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    Breakaway collar troubles

    Thanks. My parents' cat destroyed a piece of curtain so I have some extra threads :P I'll try a few this weekend. The biggest problem I foresee is trying to tie it on her (after I adjust the length) so that could be fun.
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    Breakaway collar troubles

    I put my collars back on my cats after a series of events, and everything is fixed except one. They're all breakaway collars and one cat is very good at triggering the breakaway. I've gone through several collars with her but they all have the standard clip (example) and none have made it even a...
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    Posting An Article

    Thanks for explaining. I can send it to you via PM when I'm done :)
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    Tell us about your "cats with a past"

    One cat I rescued has an odd background story (well, so does another but it's like 90% mystery), and it's one that has an important lesson. Sherlock Blue, aka Sherlue, formally just Blue, is a cat I originally had no intentions of keeping. It started out with me making a clicking noise at him...
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    Comment by 'shadyferret' in article 'How To Keep Your Cat Safe Outdoors'

    Another suggestion for apt living (with balcony): Use chicken wire to block off the bannister so your cat can play on the balcony without risk (saved one cat's life). My chicken wire is about a foot higher than the bannister. I also have shallow but long & wide plastic containers and planted...
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    Posting An Article

    Hi, I read the tutorial on writing an article but it doesn't explain what to do if you don't have the option to add a new article. Is this one of the items that require a certain level of activity to participate in, or is it something else? I'd like to share my accumulated knowledge on one of...
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    Can Cats Smell Canned Cat Food Thru the Cans, or Is Kitty "Reading" the Label?

    @vball99: Maybe they're improbably sealed cans, although there was six cans and that seems odd, or maybe he's figured a picture of cat or brightly colored cans mean food in general or cat food. He's a fairly smart cat. Tried breaking out of my parents room once by turning the door knob but he...
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    Can Cats Smell Canned Cat Food Thru the Cans, or Is Kitty "Reading" the Label?

    Can cat smell canned cat food through the can? I'm curious and amused. I tried googling my question and I couldn't find an answer. If not, then background: My parents have one of my cats right now (long story, but not necessary for the question). Blue is raw fed but my dad has tried feeding him...
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    75% Brown Classic Tabby & White, 25% Brown Marble Bengal?

    His tail looks like pale yellow. I'm not sure about widen with of yellow bands being wider than what would be expected. They do seem wider than what appears to be the norm for tabbies, though.
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    75% Brown Classic Tabby & White, 25% Brown Marble Bengal?

    Well since he doesn't show any silver, I'm not sure how gold tabby coloring would show unless the recessive gene can be carried by brown tabbies. But that sounds like a no? @maewkaew: LOL, perhaps. He's just such a mixed cat, with faded lines that are hard to see. Root, guar gum, or kelp. I'm...
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    75% Brown Classic Tabby & White, 25% Brown Marble Bengal?

    Really? I found so little info on the breed that I figured it was just a really common non-pedigree, like the Brown Classic Tabby & White. The Brown Classic Tabby & White is not a pedigree but it is really common, especially in Britain (if I recall correctly from Animal Planet). The torso and...
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    Boo is suddenly having issues with raw

    I would wait until you know the chicken isn't causing his problems. Maybe 2 weeks? Then feed him chicken of either NV Instinct or Primal for several weeks and see if something happens. If something does happen, then its likely an additive and that's another issue. I don't know much about Primal...
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    75% Brown Classic Tabby & White, 25% Brown Marble Bengal?

    Last time I didn't find any "golden tabby" but I tried again and I noticed a search deviation for "golden tabby british shorthair." It's not a pedigree breed, but I did find some classic tabbies with fur that's a golden brown. But I guess it does exist on some level, based on your info on genes...
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    75% Brown Classic Tabby & White, 25% Brown Marble Bengal?

    I hope your kitty is managing well! My cat was helped a lot with raw food as well. He used to not do anything and now he loves to start play fights. Currently he's on a few food trials to see what he likes, although the real purpose of the food trials is my other 2...
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    cats love water?

    The Highlander (no idea if that's an official breed yet since it's a relatively new breed, but Animal Planet covered it in Cats 101) loves water and just like the Turkish Van, it will join you in a bath or shower. The Maine Coon is supposed to like water, but I don't know any and I don't know...
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    Cat thief

    Poe steals bathroom sink stoppers and hides them under the fridge and oven. She used to have a bra fetish when she was a teenager too, just like Meowmmy_Aprile's. Other than that, Poe and Blue just want to break into things and see whether they want to steal stuff and Mojo steals food. Compared...
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    75% Brown Classic Tabby & White, 25% Brown Marble Bengal?

    @OrientalSlave: Ah, I always thought diluted referred to the strength of the genes presence.  Genes are never that simple, I suppose... this is why I went into non-biological sciences after my biological-based science classes. BTW, I misread "moggies" as "muggles." :D @NorthernGlow: I'm don't...
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    Boo is suddenly having issues with raw

    I had a similar issue with a cat, named Blue. He was eating Rad Cat Chicken, commercial raw, and he was doing well until one day he started throwing up. A lot, and it kept up whenever he'd get into another cat's raw chicken. I switched him back to Addiction Venison because I knew he handled that...
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    75% Brown Classic Tabby & White, 25% Brown Marble Bengal?

    @Nekochan: Aren't allergies annoying? One of my cats appears allergic to kelp (she's on kelp-free trials now to determine the likelihood of that allergy), although that's obviously not a show stopper. That's a nice photo of Harley. =) @maewkaew: Unfortunately, his health problems are...
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    75% Brown Classic Tabby & White, 25% Brown Marble Bengal?

    @Nekochan: I've thought about entering him in those "average joe" cat shows, but he's chronically ill. He's outgoing when he feels well enough, but that's a day-by-day basis. Hopefully with the new treatment he's on, he'll start to feel better and lose weight (being overweight aggrevates the...
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