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My parents live on a farm, and growing up we had barn cats. Eventually it got to the point that they only had one male cat, but over a couple of years other cats moved in and now they have a small colony they are caring for. Some are tame so they were easy to get vaccinated and spayed/neutered...

I apologize if this has been asked before. Friday is ~13 years old now. He's in good health, aside from needing to shed some pounds. He's an ex-barn cat that was brought up mainly on dry food, so that is what he prefers now. I've been trying to slowly get him to eat wet food and he will, but...

I need to do something with my living room windows, but I'm kind of torn what to do so would love some suggestions! I have one window that is currently driving the change (picture below). It's right next to Friday's cat tree, and I put a shelf up there so he can sit and look outside. The problem...

I'm going on vacation for about a week and am unsure if I should board my cat or have a pet sitting service come in and take care of him. The price (I think) is pretty comparable. When I went on vacation a couple of years ago I boarded him at a different location and he had a terrible time -...

Hi all, I apologize if this has been asked a hundred times. I am currently remodeling my house, so Friday is staying with my parents for awhile. He has free run of the house most of the time, but has a home base set up in my old bedroom and is put in there overnight. The problem is he wants out...

Just curious - I just heard that a person's cat was demanding to go outside frequently and when they finally went to the vet it was diagnosed with kidney cancer and was put down. If you've seen my previous thread, my cat loves to go out into the backyard. He can be pretty darn insistent about...

Bit of background, Friday is an 11 year old domestic shorthair who spent the first 10 years of his life as a barn cat. Last fall, I brought him to live with me as an indoor cat in town. He did about a week where he sought out the doors and wanted out but after that didn't have any interest - in...

Sorry I don't have a better picture, she's a bit skittish and doesn't like to stand still for the camera. This girl showed up at my parents' farm as a stray a few weeks ago. She set up shop in their barn and won't leave - she won't even go back outside. They're feeding her and have asked...

I finally reached 100 posts (!!) so I created a signature. Can I have a mod look at it and make sure it is okay? I was careful to read the signature rules and follow them but I don't want to have missed something and break any rules. Thanks!

Friday is approximately 10 years old and about 11 lbs. According to the vet he could lose a pound but he's not obese, just a little chunky. He was raised on dry food and I've been working wet into his diet. Our issue is that I started out giving him half a can and he wouldn't finish it, so it...

I'm just curious if anyone else has a cat that likes to do this. When I go to bed at night, Friday will come and get into bed with me but then he wants to lay on top of me. Usually it's my chest - he'll climb up and knead the blanket for awhile standing up and then lay down. What's funny is that...

Hi everyone, I apologize if this has been asked before but I searched and wasn't able to find an answer. Do you have to be a member of a certain ranking or for a certain number of days to get a signature option? I've looked through various how-tos on the site and for whatever reason just can't...

I have a double window in my dining room that Friday previously ignored but now is very interested to see out of. I put up a cat hammock (below) but for a number of reasons it didn't work out (I had to doctor it to make it fit in the window, it didn't really hold Friday's weight well, he didn't...

I was raised on a farm where if a random cat came along, it was a good bet it had been dumped. Now I'm in town where there are tons of cats that just free roam (my own cat is indoor only). I was walking my dog last night and he was acting squirrely - not odd for him really as he's anxious and...

So, my boy Friday is a 10 year old former barn cat turned indoor-only cat. He's adjusting quite well to being an indoor cat; he's pretty sure he was always destined for pampering. I have a room in my house that is blocked off for him (no dogs allowed) and he has a table in there that's by the...

My cat, Friday, has been living with me in my house for about three weeks now. Previously he was my parents' farm cat, so he spent most of his time sleeping either in the shade or in the barn. He seems to be doing a decent job of adjusting, especially to living with one of my dogs in particular...

Hi everyone! I'm new here; I usually tend to lurk on dog forums as I have two but I recently obtained my first cat so I'm trying to learn all I can. My cat, Friday, is a former barn cat (he belonged to my parents, who live on a farm). He's around 10 years old I think, neutered, vaccinated, and...