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If nothing else, at some point there will probably be new and different cats, who will have possibly different tastes. I really like seeing new kitten play with toys that the last cat I lost loved. Maybe that's weird.
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So far the litter robot has been a total bust. Cat attract litter, the cat attract powder, and putting her old litter box next to it and she's never gone in. We let her old litter box get a bit dirty hoping it would make it more attractive but she just went and peed on one of her cat beds.
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My girlfriend brought home some long grass (like real long, half a meter) and Artichoke absolutely flips his poo poo chasing it around. It’s like a combo of grass that he loves to eat and also a string. He makes these insane grunts as he chases it around trying to bite it.
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Dear cat thread: Cinnamon is having pee trouble again(I managed to catch her in the act of peeing on my pillow, sigh) and I think it's probably crystals again. We have a vet appointment booked next week and in the meantime she's banned from the bedroom and I feel extremely bad because she's repeatedly going into a litterbox, squeezing out a tiny puddle, then dashing out again because it hurts. I don't think she's peed in any other inappropriate spots(besides on a towel on my husband's office chair; easily tossed into the washing machine) but the bed, especially my side of the bed, seems to be a pee magnet for her. I think this is partly my fault because last time this happened, the vet told me to buy her this special crystal management kibble and to feed her only that forever. I did that for a few months and it was fine; I have to buy it online though and the website I use ran out of the formulation we were using('light' because she has a tendency to get fat) and I had to buy a slightly different version which she absolutely would not tolerate. She'd eat it like normal but then puke it up within half an hour of feeding time, for several days solid. So I decided to put her back on the hypoallergenic chunks-in-gravy food that her brother eats(and she adores to the point that she used to shove him out of the way to eat his portion) while I tried to find a source for the light crystal kibble again. And I did find some, but decided to only feed her the kibble for breakfast and let her have wet food in the evening because she loves the wet food so much. This seems to have cancelled out the crystal-suppressing qualities of the kibble, unfortunately, and now she's sore and trying to pee on my bed and I feel like a bad cat parent  I'm hoping the vet will prescribe her some painkillers to get her through this bout of crystals as that worked well the first time, but I'm also wondering how to keep her better hydrated since all she's eating is dry kibble. We have a water fountain which she likes well enough, but I'm also wondering - can I make gravy to put on her food? I know gravy you can buy in a regular shop is typically far too salty for a cat but the pet shop doesn't seem to sell straight-up cat gravy to add to dry food and most of the 'recipes' I can find online are just people pureeing their cat's regular wet food to make it into more of a soupy consistency. I just want something I can pour over her kibble to get a bit more water into her and give her the gravy-licking experience that she seems to like so much. Am I overthinking this? (I realise that asking this question probably means that I am, in fact, overthinking this)
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Dec 15, 2018 13:44
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I have mixed a bit of water into dry kibble for both cats and dogs forever. My new cats are getting wet food, but adding water to dry food would certainly help with water intake.
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Dec 15, 2018 17:25
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There is crystal-suppressing wet food as well. Vets are going to be pricey for it but Chewy or something might have it for much less. My piss cat got Hills c/d wet chicken flavour. It doesn’t look or smell that great to me but he licks the plate clean. Then I switch in a can of regular wet food in the evenings and give them some nice dry at both feedings.
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Dec 15, 2018 17:40
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Do the Crystals cats have flowing water fountains instead of dishes of water? My cat has one and loves it, might help if you don't have one already.
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Dec 15, 2018 17:47
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I have a cat that keeps barfing. I know, don't we all, right? But this is a bit different. -The cat is a 16-year-old female -A recent trip to the vet revealed she's starting to have renal failure, but the vet made it sound like it was in its very early stages -She'll eat wet or dry food but LOOOOVES wet food -Her previous owner had her exclusively outdoors, but since she's been with us this summer, she is 100% an indoor cat -She barely grooms herself at this age so a hairball is unlikely About a week or so ago I noticed that she was starting to vomit her dry food (prescription kidney diet). She'd been eating it without any issue for months and the vomit itself was relatively small. It was like the last bit of food she ate would come back up just as it began digesting. After a few times of this she started shunning the dry food altogether and was demanding wet food (again, prescription kidney diet) which I try to give only as a once-a-day treat, on account of it being more expensive/messy to clean up). I thought maybe the dry food she was barfing up was old and stale (I have another cat that's been in renal failure for years and this particular batch of food was from an older container). So I swapped it with fresh dry food. But she still barely would eat it and then after a few days I saw another lil' dry cat food barf. So yesterday because I wanted her to keep eating, I gave her extra wet food, which she scarfed down no problem. I wake up this morning and find... another tiny barf, this time more formless as I suspect it was from the wet food. A trip to the vet is probably in order, but I wanted to check here first to see if these specific symptoms jump out at anyone. The thing that stands out the most to me is how small these vomits are compared to what I'm used to seeing from a cat, maybe a little larger than a quarter in size. The vomit itself looks like a normal cat barf, with no bright yellow bile or signs of a hairball, and it's not particularly watery. Just brown and some undigested cat food mixed in.
