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My cat somehow ripped a quarter-sized chunk of fur out of the back of her neck this weekend, and it won't heal up completely because she keeps licking at it - it scabs over then starts bleeding again. What can I use to keep the area clean and to get her to stop licking it?

The only wet food my cat will eat consistently are Inaba's Churu treats, which she usually eats in a mixed tuna flavor. Other than that she's on an all-dry diet of Dr Elsey's Cleanprotein in chicken because she's extremely picky - she has issues with flavor and texture, and has been through...

When I first got my cat, I was able to get her to eat a serving of Tiki Cat's salmon mousse every day, but she got sick of it after a few months and now refuses to touch it. I've had her try pretty much every pate/mousse/soup-textured food in Petco, but haven't been able to get her to start...

I was just getting out the last bit of dry food from the bag (Dr Elsey's chicken Cleanprotein), and realized the best-by date was a month ago. I also have some Greenies Hairball Control treats (tuna flavor) that I just saw had a best-by date of 12/2020. I stocked up on both at the height of...

My cat's very temperamental and hates/is afraid of other cats, after a couple months of having been dumped outdoors by her previous owner and having gotten into numerous cat fights. A couple times a year we'll have strays coming up to our door, and she'll either scream at them or get really...

I was closing my closet door (which is made of heavy wood) when my cat ran right in front of it - she wasn't hit super hard, but it wasn't really a light blow either. What's worse is that she immediately ran into the other room and started vomiting up some spit, then some food she'd eaten...

I posted previously about a cat my boyfriend's been taking care of at his workplace - we've been spending the week boarding her after trapping her on Monday, and FINALLY have a plan for her. Unfortunately we weren't able to get outside help, but my boyfriend's mom stepped up in a huge way and...

My boyfriend works at a place that adopted a cat solely for pest control purposes. His employers got her around 4-5 years ago when was a kitten, then basically turned her loose outside. She's never really been socialized so she's very skittish, but hasn't lived anywhere but this one small...

What are some ways to deter her from doing this? She literally only does it for attention. I wouldn't mind her just walking around as I work, but Smo starts getting aggressive if I try to ignore her - she'll start biting my hands as I type or hit me with her claws out. How do I make her leave...

We have an outdoor/feral cat harassing my resident cat, and he's started coming all the way up to our front doors (which are perforated metal, so they can see/smell one another). I'm planning on buying some SSScat spray but want to cover the perimeter of the our balcony and porch areas with...

There's a neighborhood cat that's been harassing my cat for the past few months - he'll come around in the morning occasionally and seriously agitate her. My bedroom is connected to a porch/ground floor balcony area, and has two perforated metal doors (layered with French doors) that lead...

This is not really a problem for me, but I live with people who do NOT want her jumping on the dinner table. They will be livid if they catch her doing it. Up until today she's been very good about not getting on the table - she does it maybe once every month or so, not often at all. She's...

I've lived with my girl for about two years so far, and she's been very quiet in the time I've had her. She only really meows when she's really irritated and wants someone to stop doing something like pet her, but doesn't do things like call for me from the other room. Over the past few months...

I've had her for about two years, and in that time she's only had a urine accident once. This was when she traumatized from having been dumped outdoors and settling into our home again - I think the peeing was anxious territorial marking and she's never done it since. Smo had a cystitis scare...

It's been in the low 90s where we live and Smo's Chewy order has been out for delivery since 7am (it's about 5pm now). I just unboxed everything and while it's not hot, each pouch of wet food is noticeably warm to the touch. I'm guessing it's been heating up in a hot truck for almost 10 hours...

Until a few months ago, Smo was confined entirely to my bedroom. My landlord knocked out part of my wall after failing a housing inspection so Smo has been able to access the living room/kitchen areas also. The people I live with never wanted cats but have been fairly understanding about having...

I spotted a large spiderweb and yellow spider very close to my bedroom's front doors (basically French doors reinforced by metal gates). Normally I would have left it alone but the closest description I could find on Google was "yellow sac spider," which is apparently as venomous as a brown...

We have a couple cats in our neighborhood that I think were dumped, and I see a couple others that may belong to a neighbor. I think he tries to look after them the best he can, but they're outside cats and not getting the best care. I've been wanting to leave food out for these guys for a...

We've been having a heat wave for the past week or so - it was 93 degrees here yesterday, and we don't have air conditioning. I've been running fans and giving Smo chilled water but have noticed that she drinks significantly less when it's warm out than when the weather is mild. The hotter it...

For a little over a week, I've been crushing up salmon Temptations to get Smo to eat wet food. It worked really well at first - I'd give her a few Temptations, slide the wet food bowl under her nose, and she'd eat a good amount of it. This was a cat who had refused every other method I'd used to...