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Is my cat being mean?
I’m a new cat owner and have only owned dogs so cat behavior is kind of a mystery to me. I recently rescued a 5 year old tuxedo cat from a shelter. They said he was a stray but he’s a very intelligent ...
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Year old cat being too aggressive when playing
I adopted a 5 month old kitten back in September and aside from the normal adjusting and kitten behaviour everything was fine. He turned a year old in April and around this same time I noticed a ...
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Providing Enrichment for a Cat Uninterested in Play
We've been living with a rescue cat (~2 years old) for about a year now. He's really loving, relaxed, and loves food; but he seems quite uninterested in/upset by play.
He generally won't attack/stalk/...
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Is there something wrong with my cat and rabbit's relationship?
I'm hoping someone can help me. I assume my rabbit has just formed a strong bond with my kitten, but just wanted another person's perspective on the matter.
So, my cat is only four months old. However,...
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1 Year old kitten doesn't like playing with 2 year old cat unless she is initiating it
I've had her for over 6 months and my 1 year old kitten refuses to engage in play when my 2 year old male cat tries to chase and play. She always bugs me to play and is clearly more attached to me, ...
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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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Cat afraid to play with my other cats
We have five cats in our household: 1 spayed female and four neutered males. The female came to us first. She was a rescue from a storage yard that had a lot of cats. We took her in when she was 3 ...
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Does my cat like being chased?
I am a new cat owner, so bear with me.
So my cat gets the zoomies about twice a day (he is 6 mo. old, neutered). He has immense amounts of energy. He will just run all over the place bouncing off ...
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Why does my cat "catch and run"?
I have one of those feather toys on a long stick. If you move it around fast enough, it sounds like feathers flapping. All the girls go nuts for it, as they run and jump around trying to get this fast ...
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5 month kitten is aggressively playful
I got my first kitten around a month ago. She keeps biting and scratching my blankets, and attacking them with her hind legs. I've tried rewarding her when she uses her own toys or her scratching post,...
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Does purring tire cats?
Hope it doesn't sound like a silly question.
Context: My cat is not the most affectionate cat in the world. But sometimes she comes to search for love and to play. When I pet her, obviously, she ...
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How much time per day should I be spending with my cat?
My cat is 6 years old and a total sweetheart ... when he wants to be. Sometimes, though, he gets extremely needy and obnoxious, demanding a lot of attention from me. I want to make sure he's ...
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How much play time does a 5-month old kitten need? [duplicate]
First time posting here, and Furry is my first pet ever.
Furry joined us when he was 1-month old. Last month we decided that he was being too annoying at night so we set up an environment for him in ...
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My cat is terrified of me
My wife bought a pretty shy kitten, but after a while it got used to me and was even jumping on my shoulders in the morning purring when I was getting ready for work. She almost wouldn't leave my side....
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Why do my cats play differently?
I play with both my cats using a wand with various toys on the end of a string (never hands), but they do so very differently.
My Bengal likes to stalk the toy until it stops moving (usually just out ...
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How to teach my cat to give death bite to rodents?
There are some rodents in my house recently. As usual my cat, Bhutu, is excited about it.
But she prefers to play with the rodents. When the rodent freezes with fear she sniffs the rodent and then ...
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How to ensure that while in a rough play session with my cat, the cat never gets distracted to any other human and starts to play rough with them?
I thoroughly enjoy rough play with my cat, and I encourage her to play rough with me. But everybody else in my home dislikes it.
It often happens that while I am in a rough play session with my cat, ...
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What should I do to make my cat active?
As my cat is growing up, she is becoming so lazy. She just eats and sleeps. She does not even play with her toys anymore. She is 3 year old. Please help me. What should I do to make her active?
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Kittens Playing or Fighting
I have some 12 week old kittens that just met. We kept them separate for a couple days so that they could play with each other under the door, then we propped the door open just a bit. They liked ...
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Cat meowing when playing
I have a 2 years old cat that likes playing cat and mouse with me and my girlfriend. If I walk from my bedroom to my living room, he gets playful and he chases me and tries to grab my leg with a soft ...
