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My cats do that when they don't like the food, they do a lap, look at me forlornly, accept better food isn't coming then eat it.

6 Months ago we brought home a new female kitten, our 5th cat. Did the usual acclimation/introductions procedures, went well with 3 of the cats the next youngest cat, 3y/o female, kept chasing and bitting/swatting the new kitten. We set up a litter box and water dish in our smallest bedroom...

One more bit I forgot to mention... whatever litter you chose, make sure it's the multi-cat version, that's the one that doesn't fall apart after it dries. That faux lavender smell that's in every cheap air freshener, potpouri, hand soap, "calming" cat sprays makes my nose drip non-stop. (It's...

The chance of long term health issues from clay litter is very low. If they develop a cough, tearing up, UTI's, avoiding the litter box, over grooming... then stop using that litter box then step using that type of litter but in general issues from any type of litter over hyped. That being...

Disaster, what I thought was a fungus or some other skin condition on her throat was a deep infected bite. It's healing up fine with antibiotic cream, but the kitten's fear response makes a lot more sense now. I bought the brand name pheromone collars and sprays, keeping the 3y/o separated...

The 3y/o has figured out hearing a stern "No!' means a time-out is coming, she'll sit or leave the room. I dont think shes figured out i only say no when shes about to pounce on the kitten. The kitten is still too scared to come out on her own. The shelf she hides in is 4" tall, 18" deep...

He's a very calm but jealous cat.

worth a shot. I think earlier posts are correct, The kitten needs to build up confidence and not see Jennifer as a threat. (which she really isn't, i've litterally never hear her hiss, ever) One new development which is kind of good. Our oldest male, Luke, has no interest in the other cats. I'd...

Hmmm, I actually didn't consider that. Something with melatonin or more drastically drugging Jen with something like gabapentin to make her sleepy for a few weeks would probably solve everything. I've never seen a difference with OTC products but tried Feliway calming collar and sentry...

No,That's the kitten with the oldest cat (Molly). The 3yo doesn't swipe or hiss, Molly does both, a lot.The kitten only fears the 3yo. (Really, I just wanted to show off a picture of my kitten, so cute!). This is the kitten (Nicole) with 3yo (Jennifer). Here, the Jennifer is recovering from...

A much longer time out did help got the 3y/o to back off for an hour, Kitten saw it happening and came out on her own. But it was short lived. Kitten was content to stay in the room as long as a human was between her and the 3y/o then the 3y/o pounced and chased. The kitten is only scared of...

Things are devolving. =( Kitten (4mos old) has gone from curiously exploring the house to super fearful. She's spent 20hours+ a day hiding in a bathtoom shelf. When I bring her out she sticks really close to me or my wife and sprints back to the bathroom if she sees the 3y/o (doesn't...

We brought home a new kitten just over 2 weeks ago. This makes cat #5. Introducing them is going pretty well. Kitten is allowed to roam the house while we are awake, no more hissing or swiping, they can eat together, nap on the same bed, except we have one issue. The 2nd youngest cat (3 y/o)...

She asked if shes constantly drinking water (no more than my other cats), if she only poops after eating wet food. (which she does) she suggested giving get 50% dry food til she gets used to it an all wet diet. I have an appt in 3 days. And can call for an emergency visit if things get worse.

We got a new kitten 5 days ago. She had a clean bill of health but they didn't screen for parasites, they just treat new kittens with dewormer by default. She's sneezing a little once every 30-90minutes, it seems to be getting less and I recall every cat I got from that shelter has a little...

TLDR: has anyone know of cheap canned food (under $0.80 for a 5.5oz can) that doesn't contain carrageenan? I've got 4 cats, they get fed 4 fairly healthy meals a day. every couple of day they won't finish their food then get loud and whiney at bed time. Usually if they're being fussy they...

\\ Ive been dealing with one of my cats paing on the floor. 5-10 times a week for 8 years he will be on the wall/floor. ceramic tile, grout, linolium, carpet, hardwood, drywall, concrete, etc. Ive tried every solution. Once I figured out how to completely get rid of it, hed pee n a brand new...

The hands off approach is to close the door and put a motion activated pet deterrent in front of the door. Products like Ssscat or Stayaway are battery powered motion senser attached to a can of compressed air, the hiss and burst of air scares them away, and is pretty hard for a human to hear...

Adding to the original post, I remember calls for foster The things you list are the standard form,pre-covid it was a 30min to approve deny. The kill shelters would only check your house deed/or least if renting, and if you have a job. Even they have a "sorry no longer taking applications"...

This is more of a pointless rant. We adopted out newest cat a just before the covid shutdown here in NJ (late feb 2020). At that time, like every time Ive adopted a cat there were at 500-1000, between the shelters in just my county. Prove you own your home, are employed, have a regular vet, have...