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I got cat #3 today, Valentina. She's a year old who was found as a pregnant stray. She is a love. I have two boy cats already. I've never really done intros by the book, and it's worked out, but I think I might have to do it somewhat this time. She's very friendly and laid back, and doesn't mind...

I don't know that this should be a behavior thread per se, it's more my problem, I know. I got a cat about two weeks ago. He was very loving and sweet (about a year old). And he still can be. But he is also quick to be crotchety. He will randomly get irritated and growl and try to bite, even if...

I just adopted a cat Wednesday; he's about 1 year old and a total sweetheart. Very loving, affectionate, etc. His one bad habit is that he is constantly trying to lick and bite our fingers, no other area, only fingers. I almost wonder if he wasn't nursed long enough or something. It's not an...

My mom rescued a cat from the park a month or so ago(actually, she hit him with her car but she took him to the vet and he wasn't hurt...I'm not sure if you'd call that 'rescue', lol). He was so horribly skinny it was awful. I don't know how he was still alive. The vet said it was probably...

Hi everyone, My cat (approx 4 years old) is FIV+. He's very healthy though (if a bit portly lately- we've been living at 'grandma's' house for a few months and she's a little too generous with the treats, lol). However, he has serious anxiety. He was a pet that was dumped, then abused while...

My new kitty now refuses to eat Wellness, Blue Buffalo, and Avoderm. He likes Friskies wet and LOVES Fancy Feast gravy lovers. So should I just give up with the healthy foods and feed him the junkier stuff? He eats TOTW dry, but it's important that I give him a little bit of wet twice a day...

The manager of my apartment complex has called a few times regarding the ferals that we feed. First, he requested that I take the winter shelter that I made for them off my porch. I said that I would, but then just turned it toward the wall so the entrance can't be seen (it's just a brown...

I'm wondering what I should call my new kitty. He was one of the strays that hung around my complex, and I took him in last month after I noticed he had a foot injury. I was going to find a home for him, but it turns out that he's FIV positive, so he's staying with me . We've been calling him...

My new cat was a bit freaked out when we first brought him in, and the vet really stresses him out, so a lady who does cat rescue suggested that I try a pheromone collar for him. She said that she thinks Feliway diffusers aren't very effective but the collar holds the pheromones close to them...

There's a lady who runs a rescue organization in my area who shows her cats at Petsmart. She has experience with FIV cats and told me that it would be a good idea to add some KMR to my FIV cat's food for extra nutrition. Does that sound like good advice? Does the KMR add a lot, nutrient-wise...

Hi everyone, There's a feral (stray? I'm not sure what the distinction is) cat colony in my complex. I feed them on my porch. I noticed that one who's particularly friendly (a lady told me that he'd been a house cat who someone dumped when they moved) had an abscessed foot on Sunday (his one...

I adopted Romeo a few days after I had to put my Scarlett to sleep this past July. He looked so much like her, but big and healthy and robust. He walked up to me at the shelter and meowed. I picked him up and he gave me kisses, and I knew I had to take him. I never thought I could love a cat as...

My Romeo, who was previously a big guy (12.4 lbs at first check) is down to 9.3 pounds after about 4 months. That doesn't sound that small, but he's got a big frame. You can clearly feel his spine now. I thought that maybe he was losing weight because of being on Taste of the Wild, since it's a...

My kitten (5 months old) had two retained deciduous teeth. I noticed them before but figured that maybe his kitten teeth just hadn't fallen out yet, but I just read online that the kitten teeth should already be out by the time the adult teeth are coming in, and if they're not, they have to be...

I scheduled Romeo's teeth cleaning for next Tuesday. The vet said that it would be $130 and $5 for each extraction. She didn't mention that blood work is $40 extra, argh. The receptionist said that it's just an option, it doesn't have to be done. I'm almost sure that I'm not going to get the...

UGH. I never had a problem with litter box stink before. I had one box for two cats, and used regular Tidy Cat non-clumping. I didn't even scoop it, just changed the entire thing once a week. I never smelled it until it was time to change it. As soon as I got Romeo, the box STUNK. His main...

My cat Romeo (5 or 6 years old) has some minor poop issues. I've noticed that there are 'trails' on the ground where he's been scooting, and there are other times I've noticed that his butt is dirty and I've had to wash him off. Also, sometimes he'll be walking along and a little poo ball falls...

The kitten that I just took in (who is approx. 4 months old, and is 4.1 lbs), has lice. I took him two days ago, and that night a noticed an adult flea and some flea dirt, so I treated him with Advantage. Then last night I saw what appeared to be dandruff all over him, but it was completely...

Someone left a kitten (complete with a carrier,food, litter box, toys, catnip, a 'how to train your cat book' , and a note about why they couldn't keep him) on my grandma's doorstep this afternoon, in the middle of the day. It was just bizarre. The note said that he's about 12 weeks old. It...

There's a feral cat colony that lives at my apartment complex (where I've lived for 2 months). There are three that I regularly see (two males and one female), one that sort of hangs around on the periphery, and I've heard there's another as well. A lady that lives on the first floor has been...