Should I force my cats to switch to the healthier food or let them continue eating the not-so-great stuff they seem to prefer?
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posted by addelburgh
on Aug 10, 2011 -
19 answers
Overnight is one thing, but how can I make sure my four feline snowflakes get proper nutrition while their humans are off on a three-day cross-country jaunt? Given we've got one cat with food intolerances, one super-picky princess, one food-snatcher, and one with what the vet has described as a "highly efficient colon" (meaning she needs wet food every day), things are going to need a bit more consideration and prep-work than just leaving a big bowl of crunchies out. Please, kittyfolks, share your wisdoms!
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posted by aecorwin
on Aug 9, 2011 -
16 answers
Cute little cat help: Orange kitty, young, declawed, followed my wife home from her walk just now. We think we know where kitty belongs, but the people don't seem to be home.
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posted by Buffaload
on Aug 8, 2011 -
12 answers
Old cat, new kitten filter: Does anyone have experience introducing an older cat to a new kitten? My cat is 17 years old, female indoor. Any advice/ best practices?
posted by tessalations999
on Aug 7, 2011 -
10 answers
How can I attach my iMac to my desk? My cats are apparently stronger than they look.
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posted by cgg
on Jul 27, 2011 -
7 answers
Has a domestic cat ever actually killed a human being? I can't find any evidence of this, and yet, I keep running into people who seem weirdly fearful of cats (and no, I am not talking about allergic folks). What is going on?
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posted by aecorwin
on Jul 21, 2011 -
55 answers
We need a new litter brand! We have 3 cats and a relatively small space in which they live. The recent heat wave has not helped matters. Ideally the new litter will not stink up the house with odor-covering chemicals. Help?
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posted by slightly sissy tea hound
on Jul 20, 2011 -
41 answers
will keeping siblings from the same litter together past the initial socialization be detrimental to their full socialization?
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posted by joeblough
on Jul 15, 2011 -
17 answers
I just moved in with my boyfriend, and as it turns out he's very easily annoyed by my pets. I'm looking for suggestions on how to moderate the tension so that both he and my little creatures can coexist without murdering each other.
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posted by wansac
on Jul 8, 2011 -
23 answers
Cat adoption filter: should we take in a young feral who seems to have adopted us, or should we find a different kitten to bring into our home? Complicating details inside. Bit of a novella, apologies in advance for the length.
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posted by Scientist
on Jul 6, 2011 -
56 answers
Where are some awesome jazz bars in London? I am looking for somewhere that has a resident live band... the kind of thing you'd imagine Brad Pitt and George Clooney planning a casino heist in with both of them wearing suit and shirt with no tie. Whilst drinking Scotch. Bonus points if it's a place that has an entrance fee to discourage the riff-raff.
posted by dougrayrankin
on Jul 5, 2011 -
9 answers
My 2 cats (who up to this point have been nothing but adorable love monkeys wrapped in fur) viciously attacked me last night. I have never seen anything like it and it's making me wonder whether I can continue to keep them. But I love them! (Or at least I have for the past 6 years...) What do I do?
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posted by ohyouknow
on Jul 1, 2011 -
20 answers
When we change the duvet cover on our bed, Pusslikeso immediately dives under the covers and basically becomes comatose. She can't wait, she runs into the bedroom as soon as we start and jumps up while we're changing the bottom sheet (so she often almost gets herself made
into the bed). What chemical could she possibly be reacting to?
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posted by likeso
on Jun 19, 2011 -
18 answers
My cat is sneezing in relatively violent, rapid-fire outbursts of 5 - 10 seconds. The nose and eyes are not discharging anything. She'll just sit up from where she's taking a nap, sneeze a whole bunch of times in a row really fast, then lay down again. This cat has an auto-immune disorder and has taken prednisone for the last year or so. I took her to the vet a week ago for a checkup and I told the vet about the sneezing, which at the time wasn't that bad. The vet said if it got worse, I should bring my cat back in and she'd give her a round of antibiotics to see if that knocked it out, though there was nothing to indicate it was a virus. I wasn't impressed with that answer. In the last couple of days, the sneezing has become slightly more frequent. Any idea what I should do or what this might be? If the advice is go to the vet, would you recommend another vet?
posted by (Arsenio) Hall and (Warren) Oates
on Jun 16, 2011 -
14 answers
My two kittens have ear mites, for which they were treated today at the vet, by the vet, with Revolution. They also received their first vaccines today. This evening, one of them coughed up a two inch thin, worm-like thing which scared the crap out of me as it coiled up around itself. Is the worm perhaps die-off from the Revolution?
