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You can all take my Hobbes, he not only tries to clean your hair but he chews it. It's like he's trying to rip it out, he'll grab a mouthful, put both his front paws on your head, and TUG. I imagine my hair flossing his teeth when he does it and am very grateful for the fact I shower in the morning, and the fact that it's not a regular thing. Stupid little pudding.
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One of my patents cats has somehow managed to lose part of her tongue or got a big cut in it (no idea how), they only found out after having a vet check her after she didn't go out for 5 days and wasn't eating/drinking. She's 15, been with them for 8 years now (5 of which I was also still living there). Mom's been feeding her and giving her water with a syringe. When we went to visit she was still a bit drowsy, but she's lost a LOT of weight. She tried to drink on her own, but evidently it hurt too much. Anyone have any experience with a cat with a tongue wound? She was already showing signs of dehydration, which I hope hasn't done too much damage, but it's been 2 days since the vet visit and from what my parents tell me the cat is still not drinking on her own. Should I be preparing myself to say goodbye?
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I'm no vet, but couldn't the vet put the old kitty on pain meds, so she doesn't mind eating/drinking?
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porkswordonboard posted:You can all take my Hobbes, he not only tries to clean your hair but he chews it. It's like he's trying to rip it out, he'll grab a mouthful, put both his front paws on your head, and TUG. I imagine my hair flossing his teeth when he does it and am very grateful for the fact I shower in the morning, and the fact that it's not a regular thing. My old boy Teeko used to do this too. Scout just tries washing the hair now, and gets very annoyed when it does not behave like fur!
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So I know the general rule is get two, but is a dog a good replacement for one of the two? Provided the other Catto is chill with dogs. (Scenario hasn't happened yet) shelter near me is doing a $10 black cat drive for Black Friday
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FAT CURES MUSCLES posted:So I know the general rule is get two, but is a dog a good replacement for one of the two? Provided the other Catto is chill with dogs. (Scenario hasn't happened yet) shelter near me is doing a $10 black cat drive for Black Friday The reason to get two is so that they play with each other and leave you/your stuff alone more, so if the dog likes playing with the cat and they have similar energy levels then sure.
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Organza Quiz posted:The reason to get two is so that they play with each other and leave you/your stuff alone more, so if the dog likes playing with the cat and they have similar energy levels then sure. Hello from Alohomora:  (That's her name from the SPCA) Both her and my dog are very interested in each other through the baby gate.
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Anecdotally dogs are great for high energy cats that love to play, not so great for 'leave me the hell alone' cats.
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Hooooly crap OKAY so my household is about to have a major cat-related change, and I need advise/gentle comforting words that it will be okay. A month ago, or so, I actually was approved to adopt some bonded sibling kittens (6 months old) from a local rescue. Two days before I was scheduled to pick them up, the sister came down with ringworm. I spoke with the shelter and everyone thought that her brother would be happier and healthier at a home, so we brought him home as scheduled. Holy gently caress, he has been the absolute sweetest guy. Like, sure, he has his moments of kitten jackassery, but overall, he's very mellow, not destructive, clever, and INCREDIBLY affectionate. He's basically the dream cat. While he's been settling in and making my boyfriend and I his slaves, his sister has been stuck waiting for her all-clear at the local SPCA. So here I am, almost a month later, and I finally got the call that she's ready to come home. On the one hand, this is really exciting! I picked these two from the shelter I volunteer at, because they were just absolute darlings. He has definitely lived up to that. I guess I'm just worried about the way things will be having her home now, too. I haven't seen her in a while (since she's been quarantined), he's been at the house, they've been away from each other... I know I'm going to have to do re-introductions, but I'm worried bringing her home now will introduce a massive level of stress for him (and her, and my boyfriend, and me - I've been through all kinds of cat-related drama, but this one is a bit new even for me). Basically I am just afraid her time in quarantine will make her hateful, her brother will also become evil, and my home will end up burnt to the ground before the end of the week by one of us losing our minds. Tips for things to expect? Am I worrying too much about her having turned into a disaster?
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XenonTrioxide posted:Hooooly crap OKAY so my household is about to have a major cat-related change, and I need advise/gentle comforting words that it will be okay. Its gonna be fine, even if they don't remember each other eventually cats just hang out in their own little corners.
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Nov 27, 2016 01:38
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XenonTrioxide posted:Tips for things to expect? Am I worrying too much about her having turned into a disaster? It'll be fine, you are worrying too much.
