http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum: Forum: Cats & Kittens - Recent Topics en Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:39:01 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40324#post-706229 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:45:25 +0000 Sadri23 706229@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>My 8 month old kitty Nala keeps throwing up white foam. Every like 15 minutes she fine then the next minute she runs down the stairs and barfs at the last step.<br /> Her stomach moves in and out violently. Does it mean shes dying? or do i just get her checked out at the vet? i dont want to lose her and im only 14 she means so much to me. and im the one who picked her. So plz give me advice quick! :'( </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/39925#post-701507 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:50:38 +0000 Mo 701507@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>If anyone wants to follow my struggles with getting Nightmare to eat a raw diet, I'll try to update this thread every day or so.<br /> ************************************</p> <p>January 13 am:</p> <p>All the other cats eat raw, but well Mr. Nightmare has to have his canned, and will have nothing to do with the raw everyone else eats. I tried all the tricks posted on catinfo.org and then some when I switched everyone else to raw, but he just wouldn't have it. </p> <p>I gave up on getting him to onto raw a year ago but after realizing just how much his canned food costs per month I want to try get him onto raw again. </p> <p>So far:</p> <p>He ate a 1 ounce piece of NV Lamb (premade raw) a week ago, but then refused that, even though it was mixed with a full 6 ounces of canned food. </p> <p>He would not eat his can of food when it was mixed with a tablespoon of raw turkey. He tolerated eating 1 teaspoon mixed with his canned.</p> <p>He would not eat plain cooked chicken mixed with his canned food.</p> <p>Tonight I am trying some raw wild-caught Alaskan salmon. </p> <p>He is named "Nightmare" though for a reason.<br /> --------------------------------<br /> January 13 pm:</p> <p>He is fed in a different section of the barn than anyone else, but the others do come steal his canned after they finish their raw food. I know he can and will eat raw - he has gone to catch mice on occasion when I feed him canned he does not like, brings them back to the barn, and eats them in front of everyone. </p> <p>He will not eat mice unless he is the one that catches it. They frozen mice from pet stores are no good according to him.</p> <p>He would not eat the salmon (it was 1/4 the size of a dime, and as thin as a dime). I put that tiny piece of salmon on the plate with his canned food. He would not eat the canned food until I put it moved it to a different plate as it was apparently fraternizing with the enemy. Storm ate the salmon after Nightmare had finished his canned so at least he was happy.</p> <p>I'm considering putting Nightmare in the large dog crate for a while, to try switch him to raw. That way, no one else could steal his food, and he would have it available to him until he ate it. How I would get him into that cage, though, I have no idea. The cage is huge, probably 4.5 feet high, 4 feet width, and 5.5 feet length. So it isn't like he would be stuck in a tiny cage, he would have some room. I do think it would be much easier to try switch him to raw if he was in there - if he could cope with being locked up as he is used to roaming where ever he wants.</p> <p>---------------------<br /> January 14 am: </p> <p>I picked up samples of the three flavors of Rad Cat raw - turkey, chicken, and lamb. While I would not want to feed this to him all the time (expensive) if he will eat it, it may give him a taste for raw.</p> <p>I'm glad the store had one ounce samples of each of the types - I didn't want to buy a full 8 ounces of each kind to find out he wouldn't eat that either!</p> <p>Tonight I'll defrost the Rad Cat chicken for him and see how that goes. </p> <p>Also, I borrowed a large humane trap from the shelter, to try trap the stray. If Nightmare is willing to, I could catch him in that as well and transfer him from that to the dog crate. While I do not want to take away Nightmare's freedom, I feel like this may be the only way I could get that cat on raw as that way no one else could steal it from him. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40317#post-706163 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:45:30 +0000 ladysky61 706163@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>For the past few mornings, we've woken up to our little foster kitten (approx 12 weeks) licking our faces! I then promptly place her off the bed. Our other cats didn't do this. What does she want? Her furmommy got adopted a month ago but it didn't start until this week. </p> <p>She really needs to go to her furever home. They are missing all the cute kitten moments! Stupid URI! They can't spay her because of the URI. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40331#post-706291 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:02:14 +0000 elisaberra84 706291@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>my boyfriend and I are looking to welcome a kitten to our house. We would like a blue british shorthair.<br /> Do you guys have any advice or information that could help us choosing the right kitten for us?