I recently adopted a 1 year old female cat, and within days her personality has changed drastically (some of which was expected, but not to this degree). What follows is an ethical dilemma. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 21, 2009 - 14 answers

We are adopting two cats, but can't decide whether to adopt a pair of kittens or a pair of adult littermates. Could you help us weigh which pair will be helped more if we adopt them? [more inside]
posted by Braeog on Aug 7, 2007 - 17 answers

Dog person needs cat advice. If I adopt a kitten that has any of the physical attributes of a Siamese (blue eyes, lighter body with dark tails, etc.) or has litter mates with any of these attributes, am I condemning myself to live with a cat with a noisy needy Siamese personality? [more inside]
posted by tula on Apr 28, 2007 - 21 answers

Pets filter: What happens to those who remain behind? [more inside]
posted by NYCinephile on Aug 27, 2006 - 11 answers

CatFilter. I have a friend in Berkeley, whose mom has been taking care of three family cats in Durham, NC. Her mom is starting a new job in New York and can only take two cats to her new apartment. My friend can take the third cat, but only after her lease expires in May. In the meantime, she needs the cat to be taken care of. Her family has asked everyone they know but no one can take this cat. What can she do? She is attached to this cat and wants to make sure it is well taken care of and loved.
posted by grouse on Jan 6, 2005 - 15 answers

My roommate and I adopted a dog about two weeks ago. He's a submissive/excited urinator. When I get home from school, if I so much as look at him, there's pee everywhere. Same thing with scolding--he does something bad, I'm all "no, that was bad," and he's all "okay, have some of my urine!"

I've been told that the best way to deal with this is just to wait, but if there's something to expedite the process, I'm all ears. (More about our training methods inside.) [more inside]
posted by billybunny on Jun 7, 2004 - 11 answers