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So, as a first year cat owner, how can I cat-proof my christmas tree? It's fake, so I think it's a lot less appealing to her already because it doesn't smell like a tree. She's been nibbling at branches here and there, which i'm not too worried about because I can't imagine the plastic tastes great, I'm just looking for ideas to keep her away to avoid any drama. We put the ornaments off the bottom layer so there's nothing dangling underneath for her to bat around, and I do have a bottle of that bitter cherry stuff I've been spraying on the wires to keep her from chomping on those. I'm really debating getting one of those Ssscat Air Cans just to keep around the base of the tree.
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Nov 27, 2016 01:50
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Weight the base so that it cant be tipped over when weight of cat goes up it.
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Nov 27, 2016 01:52
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explosivo posted:So, as a first year cat owner, how can I cat-proof my christmas tree? It's fake, so I think it's a lot less appealing to her already because it doesn't smell like a tree. She's been nibbling at branches here and there, which i'm not too worried about because I can't imagine the plastic tastes great, I'm just looking for ideas to keep her away to avoid any drama. We put the ornaments off the bottom layer so there's nothing dangling underneath for her to bat around, and I do have a bottle of that bitter cherry stuff I've been spraying on the wires to keep her from chomping on those. I'm really debating getting one of those Ssscat Air Cans just to keep around the base of the tree. Good Luck 
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explosivo posted:So, as a first year cat owner, how can I cat-proof my christmas tree? It's fake, so I think it's a lot less appealing to her already because it doesn't smell like a tree. She's been nibbling at branches here and there, which i'm not too worried about because I can't imagine the plastic tastes great, I'm just looking for ideas to keep her away to avoid any drama. We put the ornaments off the bottom layer so there's nothing dangling underneath for her to bat around, and I do have a bottle of that bitter cherry stuff I've been spraying on the wires to keep her from chomping on those. I'm really debating getting one of those Ssscat Air Cans just to keep around the base of the tree. Something like a ScatMat or a Ssscat might work, depending on how the living room is arranged and whether or not the cat can bypass them by getting on the windowsill or whatever. For the most part though I feel like the only thing you can really do is accept the fact that cat is gonna climb that tree eventually.
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Nov 27, 2016 03:57
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Yeah, I'd focus more on ensuring that the cat messing with the tree can't result in a disaster, because there's probably no way to be completely sure that the cat won't mess with the tree. My big recommendations would probably be to avoid fragile and/or dangerous ornaments -- nothing glass, and nothing heavy/sharp enough to cause damage if it falls -- and anything like tinsel that a cat might be tempted to eat. Plastic and cloth ornaments on a fake tree are probably your best bets.
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Update on the elderly cat: she's started drinking and had been eating a bit, but not up to her usual amounts from before her injury. We went to visit a second time and she's still weak, having trouble standing or keeping her legs straight when picked up and set down. She's meowing again though, and her tongue looks normal when she was washing herself. Here's hoping Tigra recovers!
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I have determined that my room is impossible to cat proof. I block one thing she finds another stuff to mess with, or simply jump over them, knocking everything down. She also cheats by taking short breaks when we play, so I have no idea when she's really tired. I'm also having a hard time trimming her nail. She's fine with me touching her paw, but when I squeeze the paw to expose the nail, she's like gently caress no ain't having that poo poo. For now, I'm just going to have my room be fully off-limits during dinner and bed time. I don't care how much you whine, cat. I sometimes wish she will grow up quicker.
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nimby posted:Update on the elderly cat: she's started drinking and had been eating a bit, but not up to her usual amounts from before her injury. We went to visit a second time and she's still weak, having trouble standing or keeping her legs straight when picked up and set down. She's meowing again though, and her tongue looks normal when she was washing herself. Here's hoping Tigra recovers! Hope she recovers. Looks like a really great cat. Revalis Enai posted:I have determined that my room is impossible to cat proof. I block one thing she finds another stuff to mess with, or simply jump over them, knocking everything down. Cartboard boxes work wonders though, he just loves them and plays with them on his own. Especially if I put them away for some time and bring them out later again. Revalis Enai posted:I'm also having a hard time trimming her nail. She's fine with me touching her paw, but when I squeeze the paw to expose the nail, she's like gently caress no ain't having that poo poo. It gets better after a while. Just try to trim one nail per day or so and reward the kitten verbally and with treats. While I was writing this Marvin(the kitten) climbed on my shoulders and is sitting there purring. So, yeah a lot of work, but really worth it.
