kitty question

my roommates and i have a cat about 7 months old. we were told it was a girl, but one of my roommates friends think otherwise. HELP! i don't know how to tell! i've always been a dog owner, and obviously its easier to tell the difference, but with cats its much more difficult. i tried looking on the internet, and the answers i received were vauge (sp?). is there any way i can tell the sex that is obvious? thanks for your help!

LITTER boxes

I'm sure a question like this has been answered before but I really need to ask anyone out there... Are there any decent easy clean litter boxes out there. With all the technology we have in our society it's shocking to see that the highest developed self cleaning litter box out on the market is that litter maid crap. Does that box even work with clay litter because some of us really don't want to use the clumping kind. Does anyone know of any good boxes out there, even those flushable ones, and whether they work or not. This past year was the first time I had cats on my own and cleaning the litter box is an almost nightmarish and horrendous experience. I can't handle the horrible odors and they make me nauseous for hours after cleaning. If anyone has any knowledge or suggestions regarding some good litter boxes out there... can you please let me know.. thanks

Please Help Me

My cat Sam and I live with my boyfriend, his son, and his son's cat which happens to be his mother. I let Sam out during the warm weather with his mother. I just learned that his father hangs around the house also. Sam seems very happy. The problem is that I am looking to move out and am afraid of what this will do to Sam. He will not be able to go outside and the only person in the house will be myself. I will get a new kitten to keep him company. My concern is Sam. He will hurt alot and it hurts me that I have to put him through this. What should I do?

Dogs

I am writing a book, as you can see I'm asking the same question down below this one, but I forgot to put a title, so I think nobody is looking. COULD TONS OF PEOPLE TELL ME WHAT THERE FAVORITE DOG IS? I NEED THE IMFORMATION FOR MY DOG BOOK, IF ANYONE COULD BE SO KIND AS TO DO SO!!!!!

Peeing cat

oops! We have a cat around 3-4 years old who pees on the walls......she was fixed at the usual age (12 weeks??) but seems to have developed an aversion to peeing in her litterbox. She has two litterboxes, and still uses the walls! She used to stand in the litterbox and pee outside it, so we got her one with a lid and a door, she peed out of the door! Now we use a rubbermaid type box with high walls, so she stopped even attempting to use it! Help!! We are at our wits end. We tried spray stuff from the pet store and as soon as we stopped using it, she started again. We shut her in the basement at night and she pees on the wall/carpet there, any suggestions?????

Meowing

I have a cat, whe is 3 and lately she has been meowing all the time for no reason. And when I say all the time I mean all the time and shs is loud. I thought she was lonely so I adopted anohter cat but that didnt help. She is driving us crazy, someone please help!

Seeking kitten names

I just got a new gray and white stripped kitten and she needs a name. She is a little puffball who is laid back but loves to play with string. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I also thought I'd submit a couple of cool links: I just bought a new Kitten video I saw advertised in Cat Fancy magazine, its called Kitten Kommotion. (Their Web site is http://www.kittenkommotion.com ) I thought others here might enjoy it as well. I liked the fact that they donate a percentage of the sales to animal shelters. I'm going to pick up another copy for my sister for the holidays. The video is a lot of fun for us cat fanatics. I also thought people here might enjoy this fat cat article: http://www.cnn.com/US/9707/17/fringe/fat.cat/index.html Regards, Karen

Cat stuff

my girlfriend's cat is 1 1/2 years old cute as can be and very sweet and loving. He doesn't sleep at nite and he won't let her sleep at nite. He wil do anything to get her attention. This is effecting her health and her job. Does anyone have any suggestions?

How do you stop cat from pooping in area other then litter box

My Pretty Girl uses the litter box to urinates, but seems to like my dinning room rug to poop on. I clean her litter box daily, trying the clay and also the clump. Does any one have a tip on how to break her of this, she is 5 years old and has been doing this the last 6 months.

My 12 year old cat stopped using her box

Help my 12 year old cat has stopped using her litter box? I don't understand what is wrong, with misty, I have even bought her a brand new litter box,(the same as the old one.) She'll urinate in it and she also went number 2, I cleaned it out right away. But, now she's pooping all over the place. It's like she has alzheimer's or something. She went on the couch and then on my roomate's bed, today. She now has diarrhea doesn't even care where she goes. She looks fine, she's eating and drinking normally. Any suggestions. Debbie Mitchell

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