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  1. Yanaka

    I Love My Cats But I Think I Made A Mistake (phd Students, Welcome)

    Dear all, I am writing mostly to get my emotions off of my chest. A year and a half ago, I moved to the United States to pursue the dream I had since I was a little kid to explore my American identity (born in the States and moved to France when I was very young). The best way to finally do...
  2. Yanaka

    Brother Is So Invasive The Sister Doesn't Poop

    Hi, there I'm back with my cat's "bullying" issues. The main problem he poses is that every time he hears or sees his sister go to the bathroom, he rushes to check it out and bother her while she goes. She hates it and either stops what she's doing or hesitates to go in the first place. The...
  3. Yanaka

    Old Cat Behavior Change And Some Symptoms But Blood Test Great

    Hey, all! I'm at my mom's for the holidays and posting because we're worried about our older cat. She is 17 and a half, usually fed dry but has been eating wet lately. Everything is amazing on the blood test. My mom brought her in for something she had and I don't remember what but she had...
  4. Yanaka

    How Do You Deal With Cat Hair?

    Hi, all! I thought it would get better once the cold weather kicks back in, but there's still a sh*t ton of cat hair floating around everywhere in my apartment. What do you use to catch it? To clean it? Do you have tips to help limit the hair on every surface? It's everywhere even where my cats...
  5. Yanaka

    Is My Cat Becoming A Bully To His Sister?

    Ive had them since they were young and they were raised normally: no early separation from the mom and they love each other. Never separated from each other either. They are one year old now. But recently the boy has started to play really rough, including when he plays alone. He does weird...
  6. Yanaka

    Water Fountain And Toys And Fur?

    Hi, there! I'm thinking of getting my cats a water fountain but one of them loves drowning his toys in there. I'm worried that it would break the fountain or contaminate the filter? Also what about the fur they put in there? Either by pawing etc. There's always a little layer of fur on their...
  7. Yanaka

    Warning: Fancy Feast Classic Turkey And Beef Seem To Have Chicken

    Hey there, This might be obvious but I just want to say that my cat, who is allergic to chicken, is having reactions to the Fancy Feast cans I've been feeding him. I wondered what they meant by "poultry" in the ingredients, and it seems that there is chicken. If anyone knows of a similarly...
  8. Yanaka

    Constipation And High-ish Creatinine: Early Kidney Disease?

    Hey all, I'm back on the forum to talk about baby Salmon. Not so baby anymore (he's 10 months now!) and he's still having a few issues. He seems to be constipated (large stools whatever the food, soft sphincter that sometimes stays a little open, he's had accidents outside the litter box and...
  9. Yanaka

    My Cats Dont Want To Eat Anything

    Hi there, me again... Now they are turning up their noses at Rad Cat, which they loved up until a few days ago. I started introducing them to a few canned Merrick because I want to feed them something less expensive (I spend $40 a week for the rad caf), and now theyre not only refusing the...
  10. Yanaka

    How Do You Trick Your Cat/s Into Liking A Toy/bed They're Ignoring?

    Hey all! I have a tunnel, a box, a ball park thing and a cool cosy bed that my cats ignore. I've tried moving them around or keeping them in a closet for a while before taking them back out, but they're still ignoring the objects. They like the tunnel only if I play with them, not...
  11. Yanaka

    I Might Have Made A Mistake Adopting

    Dear all, My heart is heavy. I've always judged people who adopted and realized they made a mistake, and I've never rehomed any of my animals before. That being said, I don't intend to rehome mine, but I need to talk about this. Six months ago I fostered and then adopted two kittens from a...
  12. Yanaka

    Antihistamine For Cat While I’m Gone? Help!

    Hi all! I am in a pickle with my cat who has allergic reactions to what I thought was chicken. I’m not sure what’s going on right now, but his face is swollen and because of the weather the food I was expecting to help with his reaction did not come in. Now I am stuck with low quantities of the...
  13. Yanaka

    Extremely Angry With A Vet Pushing Their Agenda: Catt's Butt, Weight, And Teeth

    Hi, all! I'm going to cut to the chase--I noticed that my cat's sphincter often stayed rather open, and that his butt was icky. His sister's was fine, although it started to look the same. Very worried, I went to the vet and she didn't have a lot to say on his butt: the anal glands were okay...
  14. Yanaka

    Anal Glands And Often-open Sphincter?

    Hi there! I'm back with my problem child. I noticed recently that his anus would not always close entirely. For some reason I didn't worry because he is his complete crazy and happy self, eating, playing, cuddling and all. But then I also noticed that he is always dirty on the same sides of...
  15. Yanaka

    Messy Kitty In The Litter Box

    Hi, all! It’s been a few times now and I thought I would post yet another thread. My male cat (7 months old) gets messy in his litter box. When he pees, he steps in it, dips his tail in it, and then walks around not even bothering to clean himself. I understand, it’s gross to lick litter off...
  16. Yanaka

    Having Two Cats Eat A Different Food: The Nightmare.

    Hi all, So in case you haven't seen my other hundred posts, I have a cat who is allergic to I don't know what but looks like it's chicken/poultry. I'm going to be feeding him more expensive foods (currently it's raw rabbit from Primal), and since I can't afford spending the amount I'm spending...
  17. Yanaka

    Transitioning To Another Protein They Initially Ignore--share Your Tips!

    Hi all. After thinking my cat was allergic to something in Nutro, he's getting the same swell in his mouth from non-Nutro food. I want to try beef, but both my cats hate it. I tried several times, and they won't touch the food even if it's lightly mixed in with chicken. Do you mind sharing...
  18. Yanaka

    Do Cats Want To Dominate Each Other? Why Is Mine An Overbearing Pain?

    Hi all! I think my male cat is going through his annoying period. He's always trying to get into his sister's food although he still has his and it's the same food, he's very often sticking his face in her genitals really in a very insistent way, he jumps on her all the time. He's being...
  19. Yanaka

    Cat Suddenly Doesn't Want Brother Near Her

    Hi there! I have two young siblings, a female and a male. They were fixed at a very young age at the shelter. I woke up this morning to a conflict between them that makes me a little worried. They were puffed and crab-walking from a distance, but it seemed to be a game for the brother; the...
  20. Yanaka

    My Kitten Eats My Hair At Night

    Hi all, I am posting because it's becoming a problem. During the night and in the morning, I wake up having to chase away one of my teenage-cats (6 months old or so) because she's chomping at my hair. At first I thought maybe she was grooming me and got tangled in my fairly long hair. But...
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