I'm about to take my 4-year-old female cat with me on a cross-country flight from the west to east coast for the holidays. We're leaving on Monday, and I've been having butterflies in my stomach all weekend in anticipation of the coming journey. I have no experience flying with cats but have done all I could to prepare for this trip.
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posted by starpoint
on Dec 15, 2012 -
21 answers
We found a terrific high quality tufted leather coffee table leather ottoman bench thingie on consignment- this particular one runs around $500 retail. The leather is the soft non scratch kind in dark brown/ black. It looks brand new. We love the idea of it because we have a little human coming and it minimizes the worry about him getting hurt if he hits his head on it. It suits our need for a play table, changing table, foot rest and general decor item. The price it $140. Here is the rub: we have 3 cats.
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posted by MayNicholas
on Dec 9, 2012 -
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Cats suffering from blood in poop, diarrhea, vomiting for the past month. Vets keep telling me there's nothing wrong, all of their treatment suggestions haven't worked. Can't keep spending money on vets, please advise. Cat poop discussion inside!
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posted by schroedinger
on Dec 8, 2012 -
13 answers
We just adopted
two kittens, YAY! They are from a shelter, so they just got neutered and spayed today, but they are actually too small for the smallest e-collars (which we have). Thus, problems.
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posted by insectosaurus
on Dec 3, 2012 -
26 answers
My cat is driving me insane.
We moved into a new place near the end of October/beginning of November. Since we got here, she has been so incredibly vocal. She's always mewing and howling. It's the same noise she makes when I'm in another room and she wants me around. Or when she's stuck somewhere.
I haven't had a good night's sleep since we got here. It's a loud, shrill noise and I can't sleep through it. She keeps me up late at night, wakes me up early in the morning.
What can I do about this? I need to be able to sleep.
posted by Modica
on Dec 3, 2012 -
19 answers
Back in July, my 11 year old cat was tentatively diagnosed with possible early renal failure. This past Saturday, however, she had another round of bloodwork and urinalysis...the results of which indicated her kidneys are probably fine! Needless to say, I'm very happy about this. But the more I think about it, the more it seems like the clinic folks jumped to conclusions way too quickly based on too little information. Am I off-base here, or is it perhaps really time to explore other local veterinary options?
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posted by aecorwin
on Nov 27, 2012 -
8 answers
Trying to figure out how much we really need to feed our cats. Hoping someone here can help because I've read everything and it sounds slightly as if I would be preparing my cats for careers as foie gras geese.
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posted by Medieval Maven
on Nov 25, 2012 -
19 answers
I am tired of having wires all over my desk. I want to charge both my iPhone and iPad Mini on my bedside table, standing up in a single dock or stand
that my cat can't knock over. Can you recommend such a thing or suggest creative ways to improvise one?
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posted by embrangled
on Nov 20, 2012 -
11 answers
Large, young, lovable cat won't leave us the hell alone when we're trying to sleep in the mornings. I feed him when I get up at 6am, so naturally he's bugging me by 5am, sometimes 4am. How do I get him to knock this off?
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posted by scaryblackdeath
on Nov 20, 2012 -
34 answers
My cat needs a urinary tract health cat food, but will currently only eat dry Purina UR. I'm not fond of Purina and would prefer him to eat something similar to the Newman's Own cat food he was eating before. Any good options out there?
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posted by El Sabor Asiatico
on Nov 15, 2012 -
6 answers
What is a cat toy / thing i can make that will keep my cat exercising all day at home?
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posted by JJkiss
on Nov 12, 2012 -
32 answers
We have a fixed female cat that is three years old. She's a bit grumpy, doesn't like to be held but is affectionate on her own terms. A good cat. When she was a kitten we had an older fixed male cat. They were never friends because he was too old to play but they coexisted peacefully. Once the old male cat kicked off we waited a couple of months and brought into our home a 1 1/2 year old nonfixed female.
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posted by zzazazz
on Nov 4, 2012 -
10 answers
Cat question! I have two cats, one 18 years and the other 1 year. The younger male cat seems bored and wants to play all the time, but the other cat never plays and likes to be left alone. We live in an 800 square foot apartment, and the cats both need to stay indoors because of the neighborhood. Any ideas of how to help the younger cat have enough stimulation? Should we get another cat, or is 3 cats in a small apartment crazy? Thank you!
posted by tessalations999
on Nov 4, 2012 -
13 answers
Will my cats be okay in an unheated NYC apartment until we get electricity restored?
