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    Cat totally freaked out over wearing a collar

    So I tried to get all three of my cats to wear collars so they could use an RFID-enabled smart feeder, allowing me to keep the overweight cats on a restricted diet while my other cat can continue to have free access to food as he is used to. Two of my cats are ~10 months and they took to the...
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    Long-haired cats and trimming around the rear

    So this is the first time I've owned a long-haired cat, and I've definitely been finding the long fur around his rear to be a magnet for poop, and occasionally urine as well. He had a vet checkup and they helped out by trimming the fur in that area. Any recommendations on how often I should...
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    Automatic litter box / litter robot - opinions?

    So of my three cats, one of my younger kittens (Archie, age ~9 months) tends to have a very strong demand for a very pristine litter box - she will guaranteed poop on the floor if each litter box (I have four boxes for three cats) isn't cleaned at least once every 24 hours, and sometimes she's...
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    Good strategies for timed feeding in a multi-cat household?

    So for the last five years I've been lucky in that my oldest cat, Reggie, has always been fine with free food - I'd give him some wet food once or twice per day, but not enough for his full daily needs, and in between he'd have access to dry food, and it always worked well. Apart from one time...
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    Persistent teary eye in cat

    Anyone have any tips for a cat who has a persistent teary eye, or have a cat with a similar issue? Three veterinarians at two practices think it's just a congenital thing and not an eye infection (he had sniffles and an eye infection as a kitten but that has long since cleared up per the vets...
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    Cat recently began pooping outside the litter box

    So for the past four days, I've found cat poop outside the litter box. I'm almost certain it's my oldest cat, Reggie (7). I also have two younger kittens (about 7 months). It's about two months since they finished introductions and began living together fully. Some general facts first: I...
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    Kittens eating adult cat food and vice versa?

    I have three cats, one aged seven years, the other two are littermates and about seven months old. All of them are fed a mix of wet and dry food. Recently, for dry food, all three cats want to eat the "adult" cat food. Conversely, for wet food, they all want the kitten food, and the adult cat...
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    Tips on teaching kitten to not scratch sheets / me?

    I have three cats, two of them being kittens around 7 months old. One of them, Copper, likes to come into my bed at night. Mostly this is fine and he just lays on or next to me, but one behavior in particular is annoying and painful - he likes to "dig" in the bed sheets, particularly around my...
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    Play aggression (or dominance aggression?) in kitten / adolescent

    Hey all, So my cat family is Regulus (Reggie), a 7-year-old neutered male, and two kittens, Archimedes (Archie), a spayed female and Copernicus (Copper), another neutered male. Archie and Copper are littermates and roughly six months old. While overall they are fine being around each other...
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    Guidelines on how much fish is okay for cats?

    My oldest cat, Reggie, is a bit of a picky eater (although getting better now that I've figured out his preferences in terms of food texture), and one of his favorite meals is Fancy Feast whitefish & tuna pate. While I had originally thought that "whitefish" might be included since tuna can be...
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    Struggling trying to up cat liquid intake

    My seven-year-old cat, Reggie, tends to get somewhat dehydrated, which can lead to symptoms like constipation. I've tried a lot of different things to get him to drink more liquids, and it's been a real challenge. Some things I've tried: Adding an extra meal of wet food per day. He is a...
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    Teaching kittens not to chew cables?

    I have two four-month-old kittens, a male and female, who are living in one room and now starting to explore more of the house, and one thing I've noticed about them is that they love to chew things. I actually have to inspect their toys to see if they've damaged any from over-chewing; they...
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    Adult cat getting overwhelmed by kittens

    So about two months ago I got two kittens, and due to having a couple of parasite problems, they've been in "kitty quarantine" - the guest bedroom - since. Well, fast forward to now, and the parasite problems have been dealt with, so the kittens (male & female, now a little over four months...
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