Hi,

I have a kitten at the back of my house who seems loosing hair on the neck. Quick inspection I don't see if it's any kind of skin infection. The kitten doesn't seems uncomfortable or itching in that area. Vet clinic only open on weekdays. For the moment, I'm thinking going to bath him with cat shampoo for now.

If anyone know anything about this & how to identify what is really wrong, please reply here. Definitely going to bring the cat to Vet tomorrow but until then, any info/idea will be useful.

BTW, the cat eat well & doesn't look sick at all. That is good indication it's not serious illness at least.

Thank you.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Jan 12 2014, 12:40 PM

With the electrical feeder you may be able to set what time you want to feed your cat. I'm not sure since I don't use one. I think you can find video on youtube regarding this thing.

I'm a bit paranoid, so I would leave a lot of kibbles in a big bowl. As for water, usually one bowl of water lasted for more than a day, so I leave "n" bowls of water for "n" days. (out of the box thinking) I think if your tap water is filtered, you can let it drip slowly into the bowl. So your cats can have fresh water all the time.

I've never leave my cats alone for a long time though. If I'm away from home like for 2 weaks for work, my aunt take care of them for me. The longest I've leave them alone is for only 13 - 14 hours one time because there is "kenduri kahwin" I need to attend.

You can try put scratching post near your sofa. Also, boxes are magnets for cats. Cats will "attack" the box & leave other objects alone. Try that.

Newly adopted, of course they're scared, especially if they are adult cats. Give them time. They will warm up to you eventually.

I say bring her to vet. Puasa is good idea. So she puasa from this morning? If yes, give her boiled chicken tonight. Remember to cerai-cerai the boiled chicken to small pieces. Also make sure she have access to clean drinking water all the time. I usually continue give boiled chicken for two to three days. If diarrhea continues (explosive type) more than 24 hours, bring your cat to vet immediately.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Feb 7 2014, 06:55 PM

Sorry, double post.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Feb 7 2014, 06:51 PM

I'm glad to hear she is getting better. Stress also can cause diarrhea too. Moving to new home can be stressful for cats. Look like she is getting comfortable in her new home now.

How is your kitten? Still ok? I hope your kitten is ok. You can buy special milk for cat/kitten. I'm pretty sure you can find information/instruction on how to feed newly born kitten on the web.

Some cats mature later than others. Why didn't you spay your female cats?

This stuff can happen. I don't know the reason behind it. When the mother cat ignored her new born kitten, we should intervene. Just an advice, if this happen again in the future, try your best to keep the new born kitten alive. You will need to feed them since the mother cat refused to take care them. Special formula milk for cat/kitten is all you need.

I feels sad when I heard cat died. I like to take care stray cats that come to my house & usually adopt them as my own cats if they stays. I have lost three cats since last year because they got hit by a car/lorry. I felt torn up inside when I found their mangle body by the side of the road. Now at night, I will locked my outdoor/stray cats inside the house to protect them & only let them out during day time. My house have huge front & back yard but don't have fence.

Memandulkan kucing bukan perbuatan yg kejam tetapi adalah dilakukan utk melindungi mereka dari dianiaya. Tahu tak ramai yg suka bela kucing tetapi bila kucing tu dah mengandung & beranak anak kucing ramai2, banyak org yg jadi gelabah sbb perbelanjaan makanan & beban menjaga kucing2 ni juga bertambah. Ramai yg ambil jalan mudah dengan membuang kucing2 ni. Dah banyak kes anak2 kucing yg masih kecil dibuang ikut sesuka hati. Tak kesian ke kat anak2 kucing ni? Tak tahulah apa nasib anak2 kucing ni, sama ada mati kelaparan, kena langgar atau sakit.

Hukum memandulkan kucing. Saya tak jumpa kat website JAKIM tetapi ni sedutan dari website Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar Negeri Selangor.
http://www.dvssel.gov.my/cms/index.php?pt=318
""Bahawa mengembiri binatang kesayangan seperti kucing atau anjing hukumnya adalah diharuskan dengan sebab-sebab tertentu iaitu bagi menjaga muslahat ummah."

We have referred to the "Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Islam Malaysia" regarding the neutering of pets. Below is the "fatwa" issued by JAKIM (July 2002):

"All pets like cats and dogs are allowed to be neutered or spayed in order to maintain the health and welfare of both the animals and the community."

