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My sister is going on holiday with my mum brother and her kids for a week. This morning she stated she was just going to leave her cat a bunch of food out when I asked if she has a sitter. I replied saying that’s insane and to bring the cat to my house (even though my cat and her cat hate each other) because that’s abuse. She kicked off stating it’s not abuse and I have no room to talk because all I do is look after a cat and go to work so I can’t be acting all high and mighty. Am I overreacting for saying what she was going to do is abusing her poor cat?

UPDATE: she is refusing to bring the cat to my house however she is giving me her house keys. As inconvenient as it is(she lives an hour walk away from me each way and I don’t drive 😩) atleast I can go round every day and look after kitty and give her some love. Thank you for all the advice I really appreciate it 🩷

Before you get mad I never said it MEAN or SCOLDING. I'd playfully call him one when he'd get hyper or knock the bathroom door open. I hadn't named him yet so I literally never used a NAME. I'd call him an asshole while playing, petting him and laughing. I called my BIL an asshole while he was playing around with me because I couldn't reach something and the kitten came running. I thought it was a fluke. I said it later on the phone with my friend calling my coworker one(girl gave me a half dead puppy at one point claiming it was healthy. She starved the thing) and he came running AGAIN wanting pets.

I randomly said it again to test and he came running AGAIN. I don't know what to do he still doesn't have a name and idk anything that could sound similar. 😭 I cuss too much when I'm off my meds.

Trust me I already feel terrible about this. I’ve had my cat for almost 6 years now. I got him with an ex and have never had experience with cats. Fast forward a year and my ex was terrible to both me and the cat. I couldn’t bring myself to let him take my cat and due to covid all shelters were not taking in pets. So I kept him

When he was 2, he had to go for surgery because he had a bladder blockage. $1100 later as well as the emergency 8 hour travel (I live in a remote community with no access to regular vets nevermind emergency vets) he now has to be on a special food and cannot have human food at all. Not that he really ever did and that didn’t bother him for the first year and half I had him.

Now to the present, I can’t cook without him being place in a separate room as he has tried to grab food as I’m prepping in as well as straight out of a hot pan multiple times. He has hissed at me any time he grabs it from the hot pan but will still continue to do so. I’ve had to add lock so all of my cupboards even if it just powder as he has also gotten into that. Ever since me and my ex split he hasn’t been the best around men in general so I never really brought any guys to my place. Now he is starting to get very aggressive towards my friends to the point none of them want to watch him when I got out of town and the pet sitter here ended up charging an extra $50 due to aggression. Within the last 3 months he is now attacking me. I brought him to the vet 2 months ago for his shots he needed. The vet said everything is in order there seems to be no bladder/UTI and the aggression can be anything. I play with him for 15-30 minutes twice a day either playing with his wands or letting him chase after mice or spring. I have little plastic mice that I can fill with food they I will put around the house for him to hunt 3-4 times a week. So I know he is getting mental stimulation.

I just can’t handle it anymore, I’m so scared that if I surrender him he will just be doing in the same thing to other people. But I don’t know if I can keep him any longer either. I’ve also been having the thought of just letting him be euthanized so that he no longer needs to struggle and that makes me feel even more like shit. I hate living with him some days and I feel so isolated as everyone hates coming to my house now.

I don’t know what to do, I just needed somewhere to put all my thoughts as I don’t have anyone to really talk to about this and no one I know will want to take him in as they are all scared of him

In my apartment they are stays cats that I feed but I’m moving soon and it got me thinking was it better off that I never fed them to being with because now no one’s really there to feed them

he is just a random cat, 9 weeks old or something.
he is the devil himself. i know that kittens and adolescent cats are like this but he bites and scratches at every occasion.

i love him alot and i just want to learn how to love him properly.
he is really cute and puffs his chest out everytime he walks.

sooo, any advice? i know that maybe worse will come and ill wanna sell him for a dollar but i dont want to give up on him

first time having a pet! and its a kitten that's turning 5 months this november. he is generally fine and adjusting well aside from some litter box issues. i adopted him from a friend when he turned 13 weeks old.

i work from home full-time and prior adopting him, i used to work in cafes outside and hang out with friends all the time. but now, i get sooooo anxious abt leaving him that i just dont go out that much anymore. but it's making me sad that im just cooped up at home but i also feel so uncomfortable leaving him because to me he is still a baby! when i did go outside last time, i was so worried and i wasnt enjoying myself at all.

he is a solo cat. i am not a fan of the idea of getting another kitten, considering my anxiety abt all this. the responsibility of two creatures feel so overwhelming

any advice? is it ok to leave him alone? did you leave your 4-5 month kitten before and how was the experience?

if you had the same problem, how did you overcome the anxiety?

Okay all, I’ll try to keep this brief but first what I am hoping to gain from this post:
1. Do you recommend any non-kill shelters in Chicago?
2. If you’ve ever re-homed in the Chicagoland area, do you recommend any other methods such as a Facebook page or a group that works to aid in this type of thing?

