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    What breed is my light ginger cat?

    As others have said it's pretty impossible to tell anything from the vague description (it's like asking what race/ancestry a human with brown hair is). Also unlike dogs, most cats are just random breed domestics, not purebred (less then 95% are purebred) or even a mix of breeds. Even the ones...
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    Won’t put the cone on after being spayed

    I have had luck with the surgical suit onesies that has various ties along the back you can tighten or loosen to get a snug fit. The one I got was VetMedWear Gown | E-Collar Alternative for Cats, Dogs, and Rabbits from the vet, but you can buy similar ones on amazon. I have also seen some people...
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    Harness Training

    In that case you can start with a shorter "long" lead like a 12 ft retractable one, they have a locking feature so you can allow more lead when it's safe or lock it into a shorter lead. You can even just hook the length lead you want to use up to the harness in the house and let him drag it...
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    Harness Training

    It just takes time to get them use to a harness, some take to it right away others it takes a several time of having it on for a short time. As for getting them use to a leash, I use a long line, like you can buy for training a dog in open spaces if they don't have good recall yet. It allows the...
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    Pure grey cat with a few long white hairs on the back of the neck

    I'm just taking a guess here so I could be wrong, but if she was a stray or with other cats before you got her it could be damage from males biting the back of her neck when mating or attempting to. Males bite the back of the female's neck to keep them in place and that can cause nerve and...
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    My cat ate a french fry! What should I do?

    Was it just a plain fry or did it have seasoning or sauce or anything else on them? If it was just a plain fry he will be fine, even one fry with a bit of salt shouldn't hurt him. If it had other seasoning like garlic or onion or if there was sauce, gravy, salsa, chili, etc I would call the vet...
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    Can Outdoor Rescues Ever be Content Indoors

    As others have said it depends on how much they eat, as well as it depends on the type of grass they are eating. I grow cat grass (young grain grass like wheat, barley, and/or oat) for my cats and rarely have them throw up after eating it, like they do if they eat actual grass from the lawn or...
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    Can Outdoor Rescues Ever be Content Indoors

    Of my current cats have one former feral and one former stray and neither want to go back outside really. I have others that were rescued from outside but were either not out long or too young to really remember living outside so they don't really count. I have a catio we built and both cats...
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    Advantage II for Large Dogs on cats

    I would double check that ALL the ingredients are the same as the version for cats. Sometimes the active ingredients can be the same for cats and dogs but some of the other ingredients differ, making the dog one unsafe for cats. Advantage II for Cats: Dosage, Safety & Side Effects - Cats.com. "...
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    Concerns about vet's treatment of pregnant cat.

    Cats are pregnant for roughly 9 weeks (but can be a little longer or a little shorter), so she will likely give birth around the first week or two of May.
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    What breed is my cat?

    Looks like coat color and pattern are brown mackle tabby. The "breed" is likely just domestic short hair, meaning she was just a domestic cat with short hair, not any actual breed or mix. Unlike dogs most cats are just random bred domestics, not any specific breed or mix of breeds. Domestic...
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    A New Dog?

    Since "bernedoodle" is really not a breed yet it's really just a mutt or "hybrid" that you happen to know the mix of. There hasn't been enough generations of bernedoodle to bernedoodle yet to produce the exact same "breed standard" result every single time, though the more generations the more...
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    Taking a Guess

    Unless you got the two boys from a breeder as well they are likely just domestic short hairs, not any specific breed. Tabby and tuxedo just describe coat pattern, which is common in the general domestic population have those patterns, not specific to any breed. Eye color also has nothing to do...
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    New Cat

    It takes cats time to settle in to a new home, like a few days to a week or more, not just a few hours. Did she know you before you got her? Since you say they weren't affectionate with her where they people you know and so you already had a bond with the cat? If not the fact that you are scared...
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    Maine Coon?

    Not really to me, they are just the longer fur on the ears like most long haired cats, and ones that carry the longhair gene have, not the lynx tip ear tuffs that Maine coons are known for. However not all Maine coons get long lynx tips, especially ones that are more the original look (and not...
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    Abyssinian coat?

    I don't know about Abyssinians fur specifically but I do know diet can play a huge part in fur quality. Things like dehydration, malnutrition, and not getting enough of certain oils in their diet can all cause the fur to be course. If that is the case here then simply being fed a good quality...
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    How do you pick a cat?

    Most of my cats I didn't choose, so I'll just stick with the ones I actually picked otherwise I'll be writing a book. :lol: I had a couple cats when I was a kid but the first cat I got was from a shelter when I moved out on my own (well sort of, I rented a room in a house so I had roommates)...
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    Is my cat a main coon?

    I would keep in mind those DNA tests are really "just for fun" when it comes to breeds, they can tell you what breeds the cat is most similar to but not actually what breed(s) it is for sure. So for example your cat shares 22% genetic ancestry with Maine coons and 11% genetic ancestry with...
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