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She's a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, luckily small for her breed, but she's still 55lbs at 9 months old and expected to gain at absolute minimum another 5-10lbs (normal adult weight for a Swissy is anywhere from 80-130lbs). It certainly is inadvertent harm that I'm worried about, she MAY grow out...

Hey all, I used to be active on this forum, but haven't been for quite a while (though I've lurked on occasion). We now have a dog, she is 9 months old. We trained her pretty darn well to not bother the cats. The bedroom, storeroom and bathroom are baby-gated off. We have scratching posts...

Absolutely get her spayed ASAP! A thought on the litter box issue: If you go with the rubbermaid with the lid on with a hole in it....try gluing carpet to it, around the hole. It'll catch the last of the litter on her toes! As for playing with your feet in bed....try to discourage that...

I gave it a little while and opened everything up to let her out, thats when she decided she wanted to hide under the bed and not come out...until about midnight. I don't understand why she didn't go hide in the bedroom under the bed when the dog was here, or up on the dresser.....those are...

Wow! what a great point! I suppose I should let her out I'm just so scared she'll run away since she may not feel like home is safe....might wait until my bf is home so if she does take off he can help find her! At least its fairly cold out and she knows home is warm and that right now, there...

Ok, we had a bit of an incident yesterday, that didn't seem like much, but I think has led to some frantic meowing in my kitty. This is going to be long, but I want to be sure to explain the context and everything well so I can get some good suggestions on what might have happened and what to...

Well, there are two issues I'm seeing, one: letting the cats out and two, how to deal with the dogs. Regarding the first....wow, I get the impression that some think we are cruel, negligent, naive or that we love our cats less because we risk letting them out. Everybody is entitled to their...

I live in a somewhat remote area, but there are four houses all near each other. My cats are indoor/outdoor with a cat flap. The landlordhas two dogs; a moppy poodle kind of thing (which is no threat to the cats, just makes them nervous), and a lab/rottie cross (sweet guy, very friendly, wants...

My Hemi was a feral kitty (or I'm pretty sure). She was found under the hood of a Dodge (Hemi) truck, about 6 or 8 weeks old, absolutely terrified and filthy. She was never hissing or scratching or biting, except when I first got her and I was trying to get her home, she didn't want to be held...

Sorry about Bear Chloe is absolutely gorgeous!!! Since I got Hemi I've really started liking that coloring, I never realized how incredible it would look on a long haired kitty! Wow!

I've got one that has been known to destroy an entire roll of toilet paper in a few hours....in multiple sittings when I'm not nearby. The litter box is in there so I can't close the door. I've constructed a tin flap that goes over top of part of the roll. The paper shredding is normal (but can...

Oh, she gets TONS of play. I don't do three or four sessions a day a couple at least, but she has access to the outside, she hunts a lot, though a little less in the winter (she leaves us neatly eviscerated corpses in the bathroom), she chases the other cat for attention AND I have interactive...

Just a thought...you could try them with just collars at first. Maybe its the tags they don't like. Once they get used to being "clothed" again for a while maybe they'll take the addition of tags. Just a thought since my little girl freaked out for hours when I first tried her with the collar...

My younger cat Hemi is a bit of a terrorist. She stresses the older guy Ollie to no end. She's got a bunch of little behavioral issues that I want to tackle. I mentioned in another thread that the cats aren't getting along well and I'm hoping dealing with some of her problems might help that. We...

I know this is a pretty small suggestion, but I think it helped my cat when i got her as a kitten (about 2-3 months old, found under the hood of a truck at a bar!), she had a bit of separation anxiety. I left a radio and/or TV on for her. She seemed a little less desperate when I got home after...