Questions tagged [cats]
Small, furry (usually), domesticated members of the feline family.
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I brutally abused my one-year-old kitten for two days. I have no good excuse. Will he forgive me now? I feel so guilty now😢 [duplicate]
I brutally abused my one-year-old kitten for two days. I have no good excuse. If I could go back in time and stop myself, I would, but I can't. I have to live with it and get better. Will he forgive ...
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My cat attacks me then hides
My cat isn't aggressive, she has all her needs met but sometimes she runs away and hides under our dresser. Sometimes she'll attack me and then run away to hide. Am I making her scared somehow? I've ...
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How do I know when cats playing becomes actual fighting
I have two cats that, most of the time, get along just fine. However, I see them wrestling regularly (almost every day, and since I don't work from home it probably is every day) and this often seems ...
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Newly adopted cat (adopted because she was getting euthanised) hissing at me and scared
She's about one year old, and I rescued her 2.5 weeks ago. She was really scared, obviously, so I let her 'live her life'; my dog isn't bothered; she's living her life as well.
During this time, I ...
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How to get my new cat to stop chasing my other cat?
We’ve had Goose (Male, fixed) for about 4 years, since he was 7 months old. The other cat we had at the time was his best friend, unfortunately he passed this year. We weren’t planning on adopting ...
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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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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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Female seeking out young male at attacking
I have 7 cats and have for 5 years they all got along. My one female got pregnant before I had her fixed so I sent her to foster care when she was ready to birth and she stayed with her babies for 12 ...
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Any experiences with Ficus Alii and cats?
I know some sites may list them as poisonous, most don't mention it. Now that doesn't impress me much.
I have various plants like Devils Ivy (cat nibbling on it for years, never any symptoms), Rubber ...
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I accidentally gave my cat double the dose of antibiotics for a few days
My cat was diagnosed with a UTI and was given ciprofloxacin for 14 days every night
But accidentally I gave him a dose in the morning and at night for 5 days now.
There is no sign of blood with urine ...
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I'd like to make my cat try his cat puzzle
I have a difficult cat. (To some people, that kind of pet is known as "a cat.") He's always complaining, but I'm never sure what complaints are about. In some cases, it's clear he wants to ...
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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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My cat has something like a dead nail
My cat has this under the nail, is this something that should concern me?
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Why are ants biting the skin of a cat?
There's a long-haired cat in my neighborhood that likes to come to my house to eat with my cats. Lately I noticed that there's a bald spot on the cat's lower back, and it turns out there are ants in ...
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My cat likes to claw my feet when it is under a blanket
My cat has this behavior where anytime he sees my feet on the bed especially if it under a blanket, regardless of where he is in the room, he will jump to the bed and use his claws to dig deep into my ...
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end-of-life infinite cat treats?
My cat is dying (very severe kidney disease) and has days or weeks left. She's not eating regular food (wet, dry, whatever) at all.
Is there any reason not to give her lots of treats? (I mean, not so ...
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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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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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Kitten would play around more than eat?
A relative of mine found a kitten on the side of the road and is feeding it wet cat food for kitten, however, the kitty seems more interested in playing with the other kitties than eating. Even when ...
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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 ...
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Is it possible to regain my cat's trust or have I permanently damaged our relationship? [duplicate]
We took in a stray cat who had been abandoned and living on the street. Hungry, skin and bones, lonely, not chipped, not neutered. Not feral, was comfortable around us. I got him vaxxed, neutered, ...
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My cat is doing a strange move with his mouth
My cat had a problem a couple of months ago, and ate almost nothing for a few days.
He started to move his mouth in a weird way, as if the right side of his lips was hurting or as if some food were ...
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Should I prevent my cat from eating flies?
My cat has a thing for hunting flies and sometimes he'll stay in position for ten minutes waiting for the fly to come off from high ground so that he can hunt them but after hunting them he usually ...
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What might be the cause of my cat's feces smelling like mothballs?
Two days ago, when I walked into the room where my 1 year old cat's litter box is kept, I noticed an odd, unpleasant odor (not ammonia). I thought it might be coming from the sewer pipes (ugh), so I ...
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Cat being looked after by neighbour for 1 month. No access to his home
I'm going to be away for one month.
My neighbour has kindly offered to care for my cat whilst I am gone.
He is an outdoor cat so we have fitted a Catflap on her front door.
