Questions tagged [cats]
Small, furry (usually), domesticated members of the feline family.
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My cat is afraid of me after bringing him to the vet
I tamed a rescue cat, took a long time. He became really loving and friendly after a few months and we became the best of friends.
Yesterday I had to bring him to the vet because he had a cold for a ...
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Is one small room to cruel for 2 cats?
I’m housing two of my friend’s cats for a month and a half while they are away on vacation.
Both cats (1 male and 1 female) are 6 months old, they aren’t related, but were raised together from a very ...
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How do I identify a good site/app for pet adoption?
How do I identify a good site/app for pet adoption? Are there any examples for good sites/apps?
Either for finding a pet to adopt, or for putting up a pet for adoption.
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Cat got badly scared and is now unpredictably jumpy around me
The title of my questions is related to other questions that have already been answered, but what has happened is not and I feel the other answers don't answer my question, so here is mine.
About 4 ...
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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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My kittens are terrified of my dog after we got the dog groomed
I have 2 one-year-old kittens and an old dog who we get groomed (shaved) in summer. The kittens were cuddly with the dog before. We have recently got the dog shaved and the kittens are terrified of ...
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Which pets should populate the house first?
Two sides of my family will soon converge in one home.
One side has 3 cats, and the other has 2 dogs. All adults. The groups will have to learn to coexist to some extent.
Since the house will be no ...
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Both cats “yowling” in a specific location of the home
I am trying to understand an oddly consistent behavior. I have two cats in my home that will "yowl" at a very specific point of the home, a small hallway leading back to a bathroom and ...
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Is it dangerous if cat eats food meant for bearded dragon?
I had my bearded dragon out of his enclosure and my cat likes to crawl in there if I leave the door open. Last time she got in there when I had the dragon out, she chowed down on some of his food. I ...
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Is it safe to cook and eat raw meat that a stray cat was eating? [closed]
If a stray cat is eating raw hamburger meat, can I still cook and eat it afterwards? Would it be safe, considering that the stray cat was eating from it?
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My cat often leaves the litter box with urine and litter on his rear
I have this top-entry litter box for my cat shown below. I'm not sure if it's this box that's the problem, but he will often leave the litter box with urine on his rear which often also has litter ...
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Kitten's voice & growth rate
I have a kitten who meows silently, but purrs perfectly well. She is also growing at a slower rate than other kittens born around the same time. She seems perfectly healthy & quite frankly very ...
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Can I permanently leave my cat in an outdoor enclosure?
I've just needed to bring 2 of my kitty's that were being fostered back home. My home also has 2 fully grown Rottweilers, so I needed to create an outdoor enclosure for them that keeps them safe ...
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Kitten has stuffy nose for the past 2 months
I've bought a new kitten 2 months ago. She was 3 months at the time, and is 5 months now.
The day I brought her home, I noticed she had a runny/stuffy nose and one eye was quite watery. I brought her ...
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Cat is in heat with about a 2 week break
Usually, my 7 year old cat would go into heat about once a quarter. However, over the last 3 months, she has been on heat several times. It will last around a week, then subside for a week or two, ...
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Should I move a 7 year old feral Cat?
I have been feeding a feral cat for 7 years and now we are moving 6 hours away to an environment that is much colder, and has more predators. I feel I cannot leave her, she’s become dependent on food ...
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Female cat's urine smells like ammonia
My four-year-old female cat’s urine smells like ammonia. She’s been on antibiotics twice and it didn’t seem to help. She hardly drinks any water, so I’m wondering what food I could give her that has a ...
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Cat losing fur on left side of her neck
I have a cat that has been losing fur on her neck for the past month and I am really worried. The first time my cat lost fur on her neck was when I was fostering another cat and she ended up having a ...
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Discharge from single nostril on feline
One of my cat's nostrils runs constantly. The discharge often hardens and blocks it, but is not causing her to sneeze or cough. She is 15 years old and we've lived in the same place for a few years ...
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Is it normal for cats to periodically vomit dry food?
I have two 1 year-old cats that are brothers. For a while now, they have been occasionally vomiting up dry food. Each cat will vomit maybe 2-3 times a month, and I haven't been able to figure out a ...
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Devastated and Lost Due to My Cat Not Wanting to Eat
Hi all fellow pet lovers, I am trying to find some courage on here. I have a 1.5 years male cat. Found him outside and decided to take him in and we formed a great bond. He acts more like a dog. Last ...
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How to get stray kittens to not be afraid of humans?
There are two kittens that have moved into my backyard. Their body is maybe 8 inches in length and they are able to eat the cat food I put out. They come to my backyard because I put out food and the ...
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How do I stop my cat from digging at and sleeping in our flower box?
We have two indoor cats - a small Russian blue and a big Norwegian forest. They are both lovely cats and cause us very little issue.
Until recently, when my wife decided to take up at-home indoor ...
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Weirdness of both hind legs of a cat
My cat is about 2 years old, she's ridiculously curious and jumps off of all kinds of various locations. She was at a friend's who was watching her for awhile and may have jumped off something and ...
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Lost/Abandoned cat wants to enter house; advice needed
Few days ago, we noticed a cat hanging out around our house and it kept meowing pitifully, so we fed it and offered water and a little card board box in case it wanted a place to rest. The first night ...