After studying the messages of the aforementioned "mazhab"s and the medical viewpoint of the SPCA animal experts, 'JAKIM' has decided that neutering of cats for reasons of 'maslahat' is acceptable. It is in agreement with 'qaedah' (way) Fiqhiyyah which states "To choose the lesser of two evils"."

Memandulkan kucing bukan di buat sesuka hati. Kucing yg terbiar banyak & ada yg kena aniaya. Sgt lah bagus bila ada yg sanggup ambil kucing2 terbiar ni utk dibela. Tapi bila kucing2 ni dah beranak pinak, ramai yg goyah sampai sanggup buang kucing2 ni. Daripada biar kucing ni beranak pinak sampai x sanggup/mampu nak jaga, baik mandulkan kucing2 ni. Saya pernah bersembang dgn seorang doktor veterinar tentang memandulkan kucing. Doktor ni kata tak boleh memandulkan kucing sbb kita menafikan/lawan hukum alam. Bila saya tanya kalau x boleh mandulkan nak buat macam mana? Doktor tu kata kurung kucing tu. Bukankah bila kita kurung kucing tu sama mcm kita menafikan hak2 kucing tu atau melawan sifat semula jadi kucing tersebut? Saya tanya soalan ini sbb seekor kucing betina saya selalu dlm "heat" hinggakan sampai kurus. Jadi saya mmg berniat nak mandulkan kucing tu utk elakkan kucing tu dari jatuh sakit.

Tak salah kalau nak biar kucing nak beranak pinak tetapi pastikan kamu boleh menjaga mereka. Jgn sesekali menganiaya mereka dgn membuang mereka sesuka hati hanya kerana x mampu/sanggup jaga kucing2 tu.

Saya suka bagi makan & menjaga kucing2 terbiar. Sekarang ini, saya ada 20 kucing dlm jagaan saya sekarang ini. Saya tinggal di kampung. Rumah lama tapi luas, halaman rumah pun luas. Saya gunakan "extension" rumah yg dulunya dapur utk letak sebahagian besar kucing saya di situ. Ruang luas, lebih kurang gabungan dua master bedroom. Walaupun halaman rumah luas tetapi tiada pagar. Saya pernah biarkan sebahagian kucing2 saya di luar rumah tetapi sejak anak kucing saya mati kena langgar, saya hanya lepaskan kucing2 ni berkeliaran di luar rumah waktu siang saja sbb kucing2 ni tak main kat jalan masa siang hari. Saya masih sedih kerana kehilangan 3 ekor kucing sbb kena langgar. Saya sangat sedih bila menemui tubuh mereka terbujur kaku di tepi jalan. Sekarang ini, bila malam saja, saya akan kurungkan kucing "outdoor" saya dlm rumah.

Secara jujur saya akui ada mengalami "kejutan budaya" bila kucing seekor menjadi 6 ekor (5 ekor anak kucing). Mula2 jaga anak2 kucing mmg seronok sbb perbelanjaan makan x banyak lagi tetapi bila 5 ekor anak kucing semakin membesar, perbelanjaan makin bertambah. Nasib baik saya tak pernah terpikir nak buang kucing saya tu. Sekarang ni saya dah boleh budget perbelanjaan makan kucing saya tiap2 bulan tanpa sebarang masalah. Tetapi kena ingat, tak ramai yg sanggup buat apa yg saya buat.



Di sini saya nak kongsi gambar kucing saya yg sebijik mcm species kucing "Maine Coon" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine_Coon ). Mak kucing siam & bapak kucing biasa.




This post has been edited by kizwan: Mar 7 2014, 02:00 AM

Buy cat food, canned food or kibbles. Put some in a bowl & give it to the cat. Two times a day at least. Make sure that cat have access to fresh drinking water at all time.

One of my cats like that too. She was a stray cat, maybe 1 to 2 months old at the time. She like to bite & caught my hands with her claw. When I play with her, I always wear bandage to prevent any injury. My hands actually "calar-balar" if I didn't wear bandage . She grown up now & no longer behave like that. Some cats also like that, usually young cats. I like to think they just want to play with me. Their way to get attention from us.

I think it's normal probably because the cat was separated from his/her mother too early. I think it's the only way he/she know how to show his/her affectionate toward you.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Mar 13 2014, 04:00 PM

No idea but I do know what you're talking about. Does it sound like "omm nom nom nom" while he is eating? If meow, I found an article about this.

http://pets.thenest.com/cat-talk-eating-12797.html

This post has been edited by kizwan: Mar 13 2014, 06:47 PM

That sound like "om nom nom nom". You can bring him to vet for checkup. Hopefully nothing wrong, just very hungry.

