Advice and commiseration wanted ( Read more... )

hi all ( Read more... )

Usually what I come here for requires a vet visit, but I just had a question ( Read more... )

I was away on vacation and the pet sitter noticed Spitzer was rather thin. He took Spitzer into the vet, had blood work drawn and was sent home with an antibiotic ( Read more... )

I'm pleading with all of my LJ friends to say a prayer for Tom. I was finally able to get him to the vet and pay money I don't have to spare to get the minimum treatment I can afford. The vet said this is the worst he has ever seen him in 5 years ( Read more... )

My parents have six cats- a mom who we took in, and the litter she turned out to be carrying. They've lived with us their entire lives (a year and a half) and most of them are the sweetest-natured animals you could ever see. They've never been abused, or given any reason to dislike or distrust people. Basically, there's no reason that I can see for ( Read more... )

Hello I'm not sure if I've posted here before so I will give a little background before I ask any questions ( Read more... )

My little girl cat isn't fixed yet. I haven't been able to come up with the 95 dollars to get her spayed yet, but that's another story.

My questions are:
how long do female cats stay in heat?
how often does it happen?
and is it normal for them to throw up at least once a day while they're in heat??

Yesterday I tried switching my 9 month old kitten from Royal Canin kitten food to Evo. I had always read that the first three ingredients in cat food should be real meat, and I had never seen any food that met that. When I learned of Evo and how it is grain free and has all natural ingredients it just made sense and seemed like the healthiest ( Read more... )

My husband and I are thinking about getting a companion for our cat, Jasper. He's a somewhat large (~13 lbs) orange tabby and he's 10 years old ( Read more... )