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Longer term, you can use operant conditioning to work them up to cutting nails. If they love treats, give them some while you're fiddling with their feet. Next [indeterminate period later], work up to sqeezing feet for a second and reward generously. When they're cool with that, get the clippers close to their feet, or even just tap their feet with it! Keep working up to things until you can clip one nail at a time, then maybe whole feet! Gus was not a fan of nail trimming, but after a few months he mostly tolerated it. Now he's only miffed if we nick the quick, though we still stuff his face so he keeps thinking of it as a reward.
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i have a cat with a lot of anxiety problems. he's a korat, which is an interesting breed. way too smart for his own good, but he has a lot of problems. he's been put on prozac, but today, he had another really bad episode. apparently he was being pet by a guest while we were out of the house, and one of the other cats decided to harass him and it set him off. now he's been in the bedroom, currently thoroughly entrenched under my desk, howling like someone stepped on him, hissing and yowling if anyone gets close, or he sees them move, or hears them talk.. tried to get him out and into a laundry tub with a blanket, but he was having none of that, screaming at me like someone just shot him. i don't know what to do at this point. can't call the vet at this hour, cant get him to go into his safe spot.
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I'd just leave him be in the spot he's hidden himself and if possible stop other cats from bugging him. Scared cats want to be left alone in a good hiding place so that's all you can really do. You could try doing something very quiet and still nearby as one would for a brand new nervous cat I guess.
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nimby posted:Update on the elderly cat: she's started drinking and had been eating a bit, but not up to her usual amounts from before her injury. We went to visit a second time and she's still weak, having trouble standing or keeping her legs straight when picked up and set down. She's meowing again though, and her tongue looks normal when she was washing herself. Here's hoping Tigra recovers! If Death comes for that kitty she's going to give it the business. The claw business.
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Well. This has been a week. Last Saturday Andie stopped peeing, so off to the emergency vet we went. She ended up having a UTI and kidney crystals, and I ended up 900 dollars poorer (no thanks to Andie requiring two sedatives after she bit through several leather gloves). She went home with me for five days for Thanksgiving, while Grayson stayed in my apartment with pet sitters. Andie is now back in my bedroom with me while Grayson has the front room. Grayson got past me into the bedroom yesterday and chased Andie into the closet, so now Andie freaks out if she catches a mere glimpse of him. I've had to move her food bowls away from the door. I feel like at this point I just have to reset and go back to basics: keeping them separated for another week, then trying introductions very slowly (again). Thankfully I have time and patience (and a Feliway diffuser). At this point I'm frustrated with them both: Andie for being a jerk who won't chill out and Grayson for being aggressive after he lived harmoniously with other cats for two years. Is there cat Xanax?
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Pinball posted:is there such a thing as cat xanax Yes, it's called Xanax. My anxiety cat (See post a few posts up) is currently on that, as well as his prozac, and is doing a good bit better.
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Any tips for dealing with cat acne? My female cat gets blackheads real bad, while the male recently got a big time breakout of his entire jaw. I've switched from their plastic autofeeder to ceramic bowls, and give their chins a benzoyl peroxide rub every other day. Their food is authority dry food (they can't handle wet food, they eat it to fast and then projectile vomit it). I've taken the male to the vet for his jaw and they just gave him an antibiotic injection and told me to keep an eye on it - should I be doing more? It doesn't seem to bug him, but I know cats can be very good about hiding pain. his jaw is kind of a mess, and I just want to squeeze out all the whiteheads, but it would be very painful to him and probably not even that effective.
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Recommendations for a cheap, ceramic cat fountain? We've used the Catit Senses fountain for years and while we have always liked the design, we'd really like to get a second fountain of the nonplastic variety.
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So...my cat weighs 6.6 pounds at 8 months. Is that cause to be worried? She's an extremely small-framed cat, but it's not for lack of feeding her--per kitten advice she has dry food available all day supplemented with twice daily wet food. She has always been small for her age, but I guess I thought she'd grow out of it. What do I do about my tiny cat???
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Nov 30, 2016 04:47
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Tiny Deer posted:So...my cat weighs 6.6 pounds at 8 months. Is that cause to be worried? She's an extremely small-framed cat, but it's not for lack of feeding her--per kitten advice she has dry food available all day supplemented with twice daily wet food. Pet her and feed her? Why are you concerned about it?
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Some cats are just smol, it's nothing to worry about! e; unless you mean she's super skinny? That's still not much cause for concern but check in with a vet maybe. If you mean short though, is just a tiny catte 
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Yeah, I was just concerned she was maybe disturbingly small...I can feel her ribs, but not sharply, more like the back of my hand. I've heard that's about right.
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Tiny Deer posted:Yeah, I was just concerned she was maybe disturbingly small...I can feel her ribs, but not sharply, more like the back of my hand. I've heard that's about right. I have two 11-year-old runts, one's around 7 lbs and the other's closing in on 11. You can tell where the 7-pounder's ribs are but she's not emaciated. Small cat is small. Maybe discuss with the vet at her annual, make sure she's at the right weight.
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Tiny Deer posted:Yeah, I was just concerned she was maybe disturbingly small...I can feel her ribs, but not sharply, more like the back of my hand. I've heard that's about right. This sounds about like the guidelines for healthy cat weight. Check with your vet if you're unsure, but if she's eating and drinking well and active/energetic, she's probably just a small cat.
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Tiny Deer posted:What do I do about my tiny cat??? Get a 20lb cat named Tonka Tom from the local shelter and make an instagram account for them together.
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Our one cat is about 2 years old. About a month ago she had gotten an upper respiratory infection but recovered within a few days. A little later her left eye became a little extra watery but that also cleared up within a few days. I noticed today that her eye now has a cloudy look on the upper left side covering around 1/3 of her eye. She doesn't show any sign of pain or discomfort, no sensitivity toward light, no loss of balance or coordination and no change in behavior. I'll be making a vet this morning but was wondering if anyone has suggestion on what could be going on and how serious this could possibly be.
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1up posted:Recommendations for a cheap, ceramic cat fountain? We've used the Catit Senses fountain for years and while we have always liked the design, we'd really like to get a second fountain of the nonplastic variety. I was going to suggest a Drinkwell since they make ceramic ones now but I looked it up to check the price and HOLY gently caress are they expensive. I've poked around and the consistently cheapest ceramic pet fountain I've seen is the Pioneer Raindrop which goes for around $50. You can get it even cheaper for around $30 if you opt for the stainless steel version.
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HOT! New Memes posted:Our one cat is about 2 years old. About a month ago she had gotten an upper respiratory infection but recovered within a few days. A little later her left eye became a little extra watery but that also cleared up within a few days. I noticed today that her eye now has a cloudy look on the upper left side covering around 1/3 of her eye. Good on you for taking her to the vet. Thanks to my newest cat, I would not screw around with anything eye-related after a URI, especially if that 'cloudy look' is her third eyelid, which is a sign of an eye infection. To illustrate: We adopted our newest cat (BB) from the shelter at the end of July. She has a distinguishing characteristic in that she is missing one of her eyes. When we asked the Humane Society about the hows and whys of her missing eye, they told us her history. She was surrendered with five other cats, two of which were kittens, by her previous owner when she was about one. In addition, she came with a raging URI and quite pregnant with five kittens. She also weighed only five pounds at the time of her intake. Needless to say, she probably would not have survived giving birth considering the wretched condition that she arrived in. The vets aborted her litter, spayed her, put her in quarantine, and heavily medicated her. Unfortunately, at the time of her intake her URI had already spread to her eyes and gave her conjunctivitis (eye infection). Cats do a strange thing when they have conjunctivitis - they compulsively rub their eyes because they itch, which only causes them to bleed and makes things worse. BB, of course, engaged in this behavior. The eye infection cleared up in one of her eyes, but not the other. The other progressed to the point where the vets at the Humane Society decided that removing her eye would give her a much better quality of life, and so they did. (My vet maintains that he probably could've saved the eye, but he's not a Humane Society vet and BB wasn't my cat then. That's neither here nor there, though). Her infections and missing eye ensured that she remained in quarantine for about six months before they finally moved her to the main building for adoption. Even then, she did not get adopted for three months until my wife and I decided to take her. To make a long story short - if your cat has a URI or just recovered from one and their eyes are weird, take them to the vet. The cost of removing an eye in a cat is going to be much more than the quick check-up at the vet and possible medication.
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Mister Adequate posted:Some cats are just smol, it's nothing to worry about! http://www.lovemeow.com/tiniest-little-kitten-rescued-by-an-unlikely-character-then-and-now-2101980252.html
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HEY GAL posted:some cats are small That's adorable omg
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