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    cat peeing on blankets

    help! one of my cats pees on blankets we keep on our couch. it has happened four times now, and we keep the blankets there for their comfort. i know the easy answer is dont keep nice soft blankets on the couch for them, and that is where we are at today, but i'm wondering if this has happened...
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    cat all of a sudden peeing out of litter box dont know why

    so one of my kitties who is about two and a half years old (we have a total of four, two are older, and the little guys are brothers). has twice in the last couple months, just started peeing right in front of us in the family room. I don't think she is mad or anything not spraying, just jumps...
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    Conflicted As To Whether To Get Contruction Done Because Of Noise

    Hi, if anyone can give me advice on this. we moved into a new house two years ago, and also integrated two older cats with two newer cats. also one of the older cats takes buspirone for anxiety. it was a very long difficult integration, and they are doing pretty good now. i was thinking of...
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    Fiv Cats

    Hi, we have two two year old cats that are FIV positive. we have two older cats that are not. I don't think my vet has ever adequately explained what we can expect as far as their life expectancy and quality. I was wondering if there was anyone out there that can share their experiences, good...
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    Pills

    my cat needs three pills a day and after 15 months we can’t get any in him. He needs it hidden in foods. Over the month we have used liver sausage raw hamburger salami all kinds of lunch meats and all of a sudden he can smell it in there and just walks away. It’s buspirone to help with...
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    Has Anyone Dealt With Cat Dementia

    hi, I think one of our cats is getting dementia. the doctor thought last year it was hyperestensia, and he was put on buspirone, but that is no longer working. has anyone dealt with this? I feel so bad, he wakes up and appears to have no idea where he is, and runs around in distress...
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    After 14 Months Will My Cats Ever Be Intergrated?

    I have been on this site before with my four cats for various reasons, but i am losing it. i brought home two kittens last october, and have two older cats. we also moved homes at the same time. the cats generally can coexist together, but the older ones still hiss at the younger ones, and...
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    New Kitten Poohing Behind Couch

    My friend just got a kitten a few days ago, and, although he uses his litter box, twice he has randomly pooped behind the couch. Otherwise he is super friendly and happy. They also have an older dog but the dog and cat get along fine. Any ideas?
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    Older Cat Now Attacking His Best Friend Cat

    I have two older cats, about twelve or thirteen, and two kittens that I have been getting integrated over the last 10 months. basically they were all ok together, we also moved at the same time so it was definitely not that easy. one of the older cats had to be put on buspirone for a tail...
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    Buspirone

    has anyone had a cat that has been on buspirone? we have a cat that is one it, He was chasing and biting his tail. It seemed to work when he was taking it twice a day, and then lowered to once a day, but when we tried to wean him down to once every two days, he started chasing his tail again...
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    Leaving Recently Intergrated Cats Alone For The Weekend

    Hi, i am just seeking advice. I have two older cats who I have integrated with two kittens. the process has taken very long, and they now are I guess tolerant of each other. (the two big guys love each other, and the two little guys hang together). once in a great while, the older cats get...
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    New Roof Going On House, Should I Stay Home With Kitties

    this might not be an actual behavior question, but i'm getting a new roof on my house in a couple days, and am trying to decide if I need to stay home with my cats, cause, of course, they hate noise. my husband is going to be home, but i'm trying to decide if I should stay home for added...
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    Kitten Introduction Set Backs

    hi, I have two kittens that I introduced to my two older resident cats about 6 months ago. While there is no fighting to the extent that anyone is ever hurt, I feel like they just will never get along. While one of the older ones is somewhat ok with the kittens, the other one just wants...
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    Resident Cats Hate Each Other Now That I Brought A Kitten Home

    Does anyone know how to help my resident cats, who used to love each other so much, get back together. I brought two kittens home a few months ago and it seems like everyone hates everyone, the little guys are tolerated but now my two resident cats fight and never hang out. It's so depressing
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    Buspirone

    Has anyone had their cat on buspirone for anxiety? My cat has been taking it for about four weeks, and it has not seemed to help. he gets bouts of aggressive behavior where he chases and bites his tail, and its awful. we are also trying to integrate some new kittens and i'm sometimes afraid...
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    Cone Of Shame

    Hi can anyone recommend a good alternative to the cone of shame. my pet got neutered but had to have surgery since one of his testicles had not dropped, so it was basically like spaying. the cone is heart breaking, but as soon as I take it off, after he eats he goes right for his incision. it...
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    Pilling A Cat

    seriously can anyone give any ideas about how to give my cat a pill? There is not a chance I can get it down the normal way, or with a pill popper. He knows when I hide it in food, and does not like the pill pockets. they are small little pills but he finds them in everything. I think he has...
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    Cat Behavior

    I need help integrating my cats. I have two ten year old male resident cats, and found two male kittens that I am trying desperately to keep. I also just moved so that did not help matters. They have been together for two months already, and things are just not progressing. The one resident...
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