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Wiggles 1289190     Purred: Mon Apr 29, '13 1:18am PST  Another possible cause of your cat's symptoms could be due to a condition called feline hyperesthesia syndrome. The furious licking as well as the resultant temporary numbness in the rear legs are both symptoms of feline hyperesthesia syndrome. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/healthinfo/HyperesthesiaSyndrome.cf m http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/04/ 04/feline-hyperesthesia-symptoms.aspx http://www.cat-lovers-only.co m/feline-hyperesthesia.html http://www.vetinfo.com/feline-hyperesth esia-syndrome-treatment.html my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Buddha 1283889     Purred: Mon Apr 29, '13 12:34am PST  A social friendly cat usually will make friends with an outgoing social kitten or adult cat that likes other cats. Be aware though that it's likely to take some time for any newcomer to adjust and some fearful hissing on the part of the newcomer should be expected. Does your dog respond & play with your cat when your cat starts a game with the dog? Do the two ever sleep together? If so, your cat and dog may already be buddies and playmates. Dogs and cats often do become playmates and form strong friendships with each other. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Food & Nutrition > Food On A Budget

Righty 1283879     Purred: Mon Apr 29, '13 12:26am PST  Dry food is best for most cats. Dry food helps keep a cat's teeth cleaner and in better condition whereas cats on wet foods tend to build up tartar and develop dental problems much more rapidly. Also wet food is mostly water, why pay for a food that's mostly water. If you really want your cat to have moist food, you can soak dry food in hot water and serve the dry food soaked much more economically than buying canned food. Using hot water to soak dry food works best because dry food soaks up much faster and better when soaked in hot water than if its soaked in cold water. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cats and a Clean Home > My Butt Stinks, and I Fling Litter Everywhere

Lily 1288176     Purred: Mon Apr 29, '13 12:09am PST  Another thing I do with one long haired cat who tends to catch poop in his hair and gets a dirty butt is to trim the hair short around his anus, on the underside of his tail near his body, on the insides of his hind legs, and on the backs of his hind legs. I also trim the hair short on the bottoms of his paws so he can't get litter and poop caught in between his pads. If you have a cat who cannot clean his butt because he's too fat to reach around to clean it, you may have to take him to a groomer, bathe him yourself, or gently wash his rear with warm water until you get it clean. While a cat who is too fat to clean his own butt needs to lose weight, cats must be made to lose weight gradually so if your cat needs to lose weight, have your vet check him to make sure he's otherwise healthy and then put him on a reducing diet under your vet's guidance. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Get Well Soon > Hazel Lucy's List for Kitties in Need of Purrs

Uno Never- Underestimate a- Special Kitty!     Purred: Wed Apr 24, '13 5:52pm PST  Just want to mention the http://www.catster.com/group/Special_kitties_kitties_with_disabiliti es-19258 for Special Kitties (Kitties with disabilities of any kind physical, mental, or emotional) and anyone else who is interested in disabled kitties. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Lacey 1287892     Purred: Wed Apr 24, '13 5:46pm PST  She is clearly a calico, love her face markings! She likely has some Siamese or Oriental Shorthair in her background judging by her general head and body type and some of the things you describe about her temperament. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Catster Lifestyle, News & Entertainment > Stop This TV Commercial!

Moose 1288006     Purred: Wed Apr 24, '13 5:38pm PST  People who aren't fortunate enough to experience the joy of living with & loving cats don't know what they are missing. Science has even proven that the purr of a cat is good for a human's circulatory system and people who own cats on the average live 7 years longer than people who do not own cats. I personally hate commercials, cartoons, etc, that advocate or make a joke out of cruelty to a cat or any other animal. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Grooming > polydactyl cats and coloring

Gyselle 1290610     Purred: Wed Apr 24, '13 5:34pm PST  Genetically, except for dominant white which masks all other colors, black and its tabby counterpart, the brown mackerel tabby, are dominant over all other cat colors & patterns. The white spotting gene is also dominant. Overall, brown mackerel tabby and black cats, with or without white markings, are the most commonly seen domestic cat colors and patterns. So the odds naturally favor a polydactyl being a brown mackerel tabby or a black with or without white markings. Color is unrelated to the polydactyl trait. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > Help with trapping a nice, but timid feral kitty

Noon 1288126     Purred: Wed Apr 24, '13 5:28pm PST  I would set up an extra large plastic airline dog crate for the kitty to stay in after her surgery. Put her bed in the back and her litter pan in the front of the crate Put her food and water dishes at the side of the crate or between the bed and the litter. That way you can feed & water the cat and change the litter etc, without disturbing the cat. Most cats will stay in a corner in the back of the crate and not try to escape but shut the doors to the room the crate is in when you have to open the crate if you're worried the cat might escape the crate. Cover the crate except for the door, with a blanket so its nice and dark for her. A timid cat feels safe in the back of a covered crate and will relax. The solid sides and back reassure her that nothing can sneak up on her. The cat can recover in the crate and you can also use the crate to socialize her to become a house cat. As she gains confidence, the cat will start coming more and more to the front of the crate, seek attention, show more interest in what's going on in the house around the crate. At this point you can fold back the blanket halfway so the cat can see out the front half of the sides of the crate. I've socialized many cats using this crate method. Remember, socializing any fearful cat takes time and patience, it can sometimes take months to socialize a fearful/timid cat or even a year or longer to reasonably socialize a true feral adult cat. However, the results are well worth it. Good luck & bless you for doing the right thing having that kitty spayed! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Carina 1290604     Purred: Wed Apr 24, '13 5:16pm PST  Your kitty's biting behavior is motivated by fear. It takes plenty of time and patience to teach a former feral/stray/outdoor survivor kitty to learn what's safe in the indoor world and she no longer needs to always be on guard or ready to protect herself against threats. As another poster already wisely said, observe and note the events leading up to the bite so you know how to read your cat and avoid situations that trigger the biting. When you approach your cat, do it in a calm slow way, talking to her with a soothing voice. Above all, be patient and give her plenty of time. It can take MONTHS for a rescued feral/stray/outdoor survivor kitty to become a reasonably social housecat but the results are very well worth it. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

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