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From: anne@cs.UAlberta.CA (Anne J.R. Nield)
Subject: Re: Suddenly lazy cat? HELP!
Organization: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 17:06:23 GMT

cid@athena.mit.edu (Derek H Cedillo) writes:


>george just laid on the bed and did not move.  He scratched me when
>I tried to pet him.  The whole rest of the evening he ignored everything,
>hasnt really eaten, just laid in a ball (he always sprawls out, never 
>really laying in a ball like that)  He doesnt even budge when his brush
>comes out, which he always brushes himself, with us just holding the
>brush out.  Please help.  Can cats get the flu like this?  Could it be
>something serious.  I have a feeling its somethhing like the flu, but
>I am worried none the less.  Please respond ASAP

It's just a guess -- but the couple of times my cat has behaved like
this, he had an infection from a bite.  He had a TOTAL personality
change, and eventually I found the problem (a major abcess) and took
him to the vet.  In one case, the bite had severed a muscle and left
a huge hole which had become infected.

I'm sure cats DO get things like colds and flu -- but I would be
inclined to get him checked out by an expert.

Good luck!

Anne


>Thank you

>Derek
From: hbaldwin@mizar.usc.edu (Harry Baldwin)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: eye ulcer
Date: 30 Jul 1992 11:13:08 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: usa
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My 12 year old fixed male has had an ulcerated right eye for
over a month now, and I'm asking for advice from anyone who
had had a similar experience.  He's had these and other eye
problems over the years but never to this extent.  I took
him to his vet (same one for all 12 yrs) when he started to
rub they eye and squint.  The vet showed me the ulcer and
put him on a twice-a-day ointment and once a day drops 
(for pain).  Since my other male was undergoing severe
kidney failure problems, I wasn't paying too much attention
to Punker, but did do the medication.  I had to board them
both over July 4, and when I picked them up the vet said
Punker's eye was much better, scarring had gone. I continued
and brough Punker back after two weeks.  The vet was on vac
and the other vet said the eye was much worse, and the fact
that Punker was still squinting most of the time indicated
both discomfort and lack of healing.  He was put on 4 
times a day (every six hours) stronger ointment and a 
pain-relieving ointment (rather than drops) once a day. I
also has to make my house as dark as possible because of
the traumatic effect of light (not easy to do since I don't
have drapes or blinds on a lost of windows)
It's been 4 days and the eye looks if anything worse. It's
even more difficult to apply the medication (I wrap him in
a towel and literaly force the eye open, the third eyelid
seems to be chronically half-closed.
Am I doing everything I should?  I suspect that I wasn't
getting enough ointment on the eye itself (more on fur and
me) in the past, out of a fear of poking him in the eye
and hurting him, but now I do make a real effort.  The
top layer of the retina seems to be degenerating fast.
Should I take back before the week is up or is this
(as my vet said originally a very, very slow healing
process).  Any experiental advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.  Harry Baldwin  hbaldwin@mizar.usc.edu
From: berthiau@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Andre Berthiaume)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: What IS Pounce???
Date: 23 Jul 92 13:37:35 GMT
Reply-To: spacey@buengf.bu.edu
Organization: Universite de Montreal

brent@syacus.acus.oz.au (Brent Davies) writes:

>crb@doc.ic.ac.uk (Ruth) writes:

>>I've been reading the thread on "What IS is with Pounce" - maybe my question
>>is simpler - What actually IS Pounce? 

>They're cat treats sold in the States--little softish tan-coloured nibbles
>that come in a little pull-top tin about four inches high.  I wish I could
>get them in Australia--they send wild any cat I've ever tried them on!  :-)

Actually, they're also available in Canada.  The French side of the label
says "Minouche".  And my kitties (especially Finster) goes wild for them.
Kinski is a bit more fickle tho, she has to be in the mood for it.

So far, they come in shrimp, beef, and chicken flavor, although personally
they all smell the same, just a different color (beef is more on the red
side).

Eva
spacey@buengf.bu.edu
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	Andre Berthiaume 	 |  "Sometimes you're the windshield,
				 |   Sometimes you're the bug"
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From: feldman@flash.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Sandra F Feldman)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: cat food fights!
Date: 24 Jul 92 12:22:17 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: GE Corporate R&D Center

