New cat is scared and I'm at a loss. What can I do to ease her stress without making her traumatized of me? [more inside]
posted by royalsong on Jan 7, 2012 - 19 answers

I'm usually at the top of the class where cats are concerned, but I'm too emotionally involved and could use some outside opinions. Summary: found a cat, took it in on behalf of the owner - but it turned out to be a different cat. I would normally only take a cat in if I could look after it, and I'm not sure I can commit to the new cat - but how can I not? tl;dr inside. [more inside]
posted by L'Estrange Fruit on Sep 16, 2010 - 25 answers

Cat adjusting to new kitten: what's the next step for us to ensure they learn to get along? We've taken some basic steps already. [more inside]
posted by Tequila Mockingbird on Aug 12, 2010 - 12 answers

Apparently, a stray cat had a litter of kittens under our deck about a month ago. We discovered it this morning when our deck was all of a sudden full of roly-poly little kitties. They're so cute that the declaration that we were going to remain a 2 cat household was defeated within about 10 minutes. Now we're seeking advice on how to integrate a little kitten with our existing 1.5 year old cats. [more inside]
posted by girl scientist on Jun 7, 2010 - 12 answers