</p> <p>Any comments or advice is more than welcome </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40336#post-706391 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:10:16 +0000 Rhubarb_custard 706391@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi everyone, i am getting two kittens in a few weeks (they are only 6 weeks old atm so are not ready to leave their mum) but i want to get stocked up on things for them. any advice would be great! also do they need to have both wet and dry food or can I just mix a little wet food into their dry food as they are only eating Go cat complete kitten food now which is just dry food i think </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40256#post-705500 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:04:39 +0000 sirmusicmogul 705500@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>hi i have a kitten shes about 6 months or so old i rescued her from the woods where i work,ive had her about 3 months,the past few weeks i have noticed she has large and small lumps under her fur on her chest area, she hasnt had any shots or anything yet. any idea what those lumps are ? hoping to take her to a vet asap thanks </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40293#post-705920 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:21:41 +0000 Davesw1 705920@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NCn-Fmnhe8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NCn-Fmnhe8</a> the local magpies have spotted our foster cat at the window every day, and they seem to know she can't get out, and they fly down to taunt her! if she were out there, i'd give them about 10 seconds! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40330#post-706289 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:55:48 +0000 sweetamy189 706289@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>they will beg at the door, then i will open the door for them to go out and they just sit there. plus spaz is 3 now, but hes acting like an old man, just all lazy and stuff. yesterday and the day before he stayed inside all day and slept, nothing wrong with him he just slept all day long </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40321#post-706194 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:22:05 +0000 LadyKat of IA 706194@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Early this morning I had an ahh...moment with my cats. I woke up around 4 a.m. (needing a trip to the bathroom). As I started to get out of bed, I noticed both my cats sleeping next to each other. Now, my cats do not like to be next to each other, something I always wished they would eventually do but never have. I didn't want to disturb them, but I really needed to move. It was just an "ahhh moment" that you just know is special.</p> <p>Tell me your "ahhh moment" with your cats or kittens. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40297#post-706006 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:36:16 +0000 Luigi 706006@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>After the tragic loss of almost one year old Luigi on tuesday, my adult son would like to get another kitten but is gun shy. Luigi was adopted from a shelter at 6 months of age and seemed healthy until shorttly after when he developed a problem with one of his eyes. This escalated into more problems with lameness and then it affected his brain and he had to be sent to heaven. I understand that FIP is not that common but more common in shelter cats. I am curious to hear from others who have dealt with this and some reasurrance that most of your kittens and cats are healthy and we will not have to go through a tragic loss like this again. Thoughts, advice depserately needed. Thanks. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40316#post-706157 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:24:38 +0000 casey3 706157@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi<br /> I have been using fresh step...extreme odor control...litter. (my cat's previous owner gave me all his things which included an omega paw litter box and the litter.<br /> Well I have noticed lately that this very strong smell from the litter is on my cat and was wondering if anyone uses this type of litter and if anyone knows if this could hurt my cat in any way. Thank you </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40013#post-702515 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:11:57 +0000 Mimo 702515@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>hi , I have found one kitten 5days back ,I think he is just 2 or 3 weeks old, ...but from last two days as soon as evening starts he vomits everything , even water too ,yesterday it was in very critical situation ,continously water was coming out of his mouth, here in India it is cold now-a-days.We kept him whole night infront of heater..gradually his health is a bit normal ..but looking dull and not enjoying any play...sometime he purr a lot ..here in my area we dont have cat food or good vet..I give him milk , bread or boiled rice with milk.....Please anyone help me ...how to take care ...I just cant see my kitty in such problem and pain ..I want him to play </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40313#post-706126 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:59:14 +0000 DrEaMz 706126@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hello i wanted to see if someone can try n help me out or help me with some information. I had a cat just come to our yard n she just literally came into my house and made herself comfortable lol. But she would go do her buisness outside just like a dog it was weird but she would wait by the door if she has to use the restroom until one day my husband and i decided to not let her out anymore because she became our cat our own pet. But she had already gotten pregnant and she had a litter of 4 and they are now going on 6 months the end of febuary but they are still eating from their mom and i dont know how to stop or just try to wein them off but is that too old for them to still be nursing ? ive never had a cat so i dont know much about them ? i try to keep them away but they still rush to go eat from her. But of course they eat real cat food. And i feed my kitty's hard and soft food because of my kitty's doesnt like the soft food. Do u have any suggestions that may help ?? