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  1. mollyblue

    Cat losing weight, no other symptoms

    Hello, I already know we need to make a vet appointment - and we have, but it is not till the end of January.  We found ourselves in a position where we have more cats than we can afford care for... So anyway, until the vet appointment.... has anyone ever had a cat who lost weight to "keep up...
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    Indoor Cat left out by ? Apartment Staff or Management? or else used telepathic powers to escape its

    I am so  mad.. not even sure what forum to post this in, or what good sharing this will do, but if anyone has advice or has dealt with this before, please let me know your thoughts. We live in an apartment.  We have a special needs cat... she is deaf, and has some chronic sinus issues...
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    Why do my cats lick my fingers?

    I have had many cats, and have never had a cat lick me like this before... and its not just one of my cats that does it, its 3 out of of the 4.  They lick my hands whenever the opportunity presents itself.  Sometimes they wake me up at night laying there chewing on my fingers.  One of them...
  4. mollyblue

    kittten with voracious appetite doesn't gain weight

    Hello, Theo is 3 months old now, fully weaned, 2 of 3 vet visits out of the way, and clean bill of health.  He has been wormed and had a fecal test... Theo eats all the time.  We have three adult cats and he has no hesitation in pushing the biggest and meanest out of the way so he can get to a...
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    Is it possible to literally scare the s**t out of a cat?

    We have two resident cats, a stray cat and her kitten.  The kitten gets along with everyone and spends her time going between mom and the resident cats.  Stray cat gets confined to the back half of the apartment, but she gets to come out twice a day while the other cats are confined either to...
  6. mollyblue

    Copy Cat

    Is it normal for one cat to copy another? I know we used to call each other that in grade school, but I never attributed "copy cat" as a feline behavior. Snowy is our 2 year old cat.  We will have had her a year in December.  Tati is our 1 year old cat, and we have had her about 6 months.  They...
  7. mollyblue

    Question re: Socializing when there is only one kitten

    We are guardians for a stray/feral calico cat (some of you may have heard the details), but she started hanging around probably when she first got pregnant, but when we decided she was for sure pregnant, and she wasn't running off all the time, my daughter brought her indoors about 2 weeks...
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    nursing issue

    Buttercup delivered one kitten about 3.5 weeks ago.  She has been nursing and caring for him, and all has been going well.  Theo has one nipple he nurses from and that I am aware, he does not nurse from the others.  Buttercup has some swelling in her tummy/side near the nipple Theo nurses from...
  9. mollyblue

    What do we call Theo? besides an adorable domestic short hair?

    Momma is a dilute calico, don't know about daddy... she was feral/stray before she got pregnant and adopted us.  Tummy is spotted, sides are sriped vertical, head and legs are striped horizontal.  Orange and black peach fuzz still on his back.  Face has orange below the ears, and a white...
  10. mollyblue

    What to do with the stray/feral cat we have been caring for?

    First, we live in an apartment and have two resident cats, which is one more than I really really want, but our rescue kitty wanted a play mate and I caved. The apartment complex where I live has a large feral cat population - and someone around does the TNR because a feral cat got into our...
  11. mollyblue

    How did your fur-baby die?

    I hope this doesn't seem like a rude question.  I am not judgemental, I am curious. I realize that this is a person decision each of us has to make for ourselves... but I want to know... How did your last fur-baby die? please feel free to say more than one if  you want to tell me about all your...
  12. mollyblue

    Cat Panting

    Good afternoon, I was reading some other posts here and in one it mentioned a cat panting and the responders were talking about CHF.  How common is this in cats?  (both the panting and the CHF?) About the cat... she is a ragdoll (mix?) just under a year old.  We took her in from a lady on...
  13. mollyblue

    How often is it safe for a cat to have covenia injections?

    We began fostering Snowpuff in December shortly after our resident cat of 19 years passed.  She was sick when picked her up from the Shelter, and after having her home for 2 days, (picked her up on a Saturday, had her in to their vet on Monday), she was given oral antibiotics and a cream for her...
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