Recent Content by catman925

Excellent response! Thank you 👍 All the cats minus one are indoor only. I, myself, am of course indoor/outdoor, so I or visitors may be bringing them in as well. Tell you the truth, I'm kind of suspecting some used pet bedding I got and probably failed to clean properly before using it. My...

Hi all, So after my many years doing cat rescue and fostering, I've finally gotten hit with a major flea infestation. I've had almost everything under the sun here at one point or another, so I guess it's the fleas' turn now :ohwell: So I'm wondering, what is your experience/recommendations...

This is an excellent suggestion. Really good way to find out where the pee smell is at is to bring in another cat. They'll pinpoint it immediately (I foster and tame lots of feral cats so I run into this problem more than I like).

On those pictures, I'm leaning towards it's not the same cat, but only because the one on the right seems to have bigger ears. The one on the left has darker markings where the whiskers are too but that could all just be because of lighting. However, the rest of the markings seem pretty spot...

found her 😁

You just reminded me: - Look behind the books on your bookshelves. I once had a foster kitten disappear and I couldn't find her anywhere and I knew all the hiding spots. I searched for hours. She had gotten behind the books on the bookshelf.

Hi all, I was struggling to figure out the correct dosage for a new litter of 5 week old kittens for Clavamox antibiotics and since the handy dosage calculator I found online that I used to use is no longer available, I had to **shudder** do the math by hand. Ugh... Actually, it's not that...

- As others have said, look carefully and thoroughly for any hole or access to a dark place. At 3 months old, he's still small enough that you shouldn't discount anything. It's kind of like when you're looking for keys and you've already checked all the logical locations. Check all the illogical...

UPDATE: So, I've figured out at least something to make forward progress. Any time I interact with her I don thick leather work gloves and a thick leather motorcycle jacket (with thick hoody underneath). This way she can bite all she wants and I won't ever need to react negatively. So far...

According to neighbors, he took it out on everyone in his family, but yeah, that's a very good point. He may have been totally unpredictable. Some humans.... Definitely have one running in my head and taking close observations on possible triggers. Regarding putting down, the aggression is...

Yes, totally. Trust me, it is ALL at her instigation and prerogative, mostly. I could see that from the very outset -- and she reminds me of course :) I'm interested in your PTSD argument. It was obvious that's what going on with her, I just didn't know it was medically recognized for cats. And...

No, the holding isn't the issue. In fact, that's her favorite thing. And yes, I'm totally with you on the patience and their own time thing. I've got cats in my colony who took three years before I could pet them. This one is very different from all the others I've worked with/tamed. It's not...

Hi all, Got a troubled one. Fostering a very sweet and wants-to-engage-lovingly older female (maybe 3-5 years) but she came from an abusive household (husband abusive to wife, kids, and most likely the cat as well) and while she wants to be super sweet and loves being held, she consistently...

Hi all Tried to find a good answer using the search function, but unfortunately, it returned results for "clavamox" and for "dosage" which as you can imagine got me gobs of irrelevant results. I'm in cat rescue and have a 3lb kitten needing Clavamox which is supplied through the rescue group I...

thanks for the info. crazy about the FWC employees. The whole debate perplexes me. Yes, traditionally, cats and birds aren't the best of friends. But seems to me bird lovers and cat lovers should have so much in common, including many common enemies and many common goals. Having the two...