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Let's Talk Cats!!!!
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 9/25/2008 9:12:17 PM
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psalm867
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All of our cats are speutered, vaccinated, microchipped, and inside-only. We have nine kitty condos (cat trees) spread throughout five rooms in our 4 bdr house, as well as special window ledge seats for kitties in three other rooms. There's a cat door on our bedroom door as well as on the guest room door ... and the wall of our family (up near the ceiling) is lined with carpeted "Katwalks."
 I love it!!! That is my dream house. One of our cats name is Punkin. She's a red tabby. We also have Season, a grey tabby.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 9/25/2008 11:28:53 PM
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furrypurrykitty
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A friend has just moved into a new place and discovered a mama kitty and four kittens living under the house. Mama is skittish, but my friend has been petting the kittens and playing with them. She told me she fed them the other day, and I said, "Oh, they're yours now!" What's funny about all this is my friend is allergic to cats and really doesn't know much about them, but I've been giving her advice. I told her maybe if she could handle the kittens and tame them, she could find homes for them eventually. She said she was afraid she had been handling the kittens too much and that the mother would kill them or something. I told her mama might move them, but she wouldn't kill them!
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 9/26/2008 11:21:53 AM
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margieb711
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I haven't ever heard of a mama kitty abandoning her young if touched by humans. I know birds do that. I also believe the bigger cats (i.e. tigers, lions, leopards, etc.) will abandon their young if they smell humans.
I think the mama would only go away if she were sick.
I would continue to keep an eye on them just to make sure that she continues to nurse them and care for them. I agree with aga on the socialization thing. My friend adopted her cat at 7 weeks from the humane society. He and his siblings were abandoned in a box in an alley. They had little to no socialization. He's still very aggressive at the age of 10.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 9/26/2008 12:20:59 PM
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margieb711
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My friend's cat likes to bite people for no reason. He's not provoked or anything. I have a scar on my shoulder from where he decided to take a bite. I don't have any mice here, but I loved watching my cat chase a moth last night! I was laughing so hard! I decided to do nothing about it because he was so interested in it. He caught it, played with it and finally ate it. I've only had Jacob for a year and he's 8 now. He's a sweet boy. He snuggles occasionally if I'm on the couch. Otherwise he just likes to head butt to show his affection.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 9/28/2008 12:44:15 PM
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Miss Giggles
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Mine too.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 9/29/2008 7:50:14 PM
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Kerrlaw
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My wonderful Nicky (St. Nicholas the the Christmas cat) came to our window on Christmas Eve.
He has taken it as his personal mission to keep the other three cats as clean as the board of health. He lives them a bath ( a good head washing)every day.
He loved to lick my chin as a kitten.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 10/2/2008 1:27:21 PM
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DailyBread49
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I love cats, but right now I have two bird feeders in the back yard and the neighbors cats keeps "my" birds scared off.
I told one of the cats that all he's doing by hanging around my house is keeping the birds away. The little rascal just looked at me and yawned!
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 10/2/2008 6:42:16 PM
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Kath
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I am just not sure. Wish I could help
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 10/2/2008 10:11:14 PM
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phosadaud
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It could be anything from some type of mite to allergy. My Phoebe has food allergies and scratches her head and neck leaving scabs all over that area. My first suggestion is to have the vet check her as some skin issues can be contagious to other animals (or even people). If there is no evidence of mites or mange or fleas (a quick check for fleas even if you don't find any is to get a flea comb and brush her - especially around the base of the tail. The comb will trap fleas and flea dirt (little black specks) or other skin conditions, you may want to try an allergy food. Before you panic when they tell you how much the prescription stuff costs, there are a few alternatives that you can get at better pet stores that cost half as much (still more expensive than generic cat foods but it will save you money in the long run and you cat will be much happier and more comfortable). I can give you a few suggestions if you want to try that.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 10/3/2008 9:03:27 AM
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Consecrated2God
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try the comb trick and see if there's any fleas.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 10/3/2008 2:05:18 PM
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agapetos
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try the comb trick and see if there's any fleas. When you (or whoever) use the flea comb, run it through kitties fur and then wipe the comb on a piece of damp tissue (white). If there are fleas on kitty, the tissue will get orange marks on it.
Do be careful about the stuff you get from pet shops. A lot of it is considerably cheaper than a vet costs, but there's a lot out there that is far less effective. Sometimes paying a little extra saves in the longterm.
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