Help me decide whether or not I should get a cat. This is more complicated than it sounds. (At least it is to me...) [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 33 answers

I want to make my own homemade, raw meat (chicken and rabbit) cat food. My girlfriend thinks it's a bad idea. Almost everything I can find on the interwebs suggest that feeding a cat a BARF (biologically appropriate raw food) diet is healthy for the cat. This wiki suggests that there is no scientific evidence pointing to a clear resolution - in the references section there are some vets arguing one way or the other, but nothing concrete. Has anyone been there, done that, or have any other advice? [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 16 answers

Help a first-time pet companion teach her kittens to use their litter box consistently! [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2008 - 7 answers

Cat-filter: Can cats go in reverse? Why does our cat compulsively sit on my laptop? How does the groomer trim his butt fur and nails without getting scalped? Is there a way to treat his dry skin? [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 37 answers

Does my cat have a chronic respiratory infection, or is it possible she just naturally has poor breathing passages? Ever since my partner and I adopted her and her sister in August she has had periodic coughing and hacking fits that have been relatively unaffected by three separate rounds of antibiotics. Now I wonder if maybe she just has the equivalent of a deviated septum, or whether it's time for hospitalization. [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2007 - 13 answers

I live in a two story loft-ish apartment, and the cat wants to sleep with me upstairs, but only a wood ladder is available. How can I make this happen? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2007 - 20 answers

our cat is peeing all over our furniture AFTER being fixed... what do we do? [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - 11 answers

How do we stop the cat from jumping on top of the new plasma TV? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 20 answers

how to train a human to use a litter box? [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2007 - 35 answers

How would I build a three-story high cat structure? That's three human stories, 25 feet or so high. [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2007 - 18 answers

How much money should I save up before adopting a kitten? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2007 - 27 answers

How can I transition an outdoor cat to an indoor-only lifestyle? [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2007 - 17 answers

I have two cats who are used to eating together. But one has a weight problem that needs to be controlled. How can I get them used to eating separately? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2007 - 6 answers

Does anyone have any cat weight loss success stories? One of my wonderful cats just weighed in at an elephantine 23lbs. How can I him to be the slim, trim, and sexy feline hiding within? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 34 answers

Help my cat adjust to the new neighbour's dog. She has never had to live with a dog before. [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2007 - 6 answers

[catfilter] Why does my cat go into corners, look up, and meow? Three locations, 2-3 times a week, 9 years: Living room corner (behind the lamp), bedroom corner, studio corner. She'll do it for a 10 minutes sometimes, just looking up and meowing. Sometimes she'll get up on the coffee table and meow, but mostly it's in the corners. Why?
posted on Jan 31, 2007 - 37 answers

Should I regularly bathe my cats? [more inside]
posted on Jan 13, 2007 - 35 answers

Cat furniture/trees that don't look like crap? Looking for plans or ready-made decent looking cat furniture that is fun for my cats but pleasant to look at. Everything I've seen so far looks really, really ugly. Think IKEA-ish in form, function and price.
posted on Nov 7, 2006 - 13 answers

I 'rescued' a cat off the street today because it looked just like a cat I saw on a 'lost cat' poster. The missing cat's owner just came by and said it wasn't the right cat. Now what? [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2006 - 17 answers

What sort of sofa is my scratch-happy cat least likely to destroy? [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2006 - 11 answers

How do I sleep when my boyfriend's devil cat is around? [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2006 - 32 answers

Why are there no canine equivalents to lions, tigers, leopards, and panthers (etc.)? [more inside]
posted on Aug 29, 2006 - 19 answers

Help me figure out a way to clean kitty's crate... [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2006 - 4 answers

Looking for suggestions for a good dry food to feed two cats with slightly different needs. They refuse to play nice and eat from their "own" bowls, each preferring the other's food. [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2006 - 7 answers

How do I get my cat to stop biting my other cat's ears? [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2006 - 5 answers

How much money should we allow for cat veterinary emergencies? This is for our cat sitter or vet to spend to fix up our cat, without contacting us, if we're incommunicado. We're putting together a letter of consent for the cat sitter and vet. [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2006 - 15 answers

Lost Cat Filter: My sister just moved into a new place, and woke up to find that her cat was missing. It's 3 years old and has only ever been an indoor cats. He has no collar or microchip. Any advice on how we can find him? [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2005 - 30 answers

How to search for a new home for a pet? We moved from a condo to a house 24 months ago that we have been renovating and will BE renovating for the next seven years or so. Our really awesome cat hates it... [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2005 - 16 answers

How do we stop our indoor/outdoor cat bringing in mice? [more inside]
posted on Jul 30, 2005 - 16 answers

