Cats: Discussions

we have a cat shes going on 16 years old and shes spoiled rotten she meows every two hours for food my wife feeds her and then the cats gone back up in the spare bedroom and sound asleep for two hours if your lucky then she starts all over meows for food eats and up in the spare bedroom and back to bed everyday its like having a child that never grows up my wife now fills the bowl with dry cat food at night to curve he of waking us up every two hours my neighbor tells me she simply has a squit gun and when the cat wakes he at midnight for food she squits him with a few shots of water she says she needs her sleep to do you think is thats mean ??

On November 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine issued an alert warning pet parents and veterinarians to keep a close eye on animals receiving the insulin product, Vetsulin, to treat animal diabetes. The product, which is manufactured by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal, may contain varying amounts of crystalline zinc insulin, and could cause a delay in insulin action and an overall longer duration of insulin activity, according to the FDA.

“Pet parents whose diabetic dogs or cats are currently being treated with Vetsulin insulin should contact their veterinarians to discuss appropriate measures,” says Dr. Louise Murray, Director of Medicine at the ASPCA. “Examples of alternative insulin choices include Humulin N and Levemir insulins for dogs, and Lantus (glargine) insulin for cats. These insulins require different syringes than those used to administer Vetsulin, and it is essential that pet parents work closely with their veterinarians when making any changes.”

Veterinarians should monitor their patients who are receiving Vetsulin, and consider transitioning them to the insulin products outlined above.

For more information about diabetes in cats and dogs, please check our pet care pages. To read the FDA’s official alert about Vetsulin, visit the FDA online

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hello,
I am new here in the cats neighborhood but not to ebay. We have 6 cats -1 outside and 5 inside-Pheobe,Leo,Piper,Cole,Miley & Astrid. My daughters are fans of the show "Charmed" where they picked most of the names as you can see-lol! 3 of those kittys are newcomers from the stray who just recently set up her home outside while she was pregnant w/ our new guys.Now we need to get them all fixed (including mommy outside as she has already had some male visitors), my question is does anyone know a place that fixes strays and rescues cheaper in the New York City area cheap or is that not a good idea? I have heard some stories that the cheaper places are like factories w/ just one animal after another and then some people say there fine. I would love to hear from all the cat-owning friends in the neighborhood on this subject.Also what would be a good way to catch our Astrid in the back -she lets my husband pet her but will jump if he goes to try and pick her up.So in order to fix her she needs to be caught and we already tried the cage trap w/ food.Any suggestions on this matter too.
Thanks so much,
Daniela

My cat is very sweet but very strange, he sometimes meows for what appears to be no reason he dose this out of the blue, when everything is calm and no one is talking around the house he will suddenly start meowing repeatetly, dose your cat do this too?

Those of you who follow my complaining about people spamming us here also know I do not mind posts to sell cat related products. My point is not to spam us with unrelated items and by people who pop in here ONLY to do that. I like to think of this neighborhood as a safe haven for cat lovers where we can chat about topics that will be of interest to most or all of us.

In the past I have posted a few messages for items I am selling. I have done it 2 times for feline medical/health related products and 2 times when I put up 100% charity auctions for cat related products. Between yesterday and today I listed 3 new 100% charity auctions, the winning bid going to 3 different animal charities. I believe they are Kitty Keepers in Montana, Save-A-Pet in Illinois and Alley Cat Allies based in Maryland but a national charity. These are all wonderful charities and being the items for auction are cat related and being sold for charity (yup, I will not get a penny of the money. The sales are through eBay giving works/Missionfish so they have the official banner from eBay as a legit 100% charity auction) I decided to let you know about them.

2 of the auctions are for a brand new Veterinary Ventures Big Dog pet fountain and one is for a Cat Dancer Mouse in the House programmable cat toy. The listings are 10 day listings (extra time in hopes of more bids). If you need a pet fountain or want a great toy for your cat, consider these auctions. Remember they are 100% charity and for a great cause!

Sincerely,

David

Cats Nap. Only Humans Put Them "To Sleep". Sterilize, DON'T Euthanize!

I just wanted to stop and Say Hi to all of you!!!!!

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