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Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 3:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Oh holy shit that's funny, Landi. ROFL!! RIP Barefoot Dreams robe, though.

I've never heard of a wool-eating cat.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 4:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Years ago my cat ate the sleeve out of a brand new wool sweater I had lying on my bed while getting ready for work. Grrr!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
GAL - Fortunately for her (and me!) I was able to repair the robe and I can't even find where I repaired it now! Thankfully, it was in a spot where it was a double layer and even when I look hard, I can't find it and can only slightly feel it if I search. Whew!!!!!!!

Wow OG, finally someone else who has experienced this crazy phenomena!!! I've had cats all of my life and she's the first one to ever do this. My last Siamese was bad with actual yarn, which Miss Misha seems to leave alone! Jade would try swallowing it..and swallowing it.. and I'd have to pull it out! Previous cats played with it and dragged it through the house, but Jade would try to eat it. Ick!

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Bridgette vs wool sweater was a Siamese. Since that time I've had two more...no more wool eaters though. But Ophelia loves to lick plastic grocery bags...only the insides though. We are very careful to put them away or else cut the handles so she won't get strangled. She does so love her plastic bag 'fix'.

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, March 14, 2007 - 3:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Misha loves bags too, OG! She doesn't lick them, but she likes to push them around the floor and poke around at them to see what's inside. She crawled in a bag and one of the kids picked her up in it and was rocking her back and forth. I yelled at them and they told me she liked it. I looked inside and sure enough, she was content as can be!! We keep them tucked away in a bag where she can't get into them.

Sheilaree
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07-19-2002

Friday, March 16, 2007 - 3:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sheilaree a private message Print Post    
Different color eyes and it is funny.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Saturday, March 17, 2007 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Does anyone have better information about this petfood recall? I just caught a part of the story on a tape from last night and don't know exactly what is up. I did see the link from ketchuplover but was unclear what that list was.

Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 7:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ginger1218 a private message Print Post    
A question about food. My cat Spanky is 15 1/2 years old. When I put down food, he eats it like he has been starved for a week and then he throws it up. This happens about half of the time. It actually goes in spurts. He will do it for a few days at a time and then not for a week. I have found lately that feeding him the sliced food sort of works better, it makes him chew. I also have found that in between I give him a jar of baby food. He loves it and gobbles it up. He never throws that up.
What I want to know is - is it healthy to just give him baby food? Or are there things in the canned cat food he needs. I also leave dry food for him all the time. He sometimes munches on it. He is otherwise healthy.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 8:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I've never had a cat that didn't toss its cookies from time to time...sometimes several days in a row and then nothing for quite awhile. There was never anything wrong with them. I think cleaning up cat puke goes with the territory. Our cat always upchucks in triplicate every time. Always!

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
My last cat, Jade, used to throw up all the time after she ate. I had never had a cat before who did it so much. I asked the vet about it and she said, Siamese just seem to puke a lot. Misha only does it occasionally, but I think when Jade started doing it all the time, she was older. A lot of it is from gobbling it too fast because a lot of it came up just as food. She did it with dry food, the only food she ate. As long as he has dry food, in addition to the baby food, it might be alright, but I'd check w/your vet. He's getting up there and I wouldn't want to mess w/his health at all. :-)

Sheilaree - Misha's eyes a BLUE and because of that, they often don't show up as blue if you use flash. Often they're RED. You can sometimes get the blue to show if you get the angle just right. It's one of those things about eye color and flashes. It ruins a lot of pictures of my kids because one has very blue eyes and she often looks like she's possessed or something! LOL

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 11:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
If you go to the link Ketchup put up Pet Food Recall there are links on there for all the kinds/brands of food recalled for both cats and dogs. If you only feed dry food, you don't have to worry. This involves gravy cuts and canned food, in cans and pouches.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Watching, of course Ophelia is a Siamese, as were my other pukers.

Hypermom
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08-13-2001

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 2:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hypermom a private message Print Post    
Watching, that photo of Misha just cracks me up! lol She is quite the kitty.

Holly was a persian mix, and she threw up quite often too. The vet was not concerned about it either. She said some cats just do that. Now, with Elsa, she hasn't thrown up at all. It is kind of nice not having to clean it up. :-)

Watching2
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07-07-2001

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
I know what you mean Hypermom! Misha pukes very infrequently so far and it's nice not to have to worry about it all the time. Now our dog Kellie, was often "helpful" in cleaning up the kitty puke (gag) but I remember the stains that got left on furniture, rugs, etc., if you didn't find it right away.

