Thanks for your reply. He always scratches the sides/top of the box every time he uses it, then gets out and goes to “cover up” his food. But he always scratches the litter to cover it up before he gets out of the box. I’m probably just being an insane cat owner, but I’m super paranoid. I’m glad...
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My 3 1/2 year old kitty has FLUTD. His first ever episode was last November, when he blocked. A couple weeks prior I that I of course noticed extra licking and he wasn’t covering up (small-ish) amounts of pee in the litter box, which I now know are all signs of FLUTD. His last episode was in...
That’s partly why I’m always so shocked when I think about it, because they’ve never known life without each other, they’re littermates. Yet all this happened and I can’t help but feel like I went wrong somewhere, somehow. When I decided to keep them I made a vow to myself to do everything right...
Thank you. It’s been extremely hard. Right now she’s doing fine in her room and I try not to think too hard about it all, other than doing what’s needed. I’ve been researching how to build cat condos and how to convert small buildings (the ones with windows/porches) into a liveable space, and...
Thanks for asking. We’re okay. Everything is kind of weird and it’s honestly hard, but not as hard as having her live with everything and constant fighting. I try to let her out as much as I can, and I sit in the room most of the time when the door is open so she chooses to come in and get pets...
You’re right, that’s the way I’ve been feeling for a really long time. She’s still in isolation, and I’ve been letting her out (alone) to wander around and spend some time with her. I haven’t let them interact and I don’t know if I will again. I’ve been in contact with the rescue I was talking...
Cc is still confined to her own room, and I let her out and about if she chooses for about an hour twice a day while Tuck and Lo are shut in my bedroom. I let them smell each other under the door but they haven’t interacted. She was really upset about being in the room at first, and is still...
I’m really glad you found this thread - I had started to think Cc was unlike any other, or it was something I did. It really is comforting to know at least someone else has experienced this level. I’ve felt so hopeless and still feel very hopeless, but doing the best that I can do with what I...
Thank you for saying that. And thank you guys for all your replies and suggestions, I usually say that but I don’t think I have because my mind has been all over the place. I really appreciate everyone
I’m pretty sure you did. Now that I’m past caring about damage (well, I do care, but I feel past the point of stopping it) I feel as though I can do it. The room is barely large enough for a full bed but I’m hoping she gets used to it. It is hard hearing her scratch, dig and destroy, meow like...
Sorry for the double reply. She HATES, absolutely hates, being confined (as I’m sure most cats do, but whereas Tuck and Lo get annoyed, it affects her worse than them) so I’ve never wanted to do that since the room is so small (damage aside, which I was really worried about and am still nervous...
The way it’s been described to me is a very severe case of redirected aggression, due to being overstimulated by a stimuli that they either can’t get to (seeing outside cats, DEFINITELY one of her triggers) or the nervous system having an overreaction due to general anxiety and instead of hiding...