@rebekkahm on myLot

anna728 @anna728 (1499) • United States 7 Jul 09

Do you think pet cats should be declawed? Mine are not, but I know many people who have declawed their cats. Do you see it as a cruel and unnecessary procedure, or as a practical and harmless way to stop your cat from scratching?...

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rebekkahm I disagree with the declawing practice. It is not at all necessary. With the proper training and equipment, a cat won't bother the furniture or rugs. You have to consider the procedure and really think about what they are doing to the cat. It is inhumane to...

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Aurone @Aurone (4755) • United States 1 Jul 09

Its supposed to help with cats going out of the litterbox and for soothing fighting cats and soothing cats in new environments. I was just curious if anyone out there had ever used it and if you have how did it work? Was it worth...

cats

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rebekkahm I've never had a need to use them myself but, I have friends that have for conflicting cats and she said it worked pretty good at helping them co-exist. Also, I read Cat Fancy magazine and have read articles stating that they are useful but to make sure you...

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sedel1027 @sedel1027 (17846) • Cupertino, California 9 Jun 09

My husbands cat started drooling yesterday for no apparent reason. We can't find anything he ate and he is otherwise acting normal. I called the vet and they were really no help, just said to keep an eye on him. Lats night he...

cats

drooling

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rebekkahm I'd say it's either the teeth or possibly stress from just moving. Bad teeth will cause drooling. Is his mouth tender when you touch it? Does he allow you to touch all around his face and neck? Be cautious when you try this though as he will lash out if his...

11 Jun 09

megumiart @megumiart (3771) • United States 11 Jun 09

My family had to putmy dog down about fve weeks ago. About 30 hours ago, my cat went outside. Always asked to go out after dinner, so it was noting unusual. But He didn't come back. Just this morning, we got a call from the vet's...

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rebekkahm My heart goes out to you megu. It's so hard to lose a pet at any time in their short lives. I have gone through that grief a few times myself. Two cats and a dog, but only one of the cats was lost to an accident. Unfortunately, I still don't know what happened...

11 Jun 09

sedel1027 @sedel1027 (17846) • Cupertino, California 9 Jun 09

Was anyone here aware of this? I just found out about this yesterday when I went to Petsmart to buy more food! It was put in place May 21st!!!! http://www.nutroproducts.com/press-recall/press-recall.html

nutro cat food

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rebekkahm Wow, you think they'd make more effort to get the information out to the public. I buy my pet food at a small pet shop so I see the owner around town on a regular basis. Living in a small community has it's advantages as everyone knows everyone and news...

9 Jun 09

sedel1027 @sedel1027 (17846) • Cupertino, California 9 Jun 09

My husbands cat started drooling yesterday for no apparent reason. We can't find anything he ate and he is otherwise acting normal. I called the vet and they were really no help, just said to keep an eye on him. Lats night he...

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rebekkahm Are you sure he didn't get into something? Houseplants? The garbage? If he stopped and started again, maybe something is triggering it. Does he seem anxious when he drools? If so, maybe there is something agitating him from outside (another cat or dog or wild...

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rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 25 May 09

My parents discovered a young cat living in their storage shed. It won't allow them to touch it but they can get within a few feet of it. My dad suspects it's a male, maybe a 1-2 years old. I'd like to try to socialize him for...

adoption

feral cat

tnr

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rebekkahm Thanks for the advice Loverbear. I wouldn't dream of bringing him to any shelter before he was fully socialized. Even a no-kill shelter would have a hard time taking an unsocialized cat as they wouldn't be able to be adopted out. I'm going to do my best to...

28 May 09

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 26 May 09

Let's say that you knew a person who left their dog outside during a hurricane, would you report them to the police? What about a person that refused to feed their cats or expected them to fend for themselves? Would that be...

cats and dogs pet care

my life online

pet health

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rebekkahm Yes, I would call the police in both cases. If the police refused to do something in a timely manner, the animal might just be "pet-napped" and relocated to a new home unknown to the abuser. I've done it before and I'd do it again in a heart-beat. I know...

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rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 25 May 09

My parents discovered a young cat living in their storage shed. It won't allow them to touch it but they can get within a few feet of it. My dad suspects it's a male, maybe a 1-2 years old. I'd like to try to socialize him for...

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rebekkahm I hear ya on the excellent mouser part. My dad said he hasn't seen a mouse in his garage in weeks. I'd say the little one has been exterminating them at night for a while now. It's possible he wintered in my parents' shed, living on the mice and birds in the...

