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One of my cats, in his old age, has discovered how to open doors. First, it was opening the air fryer. Now, I've caught him opening cabinet doors in the kitchen, opening the door to the upstairs pipe chase (he could get into the stud space or fall under the house), and even trying to open the...

Trying to sort out my books (in my case, perhaps 600). Finding it hard to come up with classifications, I'm considering adopting the Dewey Decimal System or Library of Congress System since that relieves me of having to classify them myself. Goofy or not?

I bought a cat bed 5 1/2 years ago that they wouldn't touch. They always squirmed and protested when I tried to put them into it. I used to use it as a foot warmer when watching TV, so it wouldn't be a total loss. Now, in the past several weeks, one decided to sleep on it. Finally, tonight...

It came up in another forum about making butter, and I asked about making goat milk butter, which is reportedly very good. Has anybody here ever tried some? Do you know where to get it?

Was a very quiet afternoon here, with a couple cats sitting on top of me on the couch. Never noticed it before, but both of their guts were bubbling and gurgling something fierce. They aren't having any cat box issues. Do any of you have gurgling kitties like this? They sound like little...

I have a yellow buckeye tree in the front yard that always puts out a small quantity of nuts, but I can't get any. The squirrels discover the nuts ripening every summer and clean the tree of nuts overnight. I figured that the nuts are especially prized by the squirrels. Does anybody know for...

Not that it's a problem, but I wonder if any of you have cats that have an excavating fetish? One of mine does his business, then covers it up. He then keeps scratching the rug, the floor, the wall, the cabinet behind the box. After that he goes to the other box and digs, than scratches the...

Okay, cat psychologists, here's one for you: One of my cats (at least I think it's only one) has started going just outside the box. Not sure which one, but I think it's my little girl. My cats have had dietary changes related to supply-side problems and developed some diarrhea, which seems...

I got a bit off-topic in the "Caring for Strays and Ferals" forum about Spam. That got me to wondering if anybody has a decent Spam recipe. All I ever was able to use it for was for sandwiches or fried for breakfast meat. I don't dislike the stuff, but have to take it in moderation...

Sir Eats-A-Lot (7 or 8 years old, I think) went to the vet yesterday to get a checkup and his shots. This morning, he was pretty much out of it and seemed to be sore all over, as he cried all the time I carried him. He wasn't very responsive and wouldn't eat, so I called the vet and they said...

I know fruitcake is oft-maligned, but for those that like the stuff, what do you like to soak it with? My personal preference is an orange liqueur, like Grand Marnier.

Time to shoot the cats in the head. With whipped cream, that is. Got a pumpkin pie the other day and the cats always beg, so I try and shoot them with the can of whipped cream, which they love to eat. They're getting pretty good at dodging my shots, though...

I found that my cats love popcorn. Is there anything wrong with giving them a kernel or two of dry popcorn once in a while as a treat?

Several weeks ago, I had one of my cats get into the garbage and she ate a couple of whole cooked chicken bones. She's been fine so far, but I was wondering when I can be assured there won't be any trouble from her "transgression." I figured she'll be all right, but do any of you have any...

I have a red longhair tabby girl that's been growing off and on for her whole 2 1/2 years of life. Recently, I think she's coming into yet another growth spurt. She's only a moggie, and not terribly big, but keeps slowly growing. She eats as much as her two older male "brothers," so it...

I never heard my Meep growl until recently. She's about 2 1/2 years old, orange DLH. a small cat, and fairly kitten-like, even at her age. However, she has the ugliest, most menacing low-pitched growl I ever heard out of a cat. You'd never think such a noise would come out of her. She only...

My little girl, Meep, was doing the scoot for a couple days. Have a vet appointment scheduled in a few days, but this morning I found a dark spot on the bed and it didn't smell very nice. She quit scooting. Can cats sometimes take care of that themselves? With all the cats we've had over the...

All my cats have been ill at ease the past day or so, walking around with fuzzed-out tail, somewhat dilated pupils, refusing to cuddle and overreacting to noises about the house. I can't figure out anything that would have caused it, except perhaps the earthquake in North Carolina. We didn't...

Never had a cat that gives me gifts unless it was an outside cat. However, last week I had a problem with a pillow that had a torn seam and the synthetic filling was coming out. I fixed that, but after a few days one of my cats started leaving me presents next to my head every night. It's a...

I have a garbage can forager. She ate synthetic sausage casings from out of the trash. The first one came back up, pretty much as eaten; another came up later. Having been exposed to digestive juices, the second one was pretty much like goo. Needless to say, I've done more to secure the...