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Yes! I could see on the cameras that there was plenty of food/water but I never saw her eat. Of course, I was trying not to obsessively watch the cameras. ;) When I got home, I saw that she'd barely eaten...but she started eating again, right away, normal amounts, and now she seems fine...

Oh, those are great ideas! You're right about the litter boxes, too. We've never had a problem, but we definitely wouldn't WANT to have a problem. My "local" friend (well, 25 minutes away) has offered to stop in to do that!

Truthfully, I'm not crazy about a stranger coming into our house...I'd be more comfortable with someone I knew, and I do have someone that could stop by, it's just that our older cat always hides when other people come over. I'd thought about boarding, but our dog hates it so much, and cats are...

I hope so! We're planning a few day trips this spring and a long weekend, hopefully she'll get used to things.

I just had to cause her any further trauma. The only thing we know about her "former life" was that her owner died and she was surrendered to the local shelter. She didn't get adopted, so they sent her to ours. She'd been bounced around for over a month. It took her years to trust us. I...

I wish we could! The fact is, we live 25 minutes from any friend. No kids in our neighborhood. We really like our elderly neighbors, but they have mobility issues. Coupled with the fact that our cat HATES other people and just hides when they come around! We always have a ton of litter...

We adopted an elderly cat 2 1/2 years ago from a shelter, no ideas about her past life. It was pretty rough going...she randomly bit me...hard...for 1 1/2 years before finally calming down. She didn't start becoming affectionate until about 6 months ago but now she's a real lover and sleeps...

They're grey tabbies, not especially large. Late teens...phew. The end is in sight! :)

Thanks, that's really good advice! I'm going to give it a try!

I adopted two feral kittens nearly 2 years ago. They are a bonded pair and so sweet and loving. The only problem we have is that they are SO wild and SO destructive that it's starting to wear me down! They've shredded wallpaper...gouged window sills...ripped up bedding, curtains...

We've got a really big "litter catcher" mat under the box. The problem is that the urine was hitting the wall and the plastic shelving and running down. This actually happened to me YEARS ago with my first ever cat. He started urinating in a big metal floor grate. It was too warm to use the...

I'm not sure...maybe plywood over wooden beams? I'm going to try Nature's Miracle this week and if it doesn't work, I'm afraid we're going to have to pry up the floor of the closet.

I'm hoping this isn't the case. I slopped on both vinegar and enzyme cleaner and let the liquid stand, so that it would seep into the seams. I'm going to hit it hard with Nature's Miracle now!

Thanks! I had seen those links before, but I'm mainly wanting to get the smell out of the vinyl floor. I used a generic Amazon enzyme cleaner but I will pick up some Nature's Miracle too. I'm desperate!

I have 3 cats and 4 litter boxes, 1 of which is in the closet of my little two-room attic office/craft room. I don't know who the guilty party was (1 elderly female, 2 1.5 yo boys, all fixed), but someone started urinating standing up. The urine went into the drawer of an old plastic...

I have a Furminator...he isn't too crazy about it. I've never heard about those gloves before...going to look them up! Thanks!

Some really great advice! I'm going to do some shopping now for toys/chews that he might like. And I need to get better about interactive play. Both cats have a ton of toys, but I don't use the feather wand with them nearly as much as when they were kittens! Thanks again!

I have one cat who LOVES to nibble on everything. He comes running when I carry in the groceries and I have to constantly shoo him away from the bags because he is obsessed with chewing on the plastic. He chews on my hair, and eats any debris he finds on the floor. I brush him a lot and he...

Hmmm...they ARE pretty pricey, and the reviews aren't very good (on Amazon). I'll have a look around and see if I can find something else. The cats don't even like being fed in separate rooms because they're so used to eating together so I'm not sure how they'd take to something like this...

I did do the separate-rooms thing, but our "eater" wolfed down his food and then pawed at the door where "finicky" was eating. "Finicky" was then distracted and didn't finish his food. I think I'm going to have to feed them in completely separate areas. It's a pain because everything is all...