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I am wondering if it is possible to register a kitten with the TICA if the Dad is registered but the Mother is not.. And if it is possible, I am also wondering how it is possible for the TICA to even know if the TICA registered Dad is really the Dad of a litter of kittens? What kind of records...

I have never had more than 1 cat at a time, so I have no idea what is normal between cats who are friends. I am now living with 2 neutered male Savannah cats. One that is an F7 that is a year and a 1/2 old and the other an F6 that is 7 months. Savannahs are probably more gregarious than most...

If kittens born in a cattery get their recommended FVRCP shots at 8 weeks and 12 weeks can the still carry or catch herpes? I have 2 young cats. One is 5 months old and the other is 17 months. Both spent time in the same cattery. The 5 month old has been with us about 5 weeks and has always...

I recently adopted a male kitten that is 16 weeks old today and am feeling a bit puzzled by both it's size and behavior which remind me of a 9 week old kitten I adopted a couple years ago. Yesterday it was taken for it's first wellness check and initially the *vet*, didn't think it was likely...

I live with a year and a 1/2 old neutered male Savannah cat that only goes out on a leash or out in a series of enclosures and wire tunnel walk ways and he is my only pet. The norm in this area is free roaming cats, and my neighbors neutered male cat who is maybe 5 to 8 years old (?) is a bit...

4 days ago my 6.5 month old kitten was neutered and given a killed 1 year rabies vaccination. He is a late generation Savannah and has a short sleek coat and long lean muscular build, so his underlying body structure really shows. Yesterday I noticed he has a raised swollen area on his side...

I have a 6 month old kitten and a month ago I made an appointment for him to be neutered as soon as the vet can fit him in... which will not be for another 2 weeks. He has lived with me almost a month and a 1/2... He has only been outside briefly on an enclosed porch when I am out there too. He...

I am wondering if a cat that spends it's youth indoors, will be less likely to end up roaming and more inclined to stay close to home, or if a cat deprived of gaining experience for that long, and then given a gradual introduction to it's own yard will always be more vulnerable due to lack of...

I am not sure whether to post this in the behavior or health section as it is kind of a combination of both, but I guess the possible health concerns are most urgent so I am putting this here. About 12 days ago I adopted a kitten who now is 5 months old. After a few hours of being shy he warmed...

I may be purchasing a TICA registered kitten from someone and I am realizing I have no clue how this is done and what I should expect to see showing the ownership has been transferred from them to me Is just a hand written signed note acknowledging the sale and terms of the sale and some sort...

I have the opportunity to adopt a 4 month old kitten that was previously adopted from it’s Mom at 12 weeks. Something has come up and it needs to be rehomed. I have no doubt it has bonded with it’s new family and I am wondering how hard it will be on the kitten to get torn away from it’s Mom...

I have been dealing with a sick 8 month old kitten for the past 3 weeks and I am finding the help I am getting (not getting) from local veterinarians a bit of a nightmare. My kitten has been de-wormed with various treatments recommended by a veterinarian every 4 weeks since he was 12 weeks old...

I thought it might be interesting and fun to start some threads talking about variations of specific traits, where people could post pictures of their cats with these traits, along with what is known about their cats ancestry. As I understand it, specific breeds of cats generally have a...

I have a 7.5 month old kitten who is a neutered male and he has has spent a lot of time outside in my rural partially wild yard since he was about 4 months old. I also spend a lot of time outside doing chores and my work so I usually know where he is even though I can't always see what he is up...

I am feeling really worried about my 6 month old kitten. I don't have a proper way to weigh him, but weighing myself holding him and then not, and using a digital scale that is supposed to be accurate to .2 of a lb, and that sometimes seems to fluctuate up to 1/2 a lb in an hour, and looking at...

My 6 month old kitten has become an extremely unpredictable and picky eater. I started out with him gobbling up a can or more of Wild Calling or Whole Earth grain free cat food, but he hated the organic dry chicken and rice kibble I offered him. Then I tried him on Orijen Chicken/ fish/ egg dry...

Last April I adopted a 9 week old kitten who is now 6 months old. My kitten, who I named Moggie was not advertised as any particular breed and was only $25, so I did not, at the time, think to ask a lot of questions. But I am now curious. When I was arranging to go and pick him up I was told his...

So, I have a 6 month old kitten and assuming my digital scale is accurate he weighs about 7 lbs and has maybe gained 1/2 a lb in the past month. He weighed 3.8 lbs at 12 weeks and 5.5 at 16 weeks, about 6.5 at 20 weeks. And now he is about 25 weeks and he is up to 7 lbs. Is it normal for a...

I adopted a kitten last April and have discovered I like talking about cats, hearing everyone's cat stories, telling stories about my kitten and and showing everyone kitten pictures and videos, so I think it will be fun participating here. My last cat showed up with a homeless teenager and...