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This is more of a rant than asking for advice, but my about 3 month old former feral kittens are driving me up a wall. They love me too much, and won't let me sleep at night. They're always rubbing their cold, wet, whiskery noses against my face at 2am. I love that they're so affectionate and...

My Gracie is fat. She doesn't eat much. Between her and Gypsy, they get about a cup of dry a day, and split a 3oz can, or 1/4 of a 5.5oz can. Even on a light formula dry food (Chicken Soup), she gained another pound this past year, and is now tipping the scale near 16 pounds. She was a little...

Will my house survive two kittens at a time?! Doesn't matter. They're too cute for it to matter. Here's my two new boys, Pippin and Fergus. They were found as stray feral kittens almost a month ago, and are doing great as indoor kitties. They were initially confined to a big rabbit cage in my...

I've been caring for two feral (seems funny to say that now, when they'll jump on my lap and purr and make biscuits on me) kittens for three weeks now, and tomorrow's the big day they go to the vet's office with me (I work there) to get their checkups and hopefully their FeLV/FIV tests. I've...

Gypsy is my ferocious guard-cat. My neighbors with Rottweilers had their house burglarized. No one dares break into my house.

I'm considering getting a fountain for my cats, but have a few concerns. Gypsy had chin acne when I used plastic food and water bowls in the past. Switching to stainless steel cleared that up, but the plastic construction of the fountains makes me worry. Anyone have any problems with this? It...

My wonderful 18 year old black smoke long-haired beauty, Sheba, was put to rest one week ago today. Sheba was diagnosed with chronic renal failure a year and a half ago, which did not slow her down, until she developed congestive heart failure six weeks before her death. She put up a good...

Has anyone noticed their cats being a little depressed on Orbax? My 18 y/o Sheba is on it for a UTI (1/2 of a 5.7mg once a day, on day 4 out of 8), and has been a little grumpy lately. Not mopey, not lethargic, just not quite as affectionate as usual, and a tad bit growlier. She'll still purr if...

Can this happen? Can a young cat teach an old cat new tricks? My youngest cat, Gracie, now 2.5 years old, likes to play bite and then lick my hand. It's a little annoying, but as long as I keep my hand still, she doesn't bite hard and goes right into licking me. Sheba, who was about 16 when I...

Before I got my dog, I only had litterboxes downstairs, where I have vinyl tile, so cleanup was easy. Now that the cats pretty much stay upstairs, I've had to add more boxes up there. I have hardwood floors upstairs with throw rugs. I tried vaccuming and mopping up the litter that gets kicked...

Here's my three girls waiting on the steps to be fed. Gypsy (the five year old) is in the foreground. Gracie (2.5 years) is the white and brown chunky one. And Sheba my 18 year old wondercat is glaring at the top of the steps. When she does that, we refer to her as "Mrs. Bates," as in the mother...

I originally joined TCS years ago, when I first befriended my cat Gypsy (a feral stray found living under my neighbor's porch), but so much in my life has changed, I'd better re-introduce myself. I've been lurking off and on for years, but recent health scares on my eldest cat have brought me...

Alternate title: My cat's heart condition is giving me one, too. Yeah, I can smile about this now, because it's somewhat stablized, but OY! the past two weeks have been one helluva emotional rollercoaster. My 18 year old cat, Sheba, was first diagnosed with kidney disease summer of 2005. Just...

Now that my Gypsy is spayed and recovering, I can laugh again at the nightmare she was when she was in heat. I thought y'all might get a chuckle out of my comic strip for today, too. Cheese-N-Rice

Simple question: How often should cats be bathed? I heard it's not good to bath them in dry winter months because it could make their skin itchy. Is it just an old wives' tale? My girls never go outside.

My Gypsy's in heat. Since it's only the first day, her little pigeon-like squeaks are still kinda cute, but I think she's going to drive us insane in a few days. Some background: Gypsy was a semi-feral stray when we brought in a little over a month ago. She's about 8-9 months old. She was...

Hi! I found this site a little over a month ago, when I was trying to coax a semi-feral kitty into my house, and it's been very helpful. I first saw the kitty when I happened to look outside and saw a black cat on my back porch, looking for water in a (frozen) flowerpot. At first glance, I...