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Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Friday, September 22, 2006 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
I assume that she is fine. I am not going to call and bug them because I know they would let me know if something wasn't fine. :-) I am going to be a good momma and wait until Monday when I pick her up! i did make sure to give her good snuggles before I left her there though!

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Friday, September 22, 2006 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
Ok.. I lied to ya'll earlier. I couldn't stand it and I called the vets to check on Leia. She's fine and she's already woken up. I guess she probably had the surgery late morning or early afternoon.

So, yeah, here's my update. And thank you all for being so caring and wondering how our furbaby is doing.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, September 22, 2006 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Saxy ... you are a good kitty mom! Of course you called, I would do the same thing. I'm sorry Leia has to spend the weekend but it's wonderful that you had this done ... more people should be as responsible as you are.

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Friday, September 22, 2006 - 2:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
we don't need any more kitties around, AND we don't want to deal with a cat in heat, which I hear is REALLY REALLY obnoxious!

She would have to spend 2 nights there anyhow. So, I look at the extra night another night for her to recover without the dogs wanting to play with her, ya know?

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, September 22, 2006 - 3:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That is nice news that she is doing well!

Alisons
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01-10-2003

Friday, September 22, 2006 - 3:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Alisons a private message Print Post    
Glad to hear that your baby is doing so well! I am a big cat fan and am a member of Fancy Cats Rescue Team, check us out:

www.fancycats.org

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 4:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
hi can anyone here recomend a cat safe shampoo, that will help cats that are itching? scratching? i cant find why they are all of sunden itching, ( i have check for bugs, fleas, ants, dont see any, and they are indoor cats dont go outside, and im not itching?? so) any advice for a safe shapoo to maybe help them from itching?

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 7:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Tater, nothing to suggest except be aware that fleas hitchhike into our houses on pant legs and shoes.

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
true, but i havent seen any are felt them biting me and i wear gym short all the time, and again i have taken each ( all three ) and got down with a magnifying glass, and look at their skin all over, not fleas, red spots, bites, no flaking skin ( the hair knots i found i combed out, i have 3 diferent types of combs, one made to rake and pull out knots etc. one soft to do final brushing, i am at a loss why they are scratching except maybe changing of seasons, i really dont know, just as a pet lover i dont want them to have to scratch if they are having something to irrate them. if i have to i will give them a flea bath will make them mad, but again i see are feel no fleas.. and growing up we had dogs and i know what fleas look like and what they feel, if they jump on me i would feel the bites see red marks....
i am hoping someone can recomend a safe healthy shampoo, that will sooth their skin , not damage their furs... i am aksing for someone wiith exerperience instad of just take a pot luck chance and buying any shampoo, i feel most shampooes are overrated and way expensive, but surely some a coupld do the job, that some here ahve used and endorse, thats the one i want to know about, get and maybe my cats hapier, thx

Retired
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07-11-2001

Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 10:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Taterhead, I've had no experience with shampooing cats. Have you called your vet for their recommendation?

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Some cats just get allergies to things and start itching and sometimes we just don't know why! My parents' dog used to have to be bathed everyone now and then with this anti-itch shampoo. I'll go search the web for you. I know I see it all the time in the pet store for dogs, but I'll do a search for cats.

Saxy - Glad Leia is doing so well. I know both of you will be sooooooooo happy to see one another come Monday!!! Misha had to stay for 2 days and boy was she happy to get home. No matter what good care they get, there's no place like home......there's no place like home!! :-)

Shadoe
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11-04-2004

Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 3:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Shadoe a private message Print Post    
Tater, it may not be fleas but instead maybe something to do with their skin or some allergic reaction to food.

When you checked through their coat for fleas, did you notice any irritated spots on the skin?
Also, where are they scratching? All over or in just some spots all the time?
When did they start scratching and die they all start at the same time?

I think if they do not have fleas but something is bothering their skin, maybe shampooing them will make it worse. Lots of shampoos are drying on the skin.

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 4:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
about a month ago all three started doing it, mainly in their lower jaw,meck areas, sometimes behind the ears, i have lloked hard and good at their skin, no bumbs, scratches, red spots?? the only variation is my middle cat. who seems to do the most scratching, ( i shoud say when i got her as a kitten form the shelter she had a deep gash under her neck and she was missing some of her teeth, but shes a sweety came right to me), the shelter was clueless what had happened to her, but she won my heart right then, well in her case i used my clippers and saved trimed her under neck hair to make sure that wasnt what was bothering her, she had scratched the scar and was bleeding, so i svaed around it to the skin, and put sav on it till ut heeled,as for food, sigh im a softy i really do have 4 differnet hard foods out for all of them each have a fav and one extra they sometime like, and i open one r more cans of fresh wet food a day, these cats eat and ppop more than i do,lol. two run it off but the middle one if fat, i am wrong to let her over eat, but food is comfort to her, i have treid to make her diet but she gets moody and thinks im doing it on purpose, and meows at me for foing it to her,lol, i so i gave in and let her eat as she wants to ( i am fat so if i cant control my weight why be trying to force her to be slim, i cant do that)..
well back to topic something is making them scratch and i dont know what, maybe some can recomend a cat safe body-itchy type shampoo , and yes i called two vets to ask abotu it got vague answers, and agin i think most of what is on the market is overpriced and not real . so thats why i am seeking form people her e who givew their cats shampoo baths what they like. thx

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 4:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Tater - I just did a google search for cat shampoos with different variations and there a A LOT out there, many of which are available at your local pet store. I hope this helps.

