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thanks, green j,sarah -- in pac nw. meowing in demanding way, not calling. is a bit more affectionate in that she'll curl up by my feet a bit. i turned off light overnight. catnip seems to work a bit we have a bunch of it in herb form and i just put it down and she gobbled it up. vocalization is...

Thanks. Will try catnip!.Patrolling means going around perimeters of rooms and in and out of nooks, crannies. Other cats do, too, it's just that now it's more pronounced and so is pawing at spots on carpet behind some furniture. I might suspect a critter that's not supp to be in walls except...

Because of a cold snap,, we've had space heater on for kitties and have also left a small light on where they sleep. Have been trying to get our 1 unspayed kitty into clinic where she doesn't have to remain overnight and they have been super busy. Could the extra heat provided by space heater...

Hesitate to say she/he is a feral as I think she goes back and forth between house across the street (winters under their deck) and spends some evenings @ our house in spring/summer and maybe next-door neighbor's as well. She is a survivor! Been around @ least 3-4 years. Today was first day I...

Thanks Mani, LT. I guess if it were fleas, wouldn't other cats have as well? Still wondering re diet . . thanks!

Thanks LT -- and she does have some of that on hind leg - but it's above leg, below back.

Thanks LT, and it is actually on back of hind legs as you're describing -- but by haunch I meant the area below back and above hind legs. Thanks.

Hi; only happening 1/3 cats. I know people can't provide med advice, so wondering what your experience has been. Would like to try and treat first before vet, as it seems it's fairly common. Online it says that can be due to 1. fleas 2. fungus 3. dietary problems. We've just come out of a long...

Thanks, Maury. Just out of curiosity, are your cats pictured Maine Coons? Thanks for info. However, since they missed boosters, the question is should we give them boosters now that they're really late or just do basic shot over, start again? Per article I cited, author (a vet) says that many...

Hi everyone! Love this site. 2 kittens we raised from birth and have always been indoor have both had initial fvrcp shot (one w/in 3-4 mos. of birth; one several mos. later) but we didn't get the boosters as I've been dealing with elderly parent in and out of hospital. Both are very healthy...

Alpha kitty, so sorry re your kitty! OK, so I'm not sure re how well coyote urine crystals working, as yesterday at dusk I had 2 ferals/strays in my side yard - the 2 I've had around before. Both have disappeared for weeks or months at a time. But I'm very worried re tux. However, found this...

Other interesting thing I picked up on a website - raccoons have sensitive feet so they don't like walking over prickly plants, supposedly. That would mean that blackberry bushes have a purpose.

Newsflash. Saw another of the semi-regular ferals/strays (orange/white -- disappears for months at a time, then comes back for a few days) come down from upper backyard last night when watering. So coyote urine granules can't be affecting too wide of an area (most of backyard consists of a steep...

If I see a possum I will talk nicely to it. In the meantime did come across this thread re raccoons if helps anyone else out: Advice about Raccoons | Berkeley Parents Network I occurred to me that if Tux was defending territory against raccoons and raccoons killed it, wouldn't neighbor or I...

Hi; thanks so much for all these replies! Wanted to thank you all individually but it's a lot of handles! So here's the deal: no, wasn't feeding tux. Neighbor w/2 big dogs (inside except when walking) is feeding tux. They also have bird feeder. Neighbor on other side has apple tree and thinks...