This post has been edited by kizwan: Sep 30 2014, 01:41 AM

Sorry that someone rude to you. That's life. Just remember there's a lot of good people willing to help you here.

I don't know how you can summarize all that to pondan. That's wrong. I have seen a muscular un-neutered cat being chase away by a skinny un-neutered cat. I'm not kidding. Cat don't stop defending himself when threatened after neutered. He will remain fierce like he is before neutered when threatened. There's a lot of good article on neutering you can read. I can't list all of them. This article might be helpful to you.
http://www3.us.elsevierhealth.com/communit...structions.html

If you love your cat, neutered him. Seriously. Especially your cat is outdoor cat. After neutered, he will less likely to roam & therefore would not endangered himself.

You think you're helping the cat by not neutering/spaying it but in the end usually the cat is the one that always suffer. Not long time ago I've heard a mother cat & her kittens thrown away. Still little kitten got thrown away. I bet the person who throw them also once a cat lover who love cats that view neutering/spaying is a cruel thing. If the cat was spayed, this may not happened. Fortunately, someone took & adopt the mother cat & her kittens.

All three are chubby!

They are symptoms of Feline Upper Respiratory Disease Complex. Your cat most likely got Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus. Bring your cat to vet. Vet will give your cat antibiotics to fight secondary bacterial infections. How old is your cat?

He can get through this. Just bring your cat to vet ASAP. There's no cure for viral infection but the antibiotics will help him fighting the secondary bacterial infections. Keep him comfortable & warm. Also clean his eyes & nose regularly with warm water. I think I read somewhere advising using the warm salty water when cleaning the eyes & nose. If you have other cats, quarantine them & don't share food or even the bowl with the sick cat.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Oct 3 2014, 05:54 PM

You would find similar article on dog on pro-cat blogs. I've read both kind of articles; cat is better than dog vs. dog is better than cat. Both usually written based on manipulated & flawed facts.

That was written by cat hater. He or she take the facts & manipulated it in negative way. Stop reading that blog!

How is your cat doing?

My area have monitor lizards roaming, not frequent but not rare too. Based on my observation, monitor lizards will avoid cats & cat's don't go near them. Monitor lizards will raise their body & their head to give a warning if there's any curious cat approaching them. I've seen cats trying to catch snake but not monitor lizard. Of course it doesn't mean there's no incident between them but most likely I don't think your cat died fighting or eaten by monitor lizards. If you didn't find anything, it's likely your cat still alive.

I don't live in the area but googling doesn't show any bad review on them.

I agree.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Oct 14 2014, 11:35 AM

Relax bro. I have followed this thread for a long time. Some people can be rude sometime. You can ignore them.

Regarding your question, I have some experience in the subject. IMO, it's much easier to get young cats get along than adult cats. The first time I tried, I put them in the same place but the new cat stay in a cage. The idea is for both party can always seeing & smell each other. I found this create much relaxing environment & keep any tension to minimum. When I saw no aggressive behaviour I released the new cat & monitor whether they can get along or not. For the first a couple of days, I caged the new cat back when at night or when I'm not at home. I'm lucky because they get along quiet fast. The new cat when she was still in the cage, when she saw the other cats was playing, she actually jumping & running in the cage, like she want to join them.

The second time I tried, I just let the new cat roaming freely in the house. My cats because they used to meet other cats before, doesn't show any hostility or aggressiveness towards the new cat. Initially the new cat did hissing when she saw my cats but because my cats didn't show any hostility, the new cat also a bit relax. Basically if there's plenty space for all cats, they will live together without any problem. The new cat was basically have temperament like Ragdoll. She was very relax, well-behaved which contributed to the success.



The third time, I just did like I did the second time. This time involved adult male cats. Also a success because my cats was basically gave space for the new cats. The new cats did show little aggressiveness but no more than that.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Oct 14 2014, 09:27 PM

Yes, even indoor cat also can get fleas. IMO, shampoo (I use Machiko Flea Shampoo) can't kill all the fleas & eggs. The funny thing is some fleas actually just "fainted" & I have to crush them before they awake. lol. Seriously.

I use flea & tick drops. It worked wonderfully by killing all the fleas in just less than 24 hours. I have tried flea & tick spray but they doesn't work as good as flea & tick drops kind. The drops kind, I just need a couple of drops on the back of their neck. If the cat have kitten, I just put on the mother cat & as long as the kitten sleep with their mother, the kitten will be free from fleas.

BTW, the black dust is actually the flea poop. All creature need to poop & this include fleas.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Oct 14 2014, 10:20 PM

The flea & tick drops I use is "Detick" brand. Any brand should be good I think. If you use the flea & tick drops, you don't need to use shampoo because it will take care everything. You'll see, the next morning your cat fur will clean & silky smooth again.

The flea & tick drops I use, "Detick", can protect the cats for months. You also need to wash & clean your cat bedding & surrounding area. Eventually in the future your cats can get fleas again. Just de-fleas them again so to speak.

Similar to the Spot-on. It's a very small bottle which contain enough liquid for two cats.

That suck. I never have problem introducing cat litter, especially sand (clumping) type litter, to cats, even stray ones. Only one of my cats, Puteh (picture in my previous post), don't want to use pine wood litter that I tried to introduced it to her. She pees & poop on the floor but when I changed back to sand type litter, she don't have problem using it. I can understand your frustration. I hope he will want to use his old favourite litter soon.

BTW, I don't know whether you tried this but try get brand new litter box. Probably he doesn't like the smell of the current litter box. It's a long shot though.

If you see your cat pooping, try pick he up & put he down in the litter box. Sometime they just need a push.

Yes, pretty much like Frontline except one bottle for two cats. Between shoulder blades, my understanding it's at the back of the neck. That's where I was told to drops the liquid.



Seager@, I think any brands of flea & tick drops should works as good as Frontline & Detick.


"pinjal"? It should be translated to "kutu" because that is what Bahasa Malaysia word for "fleas".

This post has been edited by kizwan: Oct 15 2014, 12:37 PM

You can use vacuum cleaner. Throw away the bag or empty the container after. Don't want the surviving fleas/eggs re-building their community.

I got it from local pet shop, in Parit Buntar. RM12 per bottle, one bottle for two cats. Frontline should be good too. They suggest apply every month but it should protect your cat longer though. IMO, no need to apply every month. Did you means your cat get fleas problem again after a month? You should clean your cat beddings & surrounding area too.

After looking at that picture, my cat, Sophie said to me "It's like looking in the mirror!"

My first & oldest cat, Sophie.


This post has been edited by kizwan: Oct 20 2014, 12:20 AM

I agree. You also can do one by one, one every month.

I love batman cat or mask of zorro cat.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Oct 23 2014, 03:58 PM

Shampoo & spray doesn't work affectively in getting rid of the fleas. This is my conclusion after using two type of shampoos (regular & flea control) & two bottles (different brands) of spray. Use flea & tick drops instead.

Keep feeding the stray cats.

I know the dilemma. I agree with the suggestions; spay/neuter & prepare litter boxes for the cat. This way they don't go do business at other people's house.

Also, kittens tend to play on the middle of the street at night. You might want to take necessary action to prevent that though.

How old is your kitten? I believe his/her stomach don't like the food you're giving to your kitten. You can try changing the food. If you currently give wet food, change to dry food. If your kitten is more than 2 months old, you can withhold food for a day. Just food, make sure your kitten have access to clean drinking water. Then give your cat boiled chicken.