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I would definitely look into seeing an allergist! I am extremely allergic to cats, but they've been part of my life since I was born so I can't stand the thought of life without at least one cat. I've been on lots of medications for it, and they can certainly help a ton, but the biggest help for...

About 5 years into owning my previously feral (now indoor only) cat, Astrid, and after a recent move to a new area, I finally got her to a vet that was willing to give her a real exam. Because she was feral, she hasn't tolerated much at previous vet visits and I've had vets actively discourage...

Hello all! I am looking for litter reccomendations, but I am extremely limited in the litters I can use. My fiance and I have very severe allergies. We had been happily using OkoCat softstep litter for a few years now, but with recent boxes we are having contact reactions to the litter dust. So...

Hi all, its been awhile since I've posted here but I figured that if anyone would be able to help me, it would be this community of cat lovers! I would really like to find a good option for a foraging feeder toy for my cat to hide dry food and treats in to get her more active and engaged when...

How does the grain size compare? I use the soft step as opposed to the regular clumping version because the regular one's grain size is too big. It's hard to tell from pictures, but what I can see from pictures of the longhair version looks even bigger than the regular one. (I also just ordered...

UPDATE Since I've popped back in on the forum, I figured I'd give another little update here. I moved from FL to PA in August, but lots of roadblocks came up that delayed getting Astrid up here with me. My family ended up having to catch her up in mid October and fly her up for me. It was a big...

My cat Astrid is some kind of wizard at tracking litter. She gets it everywhere. She did it when she had clay litter and has continued to do it with wood litter. (We use Okocat Soft Step.) Litter mats I've used in the past, the rubbery plastic ones with the curly thread texture, haven't done...

I did ask about the safe room, they do have one. But the only way I'm going to be able to sedate her is if this vet agrees to it. I don't know what to do if I he won't sedate her, and by the time the vet is back and can give me any input, I'll be on the road, so she will have to fly. Driving...

@Sarthur2 Oh, definitely, so way would I let them put her in cargo. Where she goes I go. She will not be allowed out of my sight while we're traveling. I'm probably being overly cautious and overprotective, but I'd feel better knowing she's with me where I can keep her safe. @shadowsrescue...

My Astrid is a bit of an odd cat. She doesn't do as many of her odd behaviors any more, but early on after I took her home, I would always walk out from her safe room with a crazy story of the evidence of weird antics I found. My favorite is the way she used to sort her toys. For a long time...

@Sarthur2 My car is not exactly a practical car - it's a 1988 Porsche 944. It's not the most reliable for a 16 hour drive (fine for a daily driver in a small town, fine for shorter long distance drives, but she could just quit on me on an interstate hours and hours away from home and family...

@Sarthur2 Nothing has been resolved, I have to drive away on Saturday and everything is falling apart. -- For driving, we are going to have extremely limited space to comfortably transport an animal. My dad and I will be riding in the uhaul truck, towing my car behind. There will be no AC in...

Astrid and I are moving out of state, 16 hours away ( we ended up moving to PA). I had discussed this with my vet, and he came up with the plan that I fly her sedated - he gave me oral sedatives with instructions to start with a very low dose and see how she does, then gradually increase the...

Thank you all for the responses and suggestions, I really appreciate it! I ended up at the shelter at nap time, so most of the cats were asleep and not terribly interested in socializing with anyone. There were maybe 5 or 6 cats at a time that were up and about with us? She woke up when I read...

Today I visited my local shelter that I very much love, to check in and play with my kitty friends there. This visit, though, I fell in love with a cat. You know how sometimes an animal comes into your life that you just click with? It was instant. There was a new cat that wasn't there last...

I think there are a lot of factors to it, beyond individual personalities, like the age you get them at and what kind of experiences they've had prior to you entering their life. My Astrid was estimated to be around 3 when she came home with me. It's been...a year and a half? And I still can't...

I use OkoCat. I started out with the standard variety, but ended up switching to the soft step one. The grain size on the standard was surprisingly large, which is why I switched. So large that some of the litter gets stuck in the slots of my scoop, which has pretty wide slots. My picky cat...

Are any of the trees you are all suggesting made of wood, with good solid bases? I've read so many amazon reviews talking about flimsy platforms and narrow bases that allow the whole tree to sway or fall over when a cat jumps on it. I have looked at the Kitty Mansions trees on several...

I'll be moving hopefully within the month, and when we have a little more space, I want to get my cat a bigger, better cat tree. Right now she has a very basic 3.5 - 4ft one that she likes, I'd like to get her a really cool one that's more like 6 - 8ft. However, in my shopping I'm finding that...

I haven't tried that, but I think it would really freak her out. :/ She is afraid of wand toys. Any time I've tried to play with her with one she ignored to toy moving around and focused on the big scary stick in my hand. She is also pretty much always facing me, I don't think I could reach...