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40305#post-706031 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:32:20 +0000 Angelika 706031@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi guys, Im new to the forum and to all of this actually:)..ive found two little kittens more than a week ago and took them home and have been feeding them and stimulating them each day...1 has opened its eyes and the other one is on its way (sooooo cute!!!). Just to keep you updated, they have been pooping each day at least once and urinating regularly. I have been also rubbing their bellies after each meal and after they have urinated and pooped and then they are ready to sleep. The last 3 days they havent pooped though and im really really worried :S..i have been stimulating them with cotton balls and warm water, they urinate regularly but not a single poop and im worried. They usually leave poops in their box under the blanket but ive checked there also and nothing.....Should I be worried??? Their bellies are not hard so im guessing they are not constipated, and they dont cry (only when its pee pee time - they dont seem to like it very much lol, but lately since they've opened eyes ive been talking to them and they are a bit more relaxed i think)... Im paying a visit to the vet on Monday but I also wanted your opinion since you seem to know your stuff :)....</p> <p>Also I would like to ask: Is it normal that one of them the last few days is sucking (like when they are drinking milk) the other on its anal area??? The other one doesnt seem to mind that much but Im kinda worried...Is it possible that they eat their poop???? I know i sound like a crazy person but I havent done this before and Im freaking out a bit...</p> <p>Anyway thanks for your help!!!!!! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/30679#post-581253 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:14:57 +0000 Alex_kitten 581253@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Does anyone know if there are any dangers on sleeping with their cats, especially a small kitten? My kitten Yoda loves to cuddle up with us because of the body heat, but is so small(I can hold him in one hand), I'm afraid of my husband(who moves constantly) rolling on him. Any advice? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40272#post-705685 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:14:56 +0000 ashelypersian 705685@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>hi :) i want to breed persian cat and planning to have a cattery. one of my female cat is near in her second heat. if they mate,do we have to cage the pair that is mating? </p> <p>anne.<br /> XOXO! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40292#post-705917 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:05:33 +0000 casey3 705917@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Well I bought a cat harnass which fits around the stomach and neck.....so can anyone tell me how to get the cat to let me put this on him? He doesn't like it at all. Just wondering if anyone has had similar experience with cat harnass/leash. I don't want to let him out by himself but he keeps going to the door so I thought I would let him explore alittle on the leash/harnass. Thank you </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40279#post-705792 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:41:49 +0000 Dexter Chewie 705792@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Everytime I pet Dex, I will feel the top of his head and it feels hot, but the rest of him is cold, is that normal? Its been like that since he was a kitten, I give him fresh cold fridge water 3 times a day so it's always fresh and cold. </p> <p>How would I check his temperture? Can I used a thermometer I got for myself? but how do I check and what temperture should he be? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40271#post-705679 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:04:19 +0000 ashelypersian 705679@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>we gave Papu a bath,then we clean his ears. His ears is full of ear wax as in Severe ear wax. but i am skilled in cleaning my two female cats ears. but when i clean Papu's ears,he scratched his ears the bleed &gt;,&lt; the bleeding came from the outer part of the ear the hook like something in the ear.i compressed it with cotton then, i add Polysporin ointment. is it gonna be okay? when i clean ashley and queenie's ears all the time it did not bled even a single dot. so, is his ears gonna be okay? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40265#post-705603 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:37:06 +0000 casey3 705603@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I just was given an omega paw self cleaning litter box. It came with a box of fresh step extreme odor controlled litter. What a wonderful invention! I love it....no smell at all. I was wondering if anyone out there has one and just how often do you have to change out the complete litter with fresh. I know I roll it out two or three times a day ( I have one cat)....and then top it off....but just wondered about totally changing it out. Thank you </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/39911#post-701325 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:49:47 +0000 casey3 701325@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi I have had a new cat (3years old) for about 3 weeks now. She isn't very cuddly so I pick her up alot and pet her and hold her. Could this be causing her to have diahrea? Before I got her she was at the vets and checked out ok with everything....had her shots updated etc. Just wondering. I love to pick her up and hold her but if it is causing her to be nervous and anxious, I guess I shouldn't do it.... </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40231#post-705181 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:55:26 +0000 Dexter Chewie 705181@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>in a playful mood, I dont think he wanted to hurt the rabbit, I think he wanted to play, would it be ok to let him? They been always running around the same room since August? He always stayed away, except now he jumped