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How do I introduce an orphaned kitten to a nursing mother cat?
I have a nursing mother cat with 4 kittens, and I now I been brought an unrelated kitten that needs to nurse.
How can I get the nursing mother to accept the orphan, and nurse it? Is the age difference of the orphan and natural kittens important…
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Is an Italian Greagle a quiet enough dog to have in an apartment?
I recently heard about the mix/designer breed known as the Italian Greagle, an Italian Greyhound and Beagle mix. They are very beautiful dogs, with the elegance of the Italian greyhound but with a slightly more filled out build. My question is how…
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What is an acceptable flea treatment for kittens?
What is the best way to get rid of fleas on a kitten that is too young to use store bought flea medicine?
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How to give aspirin to a rabbit?
I have an 11 year old rabbit that seems to be in discomfort from arthritis and age related issues. He lives with a younger rabbit, and to keep the old rabbit in the area that is appropriate for a geriatric bladder a we use an 8 inch (20 cm) board…
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Cat stool sample collection in household with two cats
I am trying to get three days of stool samples from my cat, but he only ever does the toilet when I’m asleep and by that time my other cat has also gone to the toilet so I don’t know whose is who’s. Any ideas how I can collect this?
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Can cats be "picky" about the brand of food they eat?
The cat I had growing up was very picky about the kind of food we gave him. He had a thing for Meow Mix dry cat food. If we bought him any different brand, it seemed as though he wouldn't eat it as much or as quickly, so we always stuck with the…
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What should I consider when looking at pet cremation?
We have been talking about what to do when one of our pets die. We both find cremation to be a good final choice. I did some internet searching for pet cremation and find there are a lot of options and maybe some concerns.
What should I consider…
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Will treats make this behavior worse or work as a training aid?
My husband has recently started a new job telecommuting. We're trying to figure out how to teach the cats to leave him alone while he's working, but Hunter thinks any attention from "his human" is good attention.
The worst behavior is that he'll…
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Why are so many horses put down when they break their leg?
It seems to be a common, and to me upsetting, theme that if a horse breaks its leg it gets put down but this doesn't hold true for some other animals. For example, if a dog or cat breaks its leg the same outcome isn't applied. Indeed, I've seen many…
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How can I get my cat to stop pooping on my kid's bed?
Our cat is 5 years old male British shorthair. We had a baby 9 months ago and our cat started to poop on our son's bed. It happened 3 times in last month. Before the baby, he never did such a thing. So, now we are trying to petting our cat more and…
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New cat absolutely wants to get out of safe room, but doesn't get along with resident yet
I need help. I bought a new cat 2 days ago. As soon as I got home, I put her in a safe room with litterbox, water and food. The new cat seems to be very trusty of people (naive?), so she took to me pretty fast (although I see her being skeptic from…
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Cat associates closed door with getting caught
There are a few questions about closed doors, but I feel my question has a bunch of different angles which makes most replies inapplicable.
One of our three cats has a big issue with going to the vet. While normally a very calm cat, catching him to…
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Rabies from a cat? Under what circumstances?
In the country where I live there has been a mild rabies outbreak, which in turn has prompted the authorities to enforce obligatory vaccination of all cats and dogs, even ones which don't go out. It's an issue that (according to my vet) may put the…
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Is it correct that processed cat food makes cats unable to eat natural food?
I heard that if you feed cats processed cat food for a period of time, their palate/stomach will be unable to eat natural food again (meat, rat, etc). Is that correct?
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Should I do something about my cat getting very dirty?
I've recently started letting my cat outside, which she really enjoys. However, one of her favorite things to do out there is to roll around in the dirt, which of course leaves her filthy. She's visibly brown and you can draw in the dirt on her with…
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