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How to prevent wastage of food by my cat who loves to play with her food more than eating it?
Cat food is costly and I really can't afford huge wastage of food. But the situation is becoming more and more unmanageable for me as the days progress.
If I don't free feed my cat, she will continue ...
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Why my cat uses paws to bring food from plate to floor and then eats it from floor? [duplicate]
My cat doesn't like to eat from plate. She rather likes to eat from floor.
In case of large food such as a piece of fish she will kick the food on plate a few times. Then she grabs the piece with ...
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How to prevent my cat from deconstructing cat fountain?
Since vet stated that it might be better for them to prevent dehydration I bought a cat fountain for my girls (Catit Flower Fontain). However they seem obsessed with deconstructing it into basic parts ...
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My cat is biting and scratching me and diving at me with claws out
I am a 73 yr old disabled lady. My son thought it would be a good idea for me to have a kitten. He bought a cross Maine Coon, 10 weeks old, now almost 16 weeks.
He is a beautiful kitten, when sleeping ...
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my cats won't play together (not neutered or spayed)
I have a 1 year old female cat who as a kitten up until now used to play with me as if I am another cat, she runs, and I'll have to follow her, then it's her turn to chase. I do that because she's ...
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Why does my cat only play with her toys late at night?
My cat has a basket of all sorts of toys. During the day, she will not play with them at all, and I know this for a fact because she takes them out and their scattered around my home. But around 3:...
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My cat won't play
I recently adopted a cat, she's five years old, polydactyl, fixed and declawed. My question is, why won't she play and how could I get her to? Also, she sometimes chews on her toe pads, almost like ...
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Why doesn't my cat like to do anything?
So, my cat is about 3 years old. She was never really playful, she only really played with her toys for a day or two (longest was a week) before getting bored of them. I can only keep her in my room ...
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Understanding and Encouraging Blanket Spelunking
Of the three cats in my life, the first two were relatively chill, and the latest is by far the most full of energy, vigor, and character. As an example, the first cat never showed the slightest ...
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Family cat is boring--way to bring out it's playful side?
Our family pet cat is very well-behaved, but she's rather plain. She doesn't do any of the crazyfun things cats do on the internet. Is there a way to bring out her playful side?
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Why is my cat growling at the laser dot?
I have recently gotten a laser pointer to play with my two cats (mother and son). The son is overweight and I thought the laser pointer would help with giving him a bit of extra exercise to help him ...
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How can I get a cat to not meow after I stop playing with it?
My cat loves to play fetch. We'll play for about 15 minutes before I end up doing something else. The moment I stop playing fetch my cat will continue to meow until I either play again, or until I ...
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Why would a cat ask to play all the time and how to satisfy her?
I have a quite energetic, 1.5 year old female cat, who used to live outside until 6 months old.
We get along nicely, and I try to have play sessions with her 2-3 times a day for at least 5 minutes - ...
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How can I encourage multiple cats to bond and play together?
Often two or even all three of my cats will want to play at the same time but they usually come to me for the fun and games. I try to start them off getting them excited but ultimately it boils down ...
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How do I get one cat to realize the other is trying to play, and not fight?
I just moved in to a new place with my girlfriend, and we moved our cats in together. They both like to occasionally play, whether with us or with toys.
The bigger, older cat really likes to play with ...
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Why do cats enjoy playing in cardboard boxes?
Whenever I bring a box home, or I get a package in the mail, both of my cats immediately have to inspect it thoroughly. As soon as it's empty, they'll be playing games with it: jumping in and out, ...
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My cat will only play with silicone earplugs, which is concerning. How do I fix that?
My 3 year old neutered female cat has gone mental on playing with silicone earplugs. They are small, chewy, yellow things you put in your ears to block out noise.
My cat thinks they are THE BEST ...
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How much dominance is normal in 2 cats at play?
I have 2 cats; one is young (8 months) and the other is 1.5 years old. During play, the older cat always takes the role of the chaser and the younger cat always runs away. I had read somewhere that ...
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