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There might not be any visible sign that your cat is sick, they are REALLY good at hiding it.  How has your cat's mood and behavior changed and how long has it been going on?  Did anything change in your living arrangements around the time that you noticed his different behavior? A change in...

Based on what I've seen with my cats, I think it's a little of both. We recently added a male cat (Charlie) who is 2 or 3 to our household and the older two cats (Blue and Simon) weren't exactly thrilled at first. They are 6 and 7.  Once he was accustomed to Charlie being around the house, Simon...

I have 3 male, neutered cats that I've posted about before. Simon and Blue we've had for 6 or 7 years and they are like brothers. Blue is dominant and Simon is A-OK with that. Then we took in a stray over the summer, Charlie.  For the most part things have settled down but there are 2 issues...

I did end up taking the collars off. I took Simon's off because I needed to get better access to his neck with the flea comb. I had taken Blue's collar off because he was acting irritated, but put it back on when he started chasing Charlie (not in a play kind of way). Somewhere in there I gave...

I am by no means an expert but I am currently in the process of introducing a new, younger cat to my older cats.  It looks to me like you're doing everything correctly.  Have you tried Feliway?  It emits a calming pheromone that might help Gertie chill a bit.  You can get it with a diffuser that...

I'm having the exact same problem with my young cat!  He was a stray that we took in a couple months ago and he is not happy that we're turning him into an indoor cat.  My older cats won't play with him yet and I think that might be what he really craves.  I've bought all sorts of toys for him...

I decided to try the Sentry calming collars on my 3 boys.  Since putting it on, Charlie (the new cat) seems to be meowing less to go outside (it used to be almost constant). I had noticed Simon (age 7 Siamese) wasn't being as playful as usual and walked through the house with his tail in a...

I once had a cat who was declawed and she had no problems remaining alpha cat when we added two kittens to our household. That girl could swat hard when she needed to.

I've posted a few times about the introduction of a young stray, Charlie, to our resident cats, Simon and Blue. It seems like things are going pretty well. Blue, the alpha cat, often bullies Charlie but he will allow him to nap on the bed with him, sometimes pretty close. Simon has stopped...

My cats get a few treats before nail cutting and more when they are done.   Of course, this can backfire on you when your cat learns that treats mean nail cutting time and dashes out of the way once he finishes his treats :P   I started doing this when they were kittens. Also, cats notoriously...

Thank you for the link; that looks like some very good info :)

I'm so sorry Marvel is lost.  This really gets to me because we recently took in a stray who, I think, was in a situation just like Marvel's.  He started showing up around our street in May and the first time he saw us he came over begging for attention. I could tell he was well cared for and he...

I took all 3 kitties to the vet today. No UTI, but Charlie did pick up Giardia protozoa, and all three kitties have fleas      The good news is it looks like I caught everything before things got too bad.  The vet said that the Giardia wouldn't really cause Charlie pain so he doesn't think...

I didn't even think of a UTI. Thanks, I'll let you guys know what I find out.

I mentioned earlier that we brought a new cat into the house and the resident cats are slowly accepting him.  Usually, I keep Charlie upstairs at night since I can't supervise the cats while sleeping.  It's been pretty quiet between the cats the last couple of days so I let Charlie stay...

Thank you for the reassurance!  The video series helped a lot, too.  It was really interesting to see the cats on the video acting exactly like my cats have been; it gives me hope.  We've only ever introduced kittens before, not full grown cats; it makes a difference! Charlie is still yowling...

Rather than a shock mat, you could try a squirt bottle. I have a stray that I recently took in who is dying to go back outside. To discourage him from dashing out the door, I squirted right in front him and at the door while he was standing there. Squirting the door kinda sprayed him, too. Now...

Hi, I really need some advice, please!   I have two neutered male cats: Simon the Siamese who is 7, and Blue, a 6 yr old black tuxedo.  I adopted them both as kittens and they have a fantastic dynamic together.   Well, recently, we took in a stray, a grey tuxedo, who is also a neutered male...