Recent Content by kiva13

Hi. Thanks for answering my post. He is a year and a half old and has been neutered since he was a few months old. We adopted him from a shelter when he was just 12 weeks old. We tried getting him another cat twice and it didn't work out either time. Once, we kept the other cat for 4 months and...

Oh my gosh. I think our cats are siblings. I just posted something before I read yours and called it vampire? They sound so much the same. I understand how you feel. It's so hard because I've always been able to trust my animals. I've never had one hurt me before and it's pretty hard to deal...

I have not been on this site for awhile, but always got such great advice. So I'm back. Javie is now a year and a half. Ever since we first brought him home, he has been sometimes nice during the day and a monster after the sun sets. (His redeeming trait is when I let him in my room in the...

I'm so sorry for the loss of your precious friend. You gave her so much love - she was a very lucky kitty.

Thanks. I'm going out of town, but I think I will call animal control when I get back and see what they think. Rabies !! Yikes.

There are lots of cat sitters in Seattle. For people who don't have family to take care of their cats or neighbors who will, it is their only solution. I wouldn't do it because I have a solo cat, and the thought of him being alone for all day and night with just a short visit from a stranger to...

I LOVE this guy's website. It's the best I have ever seen. He has to be a writer and a cat sitter. Look at how he describes his kitties. I wish he was in my service area. Oh well. At least I can enjoy his website: http://www.sittingkitties.com/

Is coming up to a porch and sticking a face in a window considered abnormal? I wonder if there is anything to do to keep them away. Is there such thing as a racoon repellent?

Last night my daughter burned the soup, so she opened a window on the main floor to air out the place a little. There is a screen on the window. Javier was cuddling on her lap, and then all of a sudden jumped up and leaped towards the window. He got all puffed up and started hissing really loud...

I looked up Aclaim and it sounds like an insecticide. I'm a little nervous about spraying my house with that because I have auto-immune issues and I never know what I'll react to. But I'm glad to hear that Frontline was okay for your cats. Maybe I'll try it.

Here is the link to the company if anyone is interested. Although it worked, it was expensive. We didn't have a choice because our huge 13 year old beloved dog died, and left all his fleas behind. I didn't even know he had them until we saw them jumping around the house after he was gone. It...

Hi, When we had our dog, we used a company called Flea Busters in the house. They put a powder on the carpets and furniture that kills the eggs and the fleas. Supposedly, the fleas only stay on the animals long enough to feed and then they jump off to lay eggs in your rugs, furniture and other...

Do you think that a cat sitter who comes in for an hour a day is enough time? Javie is so spoiled in the sense that someone in my family is almost always home with him to do his bidding. I think when I leave for a week next year, I am going to try to find a housesitter who really loves cats...

Keep hope. My first cat disappeared for 8 or 9 days once, and we were sure we would never see her again. Then one day, she just showed up meowing at the door. And smelling of perfume. I agree about shaking the bag of food. Whenever I look for my Javie if he gets out, I shake the treat bag and...

That's a good idea. I have a fleece sweatshirt that he likes to knead and sleep on. I'll put it on my bed while I'm gone. It is nice to know you're missed, isn't it?