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Bonus photos of Moo trying to stay cool on her tree (she is talking, not panting), and Max in his new favorite bed when it was only a "chilly" 80 degrees

Our heat wave finally broke about two and a half days ago, so I'm turning my attention from wiping the cats with wet paper towels back to introductions! 😂 Starting slow again, still doing treat sessions still in AM and PM because even if it's not long enough to get them used to each other in a...

@FeebysOwner That shelving idea is brilliant. Could be a very good tool for acclimating two kitties and I'll probably look into it myself! @Benton Grey I am also working on acclimating a younger cat to my older resident. Don't have a lot of advice to offer on my own but everyone's been really...

And as I was writing that post, I was in the bedroom with Moo on my lap, and Max came up to the gate sniffing. Moo started tail twitching and staring but didn't try to get up to charge him at the gate.

Let Moo out into the living room a bit this morning (still a short period of time, 10-15 minutes) keeping her focused on me with treats. Max, sitting on the living room floor, surprisingly didn't run when she came out, probably because instead of bolting out in excitement, she was following the...

I wish I could offer some advice but it's a really tough situation... I'm going through introducing two cats right now and hoping it will work out, but prior to this I ended up having to rehome a much younger cat I was fostering who was a real sweetie but just too much for my old man. They just...

I am hoping she will leave him be- we will have to see. The stalking doesn't seem play based but I know it can be hard to tell with cats. I had for a couple months fostered a younger cat with Max before and yeah, just wasn't a good fit because the younger cat needed CONSTANT entertainment and...

I think one of my hang-ups is not wanting Max to feel pushed around or attacked because he is my old man... But I think some of that comes from guilt/worry of introducing another cat and changing his life to a massive degree... But like you said, they are going to have to work through some...

All right, thanks for elaborating. I would say they were restricted with visual access the first week or so, then we moved to a fire grate (which wasn't secure) so I went to a pet gate. Moo is not inclined to jump it, BUT when I'm not he or when I'm sleeping, I do shut the bedroom door. Maybe I...

Furmama22, I was surprised reading your thread how similar Max sounds to Hawthorne in that regard! 😄 I haven't finished your thread yet because there is a lot of info in there! I also felt this last week, taking a step back for a moment and just not trying to put a timeline on it (I recall from...

First off, thanks for the replies, everyone! ArtNJ, I had hoped Moo being around 5-6 (assuming she would be done with most of her "young cat crazies") would be okay with senior Max... I suppose I'll just have to see how it shakes out. Max and my previous cat were only a few years apart so...

Hello all, looking for some advice/thoughts on cat introductions. I've been reading threads on here (including working through Furmama22's thread which has a lot of helpful info in it) and have also been trying to follow Jackson Galaxy's introduction instructions by watching his videos and...

Thank you, thank you for saying this... She had regained consciousness but wasn't very alert from my understanding... I didn't want to wait if the vet thought it wouldn't have made a difference to her, and I think she would be the one to know because she was there with Luna. I just have to trust...

Thank you so much for your kind words. I wanted to be there, but was two hours away and if I chose to be there the euthanasia wouldn't have been by the surgeon I was working with and got to know, just whoever was on shift at the emergency center. While I'm sure they are all highly capable, I...

So I had to say goodbye to her on Monday... She went through the surgery fine but when they looked inside her bladder the tumor had taken over 99% of her bladder, just in the three-to-four weeks between the ultrasound when it was 3 cm x 2.5 cm to now. There was no way for them to remove any of...

I work with some amazing people that are willing and able to fill in the gaps while I'm gone for what will be unfortunately a very busy week even with the COVID restrictions in my state. And I will feel much better being able to keep an eye on her right after she comes home so I am fortunate...

Mine don't really seem interested in my plants unless the leaves/"blades" are long and thin like grass (for example, in spider plants) but they are older cats... I would say take a look at the ASPCA list of toxic and non-toxic plants that Fionasmom linked, that's where I go to find out what I...

I am very glad I went to the new place. I felt a lot better talking to the new oncologist, and she was up-to-date on the current studies on feline TCC where the other oncologist wasn't (which I don't mean to sound like I'm slighting her; her area of experience with TCC was primarily dogs, where...

Thank you both for your responses... I know the surgical removal of stones is a lot more common and I figured it probably wouldn't be too very different from that in terms of recovery, except that her bladder will be smaller temporarily causing her to pee more frequently but honestly that's...

Hi everyone, my 15 year old female cat Luna was diagnosed with bladder cancer: transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). I have been working with a couple oncologists and right now Luna is on the NSAID meloxicam for inflammation and gabapentin for pain. I am strongly considering a partial cystectomy...