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My husband and I could have given a home to a set of slightly less desirable and therefore harder to place cats, but instead we got two 4 month old kittens that won our hearts over. The foster people didn't even bother listing the kittens on PetFinder because they knew how quickly they'd be adopted. One of the older cats we were looking at is still at the foster, and has since been separated from his brother because he was a bully. Our house is big enough that they would rarely have had to interact. I know the bully-cat is not in danger of being put down, but I feel bad every time I think of him. I also never brush my cats' teeth and don't brush their coats nearly enough.
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Buggiezor posted:I have had a house plant for like 3 years. Recently I got kittens and they immediately devoured all the leaves and most of the stems off my house plant. I was sad but have been trying to nurse the thing back to health. It's been a few months and every time it sprouts a leaf, the cats find some way to eat it. The only way the thing can get sunlight is putting it within the cat's reach. It's too cold to put the plant outside. A mesh/chicken wire cage placed around the plant would help guard it! You could also place a Ssscat (motion-sensor air can) next to it to keep them at bay. We terrorized our scaredy-cat today by closing all the doors to his hidey-spots so he would have to hear and deal with strangers. He managed to make it into the bathroom where he cowered, terrified, in the plastic liner. Whenever we have guests over he hides while at the same time he desperately wants our attention, so he sit upstairs and cries for us, which we have to ignore.
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Jan 28, 2013 02:54
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I'm at my wit's end. I end up putting it on top of the fridge at night and only leave it at the window during the day. But if I turn my back for 2 seconds it's viciously attacked. 
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The cats had their annual vet visit today. I absolutely misused their trust in me to trick them into their carriers. They spent the entire time before the vet arrived (we have a drive-up DVM!) howling, thrashing, and crying in terror. They threw themselves at the walls and door of their carriers, clawing and biting in a frantic bid to escape. Cave Johnson panicked so badly he made his gums bleed gnashing at the carrier door and tore two claws. Higgs thrashed around so much that he raised his body temperature enough to concern the vet. After all this, the vet let me know that I could have just put them in the bathroom and they would have gladly come in and helped cage them for minimal trauma. When we freed the cats, it took them all of 20 minutes to forgive me and start begging for scritches again. Cats, I don't deserve you.
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Jan 29, 2013 03:32
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Ugh, my mother refers to my cats as her "grandbabies" and it creeps me out as well.
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Nov 7, 2013 04:12
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I just spun Higgs around in my chair so much that he finally got super-dizzy. He tried to run away and listed terribly to the left as he ran. I was, of course, laughing too hard to comfort him. Maybe that will teach him that the chair belongs to me. He hid under the bed to recover, and now I'm tossing his puff-ball in apology. 
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Dec 13, 2013 21:01
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A SWEATY FATBEARD posted:A few months ago I adopted a blind kitty, after carefully planning this for months. I put up netting on the windows so she wouldn't fall down, got nice metal food/water bowls for her so she wouldn't get cat acne, bought around 100 lbs of various good quality cat food, all that stuff, so this was hardly an impulse decision. The kitty was the sweetest little thing and we got along great! For example, she would gently wake me up in the morning by lying down on my pillow, softly purring till I opened my eyes. Oh, no no no no don't feel bad about that! You did everything right for that cat! I hope you're doing okay and don't guilt yourself for assuring your cat would have a loving surrounding while you were unable to care for her. Confession: my cat is currently dealing with some stress-related UTI issues. He is very shy around new people and would rather live under the bed for the rest of his life than meet a stranger. So what do I do? Invite two people two to spend the night at my house! He spent the whole night running around our bedroom, howling and freaking out because he wanted to roam the house but was too fearful.
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Dec 30, 2013 18:47
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