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Putting a cat into a carrier

It seems to be close to impossible to put my cat into a carrier. I'm not sure whether he is afraid of closed spaces or doesn't like being restrained or what, but it requires two people to put him into ...
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3 answers
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Cat won't let me sleep at night

My girlfriend's cat will not let me get a full night of sleep. I already have to work around our party-to-the-night neighbors and the get-up-early-with-high-heels neighbors; so this is really annoying....
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How can I fix my relationship with my 6 month old cat after I've abused him for days? [duplicate]

my kitten is 6 months old, and last month i abused him in periodic crises, which occurred approximately 5 times a week, for two weeks. this is what i did to him: (open spoiler to see) I'm already in ...
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4 answers
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Why do my cats drop their toys in their water bowl?

I have two young cats (a male and a female, litter mates, 19 months old) who have developed an intriguing behaviour that I haven't seen in any other cats before. Without fail, when I come downstairs ...
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1 answer
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What if a kitten is still nursing on other cat?

My 3 month old kitten is still nursing. Not on her mother cat but her lola cat. Her lola cat has a 6 week old kitten on her own and I think the 3 month old kitten that is not her biological kitten ...
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1 answer
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I don't know if my dog is trying to kill my kitten or groom it

I have four dogs and just got a kitten. Three of my dogs just kind of ignore her, but my three-year-old dachshund won't leave her alone. He pins her down and pushes her around with his nose. He licks ...
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2 answers
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Cat behavior change: less playful indoors after became more active outdoors and ignoring the other cat

I adopted Korian 2 years ago. He was said to be indoors by the shelter place. However I noticed he seemed always curious about the outside at times begging me to open the door for him. I decided to ...
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How to gain my cats trust back after a 4 day long vet visit?

Recently my cat has been feeling really bad. She stopped eating, using the litter box and was really asocial. We went to the vet but it got worse so we ended up going to another vet. They told us that ...
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3 answers
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How to use a spray bottle as negative reinforcement?

I don't use a spray bottle in training our pets. I did use it in the 80's when I had the 2nd cat of my own, but it did not really work out so well. With the first cat I did not know about spray ...
5 votes
1 answer
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Why is my cat so interested in my shower?

When I take a shower my cat will often sit right outside of the sliding glass door and poke at the edges of it. If I open the door (which potentially exposes him to the water) he runs away. However, ...
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1 answer
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cat and dog fight

I got a cat around the beginning of October. My boyfriend and I have kept her in our bedroom where she has space and everything she needs. My boyfriend has a dog who is not very comfortable with cats ...
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Why are 3 sibling kittens singling out and hissing at 1?

We took 4 sibling kittens to get fixed about 5 days ago. When they got back, 3 of them (2 girls/1 boy) started hissing at 1 (girl) whenever they accidentally got near her. They won’t play with her and ...
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What does it mean when my cat's tail vibrates at the base

My cat often has the base of his tail vibrate (closest comparison would be the way you feel yourself vibrate when raising your arms over your head and stretching hard after a long period of sitting ...
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2 answers
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Why does my cat purposely knock over her water dish?

My cat is around 1 year old and I have had her for 4 months. 2 months after I got her she started knocking over her water dish. At first I thought it might be because she didn't like the high sided ...
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2 answers
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Why does my cat LOVE coconut oil?

Just curious if anyone understands why my cat seems to go crazy for coconut oil? Do they have different ways of perceiving taste than us? I have tasted the coconut oil and the flavor is very mild. I ...
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Is it normal for a pregnant cat to have a hard stomach?

My cat is almost due to delivery. We expect her to give delivery withen these days. Her tummy on each side (where I assume there is a kitten on each) is hard, is this normal? Also the cat sets on ...
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2 answers
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Why one of my cats doesn't like to play with toys when my other is playing?

