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From: young@serum.kodak.com
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Smelly kitten poo-poo
Date: 19 Aug 92 23:05:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: pixel.1992Aug19.230513.6642
Reply-To: young@serum.kodak.com
Organization: Clinical Products Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Originator: young@sasquatch

In article <19AUG199214004168@vax.sonoma.edu> esaia@vax.sonoma.edu (MICHELLE ESAIA) writes:
>
>I have an 8 week old female kitten (Sophie) who has the strongest smelling
>poops I have ever encountered...We've de-wormed her; she gets purina
>kitten-chow, mixed with water.  
>I do have an older cat, and because of his FUS, he gets wet food, but his is up
>on the counter where she can't get it....
>
>any other suggestions?

	Sorry for the second interruption, but I should have mentioned that
	digestive/intestinal problems can also account for some truly evil-
	smelling "gifts".

-Rich Young (These are not Kodak's opinions.)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: katbea@auto-trol.com (Kathy Beatty)
Subject: Re: Chimneys (was Cries...)
Organization: Auto-trol Technology Corporation -- Denver, Colorado
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 02:34:40 GMT

I don't (yet) have a chimney sweep, but my neighbor just told me this
afternoon that she was rudely awakened in the middle of the night by
something walking on her chest!  Alice had managed to get into their
house! I assume that Alice woke the neighbor on purpose, since she 
does not do this to me when she is home at night (as she normally is).

Kathy
From: jim@n5ial.chi.il.us (Jim Graham)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: COUGH! COUGH! Scoopable catlitter dust 
Distribution: world
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 03:10:06 GMT
Organization: Me? Organized? Hah! :-)

In article <Bt71su.53D@news.udel.edu> thuyan@ravel.udel.edu writes:

> I am having a problem with my scoopable kitty litter.
> The dust is everywhere!!  Has anyone else had this problem?
> Are any brands better than others?  Any suggestions?

<cough cough>  YES!  I've certainly had that problem, but only when
adding more to the box.  I assume you're referring to the clumping
variety of litter, btw.

my solution is, quite simply, to hold my breath once I start pouring
the stuff into the box until I'm well clear of the box.  that, or
cover my face with a cloth while pouring it.

it does cause a very uncomfortable feeling, doesn't it?  once poured,
though, it seems to be ok.  when I clean out the box with a litter-box
shovel, no dust...only when I pour it.

seriously, though, I'd suggest (unless someone can name a brand that
doesn't release so much dust into the air) that you follow what I,
uhh, was supposed to follow (due to big-time allergies) when I lived
back home in Texas and did anything like mow the lawn, etc., and
wear something along the lines of a surgical mask, or anything similar
that blocks the dust (pollen, in the lawn-mowing case) from entering
via either the mouth or nose.  the few times I did this (when the
pollen count was sky-high), it really did make a huge difference.

for the litter thing, though, I usually just hold my breath.....
hope this helps at least a little.
   --jim

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From: news@ncrwat.Waterloo.NCR.COM (News Administration)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Chronic FUS
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:26:25 GMT
Organization: Imaging Systems Division, NCR Corp, Waterloo, Ont., CANADA

<1992Aug6.114816.26970@news.cs.indiana.edu>
Reply-To: mealing@ncrwat.Waterloo.NCR.COM (Tracey Mealing)
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From: mealing@53iss3.Waterloo.NCR.COM (Tracey Mealing)
In article <1992Aug6.114816.26970@news.cs.indiana.edu>
angie@moose.cs.indiana.edu (angela allen) writes:
>machanicm@gtephx.UUCP (Mindy Machanic) writes:
>
>>In article <BsG8vy.90K@world.std.com>, mrp@world.std.com (Marjorie R Peskin)
writes:
>
>>> Has anyone else ever experienced this type of chronic FUS?  Is there a way
>>> to solve this problem that won't cost an arm and a leg?  
>
>>Try a different vet. It shouldn't be costing $200 a pop!
>
>>She asked for E-Mail. Please also let the rest of us know, because it
>>could happen to any cat.
>
>It IS happening to my cat, and I would also like to see any
>suggestions from the net.
>
>Cerebus is on Science Diet C/D. Every 6 months or so he pees on the
>bed to let us know that his FUS is acting up and he needs to be taken
>to the vet. We go there, he refuses to give a urine sample, we take
>him home, after 10+ hours he finally pees, we take the sample to the
>vet, they say "Yup, cystitis," they prescribe antibiotics, and we
>shove them down his throat and put up with the dirty looks for the
>next two weeks. We pay the vet about $30-50 each round. There must be
>a better way. 
>
Jessie had problems with chronic FUS about 1.5 years ago.  Our vet (a really
great guy) recommended feeding her only Science Diet SD, rather than the CD we
had originally tried.  She's been on SD ever since, with a small amount of
Medi-Cal W, and hasn't had a problem since.  Plus, she absolutely loves the SD
crunchies (hates the wet stuff, though).  So, I would try feeding only SD and
see if it solves the problem.