Yeah, Misha is "quite the kitty" alright! LOL Although, she ran for the hills when her "puppy nephew" was visiting today. We're going to have him for a whole week in a few weeks and I know she'll just be too curious to stay hidden for that long. My son brought home his room mate's GF's kittens at XMAS time and she kept getting closer and closer to them by the 2nd day. It was funny to watch them! If she does warm up to Kit, I can just see them rabble rousing together. Our dog is 16 and just looks at Kit and you can just imagine her saying, "Will you just settle down and let me rest?!!" LOL

OG - I had tons of "regular" cats since I was a child and thought I'd never want a Siamese until my neighbor/best friend had them and I got to know them. All the ones I encountered as a child scared me!! The two I've had have been far more people oriented and my dear old Jade was a SAINT. She never hissed nor bit in all the years she had 3 kids man-handling her. I never had such a gentle cat. The only time I heard her hiss or growl was at the vet! Misha is a tad bit more spunky, yet she HAS TO be around people. I think I'll always have to have at least one. :-)

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 5:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Ginger, I would talk to your vet but in general, human food, including baby food isn't formulated for cats so you might need to supliment, at minimum

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 6:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Watching, I believe I've heard that Siamese are the neediest cats of all. Ophelia wants to live on someone's lap 24/7.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Dipo....and others who are interested.

In the News and Views area there is a link for an indepth list of all recalled pet foods. It is really long! many brands

you can find the post under Breaking Headlines thx to Sanfran

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 6:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
whoops I never noticed the above links until after i posted...sorry

Hello cat people.

Well, I'm dividing my house in two again. Last night Whiskers decided to stalk then attack poor 18 yr old Booboo. He is about three lbs lighter than her but she has arthritis.

So I am watching him get closer and closer to Booboo sleep mat, I tell him "BE NICE" and WHAM, he leaps on top of her and starts scratching and biting her like a cobra, repeatedly. Poor Booboo starts making kitty scream noises.

Yes, i grabbed whiskers FAST and chucked him into his cat carrier in another room.

But what can I really do? They fight rarely (when I'm around) BooBoo usually hisses whenever Whiskers even gets close. They have hated each other since 1996 when I got whiskers to keep BooBoo company for when I was at work.

The blood on the floor when I got home told me that these two couldnt be left together.

They tolerate each other, but that is even tenuous.

Anyone else have probs with cats who hate each other?

I think I've tried everything but who knows, maybe someone has a new idea?

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Sunday, March 18, 2007 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
sunshyne, thanks, I was asking because the list looked like it had some pet food names and some store names. I did find that story, etc that sanfranjosh put up so figured it out. I just never knew that winn dixie was a catfood, I thought it was a store, LOL!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, March 19, 2007 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I think there were lots of "store brands" involved.

Sun, I have to sleep Angelina separately so they will both get some overnight sleep (well me too.. of course they do sleep much of the time)

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 11:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
baby food

cat food or People food? I'd check with the vet if you are feeding the cat real baby food.

My cat pukes when he eats too quickly. And he only does it if I havent left his food kibble sitting in the dish waiting for when he feels hungry. If the dish is empty and I get up, notice its empty then He will gork the food down and up it comes. Sometimes comes right up in the food dish.

I figure his being sick is the same as a person who gets too hungry. I know I'll feel really acidy and sick if I cant eat when I'm starving LOL

kitties are probably the same.

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 11:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
thx Sea. So other people do have cats that dont get along.

I have now set up one of the bedrooms as Whisker's domain for the night. Cat scratch post, kitty bed, own food and water... He even gets a nice windowsill to sit on and stare outside (balefully! though)

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, Sunshyne, mine don't get along and they are brother and sister!!

Oh and when Twinkle Toes was ill the Vet told me to give her baby food since it was bland and wouldn't upset her stomach.

Mizinvanccouver
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02-22-2003

Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 5:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mizinvanccouver a private message Print Post    
Sunshyne--I got a cat to keep my other cat company and the same thing happened to me although they didn't fight more just and unspoken hatred. The younger (new cat) one would rebel by scratching the furniture and going #2 in FRONT of the litterbox instead of in the box. I tried to give them each their own litter box but the older one would use both. I thought there was something wrong and with the younger one not even thinking it had anything to do with the other cat.

It wasn't until the older cat passed away that a complete change happened with the younger one. No more accidents, no more scratching the furniture and she became more friendly for pets!

I just think they both wanted to be the 'only' cat. That's just how some cats are I guess??

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Sunshyne, we have two that don't get along either. We have to keep them separate which becomes very hard at times. They used to be great buddies but all of a sudden, Brady has decided that Crystal is not his friend and attacks him. Our other cat Leo seems to have no problem with either of them. I guess he's Switzerland! LOL