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Thanks for the advice. We actually spoke to a vet nurse today because we were scared he may have absessed. His glands had swollen really bad and been that way for a few days, so it strained the muscles around his bottom. When he felt the need to poo, he would run to the litter box and he'd...

GreenCatEyes, that's a very cool story! I'm a little concerned about Regent again. His wall obsession is worse than ever. We have picked up the keys at the new place but due to work schedules can't move for two weeks. Anyway, about a week ago he switched his focus to a different wall in our...

I know it's only January but I officially nominate this as thread of the year. My heart is a puddle on the floor where it melted from the photos.

My 3 year old Maine Coon Regent had to go to an urgent clinic yesterday for his anal glands. We are both working long hours and packing for a move, so when he started acting strange, we figured he was angry about being ignored. Yesterday he was very lethargic, and then we caught him scooting his...

Yesterday we signed the lease and got the keys to the new place. We then took MIL back home to stay with Regent while DH and I started moving in preliminary boxes. It did help Regent's anxiety; he was well behaved in the evening. But, this is taking a lot of our time, so we haven't been able to...

Well it didn't take long for the first problem to arise! I seem to have pulled a muscle in my back when we emptied the book shelf last weekend. I've spent all day limping around. I have a doctor appointment in the morning. Meanwhile, Regent can tell I don't feel good, so he sat on the couch...

I used to like Nicole Curtis, but she isn't doing a good job of handling her success. And I got really tired of hearing her gush over LeBron.

I'm a big fan of watching documentaries on YouTube.

We got rid of cable in our house about a year ago. We use a Roku box to watch things online. The only show I care to keep up with is Chopped; we buy the season on Amazon and watch them streaming with no commercials.

The simplest way to do this is to move the box gradually. Keep it in the room where Boo is but set it right next to the door. When she is cool with that, move it to the hall or a nearby bathroom. At some point in the process, you also want to swap out the pan itself for the larger box she can...

Mine is a very talkative little character! He has a whole collection of sounds to make, and when he gets in the mood to talk, he'll go through the alphabet! Depending on how emotional he is about something, he can meow pretty loud. I would really encourage you to talk to Tiny's vet about the...

My purebred MC is very big and is solid as a stone. Four years old is about when they get done growing. I'm a bit puzzled by Tiny's situation. He has a protrusion around the surgery site and still seems to have pain? He has trouble jumping -- what kind of trouble? Mine is not a very high jumper...

Hi Cgillo, thanks for the thought. We will definitely take Regent straight to the bathroom and then leave it up to him how much he wants to explore. If he stays in one spot, okay. If he is keen on exploring, okay. The good thing about him being there before the furniture is he won't be able to...

The schedule thing bothers Regent more than moved furniture! We started packing this weekend, removing paintings from the walls, etc, and he was very brave. He would back away/hide for a few minutes, but then his curiosity kicked in, and he walked right up to sniff the boxes. But let one of us...

Regent is too big to play in a carrier! We bought a big one intended for a dog, and it's just big enough to comfortably carry Regent. We leave it sitting around and put some catnip in it a few times. He is definitely not afraid of it, but he never goes inside. Our plan on moving day is to have...

If this motivates the adults in her life to get the help she needs, perhaps something positive can come out of this incident.

For anyone who is interested in following our move, I've started a new thread: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/290826/moving-across-town-with-a-nervous-rescue-cat

Starting this thread as kind of a diary and a place to ask for advice while my family moves into a new place across town. Here are the basics of the story: We have one cat, a three-year-old Maine Coon who came to live with us after being rescued from abuse/near death He's been living with us...

You don't want to chase her or pull her out right now, but you do want her to get used to you being in the room. Sit on the floor across the room from her for twenty minutes, talking or playing on your phone or whatever, just being calm. The first time you do it, she won't move. But keep it up...

I think every city is overrun with them unfortunately.  Whenever a pet goes to a shelter, odds are 50/50 at best if it's not a death sentence. That's a big reason why people have to think twice about giving a pet away or dropping them off a shelter. It's not about dropping them off and assuming...