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Hey Willowy, I'm embarrassed that until this, I didn't realize that cats falling off of balconies is a very real concern. And I thought I knew so much about cats. I found a great site yesterday Catios & Apartments » Home of Habitat Haven with tons of great suggestions for balcony catios...

Don't let him out. You're the one in control here. He can me-ow but he can't turn the doorknob. I tell my cat Jack all the time "Nope." Because I'm the parent, that's why. :biggrin: They can really work us hard with their whining, but they're also easily distracted. Also, we have an escape...

Thanks Marvel! Yeah, I don't think I could live w myself if I didn't try.

Hi Inky! Thanks for taking the time to write such a passionate response... I truly appreciate the input. I was over at the new place today thinking "oh heck, they'll be in their cat tree next to the screen door, getting a good breeze... no need for them to be on the balcony." I happen to...

Thanks Willowy! That's the one I'm leaning towards. I think I'd just feel terrible if I didn't try.

I'm moving from a large house into a small, one room condo. I've placed two of the strays I'd been caring for into families (so pleased!) and am taking only Jack with me. The other two indoor cats are staying with my now ex-partner in the house. Here's the big question. I've taken care of a...

Hi Maggie, yep, they're both fixed. And yep, I'm going to be moving. I'm trying to find Grey a home; it's so hard. I've grown pretty attached. He's the sweetest thing. I'd hoped he and Soots could work it out but she's not having any of it. The trigger for this is that is last night...

I've taken care of a stray for 7 years; she won't come indoors (throws herself at the glass trying to get out). She's lived a great life in my yard; shelter, food and love. Three months back another stray showed up and of course I wanted to help. But she never wanted him around. Yesterday I...

Maybe treat her like you would a semi feral that you're trying to socialize. Throw away all expectations and thoughts of how it was before The Incident. Start doing things like just sitting w her, reading aloud. Just ignore her. Read w treats next to you and when she comes to her them just...

Such a sweet face...

OH, Chick, yeah, that did it. I'm absolutely bawling. It's 5:45 am and now I'm going to go to work with big puffy eyes and it's all your fault. My god, what a story. I also have little use for human beings. I was playing with our youngest last night (she's, maybe, 1?), and the vulnerability...

My possum didn't make it. It was a she and was apparently in really bad shape. They gave her antibiotics and fluids and pain meds but she died during the night. I am so sad.

Poor dear with her tooth problems :0( So raw foods huh? I'll have to go read up on that- seems many folks on thos forum do the raw food thing to great results.

Thank you Lisa- sounds like the wet food and feeding separately are the way to go. It'll be stressful during the transition but, as you mention, no more stressful than when I hear her eating Jack's kibble.

Chubchub!!! I love that name!!!

More great ideas... thank you Orange! I'll definitely try the enticement tactics to encourage wet food eating. I'm a fan of the idea of wet food, I just can't get THEM on board. But this should help. And I wasn't aware of the carb thing with the low cal stuff. Ugh. It really is time to get...

Thanks Toph- I'd never heard that about the post spay change. She was spayed over a year ago. The play thing has been tough lately. I'm really good about engaging the lil monkeys in play. I mix it up a lot to keep things interesting, but she's not interested in anything these days. Except...

Hello all! I'm sure this has been addressed in other threads but here we go again! So, I have a two year old who is already overweight. I know it's my responsibility to address this and to ensure that she doesn't continue this trajectory. Diabetes in cats is a very real threat and I don't...

Is waking up and heading for the stairs... with four meowing and trilling behbehs trundling down the stairs in front of me. A tiny herd of little bits of my heart, all excited for the day to begin (aka FOOD TIME!) It never gets old.

This is fascinating. I never really thought about this and yet it describes our Jaz perfectly. Explains why she adores one food one day and the next day she won't touch it. Hmmmm... going to have to pay more attention to this.