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Thank you for your response. I did offer him some calming treats I had, but he didn't like them, do you have a recommended brand? I have purchased two different ones and neither were palatable to my cats. Also, when do you recommend giving it to him? I have tried to be consistent with the flower...

Hello friends, On January 9th I rescued a male (approx 2-3 y.o. FIV+) buff tabby and had him neutered and given all his shots/microchip tests etc... he had a severe cold and I kept him in his safe room for the first two weeks prior to introducing him to the rest of the house. He has been urine...

This was amazingly comforting and I have read it several times over. I think you're exactly right, he is so stressed that he is making all this noise. We decided today that maybe we should let the shelter put him back on Petfinder and foster him (hopefully they'll let us) until the right person...

Thank you so much, just reading these are so so comforting and helpful. Now that we got his fecal back and he is totally negative on parasites etc... we're letting them engage again and hopefully if the girls don't get too stressed we can let him out overnight so we can sleep, fingers crossed.

Thank you so much. I think some part of it too is the shock of three cats vs. two and he is so vocal, our other two are super quiet and peaceful, so his presence is super know at all times. He is constantly whining, meowing and making short dramatic sounds at the girls who are hissing and...

I am a total sucker for the ginger kitties and he is becoming more handsome by the day as he gains some weight and his nose is healing. They estimate approx 2 years old - which is about the same as the other two (2 and 2 1/5 est). He is like a big overgrown kitten.

I did try this yesterday and he got scared and wouldn't leave from under the sofa, eventually I had to let them back out and corral him back to his room. We played as much as I could, it was late, and he never wound down. This sorta addresses the previous post as well, but as I write this the...

Thank you SO much, your words were so thoughtful and I can't express my gratitude. It's overwhelming and exhausting and so helpful to know I'm not the only one and to take time to take care of myself too. Thank you!!

I just adopted a new boy cat from a shelter, he was rescued off the streets and in bad shape and very underweight. There wasn't any interest in him at the shelter (kitten season after all) and I really had no business being on PetFinder the night before when I saw him and he tugged at my heart...

Okay, back again. I ended up not fostering the tortie, but instead adopting a male from a shelter. Tomorrow will be one week since I got him, he was a feral and he is driving us crazy and I feel helpless. He meows/yeowls all night long to get out of his safe room and the bonded girls are non-too...

Another side thought - the adult female I am looking to possibly foster is a diluted tortie, I've heard she has a bit of a personality, but won't make judgement until I meet her. My priority is my current cats' continued happiness. Anyway, made me think - do diluted torties have the same...

Thank you so much for sharing, betsygee! I love this story and hope to meet a cat who is up for adoption in a few days, also, a mother stray who is still nursing her 3 week old kittens will be in need of a foster home when they get adopted, so I have a lot in mind. Really appreciate the shared...

Hello, I have experience with the proper way to introduce cats, but I would live to hear other experiences about introducing a third cat to two very bonded cats. I have two females who love each other and am thinking or two different opportunities I have. 1. Adding a third, young male (my two...

Really enjoyed reading through these threads to compare your journey with Bugs and Laya to mine with Lilly. Wondering, it's now been 11 weeks since I brought Lilly into the house. She's doing terrific, but I'm wondering how long before Bugs (and Laya) stopped being skittish around you, if ever...

Thank you so much!

UPDATE - Today was the day!!! Lilly let both of us pet her today :woohoo: As I was prepping for their breakfast, so so tired (as cats don't get Saturdays) and moving really slowly, they both began to get antsy and rubbing all over everything anxiously waiting for their food. Lilly began to brush...

Thank you Norachan, Could they be playing too rough? It, at times, seems Lilly is way more interested in the rough play, although it does seem they take turns as who is dominant in the play. I just worry that Millie is used to this kind of aggression. Lilly generally is the one who starts the...

UPDATE w/more questions :) So, Lilly and Millie are together all the time now and really seem to have a good time together. They get along, sleep next to each other, eat next to each other, chase each other all night long and play, a lot! They are playing really rough too - a full-on contact...

These pics made me laugh, I can image after seeing the cold and snow they were suddenly really not interested in going out anymore. Also, that first pic of kitty looks just like what Lilly is doing, sitting and staring longingly outside and the subsequent meows, but Millie won't let her not play...

Good to know he finally stopped, I hope/assume it's because he had such a good life with you inside. The first time I read this, I thought the coyote was crying and howling for the cat, haha. I hear them cackling and howling and crying out all the time here so that's why I misunderstood. I am...