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From: tertium@milton.u.washington.edu (l boyd)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Spots on Kitty's Chin??- HELP!!
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:25:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: milton.tertium.712513545
Organization: University of Washington

"Denise D. Novak" <dn22+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>My cat, Spooky, has had acne since he was a kitten.  My other "cat"
>friends suggested using only glass or metal dishes for food and water,
>instead of plastic.  This has helped a great deal and now he gets zits
>infrequently.
>I don't know if this is what your kitty has but it sort of sounds the same.



My boycat Rusty broke out shortly after we moved last winter.  I took him to
a kitty dermatologist who thinks it might be stress.  He told me a story of
4 unrelated adult cats that lived in a big house for years.  When the house
burned, he said all 4 broke out with zits.

Rusty is 8 and neutered, so this was truly unusual behaviour.

It's treated the same way as human acne.  The dermatologist gave him a shot
of steroids and antibiotics (he had a pretty extensive infection).  He did 
not recommend the use of benzoyl peroxide, however.  But then Rusty got another
infection and the dermatologist was out of town so I took him to my regular
vet.

Dr. Shelly gave him KittyOxy5 and tetracycline -- the same thing *my* derma-
tologist gave me!  He was a little embarassed because the dermatologist was
so adamently opposed to benzoyl peroxide (he kept saying "but he's the 
resident expert."), but I wanted to try it, and it worked just great.

The best part about benzoyl peroxide is that it's cheaper than steroids!

Lauren
Organization: Graduate School of Industrial Administr., Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 08:59:31 -0400 
From: Jean Andrews <ja23+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Cat and Ferret

Does anyone have a cat and then introduced a full grown ferrett.  Max (cat)
and Caesar (ferrett) seem to like each other, they run together and it
sounds like the Ponderosa, but then sometimes they lock together and
it looks like death bites (no noise) so I smack Mac and he runs and 
Caesar takes off after him like a giant slinky.  I've only had Caesar
a few days.  Also, if you have a ferrett do you know a good book I could
read to find out what make these slinkys tick.  Sometimes he just scares me.
Thanks in advance.

Jean
2 daughters
1 horse
1 cat
1 ferrett
1 guinea pig
1 goldfish 
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: wlhadley@mwunix.mitre.org (William L. Hadley)
Subject: Re: New Cat Book (humorous)
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 21:24:26 GMT

anne@cs.UAlberta.CA (Anne J.R. Nield) writes:

>crb@doc.ic.ac.uk (Ruth) writes:
>
>>My mother gave me a really good "cat" book last year - it's called
>>"The Cat Who Came for Christmas" by Cleveland Amory.  
>> He's got another one out now about the same
>>cat, with a similar title, although I can't quite remember what it is.
>
>The second one is called "The Cat and the Curmudgeon"  (he had
>originally thought of calling the cat "Purrmudgeon -- but the cat
>didn't approve!).  It's also very enjoyable.  I keep getting these
>books for Christmas too -- which is fine with me!!

I have seen two funny cat books, "All I Need to Know I Learned From My Cat" and
"All the French Your Cat Needs To Know" (or something like that).  Sorry, I 
can't remember the names of the authors.  They are both (imho) very funny!
Bill

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From: pauls@tellabs.com (Paul Silver)
Subject: Re: Spots on Kitty's Chin??- HELP!!
Organization: Tellabs, Inc., Lisle, IL
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 22:44:17 GMT

In article <1992Jul28.084430.1169@guvax.georgetown.edu> cwilliams@guvax.georgetown.edu writes:
>My cat seems to have a problem with tiny "sores" on her chin.  I
>notice  a few spots where the fur is gone and sometimes there
>seems to be just a dot of blood on the spot.  The missing
>patches of fur are really tiny spots but noticeable.  The spots
>are not necessarily near her gum line and I didn't notice any
>problems with her gums when I looked.

*----------------*

This sounds like feline acne.  How often do you clean your cat's
food and water dishes?  Often this happens because Kitty rubs her
chin on the edge of the dish while eating, and the grease and grime
build up on her chin (the chin is one of the areas Kitty can't clean
by herself).  This can cause the feline acne to occur.

