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Taming new cat issues 
5 weeks ago we became the owners of 2 rescue cats from Spain. They are 7 months old and supposedly sisters. They were living on the Spanish streets, were ...

Found declawed grouchy cat....help 
Found outside our subdivision home, so I believe it was a dropped off. Not sure if he or she because it is super grouchy and knows how to use it's teeth....

Too many males :-)  
I started out fostering only 2 years ago and love the experiance dearly.

In my first batch I decided to keep two brothers a ginger I named Garfield ...

Cat urinating in odd ways 
I have a 5 year old male cat that has been peeing in random places around the house for two years. He has been fixed since he was roughly 7 months old....

Going in the bathroom sink 
Okay I have two kittens and I have two litter boxes downstairs in the small bathroom. They stay in there at night. The one kitten has decided to start ...

new to blog live with 20 cats 
I'm new to this blog I been looking all over the internet for someone who knows what its like to care for lots of cats so this is right up my alie I am ...

Nibbler and gobbler 
Recently I just got another stray kitty to be my family member and I couldn't be more happy about this new baby (around 8 months). She is a gobbler and ...

Litterbox (or lack of usage) issues 
Hi Donna,
I thought we had this multiple cats thing figured out, but lately we've had a couple of new problems. Both sets (two males and two females) are ...

Former well trained cat now leaving stools & peeing on bed. 
Hi-
I read the whole pg. on Cat Pee! Managing the problem.
The cat in question( male) was very dependable about using the litter box. Now he's defecating ...

Excellent way to stop spraying. Place treats in places they pee. Works Great. 
I have 16 rescue cats. After years of sray free living two of my little darlings Whisper 2 year old neautered male and Quint 2 year old neautered male ...

HOSTILE 
i have two female cats..both are pregnant! the other day one of them gave birth to four kittens! and my other cat that is still pregnant if very hostile ...

Cat besotted by my cat. 
This is weird. I have two 7yr old neutered boys and their 9 year old spayed mother. They're all free range cats. For the last 3 months or so, one of the ...

Furniture Scratching/Blanket Chewing 
My husband and I are enjoying our 9-month old siblings (boy and girl) and have had them in our home for 6 months now. They are indoors at all times and ...

Cat meowing/scratching/pawing/bumping into bedroom door EVERY morning! 
I have three male cats in my home. Two were brothers that are about 2 years old (Puma and Tigre), and one is a new-ish addition (brought into the home ...

cat pee everywhere help!!!!! 
I have ten cats and two dogs and two ferrets in a four bedroom home. most of my problem is they pee or spray everywhere. not the ferrets they are ...

moving 4 cats to a new house 
I know our feline family is smallish but we have some issues. I had two cats: one adult calico queen and a male outdoor-only cat. Two years ago, my partner ...

11 IN ONE ROOM 
We have 15 cats. 11 have to stay apart from the the original four due to incompatibility. We let the 11 into the main part of the house twice daily for ...

Boys are now flipping their water dishes 
Hi again Donna,

Things have been going along so well with our two boy and two girls that I thought we were out of the woods. Not so! Now the 7-month ...

Socializing a 6 month old cat 
Hello - I've been working with a girl who does "rescue" work, and she showed us a 6-month old female (Beautiful girl!) who is shy and fearful of people....

Cats--or terriers?? 
Hi Again!!
I had to start a new thread so I could show you a photo of one of our boys (his brother looks a lot like him, except his head is more triangular)...

How do we make our cat content with being indoors and how do we keep her from crying constantly to go out? 
We've had our 1-year-old fully declawed Siamese for about three months. (We received Min free from a family who could no longer keep her.) She has been ...

Cat tries to run out the door 
My best friend's cat has recently taken up the habit of trying to run out the door whenever someone is entering or exiting. (This cat is spayed.) She has ...

No privacy in the Bathroom  Not rated yet
I've a 9 month old Balinese who must accompany me in the bathroom every single time I use the room for any reason. Even if she was sleeping she will wake ...

feeding multi cats  Not rated yet
Help!!

I"ve got 4 cats. 2 are snackers. They like to take a few bites here and a few bites there through out the day. The other 2 cats will eat ...

