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hasegawa posted:Hi Cat thread, I don't have any advice, I'm just blown away by how cunning and persistent your cats are w/r/t getting into the pantry and finding bread to eat. I've had or lived with like 10 different cats over the years, plenty of them have had a taste for bread, but none of them went to those lengths to get it.
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Jan 20, 2021 20:24
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I considered child-proofing our cabinets when Katya started learning how to open doors, instead we just moved some stuff around so she could only reach cans and other uninteresting stuff. She did once pull an entire lasagna that was cooling with the oven-door cracked out onto the floor, but it was vegetarian so joke's on her.
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Jan 20, 2021 20:43
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I will add that a lot of it for us was just life-style changes, we learned real quick not to leave anything out and to stock our cabinets in a way all the desirable stuff was out of reach. We once found a pack of tortilla's opened with a bite taken out of each one, and then there was the breadpocalypse of course. https://twitter.com/invisiblemonkey/status/1236650610155552773?s=20
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Jan 20, 2021 20:48
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My late cat loved bread. Occasionally I'd have my lunch bag sitting by the door before leaving for work, and he'd get into it, pull the sandwich bag out of the bag, pull the sandwich out of the bag, and go to town. He was a good boy.
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Jan 20, 2021 20:54
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seiferguy posted:I noticed that my cat had some scabs in his armpit area. Then today, he hopped on my lap and I noticed he had a scab on his head: Looks like it might be ringworm. Ringworm is actually a fungus. Your vet will have shampoo or cream for the cat. They will test by shining a special light on the cat to see if the patch fluoresces. Humans can get it too. You can use lotramin or similar if you find lesions on your skin.
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MarcusSA posted:Having just dealt with this issue what worked for me was putting aluminum foil on all the counters. We tried foil to discourage them from jumping on our desks a while back, but it just became another crinkly thing for them to sit on and make constant noise with. They aren't phased by aluminum foil, and the Ssscat! automated spray cans would rarely activate consistently and would spray at us more than the cats. So far the only thing that has worked is to physically obstruct the space with a room divider, and we have to keep a full 5 gallon water jug in front of it at night, or Asi will somehow pry it open and get into the kitchen every single time. Boogalo posted:Y'all need some babyproofing locks. There are lots of kinds but these are probably the most sturdy and unreachable for a cat. That's a great suggestion, thanks for the idea. I'll order some of those and give it a try. InvisibleMonkey posted:We once found a pack of tortilla's opened with a bite taken out of each one, and then there was the breadpocalypse of course. It's always one bite from each piece, like the rear end in a top hat kid who takes a bite from each potato chip before putting it back in the bag. Our cats ruined a bag of bagels, and a bag of fresh Ciabatta bread in this manner. They just gnawed at the corners a bit from each piece and left the rest in the middle of the floor. The absolute savages.
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Jan 20, 2021 22:35
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The other night Seamus jumped onto the end table and gently touched his butthole to the mouth of the bottle of beer my husband had just opened. Otherwise he tries to eat all the things we leave out and chatters at us all whiny-like when we tell him no or separate him from the temptation. So far he’s not gotten into packaged food in the pantry, which is all open shelving and has a door that doesn’t close all the way (due to one of the shelves jutting out too much), so we’d be screwed if he ever got that idea in his head.
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Jan 20, 2021 22:50
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I once found a bag of rice under the bed. rear end in a top hat hunted it out of a cabinet and drug it through the house On another occasion we were given two packs of english muffins and one went missing only to be found under the bed And then a long time ago he chewed through a cardboard box to gnaw on a doughnut
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Jan 20, 2021 23:28
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I learned long ago to keep all bread products in the fridge. Might not taste as good but it’s better than the alternative.
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Jan 21, 2021 01:20
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Helps them keep longer too
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Jan 21, 2021 02:25
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so apparently my cat's surgery to omentalize his psuedocyst didn't work. i feel like poo poo. they're gonna try him on steroids to see if that reduces inflammation. with the caveat that because he's not quite 14 days post-op (he's 9), his biopsy sites can open up and release his intestinal contents into his body and he could go into septic shock and die! cool! i am so unhappy 
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I’m a lurker but just wanted to pop in and say I’m so sorry you and your cat are going through this jimmychoo.  That sounds frustrating and devastating. I hope you can both get some rest in the next few days and fingers crossed the steroids help or they figure out a better solution. Sending you both good vibes!