I would suggest taking her to the vet to be sure (and he can probably
give you an ointment to clear it up).  I would also make sure the
dishes are kept clean.

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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 13:22:23 -0400 
From: Diane Gibson <dg0q+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: URGENT! my cat stoped eating for 4 days now!
	<1992Jul22.140533@screwdriver.Prime.COM>

lekberg@screwdriver.Prime.COM (Paul Lekberg) writes:

................
>  .....After 2-3 days of vomiting, we brought her to the vet.
>   The vet took an x-ray and discovered a small dark mass near
>   her intestine.   The vet said it might be a tumor but wouldn't know
>   unless he operated.  Being a cautious vet, he wanted to wait a few
>   days, put her on an IV and see if she gained any strength before
>   operating.   Two days later, he took another x-ray, and it showed
>   that the mass (which was a fur ball) had moved.......

A similar thing happened to my former kitty Itza (R.I.P.).  After
throwing up everything for two days, I took him to the vet.  The vet
didn't know exactly what it was, but he wanted to keep him under
observation for the night.  We left with dire warnings that it might be
feline leukemia -- spent a tearful night -- then found out the next day
that Itza had Severe hairballs.  Well, Itza got his vaseline regularly
after that.......

Diane and Suki
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
From: fuhry@think.com (Debbie Fuhry)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Kitty toilet troubles
Date: 21 Jul 1992 12:33:05 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: leander.think.com

I'd like to request that any emailed answers to the above question be
posted also.  My cat has done this for some time--not all the time, but
occasionally she leaves what I call "Grendel gifts" around the apartment.

Thanks.

Debbie Fuhry

Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: pdsmith.mitre.org (Pat Smith)
Subject: cat toy suggestions
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:29:10 GMT

we use the following for cat toys.  Some they discovered themselves, some 
we dreamed up:

1.  alpo dry dog food - kitten finds the round balls double as fun toys.  Cat
now joins in.  I often must take the balls away at bedtime else they play
soccer all night on ceramic tile floors and I cannot sleep.  They learned to
stash some away so they have constant supplies.  Dog finds this a fun game
too as he finds his food all over the house.

2.  superballs.  They love them

3.  those sticky plastic worm like toys you throw against the wall and they
walk down the wall.  Cats love them

4. kids braclets that resemble a small slinky (yet attached to form a braclet)

as you can see, most of these cat toys are people toys we buy at Kay Bee toy
store.

5.  small stuffed animals.  Our kitten has a small bunny with big ears that
she take to bed with us every night.  In the am she brings it downstairs.  It 
was once lost for 2 days and it was tramatic (we found it in a desk drawer).
The kitten walks around with it in her mouth each night at around 11pm - 
telling us its bedtime.  I tried to introduce another bunny and she wants
nothing to do with it.  I can wash her old one and she still loves it.  

6.  A dog.  Our one cat loves the husky dog even though he has bit her 3 times.
the cat also loves his dog bones

7.  bird toys - the pastic balls with bells inside.  Cats can pick them up
and bat them around

8.  The best toy is a real cat toy - costs around $3.  It is a wire with
rolled up cardboard on both ends.  They love them.
From: urban@nsc.nsc.com (Gregory Urban)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Korat?
Keywords: none
Date: 22 Jul 92 20:45:25 GMT
Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara

Hi there, I'm not a cat owner (yet), however I remember seeing a breed that
I really liked. The exact name escapes me, I think it was "Korat" (sp?).
It was a blue-grey shorthair. Does anyone know what I'm talking about,
Is this just a nickname for a common breed?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Gregory Urban    urban@nsc.nsc.com

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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: amd@ghost.mit.edu (Ann M. Davis)
Subject: kitten and catnip
Organization: MIT Center for Space Research
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 13:51:21 GMT


Just another update on my kitten Tess.  I gave her her first catnip
mouse yesterday.  I didn't want to give it to her when she was too young,
substance abuse in a minor is a terrible thing to see. :-)

Anyway. She batted at it, sniffed it, batted at it again, sniffed some
more, did this for a little while, then went into major attack mode.  She
was even doing somersaults with this thing.  If this had been just a 
plain stuffed mouse, I'm sure she would have ignored it.  As it was 
I had to pull out the yardstick (Someone mentioned that just the other 
day, thanks for the idea) and fish it out from under the piano at least 
three times.  I must admit it was funny to see this kitten trying to 
squeeze underneath the piano (2" clearance) to get the mouse.