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How can I keep our cats from endangering my pregnant wife?
I'm already aware of this question concerning cat litter and pregnancy, and fully intend to take responsibility for cleaning our cats' litter boxes. I am however more concerned about the additional ...
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Feline hyperesthesia
My 8 year old cat has just been diagnosed with feline hyperesthesia. Out of the blue she began attacking her tail. She’s wearing a cone and taking 4 daily medications. Is it manageable? Or am I going ...
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How can I get my cat to stop pooping on my kid's bed?
Our cat is 5 years old male British shorthair. We had a baby 9 months ago and our cat started to poop on our son's bed. It happened 3 times in last month. Before the baby, he never did such a thing. ...
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Momma Cat dragging her older kitten to her newborn litter when nursing
My momma cat just had a new litter of kittens. The newborns seem to be doing well. But Momma Cat keeps leaving them to come find her older kitten that is now about six months old. And trying to drag ...
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Cat is eating and drinking but hasn't gone to the bathroom since I got him a different kind of litter yesterday
My cat is normal overall, but usually I get up in the morning and there's something to clean. There was nothing.
Yesterday I got him a new litter box with new silica litter. Up until this point, he ...
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Assist young kittens with injuried mother cat
We have a cat which had 4 kittens very recently (they are approximately 2 weeks old).
Yesterday, she seemed apathic and worried. We took her immediately to the vet, who informed us she probably got ...
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Can I feed very soft cooked bones to cats and dogs?
I sometimes cook chicken broth in my Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker), using chicken carcasses from free range birds.
Yesterday I was picking the cooked meat (aka pet treats or diet food) from ...
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Feeding 25-day-old kittens with buffalo's milk in addition to mother's milk
My parents and sister are giving buffalo's milk to 25 days old kittens, even when we have the mother cat to feed them.
It's like just some moments ago the mother cat was with her kittens in her bed, ...
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My cat looks for invisible bugs and i cant see them [closed]
WHAT IS MAH CAT DOIN
also, I'm not that smart so plz don't take me seriously tho my cat IS looking for invisible bugs.
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What are the main alternatives to tooth extraction for feline stomatitis?
We have a 7-year old spayed female cat with persistent inflammation in her mouth. She's had two operations to extract teeth, but apparently that didn't help much, and now one vet has diagnosed ...
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How to make sense of my cat's whining and resolve it?
My cat (Grammer) is a 1.5 year old male rescue who is the most friendly and gentle cat I've ever had. I adopted him because my other kitten (Marduk) who is two months older was not properly socialized ...
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Cat won't come out after a year of ownership
Similar questions have been asked, but I've not seen one that matches the situation described below.
I have 3 cats. One is 5 years old and has been with us most of that time, one is 2 years old and we'...
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Friendly stray cat attacking my shoes
I have this male stray cat, who is 2-3 years old. He has been in the neighbourhood since he was a kitten.
He always comes when he hears my keys, for pets and rubbing my feet. I am not the one that ...
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What kind of cover do I need for a sectional to protect my furniture from my cat's claws?
We recently bought a sectional couch with a short chaise extension and back (picture included), and initially we were using a loveseat and sofa cover to protect the new furniture from our cat's claws (...
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Can't find a way to introduce my third cat to the other two
We currently have an issue following the adoption of our third cat. We can't find a way to introduce him to our two other cats.
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We have three cats:
Female A, 7 year old, adopted in May 2018: ...
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What can I do now that my cat is terrified of me after I broke up a fight involving her and two other pets?
I really need some help and advice. I have two cats and a dog. This morning, my dog was with me in the kitchen and one of my cats ran up to him and started attacking him. It just turned into an all ...
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Cat has wound above eye and on head
I am very worried because my British short hair cat has this wound at the eye and yesterday when I see it didn't have blood or anything, just the scalp. But when at night I checked, it had blood and ...
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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 ...
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How to stop my cats from climbing on the window and door nets?
I have four kittens (4 months old) in my yard. They are really lovely, but very mischievous.
About two days ago or so, they started to climb on the door nets to use it as a scratcher post. They are ...
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What are the effects of sugar in cat food?
Upon the recent blood test, my cat's blood glucose is off the chart and I suspect the added sugar to my cat food is the culprit. He is only 6 years old.
Out of curiosity, I checked some popular cat ...
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Is it okay to close a new cat into her safe room when she behaves badly?
Some of you might have read my other thread I've opened yesterday.
I have bought a new cat a few days ago, much to my resident kitten (only 4 months old) displeasure. My new cat absolutely hates to be ...
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New cat absolutely wants to get out of safe room, but doesn't get along with resident yet
I need help. I bought a new cat 2 days ago. As soon as I got home, I put her in a safe room with litterbox, water and food. The new cat seems to be very trusty of people (naive?), so she took to me ...
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Which of the following contains low fibre? [closed]
wet cat food or
dry cat food.
I need this information to better feed my lactating mother cat.
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Prevent cat from falling from second story, indoors
I know there are similar questions here, but I think this one is a little different and I need an answer somewhat urgently.
My house is two-story, with an upstairs living room overlooking the first ...
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What is this pimple like thing on my nursing mother cat's nipple?
Please zoom-in on the area I have marked.
It is like a small pimple head.
It's color is also similar to a pimple head
