My son and his wife have 2 male cats, 4 years old. They've been in their house for about a year, no prior problems. Two weeks ago, they found out they were pregnant with their first child AND the cats starting peeing outside their litterboxes. Over the course of 2 weeks, the cats have entirely...
My 17 yr old cat recently started scooching his butt on the carpet after using the litter box to defecate. I've read that could indicate worms or impacted anal glands. He only does it once every few weeks. Wouldn't he be scooching more often if it were one of those problems? AND, btw, can an...
Has anyone had any luck with using essential oils to keep their cats out of their house plants? We have a new kitten who likes to dig in the dirt. I read that citrus and peppermint can be repellants. We've tried placing rocks over the soil, sticky tape, pinecones, seashells, tin foil, etc. to no...
Our 3 month old cat has started jumping up on our kitchen counter. Our older cat has never done this, and it really bugs my husband. We would like to discourage this behavior, but we don't want to spray him with a water bottle or sound a loud air horn when he jumps up as we're afraid that will...
Two days ago, I noticed a spot on my cat's neck that has me concerned. She is an indoor-only tabby, approximately 8 yrs old. The spot is pink and raised with a scab in the middle. It is more raised today than it was 2 days ago. There is no puss. She does scratch at it. We got a new kitten about...
Our cat is having the I-31 radiation treatment today. He will stay at the vet 4 or 5 days until his radiation level is low enough to be discharged. Some of the aftercare instructions aren't completely clear to me. I've asked and researched and gotten very different answers. My main concern is...