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RoughDraft2.0 posted:Very helpful thread, but I'm still at a loss on how best to handle a situation with a relative's cat. Fluff (name changed to protect the guilty) absolutely refuses to poop in the litter box. This has been going on with varying degrees of severity ever since he entered the home several months ago. (He's around 6-7 mos. now, not neutered.) Male cats often change their behavior when they are neutered. He really should be neutered, though, even if it doesn't end up changing his pooping habits.
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RheaConfused posted:Just remember, as with any food change, that if your kitties don't like wet as much as dry to be careful. I hate to be all This is my big worry. Only one of my four cats will eat an appreciable amount of wet food. The other three will eat maybe 2 tablespoons. This is even if they haven't had any food since the evening before. They're just not that into it. Of course, it may turn out that they will eat more if they have no choice, but I completely admit that I am scared to try.
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Apr 8, 2011 05:46
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omg paranoid about hepatic lipidosis
And we didn't know any better. So be careful, some cats will not eat wet.
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RheaConfused posted:My own experience was that if my cats were going to eat the wet food at all they would sit down and eat it immediately. If not, they just sort of licked it and wandered away. If they wouldn't eat it with your first try, they are probably just not interested. A lot of cats who come from shelters are that way, because they only get dry in shelters. That's exactly how it is here, too. The one cat who likes wet food a lot gets a field day many days, as the other three take a cursory lick or bite or two, and then wander off (sometimes to the dry food bowls and wait for me to fill them). Then the little one pigs out and eats all the wet food, and doesn't eat any dry until the evening. They also all drink very well from the water fountain.
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Apr 8, 2011 18:21
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It could be that he's picking up on the scent of other cats outside-- have there been any around that you've seen or heard lately? My cats get the twitchy tail and ears thing when there's a STRANGER!!!! in the backyard.
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Apr 16, 2011 21:51
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Peach posted:If a kitten doesn't like specific type of a litter, will they use it at all? Kitten's getting WORSE with peeing on my blankets. She went to the vet yesterday, UTI ruled out, they suggested a different litter. If you haven't tried Cat Attract litter yet, do that before anything else.
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Apr 20, 2011 21:35
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If it's easier to get your hands on the litter additive, it can be added to any litter, and is probably cheaper.
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Apr 20, 2011 22:37
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HandsomeBen posted:rear end dragging is a sign of worms isn't it? I came home to Shadow making a nice skid mark in my living room today. Generally, yes, you should get him checked out to make sure it's not worms. It can be other things, though-- one of my cats does it after he take a pretty noxious poo poo, like he can't handle the idea of cleaning his rear end after that (and I don't really blame him, even if I hate the rear end-drag).
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Apr 21, 2011 23:36
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Peach posted:First time I bought out 'da bird' for my kitten she would not shut the gently caress up. I just sat on the couch and held the rod out so the feathers dangled and she circled it, mewing. If I moved it around, she followed and continued her circles. She just would NOT stop looking at it.. even after she pooped, she'd lick her butt once or twice then stare at da bird for a good 10 seconds before resuming her cleaning. I tried putting it away thinking maybe it creeped her out but she stopped cleaning altogether and ran and pounced on it, purring loudly and rubbing her cheek against the feathers. I don't even know. Da Bird is a big loving hit here too, to the point that it has to live in a closet or my one cat will go out of her mind trying to play with it literally nonstop. And she growls if the other cats try to play with it.
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May 10, 2011 18:19
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Could just be that she's getting fat.  If she's still eating kitten food and/or is free-fed, talk to the vet about scheduled feedings, using all stages food, etc.
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May 23, 2011 07:59
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To add to the "drop into the back of mouth and hold shut" advice, my vet said to rub their throat in a downward motion while holding the mouth shut to encourage swallowing. Always works for me.
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Jun 7, 2011 18:45
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AquarianFire, my anecdote is that the more I showered love on my cats, the more they showed me physical affection back. I have four, all of whom were taken in as tiny kitten strays, so none of them had a lot of mama time. That's just my experience, though.
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