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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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cat meowing/scratching/pawing/bumping into bedroom door EVERY morning!  Not rated yet
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 ...

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.

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Anne:

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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 ...