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*sigh* I've actually found myself recently considering giving up one of my 6 cats -the first I ever adopted. Since 2003 my life has reolved around this cat. When I adopted her they neglected to tell me she has seizures. I dealt with it cause she's always been my favorite, and I know anyone else...

Thank you all! Your comments have been very helpful and I'll definitely give them a try. I especially like the idea of making them work for things! It's hard to decide whether to feed them dry or soft food, there are compelling arguments for both. Angel originally got fat because she would only...

UGG!! I only switched to this food because they had Max Cat before and it got recalled, then disappeared for over a month and my cats would NOT eat any other food. I had someone suggest this version to me because my one cat who gets seizures and is the tiniest has stomach problems too, so when I...

Hi everyone - I have 6 cats, 2 of which are overweight (Angel and Frankie) and 1 that is getting there(Vito). The other 3 manage their own weight beautifully. I'm at a loss of how to get just the 3 to lose weight. I can't feed them seperately because the only rooms I have that have doors are...

Ah, I've had the same problem with 1 of my cats for YEARS. Unfortunately even the cat attract litter won't work for her (although the other ones fight to get in the box the second the stuff is put in there). I have a regular large supply of puppy pads, and put those in spots she likes to go. 90%...

I know most people suggest keeping them apart for 1-2 weeks and slowly introducing things with eachother's scent, etc. but honestly, I've never kept new cats away from the veteran cats for more than 2 days (unless like in this last case he was sick, so I had to keep them apart). I think I just...

I've only recently started talking to my neighbor across the hall from me, he knows about the cats, but he's an older man and I think would have a hard enough time getting out himself. I wouldn't know how to approach him, since I'd basically be asking him to risk time/his safety to help me...

Thanks carolinalima, I do have one of those packs from the ASPCA. I sometimes wonder what my neighbors think when they pass my door and see the sign in the window saying I have 6 cats lol

TEN CATS! WOW! I agree with your logic, I've considered if it came down to it and the stairwell was clear, if my only choice was to open the door and let them run out with the possibility of them running out of the building to the outdoors, I'd still take that chance to keep them alive, and hope...

Well I brought him home and he's doing good so far, still purring and being affectionate to me, and I thought he'd hate me Thanks for all the support! I have one last question - I KNOW we should always follow vet instructions. The paper says no food tonight for Vito, but he won't rest, he...

Hi All - Can you share with me some of your plans/thoughts on how to get multiple cats out safely in case of an emergency? I have 6 now, and I live on the 4th floor of an apartment building. In September my whole area flooded and they made us evacuate. I only had 5 cats at the time but 1...

Ok I feel better Honestly them escaping is never a factor to me, I live on the 4th floor and they don't even like going into the hallway. The spraying thing was worrying me but I felt kind of like that was a selfish reason to get him fixed if there weren't enough health benefits otherwise...

I'm having second thoughts and feeling really guilty All my girl cats are fixed, they were when I adopted them, and I know it extends their life, but what about boys? My newest cat is male, found him in an alley, and he hasn't sprayed anywhere or even tried to mess with the girls. His vet...

Hi All - A little over 2 weeks ago a stray came up to me in the alley by my house and was so friendly I had to take him in. He's #6 (named him Vito Corleone), so of course I took him to the vet to get checked out first. He passed all the tests, only had an upper respiratory infection. He was...

Hello All - I'm taking Rogue to the vet today for blood work, the doc wants to put her on Phenylbarbatol to control her seizures. Has anyone else had this experience? I didn't want to put her on meds since they're basically low dose tranquilizers, but her recovery from the seizures has been...

Update - We took Tessa to animal welfare - she doesn't have a microchip in her so there's no way to know if someone reported her missing Which I guess is good, makes me feel less guilty about taking her. We decided to wait until we move in about a month to see what happens with her and...

I have not kept them apart because their litter boxes are in our bathroom, where angel sits in the window - and they all come in there to use it. Should I pull one out and then keep Tessa in there? Right now, as odd as it sounds - thats the only room with a door - our bedroom has one of those...

Oh I'd NEVER give up Angel - it's Tessa - the new cat - that I'm talking about giving up. Angel and Rogue are perfect together, I could NEVER EVER split them up. Hissy - I'm guessing a cat behaviorist isn't cheap - are there any alternatives?

I should add... when we got her from that guy - he found her on his doorstep. Personally I find it hard to believe someone letting a pure bred cat like that roam around outside, so I think she got out somehow. He kept her, had her checked up, etc. When we got her, we brought her to the vet but...

Hi All - I posted on here awhile ago about some adjustment problems my cats are having, and I'm at the end of my rope because they're getting worse. In a nutshell - we adopted Rogue and Angel - 2 DSH - at the same time - they got along great. About 3 months ago my fiancees friend was getting...