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    Featured Door blockade for cats getting to know each other

    Thanks for the great idea! The cats decided for me that I didn't need to keep them separated any longer anyway (kitten kept sneaking out and the bigger kitty didn't seem to care), but I still need to keep the kitten out of our unfinished basement as there are too many places for her to get...
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    Featured Door blockade for cats getting to know each other

    We want to block a room off that doesn't have a door and am looking for suggestions on how to do this so cats can't jump or push through it. We have a new kitten that we are introducing to our resident cat. For two weeks we've been keeping the kitten in a separate room that has a door, but she...
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    Comment by 'Clover18' in article 'How To Successfully Introduce Cats: The Ultimate Guide'

    Fantastic article! We just got a new kitten (found in a box on a construction site) and have been keeping her in our room. Our resident cat occasionally sits outside the door hissing. It's comforting to know that this is normal and that we didn't make a mistake in getting the kitten.
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    |feral Possibly Befriending My Cat

    Wow! I never thought about them fighting and running off. That's a scary thought. Now that it's getting warmer our cat has been trying to squeeze through my legs to get outside when I leave in the morning and Other Cat is always there. So I see what you mean about give an inch take a mile...
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    |feral Possibly Befriending My Cat

    Thanks for you thoughts and advise! I don't know enough about feral cat behavior, but nonetheless I don't think it's worth getting fleas over. They can stick to staring out the window at each other for now.:)
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    |feral Possibly Befriending My Cat

    There's a feral cat in our neighborhood that our neighbor looks after (they've had it spayed, shots given, micro-chipped, have a shelter for it etc). "Other Cat" as we call her, started coming around our house when we got a cat (booth are female), our cat was very interested and they became...
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    It Has Been A Week Since I Lost My Cat

    When I was a kid we had an indoor cat that was declawed (back then it was considered fine to declaw), he got out through an open window by popping out the screen. Our dog was trying to alert us but we didn't realize it at the time. Two weeks went by and our dog started going nuts at the back...
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    Not Eating Much But Gaining Weight

    Thanks! I'll look for a low carb dry cat food. I started only giving her a couple of tablespoons of dry a day. I haven't seen that brand of food in Canada but I see the litter. I'll keep looking. Thanks again!
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    Not Eating Much But Gaining Weight

    They're both so beautiful! I love how their colors actually compliment each other like a well put together outfit. Thank you for this info. I've come to realize that even a couple of tablespoons of extra food a day can contribute to weight gain. I forget how small they are sometimes. Since...
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    Not Eating Much But Gaining Weight

    Thank you! I lowered the amount of dry.
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    Not Eating Much But Gaining Weight

    Thank you! So much great advise from everyone!
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    Not Eating Much But Gaining Weight

    Not nursing anymore. I've just started to feed her the recommended servings now that I figured that out, and switched back from a "savory" food to just food for indoor cats.
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    Not Eating Much But Gaining Weight

    This is handy! She was about a six when we brought her home. Now she's definitely a seven. There are places she could fit into a when we brought her home but can't anymore. :(
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    Not Eating Much But Gaining Weight

    Thank you for this! I realize that I have actually been overfeeding her! I thought she wasn't eating a lot, but I looked at the bag and did the 20 calories per pound and with just the dry food alone I'm giving her twice as much as she should be getting! Wow, rookie mistake! She's sooooo going...
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    Not Eating Much But Gaining Weight

    She had her last exam with shots on Aug 28 and I took her home Sept 5. They didn't do any blood work there. That's why I'm not sure if this warrants a vet exam since she just had one.
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