We've had two days in a row she hasn't woken me up at 5:30.  Maybe she's
finally figured out the alarm clock? (my fingers are crossed)

At what age do kittens get their next set of teeth?  Tess is 14 weeks, and
I think she must be teething, she's chewing *everything*. 
Between chewing the newspapers, chasing her tail, and fetching the 
sponge balls, she resembles a puppy more than a kitten.


	Ann

ps.  GREAT newsgroup.

--
Ann M. Davis
amd@space.mit.edu			 "Choose your battles wisely"
MIT Center for Space Research
From: crb@doc.ic.ac.uk (Ruth)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Curtain Climbing (was: I hope no one else ..
Date: 28 Jul 92 15:35:56 GMT
Organization: Imperial College London

In article <rw.711848174@donner>, rw@donner.Rational.COM (Bob Weissman) writes:
> 
> One time I was watching my cat play on the windowsill.  She managed to
> get her neck completely tangled in the dangling mini-blind pull-
> string.  If I hadn't been there, she might have hanged herself.
> 
> Now I make sure the pull-strings are out of reach when I go out.
> 

I don't know why this reminded me of the incident below - but somehow
it did.......

When Geno was small, we lived in a flat which had those all glass 
doors.  On the back door, we had a top to bottom net curtain, which
Geno was fascinated with.  I lost count of the amount of times I had
to "rescue" him from the curtain monster.  He would quite happily climb
all the way to the top of the curtain the detach all but one claw.  He
would hang there - piteously meowing, attached only by one claw!

He'd climb up there all cocky like, "look at me mom, aren't I a clever
kitty!!!!", but when he got to the top, he couldn't get down again. I
used to look at him saying "Well, you got yourself up there - now get
yourself down...." - didn't work.
Oh, those reproachful looks if I didn't rescue him quick enough.

What was amusing though - standing behind him and moving from side to
side - watching him trying to twist his little head round to keep me
in view (don't lose eye contact kiddo - she might go away and leave 
you here), AND still hanging on for dear life!!!

Oh, he did make me laugh (the curtain didn't last long though.....)

Roo
From: gck@hector.uucp (24641-kemmerling)
Subject: Re: Some more FUN cat toys
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 18:48:38 GMT


I'm new too, but two more toys are those small elastic ponytail things and
crumpled up cigarette wrappers (with the cellphane still on it
for the noise). 

   
Gayle
From: gcr@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (George Rieck)
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:53:25 GMT
Subject: Re: Bald spots from disease or injuries?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats

Hello,

Interestingly, cats seem to fight in specific manners and they get the
same injuries each time. Our cat gets bites on the ear. These can get
infected easily so we clean then thoroughly and watch them carefully.

I would have the wounds you refer to checked out to be sure what the
cause is. Then if they are fights, you have few choices. We have certainly
lessened our cats fights by changing the times she is allowed outside.
We only let her out when we are home during daylight. Most of her fights
occur early morning or 1-2 hours after dusk.

Since our girl also developed thrombocytopenia - a blood clotting 
disorder, we cannot afford to let her get beat up for her sake and for
our pocket book.

Hope that you can find a cure to the problem.

George
.
From: young@serum.kodak.com [Rich Young] (x37176)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: cat food fights!
Date: 25 Jul 92 14:46:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: pixel.1992Jul25.144641.6716
Reply-To: young@serum.kodak.com
Distribution: rec
Organization: Clinical Products Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Originator: young@sasquatch

In article <1441@lysator.liu.se> ceci@lysator.liu.se (Ceci Henningsson) writes:

[...]