Cats are natural hunter. However, if you live in town, not much place he can go for hunting.

If you need to go outstation, you can send him to cat boarding hotel or you can ask your neighbour to look after your cat while you gone. Also, you can leave a lot of cat food for him, depending on how long you're outstation.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Mar 14 2014, 05:59 PM

Go get cat litter. This way you don't have to worry when he want to pee. I recommend crystal type cat litter because it works pretty good in covering/eliminating the odour, suitable if placed inside the house.

Buy some toys for your cat. I read that don't give all toys to him at once but give him one by one. For example, for today give him toy A, tomorrow give him toy B & so on.

Blackwood is good cat food. Did you saw your cat frequently strains excessively to poop? Keyword "frequently". If your cat can poop easily, I don't think you need to worry though. I can't tell from "poop seems quite hard". My cats poop seems quite hard too but I don't see them having hard time to poop though. I frequently monitor my cats bowel movements.

Also, from time to time it's normal for cat to have diarrhea. Only if it happen frequently, then you need to worry.

Make sure your cat have access to fresh drinking water at all time.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Mar 25 2014, 07:02 PM

Both have pros & cons. One of the pros for the dry food is it keep the tooth strong & healthy though. I feeds my cats with both dry (kibbles) & wet food. For wet food, my cats favourite is Friskies Ocean Fish & Mackerel. The reason why I like to buy them because it contain more fish per can than any other brand available here & not many choices here though. Once a day, usually around 7 p.m. I'll give them a mixture of wet & dry food, just mixed them together. My cats love it very much. I give them only the dry food in the morning.

Not a lot of choices here where I live though. I can't really recommend you any brands. Friskies wet/canned food look ok to me. I think you can't go wrong with any wet food though.

I'm using Smartsift but with regular clumping litter.

Thanks demolationz. I was thinking trying OKO Plus with Smartsift but from your experience, I'll just forget about it.

Local pet shop going to bring in crystal cat litter. I'll be using that for my outdoor cats (locked them in the house at night).

I have two Smartsift & they're really worth it.

For litter, you can train her to use the toilet.

If you want to buy cat litter, for one cat, one bag of cat litter can last one month or more. Regular clumping cat litter cost around RM15 to RM20 (10L - lasted at least one month for one cat). Pine wood & charcoal cost around RM30 to RM40 (9kg - lasted up to 3 months or more for one cat). Crystal cat litter cost around RM35 (1.5kg - lasted one month for one cat). Crystal cat litter is the best in controlling the odour, regular clumping litter come second. The pine wood is very economical but odour control a bit poor than the other two. It still make the poop less smelly though. I have not yet try charcoal but I heard it is better than pine wood & it's economical like pine wood.

If you have limited budget, you don't need to buy expensive cat food. But since you only have one cat, you only need to spent little money for your cat every month. If your cat is really is she, spaying your cat is good idea since you have limited budget.

BTW, she is very cute.

This is Comel, my Maine Coon look alike cat. The mother is Siamese & the father is regular cat. This is my second DHL cat I have so far & I believe the father cat carry the genes or something. She like to *sit* like that.


This post has been edited by kizwan: Apr 19 2014, 03:27 PM

I never know about this too. I already taken care many kittens though.

My cats & my tenant's cats just got better from flu. One of my tenant's kitten (1 - 2 months old) doesn't survived unfortunately. I managed to get his appetite back 3 days before he died. For the 3 days, he finished eating one can of wet food. I don't know what's wrong. He was getting better but suddenly unable to walk, weaken & died in just a couple of hours.

Did you bring your cat to vet yet? I read wet & dry (kibbles) food have pros & cons of course. The kibbles supposedly good for teeth.

I hope your cat get better soon.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Apr 24 2014, 02:09 AM

Good luck with that. He/she will calm down when he/she get older. You can try spray water to your kitten. Maybe buy some toy for your kitten. Your kitten just want to play with you. Some kitten/cats can a bit aggressive than the other. Can you afford another kitten? So he/she have partner to play. I remember my kitten was very happy when I introduced her another kitten. I can hear her non-stop purring. It does take some time (not long though) for the other kitten to get along with her.

Cute cat!

This post has been edited by kizwan: May 6 2014, 02:05 PM