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ADVICE NEEDED!! I'm planning for later this year. We have 2 semi-ferals we feed every day. They have 2 shelters to sleep in right against our house. They also sometimes get food from a neighbor who we're friendly with, and we figured we could ask them to put out food for a few days while we're...

My 2 year old cat is ignoring all scratching posts and pads we offer him. I watched him excitedly scratch the sofa literally centimeters away from the pad that was set up against the sofa.... and he knows what the standalone post is for, he's dug his nails into it while I lure him with a toy...

One of our two-year-old TNR kiddos who has been coming inside for meals has slept inside our home overnight (it's COLD out) for nearly a week! He's such a good boy. Loves a good ear rub. He holds his business in (so far) and just goes in the morning outside. We're working on the litter box. It's...

There are 2 litter mates who were born feral but have both now become very friendly with us; both are fixed and are about 2 yrs old. The boy is about 8 lbs and the girl no more than 7. Health-wise they are good, and the girl is even a little bit chubby! They are outdoor cats and we feed them...

Hey friends. One of my feral-turned-semi-feral cats has been coming inside for meals sometimes and has been exploring. He's still unsure about the whole house thing, but he's been getting used to the sounds and smells (although the TV scared him!! haha). He's affectionate and has even let me pet...

Hey all. How worried should I be about one of our neighborhood cats sneezing with mucus discharge? Lately, this sneezing cat has been spending more time with my 2 usual customers. This particular cat is more on the feral side but comes around for food sometimes. She's always been lean but lately...

A few months ago I TNRd a handsome feral panther boy whose sister (already spayed) I started feeding in March 2020. Their affection for me is ever-progressing, but now mister panther actually peeps into and even enters our house! He's been inside twice before, actually. First the TNR, and then I...

My elderly foster cat needs daily meds. I think it's starting to really stress her out despite my best efforts. (It *must* be given as a pill and treats will NOT work with her) :( I know one piece of advice was to try to work it into your routine, but we don't really have a routine yet as she...

So yesterday I took my 17 y/o foster cat in for constipation and the doc wanted her to be admitted for an enema and IV fluids. She stayed at the vet for 12 hours and "a lot" of poo came out. Vet said after the enema to expect dribbling feces for 24 hours, and it might be approaching that now...

I've only owned one cat before. She was about 8 years old when we adopted her and she passed when she was 15. Right now I'm fostering an elderly 17 year old. With both cats, they often wake from a dream appearing startled and confused, looking around the room and at me, then practically run to...

I finally started my elderly foster cat on Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Fiber Response which she ate with her previous owner and seems to really like. I don't know what she was eating for the 2 months since her owner died and she was looked after by the family of the deceased, but she was...

On Sunday the 12th we took in a sweet, 17 y/o senior lady whose owner died. She's deaf (does not react to footsteps or loud noises at all), and has barely any teeth left with some signs of gingivitis. Naturally we expected her to be confused/anxious/depressed, and so far she's spending her days...

So there was a video I saw years ago of someone playing a sound that made a bunch of kittens emerge from hiding, responding to the call for food. It was that trumpeting sound a cat makes when it's made a kill, letting its kittens know it's dinner time. Or when they want the kittens to come...

One of our community cats, about 2 yrs old and spayed, often mews at us, a high-pitched whining sound that lasts about 2-3 seconds. The mew is always accompanied by squinted eyes. She does this often--it's the only sound she makes at us giant furless cats aside from the occasional soft warning...

Hello! My TNR'd boy is doing very well. It's been a week since his surgery and he's showed up every single day. He's a true panther cat with grey skin and all black fur. At first, the new edge of his cut left ear was grey (just like his shaved butt! ha) but now it's raw (pink and red) and I...

Yesterday we released the freshly neutered Panterita. Since he knows us and is fed by us - he's even showed me his belly a couple times - I figured it would be best to let him smell wet food before letting him out of the trap. He seemed not to care, was wide-eyed and crying. He wasn't agitated...

Hi there. I really want to be able to foster a cat, but I don't have a room in the house that could be safely designated as "a cat room". I'm quarantined with my parents right now (who are amenable to the temporary foster of a cat/kitten) and there's just a lot of clutter everywhere that I...

Within the last ~5 years, has the dimensions of the Fancy Feast (small) and Friskies (large) cans changed at all? I ask because for years I was using plastic one-size-fits-most lids with 3 size options and they snapped on just fine, perfect tightness to remove easily but also make a moisture...

This sweet, beautiful boy, Pony, escaped his trap just after being released from a spay/neuter clinic in Sharon Hill, PA (Delaware County). He is a feral community cat and was due to be returned to his home in Camden County, NJ. Local rescue efforts have seen no signs of him. We've put up flyers...

I'll preface this with saying that I do not want to call animal control. I am trying to TNR these cats and some of them are very sweet (if mostly distant) and I don't want them taken away/killed. I was talking to a neighbor, who keeps chickens cooped in her fenced yard, about the neighborhood...