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I have a 13yr old Calico cat whom I've had since she was a kitten. At the end of last summer I adopted a 2 year old rescue dog. 25lbs, pug/lab mix. They are curious about each other, but leave each other alone mostly. She has never been a sociable cat! One strange thing I've noticed, though...

I'm sorry you're going through this but well done for being as patient as you have been so far! I hope the problem gets solved soon. I don't think I can really offer any advice. Libby was never as bad as that. When she was a kitten we shut her in the living room at night and she would cry and...

Thanks for your replies emmy - I have considered that she may mellow. She's not even a year old yet, her demeanor may change still. She never enjoyed being picked up, but yes, the fall, combined with our friends, have just made it worse. Luckily she distinguishes between us and will still let...

They are good friends, I know it seems like they're not but, really, they are - aside from this! I tell Libby off a bit for scratching them but yeah, Paula, I think they deserve a couple too! The problem with one of them is that he had a cat for many years, a very loyal cat who he loved dearly...

Thanks for all your replies They all just confirm what I thought really. I was just unsure because this is the first cat either of us have ever had and so I don't know how to deal with these things. We just know what friends have told us (who have owned cats for years), about not spoiling...

Ok, this will probably be a long post, well, I know it will be and i'm really sorry! I did a search and went through the stickied topics but i couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Sorry for all the ramling! Anyway, our cat Libby is about 10/11 months old now and in short, she hates...

We've narrowed it down to two vets now and Pulaski Animal Hospital is one of them Seeing as I have no idea of the area it's in or what they'll be like i'm just going on the fact that it's AAHA accredited. The other is a place called Carlson Animal Hospital. It's in Oak Park where our old vet...

Thanks again for your replies. It's so helpful when i've not been here very long and have no idea of the area and what's around. I'll definitely make note of that number. I have the number of an ER vet but I know nothing about them so it's nice to have a place reccommended. I'll have to talk...

Thank you for letting me know about VCA. That's several bad things i've heard about them now so I don't think i'll be trying them. I really wish we lived on the North Side.. if I did i'd take her to the Chicago Cat Hospital. Of course if it was down to me i'd drive all that way to see a good...

I know this is a long shot... especially as I want to find a vets by tomorrow morning and i'm not sure how many people here are from the Chicagoland area. But i'll give it a shot... Libby has been sneezing a little and has whiteish gunk coming from her eyes - not a ton, i've noticed 3 small...

I did a search but didn't really find what I was looking for - apologies if this post was unneccessary. My husband pointed out this morning that Libby looked like she was snarling and that it may be her tooth... I thought so too and to confirm it, I just found the tooth on the bedroom floor I...

My husband and I have a pillow top mattress and we love it. The mattress underneath is very firm and the pillow top just gives it that tiny bit of softness. It's SO comfortable!

I thought i'd post a couple more pictures of Libby - just because there are so many cute kitten pictures here and i want to join the proud meowmys and daddys and show everyone my cat!! These were taken a few weeks ago. She's getting bigger every day now. She has such a serious little face!!

Libby's the same as your Maui, Sarah. She doesn't like touching water but she's fascinated by it. Any time I run a tap, she's there, or outside the bathroom door when my husband showers. She's particularly become obsessed with glasses of water. She loves when I leave her a glass of water out...

Too cute. Now I have to teach Libby this, because she doesn't ilke to deliver laundry, she likes to run off with it. It's not even like she's attacking it first... she just likes running around with socks mainly!! My husband and I were going away for a few days last week and I was sorting...