Cats and Kittens

The Curse of Curves asked:


My cat has a heart murmer and he is getting older. I don’t want to loose him so how should I keep him EXTRA healthy?

joyceeleann asked:


signs of Arthritis? I have an 9 year old cat. He has gone thru alot of his “lives” already, even only has one eye. He doesn’t jump up on counter tops anymore and doesn’t like me touching his hind legs anymore. Anyone have cats that stopped jumping at an old age…how long after did your cat pass after he or she stopped jumping up on furniture?

robbie9576 asked:


My cat has caught three baby rats in the last few days in the garden. He has an unusual habit of licking me on the face. Is this a major health risk to me because of his contact with rats

sjvilla79 asked:


My mother’s cat is about 6 months old. She feeds it at least four times a day. It’s clearly getting fat. I’m worried even though our family’s previous cats lived to 15 and 21 in humans years and were each fairly chubby.

witcheykat asked:


And if so, where’s the best place to find it? PetSmart or on the web?

Mama_Kat asked:


Mine like the clear plastic containers with the snap on lids that toys come in from the ‘gumball’ machines. I put a couple of pennies in them then seal the lid. They love to bat them around.

They also LOVE the little fluffy crafts balls that you can get at Wal-Mart in the craft dept. (Mine like the shiny ones). They usually come a bunch in a bag (which is good because they lose them all the time!)

And a favorite of one of my cats is a crushed up cigarette pack or box (with the celephane left on). That is her “throw and fetch” toy.

piicaso87 asked:


I tried little stuffed mice with catnip from WALMART….but I guess they didn’t work b/c my cat hated them.

Needless to say I will never by anything for my cat from Walmart again…except for food.

Where can I find affordable toys for her, and toys that she will be interested in playing with. They only other pets store ,besides local ones ($$$$), is Petsmart ($$$ x10). Is there somewhere online I can get nice toys for a more affordable price?

Grace1228 asked:


Both of our cats have ringworm now (not too severe luckily) and I know the best thing to do would be to just throw away their toys and get new ones, but they have some favorite ones that are soft (like little mice and catnip sacks) that I’d like to just wash and disinfect if possible..is there a way to do that? If not I will just throw them out and they’ll get over it, but I thought I’d give it a shot! Thanks!

smartis_dana asked:


If you buy, what do you buy? If you make, could you give me the instructions how to make? I have always bought toys and I want to make some for my cats to give a personalized touch. Thanks very much!
I make them little yarn pompoms.
Materials:
Cardboard (hard kind is ideal)
Yarn (2 bright colors would be nice)
Scissors
*The larger the circle, the bigger the pompom.
** If you want a tricolored one, wrap the yarn 2 colors at a time.
1 Cut the cardboard into 2 circles* with a hole about a size of a dime in the middle.
2 Cut 6 pieces of yarn about 1 yard long
3 Keep the two circles together so that their holes are aligned.
4 Wrap the yarn** from the hole in the middle out until you cover the whole cardboard “donut”.
5 If the yarn ends, let it be and cover it with the next piece of yarn.
6 When you’ve finished all your yarn, cut a few of the layers at the top until you see the cardboard again and keep sniping until you’ve got a bit of yarn left.
7 Open the cardboard donuts slightly and, with a piece of the same colored yarn, tie the middle of the yarn tightly
8 Cut the remaining yarn at the topand pull the donuts apart.
9 Fluff up your pompom and your done! Enjoy! :))
Ummm……… my bad….. it was * The larger the hole in the middle the fuller the pompom.
Sorry!! Hope didn’t cause trouble!

Behhar B asked:


I have alot of cat toys, mostly catnip mice, soft balls and such, and lately the two cats are showing no interest in playing with them. I also have a bird on a string, and rather than play with the bird, they just want to chew on the string. They will chew on other things too given the rare opportunity when I drop a twistie-tie or crafting yarn.

They are fed with Feline CD kibbles, with some canned wet food. I live in the city so they are indoor, but have regular vet checkups. Is there a reason they want to chew so badly? Also, is there something safe I can give them to chew on if they are missing something diet-wise? I tried those long cylindrical treats but they aren’t interested in those. They do like grass but its not like they really chew on it when they get it.
I have alot of cat toys, mostly catnip mice, soft balls and such, and lately the two cats are showing no interest in playing with them. I also have a bird on a string, and rather than play with the bird, they just want to chew on the string. They will chew on other things too given the rare opportunity when I drop a twistie-tie or crafting yarn.

They are fed with Feline CD kibbles, with some canned wet food. I live in the city so they are indoor, but have regular vet checkups. Is there a reason they want to chew so badly? Also, is there something safe I can give them to chew on if they are missing something diet-wise? I tried those long cylindrical treats but they aren’t interested in those. They do like grass but its not like they really chew on it when they get it.

Update : yes i just spent 20 mins attempting to play, and on other days also.
They are on feline CD prescribed by vet, I can’t change the food.