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Maybe I'm overly worried, but I wanted to hear what the crowd thinks. I was surprised at feeding time today that one of my cats, Liam, didn't come running into the kitchen. He usually waits patiently for me to take his food out and put it in his bowl, which is right there. He's not a big eater...

The other day, I took Mr. Jenkins on a walk in my cat-backpack for the first time. Whenever I bring a cat on a walk, even in the backpack, I put him into a harness with a leash just in case something happens. This was the first time I brought this particular cat on a walk as he is one of my...

Hi! Recently, I adopted two new cats. One of them, Rigatoni, is seven and has integrated with my resident cats very well. He plays with them and will sleep contentedly in their presence. The other new cat, Mr. Jenkins, is a head-scratcher for me. When he first came home, our vet pointed out...

Mr Jenkins was suffering with a broken tooth, which I assumed was the reason he was springing on the other cats. He got his tooth removed about a month ago and a few days ago, I started reintroducing him to my other guys. I thought it was going well until this morning, when another fight broke...

Mr. Jenkins just had a damaged tooth removed a few days ago, but I'm kind of worried about him. He won't touch wet food and only picks at kibble soaked in water. I attempted to blitz some dry kibble in the food processor but with minimal success. He's very fussy about his meds, and normally we...

For the last few days, my oldest cat, Reginald, has been barfing his brains out. He was always a hairball upchucker, but he never seemed to lose his lunch. Lately, the barf has been thick and food-tinged. Just now, he was napping and then jumped to the floor, barfed two giant puddles and then...

I think I figured out why my new cat has been attacking my other cats. I brought him to the vet and they told me he has a tooth so broken, the nerve is exposes. The vet said the cat is probably in a ton of pain and might be lashing out. It makes sense because the cat is otherwise calm and cuddly...

One of my new cats, Mr. Jenkins, is super chill around humans. He is slowly learning to accept his new brothers, but every once and a while, his tail starts going wild and he pounces. We're always there to throw a blanket or a pillow into the situation and get the cats apart, but the other cats...

Just brought home two adult cats to introduce to my other cats. At the moment, the two new guys are in individual crates in the bedroom with the door closed off from my resident cats. Here is where it gets weird. I let either cat out one at a time to stretch legs and sniff around. Whenever...

We are moving into a dog friendly apartment and there is a dog at the shelter where I work that I’m particularly bonded to. My girlfriend met the dog today and it went really well, but if we go through with it, its contingent on whether she likes our cats. The dog, that is. I was interested in...

One of my cats has been incredibly food motivated since the day we brought him home. I sort of assumed it was because he was a stray and was used to foraging. We have had him for almost four years now and his obsession with food has only gotten worse. He's getting... really fat. But he also acts...

I'm at a loss. My new kitty, Liam, is the sweetest little guy. He loves to lay in arms and laps and he's taken to his middle brother, Hammy, very well. Liam loves to groom Hammy and nap next to him. They play together and do all the stuff you'd hope Kitty brothers would do. Meanwhile, my...

About a month ago, I brought home a new kitty. He's about 1 year old and has been eating a mix of the food he had at the shelter and the wet food I feed my other kitties. He's been pretty good about eating until the other day, when he had some explosive puke. Since then, he hasn't really eaten...

We just adopted a new cat Named Liam! He is one year old and full of energy. I think he’s been adjusting to our apartment well and he seems to be getting used to our other kitties as well as you could expect. My main concern is eating. I’ve seen him munching on dry food and drinking water. He’s...

I finally caved and bought a Litter Robot and after half a week, I'm already obsessed with it. I followed their instructions about switching the litter boxes out by putting the robot in the place where the old one was and then keeping the old one next to it until it got really gross. Hemingway...

Hi! My 3.5 year old male cat can be a little stinky, but lately it's been really bad. My guess is that it's his anal glands because his bowel discharge is pretty normal. What situation requires his glands to be expressed? Is random stinkage normal? He doesn't spray anymore, though he did when we...

Today, I brought Hemingway to the vet. Because of COVID, I wait in my car while the vet takes the carrier inside for the appointment, then they come out to consult. The vet asked me if Hemingway was a bully when I asked why he might be so energetic at night. When I looked at his chart, the vet...

Ever since we got him, Hemingway has had nasty, smelly #2s. Like--I've cleaned up less offensive dog poop. We thought it was related to his chicken allergy, but lately, he's been having a lot more liquid poops than ever before. Thoughts or suggestions? Thanks.

Is it typical for a cat to look normal when he's trotting around but rolly-polly when he's in loaf mode? Hemingway is very active and loves to play, but there are times when I look at him and he looks pudgy as heck. Should I be worried? He currently weighs 12.5 lbs, but that's been his...

Hemingway is a weird cat, but sometimes I wonder about his habits. One I kind of worry about is that he licks EVERYTHING. Sometimes it’s normal stuff like me or the other cat or his food dish, but other times it’s strange stuff like the cabinet door to his food or the window screen or the wall...