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Dec 15, 2018 18:50
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She does have a water fountain that she likes, but she doesn't seem to have been using it as often lately. I'll try refreshing the water in it, maybe it's gone a bit stale. I did put some water in her dinner kibble tonight and she lapped it all up quite happily and cleaned the bowl, so that seems like a good solution to get more water through her too. Thanks goons!
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Dec 15, 2018 20:10
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Two blankets on top of the radiator = happy warm cat. This is Tater.
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Ballz posted:I have a cat that keeps barfing. My barely grooms himself cat has also never puked or had a hairball until one day it was a vomit / squirts explosion everywhere and he horked up the hugest hairball I've ever seen. Still, a vet trip wont hurt her. just your wallet.
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Dec 17, 2018 00:51
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The stern look of judgement my cat gives me when I spend more time writing tedious posts in PI about how great a cat she is instead of just paying attention to her: Yep, Jackie's a big girl with an attitude Side note: Some of you might think she is doing this for warmth, but I assure you, she is not. Not only does she know full well she is not allowed to *sit on the laptop*, there is a cat bed adjacent to the electric heating element AND a cozy wicker basket of comfy laundry nearby in this room.. Plus, that  means business.
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kaworu posted:The stern look of judgement my cat gives me when I spend more time writing tedious posts in PI about how great a cat she is instead of just paying attention to her: rear end in a top hat comes up and headbutts your hands if you're phone postin'/playing videogames. If you put the thing down to pet him he scampers away to glare from the other side of the room. loving rear end in a top hat.
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Dec 17, 2018 03:33
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Len posted:rear end in a top hat comes up and headbutts your hands if you're phone postin'/playing videogames. If you put the thing down to pet him he scampers away to glare from the other side of the room. Sweetheart does this too, or rubs her face all over the phone/switch controller/whatever your hands are busy with.
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Dec 17, 2018 06:30
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Is there a safe alternitive to hair ties/rubber bands for a cat toy? Fyodor loves them and can find them even though I try my hardest to make sure they are put up where he can't get to them. I want him to have fun but I don't want him to swallow something that could kill him either.  Cat tax
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Dec 17, 2018 10:30
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Springs / boinks? https://www.amazon.com/Kitty-Boinks-Cat-Toys-12-pack/dp/B015NKASP8 or milkrings if you want to go cheap
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Dec 17, 2018 11:11
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Hank and Bandit update: he wants to play, she loves to hissss. http://imgur.com/gallery/buawze2
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Dec 17, 2018 12:32
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Any advice on helping cats get over their idiot grudges? Two of my heaviest workload toys: the cat fishing rod and cat charmer, have been all but shelved since across two freak days of play Mel managed to: 1. Get herself tied up in her fishing rod, at which point she tore rear end through the house trying to dislodge it, making things worse until after about an hour I was finally able to get to her hiding spot deep under the couch and get it off her. 2. While playing with the cat charmer, spin around without looking and smack her head right into the side of the entertainment center. Took her to the vet immediately after Annath's horror stories about cat head trauma and she's fine, but apparently the whole episode is the cat charmer's fault in her book. Now if I bring either toy out, she immediately bolts to her designated scaredy cat spot and won't come out for 20-30 minutes. I have other toys, but these two were relatively easy methods of giving her a quality workout and it would be nice to have them back. Would leaving them laying out with treats around them eventually work? I'm just afraid as soon as I actually try to use either for play she'd just go back to running away.
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Dec 17, 2018 19:04
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Thumposaurus posted:Is there a safe alternitive to hair ties/rubber bands for a cat toy? Holy crap, those eyes. With that fur! I use milk rings. They go farther anyway, once you learn to throw them so they hit the floor rolling. There exist toys kind of like a hair tie but made of twine or hemp threaded through a cork ball. I'd give you a link but I don't see them on the net, and I got mine at a local pet supply store that goes in for the fancier toys.
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Dec 17, 2018 20:38
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Thumposaurus posted:Is there a safe alternitive to hair ties/rubber bands for a cat toy? I bought a bag of these. https://www.chewy.com/ethical-pet-wide-durable-heavy-gauge/dp/56210 Mine go absolutely nuts for these. They bat them around and carry around to different spots in the house to swat at and chase. Eventually the springs end up under the couch and I pull them out again for another session. They're very flexible so you don't have to worry about stepping on one.
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Dec 17, 2018 20:49
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Bought two of those heated cat beds someone linked a few pages back. Neither cat will step paw into them. Good thing they were on sale!
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Dec 17, 2018 21:09
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CloFan posted:Bought two of those heated cat beds someone linked a few pages back. Neither cat will step paw into them. Good thing they were on sale! Try putting a towel or worn piece of clothing over it.
