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you know, upon rereading my original post, I realized that I sort of left out an extremely relevant and related part of the timeline of the development of this wacko behavior. i was going to just lie or something, but after reading everyone's kind and wise posts I feel pretty safe telling the...

Everyone's suggestions are intelligent and make a lot of sense. Frankly, I think I'm going to borrow from everyone's replies and give everything a try... They all seem worth experimenting with. I think it will be a worthwhile exercise for me and Linky, and I'll be really surprised if we don't...

tried that. he just gave me that "is that all you got?" look. this guy was feral for almost his entire life... he's tough.

When I adopted my guy, Linky, he was completely terrified. Before I adopted him, I had another cat named Toki. Toki was young, fearless, and borderline hyperactive. In an attempt to ground her a bit, I turned my guest bedroom into the Cat Room. Bed, litterbox, two cat trees (one by the window...

I grew up with dogs, and I'm currently only on my second cat, so I'm hardly a feline expert, but I wonder if the night time issue could be helped by purchasing a "training cage". You could line it with soft, comforting blankets, even placing a dark blanket over the top for security (maybe leave...

heheheh... damn, i'm sorry. it's not really funny (well, it's a little funny... the strap thing, anyway). i agree with LTS3: I mounted my tv about 5 ft. from the floor with an adjustable mounting kit purchased at amazon (I don't exactly remember, but I'm pretty sure it was less than 50$). it...

sounds like a form of epilepsy. the loss of muscular control, bladder control, and confusion... as well as "forgetting" the incident afterward: a textbook seizure. luckily, most seizure disorders are generally controllable (to a greater or lesser extent) with medication. I would schedule a vet appt.

i get a little nervous with laser pointers... i'm not 100% convinced that they have the ability to blind someone (or a cat) if -- hopefully by a complete accident -- they are aimed directly into the eye. dunno if this would work for anyone else, but i use an engineer-grade penlight (no laser...

clipping his nails is a nightmare. it has to be done at the vet, and i just can't afford vet visits every month. his nails grow incredibly fast and somehow - and i wonder if this is part of his feral history, as weird as it sounds - he seems to know how to chew his nails/use his scratching...

OHHHH-kay. Does someone want to let me know what I did wrong? because, honestly, i'm flummoxed.

hello... I'm new to this forum, and I'm still getting the feel of the site (if that makes sense). I mostly looked up this forum because I'm having a little difficulty with my cat, Linky. When I adopted him from the local shelter he was 8 years old, FIV positive, and still extremely underweight...