on her like he wanted to play. but he has nails and I dont kno if he would used his nails to play, </p> <p>would it be ok to let him play with her even if he accidently uses his nails would he hurt her? He never played (or at least that I kno) with another animal. </p> <p>Well with the dog here, he doesnt "play" with him, but it seems like everything he wants to "fight" he'll go up to the dog just to hit him, but he's never really mad towards the dog, since most of the time his tail is up and he seems happy. </p> <p>but with the Rabbit, he def. was in a playful mood, I was just scared cause I read online(which I dont kno if it's true) that when a cat bites a rabbit, the rabbit goes in shock... anyone kno if that is true? </p> <p>It'll be nice to let them play supervise of course, and they cant make cabbits, cause my cat is fixed lol </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40208#post-704954 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:06:08 +0000 Shlee 704954@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I apologize in advance for the longevity of this post....</p> <p>I have a female cat who just had one single kitten. This is the second time she was pregnant and bore only one single child.</p> <p>The kitten that she just had went missing. The details that led up to this unfortunate circumstance are as followed.</p> <p>She had her baby originally underneath our couch... Day one she was very peculiar about who or what went near her baby. She was acting very strange.... She took care of it and all, but she kept her time with it very limited... seemed like she would rather lay in front of the couch rather than underneath with her baby.</p> <p>Around the second day, she moved it upstairs into my roomates room next to the heater on the floor. My roomate can not have them in there because he has a savannah monitor (big ol lizard) that sometimes gets out. </p> <p>We built a little home for them sheltered and all out of some cardboard boxes and a thick towel in my bedroom where my kitty's litterbox always is, and it seemed as if my Moos was pretty content in there.... Two days and she was cool with it. </p> <p>Well then, going on the fourth day now... My cat started acting even stranger with her baby. We have a lot of friends that come over, and my cat, every time someone new came by (7 or 8 people), would bring her baby back and forth from her nest upstairs to the living room downstairs. The way she held it i felt was really messed up. She had the whole thing's neck in her mout. Not the scruff, the whole necneck. And she would set it on the floor in front of everyone, let it eat, groom it, whatever... then take it back upstairs to their cardboard box home and repeat that cycle everytime someone new walked through the front door.</p> <p>This continued throughout day five (Today, technically yesterday, since this,mysteriousness has kept me up all night going beyond desperate measures to find it). She was actually keeping the baby out in the open permanently. Until about 4pm. Around that time, I had grabbed Moos' baby whom she had abandoned in the middle of the livingroom floor when she was bored with him (another strange behavior that she started repeating)</p> <p> I walked called my cat to follow me upstairs to show her i was putting her back. As I did this I reached the top of the stairs where my cat post with cubby holes rests, and thought it would be cute to put the kitten in one of the holes, so I did... Showed moos that it was in there... she wined and then I figured she would just put her back in their home and i just walked back downstairs. Then in a time span of about 20 minutes, baby kitty is gone, and its been about 12 hours. </p> <p>We all looked everywhere..... i just spent an hour searching... including desperate measures of searching the front enclosed porch extension that my cat was in when we realized the kitten was missing.... I had to climb stuff, and im a bit chunky lol.... the strange part... My cat is of no help... she hasnt tried to find her baby she has been hangin out all day and even right now... sitting on the chair staring into the kitchen with a ook of content on her face..... Did she ditch the poor thing? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/39581#post-697181 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:40:08 +0000 Luigi 697181@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi all</p> <p>My son adopted a 6 month old kitten from the SPCA in Sept. He named him Luigi. Luigi has herpes virus of the eye which he is being treated for. About a week ago, he started getting really wobbly on his back legs. Xrays were not conclusive as to an injury but he is sore on examination at the 13th vertebral and the xray does show that it may be slightly moved at that point. The vet put him on steroids but no improvement so she thinks he may have a fatal spine disease but it also may be an injury so he is now on antibiotics and we are hoping for the best. Luigi is the sweetest kitten I have evr met. He gives big hugs and bonded to my son the moment he brought him home. Does anyone have any experience with a cat with this disease if he does in fact have it. I do not know what it is called. I will post a pic of Luigi soon.