<discussion about nerfball eating all of slinky's food deleted>

We have three cats and a year old kitten and developed an elaborate feeding 
ritual to avoid the food fights you described.  The cats get to eat three times
a day, morning, late afternoon, and right before bed.  The kitten eats regular
cat food, as much as he wants, in his bedroom.  We put him in there with water,
food, and litter for about a half hour or so at mealtimes.  The other cats get
measured quantities of diet food.  I have two bowls in the kitchen (for the big
piggy boy cats) and I feed our little girl cat on the bathroom counter.  She gets
nervous eating around the big cats and scarfs down her food too fast.  (you can
guess what follows after that!)  At different times all of the cats had been
allowed to eat as much as they wanted, and like Slinky, they were used to grazing
all day.  They adapt within a few days to definite mealtimes.  If you decide to
go this route, pay careful attention to when you feed them so that you won't
have surly cats waking you up in the morning.  We find feeding them AFTER we
shower and dress helped them learn to be more patient in the morning, and we feed
them just before bed at night, unless we're staying up very late.  The cats all
know where they're supposed to eat, so it's not difficult to get them all in the
right places at mealtime.  A gentle nudge is sufficient to get the big cats out
of the kitten's room, since they know I will feed them downstairs.
From: walrus@bessel.umd.edu (Grig Larson)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Mocking birds and Cats
Date: 31 Jul 92 18:51:41 GMT
Organization: Punkadyne Industries(tm)

The war is over. Today I saw one of the area cats with the mockingbird in
his mouth.
 
For weeks, this bird was swooping children, cats, and grown-ups all alike
next to the playground equipment. One of the adults climbed the tree to
get the nest and fell rather hard. The bird had swooped her and she lost
balance.

I thank god for cats. Really I do.
 

walrus@bessel.umd.edu                                Cult Author of Fandom
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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: ehp@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU ("Didi Pancake")
Subject: Re: Are all tricolor cats female?
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 13:51:25 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.182624.633580@locus.com> krissie@locus.com (Krissie Griffiths) writes:
>>
>>I've heard that if you find a male calico that you have a goldmine  
>>. . . whatever that means.
>>
>recently here in l.a. there was an item on the news about a male calico and
>along in the piece i believe they said it is not uncommon if you do find a
>calico or blue cream male that it is sterile.
>
>so that would pretty much blow the goldmine, eh?
>
>kg
>
No, it just means that the calico male is probably triploid...i.e. wound
up with 1.5 the normal number of chromosomes getting two from its mother
which allowed the calico recessive to show. It also explains why such
males are generally sterile. 

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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Subject: Re: talking to cats over the phone (was: Re: Help with Breakfast)
Keywords: little beggars... cats telephone talk purr meow long distance bill
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 18:53:33 GMT

jonathan@chpc.utexas.edu (Jonathan Thornburg) writes:

] In article <19506@optima.cs.arizona.edu> margaret@cs.arizona.edu
] (Margaret Newman) writes:
] >Do you ever talk to your pets over the phone?  My neice had me saying
] >"hello Mia, meow meow" over the phone today.  Mia is the first pet
] >that I've done this to that has responded.  She's a fun cat!
] 
] Yes, on several occasions I have said "Hello, Mortina, do you
] remember me? {deleted}

A friend here at work has an answering machine that also
can be used as a speaker phone - and the speaker phone
part can be turned on remotely (I think it's a phone/answer
combo).

So when he goes away, he calls, turns on the speaker phone,
calls the cat, who comes in to where the phone is, and
they carry on a conversation...

I've never seen this in action - just heard his side of the
story - but he says she DOES talk back to him...

(The question is - what is she SAYING to him???  Probably
something like, "Get out of that box and FEED ME!")

Diana
From: agc@cci632.cci.com (Anupama Chathampally - co-op)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Help! Need advice on adopting a cat( I GOT A CAT!!!!!)
Date: 30 Jul 92 11:42:53 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: [Computer Consoles, Inc., Rochester, NY


	Thanks for all the great advice!  Every reply I got said to go ahead 
and get cat.  Well, yesterday I decided to go to the humane society "just to
look"( You all know how that goes ) and I ended up taking home Sylvester. He
is black and white and cute all over.  He is seven years old.  When he got home
he explored all over.  Then I got on the bed and told him to come up.  He put
his front paws on the bed and and meowed like he was asking permission. I said
"Of course come on up".  He jumped up and walked over to me and laid down with
his front half on my chest and nuzzled me with his head while purring really
loudly.  Then he fell asleep on me. I'm so happy I can hardly stand it!!! I 
love my cat!!!! 

                  Anu and Sylvester ( happy together)
From: larryw@sun.lclark.edu (Larry Westdahl)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Advice wanted about abnormal kitty poop (long)
Date: 21 Jul 92 23:46:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: lclark.1992Jul21.234626.26077
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR

We have had Spooky for about two and a half months now.  Besides the fact that
she is spoiled rotten, she is a very good kitty.  :)  One time, about a month
ago, I found some strange poop on the rug.  I didn't think much of it at the 
time as we had been rather negligent with the litter box, and it was quite 
full.  Just thought she was showing her displeasure with us :(.

