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- Index into Current Directory
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- * Problem Behaviors in Cats
- + Cats Inside
- + Plants
- + A New Baby
- + Spraying
- + Scratching
- + Furniture
- + Housetraining
- o Treatment
- + Escaping
- + Drape/Curtain Climbing
- + Cord (and Other) Chewing
- + Biting
- + Garbage
- + Counters
- + Early AM Wakeups
- + Toilet Paper
- + Splashing Water
- + Ripping Carpet
- + Closet Antics
- + Cats Outside
- + Noise
- + Your Garden
- + Local "Attack" Cats
- + Your Birdfeeder
- + Keeping your cat in your yard
- * Complete List of Cat-Related Email Lists
- + Introduction
- + Table of Contents
- + About these Mailing Lists
- + General Lists
- o FELINE-L
- o FUR-L
- o HOLISTIC VETERINARY CARE
- o VETERINARY LISTS
- o
- * rec.pets.cats FAQ List
- + Introduction to rec.pets.cats.announce
- + General information
- + Humans places, cats + other pets
- + Table of Contents
- + Getting A Cat
- + General Cat Care
- + Basic Health Care
- + Medical Information
- + Outside World
- + Behavior Problems in Cats
- + Feline Leukemia Virus
- + Feline Infectious Peritonitis
- + Miscellaneous Information
- + Tricolor Cats
- + Resources
- + Breed Descriptions
- + Cat Colors
- + Breed FAQs
- o American Curl
- o Balinese and Javanese
- o Birmans
- o Bombay
- o Chantilly/Tiffany
- o Chartreux
- o Maine Coon Cats
- o Exotic Shorthairs
- o Foreign Burmese
- o Japanese Bobtail
- o Korats
- o Manx
- o Norwegian Forest Cat
- o Ocicats
- o Oriental Shorthair/Longhair
- o Ragdolls
- o Russian Blues
- o Scottish Fold
- o Selkirk Rex
- o Somalis
- o Tonkinese
- o Traditional Siamese
- * General Cat Care
- + Vaccination and Worming Schedule
- + What Your Vet Should Check
- + Cat Food and Diets
- o Premium cat food
- o Cat food composition
- o Wet foods
- o Dry foods
- o Moist foods
- o Snack foods
- o Milk
- o Homemade Food
- o People Food
- o Cat Grass
- o Dog food
- o Ash
- o Feeding Schedules
- o Special Diets (incl. vegetarian diets)
- + Litter
- o Kinds of Litter
- o Disposal
- o Litter boxes
- o Toilets
- o Placement of litter box
- + Trimming Claws
- + Grooming
- o Thick, long fur
- o Silky long fur
- o Short hair
- + Bathing
- + Playing
- o Other Toys
- o Scratching Posts
- + Cat Safety in the House
- * Getting a Cat
- + Should You Get a Cat?
- + What Kind of Cat
- o Kitten or adult
- o Male or female
- o One cat or two
- o Kinds of cats
- + Where to get a Cat
- o Animal shelters
- o Private parties
- o Responsible Breeders
- o Pet Stores
- + The First Vet Visit
- o Recommended Vaccinations
- o Recommended Tests
- + Caring for a new kitten
- + Introducing your new cat to
- * Basic Health Care
- + In General
- + Veterinary Care
- o On the net
- o Home vet books
- o Pet Insurance
- o Choosing a vet
- o 24 hour emergency care
- o Fecal samples
- o Cat reactions
- o Further steps
- o Vet bills
- + Human-Cat Disease Transmission (Zoonoses)
- + Neutering
- o Castration
- o Spaying
- o Post-op recovery
- o Cost
- o Early Neutering
- + Skin Problems
- o Matted fur
- o Bald patches
- o Scratching
- o Feline Acne
- # Tips on caring for feline acne
- + Dental Care
- o Tartar buildup
- o Rootwork
- o Smelly breath
- + Declawing
- + Pills, Dosing and Medication
- o Giving pills
- o Administring Liquids
- o Topical Application
- + Worms
- + Fleas
- + Poisons (incl. plants, food & household chemicals)
- o Treatment after ingestion
- o Greenhouse plants
- o Household plants
- o Outdoor plants
- o Non-Poisonous Plants
- o Chemical substances
- o Food
- o Household medications
- * Medical Information
- + Aging
- + Cat Allergies
- + Epilepsy and Seizures
- + Feline Chronic Renal Failure
- + Feline Urinary Syndrome (FUS)
- o Symptoms
- o Causes of FUS
- # Known causes
- o Management of FUS
- + Diabetes
- + Diarrhea
- o Possible causes for diarrhea
- # Causes of acute (sudden onset) diarrhea
- # Causes of chronic diarrhea
- + Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)
- + FIV
- + Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
- + Upper Respiratory Disease
- o Feline herpesvirus
- o Feline calicivirus
- o Chlamydia psittaci
- + Thyroid Problems
- o Treatment
- + Vomiting
- o Reasons
- o Summary
- o Vomit stains
- * Miscellaneous Information
- + Removing Urine Odor
- o Enzymatic products
- o Launderable items
- o Concrete
- o Hardwood floors
- + Catnip and Valerian.