</p> <p>Thanks </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40230#post-705176 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:11:33 +0000 Mojo 705176@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Thought I'd post this, which I just received from a family member, particularly in light of our recent discussion of where our beloved cats go after passing away. </p> <p>A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has provided the answer to the question, "Where do pets come from?" </p> <p>Adam and Eve said, "Lord, when we were in the garden, you walked with us every day. Now we do not see you anymore. We are lonesome here and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us." </p> <p>And God said, "I will create a companion for you that will be with you forever and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourselves." </p> <p>And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve. And it was a good animal. And God was pleased. </p> <p>And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and he wagged his tail. </p> <p>And Adam said, "Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal." </p> <p>And God said, "Because I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG." </p> <p>And Dog lived with Adam and Eve and was a companion to them and loved them. And they were comforted. </p> <p>And God was pleased. And Dog was content and wagged his tail. </p> <p>After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord and said, "Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride. They strut and preen like peacocks and they believe they are worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught them that they are loved, but perhaps too well." </p> <p>And God said, "I will create for them a companion who will be with them forever and who will see them as they are. The companion will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that they are not always worthy of adoration." </p> <p>And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam and Eve. </p> <p>And Cat would not obey them. And when Adam and Eve gazed into Cat's eyes, they were reminded that they were not the supreme beings. And Adam and Eve learned humility. </p> <p>And they were greatly improved. </p> <p>And God was pleased. And Dog was happy. </p> <p>And Cat didn't give a shit one way or the other. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40099#post-703662 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:39:14 +0000 Mojo 703662@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Our feral friend, Smokey, was FINALLY seen this morning near his feeding station, for the first time in about five weeks! Thanks to everyone for your prayers and encouragement. </p> <p>Here is a picture of him I took last May, sun-bathing in the morning just as I arrived to feed him. </p> <p><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103951595478631144739/Smokey#5702892525898715874" rel="nofollow">https://picasaweb.google.com/103951595478631144739/Smokey#5702892525898715874</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40233#post-705191 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:04:11 +0000 ashelypersian 705191@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>hi guys! :) its been a while. ive been so busy super. but guess what! we got our first male PERSIAN cat ! about 1 year and 3months. the cat is named Papu. :) hopefully i can post pictures :) he's adjusting now. we bought him yesterday. he's hiding under my bed. but i gave him water and food just in case he likes to eat and drink and also new litter box! so happy to share this news with you guys! :)</p> <p>XOXO! :*<br /> anne. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40234#post-705193 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:35:19 +0000 sweetamy189 705193@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>spaz has been so good lately, not running away, coming home at a certain time, and just being a good boy all around. so we decided to take him out camping with us to the same place we took him as a kitten. he was so good when he got out of sight of us he meowed and he has a very loud meow. he had so much fun i bet hes going to dream of that place for awhile, especially the fox hole he tried to explore, he was meowing like crazy then he tried to dive in the hole. i dont know if i can trust my other cats like i trust him, hes 3 and the others are 2 and 1, will they get more mature like the spazzyman? </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40201#post-704912 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:15:50 +0000 KoppyKat27 704912@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Hi again, everyone!! Sorry for my hiatus from here - things have been insanely busy at work and I've been having some medical issues...but I'm hoping to be active again!</p> <p>Anyway, I uploaded some photos of my kittens, Silverbelle and Sanskrit. I haven't had a chance to caption them yet, so keep checking back for captions and new photos. Here's the link to the pics: <a href="http://photobucket.com/starrkittens" rel="nofollow">http://photobucket.com/starrkittens</a> </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/40190#post-704849 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:45:25 +0000 onlinebuddy 704849@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I read beautiful stories of cats going to the bridge or meadow. I lost a beautiful cat 9 years ago. It's a very very sad story. It drives me to tears even though I'm a guy(Now, many of you TDKers did not know this, did you?) </p> <p>My cat, called Mini, suddenly began to turn violent and bite my family members. She never behaved like this in the 7 years we had her. My family members began to fear for their lives. They were afraid to sleep at night. Mini never attacked me though. She slept besides me, but this is what my family members were not comfortable with. They once saw her sniff at my face while I was asleep. They thought she might harm me while I'm asleep. One day while I was away at work, she bit a family member. That was the last straw. They put her in a shopping bag and left her in a lonely place somewhere. When I returned from work, it was too dark and late to look for her. I tried to search for her the next day, but I couldn't find her. I never found her. </p> <p>Till date, I feel that I might see her as someone's adopted cat, but I believe she is at the "bridge," since she was a home cat and would never survive the night. The streets are full of stray dogs (and cats)in India, and I've often seen them attacking cats (The local administration ignores this). </p> <p>What is "the bridge" or "the meadow." Where could my Mini be? I'm writing my story because I know only TDKers would understand me. </p>