Anyways, it happened again last week.  I foung some really weird looking poop
on the bathroom floor right near the litter box.  I took her to the vet and
he gave her some yellow gunk to kill off some parasites she was carrying 
around.  :(  He told me that this should take care of the strange poop.  Well,
she did it again, and again right near the litter box.  Oh, yes, the poop is
a light grey/green and quite mushy.  The vet wants me to bring her in again so
they can figure out what is going on.  I am hoping to avoid taking her in too
many times, at $23/pop that is quite a bit! :( :(

So, I would like to know.  Should I take her in again or should I wait to see 
if she has anymore symptoms?  She *ususally* is just fine, this has happened 
three times in a month and a half.

Thanks in advance.
-- 
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From: crb@doc.ic.ac.uk (Ruth)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Kitty Rituals
Date: 28 Jul 92 14:31:51 GMT
Organization: Imperial College London

In article C0043@vmcms.csuohio.edu writes:
 
Mom always brings the girls three or four boxes of Pounce when she 
visits (about 3 times amonth -- anyone need any Pounce, 
my supply is near warehouse level!)

> Beth  Cunningham                   Cleveland State University


Yes, yes, yes - where can I get this stuff??!!! Does anyone know if 
you can get it mail order (from USA to England)?  How would I go about
it - I've tried everywhere here and can't find anything remotely like
it!!!!  All help much appreciated (by me and the three monsters at home).

Roo
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: cgregory@sparc1.cs.uiuc.edu (Christine Gregory)
Subject: Re: What kind of kitten do I have?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 21:00:54 GMT

In article <22924@oasys.dt.navy.mil> lbrown@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Latonya Brown) writes:
" Description:  She is Black and Brown Striped.  She also has a Greyish
" White Splotch under her neck and on her breast area.  Her hair has
" two layers the black and brown stripes are about half anx inch long
" then theres this other layer(of sorts) that is black and slick and about
" one inch long.  It looks like she has static cling.  The shorter layer
" is very fluffy and soft.

Wow.  Sounds like my little Neko (~5 mo.)
When he's sitting pretty, he looks sleek, black, and shiny.
Medium-length hair.  But when he's stretched out, or if you look
at him from a certain angle, you see he has short, fluffy fur
that is greyish and brownish striped.  My little chameleon kitty.  :-)
He also has a tuft of white hairs on his belly, and a little white locket.

Anyway, I don't know what "kind" of cat he is (other than a mutt, obviously :-),
but I usually think of him as a "black tabby".  (It doesn't make sense, but
neither does he.  :-)

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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: bobd@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Bob DeBula)
Subject: Re: Spaying Siamese cat
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 16:37:18 GMT

In article <14kkf3INNer9@agate.berkeley.edu> mprats@ocf.berkeley.edu (Mario Prats) writes:
>I live in an apartment building and I am afraid of her going
>into heat within the next two months.  Her meows are already
>pretty potent as it is, and I don't want to get into trouble with the
>neighbors once her meows get super loud -- I've heard that Siamese
>in heat can meow so loud they can be heard from blocks away...

Yes, but you don't have to worry about it too much as they won't
be able to hear it once they get to the Civil Defense Shelters and
close the hatches :-). Our Siamese Merlin (a male) has been known
to hold loud "yowl fests" in our bathroom (best accoustics).
The worst problem we had with this since kittenhood was when he had
hyperthyroid. Now that he has had 2 thyroid glands removed, things
are back to (better than) normal. Now we just get the occassional
"hey, foolish humans, something annoys|pleases|offends|disturbs|evades|bores
me and I just gotta *share* my feelings with you" speech.
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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: lcornell@milton.u.washington.edu (Linda Cornell)
Subject: Re: What does he DO in there???
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:24:40 GMT

>>What IS he doing? What IS he after? And WHERE is he jumping from - this
>>happens EVERY night now - and I still can't work it out!!!!!

>Try rigging up a series of mirrors?   Nah - he'll just play with them instead

Don't clean your kitchen for a few weeks and look for pawprints....or
don't brush the cat and look for the hair trail ;)

Actually, I have bay windows above my counter and sink...I've given up
trying to keep them off the counter...the windows are too irresistable.  I
just wipe down the counter with disinfectant every time before using!  (My
how well they have trained me)!

