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    Urinating in the sink, vet visit-- I need reassurance!

    Hi everyone, This morning we came to the realization that our female cat, Ruby, (she's about a year and a half old) has been urinating in the downstairs bathroom sink (it is right next to the litter boxes). We have two cats (litter mates). Recently, we had both (dh and I) thought that there...
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    Switching litter brands for the first time--need advice

    Hi everyone, I have decided that after having my cats for a year and a half, that I am tired of litter dust getting on everything. We've always used Fresh Step scoopable litter. I'm tired of tracking, too, but it's the dust that I really can't stand. I've always been afraid to try something...
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    How often do you wash food and water bowls?

    My kittens use ceramic bowls for their dry food and water. I just use kitchen saucers for their wet food and the plate just goes in the dishwasher when they are finished. I usually hand wash their bowls in soapy water in the sink each night, sometimes every other night if we eat out and I'm...
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    Going outside the box accidentally

    Over the last two weeks, one of my cats has pooped outside of the box twice. Not exactly outside of the box, more like on the very edge of the box, and some of it has dropped to the floor. I don't think he (or she) is doing this for any reason other than his/her rear end is hanging over a bit...
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    What does a hairball actually look like?

    Can you tell I'm a new kitten owner? Our kittens are 5 months old. Yesterday I came home to a small pile of vomit on the bathroom floor. It seemed almost solid in consistency (sorry if TMI!), so I guessed that it might have happened earlier in the day. One of the kittens had obviously...
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    Question about canned cat foods

    I've been feeding my kittens Nutro natural choice dry food. I like the idea that it doesn't contain any by-products. They've been eating some canned cat food as a supplement. We've been using Fancy Feast. I'm interested in the Nutro canned foods. From what I've read, it seems that foods...
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    Just took in my kittens to be spayed & neutered.

    I just dropped them off. I feel so bad leaving them there because they seemed pretty scared. I know it needs to be done, though. I certainly don't want them to mate w/each other, and I don't want to have to deal with spraying, yowling,etc. that goes along with an intact cat. How might they...
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    Blood in stools

    I have been noticing blood in my kittens stools (fresh blood) for awhile now. This might happen every day, or every other day. I have two kittens and notice that this has been happening with both of them. Occasionally I will see a little blood-tinge on their little behinds. I've had...
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    Scratching--when does it really start?

    I have two kittens who are just over 4 months old. We've been working diligently to train them to use scratching posts. We have one upstairs, which has two sisal posts and 3 perches for them to play/sleep on, and allows them to look out the window. We have a regular sisal post downstairs...
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    Cats and new carpet

    Hi-- I'm new to these forums and have a question that relates to cats & new carpeting. I just purchased a cat tree that is a combination carpet/sisal. I hopefully will get to put it together tonight--but I am wondering if the 'new carpet' smell of the perches and posts could result in...
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