Good luck - I know how upsetting, not to mention expensive, a bout of FUS can
be for both cat and person !!

P.S.  Jessie does not get ANY treats at all, just in case they might cause
her a problem.  She doesn't seem to mind, and is just as loving as ever.


--
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: K_LEPA@unhh.unh.edu (Kristen   Lepa)
Subject: Re: Exspot -- warning to cat owners; what is...
Organization: University of New Hampshire
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 06:04:43 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.12

Something else posted in rec.pets: answers the question of what is Exspot
(a dog flea killer), also has some good advice.

	-Kristen





In <BtAz77.MKq@news.cso.uiuc.edu> kjt34420@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:

> One more thing to keep in mind about all flea-control products is
> that if they do not say they are intended for use on cats, they 
> probably are not safe to use on them.  So READ THE LABEL!! It only
> takes 2 minutes of your time and could save your cat's life. 
> Make sure it says that the product is intended for cats and/or
> kittens.
> -- 
> 
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: mkk9316@tamsun.tamu.edu (Mark Kuebeler)
Subject: Re: Naming cat behaviors
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 16:02:30 GMT


My parents' Siamese developed a habit of nearly standing on his hind
legs and sticking his forelegs straight out during a really good stretch.
My brother named this behavior "pulling a wheelie."
From: geschwent@vax.muskingum.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Naming cat behaviors
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:17:22 -0600
Organization: Muskingum College

"Dead Cat"--Bruce does this on command as well as on his own. Lies on back,
all 4 paws drawn up. When done on command for a treat, doesn't close his
eyes (can't take them off the treat :-)), but does when on his own.

"Spiny Norman"--after a Monty Python sketch. Races around the house, going
bonkers, startles at everything, may attack a stray human foot or any part
of a dog. Also known as "Bonkers Cat"
-- 
P.K.
Geschwent@vax.muskingum.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: mlinda@novell.com (M'Linda Taylor)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Pizza and Cats
Date: 12 Aug 92 18:32:29 GMT
Organization: Novell Inc., Austin, Texas

In article <93476@bu.edu> reyes@buphyd.bu.edu (Jinara Reyes) writes:
>ok---chocolate is toxic to cats. What about pizza???
>My cat will not let me eat a slice without demanding a piece...
>I have been giving her a tiny piece (cheese and all), and she 
>seems to love it...any problems???

Not that I can tell.  Teddy (R.I.P.) was a Blue-point Sia-MOUTH
who graced me with his presence for 12 years (he was full grown
when he came to me) and lived for the times we had Canadian Bacon
and Pineapple Pizza.  We always saved him a cat sized slice.  He
ate it crust, sauce, pineapple and all.  His only problem was a
tendency towards being a "snuffle-pig", he would miaow, mutter,
purr and eat all at the same time.  Was pretty funny.

Btw, I posted awhile back that I would trade all of my prior cats
if only I could have Cindy-cat back....well I just realized that
Teddy could never have been traded...even for her.  He was a
"World's Great Cat".

M'Linda
Cat-Mom to Rio-the-LOUD and Thomasina-the-cute

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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: lis@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Elisabeth Riba)
Subject: Info on Singapura(?) Breed
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 01:13:49 GMT

I just saw a PBS show called "Cats & Dogs"--a show about... well, you
can guess from the title.  Anyway, they were at the boston cat show,
and showed a breed called the Singapura.  It looks similar to an
Abyssinian, but at full size only grows to 5-7 pounds.  
Does anyone out in netland have one of these?  How is their
dispositions?  Does the small size make them more succeptible to
illness/injury (aside from being stepped on, that is)?  