Linda (Chantilly and Pandora)
From: ahdlm@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: What IS it with Q-tips?
Date: 25 Jul 92 01:43:24 GMT
Reply-To: ahdlm@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
Organization: Montana State University

In article <s#cm9kf.ltao@netcom.com>, ltao@netcom.com (Lilly Tao) writes:
>Well, since I'm always on the lookout for fun, and (most importantly)
>self-powered kitty toys, I gave Oreo a Q-tip yesterday after reading
>all these Q-tip postings.  She proceeded to chomp down on it and tried
>to eat off all the cotton padding.  I took it away from her.  Oh well,
>this is the cat who eats plastic bags -- so I'm not surprised.
>
>Any other ideas for self-propelled cat toys?  I've tried toilet paper tubes,
>spools, and even a suction-cup cat toy that my roommate's mom sent us (I
>can't describe it -- it's like a boxing bag).  With each of these I've
>tried to show her how to play with them by batting around myself (good thing
>the neighbors can't see in the windows) for many minutes while she sits
>and looks at me with that "You've got to be kidding me" look on her face.
>I don't mind playing with her, but I would love it if she had something 
>to do on her own while we're at work all day.
>
>Lilly Tao
>ltao@netcom.com


Have you tried little bells - like the kind found on baby shoes?  How about
aluminum balls?  A toy on an elastic string dangling from a doorway?  
Laurel
From: jocha@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Marianne S. Jocha)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: cat toys ideas
Date: 21 Jul 1992 08:43:25 -0400
Organization: Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: function.mps.ohio-state.edu

In article <14gvs6INNso3@early-bird.think.com> fuhry@think.com (Debbie Fuhry) writes:
>Oh, no!  In our house it's definitely "fetch"!  I throw the little ball (or
>whatever), and the cat(s) chase it and play with it, batting it around for
>a while.  Then of course they give me THAT LOOK, and like a good girl I hop
>right up, fetch the ball, and throw it again!

Of course, only Sheba prefers elastic coated hair rubber bands (the
very wide ones).  Sheba has a variation, though.  The first couple of
throws, she'll fetch and bring it right back to me, but then will
fetch and return it progressively further away from me, until I have
to finally go fetch it for her!  I think she just wants to make sure
that I'm still her servant and that she's still in charge! :-)
                        --marianne--
From: sbiles@nmsu.edu (Susannah E Biles)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: what do you think?
Date: 27 Jul 92 23:14:50 GMT
Distribution: rec.pets.cats
Organization: NMSU Computer Science


Hey fellow kitty lovers !

This is my first time posting, so please excuse any mistakes :)

I have two things to talk about :
First of all...My Fuzzie (Agustus), Male, neutered, 15 mos. was
recently afflicted with what I thought was blood in his stools.
Of course I IMMEDIATLEY took him to the vet where they proceded
to find nothing wrong, and just gave him some basic medication
just in case of parasites. Well, in the following days, on closer
inspection, I noticed that the blood was not IN the stools per say,
but that he just bled when eliminating...(hmmmm, I thought...), but
could not think of an explanation, except that perhaps he swallowed
a goat-head that scratched his sensitive little bum on the way out..
It has now been one week, one day since him being taken to the vet 
and he got progressively better as the days went by and I noticed no
more blood. (btw..all during this, he didn't not seem to be in any
sort of pain and was as playful as ever...). So, now that I can
breath easier..any ideas what the problem was? And do you think it 
will occur again?

Okay..second of all:
You know that cute little thing that kitty's do with their paws -n-
claws when they are content? Well, I was just curoius as to what 
everyone else called it. I have refered to it (since a little girl)
as "makin' muffin's", and I have heard it called, "kneading bread"
and "that-happy-cat-thing". Any others?
I think it is the cutest thing, btw...My Fuzzie does it on my tummy,
and my Panny-Boo (Panther) does it on my upper arm when lying beside
my in bed (that tends to smart a little ;)

BUT ANYWAY..
Sorry it was so long, but I would appreciate any replys!

Susan
sbiles@dante.nmsu.edu
Cat lover extraordinaire
From: syearick@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Sid Yearick)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Sleeping with cats...NEVER AGAIN
Date: 30 Jul 92 18:44:54 GMT
Reply-To: syearick@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Sid Yearick)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

In rec.pets.cats, amys@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Amy Schlotthauer) writes:
>Well, I have been reading all the positive stories about sleeping with cats,
>feeling like I have a mean husband (he forbids having my 2 5-month-olds in
>our room at night). So, during his recent business trip, I let them in for
>the night. NEVER AGAIN. How do you people actually SLEEP with cats on the
>bed??!! Mine plopped themselves down in the middle of the bed, and looked at
>me with great offense when I tried to make them move. They also pinned my legs
>down by lounging on top of the sheet on either side of my knees. Finally, they
>stood on me. Just stood there on me, like I was some sort of vantage point.
>
>Really, it was all pretty funny. And, now I know what I have been missing. (-:

When my kids were little they would sleep with me when my husband was on
travel, talk about trying to sleep, that is mission impossible.  Right
now I have five very good reasons to have a king size waterbed.  Two
sleep at the bottom on either side of the bed, one in the middle, one
up on the pillow and because of the design of the headboard (canopy) there
is an area were they jump up to sleep.  Very seldom are all five on the
bed at one time, but there are always at least three.  Oh, Jherra Satira
(Husky) sleeps on the floor.  She would rather be on the bed with the cats.
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