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I have not been on this site for awhile, but always got such great advice. So I'm back. Javie is now a year and a half. Ever since we first brought him home, he has been sometimes nice during the day and a monster after the sun sets. (His redeeming trait is when I let him in my room in the...

I LOVE this guy's website. It's the best I have ever seen. He has to be a writer and a cat sitter. Look at how he describes his kitties. I wish he was in my service area. Oh well. At least I can enjoy his website: http://www.sittingkitties.com/

Last night my daughter burned the soup, so she opened a window on the main floor to air out the place a little. There is a screen on the window. Javier was cuddling on her lap, and then all of a sudden jumped up and leaped towards the window. He got all puffed up and started hissing really loud...

Hi, When we had our dog, we used a company called Flea Busters in the house. They put a powder on the carpets and furniture that kills the eggs and the fleas. Supposedly, the fleas only stay on the animals long enough to feed and then they jump off to lay eggs in your rugs, furniture and other...

My 18 year old girls (twins) and I are going to leave town for a few days. This will be the first time Javie has been alone without us in his whole 11 month life. My 22 year old son will be here - but it's just not the same. He doesn't cuddle with him like we do or give him much attention. Javie...

I'm sorry to bother you with this long post, because I know most of you have strong opinions about my problem, but I have to admit I am so torn about having my 11 month old Javie be an indoor cat or an indoor/outdoor. I'm really agonizing about it and driving myself nuts. Here is the...

Hi, I had to bring Javi to the emergency vet last night because I discovered he had a deep hole in his thigh. It turns out they thought it was an old injury that had developed an absess and opened up. It was so stressful and he kept making this intense eye contact with me while they were...

I went for a walk today and saw three posters on telephone poles about missing dogs and cats. It was so sad and I felt so bad for the people who have lost their beloved animals. One offered a $500.00 reward for any info about their missing dog. Then it occurred to me. You know how they have...

First I want to say thank you to all of you who have been so helpful when I first got Javier and was a novice kitty mommy. And for when we got Sophie, our new little orange kitty. You are all such kind cat parents, and so supportive! What a great website. Now maybe I can answer a few posts as...

Hi, I've read a few posts lately about how hard it is getting cats into the carrier to take them to the vet. We have a wonderful resource in Seattle, and I'm wondering if other places might have it too. We have at least three home vets here, maybe more. They understand the terror cats can feel...

Hi, I was wondering if it is okay to feed more than one kind of food at a time. I bought two bags of dry cat food, Sensible Choice and Avoderm just for variety. And I have been alternating brands of wet food, like Precise, Newmans, Natural Choice trying to find something both of my cats like...

Well, we got a new 14 month old cat for my 7 month old Javier. Her name is Sophie and she is a female orange tabby with a white chest and she is the sweetest, most gentle sweetheart imaginable. And she is skittish, having been through 4 different living situations and a very serious illness in...

Hello Today, after keeping Sookie (the new kitty) in the bathroom and playing with Javier (the resident kitty) under the door for a week, exchanging sweatshirts they were lying on, shoving treats through the door so they both get some, they met for the first time face to face. I had to...

Hi, We have our new girl kitten (a little over a year old) in my bathroom adjoining my bedroom. I posted about her before, she is very timid and has had so many homes before ours. I've never introduced cats before, so can someone tell me if this is normal and what I might expect? Javier, our...

Well, we did it. We adopted another kitten about a year old. I'm a little nervous about it because I want it to work. Javier, our resident kitten, is about 7 months old. He is Mr. Confident. He can play very aggressively, and we learned that getting another kitten may give him an outlet and a...

Hi, I'm considering getting a second cat, but I'm wondering how I will fit two on my lap? My current kitty loves to stretch out and sleep across my lap and legs, and he likes to stretch his body next to me in bed, press his little head against me and purr. What would happen with another...

Hi, I've been through so much with a biting 6 month old kitty, and hopefully am making some progress now. I've already talked to an animal behaviorist, the vet, forums, and have tried most of the techniques people have suggested. He is getting a little better, but I wonder if there is something...

I apologize if this is an old subject, but what do you experienced cat people think of insurance? I saw one online that was only $11.00 a month and covered thousands of dollars worth of medical procedures. I'm thinking about it because our dog had a melanoma in his eye, and I ended up spending...

Has anyone had luck with this? How do you give it to a cat? Do you put it in water or what? And how do you know which one to use for what problem? Thanks, Mimi

I'm just wondering how many other people on this board have cats who beg for food and try to eat out of their bowls. It was actually kind of funny. I spread packing tape, sticky side up, all over the kitchen table with the fantasy of being able to eat in peace. Of course it didn't work out that...