Actually, there seem to be a lot of new breeds out there.  Can anyone
recommend a good recent book on cat breeds, with pictures, info on
disposition, etcetera?
Thanks, guys!
-- 
--------------->Elisabeth Anne Riba * lis@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu<---------------
"I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman."  Dan Quayle
Quick!  Notify DC.  I think it's time for another 900 number poll.
"We are enjoying a sluggish economy & not enjoying it very much."  --Bush
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: lis@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Elisabeth Riba)
Subject: HELP!!  Cat licking self raw!
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 00:53:06 GMT

All summer, I've noticed bloody spots on Boopsie's heel.  I've assumed
she kept injuring herself somewhere.  Tonight, I noticed a new and
recent bloody spot.  Then, later, I saw her licking that spot very
heavily and there was fresh blood again.  My bedsheets and floors
(fortunately wood, not carpet) are spotted with blood smears from
places she's sat.  
Beyond taking Boopsie to the vet, what can I do to stop this?  
Other stories, advice and sympathy greatly appreciated.

Boopsie's back legs:
    \     |
     \    |
     /   / <--where the raw spots are
    /   /
,--/   /
|_____/
-- 
--------------->Elisabeth Anne Riba * lis@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu<---------------
"I want to be Robin to Bush's Batman."  Dan Quayle
Quick!  Notify DC.  I think it's time for another 900 number poll.
"We are enjoying a sluggish economy & not enjoying it very much."  --Bush
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: ccd@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au (Carol C Denehy)
Subject: Re: Cataholics
Organization: None, and I like it like that
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 11:32:39 GMT

I saw a book in a NYC bookstore that was written as one of those
self-help books for addictive personalities, and the addiction in
question was CATS. All tongue-in-cheek (I think!) about letting
go of this need for cat hair in everything etc.

And how do they get the hair on the clothes inside the dry cleaners bag?

Carol Denehy
From: sstover@sumax.seattleu.edu (Maven o'Mirth)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: What do you think?
Date: 22 Aug 92 23:56:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: sumax.4902
Distribution: na
Organization: Seattle University, Seattle WA

In article <1992Aug20.203327.23022@wheaton.wheaton.edu> clhoerth@david.wheaton.edu (Cathe L Hoerth) writes:
>That cute thing that cats do with their paws (my cat is 14 and she still
>does it, so it's not a kitten thing) - we've always called it "kneading"
>or "making starfish paws".  I like the latter a lot better, but I
>honestly don't know where it came from.

Hemingway "kneads" more than any other cat I've ever known, but he's
really good about it--he doesn't actually extend his claws, and a lot of
the time he kneads my cheeks or throat, so it's this strange sort of
feeling like a suction cup from the pads of his paws stretching out and
then contracting.  (He is, by the way, terminally cute and I am thrilled
to no end to be a new mom-cat to him.)

 >
>Which brings me, in a roundabout way, to my question - what are some of
>your silliest pet names for your pet?  I call Sugar such things as
>"Muffin-pet" "Copper-nose" "White-ears" "Nuisance" "Brat-Cat" "Furball"
>and, embarrassingly, "Snufflenose".  This is just a random sampling -
>I'm wondering what silly things you all have come up with.
>
>			Whew!  I'll stop here.
>				Cathe
>"Dogs come when they're called - cats take the message and get back to
>you."

Apologies for deleting your lovely eulogy, and my .02: in the 48 hours I
have had him, Hemingway has already become 'Ming.

Shery (and Hemingway, who seems tremendously interested in this whole
cats-and-huskies thread)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: young@serum.kodak.com
Subject: Re: Rescue cat
Originator: young@sasquatch
Reply-To: young@serum.kodak.com
Organization: Clinical Products Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 21:20:24 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.184402.19912@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> gck@hector.uucp (24641-kemmerling) writes:

[...]

>Thanx for the explanation.  I would LOVE to see Bigfoot he sounds adorable!

   I tried to e-mail you, but I don't have access to UUCP addresses.  You're
   quite welcome for the explanation, BTW.

   No problem.  Just to help you picture Bigfoot: he's a neutered male,
   long haired, about 10-11 pounds, and all black...except for a tiny white
   spot on his chest and about twelve white hairs at the very tip of his tail.
							
