Recent Content by musicteacher

Thanks everyone, that's great to hear. I would much prefer hardwood to carpet, but was hoping I would end up losing a security deposit to cat scratches from my crazy kitties. It will definitely make my apartment hunting easier.

I'm considering a new apartment that has hardwood floors. I have two cats that love to run around, and have a habit of digging their claws into the carpet in our current place as they run around and play. I can just imagine them scratching the heck out of the hardwood floors in the apartment...

I think he's drinking ok, but it's hard to keep track with two cats. Plus, the fountain's upstairs and the cats have been downstairs with us most of the evening. We haven't been observing his water intake; we didn't notice a problem until just an hour or two ago. I was wondering if I could...

I'm very nervous right now. Alex can't seem to swallow anything. He tries to eat, chews, and then spits his food back out. I called the 24 emergency vet in the area and they said since he seems to be himself otherwise, that I can wait until I get home from work tomorrow to take him into my...

We just got home from the vet. He thoroughly checked the inside of her mouth and took her temperature. He said everything seems fine, but to keep an eye on her for the next few days. He said it's likely that she ate a bug and that's what caused the drooling. She's not drooling now, so...

I haven't noticed a change in the smell of her breath. We'll be going to the vet this afternoon, but I find I'm having trouble waiting that long.

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this post, but here it is. Last night while I was asleep, Cleo was laying by my legs and grooming herself. I was woken up by dampness in the sheets, and as it turs out she soaked a pancake sized puddle through the bedspread, sheets, clear through to...

I was sleeping this morning when Alex began yowling very loudly from his perch in the corner. I woke up and he was starring right at me, ears back, tail rigid, with hius body arched back. He slowly got up, continuing to yowl, made his way to the bed and yowled looking right me. He continued...

My solution for Cleo's varied attempts at waking me up on her schedule was to ignore her until she stopped. It didn't work right away, obviously, but with some persistence she eventually gave up. She tried the meowing, then she tried batting my eyes and nose with her paw, and eventually...

Cleo licks my nose and will give me a soft bite on the nose occasionally too. I think it's cute. I once read on here that those nose bites were a compliment. Would she take it as a compliment if I bit her on the nose? Just kidding.

Eeew, I found a mouse floating in the water dish once. Alex never puts toys in there. He was either drowning his prey or that mouse was his favorite toy.

My cats did that at my last apartment, that was mouse haven due to a messy neighboring tennant. Alex would always be the one to catch them, and he would take them into the bathroom and try to play with them. He only killed two, one of which he played with to death and the other I think died of...

He doesn't look chubby to me at all. He has the same build as Alex, and the vet says his weight is just fine.

Is Otis hissing or growling? Does the fur on his back or tail stand on end? Does he put his ears back? Those are sure signs that he is in attack mode rather than play mode. If not, then he's probably just playing, however, since your kitten is so young you should continue to supervise very...

She's still very young. She'll calm down as she gets older. She's really cute by the way.