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Jan 21, 2021 06:13
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Ghost Cactus posted:Looks like it might be ringworm. Ringworm is actually a fungus. Your vet will have shampoo or cream for the cat. They will test by shining a special light on the cat to see if the patch fluoresces. Humans can get it too. You can use lotramin or similar if you find lesions on your skin. Alright, I'll take him in then.
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Jan 21, 2021 07:00
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:So when you all talk about this life changing litter robot you mean this right? Wanted to chime in cause I got this for my 2 cats. It works great, except when it rotates and the tuxedo has to stand on it and attack the rotating litter and stops the cycling 
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Jan 21, 2021 07:08
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hasegawa posted:We tried foil to discourage them from jumping on our desks a while back, but it just became another crinkly thing for them to sit on and make constant noise with. They aren't phased by aluminum foil, and the Ssscat! automated spray cans would rarely activate consistently and would spray at us more than the cats. So far the only thing that has worked is to physically obstruct the space with a room divider, and we have to keep a full 5 gallon water jug in front of it at night, or Asi will somehow pry it open and get into the kitchen every single time. We've really just accepted that one of ours will always get on the counter (our kitchen isn't in a separate room) and we'll just clean before making food. Easier to keep him off when you're actually there, and honestly, cats just want to be up high so eh, why not. I can clean.
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Jan 21, 2021 07:39
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WindowLiquor posted:We've really just accepted that one of ours will always get on the counter (our kitchen isn't in a separate room) and we'll just clean before making food. Easier to keep him off when you're actually there, and honestly, cats just want to be up high so eh, why not. I can clean. This is us. No point in an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room, so we just shut her out while making dinner, and clean the surfaces first. Maple is now fascinated by all things water, including running up any time I run the kitchen tap, so she can watch the water run down the plughole. If there's bubbles slowly popping/dissolving, she'll be there for ages. Also, having her sleep in said downstairs room, to make way for the kitten, is going ok, except the other night where she pushed the toaster onto the floor... Small appliances are now blu-tacked down.
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Jan 21, 2021 09:17
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Inexplicable Cat Bread Lust is definitely a thing, take a look at this. Hera (also pictured below) ripped open a loaf of bread then basically took a single bite out of each slice, just to ensure I had to throw the entire thing away. And the culprit 
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Jan 21, 2021 10:45
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My cat doesn't care for bread, but does care for stealing the little wires that close the bread bag, dragging them around, scratching up the floor and threatening to swallow them.
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Jan 21, 2021 10:55
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Crocobile posted:I’m a lurker but just wanted to pop in and say I’m so sorry you and your cat are going through this jimmychoo. thanks bud, that really helps 
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Jan 21, 2021 17:20
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seiferguy posted:Alright, I'll take him in then. I'm a little late and should have spoken earlier, but I'd second their evaluation, that looks like when our Russell got a ringworm spot & others before him at the shelter. Definitely play it safe and get them started on treatment, it's not terribly hard to deal with when it happens as long as you're thorough. Keep in mind it can spread to people & linger in the environment, and consider a quarantine if your home allows for it. Gonna be a fair amount of disinfecting to do and possibly replacing some things. Your vet will go over all that with you. Good luck on a quick recovery.
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Jan 21, 2021 17:39
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SkyeAuroline posted:I'm a little late and should have spoken earlier, but I'd second their evaluation, that looks like when our Russell got a ringworm spot & others before him at the shelter. Definitely play it safe and get them started on treatment, it's not terribly hard to deal with when it happens as long as you're thorough. Keep in mind it can spread to people & linger in the environment, and consider a quarantine if your home allows for it. Gonna be a fair amount of disinfecting to do and possibly replacing some things. Your vet will go over all that with you. Yeah, I'm a pretty active cleaner, and thankfully he sleeps on the couch which always has a washable couch cover on it. The earliest for a non-urgent care my vet can get me in is early next week. Should this be an urgent care matter? The difference is $85, which I'm willing to pay if its a serious issue.
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Jan 21, 2021 19:25
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seiferguy posted:Yeah, I'm a pretty active cleaner, and thankfully he sleeps on the couch which always has a washable couch cover on it. It's contagious and human-transmissible, so I would definitely take it seriously. It's enough of a perennial problem that our shelter has most of the treatment supplies on hand & can start treatment in-house, so I can't speak from a position of experience on waiting vs going in immediately and will defer to others in the thread who have dealt with it.
