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Barry Foster posted:I have a cat question! Was she also being vocal in her affection? Makes me think of a cat going into heat. Good friends cat had an incomplete spay, and she was continuing to go into heats, which changed her 180 degrees from I hate you and everything to I want to be your best friend why did you stop petting me. Which was super confusing for us, since she was actually spayed before he had adopted her. She's better now after they went back in and got out what was missed. If the free roaming kitty is not fixed, you're probably gonna have kittens soon.
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Weird Pumpkin posted:We got our cats cooling pads that like.. I honestly don't know how they work but I assume it's something with the material where they stay cooler easily? Its through direct touch with the object. Its totally like us laying on the cold tile floor.
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xzzy posted:Good luck! Vets act like it's the easiest thing in the world but it ain't. If you can get a pill popper from them it may make it a little easier. Try to do it somewhere where when the cat spits the pill out on the floor you can find it and try again. I would attempt to get her in my lap, with her oriented across my lap facing left. I would take my right arm and wrap it around her from the front, with my hand under her chin. Allowing me to control her somewhat, making it hard to get away/out of my control. From there I could either use my right hand to wedge her mouth open, or my free left to get it open, then pop the pill in. If you run your finger under their lip line into the gums on the teeth, that will normally prompt them to open their mouth. I feel pretty lucky most of the cats won't bite down on my fingers in there. After the pill is in, i would try to hold her mouth shut and massage the throat to help make her swallow. Really though, just rubbing the throat/chin was enough, she never spat it out that I can remember...
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Jul 26, 2023 20:51
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parara posted:I have a question about a second cat! Stoffer is about five months old now, and his parents accidentally had another litter soon after his (he was the only one in his litter). I've thought about getting a second cat in the future as a buddy for him, is it better to do so now? His sibling litter will be ready to leave around September, which would make Stoffer about seven months old. You cannot be around 100% of the time for your little bud, so get them a friend to bond with now (soon!). There is a really good chance they'll bond well, and as kittens probably get along better. I don't think there is a huge difference from 1 to 2 cats, aside from more litter boxes, food, and toys. You do want N + 1 boxes if possible, where N is cats.
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Jul 27, 2023 14:19
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Nichael posted:I am guessing the answer is no, and I apologize for asking if it's been asked, but do the cat pheromone spray things work to reduce fighting between two cats? From personal expirence, they do seem to help on some level. Do you have any idea what the source of the fighting is?
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Aug 2, 2023 20:15
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hey mom its 420 posted:I have two male cats, both neutered. They usually get along really well. I had to take one to the vet to take some teeth out because of plaque bulidup. The cat that stayed home keeps hissing at him if he comes close. I guess it's a scent/hormone thing. I'm just wondering if anyone has any experience with this and is he going to remember him eventually or has their relationship like been reset? Should go away in a few days. They smell weird/different compared to normal. For my team, the returning member gets a bunch of inspection when they are back in the house and tend to be grumpy about it and want to be left alone. Hissing etc for like maybe an hour or two. For the few larger stints at the vet, maybe 2 days? But they get back to normal quickly.
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Aug 22, 2023 20:03
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Arsenic Lupin posted:Yeah. I live in a very rural area, the two vets (one closed last year) aren't taking new patients, and I'm going to have to bite the bullet and take two cats in carriers for a 3-hour round trip to get their shots. Not sure about your area, but a farm vet will be good enough for things like shots and whatnot. And should be able/willing to travel to you. Might be pricier, but sure as poo poo easier than transporting cats more than 20~ min. Mine hate being in their carriers, and yowl for most of the car ride. I moved with a single boy many years ago now, and i had to sedate him to make him slightly okay with being moved across the country. He abhorred being in the car, at all.
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Oct 4, 2023 18:31
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MrYenko posted:
As if Canada Post would deliver that much. They rarely even deliver packages to my house before covid, post covid, gently caress no lol. The goon will likely have to go pick it up at their local Canada Post drop off, which might be a shoppers drugmart, other independent pharmacist or other random places. Hey, its  , not like we can expect the postman to deliver the post.
