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My 4yo female has been vomiting frequently - it's always food (no hair) partially digested. I've seen her do it about twice while I've been home - she meows, heaves, and spews. I've made sure she has plenty of water so that she doesn't get dehydrated. She has plenty of energy and is otherwise...

Thanks for the advice! Here is an update on the situation: I've moved the couch to my balcony - it's too big to move into another room (won't fit through the door), so it's the only way I can isolate it from the cats. Since moving it, they have used their box normally and have not had any other...

I understand where you're coming from, and I really want to keep them, but owning cats shouldn't impact my social life. I understand that my lifestyle needs to be accommodating to the needs of cats (feeding, cleaning, socializing) but it shouldn't impede upon my interactions with other people...

About a month ago I adopted some cats (2) from a very stressful home. As suggested here, I bought some Feliway to help ease their nerves, and now they aren't quite as "fraidey" as they used to be. They are friendly to me and will even approach guests, and will meow and love to be petted. They...

Thank you both for the great suggestions and encouragement. I am going to the pet store after work to pick up some supplies and I will look for the Feliway. "Dumb Cat" got a lot of good reviews online so I am going to try it. It's described as Controls your cat's urination on carpeting and...

Hi; I've been reading these forums and articles for a little while, trying to understand the behavior of my new cats. I still have a few questions, however. I recently rescued two cats from an overwhelmed home. The cats are siblings (brother and sister) and were originally rescued from a box in...