we have 2 cats and we want a third. who would have more problems with the new kitten, the dominent cat or the cat who’s second in line?
it depends what their personality is like-my angel (which is the third cat i got) bully’s the other 3 sometimes.
she tries to dominate (and she’s not even the oldest) but i quickly put a stop to it, if it gets out of hand.
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Does he feel threatened, or scared and after he heard the cats he rubbed his nose on my face.
The meow must have been a loving meow and it triggered something in your cat. Maybe your cat thought you did it 
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I want to be sure that I am feeding my cats the best food that I can afford. , They are both very active cats and are fit as far as cats go. I would like to plump them up a bit, LOL
Nutrition since there are so many bad things out there is very important to your cat’s health
Contrary to what you may have heard; dry foods are not a great thing to feed a cat.
Please read the label on what you are feeding? What are the ingredients? Do you know what they mean? Is the first ingredient a muscle meat like chicken or meal or other things?
http://www.catinfo.org/#Learn_How_To_Read_a_Pet_Food_Ingredient_Label
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Perhach/PetFood/InterpretingLabels.htm
Dry foods are the number 1 cause of diabetes in cats as well as being a huge contributing factor to kidney disease, obesity, crystals, u.t.i’s, constipation, and a host of other problems. Male cats are especially prone to blockages
from dry food. Food allergies are very common when feeding dry foods. Rashes, scabs behind the tail and on the chin are all symptoms The problems associated with Dry food is that they are loaded with grains and carbohydrates which many cats (carnivores) cannot process. ( Have a fat cat?)
An even bigger problem is that it IS dry and it dehydrates no matter how much your cat drinks
Most of the moisture a cat needs is suppose to be in the food. Cats are not naturally big drinkers.
95% of the moisture is zapped out of dry foods in the processing. Think about it.
Another thing, most use horrible ingredients and don’t use a muscle meat as the primary ingredient and use vegetable based protein versus animal. Not good for an animal that has to eat meat to survive.
http://www.catinfo.org/#My_Cat_is_Doing_Just_Fine_on_Dry_Food
You want to pick a canned food w/o gravy (gravy=carbs) that uses a muscle meat as the first ingredient and doesn’t have corn at least in the first 3 ingredients if at all.
THE BEST CAT FOODS CONTAIN NO GRAINS NO BYPRODUCTS
Cats are meat eaters not cereal or rice eaters
Fancy feast is a middle grade food with 9lives, friskies whiskas lower grade canned and wellness and merrick upper grade human quality foods. I would rather feed a middle grade canned food then the top of the line dry food.
Also, dry food is not proven to be better for teeth. Does a hard pretzel clean your teeth or do pieces of it get
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=librhttp:/
/www.felinefuture.com/?p=470ary&act=show&item=doesdryfoodcleantheteeth
Please read about cat nutrition.
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm
http://maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm#Dry_Food_vs_Canned_Food.__Which_is_reall
Vetinarian diets The reason your vet thinks so highly of the pet food they sell probably has more to do with money than nutrition. In vet school, the only classes offered on nutrition usually last a few weeks, and are taught by representatives from the pet food companies. Vet students may also receive free food for their own dogs and cats at home. They could get an Iams notebook, a Purina purse and some free pizza. http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Perhach/PetFood/Vets.htm
Nutritional Education Program website page for the American College of Veterinary Nutrition. Notice who they are receiving grants from for this program
http://mypetcarnivore.com/educational_grant.htm
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Kidney disease in older cats is especially worrisome. It is also known as chronic renal failure and is a common problem in older cats. It is seen in cats of all ages, but mostly older cats.
Symptoms of Kidney Disease in Cats
Jean Morgan
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/understanding-kidney-disease-in-cats-88163.html
My one male cat has been acting out ever since a new male cat has been coming onto my property. The stray (actually he has a collar) has sprayed all over the outside of my house.
My cat, in turn has been spraying and urinating everywhere in the house. He attacks the other cat.
It is actually 2-3 cats. I’m at my wits end. Should I trap these cats? Or is there any type of spray to deter them. My yard is an acre!
This is a tough one. I think the goal is to return the cats to their owners. Explain what has been going on. There are ordinances that actually prohibibit cats from freely roaming and destroying property or possessions.
I would not try to get up close to the cat. It doesn’t know you and for all you know it may have rabies. Get a couple of traps and trap the cats. From within the cage, you can try to look at the collar to see if the cat has a number on the collar. Make a call to the owners if they do.
Otherwise, I would contact Animal Control.
If you can get close enough—spray them with a water guy–or with the ones that are huge–spray near them.
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My 2 cats won’t stop fighting! It’s gotten to the point where my one cat has a bleeding scratch on her ear from the other cat! One cat has claws and the other doesnt, so the one cat has no way to defend herself. Any ideas on how to get them to stop fighting?
First, make sure they are fighting and not just playing roughly.
When the relationship between the cats breaks down to this extent you need to start over again and introduce them as though they have never met each other before. You have to do this slowly. This will tell you how you can do that http://www.messybeast.com/first-impressions.htm
Usually some change in the environment triggers relationship breakdowns in cats.
Unfortunately there are some cats that really can’t get along with other cats and if that happens it is kindest to rehome one of the cats, otherwise you get a lot of stress-related behaviour problems like house soiling.
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C.A. Nidom, head of the Avian Influenza Laboratorium at the University of Airlangga, in Indonesia, has found the H5N1 Bird Flu virus in dozens of cats in various cities from Java to Sumatra.
Some 500 cats were tested and about 20 per cent were found to carry the virus.
This shows that it is evolving and that there is a possibility that the virus might be able to affect humans not only through poultry but also through cats.
Cats, Nidom explained, are much closer to humans than birds, but further studies are needed before one can be sure whether they can pass on the disease or not.
Tested cats were eventually released.
Either of two simple bird flu virus mutations could trigger a deadly pandemic, Japanese scientists warn.
Both mutations already have popped up in humans infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus.
These mutants seem capable of replicating in humans — “an essential indicator of pandemic potential,” the researchers report.
Flu viruses attach to receptor molecules on the outside of cells that line the airway.
Yamada and colleagues manipulated H5N1 viruses in the laboratory to see what it would take to make a bird flu virus do this.
They found that either of two mutations — single amino-acid changes at specific places in the viral DNA — did the trick.
Yamada and colleagues report their findings in the Nov. 16 issue of the journal Nature.
To make sure you are fully prepared for the crisis check out : Bird Flu Preparations
Tom Cruse
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/bird-flu-leaps-species-barrier-now-found-in-cats-93221.html
Do they understand when you pick them up and kiss them that you are being affectionate or what do they think? Is it possible to teach cats to peck (kiss) you on the mouth? Has anyone done this?
What my cat does when he shows affection his he rubs his nose against mine. Sometimes just simply petting them when they want to be is to show affection. I don’t know if it is possible to have cats peck you on the cheek but it is possible to rub cheeks. 
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My cat has always been an outdoor one and I always kept his food dish and water outside, around my front door. I recently moved to a new part of town and I continued keeping his food outside, but now its attracted several cats. Sometimes I walk outside to find over 8 cats running around my yard. I even find cat paw marks all over my windshield. What can I do to keep these strays away, and off my car?
I have two German Shepards, but I keep them in the backyard.
Get a dog. or shoot the cats, or keep your cat indoors.
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