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    Cranky and meowing...suggestions?

    Hi everyone. Life has gotten really busy lately, so I haven't been around as much as I'd like, but I'm back to ask a question. Over the past 1.5 months, Ziv has developed a habit of sitting by the front door and meowing plaintively. At first I noticed that it was a pattern--he does it whenever...
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    Ziv's eye(s) again--suggestions for comfort?

    Hi everyone. I'm back to talk about Ziv's eye again. I came home from work today and I knew right away that something was wrong. His eye has looked a little worse lately, and today they are both runny with brown discharge. He also seems like he just feels sick. He's sort of inactive and--I can...
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    Ziv's tearing eye (long)

    Ziv's right eye has been tearing since we adopted him in January. This is long, but I'm posting in the hope that someone here might have dealt with this before. Here's his treatment history: He was diagnosed with a URI a week after we adopted him; we were given amoxicillin and sterile eye...
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    Problem seeing pictures

    Since last Thursday or Friday (May 5/6) I've been having trouble viewing photos on this board. It's probably my computer, but I don't have trouble with other websites, so I'm not sure how to diagnose what's going on (I'm not exactly a computer whiz, either). The vast majority of pics on this...
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    Ziv's car problem

    Zivâ€8482s appointment with the specialist is coming up, and Iâ€8482m dreading the 30-minute ride there. Ziv is totally fine in the carrier—he doesnâ€8482t fight when I put him in, he doesnâ€8482t mind being carried around or hanging out in the waiting room…but he HATES the car. He starts...
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    Optimal indoor temperature range?

    It's been in the upper 80s (F) here in Philadelphia this week! (This is really quite unusual for April--today the forecasted high is higher than that in Tampa!) My apartment stayed relatively cool until last night, when it just didn't cool down. So, I turned on the central air for the first time...
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    Is it customary to "tip" the ear of a TNR'd cat?

    My little Eva was brought to a rescue group by a couple whose garage she had run into. They cared for her for a few weeks before they found Adopt-a-Cat. When the Adopt-a-Cat ladies brought her to a vet to be spayed, the vet shaved her and found a spay scar. The very tip of her left ear is...
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    Adorable website--the "Silly Sleeping Pose Olympics"!

    Here's the link to the site: Silly Sleeping Pose Olympics From what I've seen in the Fur Pictures forum, TCS members could probably supply photos for this website for years to come. I love the one under "Solos" on the first page: "Roscoe in Pass the Prozac, I'm Like, So Tense"
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    Litter box digging resulted in a mess this morning!

    Ugh. Before I start, I'd like to warn everyone that this post is long, and contains graphic information about litter box issues. With that said, here we go. When Chesty came to us, we added a litterbox in our bedroom--not ideal, but we don't have a lot of room. He just looooves to dig and...
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    Cats and fishes

    Chesty and Ziv are enamored of the bf's huuuuge fishtank. Luckily, there's no way for them to get inside, so they just have to watch, wistfully. Let's see your cats and fishes photos, too! Chesty in silhouette: Chesty the water-cat says, "Can't I pleeease go swimming, too?" Ziv's favorite...
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    Muscle cats...post yours, too!

    Inspired by the "Fat Cats" thread, I thought we'd go for another look. I know that my Chesty is quite an athletic cat (Ziv is the fat one!), and this photo shows it (hint--look at the contour in his close front leg): Do you have any "muscle photos" to share?
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    Go to a specialist for Ziv's eyes or not?

    When we adopted Ziv at the end of January, his right eye was tearing. When it didn't go away in a week, we took him to the SPCA clinic vet, who gave us some eye drops (nothing special, just lubricant) and Clavamox--he thought Ziv had a URI. The tearing didn't go away, so we brought him to our...
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    Cats, meds, and stress

    The bottom line: Can anyone suggest ways to decrease the stress of administering meds? The background: Poor Ziv has a weepy eye. We tried to treat it with eye drops for a while, but last week the discharge changed from clear to dark and his eyelid was a little puffy and red, so we took him to...
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    Converting combo cat to indoor

    Hi all. I tried to do a search for this topic, but I wasn't successful--so I hope this isn't too repetitive. As I wrote in my intro, my boyfriend and I just got a new cat, Chesty. Chesty is very sweet and loves to cuddle with us. He's probably 1-2 years old, and he loooves to explore. Chesty...
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    A newbie with a confession

    Hi everyone! I hope this isn't too long. My name is Carla, and my boyfriend and I are proud to include three cats in our family. I've been "lurking" here for a week or so, just to get the hang of this place--but Dawnofsierra's kind message convinced me to introduce myself. Yes, I do have a...
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