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kaom posted:Not specifically a question for you, VelociBacon, but I’ve heard this advice a few times and I’m kind of confused about it. If you’re buying food-grade plastic or melamine, why wouldn’t that be food safe? There is some limited evidence that plastic can exacerbate cat based acne, but not sure what more than that. I personally also avoid plastic for my cats, at least for regular eating serving stuff. We mostly use ikea bowls for wet food (the really wide ones), and we use baking trays for dry kibble. We just throw their dishes into the dishwasher with the rest of our stuff. VelociBacon posted:Love the cat, fountains are MANDATORY for cats so they even have a chance at drinking enough water. Please get one right away, the eversweet ones on Amazon are great. I have the v2, the v3 is good also. xzzy posted:Fountains are not mandatory. I mostly agree with xzzy. Every cat is different, so your milage may vary. Fountains can sound like running water, and cats are more likely to want fresh water. At least one good friend of mine, they have to leave a sink running in the house so that the cat will come drink the water. They will only play with their drinking water otherwise. Making sure you change their bowls frequently is enough for our 4 cats. We gave up on fountains as the additional maintenance to clean the fountain pump properly was more work than just changing the water frequently. Honestly, if you've got any concerns about plastics, a fountain is probably straight out as their pumps are just plastic.
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Is this more about low quality stuff on Amazon or is there something I’m missing?
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an iksar marauder posted:I just have an earthenware fountain that I rinse every few weeks, works great. Holds a couple of liters, so I don't have to refill it every day, just every 3-4 days or so. If it has a pump, and you haven't disassembled it to clean, it, please do so soon. Those things pick up dirt, grime, and other poo poo and hold onto it forever.
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Oct 27, 2023 01:16
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mawarannahr posted:What about this thing? He does have his own bathroom with sink, and minimal cleaning is appealing. I'd feel a lot better about this one, since its not recycling the water that is just sitting in the fountain. But for people who are worried about plastic, its not really an option again.
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Oct 27, 2023 15:48
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Kullik posted:Yeah honestly but there were some kinda weird circumstances with the shelters here only letting you adopt if you were willing to let them go outdoors and stuff. I think with two of us here and me working from home we can probably manage til he chills out. I was just hoping for some recs to make it a lil easier Get them a friend! Seriously, you already have one kitten, a second isn't much more work, and they'll likely bond and be besties for life.
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Nov 10, 2023 15:21
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nice obelisk idiot posted:Somebody on this site was extremely vocal about cats hating their belly/lower chest being rubbed, and that is very much not the case for mine. He entered a state of what can best be described as oceanic bliss, as opposed to it being a severely traumatizing betrayal of trust. I consciously try to avoid listening to goons, but sometimes things just rub off on you and I never actually tried it. VelociBacon posted:Every cat likes a belly rub sometimes! I feel like telling people not to touch the tummy is general advice for most cats. I woundn't try and touch a random kitties tummy who rolled over for me, I don't know them that well. But you know your own cats and their limits.
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Nov 15, 2023 20:56
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cash crab posted:he has very smooth socks so there isn't much to trim. his sister doesn't but she's less clumsy. I'd suggest at least 2 litter boxes for 2 cats, probably 3. N+1 helps give them more options, though it does require more upkeep on your end. A litter robot is also a great choice, shouldn't be much in the way of waste to get attached to the fur. They just cost $$$. Rescue Toaster posted:Man we're having a surprisingly hard time integrating a couple cats that I thought would go better. You gotta let the cats cat, they're establishing their boundaries. As long as there is not straight up skipping to murder, give them a little more space.
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Hyperlynx posted:Well, for whoever was asking about litter robots, my LR4: Did you get clear bags for the little robot bin? The older LR models for sure have problem with dark bags, they think its full. I switched to clear and haven't had other issues. I also don't have the internet connected one. If something is hitting the pinch sensor (I assume its still there are on the 4) that would for sure trigger a stoppage. A turd might have rolled and wacked it. Sometimes it gets dirty/cruddy and needs a clearout. But that shouldn't be the case on a brand new one.
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Rotten Red Rod posted:I'm lazy and cheap and I just use generic tall kitchen trash bags (opaque white ones, if that makes a difference) instead of buying the official bags. Very occasionally I'll get an error where it thinks it's full. Actually, come to think of it, I think that's another problem that was fixed by the warranty replacement. Hasn't happened in a long time. Same, we just use clear "regular"/"tall" 74L garbage bags in the bin. I'm not paying that markup, doubly so as I'm in Canada. Hyperlynx posted:Exactly! If someone isn't used to cat smells, a house full of "used" cat litter is going to stink. I wonder if your litter had gotten extra stinky? I know I absolutely need to do full refreshes of the open boxes every month or two or the litter just continues to stink regardless of what's in it. I generally find that the smell of the litter in the litter robot is a lot better than the litter in the open cat boxes. Maybe its because it gets rotated and doesn't sit and mix forever? If a cat takes a poop, its still an open room, and it will take time for that smell to go away. It won't be nearly as bad contained within the bin, as it would be sitting out for everyone to admire it.
