Recent Content by silkym

Some cats are just very determined and curious.  If there's nothing that can hurt him up there, and it doesn't get too hot (our attic can be as hot as 135 d F in the summertime!) then just letting him go up now and then will satisfy him.  If it's not safe, eventually he'll give up on trying to...

Can you separate them for days or even weeks?  That's very important when introducing cats to each other. They should get used to each other's smell first.  Blankets they have slept on should be exchanged.  They should have a lengthy chance to sniff at each other under the door instead of being...

Move the litter box there and put something easy to clean under it.  Look around at a hardware store for something inexpensive and easy to wipe clean?   Your kitty is obviously doing the best she can!  She's blind and a senior citizen.   The rule is one litter box per cat plus one.  So it's a...

Perfectly normal.  You won't see it often, especially if he's neutered.  He can't do himself harm or anything.

I think it's a trait like seal points or green eyes.  Some meow really loud and constantly--think Siamese or Abyssinian--very vocal breeds.  Others are pretty soft-spoken.  Our new kitten doesn't have a very loud meow unless his tail gets stepped on.

Also, he should be the one who puts down the gooshy foods.  That'll help more than anything.

Just relax and let her get used to him again.  There's no hurry, is there?  Hurrying these things never makes them better.   My mom's cat is totally xenophobic and won't accept any human other than my mom--she barely tolerates my dad.  Nobody else can touch her.  She jumped up in my lap when I...

Hey, I am so sorry I didn't get back to you to help support you during Grizzley's surgery and your worry about his weight.  I had a medical crisis of my own, and like Grizzley's, mine is still a mystery.   If he was a bit thin to start with then of course these events would lead him to lose a...

Has she had a litter before? A first time mother cat might not have known what to do, and might have failed to bond with the kittens. Another animal might have taken her litter.  I think I saw recently that a cat had her first litter on a tree branch. They were in considerable danger. People...

I've been thinking about this and would like other suggestions.  If a train derailed or we had a fire, how would we evacuate our pets safely? How would we keep them from getting lost?  I have two adult cats, a kitten, and a really foolish Border Collie/Great Pyranees who weighs 100 pounds.  I'm...

You are going through so much.  I can't imagine how much stress and responsibility is suddenly falling on you.  I really feel for you.  I keep thinking (as does my mom) that this is going to turn out to be a physical thing.  An adrenal gland problem maybe?   And it really isn't your fault that...

I joined so I could respond to you.  I'm really worried about you and your mom and your cat.  And anyone else who might fall victim to another attack.  Your cat sounds like a very dangerous kitty and it doesn't matter how much you love him.  You have to protect the humans first.   My mother had...