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From: coimay@sn01.sncc.lsu.edu ( LAURA CARRIERE)
Subject: Re: Naming cat behaviors
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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 22:26:35 GMT

In article <1992Aug20.190856.7020@ncar.ucar.edu>, ilana@kiowa.scd.ucar.edu (Ilana Stern) writes...
>Long Kitty (when he lies on his side and streeeeeetches all 4 legs as
>far forward and back as possible -- I'd swear he's 4 feet long!)

I use this one too, but only for when they're just lying there all stretched
out.  During the actual stretch it's a Big Stretch for a Little Kitty.

And from my husband,
Tyranasaurous Mode: when the kitten gets up on her back paws and plays with
a toy held in her front paws.  

Laura Carriere
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: cyndie@sequent.com (Cyndie Sutherland)
Subject: Re: Hairballs
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 14:54:20 GMT

In article <5507@transfer.stratus.com> kaz@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Karen Fegley) writes:
>In article <1992Aug7.161839.17676@morgan.ucs.mun.ca> colette@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
>(Colette Goodyear) writes:
>>
>> My 1 1/2 year old cat, Willow (grey DSH) has never yet thrown up
>> a hairball.  (I can hear some of you saying " I wish
>> I had the luck!").  She is meticulous in her grooming and I'm
>> beginning to wonder if I should worry about this.  I've been
>> owned by only one cat before (Fluff, who was 19 when we had to put her
>> to sleep) who did throw up regularly so this is new to me.
>>
>>    .
>>    .
>>    .
>>
>> Colette Goodyear
>> Memorial University of Newfoundland
>> colette@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
>


I have 2 cats, a 2 year old and a three year old.  The 3 year old is
really furry!!  (1/2 Persian, but short very fluffy fur and lots of
it.) He has never had a hairball.  But since we got the 2 year old,
she grooms him and her!!  She has normal fur, average length and
amount.  And she has only had one furball in her life.  We were on
vacation last week and she coughed one up while we were gone.  So it
is my conclusion that if you groom (brush) your cats regularly they
won't have hairballs.  Ours get brushed daily.

cyndie
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: vicki@stout.atd.ucar.edu (Vicki Holzhauer)
Subject: It's Raining Out! (was RE: baths)
Keywords: wet, raining
Organization: Atmospheric Technology Division/NCAR Boulder, CO
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 17:33:24 GMT

In article <1992Aug11.231417.26387@chpc.utexas.edu> jonathan@chpc.utexas.edu (Jonathan Thornburg) writes:

>She objected *very* strongly to getting wet (she would swat me if
>it even started to rain outside, this presumably being my fault),

Oh, yes.  Don't you just love the looks on those little faces when you
open the door to let them out and they stick a paw outside, only to
discover that IT'S RAINING (or, worse indignity, SNOWING!).  They look
at the outside, look at you, and almost implore you to make it stop!
While I was living in the house I just moved from (for four years) and
this happened, Zarabeth would then go to the *back* door and ask to be
let out there.  She always seemed very confused that it was
raining/snowing there as well and would meow piteously at me,
obviously hoping that I could make it stop ... :-)

I have a friend whose cat is seriously affronted by wind.  She hunkers
down, puts her ears back, and gets terribly angry about it.  Boulder
is *not* the right place for a cat who dislikes wind this much!  :-)



--
Vicki Holzhauer, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, Colorado / / / /  vicki@ncar.ucar.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: greg.grainger@rose.com (greg grainger)
Subject: Re: Chocolate
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 15:52:54 GMT
X-Gated-By: Usenet <==> RoseMail Gateway (v1.70)


Date Entered: 08-12-92 10:47
On Aug 10, Mindy Machanic wrote:

M(>> Please do *NOT* give chocolate to cats or dogs.  It can be lethal.

M(>I thought it was only dangerous to dogs, and not to cats. And aspirin is only
M(>dangerous to cats, and not to dogs. What's the truth here? I give Huggy Bear
M(>little licks of chocolate pudding, to no problem that I can see. Is it only
M(>chocolate in raw form that's dangerous?

My vet told me that chocolate is toxic to cats. Luckily, Lucy takes no
interest in human food, and Charlie (who MUST HAVE whatever I'm eating -
just ask him) finds chocolate unappealing.

I didn't know about aspirin. (They can't get at it anyway.)

