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Whenever I have my windows open (cause it's nice out), I get a lot of flies in the house for some reason. There are screens in all of the windows so I'm not sure how they are getting in. Anyway, my cat Midnight goes nuts when he sees a fly and stalks it all over the house and eats the damn...

I've been thinking about getting one. But my concern is that the cats will like being outside enough that they will try to run outside whenever I open the door. What has been your experience?

Not sure where in Chicago you are located, but I go to a great vet in the NW suburbs, Arlington Heights, called the Arlington Cat Clinic. Any of the vets there are fantastic. Their number is 847-398-3355. I have treated 5 cats there and they have always been great. Two of my cats are sadly...

So, the thing about cats is that, even though they're domesticated, they maintain their instincts that their kin had in the wild. And one of the main things they do when they don't feel well is hide wherever they can find a place they feel safe, or else they know they will be easy prey for a...

When I had Midnight neutered, I recall that when I brought him home and his claws all were trimmed rather short. Not past the quick but literally right there just before that point. They've all grown back sharp as ever. I try to trim them here and there before he runs away and I only manage...

I'm so sorry you have to go through this. The light of my life, my Micky, was 15 when I had to put him to sleep. He had stopped eating and he stopped doing all of the things he used to do. He wasn't himself at all. I kept him going by force feeding him with baby food with a syringe. He...

No, they're both black cats. Midnight has a little white spotting on his belly and Frankie does not. Also, Midnight has really bright orange-ish eyes while Frankie has more greenish grey and the left one has a scar across it from an old URI and resulting ulcer that the shelter didn't properly...

Lol, what I'm complaining about is that Frankie doesn't respond, doesn't turn his head, doesn't even listen to me calling his name. Midnight, on the other hand, does respond to his name by meowing and does come over to me when I call his name. So, the reason why I'm so perplexed is because...

Yes, I'm pretty sure that Midnight can hear. Because when I say his name, he responds with a meow. If he has his back to me, he turns toward me and meows. I was talking to some friends about this, they have 2 small puppies. They said the same thing you guys are saying about not using their...

I adopted a second kitten well over a month ago. Has it even been 2 months? Anyway, the little guy still won't respond to his name, like won't even turn his head when I call his name. He is probably about 6 to 7 months old now. My other one is between 7 and 8 months old. He does respond to his...

I agree with this 100%. Cats give very clear signals when they don't want to be touched, petted or otherwise manhandled, particularly by children. I'm sure the way it happened was that she grabbed the cat, held him while he was struggling really hard to get down, and he attacked when she...