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Our oldest kitty would exhaust herself fetching toys as a kitten. She just loved playing fetch! We'd throw them out of the living room and into the hallway and she'd run, pick it up and bring it back. It was super cute. If she'd jump on my lap to deliver the toy I could sometimes feel her little...

Day 6: who's the boss? So, this has been the 3rd day of Truffles and Nugget interacting. I should mention that last night, the evening of day 5, Nugget started doing something new with me - purring and butting his head against my hands and legs for more pets very excited by that. He crawled...

we use the furminator on our long haired girl, she loves being brushed but just puts up with the furminator. She practically never coughs up hairballs, it has only happened once in her two year long life so far. I feel like the furminator gets 85% of the fur it should take, the rest we have...

I'm almost crying reading this. I'm so, so sorry for your loss. I too have suffered periodically from depression and I know what a lifeline kitties can be. They are just very soothing presences and they make you feel loved when it feels like you are all alone. I'm sure Lulu will be watching over...

I'm so sorry for your loss. It sounds like you did the right thing. It is impossible to say what could have been, but about 4 years ago my old dog, age 12, suddenly saw her health deteriorate rapidly. We decided to go through with extensive surgery, pretty much same set of choices as you - try...

Truffles always comes. If she was napping it will take her a while to get there but she will always make it   Most of the time she is right behind me, however, she loves following me around the apartment.

I thought I'd chronicle the integration and introduction process of Nugget to our household. Nugget is approximately 3 months old and was rescued at age 7-8 weeks from a farm where he lived with his mom and siblings, all semi feral. We adopted him from a shelter where he had been isolated from...

Hi all,  So, I've posted a couple of times already - I suddenly found myself in the situation of having taken in a stray some weeks ago and needed the advice of some pro cat people - and this is one of the most positive forums I've ever been a part of! So thank you all!  I'm 27, and me (and my...

This is Truffles! She's my first cat and I truly feel she is special the fluffiest, cutest, most loving and tolerant girl in the world.  She's also a chirper, gotta love those trilling noises! Yay for black kitties :-)

We adopted a semi-feral kitten 4 days ago, he has been in human care since he was 7-8 weeks and is now around 12 weeks. He is in a safe room, and has come to the point where he will eat baby food by licking it off my fingers, but he still hisses a little and we haven't been allowed to pet him...

Hi all,  We just adopted what can best be described as a semi-feral kitten, the shelter/vet estimated him to be around 12 weeks old. He has been in human hands since 7 weeks, has been chipped, vaccinated etc. He has been isolated in a cage and the shelter staff has been spending time talking to...

Hi everyone,  Last week I adopted (or rather he adopted me) a male, neutered stray, vet thinks he could be as old as 10, he's been seen by the vet and is now recovering from surgery in a safe room (complete with food, litterbox etc). He is extremely trusting and loving of humans, but I think...

I just came home with Nugget 30 mins ago - and everything is working out better than I could ever have imagined.  He's indeed neutered already. I'll have to care for his wound for a weeks time and in 10 days we're going back to remove the stitches and perhaps give him his shots if he's well...

Thanks all! I'm picking him up this afternoon - his tests all came back negative, his surgery (to treat the wound) went great, he's healthy and I can't wait to pick him up!!! His room is all ready for him!!! I barely slept all night so now I'm just so elated and happy! I'll keep you posted on...

As I said, I'm not entirely sure that he's neutered - the vet told me, but there's a slight language barrier and he has a speech impediment, and I simply figured that would anyways come later (and if I have to neuter him there are volunteer vets who do it way cheaper - I took him to our usual...

Thanks all for your great responses so far. It means a lot to me that you're willing to share you knowledge! I'm also becoming more and more certain that taking him in is the best thing to do all things considered - even if it means he will be "robbed" of his freedom in the eyes of others (my...