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    Is our kitten becoming sexually mature?

    Exactly 4 months ago, my brother's cat had a litter of kittens. We have 3 of them still living with us, 2 boys and a girl. Our girl kitten Silver is yowling and acting very.... attention-wanty. Which is unusual for her, she rarely meows and is the most shy of the litter. I am worried that she...
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    Shredding papaer/cardboard boxes & treats addiction (7 month old kitten)

    My kitten Nemo has developed a really annoying habit... She likes to spend evenings/nights with me in my room but recently has started shredding cardboard boxes and packing paper I have in here while in the process of redecorating the place and using the boxes for trash/storage. I won't resort...
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    Update on Ernie's litters (photos!)

    This is Ernie and her litter of 8 kittens, who were born on July 28th. This is the last photo I have of all of them together, taken about a week ago. The kittens seem to be maturing in some ways MUCH faster than Ernie's first litter of 4, and not growing as quickly, even though we've been...
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    Hairballs or something I should worry about?

    My kitten Nemo (5 months old) has done this twice in the past 3 days. She seems to be coughing or wheezing. It SEEMS like what our mainecoon does when he has hairballs, but Nemo doesn't cough anything up, she just does that sort of... heavy outward breathing then is fine. Both times she's done...
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    FINALLY... almost 2 weeks after we thought she was going to give birth... the kittens arrive

    Almost 2 weeks after I was convinced Ernie was in the early stages of labor, she FINALLY gave birth to a mindblowing litter of EIGHT. ...GAH!!! They're all charcoal-black tabbies or black cats except for that one little odd one out, Earl Grey. (Or Lady Grey, if it's a girl, we can't tell yet)...
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    E-collar vs. licking stitches newly spayed kitten

    I just got home from having my kitten spayed. She's just about exactly 5 months old. It seems that without constant stimulation, she doesn't want to stop licking and nibbling at her stitches. So we put an e-collar on her and NOW without constant stimulation she won't stop wigging the frick out...
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    Training kitten not to climb on desk or tables?

    My kitten Nemo is 4 months and 3 weeks old (give or take a week). She had recently been introduced to an exclusively indoor lifestyle. I am trying to train her off of undesireable habits. The first I've noticed is her jumping onto a table and trying to eat from a dish a person is eating from. I...
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    Odd nesting behavior (or... lack thereof?)

    Long story short: Our mama cat Ernie is a tamed stray who normally lives strictly outdoors. Because of the recent heat (near or over 100 degrees every day), we've moved her and our other adopted stray Ash into a part of the house (a couple of offices) where they can be kept separated from our...
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    Pregnant cat close to giving birth being aggressive towards kitten from previous litter

    I posted before about our pregnant porch-cat Ernie. As per the advice given here, we HAVE moved her inside with the intention of keeping her confined until she has her babies, if for no other reason than because of the weather. We've been having lots of storms and temperatures over 100 degrees...
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    Outdoor cat pregnancy

    Last November, a small stray adopted our front porch. Though she wouldn't let me get too close to her for some time, in an attempt to be a responsible critter landlord, I did my best to try to gauge her health and guess her age. The first thing I noticed about her were unusual and striking BROWN...
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