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Hey everyone, we have two new furry family members joining us around the beginning of July and I wanted to get some input on a few things. These cats, both approx. 4yo DLH females, belong to my husband's brother. He adopted them when he was living alone but then he moved back to his parents'...

An extremely distressing new behavior popped up in the last few days. While I am cleaning Garfunkel comes out of nowhere spitting and growling and attacks me with his claws. Not in the "swipe swipe I am trying to get whatever you're messing with" but legitimately AT me, my body. He sinks in his...

I don't want to share too many details but a friend has a tame, non-feral cat who lives outdoors. (This is NOT an indoor/outdoor debate!) A few years ago the cat lost his eye in a fight. He continues to get in frequent fights which are documented by my friend. She seems to think he enjoys this...

Ugh. We've had UTI issues before but I've never caught it this early. He's in and out every few minutes and is passing small amounts each time. I just fed a watered down meal to help promote more urine, is that the right or wrong thing to do?When do we need to take him to the e vet? There is no...

Any ideas what could cause this? Simon is indoors-only and while all the cats tussle, they don't do any serious fighting. He is eating (canned food diet) and drinking normally and does not seem to be in pain. Should we go to the vet next week?

I went back several pages but couldn't find a thread yet. Although I've been almost nonexistent in the forums this year due to Patrick's issues, I have absolutely cherished exchanging cards with TCS members for the last 3-4 years and would love to continue the tradition. Could a mod or admin...

Hey TCS, We get occasional hairballs but otherwise don't have a big issue with vomit in my house, so Joni's behavior tonight is a little worrying. She vomited bile twice before I fed them - it was getting on towards 10-11 hours since their first meal so I assumed it was related to that...

Chicken thighs were on special at the grocery store yesterday. I have 5 lbs worth which I'd like to more or less split into 2 recipes. They are bone-in, skin-on, though I can remove the skin. Any favorite recipes for chicken thighs? Bonus points for crockpot recipes! :) 

A BIG DISCLAIMER: We moved on July 26, and spent the 5 weeks prior to moving away from the house most evenings doing renovations. I fully expected this to be a difficult time with the cats as they received far less attention from us during those 5 weeks than usual, and obviously the move is...

My goodness what a long and stressful process, and it's only just begun! It's such an AMAZING deal but we are putting in some sweat equity for sure. We closed Wednesday and spent the night, then worked on it all day yesterday. I am back at work today and tomorrow but will be working there each...

We invested in a deep freezer a few months ago. It's awesome, but too much so. A lot of times when I take things out the night before, they are not thawed (sometimes not even close) the next day. It's Patrick's birthday today, so I have a roast that was in the freezer. Knowing that it takes a...

Hi all,  I'm having a lot of behavioral issues with the cats right now and I'm just so weary and exhausted of dealing with it. I know that we can't make cats into what we want them to be, but at the same time I'd like to feel relaxed in my own house.  The main things we are dealing with right...

We've got about 10 inches of snow and it's still coming down. Just now we were sitting at the table eating oatmeal and looking out the back bay window at our pretty snow-covered yard, when what to my wondering eyes did appear but our neighbor from across the street, in our yard! What could he be...

It's my first day of day shift after more than 15 months of working 1pm to midnight. Just last week I was sleeping from 2-3am until 10-11am and this morning my feet hit the floor at 5:04am!!!  My new schedule is basically 7-4 but I have to get up so early because I have to commute about 40...

Couldn't decide if this belonged here or in Behavior; mods please move if necessary! Today is my last day working until midnight. Tomorrow I get off at 9pm, I'm off work through Monday, then start a radically different schedule on Tuesday. I'll be working 7am to 4pm. The cats currently get fed...

Woohoo!!!! I remember last year I posted in the "What are you looking forward to in 2014" thread and I posted about looking forward to getting engaged. Well, turns out my boyfriend and I were not on the same page for awhile (not that we weren't both sure that we would stay together, just had...

I love having things nice & neat. I just don't like to put in the effort to keep them that way.  (Oven mitts went from inconvenient in the drawer to convenient on the wall across from the stove.) We threw out a lot of stuff that had expired - a LOT. It really made me think about all the...

Still with the same company - but a promotion, and in a different job site. I'll be meeting all new people, new boss, the whole 9 yards. So it's basically like a new job. A chance to start over with a new image! In my current job the environment is pretty casual. Technically we have a dress...

I am getting braces tomorrow! I am really excited. I have been working on this for a few months, I needed some dental work done before I could get them. This will be a 2.5-3 year journey for me and will include upper jaw surgery next year some time. I am 25 but I am honestly not self-conscious...

Mine ran to the kitchen for food!   I was so offended! I had been gone six days and they greeted me pretty normally... came up to the door as I came in, then ran off to the kitchen. It wasn't until later when I realized the kitty sitting on my lap was not our major cuddler Garfunkel but our...