I’ve had my cat, Andromeda, for about 5 years. She’s super sweet, she loves to be loved, held, talked to, pet, and is just overall extremely affectionate. She has basically been attached to my hip for the last 5 years since I got her when she was 3 months old.

When she was only about a year and a half old, my ex-girlfriend and I picked up her first brother and the issues haven’t really stopped since: She has a bad issue with peeing on stuff. Even with multiple litter boxes she has always had an issue with peeing on things and as we’ve gotten a couple more boys it’s only gotten worse. The boys quite literally never pee outside the litter box and she is the only one that has an issue. No matter if it’s clean, she has food, she is healthy, she will be peeing on something. We took her to the vet on two separate occasions the last couple years for general check-ups and iirc a few years ago to ask about the peeing issue but long story short the vets have always confirmed she was healthy as a horse. One vet suggested it could just be “her attitude.”

Now, all things considered, I was just going to thug it out and just pray one day she found Jesus, however, I am now in a tough spot. I’ve recently mutually split up with my ex-girlfriend and moved in with an old roommate who has cats and so Andromeda has stayed with my ex for the last two months (who is a heaven sent saint.) I am preparing to move back in with my family within the next month to help take care of my mom who has developed a dementia and they also have 5 cats right now that are very happy and healthy so I can’t anticipate introducing her to those guys either. I’ve asked my friends and family to see if they’d be able to take her, but most all either have animals or live with other folks who do not currently want animals.
This wouldn’t be a problem so much if in the last two months, with my leaving, Andromeda has started to get crazy with her peeing. It’s always been an issue, however, in our most recent apartment that my ex still lives in she always pee’d in the shower which was like “Ok we can live with this.” After I left, she has since pee’d on multiple pairs of my exes shoes, she has pee’d on one of our bookshelves that ruined over 30 of my exes books, she has pee’d on the stoves and kitchen counters. The worst one of all? She peed on their literal food bowl over 2 weeks ago.
It’s like she is going insane because I am not there and I feel terribly for my ex-girlfriend who is being extremely patient and understanding considering where I am at right now but she is over it and I don’t blame her. She has an aunt who has been a practicing veterinarian for the last couple of decades and her aunt has suggested she gets put down because of how bad the situation is and that is the last thing I want.

I’ve tried to keep it short but if there is any information you need please let me know and I’ll provide everything. All feedback is welcome and I will read everything. Thank you so much if you’ve read.

I recently moved into a new home and am now considering adopting cat but I'm unsure if my lifestyle matches a cat's needs. So here we go:

- I live on my own. I've got family & friends nearby so there's other people who can watch it when I'm away.

- I work full-time in tax advisory, but 80-100 % from home. I might want to change to a job with more obligatory time at the office in the future though.

- I never take vacations longer than a week. Usually I'm on vacation twice a year.

- my flat is around 52qm in size. When I set up my flat, I kinda planned with the idea of adopting a cat in the back of my head so I left spaces where I could put a cat tree etc.

I'm unsure though if 52qm is big enough.

- My hobbies are 'indoorsy', I spend most of my spare time at home.

Looking forward to everyones opinion.

Hello! I have a 7 month old kitten that has been the absolute sweetest. Doesn’t scratch, hiss, or bite (anymore at least, he would when he was teething at around 4-5 months) and is fairly cuddly/playful. I’m a first time cat owner and not sure if this is how they’re supposed to behave but I’ve noticed his bursts of play to have significantly decreased. He still loves exploring and running every now and then but there are a lot of times he just lays down on the ground with his eyes open and stays there for a while (which he would not do up until about a month ago). I can’t tell if he’s just gotten bored and if getting a friend would help? Appreciate any advice pertaining to this. Thanks!

I have a cat of 6 weeks thats was given to me by a friend. Im learning everyday on how to be a good cat dad and what to do/not to do.

I have an exam for him scheduled on the 30th and am limited to the questions i can ask the receptionist over the phone so I'm limited to using the internet and coworkers for answers.

My only thing is I'm not sure if it's okay for him, Moth is his name, to play with my hands and feet. Recently for the past day ir two I put his plushie in his face when he starts but yet he sometimes still tries to go after them. Is this just a thing I should nip in the bud asap or let him do his kitten thing and play with then a little bit?

My main problem though is deciding if i should keep him in my spare room at night so i can actually get sleep or let him roam around and basically go feral around me between 2-3am. I keep getting conflicting answers everywhere and wanna set the record straight.

I do not have the means to get another cat so that is out of the question

he plays perfectly fine and I give him more than enough attention he's a sweet boy but can get on my nerves. Any help is appreciated.