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It seems I've been adopted by a neighborhood cat / abandoned kitty. A couple of weeks ago I got home from work a bit after ten PM, and this cat tried to follow me through the door. Checked on it, super soft and friendly, so I figured she'd gotten out from somewhere and let her be on her way. This morning, I went out back to smoke, and here she comes darting directly towards me and jumped right into my lap. I got home this evening and she was asleep on the patio table. Gave her a scratch and started walking around the back yard and it was like we were attached at the hip. I made one of those rubbermaid/hay/styrofoam cooler shelters last year, and there are two small doghouses in the yard, none of them have any kittens in them and her nipples don't show any signs of nursing. No ear tip either. My assumption is that someone moved and decided my neighborhood would be a good place to abandon her. As soon as I can I'm going to check for a chip (doubt it) and have the vet check for pregnancy and if that's all clear, get her fixed, vaccinated, and bring her in.
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Jan 22, 2021 00:34
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Grats, tuxes are awesome.
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seiferguy posted:Yeah, I'm a pretty active cleaner, and thankfully he sleeps on the couch which always has a washable couch cover on it. Did you let your vet know it may be ringworm? They may be able to better advise on urgent care vs. early next week appointment. Like SkyeAuroline said, it’s a perennial problem at vets and shelters - its relatively common and usually very treatable. The spores are just kind of everywhere so it’s easy for pets to get - especially if they’re stressed or immunocompromised. Follow your gut on the urgent care. You mentioned your cat didn’t seem bothered by the areas. I would recommend monitoring them to make sure they’re eating and as active as they usually are. If so, your regular vet may be the best bet - you could always give your vet a phone call to set your mind at ease in the meantime.
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saintonan posted:Grats, tuxes are awesome. 
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seiferguy posted:Yeah, I'm a pretty active cleaner, and thankfully he sleeps on the couch which always has a washable couch cover on it. I had ringworm on the back of my hand as a kid and didn't get it looked at for 2 or 3 months, it was fine. I don't remember it even itching much or anything, it just looked ugly. It's usually not a condition that involves a lot of suffering. Itchiness is sometimes a symptom, but if you haven't noticed the cat going crazy trying to scratch it probably isn't bad. Waiting a week to get an appointment shouldn't cause harm. It can spread to humans, so wash your hand frequently. Which you're probably already doing because covid. If you do catch it the treatment is just an over the counter anti-fungal, nbd. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ringworm-body/symptoms-causes/syc-20353780 It's important, but it's not an emergency.
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Hello thread, we recently got a New Cat, she's about 10 months old, an adopted street cat and she is (understandably) terrified. She's been with us for a week now and we've yet to see her, she spends all day hiding under the couch. She wouldn't eat for the first 2 days, until we bought a Feliway diffuser, and the combination of that and hunger at least got her eating. Would you recommend leaving her in her hiding spot without interacting with her, or should we try something else? It doesn't even look like a comfortable hiding spot, it's hard to explain, but she's perched on a small ledge inside the couch, so you can't even see her if you just do a cursory glance under the couch. Similarly she can never see us from where she hides. We have another older former street cat, who is quite scared herself, but since New Cat is hiding literally every moment of the day we haven't been able to introduce them to each other, we let Older Cat in the room where she is and she could clearly tell something was up, went sniffing around New Cat's couch from all angles, without showing any signs of aggression, so I'm hoping they will get along, if we could only get New Cat to come out of her hiding spot. Another question about Old Cat, does anyone else have a cat who's behaviour towards them changes drastically depending on the time of day? As long as the sun is up, Old Cat will go out of her way to avoid being in the same room as me, but during the night she changes completely, and now she's in a phase where she likes to sleep on my chest until I fall asleep. Weird cat.
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Hey, just adopted a five-year-old cat from a volunteer animal rescue organization. He has had diarrhea a bunch (I've only had him 12 days) and today there's a drop of blood in it (happy to link pic). I'm calling the vet when they open, but does anyone have any idea what it might be? He's acting relaxed and playing with my other cat. Still interested in food, etc. The first time I took him to the vet they gave him probiotics and tested for parasites (none in his poo).
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Christoph posted:Hey, just adopted a five-year-old cat from a volunteer animal rescue organization. He has had diarrhea a bunch (I've only had him 12 days) and today there's a drop of blood in it (happy to link pic). My cat had diarrhea a couple months ago and a few days in there was blood in it. Doc said that as long as it was just a tiny bit, it was probably just his butthole being a little raw/irritated (probiotics fixed it—pumpkin is also a good bet). Obviously if it keeps up take him in but there’s a good chance it’s just an unfortunate side effect of the sad poops and not indicative of anything bigger.