I'm the human of two female young cats, one is 7mo the other around 5mo, they're wonderful and behave very well, very affectionate, they like it around us and feel confident around the house. They ...
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1 answer
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Troubles with my female kitten

So I have a 7 months old female kitten who's now growing a lot and now starting to cause lots of trouble especially stealing fish and raw chicken from kitchen. I also have a 3 year old male cat but I ...
6 votes
3 answers
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Cat pulls his claws off while being transported

My cat hates the car and his travel box (plastic with wire mesh). He claws at the boxes air vents / grill and goes a bit crazy when we drive, which leads to pulled off claw sheaths and a bit of ...
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Second cat steals first cat's food [duplicate]

I recently got a new cat (Saffron, about a year old) and she's ...very food-motivated. I'm not sure exactly what her background is but she was underweight when I got her and apparently was bullied by ...
12 votes
2 answers
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Is the cat trying to communicate by leaving toys in significant places?

My boyfriends cat will often bring toys and leave them in places that seem to have meaning. This morning he found 3 toys in the spot where he sits to put on his work shoes every morning. What could ...
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1 answer
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Why does my cat like licking tape so much?

One of my cats (3 y.o. female Bengal, spayed) absolutely loooves the taste of the sticky side of tape - especially packing tape (or at least, that's what's usually available) but I've also caught her ...
5 votes
2 answers
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Need help with behaviour of new cat

I am having an hard with my nan's cat: she passed away a couple of weeks ago, so I am taking care of her. Problem is, I think she is quite nervous around people: whenever I enter the courtyard she ...
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my cat had to go to work with me and now he's mad at me

So my cat ate something he shouldn't have so I brought him to work (I work at a vet clinic) to get hopefully get him take care of. He ended needing to go back again a week later both times he was ...
13 votes
3 answers
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Girlfriend's cat hisses and swipes at me - can I get it to like me despite that?

Having trouble with my girlfriend's cat constantly hissing at me and swiping at my legs. Wondering if there is a way I can get this cat to like me, or at least to get it to stop this behavior. The cat ...
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I have a huge problem with abusing my cat, anyone got tips to stop? [duplicate]

I currently have a problem with abusing my kitten/cat, hes currently 1 month old if I'm not mistaken. I found him on the street alone with no mother and sick, I brought him home and took him to the ...
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2 answers
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How can I stop my younger cat from chasing my older cat? [duplicate]

Pretty desperate here. I have a 3 year old cat, Capitaine, who keeps chasing my 8 year old cat, Gigi. We have tried everything to make him change this habit. It happens more often at sunset. He will ...
6 votes
1 answer
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My kitten ran away, what are the chances of her coming home and/or surviving?

We have a 3-4 month old stray kitten. She's fed, loved, played with and taken to the vet. Today, my door was cracked open for 5 seconds and she ran out into the the woods. My husband and I tried ...
2 votes
1 answer
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How can I prevent my male Bengal cat from attacking my two other cats?

I have a neutered male Bengal cat who is nine months old, and two neutered female Bengals, both nearly four years old. The male keeps attacking the females, sometimes without a pause. We have tried ...
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Why does my male kitten (13 weeks) keep chasing and pouncing on the female (about 10 weeks) [duplicate]

My dad recently got 2 new kittens. Tiger (male) about 3 weeks ago, and Ren (female) today. Tiger is A very rambunctious little boy, while Ren is much more mellow and a snuggle bean. I brought Ren ...
7 votes
5 answers
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My cat loves to be petted, hates to be held

I have a female kitten that is almost 8 months old. We've had her for about a month now. We've noticed that she absolutely loves pats, and comes up to us constantly to ask for them. However, whenever ...
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2 answers
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Cats keep repeating the same behaviours everyday despite knowing they shouldn’t

I live on a farm turned into an open-face apartment complex. The landlord’s dog has free roam of the grounds, so my cats have to remain indoor cats or they’re dead. Anyways, there’s a large window by ...
8 votes
3 answers
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Cat bites my face at night and when he seems happy

I just got two 6-month-old brother male kittens, both neutered and vaccinated. One of the two, the smaller one Gintoki, keeps biting lightly whatever he can of my hands, arms, neck, and my wife's as ...
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3 answers
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Our cat may be attacking neighbour's cat - what to do?