Cats spraying  Not rated yet
Holy crap! I'm so tired of my home stinking! I have 13 rescued cats that are inside (also some go out, we have an acre) and two more that stay outside....

sister cats love each other then one goes to the vet and the hissing starts  Not rated yet
I have two adorable sister cats that get along fabulously. They sleep in a ball, wash each other, can't be away from each other for more than a few minutes ...

Least aggressive of Three cats urinating on carpet and clothing  Not rated yet
We have 3 cats in our home. Two of the cats do not like each other at all and frequently fight. The third cat is interactive with one of the fighter cats ...

adopted cat hiding  Not rated yet
We adopted a declawed cat that had been hit by a car last Friday a couple of months ago. He's been at the vet for a couple of months recovering. The guy ...

Two of my cats are afraid of, do not like my boyfriend  Not rated yet
Here is the full story. I started dating my boyfriend 18 months ago. We when first started dating; my cats were fine with him. Gracie and Tinklemouse would ...

Male stays hidden in bedroom.  Not rated yet
We have 25 cats (indoors) and until the last few months we have had very little problems. Our grandson came to visit for the month of August and two days ...

Multiple Cat Issues  Not rated yet
Hello,
I have two cats, one a girl and one a boy, two kittens(both girls), and two dogs. The kittens have a hard time understanding to not go ...

Dasiy  Not rated yet
i have a kitten named Dasiy, she is 7 months old and is a grey tabby cat. i was just wonderining if it is normal to have her follow me. i got her a few ...

Very shy stray cat  Not rated yet
We've befriended a stray cat and have had him "locked" inside a nice shed for the last 4 weeks. (We did this with 3 other strays over the last years that ...

Crazy licking kitty  Not rated yet
My cat is about 7 months and will not let me get a full night of sleep. Half way through the night he wakes me up with nonstop licking all over my face ...

Jealous Possibility?  Not rated yet
Hi, My name is Jamie and my baby Bear may be Jealous
Bear is the firstborn of five boys from my younger brothers' cat. Ever since he reached about thirteen ...

Returning cat  Not rated yet
Situation: I am wanting to move out of my parents house. I would like to take my 5 year old cat with me. He and I live in a multiple cat household along ...

Just added No. 6 and need help!  Not rated yet
Hi,

I have had cats all my life. I had 5 and then my daughter brought me a 5 month old she found that was terribly thin and needed a home. The deal ...

Anixity Seperation  Not rated yet
Long story short I have 12 cats and I'm living with my mother. In a year or so I'll have to go abroad to study and I'll possibly stay there for many years....

Manx Cat body language  Not rated yet
hi i have 3 cats all with tails. i took in 3 months ago a Manx cat that has no tail. i rely so much on how the tail is positioned to tell a cats mood ...

Only 2 cats, 7 years old, new behaviour, urine around the house  Not rated yet
I have a two cat household, on neutered male and one spayed female. Both are 7 years old and have lived together since kittenhood. I've never had urine ...

Territory marking  Not rated yet
I have two sister cats (from the same litter) that are now 11 years old and they have begun to mark their territory. What remedy do you suggest? I would ...

Why does my cat nip?  Not rated yet
Sometimes when my cat is laying down on one of her 'nests' (blankets) I will pet her across her back. She enjoys this and will purr, sometimes roll on ...

Cat pee.  Not rated yet
I have 4 cats, all born strays. Gaga, my cat, the one that pees everywhere, she seems mad lately, out of nowhere if being pet may bite you, likes baths ...

Can't get the urine out  Not rated yet
I wrote in before about my 5-year-old male cat who has started peeing on the carpet. I had the carpet professionally cleaned, but it did not help at all....

RELENTLESS MEOWING  Not rated yet
My cat is an indoor cat but if my kids are outside playing, he meows at the sliding glass doors until they come inside. Once they camped out in the back ...

