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Hello everyone. Back in November, we adopted a kitten who was already about 6 months old. His name is Tigger. We already have a neutered male Siamese who is 2.5 years old who has been with us since he was a small kitten. The Siamese cat's name is Simba. Anyway, Simba has a very close bond with...

Hey everyone. I cannot figure out how to edit my profile. I've been a member of these forums for quite some time and I have not yet updated my profile so it is very much out of date. I went to my profile but I can't figure out how to edit it. A little help, please?

Hey, everyone. I am thinking of getting a new cat sometime in the next year since Precious died but I need some advice. I have a 1.5-year-old son. He'll be 2 on July 29 this year. I am thinking he might be too young for us to get another cat but I don't know for sure. I've never had a child...

Hey, everyone. I am thinking that I am going to have to get my 12-year-old female cat declawed because she keeps attacking my 1-year-old son. I feel like I have no other choice. I am not sure what alternatives there are to declawing though and so I thought I would ask on here about what...

Hey everyone. I just found out that my 12 year old Domestic Short Hair cat, Precious, has a food allergy. For several months she had been vomiting on a nearly daily basis. She had also started having diarrhea a couple of months ago. I had wanted to take her in to the veterinarian but they wanted...

Hello everyone. How often should a cat use the litter box per day? Precious is 9 lbs and is 8 years old. She is eats 5.5 oz of Friskies canned pate food per day and she also eats about 1/4 cup of dry food per day. I have never counted how many times she uses the litter box until lately...

Hey everyone. I am looking for some recommendations on supplements for immune system health for an 8 year old female Domestic Short Hair cat. And yes, I am speaking about Precious. I am wanting to start her on a daily supplement, possibly a general vitamin/mineral supplement because she is prone...

Hey everyone. It seems like Precious' weight varies a lot to me. Sometimes she seems like she is overweight because her waist will appear bigger and other times it looks more sunken in like she has lost weight. I don't have a scale I can weigh her on so I don't know if her weight is varying or...

Hi everyone. I have an 8 year old Domestic Short Hair cat named Precious. She is a female and is spayed. She has not been declawed. The only surgery she has ever had was to get her spayed. She does have chronic ear allergies which cause her trouble with her balance sometimes if she has a cold...

Hi everyone. Precious has a bump just below her lip that looks like a pimple. I noticed it about 3 days ago and since then it has gotten a little larger. It is not an open sore or anything. It is pink like her skin. I don't know if she has a pimple, ingrown hair, or what. I do use styrofoam...

Hey everyone. I have been looking for this answer online but can't find it. I thought I read somewhere once that cats were native to Northwestern Africa before being domesticated but I have no idea how true that is. Does anyone know for sure?

Hey everyone. I really desperately need help here. For some time now my cat has been waking me up almost every morning by using my blanket as a scratching post. Its extremely annoying and even infuriating because not only is she waking me up but she's making a lot of noise and is tearing up my...

Hey everyone. I was cleaning Precious' ears out because she has ear allergies and this usually helps her feel better. I have to use a cotton swab to do so because she despises having the ear cleaning solution put in her ears. Anyway, I noticed a little bit of bright red blood on the q-tip while...

Precious swings her tail a lot when I am petting her. Usually I will have only been petting her for a minute or two and her tail will start two move but only at the end. She kind of taps it. Shortly after that her entire tail starts swinging. She doesn't show any other signs of agitation or over...

Hey everyone. Why do cats love cardboard boxes? Is it the smell of them or the texture or is it simply because they can lay and hide in them? I have always wondered about this. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone. A friend of mine told me that canned food is higher in fat and sugar than dry food and that this puts cats at risk for diabetes. Is that true?

Hello everyone. I was wondering if there is a name for Precious' style of her fur coat or the pattern of her fur coat? Here is picture: Those grayish/black spots are not solid colors by the way. They have stripes in them like a tabby cats. Also, I'm not sure if you can tell but she does...

Hey everyone. Precious is an 8 year old female Domestic Short Hair cat. She is spayed. Anyway, she occasionally sprays while in here litter box. Rather than squatting and peeing she appears to spray on the side of inside wall of the litter box. Is this normal? EDIT TO ADD: When she sprayed her...

How can I tell if my almost 8 year old spayed female Domestic Short Hair who weighs 9 lbs is overweight? I asked my veterinarian what her ideal weight would be but he wouldn't tell me.

Hey everyone. Lately (past week or so) Precious hasn't been eating very much of her food. She eats dry food and its Purina Cat Chow. I know her allergies have been acting up somewhat and that may be the reason. Also, she does eat a few bites of her food every day and sometimes she eats about...