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JaneError posted:My cat had diarrhea a couple months ago and a few days in there was blood in it. Doc said that as long as it was just a tiny bit, it was probably just his butthole being a little raw/irritated (probiotics fixed it—pumpkin is also a good bet). Obviously if it keeps up take him in but there’s a good chance it’s just an unfortunate side effect of the sad poops and not indicative of anything bigger. Thank you for the info! I hate to put you in this position, but here is the sad poop: https://i.imgur.com/Yf4Ec8v.jpg Is that what you consider a lot of blood?
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kanonvandekempen posted:Hello thread, we recently got a New Cat, she's about 10 months old, an adopted street cat and she is (understandably) terrified. She's been with us for a week now and we've yet to see her, she spends all day hiding under the couch. She wouldn't eat for the first 2 days, until we bought a Feliway diffuser, and the combination of that and hunger at least got her eating. Would you recommend leaving her in her hiding spot without interacting with her, or should we try something else? It doesn't even look like a comfortable hiding spot, it's hard to explain, but she's perched on a small ledge inside the couch, so you can't even see her if you just do a cursory glance under the couch. Similarly she can never see us from where she hides. quote:Another question about Old Cat, does anyone else have a cat who's behaviour towards them changes drastically depending on the time of day? As long as the sun is up, Old Cat will go out of her way to avoid being in the same room as me, but during the night she changes completely, and now she's in a phase where she likes to sleep on my chest until I fall asleep. Weird cat.
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Alright you jerks, you (and everyone else, plus every video I watched) convinced me to get a dang Litter Robot. Len, I used your link. This better be a literal Life-Changing Event!!!
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Christoph posted:Thank you for the info! I hate to put you in this position, but here is the sad poop: https://i.imgur.com/Yf4Ec8v.jpg Obligatory disclaimer, not a vet, etc, but that looks similar to what my guy had—I didn’t consider it a ton, and it was concentrated in one place versus being throughout the entire poo.
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kanonvandekempen posted:Hello thread, we recently got a New Cat, she's about 10 months old, an adopted street cat and she is (understandably) terrified. She's been with us for a week now and we've yet to see her, she spends all day hiding under the couch. She wouldn't eat for the first 2 days, until we bought a Feliway diffuser, and the combination of that and hunger at least got her eating. Would you recommend leaving her in her hiding spot without interacting with her, or should we try something else? It doesn't even look like a comfortable hiding spot, it's hard to explain, but she's perched on a small ledge inside the couch, so you can't even see her if you just do a cursory glance under the couch. Similarly she can never see us from where she hides. If you like to read, I've had some luck with nervous cats by sitting on the floor nearby reading quietly. It lets them peek and sniff from a distance in a non-threatening way. Very pointedly not looking at a cat is polite to cats. Sitting on the floor makes you smaller and less scary. Then gradually putting out some stinky treats between me and the cat. Closer to the cat at first. So the cat can stretch out their neck and snatch the treat, while I totally ignore them. Then if that works closer to the middle between us, and so on. The goal is to teach the cat that I am not a dangerous predator. I'm big and dumb and slow moving, but not dangerous. e: You could also try throwing some dirty laundry under the couch. Get your body scent all up in their face without anything scary happening.
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Facebook Aunt posted:If you like to read, I've had some luck with nervous cats by sitting on the floor nearby reading quietly. It lets them peek and sniff from a distance in a non-threatening way. Very pointedly not looking at a cat is polite to cats. Sitting on the floor makes you smaller and less scary. Can confirm that this approach works pretty well, used it with several of the cats in my shelter room. Can't use it any more because Corky is a little goblin that treats anything on the floor as territory to be marked (he's been fixed since he was old enough to have it safely done, over a decade ago - we don't know why he does it). But it works.
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Alright you jerks, you (and everyone else, plus every video I watched) convinced me to get a dang Litter Robot. Len, I used your link. I found it was and don't forget that it does have a like 90 day return policy. Keep the box just in case! I found that to get rear end in a top hat to use it I just needed to transfer some cat poop into it and got with the program. Bean took a little bit more time to be brave and I had to just remove the original box before she started using it
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Heroic Yoshimitsu posted:Alright you jerks, you (and everyone else, plus every video I watched) convinced me to get a dang Litter Robot. Len, I used your link. It is really nice to not have to scoop litter anymore tbh
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Paint Crop Pro posted:It is really nice to not have to scoop litter anymore tbh I did the ultra pro move of buying a Litter Robot for my two cats, thereby avoiding daily scooping, then adopting a special needs cat a month later. So now I get to deal with one cat who makes more of a mess than 4-5 typical cats combined, every day. Great stuff!
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