Recent Content by brownljb

Because folks were so kind in giving me advice about our previous cat (who hid in an inaccessible space and only came out when no humans were around for 7 weeks and eventually stopped using the litter box and eating, and we had to cut a hole in the back of our cabinets to get her out...) I...

I'm afraid I don't have great news to share, but the good news is that the cat is now safe and OK. After 6 weeks of hiding in the inaccessible space behind our kitchen cabinets, the cat stopped using the litterbox. Then, she stopped eating. I knew that was a really bad sign, and I was worried...

Funny you should ask! I actually played the sound of cats purring for a few minutes the other day. It didn't work. I didn't know if playing the sound of kittens meowing would pique her interest, or cause her to pee/spray in that hiding spot... a hiding spot that I can't access in order to clean...

Thanks for checking in! And, NOPE! She still is hiding back there. Still eating, drinking, and using the litter box. Just not doing any of those things when people are around. The folks I've talked to with expertise in former strays/ferals (e.g. people at the Humane Society and animal rescue...

My handyman is right - pulling out the toe kicks won't give us access to the hiding spot. We would have to remove the countertops, possibly replace them, and then pull out at least two cabinets. If these old cabinets did not survive the removal, I'd have to replace them, which would mean...

We adopted a cat from a friend of a friend. The cat, Mitzi, was a neighborhood stray - an older woman in the neighborhood was taking care of her. Then that older woman stopped and then our friend took her in, taught her to use the litter box, etc... Mitzi would sit in our friend's lap while she...