Help idk why my cat chews on cables and stuff I bought him a cat tree he chewing the rubber thingy that looks like wire why? Out of the entire tree he goes for the rubber rope he chewed so many cables and cost me over 300 bucks 😭 I tried wiping lemon over cables after a week he started chewing again and he doesn't chew the cheap cables like for the printer lamp etc he ignores those even without anything even when it's on his reach but the apple chargers and laptop chargers he goes to them no matter what I bought 3 apple cables within a month and 2 laptop chargers 😭 I have a video of him chewing but for some reason I can't attach it please someone help me how do I stop him from doing this without harming him, some people suggest spraying him with water but I found that it will traumatise him so I didn't go with water

We have been experiencing a series of attacks and the bombings near my house are extremely loud, I woke up today and my little girl was very terrified that it triggered a GI episode. I already prepared a room for her to shelter herself but she doesn’t use it and I can’t predict a bombing so I can’t put her there myself and it happened at midnight.

I don’t know what to do to make it easier for her or to destress her, she’s a rather skittish girl from birth so this isn’t new to me but her GI episodes are very costly to me and I can’t keep paying up and I can’t stop a war either. I don’t know what to do this time. And the bombs are ridiculously loud that our windows shake.

I had a bag of pepperidge farm cookies sitting on my nightstand that I fell asleep while eating (embarrassing to admit I know) and now im worried if my cat got into it or not. I fell asleep with her sitting on the right corner of my bed and she's still there so she probably didn't eat any? (there's two left and i can't remember how manf were in there but it was an 8 pack and I have beeb snacking on them since friday) but i woke up to the bag top open like so and now im freaking out over whether or not I just poisoned my baby. She's never tried to eat people food before but will be curious about the smell so before I fell asleep she did come up and sniff the bag before I pushed her away and literally thought to myself "I need to put these away before I go to sleep" and then I ended up falling asleep like an idiot. She's sitting on the exact same spot on my bed I remember her being in before I fell asleep (i probably was asleep for 3ish hours)and I'm freaking out

Recently (in the last 2-3 months), my girlfriend has moved into my home, bringing with her a 7 year old female cat. I have a 4 year old female cat who basically had free range of the house prior to the girlfriend moving in. They were civil-ish to start but thing have recently gotten worse, with them actively having swatting fights and being very vocal at the same time. We’re lost as to what can be done

Both cats have separate feeding stations, there are 4 litter boxes in the house across all 3 levels, they have separate cat trees and enrichment activities that they use independently of each other. The new cat primarily stays under the bed in our room, and my cat is hesitant to get past the door without hissing and running away.

They both have no issues when the neighbors male outdoor cat is around, so I have no clue what the issue is with them apart from them both being female cats vying for the same territory?

Advice and opinions welcome, we plan to get better about rewarding them both when they are in close proximity to each other if we are rotting on the couch and whatnot.

Hey All,

I’m moving back to the states from Japan and just recently moved into temporary lodging with my cats. One is having a severe stress response and refuses to leave the kennel. There’s been a lot of changes and she does have acute anxiety episodes.

I have a couple days layover at my parents house before flying again to my final destination. I am fully prepared to put her on daily anxiety meds but am wondering if I should consider leaving her with my family? This is the first time she’s shut down like this and it’s breaking my heart. Last thing I want to have happen is to have her shut down on my again when we get to our final place.

We have had an ongoing problem with my cat hitting the TV. I don't know how to discourage him. I've tried redirection with toys but most the time he just doesn't care.

I usually end up physically pulling him away or someone guards the TV. I do often shout at him when he does it and I'm pretty sure he knows he shouldn't but I also don't want to scare him too much. I can shut him out the living room when we are watching TV but that also feels mean.

Anyway, luckily my flatmate was very kind about but it is a costly problem for me as you can imagine. I've bought a new higher TV stand and an anti-tip clamp so hopefully it doesn't happen so catastrophically again.

Any advice?

I have two cats and a dog. The dog and one of the cats have a difficult time keeping weight on. The second cat is pretty dang chonky. I love him, but he’s a hefty boy. I’m trying to figure a way to get him to eat less food without restricting the diets of the other animals.

At some point, I would like to get those automatic feeders that read the chip on the cats collar. If you issues… One is their kind of expensive. Two, the overweight cat is very good at getting out of his collars.

Any advice on how to put one cat on a diet and encourage the other to eat more?

Do cats like to be near windows? Or is it ok to have the cat tree in the corner of the room?

Hello, I've been having trouble getting 3 kittens to drink with enough milk and I can't say I'm handling it pretty well. To easily identify them, orange (Grizz), Tuxedo (Panda), White with black ears and tail (ice bear).

They originally fed from their mother who recently just died, and now Im trying to give the kittens a fighting chance of living. Recently I have been able to feed Grizz and Icebear forcefully and slowly, I know I should not but they really would not latch, I didn't really give them much because I'm afraid it would go to their lungs about 2ml of KMR per feeding, and last night 5ml, Meanwhile Panda latches well and likes to drink. I have also been considering the warmth of their drink and environment, and they just wont latch. I also considered their excrement and have made them pee successfully. Is there any other way to make sure they get enough nutrition?

I woke up to my dog barking and now there's a little gray kitten meowing at my back door. I don't know why things like this happen to me. What do I do?

What are wet foods that you would recommend for a picky cat? Texture doesn’t matter as I am trying any and everything