Thank you so much for the reassurance. The cardiologist sent us a card saying we did all we could to save Walter., too (He won over everyone in the hospital while he was there. He was such a charming, intelligent, affectionate and active little guy. My mom told me he was more like a toddler than...
Thank you for the advice on Penelope. I think you're right, we don't need to be thinking about another cat just yet. We'll wait and see how we feel after we're a bit more healed from the loss.
My boyfriend and I got two kittens in mid-2012 -- our first pets (as adults). Kima was a DSH girl from the shelter. Walter was a Devon Rex boy from a breeder in a neighboring state.
Kima died suddenly without any obvious warning signs in January 2013, at 10 months old. The vet who examined her...
Hi! I'm a new member and new cat owner. I got my first pets (as an adult) this summer and hope to learn from other cat owners here. My boyfriend and I got a gray tabby Devon Rex boy (Walter, now 6 months old) and a black DSH girl (Kima, about 9 months). They are both extremely affectionate and...
Well, the rug is basically the carpet for the whole room -- huge rug -- so we hadn't even considered moving it. But we have rolled it up for storage at least until she's a bit older and will also play more with her so she gets used to other games (can't ever hurt to have more play time right?)...
Oops that posted before I was done. To add: We've tried using a citrusy deterrent spray but it doesn't seem to work longer than a couple hours maybe. Does anyone have tips for stopping the behavior? And should we be worried that swallowing the threads/ribbon pieces is harmful to her? Thanks!
Hi! I adopted a female kitten in July (she's now about nine months old) and she has developed a habit of pulling up pieces of our rug. It's a wool rug but she's not interested in the wool, just the synthetic ribbony longer threads in the rug that stick out to create the rug's design. She mostly...