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Does your cat inappropriately scratch on anything... Couches, chairs, door trim? if so, take a peek at what it is they're scratching. If they scratch the carpet, get a horizontal scratcher with something soft. Chair corner? Get a sisal one of a roughly similar height. You can take clues from...

I haven't found one that my cat can't get into yet. I did see once soemone who would put theirs in a cupboard that locked shut and they built a little chute for the food to go into the bowl - It was too long for the cat to stick his arm up.

Yeah, I get that! My big male cat Ori is a very anxious cat who is REALLY skittish with other people. Going to the vet is incredibly traumatic to him. If I had to bring him regularly for nail clip I would absolutely ask about toe amputation - I can't imagine how poorly his mental health would be...

My mom has a cat like this. She has thumbs, but then little nub toes waaaay in the crease of the thumb that's very hard to find. The claw grows FAST, and if you don't clip it it'll grow into the foot because of how steeply it curves. Honestly - I wouldn't ask for a declaw of that toe, I would...

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Funny you should use the "House Rules" phrase, because that's the exact phrase I use too! Fruit Loop has been with us for a while but due to several circumstances we had to stop introductions for several months, so he had his own room. Now that he's out and about often, he is being a naughty...

This may backfire - I took this approach with my old cat and all he learned from it was if he goes on the counter, I play with him. So then when he wanted my attention, and wanted to play, he'd hop right up on the counter LOL

So I'm fairly certain I know the answer to this and I'm just being a helicopter cat parent but please bear with me. Bit of a long post. We have four cats: Mochi and Millie, 'The Kittens,' are two and a half year old bonded female pair. Ori is the original cat and a bit of an anxious mess (helped...

For me, the door opens inwards, and the storm door opens outwards. The gate is between them. It's metal bars, so the cat can see through it just fine. She just either doesn't realize she can jump over it or doesn't want to bother, lol. Our biggest issue with her was her slipping between feet...

We have a door bolter. I ended up getting a short 18" baby gate and honestly that seemed to stop the problem - She's not motivated enough to jump it. We kept it up for about 6 months and she stopped trying.

Ugh... It WAS going well..... I got to the point that I would bring Fruit Loop downstairs for some supervised free roam time. Ori would hiss initially, but warm up to it with just being wary and a hiss if Loop got too close. He even tried to initiate play yesterday (and then got upset when Loop...

Today update! Each day Ori is getting better. They were out today for a bit, and Ori only hisses when he's close now. And when there's cheese involved, well, cheese overcomes all animosity - as you can see by the picture, lol. (Of course after the cheese was done there was hissing... But, baby...

No murder pupils today! Just the Pupils of Judgement as I played with Fruit Loop with string toy. No hissing either - He just watched from across the room. Once I put Fruit back into this kennel, Ori cam over to sniff with minimal bristling.

More update - Today was the first time I let him loose. Ori was NOT happy - Saw him across the house, full body poof up, and immediately hissed and started the low angry growl, gigantic murder pupils. I gave him a few pets and went to sit with Fruit Loop across the room, who feels very insecure...

Hi! I have another question about cat body language. I only see this with my one male cat Ori. Sometimes when I tell him 'no' - Almost exclusively when he's either trying to climb into my lap and I'm working, or he's trying to sneak food - He will halt for a moment, and then start up again...

Update, it's been going okayish in the carrier. Ori is getting more confident with approaching.... But for whatever reason when Fruit Loop used the litter box in there to pee Ori went full on back to hissing, lol. But, baby steps - We're getting there!

I'd love the playlist! I got nervous and set up a gigantic dog crate with blankets and a litterbox to put Fruit Loop in while I work. So, I'm currently on the couch working with the kennel next to me and Loop curled up inside. It's the second time I've used it - This time Ori approached a little...

He does it on both sides of the gate. The more we cover the gate (aka the less he can see) the more aggressive he is. I guess we haven't tried the gate entirely uncovered yet.... You're right, maybe I should just let them be and see what happens. Maybe the next time my husband and I are both...

I'm not sure if there's fur or blood because I haven't let it happen. If Fruit Loop chases, they will fight - I don't know to what extent, but last time it was a small tussle that I immediately separated Ori went full "Hide behind the couch and growl at everyone" and was aggressive during their...

I have three resident cats. A bonded pair of young females (The Kittens, even though they're 1.5yrs), and an adult male, roughly 4 years (Ori). A new young adult male (2ish years) cat showed up on Halloween. He's been dubbed Fruit Loop. He was neutered at the end of December. House is full of...