Cat shampoo

There's several different shampoos at this site including the direct link to one below. It looks like the ones with oatmeal in them are targeted for itching.

Drs FosterSmith

Direct link to Itch shampoo by F&S


Healthy pets

Cat Shampoo w Tea Tree oil

There's also an anit-itch lotion for both cats and dogs... believe it's Sulfodene ... the shampoo is just for dogs, though.

Sulfodene-HC lotion

Nansco98
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03-06-2003

Saturday, September 23, 2006 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nansco98 a private message Print Post    
Just took my three cats for their check-up and one had yeast in his ears, which made him scratch his ears all the time. Could it be something in their ears. Anyway have to give him ear medicine twice a day for 10 days. Hope he still loves me when the 10 days are over with.

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 2:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
i check their ears once a week, and there are clean which is weird how they can keep them clean, i also have cat safe ear cleansing drops which early on i have used with a qtip to clean their ears. lol my cats really dont fight me anymore when i check them, clean them, cut their nails, even bathe them, but the sallow meow loud when i bath and the CAT attitudes i get for hours afterwrds,lol so i dont bath unless i think i must for some reason, one got into some tv diner food got sticky, etc like that,lol... i saw the atmeal types very expensive, and i am sorrow i need proof a so callled expensive type is worth it... so again thats why i am asking for any WHO havew actually used a shampoo,liked it and would recomend it ( especially if it help a itchy promblem) thx

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 2:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
i dont want to sound cheap, but i have bought expensive cat toys and products that failed to live up to expectations, like right now i have 3 large cat litter boxs with the tops and also a insert ( shifter/filter) so i can pull it up out and shift the waste form the litter, i i change/clean all three at least daily, but in the 6 months i have had thesze the sides are scratch and stay dirtier, i wish i could also just buy the inserts instead of paying 24 dollars a pop per cat litter box, that might sound cheap but to have to buy new cat litter boxs ( 3 at a time, one for each cat) about 100 dollars for three is alot for me,and yeash i buy the better cat litter about 45 dollars a month for that and about 50 dollars a month for cat food, treats....i do try to treat my kats for then just a pet i hope , why i dont want them to be itchy ,lol

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 2:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
also this alos bothers me most of the anti itchy shamppos are geared towards dogs , and then owe yeah can use on horses cats, etc...but their is a big difference when it comes to cats they will lick all areas of fur, to wet are remove what they consider foreign, dogs and horses dont do that, so i am very leary to buy a so called multifunctional shampoo are spray.... try to find a reasonable price cat only type product ( im very learry of a oatmeal based shampoo?)... but thx all who are responding, at the very least i am getting info, thx

Rosie
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11-12-2003

Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rosie a private message Print Post    
Good luck with the itching.

This is my kitty when she was younger.








This one came along with new CPR instructions:




Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
Today is moving so dang sloooooooooooooow! I am ready to pick up Leia from the vet, but I can't yet. And to make matters worse, the students that I have to day are not being cooperative!

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Monday, September 25, 2006 - 4:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
I picked Ms. Leia up about 4:40 today. Cats aren't like dogs, you can't tell if they are excitd to see you or not.. LOL But I could tell she was happy to be home. She looks good and is getting around just fine. She's not running around as much as normal, but I figured that.

Yesterday we got her a Super Scratcher with catnip. She likes it a lot!

Cdbga
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10-04-2004

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 3:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cdbga a private message Print Post    
I'm glad you have Leia back and that all is well. I will eventually have to take Naiya in for the same surgery, but she's a little young yet.

Just came in to post a new Naiya and Whitney pic. As you can see in the pic, they can get along when they want to...although the closeness in the pic is more a product of Whitney making sure the kitten wasn't getting more attention than of actually liking her! They do both lie on the bed and nap, just usually on opposite corners of the bed.

Whitney and Naiya

Retired
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07-11-2001

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 11:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Nice pics. Glad Leia is OK.

Baby
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01-08-2006

Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Baby a private message Print Post    
Hi guys,

If anyone has any suggestions on litter box problems (there is a discussion going on in my folder today) and you have the time to come on over and check the situation out, I would totally appreciate your thoughts and ideas! Thanks!!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 6:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Anyone know the cheapest place to get a littermaid (or any other good automatic litterbox)? THANKS!