Hey Matt! Nice to know about your cats. I think its good if you give them names because all my cats respond to their names and its easy to call them by names. :) Love to your kitties.
This post is so funny. Well to be honest, only solution to this problem is if you simply show him how to do it. Show him for few times. He ll learn eventually. If you have already shown him and he has not learned yet then I suppose you should let him do it the way he is doing it.
This is the first time I am reading about flat chested kitten syndrome. Its so good to see how precious members of this forum help each other. Nice work
I just know that cats roll in sand or dust so that any moisture on their fur gets dry. I think its quite natural but cat should not do it excessively. Hopefully change of litter works.
Celestina K :( I am feeling so sorry after reading your post. Sometimes we are so helpless that we become hopeless. Please stay positive and do your best. Hopefully some miracle happens and your cat is all well again. Stay strong and never let go!
Its a very strange and disturbing behavioral change. I am sure that either your cat has seen something weird around. Try not to leave your cat alone and also try to soothe her. Hopefully she feels better. Also try to give warm milk with honey. It helps to reduce stress.
Everyone who owns a pet thinks he/she is an expert and knows best about feeding, grooming and keeping the pet. And it is a fact that you have mentioned that we never know under which circumstances one is keeping the pet. So it is best to provide the good advice and not to engage into argument...
My cats madly play hide n seek when I place carrier in the room. But the moment I put them inside and close the door, they sense that something is wrong :D
Life becomes so easy with spayed and neutered pets. It is not something cruel because you are doing it to secure the animal. secondly there are many behavioral issues which are resolved by spaying and neutering
My cats love grooming so much. They make a queue and wait for their turn. Its amazing to see that they are so much interested in staying well groomed. People who do not groom their cats have no idea how how much important it is.
I an understand your concern because my cat was going through same phase. Apart from everything else, I like to cook my cat's food at home because canned food is extremely stinky and I feel as if its rotten (even if its not, still it looks disgusting). Secondly, I want to feed my cat something...