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posted by milarepa
on Nov 3, 2012 -
16 answers
Anyone have a recommendation for a catsitter in San Francisco? I have yet to find one here since moving and I don't want to keep asking a friend to come by. Feels like I'm taking advantage.
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posted by vivzan
on Nov 2, 2012 -
8 answers
Calling all amateur Jackson Galaxy-wannabes: why is my cat such a jerk toward guests, when he's a bundle of love the rest of the time?
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posted by apostrophe
on Oct 7, 2012 -
3 answers
CatFilter: I know this question has been done to death but... three cats, one apartment, two microconflicts. What is to be done?
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posted by Keter
on Oct 4, 2012 -
8 answers
Will cat scratching damage a 3M security film on a glass door? Any other opinions on this film?
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posted by exogenous
on Sep 25, 2012 -
3 answers
In any of the Alf media (the live action sitcom, the cartoon, or any supplementary materials), is it ever explained how cats have come to be on both Melmac and Earth?
Here, it says that it is unknown if Melmac cats and Earth cats are even the same species (presumably they coud be doing a kind of Allosaurus/T-Rex convergent-evolution thing), but perhaps someone out there with greater Alf knowledge can shed more light on this.
posted by Greg Nog
on Sep 21, 2012 -
7 answers
With a new neighborhood comes new neighborhood cats, and one of our indoor cats is freaking out. What do we do about this?
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posted by backseatpilot
on Sep 17, 2012 -
16 answers
My cat is fat, lazy and does not groom nearly as much as she should. How do I remedy this?
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posted by electriic
on Aug 30, 2012 -
31 answers
Cat food filter: When presented with the same brand and same flavor of wet cat food, my cat will wolf it down at my mother's house and at a friend's house, but not at my house. He used to eat it constantly at my house as well, but suddenly stopped last spring. What gives?
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posted by AthenaPolias
on Aug 30, 2012 -
17 answers
What do I do about this stray cat family with kittens? I would be OK doing TNR, but I don't want to return them to my backyard because my neighbors catch strays and kittens and kill them. I've reached out to local groups for help but they have no room and won't lend me traps because I don't want to return the cats to the same location.
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posted by schroedinger
on Aug 29, 2012 -
15 answers
My SO's parents have been hosting a pair of foster kittens since said kittens were born to a feral momcat in their yard on May 26 of this year. They're now old enough to be adopted...but I'm having a terribly hard time figuring out how to help find them homes. I'm in the Bay Area, California (near San Jose) and while there seem to be a number of cat rescue groups, I have no idea how to choose one or go about contacting them. Flurry of kitten-shaped snowflakes within.
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posted by aecorwin
on Aug 27, 2012 -
12 answers
Why is one of my cats capable of causing great sneezing and burning eyes from mere contact, and the other seemingly powerless to cause more than a little itchy nose if hair is practically inhaled? Obligatory photos at the end.
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posted by routergirl
on Aug 23, 2012 -
13 answers
Help me remember the titles of two books I read as a kid. I've Googled extensively and came up empty on both.
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posted by Fuego
on Aug 13, 2012 -
3 answers
Among narratives about visitations by the
"Grey" aliens, are there any that talk about what cats do during the alien encounter? Do they just chill all cool-style? Do they FREAK OUT. Do they meow a lot or do they hiss or do they go hide someplace? Do they even try to bite the aliens (would be v. brave, imo). For the purposes of this question, let's allow both ostensibly fictional narratives and ostensibly real ones.
posted by Greg Nog
on Aug 5, 2012 -
10 answers
Any recommendations for pet boarding in Birmingham, UK? (Bonus: good vets.)
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posted by Because
on Jul 27, 2012 -
3 answers
New apartment comes with beautiful, expensive sectional couch. Our cat is a pro furniture shredder. Help.
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posted by nerdfish
on Jul 26, 2012 -
19 answers
Three of my four cats are (mostly) raw-fed. My vet knows about this, and finds their recent blood test results unremarkable, despite the fact that some of their values are technically "out of range" or near the extreme end of what is statistically "normal". I'm not worried if my vet isn't, but where's the data on this? Does it even exist? Do I need to perhaps compare my cats' results to those of small wildcats, and if so, where's
that data?
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posted by aecorwin
on Jul 26, 2012 -
3 answers
I know this has been asked in one form or another, but I need to ask again: how can I help my cats transition from indoor/outdoor life to indoor only?
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posted by primate moon
on Jul 18, 2012 -
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