- + Cats and Water
- + Do All Cats Purr?
- + Other Cats in the Cat Family
- + Cat Genetics and Coloring
- + Cat Static
- + Preparing Food for your Cat
- o Basic recipe for cat maintenance diet
- o Cats at risk of FUS
- o Kidney disease patients
- o Heart failure
- o Low fat diet
- o Low fat, high fiber diet
- o Reducing diet
- o Hypoallergenic diet
- o Low purine diet
- + Cat Owner Allergies
- + Toxoplasmosis (when you are pregnant and own a cat)
- * Orphan Kitten Care FAQ
- + Author
- + Foreword
- + Table of Contents
- + 1. Determine the Kitten's Condition
- + 2. Make the Kitten Comfortable and Warm
- o Empty the Bladder
- o Warm the kitten
- o The Den
- + 3. Prepare the Feeding
- o The Formula
- o Mona's Homemade Goats Milk Formula
- o The Nurser
- o The Feeding
- o Frequency of feedings
- + 4. More on Emptying the Bowel and Bladder
- o Diarrhea
- + 5. Maintenance
- o Toddlers
- # Den and Living Space
- # Solid Food
- # The Water Dish
- # Litterpan
- o Preschoolers (eyes starting to turn color)
- * The Outside World
- + Indoor and Outdoor Cats
- o Pros and cons
- o Compromises
- o Pet doors
- o Invisible Fences
- + Dealing with Landlords
- + Pet Identification
- + Clever Hiding Places At Home
- + Finding A Lost Cat
- + Catching Feral Cats
- + Finding A Home for a Cat
- + Travel
- o Cars
- o Trains
- o Planes
- + International Travel
- + Moving
- + Vacations
- o Leave at home
- o Pet sitters
- o Kennels
- o Take Cat With You
- o Leave with Someone Else
- * Resources
- + Electronic Mailing Lists
- + Literary References
- o Jellicle Cats
- o The "mousies" Poem
- + Books
- + Magazines
- + Articles
- + Catalogues
- * Torties, Calicos and Tricolor Cats
- + Author
- + Table of Contents
- + Are you going to throw a lot of jargon at me?
- + OK, So what do you mean by a true Tricolor?
- + Is it true that only females can be true Tricolors?
- + OK, so there's a reason. Why?
- + Oh, man. I knew this was going to get complicated!
- o Basic sex inheritance
- + So what does this have to do with Tricolored cats?
- o The red or orange gene
- o Males and the O gene
- o Females and the O gene
- + So how come there are some male true Tricolors?
- + So male Tricolors are rare. Can I sell one for big bucks?
- + What is the difference between a Calico and a Tortoiseshell?
- And what in heck is a Torbie?
- + What are the possible color combinations?
- o CALICO OR TORTOISESHELL PATTERNS, UNDILUTED*
- o CALICO OR TORTOISESHELL PATTERNS, DILUTED*
- o TORBIE OR PATCHED TABBY PATTERNS, UNDILUTED
- o TORBIE OR PATCHED TABBY PATTERNS, DILUTED
- + Can you wrap this up?
- + So why didn't you just say so in the first place?
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- Cindy Tittle Moore,tittle@io.com
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