OMG. I'm about to die. Do you guys know what Moons did just now?! He was running all over the place and then suddenly rubbed against the floor and purred. He then came up to me, smelled me and rolled on the floor. Then he came up to my hand and head butted my hand!! I pet him for a little while...
Thank you so much for your encouragements. I wouldn't have done anything without your words. It was a tough time and Moons went through a lot, but he's doing much better and getting much closer. Still, I'm not able to pet him because I cannot get too close to him, but I'm glad he's out of his...
It's almost like you've came into my house and wrote up an article about my cats. I recently adopted two semi-feral cats (I posted on this page a few months ago and am still updating). The hissing, as you've mentioned, is not just an aggressive, warning kind of thing, it communicates much more...
So I have good news!
It has been about...over a week since my Stars became a real star in the heavens and Moons is doing okay! I thought he would be really sad and lethargic for a month, but he got much better after about 4 days and came out of his litterbox. He's still scared of us because he...
You're totally right. So last night he hasn't cried or I don't think he's cried. Not as much as the past two days. I think he's starting to trust me by eating off my hand, but he's still hiding in the litterbox and I feel like I should make him come out so that I could clean it. But then again...
Thank you guys for rooting for me. Last night my little boy was playing by himself and then suddenly started meowing calling for the other one. Then, he went into his litterbox to calm himself. Then came out again meowing and then after there was no reply, he went back to the litterbox to calm...
Hi guys...
I have sad news. So last time I updated, I said that Stars was acting up and that he was being aggressive. Well.... I found him on the ground this morning and he was unresponsive. We realized that he had gone to heaven. He was cold to the touch and....had already gone.
We had...
Hey guys, so I have an update. It's not good though.
Stars, the hissy one, started being extremely aggressive like batting (or swatting whatever the correct terminology is), biting, hissing, spitting, lunging...etc. It has never been this bad, but I don't know why he's starting to be like...
I will! Thank you very much for your kind input and listening to my story. I will keep you posted for the following days and see what happens. I feel that cats are sometimes unpredictable with their actions. Hopefully one of them opens up more!
Yes, they do have a cat tree. They actually really like it, but haven't been in it for about a day or so after all of that petting. Ah, it is a very tedious, life-draining experience with these kitties to say the least. I love them very much, but am very very confused. I will try and convince my...
We adopted them from a small shelter called SPIN, which is in Natick, MA. THere was one woman that fostered them and told us that she TNR them when they were 4months old. However, they had worms and some medical issues to attend to so she had them for 3 months. During the 3 months, she told us...
It's already been 2 months since we've brought them and it's just been traumatizing for us and the cats. Honestly, we've been moving them from room to room and blocking anywhere where they can hide. I think this was the reason why they're not trusting us. My husband keeps saying that the cats...
So what should I think of articles like this one?
How to Socialize Your Cat | Catster
Many sites say that we need to start petting them and get them used to handling.
I've considered getting a cat behaviorist, but they're so expensive...
They're about $400 per session for 2 hours from where I live and I don't think I would have that kind of money to invest in. Please help! We're so lost as to how to approach our cats.
So there's an update to our cats. I am going to start by saying that my cats have retreated back to hiding.
The other day, my husband thought it was time to start getting them acclimated to pets and to us. It was a good first attempt as the petting sessions seemed to sort of tell the cats that...