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Dec 17, 2018 21:15
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CloFan posted:Bought two of those heated cat beds someone linked a few pages back. Neither cat will step paw into them. Good thing they were on sale! Can you put them inside a box?
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Dec 17, 2018 21:19
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It took a few days for Nora to dare to step foot in Ft Warms even with some clothing in there, but once she did it was everlasting love.
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Dec 17, 2018 21:20
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CloFan posted:Bought two of those heated cat beds someone linked a few pages back. Neither cat will step paw into them. Good thing they were on sale! Might have been me. I had some before, which got plenty of use until they got peed on. Chucked those, that cat has passed on, still have the cat that really loved them. Hasn't shown the slightest bit of interest, the fucker.
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Dec 17, 2018 22:04
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IronDoge posted:I bought a bag of these. Springs are definitely kitty crack, at least with all the cats I've given them too. I never see springs at any Petco or Petsmart type shops and I'm convinced it's quite intentional. Once you introduce your cat to the springs you can stop buying new cat toys every time you go to the store, cat only wants spring. Oliver likes fishing pole toys and springs. The rest of the toybox is completely neglected.
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Dec 17, 2018 22:11
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Our kittens adore the springs. By far their favorite toy. I just bought a giant bag of springs off amazon cheap since they manage to chase them into weird places and lose them.
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Dec 17, 2018 23:31
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My cats, although one more than the other, go absolutely apeshit for colored pipe cleaners all twisted up. I was worried about the metal pointy bit on the endbut they haven't poked an eye out yet so  I frequently wake up with a bundle of different pipe cleaners in our bed because Finn carries them around the house with him so that he can keep an eye on it while he sleeps.
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Dec 17, 2018 23:45
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explosivo posted:My cats, although one more than the other, go absolutely apeshit for colored pipe cleaners all twisted up. I was worried about the metal pointy bit on the endbut they haven't poked an eye out yet so Both my cats like pipe cleaners. I made alien antennae for a game of Watch the Skies and it was a disaster trying to keep the cats from stealing them. e: Cat tax is named Ethics, because he's black and white like ethics aren't.
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Dec 18, 2018 00:35
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rear end in a top hat loves this crinkle ball he got in a random assortment of toys. He'll bat it under something and spend a good ten minutes trying to get it out himself before asking for help with his pathetic meowing. Beans spent the last couple days stoned in a pile of catnip mice.
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Dec 18, 2018 00:35
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All the high tech gizmos and gadgets, spinny butterflies, automated string flickers, IOT laser pointers, motorized mice... Little assholes only have eyes for plastic springs and pipe cleaners. Wise luddites?
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Dec 18, 2018 00:44
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DrHammond posted:All the high tech gizmos and gadgets, spinny butterflies, automated string flickers, IOT laser pointers, motorized mice... 
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Sydin posted:Any advice on helping cats get over their idiot grudges? Two of my heaviest workload toys: the cat fishing rod and cat charmer, have been all but shelved since across two freak days of play Mel managed to: Just leave the toys out til she forgets. Or hide them for a week I guess? Oh the other cheap toys my cats love are felt balls. I got some large 1-inch wide ones, they love batting and chasing those around. As a bonus if you've got a longer haired cat you can felt up their own brushed off fur. 
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Dec 18, 2018 02:20
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Bean got a band aid stuck to her fur and I had to chase her down to get it back. For someone so large she is surprisingly nimble.
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Dec 18, 2018 02:38
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DrHammond posted:All the high tech gizmos and gadgets, spinny butterflies, automated string flickers, IOT laser pointers, motorized mice... They are cats, they take joy in the simple things. Like frustrating the everloving gently caress out of their humans.
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Dec 18, 2018 03:11
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Mine prefer whichever toy has been knocked under the fridge. Or plastic clothes pegs for some reason.
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Dec 18, 2018 03:26
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Mine's top favourite toy is a large size suction cup that came extra with the toothbrush holder for the bathroom. He can spend hours picking it up and throwing it, will chase it as soon as he hears it slide across the floor, and is immediately alert when he hears it fall. Cats.
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Dec 18, 2018 07:51
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Pixelante posted:Both my cats like pipe cleaners. I made alien antennae for a game of Watch the Skies and it was a disaster trying to keep the cats from stealing them. Ethics remains one of the all-time great cat names.
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Dec 18, 2018 07:56
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My cat likes socks... we genuinely have a sock monster that steals and hides our socks. He will throw them around by himself or, his favourite thing to do, gove the sock to us so we can play fetch... He will also pick it up with his little paw before holding it in his mouth and I melt anytime he does that as it's just too adorable.
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We have a cat tree made of scratching posts along with a normal sized post. No matter how we place them, or praise him when he scratches the right thing, he always prefers to destroy the ottoman. I don't get it.
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