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the stray i have adopted is finally letting me pet her but when i stoop to do so, she sometimes puts her paws on my thighs with claws extended and is leaving marks. is she trying to use me as a scratching post? she doesn't really "scratch" per se because I quickly move so she doesn't full...

i have started feeding a stray kitty who my DH REFUSES to allow inside. Now DH just retired and wants to travel some or get a camp that we could be at for days at a time. I'm very rural and I am concerned about how this kitty will be fed while I'm gone (probably just one week at a time at the...

Merry Christmas, Everyone! Okay, I got a bigger Styrofoam box that I feel I can put a 2nd opening in. where do I put it? directly opposite the first opening or to the rear but on the side? Suggestions anybody?

yep, tried that as well

in addition to the shelter issue, I'm having trouble getting my kitty to drink fresh water. she just wants to drink from puddles or whatever. I've even tried mixing the stagnant water with fresh to no avail. any ideas on that? I'm feeding her wet food twice a day so that maybe she won't...

I forgot to say, the kitty is about average size, 8-9 lbs maybe, young too

wow, you are so blessed to have a cooperative DH to help you do such wonderful things for the cats. Mine REFUSES to allow her inside and is always trying to give away the one that I do have indoors. I notice she goes through the hole to grab the toy and then quickly retreats. it is a Styrofoam...

wow, that's some shelter you have! does it only have the one opening? I do have straw in mine but I don't think I could do it 8" that would cover part of the entrance hole. it doesn't get super cold here, but I wanted to be prepared for if it does because it can get below freezing (even...

yes, if I was going to use them, it would be a thick as pile as I could make it in my Styrofoam box. are you in the south too? and where does your cat sleep in the winter? It's gotten down to 28, 29 degrees here a couple of nights already, so I guess she is staying warm somewhere, I just...

that's so funny that you mentioned the wand! I just came inside from doing exactly that. I took the lid off too while doing it. a couple of time she did go in through the hole after the toy. she also was sniffing the corner where I think it was marked and I promptly cleaned it! oh, no! I...

yes, but I don't know how many people even know that the clipped ear means anything. I didn't know it until my sister told me that's what they do to sterilized ferals.

I also asked my vet to please clip the left ear during surgery so that if it ran off, someone would know that it had been sterilized. I was so worried that it was a female and was going to have kitties, I took her right away. I didn't even ask when I picked her up if she was already pregnant...

thank you, but I wish I could do more (like bring her inside forever) but hubby WILL NOT allow it. :( The shelter is in a covered boat shed, enclosed on 3 sides plus a roof. when I say pine straw, I'm talking about pine needles. I never see sap on them. I may try it, but I've got several...

yes, so happy she is spayed. I noticed the wet spot on the cardboard that is beneath her shelter. I have Googled shelters. the Styrofoam one was a shelter recommended and since I was in a hurry to find something, I went to the local pet store and got one that they ship fish in. it's real...

yes, the first thing I did was trap this cat, brought to the vet to be fixed and wait for the big gender reveal! I was SO happy I did that since it was a female. this morning her shelter had a wet spot near the corner of it that I think is urine. I'm afraid some dog came by and may have marked...