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posted by DeltaForce
on Jun 13, 2011 -
19 answers
How can I find the fabric that was used to make a dress being sold in a high street store? It's light blue with a pattern of a white cat playing with yarn.
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posted by bibliophibianj
on Jun 10, 2011 -
8 answers
For a Friend: I just moved into a high-rise building with cats. Is there anything I can put up in between my screen door and the balcony to prevent the cats from falling off the balcony if the screen door is open? I've thought about a baby gate but I'm worried about them jumping.
posted by melodykramer
on Jun 9, 2011 -
19 answers
Cats, fleas, prevention, difficulty +11 weeks pregnant.
How do I keep the fleas away but not endanger my wife (or future child)?
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posted by Towelie
on Jun 7, 2011 -
21 answers
If I present the tip of my cats' tails to the respective cats, they'll immediately start grooming/chewing on said tail. Is this common, or universal, among cats? And why do they do it?
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posted by mudpuppie
on Jun 5, 2011 -
18 answers
Aussie Filter! Looking for a picture of a particular Aussie/NZ moving company's Cat-arrific logo!
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posted by salem
on May 26, 2011 -
6 answers
HELP! There's a cat under my mobile home that's been crying for 24 hours. It's up in the insulation or ducts. What do I do?
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posted by threeturtles
on May 21, 2011 -
29 answers
How do animals think? I was watching a cat in our garden the other day, and I wondered how it thought as it doesn't have language to think in. Then I thought: yes, but when I am working on an (easy - not cryptic) crossword, sometimes I am not thinking in words (if this makes sense?)
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posted by marienbad
on May 20, 2011 -
33 answers
Portland OR hive: Any experience with home based cat boarding in the area around Portland, Hillsboro, Beaverton? Thinking a nice small boarding business would be a good retirement income plan. Is this even possible?
posted by Freedomboy
on May 12, 2011 -
4 answers
My cat
Trilby has nearly destroyed the cat scratcher I bought for him when I adopted him a year and a half ago, and it’s time for a new scratching post. Can anyone recommend a good, reasonably priced, durable, modest-sized cat scratcher? Those “emery board” scratchers sound great in theory because I wouldn’t have to cut Trilby’s claws anymore. But they’ve gotten so many negative reviews online and most of the positive reviews smell like spam. Do any of you use them, or failing that, does your cat?
posted by orange swan
on May 12, 2011 -
25 answers
My cat has taken to pooping and peeing all over our flat. Several trips to the vet haven't stopped it. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop this?
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posted by Pilly
on May 8, 2011 -
27 answers
I (one person) am moving two cats from Saskatoon to Toronto. Do I ship the cats, rent a car and drive them, make two flights to ferry them back and forth or put one in the cargo hold?
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posted by jrochest
on May 7, 2011 -
30 answers
How to support and comfort a friend through the illness/loss of their pets? What helped you?
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posted by anonymous
on May 5, 2011 -
19 answers
Cat psychology question: I may have really upset my cat - please help me soothe her.
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posted by dmbfan93
on Apr 23, 2011 -
14 answers
I will be moving house soon and am interested in adding a (second) cat to my household. How to minimize trauma for the cat I already have?
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posted by alphasunhat
on Apr 18, 2011 -
2 answers
My roommate is blaming an oven fire on my cat, and it's causing some tension between us. Help me figure out the best way to handle the situation so we're both satisfied.
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posted by Neely O'Hara
on Apr 18, 2011 -
78 answers
I'm looking for the recipe for "Instant Mouse" from
The New Natural Cat by Anitra Frazier. Is it kosher to not buy the book, but ask for the recipe? I did used to own it...
posted by dmvs
on Apr 16, 2011 -
5 answers