Anyone know where to get basic plans to build a pet door? Specifically, I'd like plans for a door to be used in a sash window. I'm sure I can make one for less than $110, but can't find a plan online. Is there a good book that can help with this kind of thing?
posted on Jul 5, 2005 - 5 answers

...cat i mean. Pussy cat!! He's taken to peeing on my furniture. What should i do? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2005 - 15 answers

How do you tell the sex of a cat? A strange cat came through the wall of my apartment this morning, and I'm wondering what gender it is. [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2005 - 15 answers

I have a friend who's cat is sick. What can he do to help make it more comfortable?
posted on Feb 12, 2005 - 9 answers

So, I got a new cat (a male, approx. 6 mos. old, not fixed yet). He and my other cat (also male, about 8 mos. old, was fixed about a month ago) were finally introduced after spending three days on opposite sides of a closed door, and they've been rolling around and fighting like crazy. (MI)
posted on Jan 19, 2005 - 23 answers

How can I find a home for a troubled pet? [more inside]

I am at my wit's end and don't know what to do. The problem started when my girlfriend moved in over two years ago, bringing two adult cats along. My two adults did not get along with hers, and we've tried just about everything to get them used to each other. Eventually, we had to just separate them, but it broke my heart to have cats barricaded in my basement, so we decided to just open the basement door to let the cats come and go. It's been like that for about a year without many problems, and I thought I was making some progress when one of my cats started coming upstairs willingly and tolerating the others (being able to sit in the living room with the other cats while we watch TV).

The past month or so has been different, though. My cat started peeing (and worse) on our bed. I draw the line there, because I cannot afford to buy all new bedclothes and mattress pads every couple of weeks.

I would like to find this cat a new home, because I think the basic problem stems from having too many cats in a small space. I know if I take her to the animal shelter, they will have trouble adopting her out, given her past and her age (nine). I doubt an ad would work because she's very skittish (and I cannot in good conscience give a cat away without telling someone about her problems).

Does anyone have any suggestions?
posted on Dec 12, 2004 - 13 answers

Is my cat possessed or did a large bunny kill her parents? (More inside.)
posted on Oct 29, 2004 - 8 answers

Last night I watched my neighbor's dog kill a cat. [more inside - may be disturbing to cat lovers].
posted on Oct 28, 2004 - 78 answers

How did you successfully leash train your cat?
posted on Oct 2, 2004 - 8 answers

Sick-Kitty-Filter. Has anyone here had success in switching a cat from their favorite dry food to a prescription canned food? Any tips would be greatly appreciated...more inside...
posted on Aug 20, 2004 - 14 answers

Pet door. One cat gets to come and go as he pleases. The other cat isn't allowed to use it. Question: How? (more inside, of course...)
posted on Aug 18, 2004 - 23 answers

My cat is ~2 years old and has been fed wet food all her life. I've finally tired of the smell and inconvenience of it all and decided it's time for her to eat dry food (as it's better for her teeth anyway). Only problem is, she refuses to eat the dry food I've given her. I've tried two different brands, tried pouring the juice from her grody cat food over the dry stuff, and she hasn't really eaten in almost a week. The people at my pet store keep telling me to just try like, 35 different kinds of food, but I certainly don't have the money to do all that. Any suggestions on how to make a picky cat surrender the hunger strike?
posted on Jul 9, 2004 - 30 answers

My cat won't pee in the box.
posted on Apr 20, 2004 - 24 answers

Is it possible to take cats for a walk ?
posted on Mar 13, 2004 - 26 answers

My cat almost always shows an interest in people food - until you offer it to her, upon which, almost invariably, she will sniff it and look disappointed. This happens even with uncooked chicken and tuna from the can. Also, whenever we open a can, she runs frantically into the kitchen and tries to see up on the counter - she eats dry cat food, and I've tried to serve her wet food, but no dice on that. Do cats really remember a specific food from the past? Is she hoping for something gross I would never buy, like canned pigs feet or something? Or was she perhaps posioned by people food and distrusts it now? She came from a shelter a couple of years ago (found in a motel) so I have no idea what her background is.
posted on Feb 6, 2004 - 30 answers

I desperately want a cat, and my S.O. is slightly allergic. Does anyone know if there are any breeds of cat that are less likely to provoke an allergic reaction? Any suggestions for keeping his allergies from being a problem, other than a HEPA vacuum? Also, he wants a ferret. Is a ferret likely to cause him any problems? Am I likely to have any problems raising a ferret and a cat together?
posted on Jan 5, 2004 - 34 answers

Cat Trouble- my wife and I have two huge cats, each of whom grew up being the only game in town. They seem to live for combat. How can we keep them from clawing the hell out of each other? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2003 - 20 answers