Index of FAQ Page

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• Problem Behaviors in Cats
  • Cats Inside
  • Plants
  • A New Baby
  • Spraying
  • Scratching
  • Furniture
  • Housetraining
    • 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
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• Complete List of Cat-Related Email Lists
  • Introduction
  • Table of Contents
  • About these Mailing Lists
  • General Lists
    • FELINE-L
    • FUR-L
    • HOLISTIC VETERINARY CARE
    • VETERINARY LISTS
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  • 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
    • American Curl
    • Balinese and Javanese
    • Birmans
    • Bombay
    • Chantilly/Tiffany
    • Chartreux
    • Maine Coon Cats
    • Exotic Shorthairs
    • Foreign Burmese
    • Japanese Bobtail
    • Korats
    • Manx
    • Norwegian Forest Cat
    • Ocicats
    • Oriental Shorthair/Longhair
    • Ragdolls
    • Russian Blues
    • Scottish Fold
    • Selkirk Rex
    • Somalis
    • Tonkinese
    • Traditional Siamese
• General Cat Care
  • Vaccination and Worming Schedule
  • What Your Vet Should Check
  • Cat Food and Diets
    • Premium cat food
    • Cat food composition
    • Wet foods
    • Dry foods
    • Moist foods
    • Snack foods
    • Milk
    • Homemade Food
    • People Food
    • Cat Grass
    • Dog food
    • Ash
    • Feeding Schedules
    • Special Diets (incl. vegetarian diets)
  • Litter
    • Kinds of Litter
    • Disposal
    • Litter boxes
    • Toilets
    • Placement of litter box
  • Trimming Claws
  • Grooming
    • Thick, long fur
    • Silky long fur
    • Short hair
  • Bathing
  • Playing
    • Other Toys
    • Scratching Posts
  • Cat Safety in the House
• Getting a Cat
  • Should You Get a Cat?
  • What Kind of Cat
    • Kitten or adult
    • Male or female
    • One cat or two
    • Kinds of cats
  • Where to get a Cat
    • Animal shelters
    • Private parties
    • Responsible Breeders
    • Pet Stores
  • The First Vet Visit
    • Recommended Vaccinations
    • Recommended Tests
  • Caring for a new kitten
  • Introducing your new cat to
• Basic Health Care
  • In General
  • Veterinary Care
    • On the net
    • Home vet books
    • Pet Insurance
    • Choosing a vet
    • 24 hour emergency care
    • Fecal samples
    • Cat reactions
    • Further steps
    • Vet bills
  • Human-Cat Disease Transmission (Zoonoses)
  • Neutering
    • Castration
    • Spaying
    • Post-op recovery
    • Cost
    • Early Neutering
  • Skin Problems
    • Matted fur
    • Bald patches
    • Scratching
    • Feline Acne
      • Tips on caring for feline acne
  • Dental Care
    • Tartar buildup
    • Rootwork
    • Smelly breath
  • Declawing
  • Pills, Dosing and Medication
    • Giving pills
    • Administring Liquids
    • Topical Application
  • Worms
  • Fleas
  • Poisons (incl. plants, food & household chemicals)
    • Treatment after ingestion
    • Greenhouse plants
    • Household plants
    • Outdoor plants
    • Non-Poisonous Plants
    • Chemical substances
    • Food
    • Household medications
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• Medical Information
  • Aging
  • Cat Allergies
  • Epilepsy and Seizures
  • Feline Chronic Renal Failure
  • Feline Urinary Syndrome (FUS)
    • Symptoms
    • Causes of FUS
      • Known causes
    • Management of FUS
  • Diabetes
  • Diarrhea
    • 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
    • Feline herpesvirus
    • Feline calicivirus
    • Chlamydia psittaci
  • Thyroid Problems
    • Treatment
  • Vomiting
    • Reasons
    • Summary
    • Vomit stains
• Miscellaneous Information
  • Removing Urine Odor
    • Enzymatic products
    • Launderable items
    • Concrete
    • 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
    • Basic recipe for cat maintenance diet
    • Cats at risk of FUS
    • Kidney disease patients
    • Heart failure
    • Low fat diet
    • Low fat, high fiber diet
    • Reducing diet
    • Hypoallergenic diet
    • 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
    • Empty the Bladder
    • Warm the kitten
    • The Den
  • 3. Prepare the Feeding
    • The Formula
    • Mona's Homemade Goats Milk Formula
    • The Nurser
    • The Feeding
    • Frequency of feedings
  • 4. More on Emptying the Bowel and Bladder
    • Diarrhea
  • 5. Maintenance
    • Toddlers
      • Den and Living Space
      • Solid Food
      • The Water Dish
      • Litterpan
    • Preschoolers (eyes starting to turn color)
• The Outside World
  • Indoor and Outdoor Cats
    • Pros and cons
    • Compromises
    • Pet doors
    • 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
    • Cars
    • Trains
    • Planes
  • International Travel
  • Moving
  • Vacations
    • Leave at home
    • Pet sitters
    • Kennels
    • Take Cat With You
    • Leave with Someone Else
• Resources
  • Electronic Mailing Lists
  • Literary References
    • Jellicle Cats
    • The "mousies" Poem
  • Books
  • Magazines
  • Articles
  • Catalogues
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• Torties, Calicos and Tricolor Cats
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  • 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!
    • Basic sex inheritance
  • So what does this have to do with Tricolored cats?
    • The red or orange gene
    • Males and the O gene
    • 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?
    • CALICO OR TORTOISESHELL PATTERNS, UNDILUTED*
    • CALICO OR TORTOISESHELL PATTERNS, DILUTED*
    • TORBIE OR PATCHED TABBY PATTERNS, UNDILUTED
    • TORBIE OR PATCHED TABBY PATTERNS, DILUTED
  • Can you wrap this up?
  • So why didn't you just say so in the first place?