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I find myself telling Melody that, 'I don't need a kitty in the refrigerator' [where her kibble is kept], or, 'kitties don't need need that' [insert whatever], or, 'I could use a kitty up here to snuggle'. Do other people do this? Talk to their cat without using the cat's name and just saying...

First I was explaining to Melody why she couldn't have the wet food she'd rejected back; I'd replaced it with kibble. (Canned food eater morning and evening with kibble midway up the cat tree as a snack.) And I mean explaining in FULL sentences to her. Then, I am telling the bits of kibble she...

[Couldn't decide between Nutrition and Health for this?] Melody is a not-quite 7 y/o neutered female that I adopted just over 2 years ago. I adopted her at about 13 lbs 4 oz and she is 14 lbs 3 oz now. She came home on dry and happily transitioned to wet food after we'd been together about 4...

C'mon now, what other animal is pretty much guaranteed to be able to survive in the zombie apocalypse world of the Walking Dead? Cats are faster than zombies. Cats can hide in places zombies cannot get to Cats can go up trees to get away from zombies Cats' food sources--small animals and...

I wonder how I am supposed to nap on the couch when my cat decides to groom my hair?

Melody will be due soon for flea treatment and I am having trouble deciding what to use, if to use, etc. She is INDOOR ONLY. I do, however, see the point of having the protection so she won't pick up fleas at the vet or when the windows are open. Since she was adopted a year ago, she has had...

:ruminating:Melody always wants to be where I am. She is allowed supervised visits to the garage--which is not kitty-proofed. I am planning to paint the garage this weekend and know that she will not be happy if she can hear me in the garage, but not see me. There is no screen door. I could put...

Melody is a five-year old spayed female, adopted last October after she'd been several months in shelters. She has been very well-mannered and good at keeping herself clean. And, she likes to go take a poo in her litter box right after I've scooped it. Sigh. Last evening, for only the 2nd time...

Poor Melody. She was happy to see me home 2 hours early from work--especially since I went ahead and opened her up a can of food. About 5 minutes later, the HVAC guy showed up to service my A/C. I let him in and warned him that I had a cat. As he started to looks the inside part over, I looked...

Melody, my 5 y/o spayed female, was adopted last October after several months at the shelter and an unknown situation before that--but clearly someone's pet. Up until the last few months, she would play with a ribbon wand or chase a soft foam ball down the hall. She was never highly active, but...

Because Melody liked the brown craft paper in the Chewy box so much, I got some paper yard waste bags figuring she'd lay on that also. Nope, the yard bags make terrific kitty caves! [But, she does still like to relax on the other paper.]

Is a litter disposal system worthwhile? If so, which one? I have been using a 5 gallon bucket from Lowe's. [I already had the bucket and bought a lid for it. So, NO, the cat doesn't fill a 5 gallon bucket; but, the bucket does hold the contents of the litter box when I completely change it...

Five year old female adopted last October co-sleeps with me. When I make my own 'litter box' trips at night, she had been jumping into my spot in the bed when I came back--to keep me from bed and to try to get a snack for herself. [I have NEVER done it, knew better.] She has recently been...

A few of our cat toys have feathers on them--a chirpy bird, a teaser mouse on a rope/stick, etc. [I still do not understand fake mice with tail feathers, but that is another subject.] Melody will lick the feathers on the toys until they are soggy. She has done this regularly, it is nothing new...

I have read some older posts about problems with Bravecto [90 day]. I've had my [first and only] cat since October of last year. She has had 2 treatments with it and is due again for flea treatment in mid-May. She didn't have any noticeable issues from Bravecto treatment. Do I do Bravecto...

I live on the 2nd floor. A patio door opens onto a small deck--I have a bird feeder hanging from one of the railings [the hanger goes up, so the feeder is easily visible to my cat]. She was adopted last October, so there was only one time I had the glass door open before the cold set in. That...

When I get down on the floor with her, she has started coming over and grooming my hair. She'll lick a section several times. She also sometimes scrapes with her teeth. Is this harmful in any way that you can see? As long as the scraping isn't too rough?

My 5 year old female is due for a check-up next month that is to include stool sample. First time cat owner's question: from the litter box or do they want it fresher and without litter?

My[5 year old] cat seems more interested in the Lucite wand of the teaser than the ribbon. [She loved the ribbon end when I first adopted her last fall, but is now ho-hum about it.] She likes to chew on it. I'm thinking of trying the chew sticks for cats. Are they worth spending the money on...