>While kitten food is probably a very fine idea, I wouldn't bother
>with it if the cat doesn't appreciate it. Maybe, just maybe, kitten
>food has more to do with manufacturer's profit and human guilt, than
>with kitten health.

	There may be some truth to this, but it's worth noting that The
	Cornell Book of Cats specifically mentions that "kittens require
	more of this amino acid [leucine]...."  There may well be other
	nutritional needs specific to kittens, also, so it may be a bit
	hasty to impugn the manufacturers.

	On the other hand, your point is well taken that many generations
	of cats have survived kittenhood without benefit of Purina Kitten
	Chow.

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Don't get angry, get accurate information.
From: fuhry@think.com (Debbie Fuhry)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: cat toys ideas
Date: 21 Jul 92 12:27:50 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: leander.think.com

In article <1992Jul20.205306.24856@athena.cs.uga.edu> maxfield@athena.cs.uga.edu (Joan C. Maxfield) writes:
>
>Amos' favorite toy to play "throw" with ( sort of like "fetch" but he
>keeps bringing the toy back to me and I throw it over and over.

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!

:)

Debbie
(bondservant to Grendel and B.W. Patches)
From: smith@panther.adelphi.edu (Jim Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Sunburn and Skin Cancer on cats
Keywords: cancer, sun
Date: 30 Jul 92 15:26:03 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Adelphi University Swirbul Library

In article <bette.712443682@wc.novell.com> bette@wc.novell.com (Elizabeth Brennan) writes:

>Anyway, while I was there, I asked about some scabs that had formed around
>the tips of her ears.  The vet said that it was sunburn!  MaiTai is a pure
>white kitty, with very pink ears.  This seems to be a very common problem
>on cats of her description.  I had never heard of it before.  The vet also
>said that he removed the tips of cats ears fairly regularly due to skin
>cancer.  He suggested that I put an SPF 15 sunblock on her ears before
>she goes out.

Spare Change (may she rest in peace) was a white cat who'd get the tips of 
her ears sunburned too.  She never would have allowed anything as disgusting 
as spf15 sunblock on her ears.  Have you ever gotten that stuff in your 
eyes?  Have you tasted it?  I would have had better luck getting her to wear 
a little lace sun bonnet and matching silk parasol.  ;<)  

Seriously, how about keeping her inside during peak sun time, from 11am till 
3 pm?

jim.
From: PXF3@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Indoor cat wants out
Date: 29 Jul 92 00:01:28 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

When our Gumdrop wants to go out it's usually because the kitty greens have
dried up and she'd craving grass to eat.  Buy your cat some kitty greens,
and put them near the door.

Or put a dish of food near the door so your cat won't spray there.  He might
be marking the door thinking that the outside cats want to come into his
territory, so he's making sure they know he's there.  Our cat Sammy
sometimes does this in the summer.

If everyone kept their cats indoors, we wouldn't have all these strays in
the neighborhood driving our indoor cats crazy.  Also, those outdoor cats
carry diseases.  We adopted a small kitten last year and it had feline
calcivirus.  After a two-week battle that included twice-a-day trips to the
vet for IVs, she died.  I believe she caught the disease from a stray at the
humane society.  They had run out of room in the kitten room and had put her
in the room with the big cats, including strays.

Everyone who loves a cat should keep it indoors, or on a leash when
outdoors.
Paula
From: GRUFF@u.washington.edu (Gary M Ruff)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: sick cat
Keywords: hair loss and coughing
Date: 24 Jul 92 21:12:53 GMT
Organization: Univ Computer Services, University of Washington

