
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    Please welcome

    My newest addition (as seen in my new signature) Mickey. He came to me as a foster (named Chevy) July 2, 2003. It was love at first sight. And since this cat did everything humanly possible to NOT get adopted (i.e. hissed, growled and even biting ALL potential adopters) I figured that he was...
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    Need help with attack cat

    I have a new problem foster (actually 2 fosters, but lets start with one problem). She seems like she wants to be your best friend. As loving as the next cat, and even more so, but out of the blue turns to attack. I read the thread about aggresive behavior, but I am not 100% sure exactly why...
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    Just some cat pictures

    Amber Ashley Biddy White Whiskers Bonnie Well that is the 1st four of my 14 cats.
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    Recessive colors

    Which colors are recessive?
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    Orange females

    I have been told that 80% of orange cats are male. I was curious about 2 things: 1) Does that mean the totally orange cats or are the orange with white cats included in that ratio? and 2) Is there a particular combination of coat colors in the parents that predisposes orange females in the...
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    FIP dilemma, please help if you can

    Here is the question: Would it be a good idea or a bad idea to allow a cat who has been exposed to FIP in to a household with other cats? Here is why: I have 3 foster kittens, now 5 months old. They live separate (for the most part) from my own kitties. I was going to foster 2 more cats over...
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    A question for those with 10 or more cats.....

    Who here has experienced spraying most likely cause by the addition of too many cats into the household? Until recently I have had no problems with peeing outside the litter boxes. (the only exception was a medical one about 2 years ago). I am up to 14 cats and have recently come into this...
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    Spraying/ medical vs. behavioral

    I have 14 cats. 2 have been caught spraying. (Jim and Sterling for reference) Jim had a urinalysis on July 6th, came back with good results but since he had a fever we did antibiotics. Still spraying. On Aug 25 he had another urinalysis. Found a small amount of blood. Back on antibiotics and...
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    "failed" foster = new addition to the family

    My dear sweetheart of a husband adopted Bonnie (a foster cat who came to me as a scared pregnant kitten) today for my birthday. Bonnie has been with us for a bit over 3 months now (after having been trapped). She had her kittens and they were all sucessfully placed. She did have an adoption...
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    Animal communicators

    Has anyone had personal experience with an animal communicator? I have a cat that is spraying. It does not appear to be medical (no UTI, urinalysis OK...etc) It seems to be behavioral. I have just recently plugged in the feliway diffusers, but too soon for complete success. Today, Jim (the...
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    Pictures/descriptions of coat color

    I am looking to find a website (or even a specific book I can buy) that shows the different coat colors in cats. Some colors just cannot be visualized without a photo. And I'd like to know the proper name for each color/pattern. Does anyone know of such a site (or book)? (I apologize if this...
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    Feliway plug-ins

    Has anyone ever used Feliway plug-ins to stop inappropriate peeing in their house hold? If so, did you have favorable results?
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    pictures of my cats

    Amber, Ashley, Biddy, Calvin Fern, Kim, Jim, Rutherford Sterling, Jasper, Lucas, monte Willow
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    FeLV scare. Any info would be appreciated.

    One of my cats is being re-tested for FeLV due to reoccuring mouth sores. I am especially worried because I personally know someone who had a cat die of Leukemia that had originally tested negative. What if she tests positive????????? I have 12 other cats and a foster cat who has had contact...
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    Question about biting

    I have a foster cat (Bonnie). She came to me as a pregnant outside cat. She has come a long way in the friendly department. (she has been here a bit over 2 months) Here is her problem (the one that might prevent her from finding a home). She bites when she gets excited. Not viciuosly. It is...
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    13 cats and holding...............

    HI. I'm new here and here is a collage of my 13 cats: There names are Amber, Ashley, Biddy, Calvin, Fern, Jasper, Lucas, Monte, Rutherford,Sterling, Willow, Jim and Kim. I love to post pictures of them so keep your eyes open for them. I hope you will tell me what pets you have if you post on...
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