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You may also want to try the Feliway pheremone spray or diffuser. It's quite possible that Mingo is feeling territorial because this isn't "his" home and he wants to make it that way. You may want to try the diffuser in Mingo's "room" first to help him feel comfortable in that space before you...

Hi Thanatos! This should answer your questions about using Feliway with birds. The article writer actually contacted to manufacturers, so this should prove useful! http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/behaviortraining/f/feliway-parrot.htm

I had a Savannah cat (an African Serval/domestic cat hybrid) who displayed those same tendencies. He never grew out of it after "kittenhood", but I did find some ways to alter some of his behavior. Kuumba would also sometimes accidentally scratch me or bite me if I got my hand in the way of his...

I would be interested to hear what the vet says if you're willing to post it!

They SHOOT them?! I honestly don't know if that happens here, and frankly (since I'm forced to live here for the foreseeable future), I would rather NOT know! We have some free spay/neuter programs, but they usually come with relatively restrictive income limits. Once a year they open up the...

I can only speak from my own experiences, but I have found that the cats I have owned that have been allowed outdoors (my family lives on a farm in the middle of nowhere, so many of our cats roamed quite often) were quite a bit more vocal than the cats I have owned that have been indoor cats...

Thanks for all the insights! I'm starting to think that a boy might be the best way to go as well.... We'll be adopting from a shelter, so now the process will begin of checking out the shelters and seeing what kittens they have available. Even in a state like Oklahoma that has a terrible feral...

Hi all! I have two cats, both neutered males. One, Parker, is a six year old, 24.2 pound Maine Coon (we're working on the weight issue!) who has decided that he does not want to be the sole companion to my second cat, George (aka "Monkey") a two year old orange tabby DSH that I adopted from a...

We had a four year old neutered male DSH that started licking his tail until it bled. I would definitely say take the kitty to the vet for a checkup. We thought Tigger might have had fleas, but no such luck.... This habit continued until the last six inches of his tail were hairless, bleeding...