Why does my cat not like atuff on the table  Not rated yet
My cat panda is 5 yEARS OLD AND I LOVE her so much. she jumps on my cpffe table and looks directly at me and then while looking at me she will knock my ...

my cat is peeing all over my home and my other cat has become very hyper. what to do?   Not rated yet
I have a indoor male cat PO, and have been feeding 2 outdoor cats a male that I named SOX and a female that my daughter named BEYONCE and they pretty much ...

Howling while carrying a stuffed animal  Not rated yet
My 14 year old female (fixed) will pick up either a small stuffed frog or monkey. She'll howl as she carries it from one spot in the house to another....

Deaf cat crying NONSTOP!  Not rated yet
Hi there

My husband and I adopted a deaf cat when we moved into a block of flats in 2009. The cat used to cry in the stairwell until we let him in,...

"cats gone wild"  Not rated yet
My mom just passed away and I have inherited her female cat, I have 4 boys of my own who are usually very loving toward each other, I have put the new ...

5-year-old cat has started peeing on the carpet  Not rated yet
I have 5 cats ( 4 females, 1 male). They are all spayed and neutered. My 5-year-old male has started peeing on the carpet and I don't know why. I have ...

My cat stopped using her litter box  Not rated yet
My cat has stopped using her litter box which is outside on the screened poarch and is poopin under the end table in the living room, HELP!

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My baby sprays... ON ME!!  Not rated yet
My boy and I have been together for 8 years- since he was 3 months old. He is the smartest cat I know and is accustomed to changes as I was I'm the military ...

Aggressive Cat   Not rated yet
I have two cats Madison is 4 and Keegan is 1 1/2. Keegan is a sweetheart with me however he has become aggressive jumping on Madison, chasing her, and ...

Peeing on the cooker and elsewhere  Not rated yet
We have 10 rescue cats and quite a small house, but it does have a garden. We recently made a neighbour have her tom cat neutered as it was coming in the ...

Who's the bad guy? or gal?  Not rated yet
We have 4 kitties, 2 males and 2 females each spayed/neutered and indoor only. They are all strays, 3 of the 4, we adopted as kittens. The oldest is Isabella,...

inappropriate urination  Not rated yet
I rescued a litter of 3 Russian Blue mix female kittens. They are around 7 months old & have been vet checked and are in good health. I have 2 questions....

Kitten jumping on old cats  Not rated yet
Hi, I have two 18 year old cats (females). After my third cat passed away I decided to adopt from a rescue service. I have had the new kitten (male) for ...

CATS PEEING ON SOFA  Not rated yet
We have to keep the the sofa covered with pooch pads where cats are peeing on our sofa, and why they picked the sofa???? Tired of washing the sheets and ...

Not using the litter box.  Not rated yet
We have six indoor only cats. All are spayed/neutered. One of the males has begun to bully the two females to the point where he has ambushed one of them ...

Incessant litterbox pawing  Not rated yet
Hi,

We recently relocated with our two 10 month old male neutered cats from Calgary, Canada to Costa Rica. I thought they handled the flight quite ...

New kitten  Not rated yet
We currently have 2 adult cats, a neutered male about 6 years old, and a spayed female about 4 yrs old. They are both indoor/outdoor cats. We've had the ...

New male or new female?  Not rated yet
I have 2 9-month-old sisters, Selma and Estrella, recently spayed. I've been thinking of getting a 3rd kitty. Should I get a male or a female? Even ...

Have one cat that does not like other cats  Not rated yet
i have an 8 year old cat that was rescued from a hurricane. My daughter had him for 2 years but had to keep him in a separate room from her other cats....

Dominance or Jealousy?  Not rated yet
I have two female cats close in age, less than a year apart, the are 6 and 7. One of my cats continuosly steals the other ones spots. Is is jealousy, or ...

Agressive Cat Attacking Owner for No Reason  Not rated yet
one minute the cat is fine the next she is atacking her owner. It does not matter when or where this happens. the owner can just be walking around or just ...

Mad cat  Not rated yet
I only have two male cats. the one gets made once in a while. He gut growls and turns on us. my spouse wants to get ride of him I don't but it is scarry....

Emaciated but Happy Cat  Not rated yet
I'd like opinion on my cat, Zoelee.

Zoelee, now 2.5 yrs, has no fat on her. When I adopted her as a kitten, she was sickly (although the shelter ...

