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Hi, I'm posting this on behalf of a friend of mine who recently (early November) got a rescue female orange cat who's now 8 months old. Some background and misc info: - She was removed from her litter because the mother had tyhpus - Spent her first 3 months with kittens from another litter -...

Thanks again for the reply :) Yeah, I think you're right. Because the first stages went very well, and because Shadow was desperately keen to get out of her confinement room quite early, we got a bit optimistic. Also, we're going to soon reach the end of the holiday period, and one of us will...

Well, it's definitely taken a turn for the worse... For the past 3 days, we just can't allow them direct access to each other, or Shadow (the new one) just has a proper go at Pims. We manage to get them to eat in the same room, a couple of meters apart, but that's about it. We've tried several...

Hehe, yeah, from the tone of your post I was pretty sure you weren't just hoarding pets, hence the disclaimer. I have seen other situations like that, but I would never presume you were in that case. I can see why such a situation would lead to different tensions, though - since the pets would...

Ok, I haven't been able to post a reply over the last couple of days because of Christmas shopping and prep, but here it is with a bit of an update. First things first, thank you all for the replies, especially the ones describing experiences similar to mine. To answer some of the...

So, we finally got a new cat after we lost one in September, mainly to give a companion to Pims, our 4 year old resident cat. (See this post where I was asking for advice and explaining the situation). Her name is Shadow, a 2 year old all-black little lady. We got her two weeks ago, and after...

Hi, We're considering adopting a 3 year old female. She seems to have a bit of a pot belly, and from the little we know of her history it could be related to her having been neutered after having had at least one litter (maybe more). I know there can be issues with the hormonal balance that...

I work in IT for a small company, and I can do pretty much all that I need from home, so I end up working from home at least 2 days a week. We use Skype a lot to catch up, and because it's just me in the house I normally don't bother with headsets, I just use the speakers and microphone. Which...

Hi, Thank you for your reply. Sounds like Beanse was a lovely cat. And you're right, even if they're not the most cuddly, sometimes just having them around, and their presence in the house is enough to enjoy them. Yes, it's just very hard to decide without knowing how it will turn out. And...

Yes it's pretty much just that. Curiosity. You can start "worrying" if he starts spraying in the house because he thinks those cats represent a threat to him, but just looking is completely normal.

Hi, My wife and I are now looking for a new companion for our 4 year old cat (Pims) after he lost his sister due to a car hitting her. I have already asked questions on another thread regarding suggestions, compatibilities etc, and I've had several very helpful responses...

Hi, Thanks a lot for the answers - it took me a while to see the last two, since for some reason I didn't get the email notifications... @Di and Bob: interesting, my wife and I were wondering whether getting two kittens instead of one might be a good idea. We simply couldn't decide between the...

Hi there, I don't have much experience to share, since we're about to go through the same thing bringing in a new kitten. But, from what I've been reading while researching, for example: http://www.catchat.org/hierarchies.html It does sound like you may have jumped the gun a bit. From what...

Hi, Thank you so much for the swift reply and for the advice. It all makes sense. Not that I'm questioning your expertise, but I never heard of black cats being good at adapting to multicat homes specifically - would you have a link I can look at? (as I said it's more out of interest than...

Are your three litter boxes next to each other? One thing you can try is to move the big one apart, and try and make that "his" one. If it was due to the declawing, I think he would have just found one spot that feels comfy enough (shower mat, for example) and would just keep going back to...

I doubt you can do much apart from trying to look at what's happening in her fur. If you're struggling to get her to hold still, see if you can do some of the following: 1. Get some help from a neighbour / friend to hold her while you inspect 2. Use a towel to hold her in order to avoid nasty...

I think it's likely she's got some kind of parasite from the mouse, and may be confused if it's her first time. If she's not on any kind of preventive treatment at the moment (flea protection, worming), I would definitely take her to the vet as whatever it is she's got, she could be quite...

Hi, We'd like some advice on bringing in a new cat into our home. Having never really been in this situation, we want to get it right which is why I feel giving a bit (ok, a lot) of background is probably a good idea. So bear with me, this will be a bit long. 4 years ago, we welcomed two...

Hi there, Thanks for the replies - yes, I realise there's room to adjust but was just wondering if there was an "accepted" way to bump it up based on how much activity the kittens are involved in. Currently giving them one pouch of wet + 40grams of dried food each, every day. ... and topping...