My cat won't have access to ...
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My sick cat disappeared
My sick cat disappeared almost 2 months ago. Before that she vomited, she was shaking, she slept a bit longer, she was moving one leg uncontrollably and she didn't wanted to eat. I remembered that she ...
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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 ...
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Shedding kitten [duplicate]
My kitten is four months old and she has longer hair. She is shedding like crazy and the hair gets in my face and itches so bad. I have been brushing her and even got her shampoo just for this. Is ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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How can I fix my relationship with my 7 month old cat after I've constantly abused her the past month?
My kitten is 7 month old, and I...
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Now she won't move around me, being highly cautious to every move and every sound. I feel so bad ...
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How can I help my cat avoid depression and separation anxiety after moving to my first apartment ever?
I just need some advice or kind words!
I am 19 and just moved into my very first apartment! After all the heavy lifting, I brought my cat into the apartment, and I've kept him in my room. I just did ...
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First time feral cat owner with kittens
We have been feeding and loving our feral cat and her boyfriend kitty for about a year now. She had kittens about 6-7 weeks ago and she has moved them twice (we know both locations) should at this ...
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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 ...
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Cat may have spent a week locked in a drawer - how concerned should I be?
I just went on a 6-day vacation, leaving two cats behind. I had someone coming in to feed/water/clean litter for the cats. The friend never saw one of the cats, but that didn't raise any alarms ...
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How can we reduce our cat's wandering?
We have a cat- a rag doll/Balinese that we got as a kitten. He's neutered and microchipped and now around 12 months old. We moved about 6 months ago to an apartment near a shopping centre and the ...
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My cat has a balding spot on her chest
I'm feeling concerned about my cat. I just discovered a bald, bumpy spot on her chest with a yellow scab on top, and I suspect it might be from a fight with another cat a few days ago. I’m planning on ...
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Why does my cat sleep so close
Why has my indoor feral cat become so clingy? Each night she gets a bit closer to me. Tonight she's on my pillow next to me. Am I sick and don't know it? I know I'm depressed due to my sister's ...
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Is it true that cats only meow at humans?
It's been said that cats only meow as a way to communicate with their humans. They are not supposed to meow at each other.
After our cat just gave birth to 7 kittens and now I have to question that ...
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Why is one of my cats suddenly harassing one of my other cats?
I have two male cats who are both five years old and neutered. I got Kobe when he was three months old and when he turned 5 months I adopted another cat and named him Jordan.
For the most part they ...
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What's a good way to stop my cat from going through my jalousie-type window?
I have a window that I often keep open to let some air in. It's a jalousie-type window (pictured below) and my cat always jumps up through it to get to a part of the backyard that does not have an ...
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New cat chasing resident cat [duplicate]
I have adopted my daughter’s cat Velma, she’s eight months old, I had her spayed a couple weeks ago. Resident cat Theo is very gentle and mellow. Velma has been here for seven weeks, I did the slow ...
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Does the fine "plate" comb really pull or cut fur that isn't ready to be shed?
Trying to avoid brand name, but here are a few pics of the working end of the tool. It's similar to a flea comb, actually...
It's a remarkably effective grooming tool, getting down to loose hair in ...
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Tried everything: Cat still meowing all night
My cat keeps meowing at night. I have tried ignoring her, not letting her sleep all day, providing enough food and water, making sure her litter box has been cleaned before going to bed, playing with ...
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My rescue cat now meows incessantly in the morning for food
I adopted my rescue cat about 5 weeks ago, he was immediately confident in the house (from appearances) but had some very clear food anxiety. He was someone’s pet but they abandoned him outside :( He’...
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I used to abuse my cat. Is it best that I get rid of him, or is it okay if he stays with me?
I've had my cat for 6 years now. a few times during his early years, I abused him. I don't have a good excuse. If I could go back in time and stop myself, I would, but I can't. I have to just live ...
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Correcting litterbox aim, senior cat
My 15-year-old senior cat is getting sloppy about making sure she is urinating inside the litter box. There's no evidence of breaking litterbox protocol otherwise, so I don't think she's indicating ...
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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 ...
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How much monthly costs can I expect if I get a kitten or two?
I'm located in London and thinking to get a kitten (or two). (Assuming my landlord does not object.)
I have about 150 GBP per month budget. Is this sufficient for a British-short-hair? Is this ...
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