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rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 25 May 09

My parents discovered a young cat living in their storage shed. It won't allow them to touch it but they can get within a few feet of it. My dad suspects it's a male, maybe a 1-2 years old. I'd like to try to socialize him for...

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rebekkahm I live in a remote community so we don't really have a lot of animal organizations in our area. I do know of one (Rescue North, I referred to them in another post) that I'm going to contact tomorrow to see what they recommend. I'm also going to phone my local...

25 May 09

rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 25 May 09

My parents discovered a young cat living in their storage shed. It won't allow them to touch it but they can get within a few feet of it. My dad suspects it's a male, maybe a 1-2 years old. I'd like to try to socialize him for...

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rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 21 May 09

My sister found a kitten wandering around lost downtown so she brought him to her house to keep him safe. Unable to keep a cat, she wasn't sure where to bring him (veterinarian office, humane society, pet store). She didn't want...

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rebekkahm I agree, spay/neutering is the only way we are going to get the unwanted pet population under control. I recommend it to anyone I know that gets a pet. I've also sponsored animals to get spay/neutered for low-income families. I hope that some day, we can truly...

25 May 09

rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 21 May 09

My sister found a kitten wandering around lost downtown so she brought him to her house to keep him safe. Unable to keep a cat, she wasn't sure where to bring him (veterinarian office, humane society, pet store). She didn't want...

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rebekkahm That's so kind-hearted of you to take in that many little ones. How do you ever manage them all?!? I can't imagine the level of noise at feeding time, I have four and they meow loud enough to raise the roof lol.

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rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 21 May 09

My sister found a kitten wandering around lost downtown so she brought him to her house to keep him safe. Unable to keep a cat, she wasn't sure where to bring him (veterinarian office, humane society, pet store). She didn't want...

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rebekkahm I couldn't have coined the phrase better. No living animal should have an expiration date :( It makes me sooooo sad to read the statistics of how many healthy animals are euthanized because no one comes to claim them within a certain time. Some shelters have...

21 May 09

rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 21 May 09

My sister found a kitten wandering around lost downtown so she brought him to her house to keep him safe. Unable to keep a cat, she wasn't sure where to bring him (veterinarian office, humane society, pet store). She didn't want...

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rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 3 May 09

My cats go outside lots and catch small birds and rodents. They recently picked up a flu-like virus that made them very nauseous and they had no appetite for several days. I brought them to the vet and he gave them some medicine...

bird flu

cat flu

sick pet

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rebekkahm Do you know the source of the respiratory infection? I'm curious as one of my cats is allergic to something. She has these little coughing fits sometimes.

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rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 3 May 09

My cats go outside lots and catch small birds and rodents. They recently picked up a flu-like virus that made them very nauseous and they had no appetite for several days. I brought them to the vet and he gave them some medicine...

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rebekkahm My parents' dog caught it too. She likes to catch small birds that come to their feeder and they think she got it from there. Glad to hear that your dog recovered well. Happy mylotting to you too!

4 May 09

BlueAngelRS @BlueAngelRS (2899) • Canada 3 May 09

My cat doesn't go to the extreme that they show on the commercials like jumping through the wall lol...But he does love them all I have to do is shake the bag and he comes running my 2 year old loves giving him his treats and her...

blueangelrs

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rebekkahm My cats love their treats! They can be in a dead sleep in the bedroom and still hear the slightest rattle of that bag :P The funny part is they think they are going to get fed every time we open the microwave as we store the treat container in there. I had...

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rebekkahm @rebekkahm (149) • Canada 3 May 09

My cats go outside lots and catch small birds and rodents. They recently picked up a flu-like virus that made them very nauseous and they had no appetite for several days. I brought them to the vet and he gave them some medicine...

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modstar @modstar (9605) • Philippines 24 Jan 09

Well i've never had frogs and bats for lunch but i had goat meat few Easter Sundays ago. Well this time, Goat meat really tastes like chicken meat. It's soft and white. Although i never thought i was eating Goat meat that time,...

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rebekkahm I don't think I've ever ate goat meat, but it would probably taste good. I like the taste of most hooved creatures (cow, elk, deer, moose) and I am assuming goat would be similar. I live in Northern Ontario and I don't really know where I would get goat meat...

25 Jan 09

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