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Bad Seafood posted:Hello. First-time cat owner and possible idiot. Weird Pumpkin posted:I can't recommend a top loading carrier enough for difficult cats, though it's still a tricky job cause they just try to jump out instantly Organza Quiz posted:I use a top loader for the Good Child, who believes in non-violent protest only and will allow me to put her in it on her back and then gently push her head down after she rights herself while I zip it up. I've got two of these guys, one standard one XL: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EI3ZKP0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 They make it pretty dang easy to get even my big fussy boi (18~ lbs) into the carriers, at least by comparison of standard carriers. Though I have no hesitation on scruffing them when I need to get them to the vet. We normally try to avoid it, but sometimes its just the best answer to ensure you're not hurt, and they're not hurt. These are what we moved to after going through: standard front loaders, and then softloaders with front and top loading. We ditched the soft carriers because my big boi was too much to be contained. He would turn into a tazmanian devil when in the soft carriers for whatever reason, he only did this in the soft carriers. The big XL one is more than large enough for him to mostly sit up if he wants to. Rawrbomb fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Feb 26, 2024 |
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22 Eargesplitten posted:I just got a cat yesterday. For context, I've had cats before, but they were either family pets or my ex-wife handled the transition to a new home. Also the cat I had with my ex-wife had a heart murmur from the time we got her so we had constant vet advice on feeding and medication to handle it, my new cat doesn't have any health problems aside from a tooth that had to get pulled. He's a 3 year old cat from the shelter that seems like he was likely abandoned because he was already neutered and at a 5/9 on the BCS when he got picked up by animal control. My personal first concern would be that are they drinking water, even if they haven't urinated/eaten. I agree with cash that they're likely anxious/scared and getting used to their new environment. But it is a little weird that they are not super interested in their food. Were there any notes about him being food driven? Have you tried offering any treats or wet food? What are they doing otherwise? Are they exploring the new space at all, hanging out with you, or hiding in a corner?
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cash crab posted:alright, so i let them meet today. Are they hiding curled up in a corner doing a panic yowl? Its really low and gutteral, at least for our cats its a pretty universal "I ABHOR WHATEVER IS GOING ON AND I WANT OUT", normally reserved for carriers or extreme stress. Are they like hissing and its escalating to fighting and blood? No? Probably fine then. Gotta let them work it out on their terms. Only intervene if required.
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cash crab posted:no, it’s just her going “ooooo” with the occasional warning growl. she gave him a good smack before and i put them in separate rooms for an hour, but she is exploring a bit now. Unless the hissing escalates and doesn't stop, you can likely not intervene directly. Hissing is their way of communicating with each other, I know its a hard response to not want to shut it down. Even a lil swatting whatnot is fine, again as long as it isn't escalating into more. Karia posted:Anyone have toy suggestions that Anna can play with while I'm at work? I feel bad leaving her by herself, especially since my current place doesn't have a good view to watch for birds or whatever. I've given her a few catnip mice but she hasn't really reacted to them. Echoing what others have said, I WFH, our cats get up for food, and then immediately go back to bed in our master bed most of the day. There is very little difference to them if we're around or not, outside of a midday meal. I mean, they do miss us cuz we were gone, but happy to see us when we get home kind of way. Most cats are pretty adaptable, if your schedule changes, they'll be grumpy but get used to it. Rawrbomb fucked around with this message at 15:07 on Apr 19, 2024 |
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floofyscorp posted:My two are brother and sister and they still hiss and swat each other sometimes. I think it's just play at this point. They're not very cuddly so I know things are about to Go Down when one starts aggressively licking the other. Paws come up, someone gets bapped, fur flies, they chase each other around the flat and wrassle and growl and then someone presumably wins and it all calms down again and they go to sleep on the sofa next to each other. We've got 4, 3 of which have been with each other for like 5-6~ years now. They still fight and hiss with each other, then you can find them all 4 in a cuddle puddle on the big bed. Just like siblings (and people in general), we fight, make up and move on. Imagine your mom/dad or something coming in and shutting down every "talk" you ever had with a friend or sibling. That's what stopping hissing is.
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My Spirit Otter posted:literally as i read your guy's posts, he was scratching at my hall carpet. so i did partially waste money on the cardboard scratcher, at least he loves the ball in the tunnel lol You can try putting scratching things where they scratch, kinda like a litter box. Our cats really love cardboard, then Sisal, and maybe they'll consider the rope rope/thistle scratchers last. Cat Nip, once their old enough, can also help to encourage the habits by putting it on/rubbing it into the scratcher.
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