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I would personally say no. Domestic cats are invasive species and are the reason for a lot of loss wildlife. Plus, the dangers out there (especially at night if your cat doesn't come home) outweigh the benefits

My cat, Ophelia, really likes a certain fabric to scratch on and turns out my roommate has a couch and a bed that have that type of fabric. Ophelia will wonder into my roommate’s room and scratch her bed and it’s a brand new bed so obviously and rightfully, my roommate is upset about it I trim...

She's 2 years old and I haven't ever seen her silent meow! But I'll start to look out for that. I think it'd be pretty hard to teach her to meow if she doesn't already kinda do it. ):

When she gets the zoomies she'll let out a meow and bolt across the room, but that's the only time I've ever heard her meow. It's kinda like she gets so excited it slips out, and then she runs really fast. lol

Hi! My cat bites me and chews on my stuff when she wants attention, but she never meows on her own. Is it possible to teach her how to meow in order to tell me she wants something? Kyla

That's what we decided to go with! Crossing our fingers it works

Cat Scratches Roommate’s Bed, But She Has a Declawed Cat My cat, Ophelia, really likes a certain fabric to scratch on and turns out my roommate has a couch and a bed that have that type of fabric. Ophelia will wonder into my roommate’s room and scratch her bed and it’s a brand new bed so...

Link to old post: Time for a cat behaviorist... I usually follow all of the tips about acting like prey and skidding around fake objects like they’re rocks or moutains, I also try to get her engaged on my bed too for added “elements” like height and “around the corner” play. She just will stare...

My cat has some past trauma with me, regarding her nail trims/caps and aggression issues. It's a long history and can be seen by simply scrolling through my old posts. I'm a college student, so I've always had roommates while living in college. It's cheaper this way, but because of my cat I've...

If she doesn’t respond to Ophelia in the first place, do you think it really matters if it sounds the same?

Hi there! I adopted a cat almost two years ago when she was just itty bitty 4 weeks old. It took me almost 2 months to name her, and in the meantime I called her “kitty” or “my cat”. When I did name her, I named her Ophelia. For almost two years, I hardly called her by name and now I’m starting...

This is kind of a weird question, but I found these treats that my cat LOVES, but they aren't the best for her so I can't give her too many. I started giving her one to eat everytime we went to bed. Eventually, she started to come with me to bed and now she sleeps on my bed all the time! I...

I know it’s been a long time since this thread has been replied to, but I wanted to open it back up again to thank everyone who’s helped me with my cat. This site is truly amazing and I’m so glad I found it. I’ve come to peace with my cat and she now greets me at the door, rubs up against me...

This is the article I'm referencing about the 8-10 feeding times: Transitioning Free-fed Kibble Kitties To Timed Meals – Cat Articles Since she doesn't eat her meals when I put the bowls down, switching to a scheduled feeding time suddenly by only offering bowls twice a day for 20 minutes...

I think it was to provide a routine and so that I'm associated with positive things like food. It is a little difficult, but I'll never have a class or work before 8am, and I tend to be home by 10pm most nights. If there's an odd day out, I would plan on asking my roommate to feed her. Next year...

Hi all! I mostly post in the cat behavior part of this forum because that's what I need help with the most, but they suggested something to me that I've recently started doing, but need some help. I didn't want to mess anything up this time and try something without doing research beforehand...

I wish I had taught her! She just did it a couple times! And thanks for the info! I'll definitely post in the nutrition part of the forum to get some advice on scheduled feedings. :)

I didn't think of that! I love to sit on the floor haha, but I'll definitely keep that in mind! I'll make sure not to sit on the floor as much as I can help it unless I'm playing with her, at least for while we're working on bonding and our routine. Many dogs at the jobs I've had, have had...

The bite marks of her first bite are on my left hand and aren’t pictured. All those pictured are ones from the second bites. The first bite was probably a I want to play/give me attention bite, and the second one might’ve been out of fear when I scolded her because her ears went back and her...

We were making so much progress. This is so frustrating. I was sitting on the ground doing something not important on the computer. She bit my arm lightly. I scolded her with a stern “no” and turned my back to her. When she seemed to have calmed down I turned back around and her tail started to...