                                                                Greg


Written by Greg Grainger at Toronto Ontario,
on Wed 08-12-1992 at 10:00:03 am.
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From: katbea@auto-trol.com (Kathy Beatty)
Subject: Re: What do you think?
Organization: Auto-trol Technology Corporation -- Denver, Colorado
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Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 16:47:52 GMT

I wrote:

: Triskadeca (full name) == Tris (most used name) == Trissy == Squirt ==
: 	Squirty == That's My Squirt == Brat Cat == Miss Tris == 
: 	MistressTrisTris 
: Christopher == Christofur == Christofurry == Furry == Furboy == Big Boy 
: 	== Big Guy == Mr. Fur == Misterfur Christopher == Christopurr == 
: 	Purrboy
: Alice == Alicecat == The Maniac Cat == Ms. Alice
: 
: (I haven't lived with Alice very long 8^) )
: 
I almost forgot what I called C&T when they were the only 2 cats I 
lived with:

C&T == Mutt and Jeff == Muttonheads

And for CAT (Christopher Alice Tris):

The Three Stooges
From: aspasia@usability.Eng.Sun.COM (Lisa Louise Davis)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: It's Raining Out! (was RE: baths)
Date: 13 Aug 1992 23:10:10 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
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Keywords: wet raining cat fur damp sodden

In article <1992Aug13.134120.20552@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> gck@hector.uucp (24641-kemmerling) writes:
>> Pete usually used his own door except when he could bully me into opening 
>> a people door for him, which he preferred.  But he would not use his door 
>> when there was snow on the ground.
>
>This is a question I  have always wanted to ask.
>
>People keep talking about the pet doors.  If your pet can get in and
>out, what keeps other various creatures from coming in and out 
>as well??
>
>
>Gayle 


Absolutely nothing!  This summer, Aspasia & I have been visited by other cats,
a squirrel, and a raccoon!  (Aspasia's responses to each were, respectively,
to hiss, to chase, and to disappear.)  The pet door is now nailed shut.

Lisa 
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: axpmw@acad2.alaska.edu
Subject: Re: Some more FUN cat toys
Organization: University of Alaska
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 03:05:18 GMT

In article <15310@bwdls58.bnr.ca>, lianne@bwdlh498.BNR.CA (Lianne Raley)
writes:

>> Does anyone know what is going through a cat's mind when it does this?
>> One of our cats, called Krueger (after his habit of 'playing' when he was a 
>> kitten, has a fluffy pink teddy that he carries around like it's a kitten,
>> making strange whining noises.  At 3am.  Theories abound, including the one 
>> that it's some sort of strange maternal instinct.  
> 
>> Anthony
> 

This reminds me of what my cat Mandy (a longhaird manx - or cymric she may just
be) used to do as a kitten.  She'd go in my room and drag this stuffed
mouse by the tail ... down into the living room...  it was about 3 times
bigger than her but boy was she the fierce proud hunter... The way
she walked was just humorous...

Then one time I threw a pair of socks at her (she was about to jump on
my synthesizer), and she picked them up and ran out of my room w/ them!
(Obviously to get me back!) ...

Oh and the cheapest easiest toy my cats value, is a plastic straw.
Sometimes I tape them (w/scotch tape) together (about 3 is the most
you can get together) and they chase it, carry it... Mandy likes to
steal them out of your drink when you're not looking... and I know
straws must be valuable, because they always put them by their food
dish  (an offering to the food god obviously) ... or if they want me
to come out of a room, usually the next morning I have a pile by my door...

-- 
Pam Woods                              Email:  Internet: axpmw@acad2.alaska.edu
University Of Alaska Anchorage                 Bitnet:   axpmw@alaska
Owned by 3 cats, used by a 4th...
From: marie@ai.mit.edu (Marie Lamb)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Chimneys (was Cries...)
Date: 21 Aug 92 16:32:25 GMT
Reply-To: marie@ai.mit.edu
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

Domino fell behind a boarded up chimney once--I was living on
the third floor of a house, and left one of those small doors
open, the ones that lead to the crawlspaces under the eaves.
She must have crawled up over the ceiling, because next thing
I knew, there were these pitiful mews from overhead!  I ended
up calling the fire dept., and they had to knock a hole in
the wall to get her out.  My normally snowy-white pawed jellicle
was as black as a Hallowe'en cat!

Marie