Recent Content by leahk

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. It's such a tough situation. I sat with the rescue cat at the shelter for an hour or so yesterday, just to keep her company. Part of me is so tempted to just take her home with me, but I think MoochNNoodles's point is a key issue: I DON'T have the room to do...

Hello! I know this has been talked about here before, and I've read some old threads, but I was still curious to hear advice from folks here about my particular situation. Background: I went to a local rescue shelter about 3 years ago to adopt 2 cats. The first cat I found, Rosi, had only one...

Thanks everyone! Based on this advice, I'll just wait and see for now. I'll keep feeding the mother and try to figure out if the kittens are still around. Thanks for the tip about putting the food inside the humane trap, to get her used to going inside--I will definitely do that. 

Hello! I am hoping for some advice from people who have more experience than me in dealing with stray cats. I would love to know what others would do in the situation I'm in now. About a week ago, I discovered a female cat with four kittens living in the back porch of an abandoned house on my...

Just wanted to update and say that I am *cautiously* optimistic that things seem to moving in the right direction! I've been trying to be consistent with redirecting Boo's attention whenever he's feeling playful and looks like he's about to chase after Rosi. Plus, Rosi also seems less worried...

Thanks felinemama! I'm a big fan of them too! Things seem to be very up and down. Many times, this past week, I've come home to find them sharing the living room--one on the couch, one at the window, looking very peaceful. Then, just this morning, there was some kind of huge fight at one of...

It didn't turn into a fight, but that may have been because I made sure Boo followed me away from Rosi when it looked like he wanted to wrestle with her. But--*fingers crossed*--I do think maybe things are moving in the right direction. In general, I've been trying to keep Boo busy with toys...

Thank you for the advice! I've been using Boo's favorite toy to redirect his attention when he seems like he's about to go after Rosi, and this has worked well. A couple of times yesterday, Rosi has even came over and played with the toy too--so they kind of played "together" a little bit. Both...

Hello! Two weeks ago I adopted two cats from a shelter, Boo and Rosi. Boo is two years old, and he was given to the shelter by his previous owner. Rosi is six years old, she was found as a stray, and she is missing one eye. Both were previously declawed. I got two cats, instead of one, so they...

Thanks everyone! You guys are very sweet to think that I'm such a nice person for adopting older cats--but really it was totally self-centered of me! I knew that I didn't want a rambunctious kitten tearing up my house Actually, truth is, Rosi picked us She came right out of her cage and tried...

Hi--I'm new to the forums! It's been almost a decade since I've had cats, and I know that a lot has changed with regards to diet and care guidelines, so I'm signing up here to learn all I can about how to take care of my new pets. I just adopted two great cats from a local shelter this weekend...