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To clarify, my cat isn't interested in the apples. She does lick some of the moisture of the cut peaces, but the primary interest is in the wax coating.  That said the apples are usually out of reach for her so no worries in that regard. She can only get them when I eat them. Thanks for the...

Not sure if this is the right section to post this in, but my cat loves to lick the apples I buy at the store. She licks the the stuff that they put on apples to make them more shiny and so that the apples keep better(I think it's wax or something based on it. When I asked at the store they...

A toy on a string is a good toy if you want to play  I'm using a mouse or  a simple feather attached to a string and dragging it around. My cat usually gets bored of a string toy in about 2 weeks so I rotate them around. As yayi mentioned a laser pointer can be a good toy though my cat lost...

Called the vet. They said that this week was bad since they had managed to get some money to TNR some cats. The vet said that unless Kika starts to show pain or other odd behavior I should wait for at least next week or the scheduled appointment. As for the injury: I doubt it has anything to do...

I'm going to bump this thread since I would really like to see a response to the clicker training part. And thanks for the reply.

Last week my cat(Kika) seems to have injured the gums(not sure if this is the right word) in her mouth. I have a vet visit scheduled in 2 weeks for a yearly check up, but now I'm wondering if I should take her to the vet ASAP. Since she was a feral she doesn't take well to being held so I...

The tips that were given is what I usually do and it works for my cat. In the beginning Kika used to wake me around 3-4 AM and was rather loud in her nighttime strolls. Now 6 months later the first time she trys to wake me is about 5 AM and if I don't respond she goes away and does something by...

First the play part. It's been getting hot and during the day my cat Kika isn't interested in running around chasing the string toys I normally use. The problem is that she is walking around and demanding attention, looking for things to do and generally annoying me. With her like that I can't...

My cat(Kika) is extremely scared of the vacuum cleaner. Well she is actually scared of most noise that is above a certain level and with summer starting it's only going to get louder and louder outside and I'm starting to get worried about it. While letting her naturally get used to the noise is...

As the topic suggests our cat Kika has gone into heat. We had wanted to get her spayed once spring was here, but nature was faster. We called the vet, but she can't take Kika till next week. So any suggestions or advice what to look out for and do this week? Next is about Valerian. I drink it...

Thanks for the answers. I'll try putting the wet food away if it isn't eaten an hour after I put it out and leave the kibble out all the time. I don't think I have to worry about kibble addiction as she will take wet food 99% off the time if given the choice. She usually eats about one wet...

First the general story: We have been feeding out cat(7-8 months old) 3 times a day with wet food and have dry food available all the time(though I limit the amount she gets in a day). She used to eat all or most of the wet food right away, but lately she has been leaving more and more food...

Me and my family adopted a feral kitten 2 months ago. The kitten(Kika) should be roughly 6 months old now. I already made a post about her in the feral part of the forum, but since my questions this time around probably don't have much to do with Kika being a feral I thought that I should make a...

Thanks Tracy. The tip with the playing really helped. I thought that some toys would be enough, but it looks like active playing is required. I've been playing with her twice a day(20-30 mins each time) before I give Kika food. She has calmed down significantly. She has also developed some new...