We've had a visit from a neighbour saying that he recognized our cat and he attacked his cat, causing an injury that needs vet's attention. This has apparently happened before, too. He says his cat ...
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maltipoo and kitty [duplicate]

I've recently got a new kitty after two or three weeks of close door sniffing and viewing our vet gave us the go and we started doing face-to-face with a leash my dog is more interested in food than ...
3 votes
2 answers
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I raised my cat since she was born and now she doesn't like me?

I once startled a cat at this abandoned house and then when it ran off, a kitten popped up who I think was just born. I ended up keeping it and took care of her and named her Sam. She loved me, she ...
29 votes
3 answers
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How to let an indoor cat have some outdoors time safely?

I have two indoor cats that have an abundance of energy and some behavior problems. I have read that allowing the cats outside occasionally can help with this behavior. Additionally, both cats ...
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0 answers
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2/3 cats fighting, help/advice urgently needed and greatly appreciated

I have 3 cats and I have issues with two of them getting along. My first cat is the oldest and we adopted him in 2015, he is laid back and lazy and doesn’t fight with the new cat but doesn’t bother ...
3 votes
2 answers
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Stray cats under the deck

So we recently found out that we have a problem. We have a little group of cats in our neighborhood and they have settled themselves in under our deck. There are three cats and they won't leave from ...
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my momma cat is fighting all of my cats all of a sudden [duplicate]

My cat Azzy had kittens a couple weeks ago and ever since then shes been on a tyrant. She was getting along great with my other cat Anya who they would literally stay together in the box with the ...
4 votes
2 answers
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What percent of cats are 'lap cats'?

My male ginger tabby cat just loves to come curl and sleep on my lap while I work on my desktop which is heart-warming most of the time. But I've read that many cats prefer to stay/sleep at a certain ...
4 votes
2 answers
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Is this normal kitten behaviour?

I adopted a 11 week male from the shelter. I've never had a cat this young and some behaviour I'm not sure if it's normal for clumsy cats or there's something wrong. Every night he is suckling on my ...
1 vote
1 answer
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Strange cat behaviour

My cat is a male about 9 months old. He's been to the vet twice already for his vaccinations (his last appointment was four days ago). The veterinarian said he was super healthy, his food and water ...
8 votes
8 answers
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Why does my cat's meow have no sound?

I've looked all over for an explanation. Surprisingly, there's not much information about this (most being theories). Are there any cat experts that can explain this? I've heard "the sound is too ...
5 votes
1 answer
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Is my cat pulling its fur out due to a lack of teeth?

My cat has begun to pull his fur out while grooming. At first, I thought it might be an allergic reaction, as was indicated by a Google search, but I have since dismissed that theory. My cat is not ...
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1 answer
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Picky cat - only eats when I spoon food out of can

My cat seems a bit neurotic, only eating wet food when I take it out of the can. Here's where it gets weird. If she doesn't eat it all she will only eat it if I take it out of her bowl, put it back in ...
3 votes
3 answers
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Cat keeps peeing out of fear

I’m at my wits' end and need some help as to what to do. My 5 year old cat has always been timid, but will come up to us and socialize and everything. Lately he’s been peeing on my bathroom rugs. ...
3 votes
2 answers
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Cat hates me, but likes my kids

We have three rescue cats, all three of which we fostered, a 2 year old neutered male, a 1 year old fixed female, and a 6 month old neutered male. The problem is with the middle cat. She stays in my ...
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Can my cat forgive me after series of physical abuse? [duplicate]

Please I need help. I got a cat because I felt alone and thought she would make me feel better but it turns out I'm a horrible person. I carry out my aggression on my pussycat. I feel very bad for ...
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I think my cats in labor. Is she ok?

My cat is 3 years old she got outside a little while ago and got pregnant. I'm not sure the exact date of conception but I think she might be in labor. It sounds goofy but I didn't realize she was ...

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