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| I have two cats. One is five and the other is two. I adopted the five-year-old neutered... |
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| Cats reach social maturity between two to four years of age, so your younger female cat may now be subtly challenging the older boy’s authority. You may not even be aware of this. It may also have been exacerbated by moving to the smaller house where there’s less territory to share. I’d suggest you increase the vertical territory. Add some cat trees, or clear off some shelf spaces and create |
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| I have two kittens. One was born in April '07 (which we got in July) and the other was... |
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| Wow, you have a lot going on here. A flicking tail indicates arousal and can be a precursor to attack. Lying on the back also can be a readiness for defense (not necessarily gentle submission). All four clawed feet are in position to do damage, you see. Purring actually tends to be a signal that indicates, “I am no threat.” First off, cats don’t tend to growl and hiss during play, so if the |
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| I have a four-year-old male cat named Oliver. About a year and a half ago a visiting... |
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| Oh, poor Oliver! That’s a prime example of how a single traumatic event can be remembered for months or years by a cat. Oliver likely doesn’t even remember the dustpan, only that he associates your friend with “something scary.” So you need to try and change that association.Does Oliver have a favorite toy or treat? When your friend visits, make sure that he has lots of smelly, fantastic c |
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| I have a 12-year-old black shorthair cat, an eighteen-month-old orange tabby, and seven-... |
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| I applaud your concern about safety for your kitties. There are some options for making the outdoors safe for cats. If you have an existing wooden fence that the cats cannot get under or through, you could look into the www.catfencein.com or www.purrfectfence.com products. These do-it-yourself kits either stand alone, or attach to existing structures like wooden fences, to make them cat-proof and |
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| If a female has been fixed, will she still have spotting? She is 8 months old. |
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| A female cat that has been spayed will no longer experience a heat cycle and will not show any other signs of estrus such as yowling, rolling or spotting. If a cat has blood on their back end or in their urine, this is not normal and should be called to the attention of your veterinarian. A physical examination and perhaps laboratory testing is needed to determine the cause of the problem. |
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| All of the cats in our area, including a few of mine, have colds. What can we do for them? |
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| Often upper respiratory infections are viral in nature and easily spread from cat to cat. In some cases antibiotics may be useful to prevent or treat secondary bacterial infections. Keeping cats vaccinated also helps diminish upper respiratory infections. When a cat shows signs of a respiratory infection they should be isolated from other cats to prevent the disease from spreading to other indivi |
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| Calie tested positive for feline leukemia. My veterinarian says she can live a normal... |
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| There are numerous factors that influence lifespan in our companion cats. Even “healthy” cats are vulnerable to many diseases as they age. Disorders of the endocrine system such as hyperthyroidism or diabetes are common in older cats. Kidney decline and kidney failure are also often diagnosed in our elderly companion cats. Almost 90% of cats older than eleven years of age experience arthri |
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