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When you went to adopt your cats, to a shelter perhaps, did you just get a feeling that this cat was meant to live with you forever? And if you don't get the feeling that tells you it's right, is it better not to go ahead with an adoption? My experiences have got me thinking. My experience was...

How did different fur lengths come about? If the long fur was a selected trait, did cat breeds with long fur simply mix with other cats, resulting in a number of non-pedigreed cats with long fur? Or did the longer fur just happen naturally? Sorry this is a dumb question, but I didn't know...

How often does everyone here give their cats treats? And is it bad to give cats too many treats?

There is a very sweet gray cat who always approaches me to be pet when I'm walking into town. Sometimes I wonder if the person living there will be mad that I'm hanging out in front of their house petting the cat or if they think I'm weird. I usually leave after a minute or so. The cat is...

I was reading Crossing the Bridge last night when I simply broke down and began sobbing. I don't know why I lost control like that, but my heart broke. I don't normally read CTB because it saddens me, but last night I did and I cried and cried and cried. I love animals a lot, and have had my...

I don't think this is very good behavior.

My sister's cats don't like to wear collars. I was wondering if most cats prefer to go without collars. In some cases, if cats are allowed outdoors, collars can be dangerous as they can snag on things. Thoughts?

I would love to post in the IMO forum and would like to know when I'll be able to do so.

Would any feral cat really behave this way? He seems too friendly and relaxed in her presence to truly be feral.

My sister's cat Xena has an odd bump on her side which makes "blorp" sounds when you pet her and accidentally press on it. My sister used to get angry and tell me to stop pressing it, but I really wasn't, I was just petting her and then the weird sounds happened. She was taken to the vet where...

Does anyone else watch this? I find it hard to watch much of the time. Today, there was a sweet kitty who had been abandoned in an apartment with a dog. The dog had died some time ago, they were unable to save it. But they did save the cat, who they theorized had jumped up and had access to...

Thurston, the cat I foolishly adopted without fully understanding his needs (and then had to give up five days later) was a wonderful cat. But I realized that my problems as well as his were too much. I still miss him, but with time, I've come to realize that I never would have been able to give...

I knew something was wrong, even though my mom thought we should wait. She is now at the vet. She was shaking and strange half meowing half growling sounds were coming from within her body. The vet said it might be constipation, or the fact that she ate a mouse. I was worried that she'd been...

Medley is better. My sisters kitty,who tragically lost her brother, seemed more aware and was glad to see me. Unfortunately I was unable to hold back my emotions and looking at her caused me to begin crying. I went away so as not to distress or alarm her in any way. Its just not fair what she...

goodness! I've never seen a cat react this way to catnip. "GIVE ME THE CATNIP, NOW!"

I live on the second floor of a house in a small studio apartment. The woman below me moved in at the beginning of October and she started giving me problems around Thanksgiving. She has come upstairs no less than five times and asked me to "stop stomping around" as she put it. She says I'm...

I was reading a thread where people were discussing how horrible it is to abandon your animals. People who view having a cat as something temporary for their amusement, rather than a lifelong commitment. Should I ever have another cat? I failed to take care of the only cat I ever adopted. I...

I know this isn't healthy, but I've been wandering around stores, looking at the cat care aisle, thinking of what could have been. I'm better, but I'm still hurting because he's gone. I still feel guilty and sad. I haven't cried for over a week, but the pain is still very much there. It still...

I went to my mom's house for Thanksgiving. Medley hasn't been the same since her brother Leroy disappeared. She didn't really respond to me or purr when I pet her. She also seemed anxious, her ears twitching and her eyes wide. She never seemed happy when I was over there. My sister said it's...