The pee must stop.  Not rated yet
I have 16 special needs cats and they equally entertain and drive me nuts. A couple have some issues I have not been able to resolve. I'll give you the ...

Obsessive grooming  Not rated yet
My cat is almost 13 & he has started to overgroom in a compulsive manner, leaving his tummy totally pink & he's now started on his hind leg joints. I've ...

outside pets  Not rated yet
rescued several cats over the years and they typically live outdoors and stay close to home. I have had two different instances where two or more disappear ...

Cat Pee-HELP!!!!! AND my cat has stomatitis  Not rated yet
We have 9 cats who seem to get along very well. One of our little angels keeps urinating on our counter, desk, floor etc. It subsides for awhile and ...

Higharchy in multiple cat household  Not rated yet
I have 3 cats. Daisy and Max are brother and sister from the same litter. They are 4 years old and I have had them since they were born. The third cat ...

spraying  Not rated yet
I am at the end of my rope. I have 4 cats, all female. One of them has been spraying in the house for over a year. She is 2 years old, spayed. She ...

Sleeping on my clothes  Not rated yet
Hey,

My cat loves to sleep on my family’s clothing and I can't figure out why! Dirty on the floor or clean and folded on the bed, as long as she can ...

scratching furniture  Not rated yet
I have two cats. Junior is the sweetist cat I have ever owned. However, he has gotten into the habit of waking us up in the mornings (when they want us ...

Feeding Multiple Cats  Not rated yet
Hi. I have two cats, both are 4 years old, and one is 11 lbs(Huey) while the other is 7 lbs.(India) I was wondering if someone could offer recommendations ...

Pooping problem  Not rated yet
Hello,

I have 2 cats and the older cat has been pooping outside of the litter trays for about 2 years now. For months I tried yelling at the cat and ...

I need help feeding a stubborn cat  Not rated yet
I have two cats , one a 4 yrs old and one a two yrs old.

two weeks ago the two yrs old had to go to the hospital for a urinary blockage and as a result ...

cat litter box  Not rated yet
i have a male cat for 13 year and wanted to bring in a wild kitten into the house but will not use the new cat litter box.

RESPONSE:

Anne:

I'...

Cats_ Identifying Relatives   Not rated yet
Four years ago- my beautiful (supposedly spayed) tuxedo cat gave birth to 6 gorgeous kittens. I already had 3 cats (mother kitty included) and didn'...

How many cats in an apartment?  Not rated yet
I live in a 900 sq ft apt. I currently have 5 cats. there are four rooms and a balcony. I have feeding stations, bookshelves, long shelf walkways, and ...

hates his own tail  Not rated yet
Riley is 2 years old, he was an orphan kitten at 2 weeks and I bottle fed him and has never changed homes since. He tends to hate his own tail, it get ...

Endless Howl, Howl, Howling, Howling, Howwwlll  Not rated yet
Hi there,

Excellent site! thank you for being responsible and compassionate pet owners. I particularly support the BARF regimen.
I'm the proud owner ...

Litter Box Issues  Not rated yet
My friend has brought home her formerly stray cat. (He has been neutered and has his vaccinations.) He is adjusting pretty well. He is confined at the ...

Cat in multiple cat family eating more than her share?  Not rated yet
My friend has 9 cats. One that I gave her just wants to eat all the time and gets far more than her share. She is approximately 1 and 1/2 years and of ...

My cat is peeing outside the litter box  Not rated yet
I have 2 cats. Mo is 10 years old, and Junior is 2 1/2. My daughter came to visit (she has a dog at home) and junior peed on her clothes. He had never ...

cat eats others food  Not rated yet
We have 3 cats. Two of them will not let the third finish her own food. As a result she is underweight and they are overweight. What do we do?

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choosing gender  Not rated yet
Hi,

Great website. We are in the midst of choosing our cats.

Our family has not had cats for several years and we are
excited about welcoming them ...

My cat is so fussy with his food  Not rated yet
Hi.
My beautiful 2 year old neutered male cat is very very fussy with his food. I have tried almost everything on the market and he will only eat one ...