My daughter brought home a kitten she found and we agreed to her keeping it
but as is became aprox 9 months old(still not full grown but not a kitten) 
it was spayed by the Vet and then started to lick itself almost constantly 
untill it was pulling out its coat                                        
and then developed a nasty cough, it was returned to the Vet who gave it a 
protizone*(sp) shot saying he would try to illiminate the possiblilitys, the 
first shot did not helpso back to Vet who gave the cat a shot of cortizone*(
sp) this has not helpedeither and so far my daughter has spent $150.00 plus 
the spaying and kitty shots.
Has anyone out there have any ideas we might try???? My concern is that My 
wife and I have two other cats(kittens) that we have purchased for us and 
are worried that they may get infected with this strange illness, My daughter
has lost a family cat she felt was hers after 18 years of life and does not
want to talk of putting her new cat down..
Hope someone has idea of what's wrong soon as my wife and I love our new 
kittens and don't wish to risk them to this..
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: pandit@ssd.intel.com (Milind Pandit,,,)
Subject: Re: I want a cat...
Reply-To: pandit@ssd.intel.com
Organization: SSD Intel Corp.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 00:38:30 GMT

In article @engin.umich.edu, smbelcas@med.umich.edu (Sarah Marie Belcastro) writes:
>
>maybe i'd better clarify some things....
>
>-- i want an adult cat because i don't have the patience to deal with a kitten.
>	i don't like human children either.

Think twice.  I adopted a kitten followed by an older cat, and they both required
equal amounts of attention/training.

>
>-- i will go to the humane society if i don't find a cat another way, but
>	if i go there, i have to pay money; i don't have much extra money 
>	because i'm a grad student. (telling them my preferences is a 
>	terrific idea!)

Think three times.  I found that the cost of my Humane Society cats ($25) was 
negligible compared to necessary vet bills + food + litter + supplies.  The initial 
examination/vaccination done by the Humane Society was well worth $25.
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From: das@voodoo.boeing.com (Deb Schwartz)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Why do I buy cat toys?????
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:44:41 GMT
Organization: Another Graphics project, Bellevue WA

In article <2880@voodoo.UUCP> das@voodoo.boeing.com (Deb Schwartz) writes:
>[Will someone outside the pnw distribution area let me know if this shows
>up?  Our newsfeed seems to have become extremely random.]
>

Well, having gotten responses to this from the four corners of the earth
(literally), it looks like our newsfeed is alive and well again.  Thanks
to everyone who responded.

Debbie Schwartz // das@voodoo.boeing.com  // or uunet!bcstec!voodoo!das
From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Thanks
Date: 28 Jul 92 11:30:45 -0500
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

Thanks to all who followed up on my silliness about adopting Charlotte.  Your
notes and posts brightened a very bad day today.  Charlotte has settled
in, and is getting wider each day, so I guess I'll be finding out
what kittens are like again.  I may switch to sleeping in pajamas in a
few weeks, though -- I never did like the "kitten climbing up human under
nightgown" sensation. ;-)

Kay Klier
From: deboer@neptune.mcs.anl.gov (Ms. Jennifer L. DeBoer)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Why do I buy cat toys?????
Date: 30 Jul 92 21:32:16 GMT
Organization: Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois

In article <1992Jul23.160023.154860@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> mas5@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (MICHELLE A. M. SZENA) writes:
>Cat toys should just be made of stuff we normally throw out.  Just thought I'd

My cat likes to play with the twisty-ties we use for garbage bags.

******************
Jennifer DeBoer
deboer@mcs.anl.gov
******************
From: martin@mala.bc.ca
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Help! Need advice on adopting a cat
Date: 28 Jul 92 23:22:24 -0700
Distribution: na
Organization: Malaspina College

> I love cats and want to adopt one from the humane society.  I am
> interested in getting an older cat.  My main concern is for the lonliness
> of the cat.  I live in an apt and the cat would be alone all day while I am
> at work.  I don't have room for two cats in the apt.  I thought an older cat
> could maybe adjust better to being alone all day but I'm not sure.  Should I
> just forget it?  I need advice!!!! Thanks.
>        
>>                                           Anu ( cat-deprived )

in my experience, two cats really don't take up any more space than
one cat.. mine used the same food dish, the same litter box, and 
sometimes all curled up in one ball of fuzz to sleep..

cats are pretty independant.. they's probably survive OK with a 
supply of toys and nice places to sleep, however they'll be happier
if there are two, and your furniture will survive better in my 
experience..  :-)

Helen

Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats