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Fortis
Oct 21, 2009

feelin' fine
Guys my cat has to wear a cone until Friday. Every time she approaches the litter box, she goes low to sniff at it, the cone hits the rim, and she gets freaked out and backs away. Yesterday afternoon I noticed this after I got home and had to physically put her two front paws into the litter to get her to use it.

There is a chance she will have to wear the cone past Friday.


Please tell me that she will figure this out and escorting a dumb cat to pee and poop times isn't what my life has become.

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melon cat
Jan 21, 2010

Nap Ghost

Raimondo posted:

Coca seems throw about once a day mainly in the middle of the night. It's not a lot, and mainly looks brown and smells a lot like cat food. She seems fine the rest of the day, energetic, eats and drinks. Should I be worried and take her to the vet or is it normal for kittens to throw up a bit in a new house. Her brother Casper had no issues. They are 17 weeks, and have finished their first week in their new home. They're eating Fancy feast wet (which is what the shelter was feeding them) with some wellness core dry fit them to graze on during the day. I'm trying to transition them to well ness core wet, which has neither increased or decreased the amount of vomiting. We're about 40% into the new wet food.
The vomiting could be caused by a few things. Sometimes it's caused by a food allergy. This is always tricky to tackle when you're mixing foods, since it's tough to determine which food might be causing the reaction. It's also possible that Coca just isn't adjusting to the new food as well as Casper is and it's upsetting her stomach.

And for what it's worth- I've also seen hairball issues caused vomiting, since it's part of their body's way of ejecting accumulated fur from their gut. I've seen cats vomit daily, then out of nowhere a dense accumulation of fur ball comes out in their next vomit session. I know that my answers don't really narrow things down for you- just thought I'd share some possible causes from my own experience.

melon cat fucked around with this message at 06:30 on Mar 16, 2019

Raimondo
Apr 29, 2010

melon cat posted:

The vomiting could be caused by a few things. Sometimes it's caused by a food allergy. This is always tricky to tackle when you're mixing foods, since it's tough to determine which food might be causing the reaction. It's also possible that Coca just isn't adjusting to the new food as well as Casper is and it's upsetting her stomach.

And for what it's worth- I've also seen hairball issues caused vomiting, since it's part of their body's way of ejecting accumulated fur from their gut. I've seen cats vomit daily, then out of nowhere a dense accumulation of fur ball comes out in their next vomit session. I know that my answers don't really narrow things down for you- just thought I'd share some possible causes from my own experience.

Well actually last night it looks like Casper is doing it too. I woke up to wretching at midgnight and found him vomitting a lot of clear vomit with some particles of food in it. I'm a little worried that both are doing it now, and around midnight to 1am, when the last time they ate being at 8pm. I figure if it was food related they would throw up like an hour after eating right? I plan on making an appointment with the vet.

Also, I'm a little worried with how much Casper cares about food. For food related things, Casper acts dominate over Coca. Casper bullies Coca into letting himself have more, and keeps switching to whichever dish Coca is eating out of to get her to have less. Yesterday, I put a treat in a bowl, and when Coca came by to get her share, Casper actually growled at her. I never heard him do that before.

Should I be correcting these behaviors at all or let them have their little hierarchy?

Here's a random video of them playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f9HYB4fCjY

Fortis
Oct 21, 2009

feelin' fine

melon cat posted:

Have you considered using a fabric cone instead of the plastic ones? Your cat might take to that one a bit easier.

I have! Unfortunately this is to keep her from rubbing her eye, and despite being a big dumb idiot she'd almost definitely manage to do that with a soft cone.

OniKun
Jul 23, 2003

Cheap Mexican Labor since the late 80's
Caspian's first vet trip was successful. He strangely doesn't mind going in a carrier, going to the vet, or getting checked out, as long as his head is getting scratched.

He has a few problems, but mostly from being a stray. Two of his teeth are broken, and he has minor kitty gum disease. It won't be anything to worry about, they said, but we can explore removing the teeth down the line if they end up bothering him. He also has a little kitty cold, and they gave me antibiotics to give him for a week.

The vet kind of confused me with food, saying I was overfeeding him but that 6 oz of wet food per day would be perfect - my wet food comes in 1.3oz servings, which makes me think I might be underfeeding him? Three servings of that is 3.9oz...

Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



Raimondo posted:

Well actually last night it looks like Casper is doing it too. I woke up to wretching at midgnight and found him vomitting a lot of clear vomit with some particles of food in it. I'm a little worried that both are doing it now, and around midnight to 1am, when the last time they ate being at 8pm. I figure if it was food related they would throw up like an hour after eating right? I plan on making an appointment with the vet.

It could be due to coincidence, but it'd be wiser to get them looked at by the vet. They wouldn't necessarily barf within a set timeframe after eating. If it was due to overeating then yes, they'd usually give it back fairly quickly, but if it's mostly watery then that's not the cause. If there's going to be much delay between now and seeing the vet, my immediate recommendations are: Thoroughly wash their dishes (or even buy new ones); Buy a different brand of food in case you've got a batch contaminated with something (don't need to throw the existing stuff out, wait until you hear what the vet says); and if you can be arsed, boil water before you give it to them. Let it cool back down obviously.

Keep an eye on them for other symptoms, specifically any problems at the back end (especially diarrhea, blood in pee/poo) or sensitivity around the tummy area. That all sounds like grave stuff so I want to stress that it's not likely to be critical, worst case is probably just that they've picked up a bug somewhere and you'll just have to trick or wrestle pills into them for a week to clear it up. This advice is mostly in case it'll take a bit to get a vet appointment, if it'll be in the next couple of days or whatever, just let them carry on as normal.

quote:

Also, I'm a little worried with how much Casper cares about food. For food related things, Casper acts dominate over Coca. Casper bullies Coca into letting himself have more, and keeps switching to whichever dish Coca is eating out of to get her to have less. Yesterday, I put a treat in a bowl, and when Coca came by to get her share, Casper actually growled at her. I never heard him do that before.

Should I be correcting these behaviors at all or let them have their little hierarchy?

Yeah, you'll often get cats who insist on trying to hog all the food. Some interest in each other's food is normal ("she might have something better!") but cats will absolutely bully each other for more food and it sounds like that's precisely what Casper is doing. Feed them a short distance apart from each other rather than adjacent, and just dump him in front of his own bowl if he tries to go for Coca. He'll probably get so interested in his own food that he forgets Coca's even exists. If needed you can just feed them in different rooms and close the door for a few minutes, that's what we do with ours. Also, with stuff like treats, sounds like you'll have to give them separately as well, otherwise Casper's gonna be a greedy wee git who doesn't let Coca have her share in peace. This is all perfectly normal cat behavior by the way, it's just something that you should dissuade because cats are sociopaths.

quote:

Here's a random video of them playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f9HYB4fCjY

They are cute and good cattes :3:

e;

OniKun posted:

Caspian's first vet trip was successful. He strangely doesn't mind going in a carrier, going to the vet, or getting checked out, as long as his head is getting scratched.

He has a few problems, but mostly from being a stray. Two of his teeth are broken, and he has minor kitty gum disease. It won't be anything to worry about, they said, but we can explore removing the teeth down the line if they end up bothering him. He also has a little kitty cold, and they gave me antibiotics to give him for a week.

The vet kind of confused me with food, saying I was overfeeding him but that 6 oz of wet food per day would be perfect - my wet food comes in 1.3oz servings, which makes me think I might be underfeeding him? Three servings of that is 3.9oz...

Glad to hear Caspian's doing pretty good! The food issue is probably from different package sizes, as wet food usually comes in cans your vet may have thought you meant three of those, which would indeed be a lot, as those are 6oz each! From a previous post you said he's about 13.5lbs? 6oz sounds pretty good for a cat his size, yeah. Most food packets or tins or whatever also tend to have guides on them, and I'd bet they'll say about that amount as well. Go with the amount by weight the vet said, and just double-check with them next time you take him in.

Ms Adequate fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Jan 5, 2017

Hyperlynx
Sep 13, 2015

Uh oh. Blood in the cat poo poo. Is that a "drop everything and haul them off to an emergency vet" thing? :/

e: other bits of internet seem to suggest "no", so that's a relief.

Man, it's one thing after another with these guys...

Hyperlynx fucked around with this message at 12:18 on Jan 5, 2017

Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

Schedule as soon as possible but not like he's gonna die if you dont get him to a vet asap.

Unless of course blood is fountaining from their butt

Fortis
Oct 21, 2009

feelin' fine
Stella figured out how to use the litter box on her own with the e-collar. She's only pooped so far, but I know cats can hold it for a long time and she's still drinking water.
So now we're just back to this being miserable to watch. Last night she groomed the cone for like 15 minutes, looking terribly confused the entire time. I really hope it's determined that she can go coneless this Friday, because it's thoroughly miserable to see her like this.

Also, terramycin sucks. It's so goopy. Her eye constantly looks like a nightmare even though her conjunctivitis is probably like 99.9% cleared up. I wipe her face gently with a damp washcloth and it clears the goop well enough, but also makes her fur stick together so you can see the skin, making it look like she has even more hosed up poo poo going on with her eye.

CATS!

melon cat
Jan 21, 2010

Nap Ghost

Raimondo posted:

Well actually last night it looks like Casper is doing it too. I woke up to wretching at midgnight and found him vomitting a lot of clear vomit with some particles of food in it. I'm a little worried that both are doing it now, and around midnight to 1am, when the last time they ate being at 8pm. I figure if it was food related they would throw up like an hour after eating right? I plan on making an appointment with the vet.

Also, I'm a little worried with how much Casper cares about food. For food related things, Casper acts dominate over Coca. Casper bullies Coca into letting himself have more, and keeps switching to whichever dish Coca is eating out of to get her to have less. Yesterday, I put a treat in a bowl, and when Coca came by to get her share, Casper actually growled at her. I never heard him do that before.

Should I be correcting these behaviors at all or let them have their little hierarchy?

Here's a random video of them playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f9HYB4fCjY
In addition to the possible food reaction issues, they might have a viral infection or stomach bug. Young kittens can develop and pick up strange viral infections in their first few weeks in a new home. Example: Our newest cat was ~8 weeks old when we brought her home, and she seems to have a pain in her shoulder. We thought it was a physical injury of some sort, but the vet told us that viral infections can cause all sorts of strange side-effects in young kittens, and in our cat's case- inflammation of her shoulder muscles caused by a flu-like infection she picked up, somewhere.

I think that Mister Adequate did a good job explaining approaches to feeding your little monsters. But on the growling you mentioned- I wouldn't worry about it unless they start attacking each other and drawing blood. Sometimes cats just need time to figure each other out. Our cats sometimes start growling and hissing at each other if the other has gone to the vet since they come home smelling all funny.

Your cats are adorbs, by the way. :3:

Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



I may have overstated that part, yeah. I'm used to my mom treating growling as a Big No-No that needs to be solved in a hurry, but it's probably not most of the time.

OniKun
Jul 23, 2003

Cheap Mexican Labor since the late 80's
I knew being a cat owner was gonna be tough, but I never realized how much I was going to love this silly ball of fluff. He found his way on to the bed at 5am this morning and spent his whole morning cuddling us and purring.

On the other end of things, after a lot of reading and research, I think I've been starving my poor baby because the canned food portions I got him were actually like 1/3rd servings, so I've been feeding him just barely a serving of food throughout the day. I've now scoured the pet food nutrition megathread and I'm going to be switching him to Blue Buffalo, one 5.5oz can served twice over the course of a day, with a small serving of dry food in the middle of the day from an autofeeder while we are at work. I think that's enough... I hope it is. He always clears out his bowl, and I don't know if it's because he's a nervous eater who stuffs himself if food is around, or if its because I suck and have been starving him... or some combo of both. Up until I gave him his lunch today, he was nervously grooming himself and mewing constantly... and now he's content and quiet.

I mean, he's napping away on our bed right now in a little loaf, so I think he's happy... but I just worry about him all the time now...

edit: Since I've shat up this thread with my first-time owner anxiety, here's a picture of Caspian loafing about.

http://imgur.com/a/BYxjB

Edit 2: I purchased a few cans of Blue Mountain food to start to feed him. He has a few more days of liquid medicine to go, and he was tolerating it in his food, so I think I'm going to do bigger servings of his old food with the medicine in it and eventually transition him to the Blue Mountain.

God dammit I love this cat.

OniKun fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Jan 5, 2017

Hyperlynx
Sep 13, 2015

OniKun posted:


edit: Since I've shat up this thread with my first-time owner anxiety,

http://imgur.com/a/BYxjB
Far from it! It's amusing to read first timer worries about perfectly normal cat things :)

Canadian Bakin
Nov 6, 2011

Retaliate first.

Pollyanna posted:

What do people do for mitigating cat hair getting everywhere? My bed sheets always end up caked in fur since my cat hangs out there a lot, same for his pillows and blankets. I don't want to have to wash my bed sheets more than every two weeks, and lint rollers only do so much. I have a slicker brush, but that doesn't seem as effective at getting rid of hair than at getting rid of mats. Am I gonna be wiping down my sheets all the time now?

Rubber gloves, like you would use for washing dishes.
I got the trick from a video on Cole and Marmalade's YT channel. Tried it out and it works like a hot drat. Just put the glove on and rub your hand firmly over the area with the cat fur. Tada!

D34THROW
Jan 29, 2012

RETAIL RETAIL LISTEN TO ME BITCH ABOUT RETAIL
:rant:
Well...it's over. He started crying Wednesday night...a lot more than he has been. We took him yesterday afternoon, the first appointment they had. The wife and I both lost it.

The vet didn't cath him for the sedative, just gave him a straight IM injection and left the room for 10 minutes or so. He immediately ran over to my wife on the table, then snuggled into her, which is so unlike him.

His body went limp and then she just held him like a baby. He fell asleep in her arms...we promised him he would go to sleep soon. Then the vet came back in and we put him in the table...he was out cold. I could barely see for the tears; my wife was holding his head as the euth meds were injected.

Three or four tries with the stethoscope...the vet looked at me and mouthed "he's gone". I nodded...trying to stay stoic as my wife broke down. The vet and tech left the room, then I bundled him in his blankets and handed him to my wife. His eyes weren't fully closed, but they were rolled off to the sides.

She held him like a baby for 15 minutes...we both cried and cried. He's not in pain anymore...he doesn't have to watch other cats eat and drink when he wants to but can't for the pain.

I love you, Quiggs...full name Sir Oliver Quigley III, Esq. I miss you so much, buddy. I'm sorry you were in pain...I'm sorry it had to end. I hope you forgive us.

Thanks for being here to vent to, goonfriends.

floofyscorp
Feb 12, 2007

D34THROW posted:

I love you, Quiggs...full name Sir Oliver Quigley III, Esq. I miss you so much, buddy. I'm sorry you were in pain...I'm sorry it had to end. I hope you forgive us.

Thanks for being here to vent to, goonfriends.

Well, that's made me tear up a bit. I'm so sorry for your loss. You obviously loved him very much and gave him the best life possible, which is all anyone can do. He loved you too.

nimby
Nov 4, 2009

The pinnacle of cloud computing.



D34THROW posted:

Thanks for being here to vent to, goonfriends.

It's the least we can do. Take your time and remember him fondly

Deviant
Sep 26, 2003

i've forgotten all of your names.


quote:

The truest statement is that when you adopt a cat, you adopt a tragedy. All you can do is rest soundly with the notion that you did the best you could and that your cat's life was slightly brighter because you were in it, and vice versa.

From there, you have a job. Your job is to take your day, week, month, year, whatever you need to cope, and then you march your rear end down to the shelter and you do it again.

D34THROW
Jan 29, 2012

RETAIL RETAIL LISTEN TO ME BITCH ABOUT RETAIL
:rant:
My 4-year-old son already started asking when we're getting another kitty.

When we left yesterday, we put him in his carrier in the middle of the living room so they kids could say goodbye.

2-year-old son looked up from the TV and said "Bye bye, see you later!". 19-month-old daughter squatted in front of the carrier and said "bye bye, love you". 4-year-old started crying on Grandma's shoulder.

My wife had Todd for almost as long as Quiggs, we've never known one without the other. They've been inseparable since they were kittens. I brought Todd out to say goodbye and he just hissed at the carrier and ran away.

As soon as my wife and I were out the door, he came running out of our bedroom and looked all confused at where the carrier was. Sniffed around...ran to the front door and started pawing at it, his normal "get me the gently caress out of here" where he stands on his hind legs and paws at the seam without claws. He's sad and confused now.

I want a kitten soon...not to replace him, but in his memory. Plus I've always wanted a kitten.

Ms Adequate
Oct 30, 2011

Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling



D34THROW posted:

Well...it's over. He started crying Wednesday night...a lot more than he has been. We took him yesterday afternoon, the first appointment they had. The wife and I both lost it.

The vet didn't cath him for the sedative, just gave him a straight IM injection and left the room for 10 minutes or so. He immediately ran over to my wife on the table, then snuggled into her, which is so unlike him.

His body went limp and then she just held him like a baby. He fell asleep in her arms...we promised him he would go to sleep soon. Then the vet came back in and we put him in the table...he was out cold. I could barely see for the tears; my wife was holding his head as the euth meds were injected.

Three or four tries with the stethoscope...the vet looked at me and mouthed "he's gone". I nodded...trying to stay stoic as my wife broke down. The vet and tech left the room, then I bundled him in his blankets and handed him to my wife. His eyes weren't fully closed, but they were rolled off to the sides.

She held him like a baby for 15 minutes...we both cried and cried. He's not in pain anymore...he doesn't have to watch other cats eat and drink when he wants to but can't for the pain.

I love you, Quiggs...full name Sir Oliver Quigley III, Esq. I miss you so much, buddy. I'm sorry you were in pain...I'm sorry it had to end. I hope you forgive us.

Thanks for being here to vent to, goonfriends.

I'm so sorry. He's at peace now. And I'm sure he'd say there's nothing to forgive, only that he's thankful he had a loving family, a warm home, never had to worry about his next meal, and that when you're ready, he wants you to share with another cat what you shared with him.

:glomp:

m.hache
Dec 1, 2004


Fun Shoe
Well, you convinced us thread.

We picked up two kittens tonight.

Both 2 months old from the same litter. Currently have them isolated in the spare bedroom. Dog keeps on looking over the barrier and whining at them.

http://imgur.com/a/6swJE

Now to acclimate. Dog added to album for good measure.

Antivehicular
Dec 30, 2011


I wanna sing one for the cars
That are right now headed silent down the highway
And it's dark and there is nobody driving And something has got to give

m.hache posted:

Well, you convinced us thread.

We picked up two kittens tonight.

Both 2 months old from the same litter. Currently have them isolated in the spare bedroom. Dog keeps on looking over the barrier and whining at them.

http://imgur.com/a/6swJE

Now to acclimate. Dog added to album for good measure.

Those are some pro black fuzzes.

OniKun
Jul 23, 2003

Cheap Mexican Labor since the late 80's
Caspian is adjusting very well at this point. He loves to sleep on our bed, and doesn't wake us up for food or anything either.

The only behavioral issue we have with him is that he meows... constantly. He has a funny sounding meow, too, so it's a little bit obnoxious, but we are working on only giving him positive attention when he is quiet. Other than that, he likes to explore when we're not around and we've caught him trying to open up closet doors and find new rooms to explore (AKA get outside). He loves to spend his day sitting next to the window and looking outside, and in the evening he goes a bit wild and we spend time hunting his toy and generally playing around.

I thought getting a 5-year old shelter cat would involve a little bit less activity, but he's such a sweetheart that I can't just help but love him. He's a doglike cat.

americong
May 29, 2013


In my experience, constant meowing at me is a symptom of the underlying condition of being a cat.

I have also had little luck reinforcing it out of any loudmouths.

Super Librarian
Jan 4, 2005

I ended up encouraging my cat even more and now we have conversations consisting of her meowing at me and me responding with "what??" in increasingly urgent/incredulous tones

Super Librarian fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Jan 8, 2017

nimby
Nov 4, 2009

The pinnacle of cloud computing.



We only hear our cat when we replace her water ("Oh no! My water is gone and.... OH HERE COMES NEW WATER!"), when we get the bag of treats, or anything plastic that sounds too much like the bag of treats, or when she's hunting some of her toys and starts growling/yelling like some sort of demon-dog.

We're moving next week or the week after that (hoping next week). A bunch of stuff has already been moved, so Cleo has been noticing stuff disappearing. She's definitely acting more catlike lately, noticing something is up. We aren't exactly supposed to have pets in the apartment, but the previous tenant had a cat and we're sure the people above us have a rodent dog, so we got Cleo. For 2 years and 3 months, we managed to keep her out of sight when the landlord had to come around for something. Yesterday, a week before we are gone, she decided to bust out of the living room and go smell his knees when he was fixing a radiator. Oops.

m.hache
Dec 1, 2004


Fun Shoe
Day 3 of having the kittens. They are playing with each other and sleeping in little floof piles.

The dog watches from above the cardboard barrier we have set up and just whines. The cats have gotten out a few times (when my niece moved the cardboard barrier) and they immediately start to explore. The Dog then runs up to them and starts sniffing, cornering them.

We're doing our best to keep them separated for now until they get used to eachothers scents (Cats sleeping on old dog bed 24/7). We plan on taking the dog out of the house for the day and letting the cats explore the rest of the house, and then letting the dog into the room where they've been staying to sniff around.

Anything we're missing? or perhaps some tips on acclimating them? I know it's still very early but I want to make sure we're on the right track.


Gorgar
Dec 2, 2012

OniKun posted:

Caspian is adjusting very well at this point. He loves to sleep on our bed, and doesn't wake us up for food or anything either.

The only behavioral issue we have with him is that he meows... constantly. He has a funny sounding meow, too, so it's a little bit obnoxious, but we are working on only giving him positive attention when he is quiet. Other than that, he likes to explore when we're not around and we've caught him trying to open up closet doors and find new rooms to explore (AKA get outside). He loves to spend his day sitting next to the window and looking outside, and in the evening he goes a bit wild and we spend time hunting his toy and generally playing around.

I thought getting a 5-year old shelter cat would involve a little bit less activity, but he's such a sweetheart that I can't just help but love him. He's a doglike cat.

Doglike cats are good cats.

He's trying to communicate with you, so he'd probably be happier if you didn't ignore him. One of my current ones, also doglike, had more of a scream than a meow when he first arrived, and he used it constantly. He's still pretty chatty, but less shrill and intense. Mostly. It's only really a problem when he wants to contribute to a conference call for work, but I'm glad to have such a communicative cat. I'd hate for him to feel shut out and ignored.

DarkHorse
Dec 13, 2006

Nap Ghost

m.hache posted:

Day 3 of having the kittens. They are playing with each other and sleeping in little floof piles.

The dog watches from above the cardboard barrier we have set up and just whines. The cats have gotten out a few times (when my niece moved the cardboard barrier) and they immediately start to explore. The Dog then runs up to them and starts sniffing, cornering them.

We're doing our best to keep them separated for now until they get used to eachothers scents (Cats sleeping on old dog bed 24/7). We plan on taking the dog out of the house for the day and letting the cats explore the rest of the house, and then letting the dog into the room where they've been staying to sniff around.

Anything we're missing? or perhaps some tips on acclimating them? I know it's still very early but I want to make sure we're on the right track.




Sounds like you're doing well. Don't let them together unsupervised until the (preferably full-grown) cats are capable of defending themselves, and reward good positive interactions with treats and praise. If things start getting tense (or dog tries to play too rough) just separate them and let things cool down. Ideal is dog mostly ignores them. Redirect/distract the dog if he starts intensely staring at them, or give a warning tone if they respond to that. Most dogs will learn the thing is not to be messed with.

Err on the side of ending things early if interactions are going well. You always want to end on a positive note.

m.hache
Dec 1, 2004


Fun Shoe

DarkHorse posted:

Sounds like you're doing well. Don't let them together unsupervised until the (preferably full-grown) cats are capable of defending themselves, and reward good positive interactions with treats and praise. If things start getting tense (or dog tries to play too rough) just separate them and let things cool down. Ideal is dog mostly ignores them. Redirect/distract the dog if he starts intensely staring at them, or give a warning tone if they respond to that. Most dogs will learn the thing is not to be messed with.

Err on the side of ending things early if interactions are going well. You always want to end on a positive note.

Thanks.

We just did a quick introduction session with the female cat and our female dog.

Cat sat on my wifes lap purring while the dog just sniffed at the cat, Tail wagging. As she started to get excited for "NEW SMALL THINGS" we put the kitten back.

The dog is just a giant wuss, wouldn't harm a fly (on purpose). She just needs to ramp down her energy while around the small ones. We plan on bringing her to a friends house who have 2 dogs and a kitten as well and let her run for the day, then bring her home for another introduction. If we can burn out the energy in her it may make it easier for the kittens to approach.

EDIT: Oh god they've learned how to scale the barrier. Time to close the door entirely. Baldur keeps making a dash out of the room, while Artemis couldn't care less what's outside.

m.hache fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Jan 8, 2017

Dogen
May 5, 2002

Bury my body down by the highwayside, so that my old evil spirit can get a Greyhound bus and ride
Well, it isn't called Baldur's Gate for nothing.

m.hache
Dec 1, 2004


Fun Shoe

Dogen posted:

Well, it isn't called Baldur's Gate for nothing.

I love that you said that, and hate that I didn't think of it.

D34THROW
Jan 29, 2012

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Funny how fate works. My wife was in the Humane Society Thrift Store yesterday before coming to pick me up at work, and we'd both agreed that we should get another cat in the future. Not to replace Quiggs or anything like that; we've just always had two cats and we've got plenty of love to share.

She pulls up in front of my work and Princess here is in her carrier on my seat. She's a senior (8 years old) and so the adoption fee was waived; she's spayed and declawed on her front paws as well.



She's a total loving lovebug. Spent the night in our bedroom and spent most of it snuggling me and my wife and waking us up for pets. We can't decide if she's stressed or just likes to listen to herself talk; she meows a LOT, but we're almost positive she's just vocal, because she already loves lounging on her side and stretching out.

My wife got woken up this morning by Princess laying on her chest with her head between my wife's boobs, purring away like crazy :kimchi:

Thin Privilege
Jul 8, 2009
IM A STUPID MORON WITH AN UGLY FACE AND A BIG BUTT AND MY BUTT SMELLS AND I LIKE TO KISS MY OWN BUTT
Gravy Boat 2k
I literally just wrote an email for someone who has had a terrible end-of-2016 that said "I don't know how to express compassion other than sending a cat picture. Ah geeze. Cats.

Here's the pic I sent. These guys are both male and are lovers. Whoever says that homosexuality doesn't exist is a moron.

Cythereal
Nov 8, 2009

I love the potoo,
and the potoo loves you.

Thin Privilege posted:

These guys are both male and are lovers. Whoever says that homosexuality doesn't exist is a moron.

Hop over to the bird thread. One regular poster owns a gay interspecies relationship. :v:

americong
May 29, 2013


D34THROW posted:

Funny how fate works. My wife was in the Humane Society Thrift Store yesterday before coming to pick me up at work, and we'd both agreed that we should get another cat in the future. Not to replace Quiggs or anything like that; we've just always had two cats and we've got plenty of love to share.

She pulls up in front of my work and Princess here is in her carrier on my seat. She's a senior (8 years old) and so the adoption fee was waived; she's spayed and declawed on her front paws as well.



She's a total loving lovebug. Spent the night in our bedroom and spent most of it snuggling me and my wife and waking us up for pets. We can't decide if she's stressed or just likes to listen to herself talk; she meows a LOT, but we're almost positive she's just vocal, because she already loves lounging on her side and stretching out.

My wife got woken up this morning by Princess laying on her chest with her head between my wife's boobs, purring away like crazy :kimchi:

dear sir, it appears you've found yourself a Tier 1 high quality Catte

Alteisen
Jun 4, 2007

by FactsAreUseless

D34THROW posted:

Funny how fate works. My wife was in the Humane Society Thrift Store yesterday before coming to pick me up at work, and we'd both agreed that we should get another cat in the future. Not to replace Quiggs or anything like that; we've just always had two cats and we've got plenty of love to share.

She pulls up in front of my work and Princess here is in her carrier on my seat. She's a senior (8 years old) and so the adoption fee was waived; she's spayed and declawed on her front paws as well.



She's a total loving lovebug. Spent the night in our bedroom and spent most of it snuggling me and my wife and waking us up for pets. We can't decide if she's stressed or just likes to listen to herself talk; she meows a LOT, but we're almost positive she's just vocal, because she already loves lounging on her side and stretching out.

My wife got woken up this morning by Princess laying on her chest with her head between my wife's boobs, purring away like crazy :kimchi:

That's usually how it goes when you lose one, I'd like to think its your dearly departed putting it in your path and tell them to help you out.

necrobobsledder
Mar 21, 2005
Lay down your soul to the gods rock 'n roll
Nap Ghost
When is pooping outside the litterbox an indication of a chronic rather than acute problem? One of my cats seems to have a tendency to drag her butt across carpet and the floors partly due to really dry feces. I found some feces (very, very dry) far away from the litterbox but outside the bed and in different spots a distance from each other (both sides of the main bed). I've known her to do this even without any obvious stressors and seems to have really dry feces normally probably from lack of drinking enough or letting the other cat eat all the wet food out of being super duper passive. I can count the times this sort of event has happened on two hands within maybe 4 years but getting more frequent. I'm quite sure it's this cat because the other cat's turds are literally as large as mine reliably.

nimby
Nov 4, 2009

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We started to disassemble furniture for our impending move, so our Cleo has lost a few of her favorite napping spots. Half the time the poor thing has a look of "WTF is going on?" Hope she forgets these last days here when she's got a much bigger house to play in.

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The Lobster
Sep 3, 2011

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- Age - 9 months
- Sex - Female
- How long have you had your cat? - Since early August
- Is your cat spayed or neutered? Yes
- What food do you use? Blue Buffalo kitten food, both wet and dry
- When was your last vet visit? Early December
- Is your cat indoors, outdoors, both? Indoors, but we let her on the screened porch when it isn't balls-freezingly cold or rear end-meltingly hot
- How many pets in your household? 3
- How many litter boxes do you have? 3


Just looking for some kitty psychology here. After our beloved 14yo cat died unexpectly in mid-July, we had a kitty void. His (not biological) sister was really in mourning and we thought we could cheer her up with some new additions, and cheer us up as well. So we went down to the Humane Society and adopted a pair of (actual) sisters, Phobos and Deimos. The trouble with them is they were born in April and it was now August. They had spent all that time in cages with little to no human interaction. They were basically feral. We brought them home and it was NO TOUCHIES for several weeks before they started to come around. Phobos is now perfectly fine, though she doesn't like to be picked up. Like REALLY doesn't like it. Fine, no big deal, lots of cats do not like being held. I'd say overall she is not feral anymore. Her sister Deimos is a bit weirder. She loves pets and cuddles and will even climb into my lap and all over me... in one specific room (which happens to be my bedroom). In every other room she flees like she is being attacked. Any idea why she is feral in 95% of my house and a super cuddly friend in one specific place? Like, what is the psychology going on here? Is there any way I can expand this friendliness to other rooms? It does happen that my bedroom is where I spend most of my time.

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