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| Feral Siamese | 7/10/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: Well, there is a Siamese cat in our neighborhood that used to be a pet. Once its owner died, it got ...
A: Tori, That is nice of you guys! Start feeding it to gain it's trust if you can't pet it yet. Make ...
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| Isis the Blind Kitten Needs to be Litter Trained | 7/10/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: So, we have this 1 month kitten, Isis, who was born with/contracted Herpes through her mother's milk ...
A: Kat, I have a blind cat also (now about 2 years old, and blind almost since birth), and my cat's ...
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| Crying Kitten | 7/10/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: Our little foundling is estimated to be @8 mos. old at this point. She was a bit of a talker when ...
A: Kim, The poor kitty is probably very hungry! And she is crying like that to tell you so. She is a ...
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| My older cat will not use the litter box! | 7/9/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: She has decided to use my new couch instead...which is now ruined I am sure. She is an indoor ...
A: Vicki, Her behavior is just part of the aging process. She is approximately 64 years old in human ...
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| new cat | 7/9/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I adopted a second cat (Charley). Male, nutered and 2 yrs old. Very passive, outgoing. Resident ...
A: Linda, It takes time. Growls, hisses, and slaps are a form of kitty communication. She is giving ...
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| how do I deter cats from ruining our heater system? | 7/8/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I have always liked cats, however currently the neighbours cat is costing us thousands of dollars! ...
A: Paula, Unfortunately the problem with cats is that they do not have any reasoning ability and they ...
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| Biting Kitten | 7/8/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I have two questions regarding a new kitten that I have recently added to my family. He's roughly ...
A: Chelsea, A kitten that was not raised by it's mother, or taken away too early, usually does not ...
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| Litter training feral kittens | 7/8/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: Help! I just adopted an adorable 8 week old barn kitten. Shes settling in nicely and appears to only ...
A: Betty, Use dirt at first. That is what she is used to and it will be familiar. She probably doesn't ...
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| Feral Mama Cat Abandoned Kittens?? | 7/7/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: Feral mama had kittens July 5 -- I'm sure, she was very pregnant & then showed up not pregnant the ...
A: Susanne, Don't worry too much. A feral will leave her kittens, especially to go search for food, ...
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| Reintroduction of two cats | 7/6/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I have a 16 year old female cat and a 14 year old male cat. They have been together all their lives ...
A: Terry, That is normal behavior towards cats that come home from the vet. Cats go by smell and not ...
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| Middle age femal feral | 7/6/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I have an 11 year-old female tabby who was born feral but socialized and spayed as a kitten. She ...
A: Karen, Her actions are probably age related. Your cat is approximately 60 years old in human years. ...
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| Adding a new cat after losing one | 6/20/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: We are (were) a home of 3 cats: a 2-year, a 4-year old and an 11-year old, all fixed. The first two ...
A: Deborah, That is terrible that nobody will address the issue! I guess a coyote has to attack one of ...
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| Very mean cat | 6/20/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I got my cat when he was 3 hrs old. I have been his only mother from that time forward. He used to ...
A: Christina, Have you tried an exorcist? *smile* I don't mean to make light of your problem with ...
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| tabbi feral scared | 6/20/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: We recently discovered that a cat gave birth to 4 kittens in our basement. Over the past week we ...
A: Tanner, Cats can have kittens by each tomcat that bred her during her heat cycle so 2 of the ...
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| adopted cat and old pet bird? | 6/20/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I have recently adopted an abandoned male house cat I believe to be less then a year old and he ...
A: Tracy, Abandoned cat used to hunting for food + bird = disaster! Birds are prey to a cat whether ...
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| Adding a new cat after losing one | 6/19/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: We are (were) a home of 3 cats: a 2-year, a 4-year old and an 11-year old, all fixed. The first two ...
A: Deborah, I'm sorry about your tabby. Unfortunately, cats are a coyote's favorite food. Coyotes are ...
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| Older cat vs kitten | 6/19/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: We have an older male cat that has been neutered and is about 10 years old in human years. We are ...
A: Joel, Older cats usually do not care for kittens because of their energy level, smell, and the fact ...
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| Tabbi Introducing kitten | 6/18/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I read up on introducing cats two weeks too late. Jack was 3 wks old when I brought him home to meet ...
A: Joanne, Most cats do not like kittens. It may be their smell or their energy. One of my cats who ...
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| my cat is pooping all over my house | 6/17/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: Our family rescued a feral cat from a cat hoarder in our neighborhood. The cat was a kitten and ...
A: I don't mean to sound blunt or abrupt but obviously you did not research about de-clawing cats ...
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| What is best for him? | 6/16/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: My cat Phil licks himself obsessively,He used to have many bald spots on him that made him look ...
A: Kara, I don't believe in the Elizabethan collars. I think they stress a cat more because if it is a ...
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| Bengal Litter training | 6/16/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I have had my kitty for about 3 weeks we got him when he was 8 wks old, the person we got him from ...
A: Misty, When the person you got the kitten from said he was using the litter box was the kitten in ...
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| Weaned too early | 6/15/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I adopted a kitten from the shelter. She was weaned but 5 wks old. I thought they had to be at ...
A: Mary, Ideally a kitten should be with it's mother until it is at least 8 weeks old. Then from 8-12 ...
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| 7 year old cat won't use litter box | 6/15/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: My seven year old cat is rebellious about using her litter box. We recently boarded her and our ...
A: Maggie, First, if possible, I would restrict the cat from going into the areas where she is doing ...
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| crazy cat | 6/14/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: my cat is crazy!!she runs around the house making trouble!When I come near her she runs away!i am ...
A: Ilana, You may want to get her a kitty friend to play with, roughhouse with, and chase. It sounds ...
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| Older cat problems | 6/14/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I inherited a cat about 8 years ago from our neighbor who's dog kept the cat ran off. I moved and ...
A: Maxine, Wow! Did you know that your cat is almost 110 years old in human years? When, it comes to ...
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| behavior | 6/13/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I couldn't find an answer in your "previous ?'s. We trapped a feral cat a few years ago and she was ...
A: Lee, If a cat was previously handled or owned then abandoned, got lost, etc. and reverted to a wild ...
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| Moving an Older Cat to College | 6/13/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: My father and I own seven cats, and we agreed that when I go away for college next year, if I am ...
A: Kitty, I have found that most cats can adapt anywhere as long as they are with the person they ...
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| 2 cats fighting | 6/13/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: My sister recently moved back home and brought her two cats with her. One of them a female named ...
A: Abby, I would keep a rolled up newspaper handy and swat Ruby, saying "No, No fighting". Let her ...
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| Caging a Skittish Cat | 6/12/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: We have a 8 yr old female cat that we adopted about 7 years ago. Somebody had previously adopted ...
A: Mike, That IS a frustrating problem! No, I wouldn't get a noose, those can cause serious harm to a ...
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| Older cat hates kittens.. | 6/12/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: We have an 18 year old cat that we've had since I was a child. She's probably the coolest cat on ...
A: Aaron, Your cat is 88 years old in human years and at that age they do not handle change well. The ...
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| Cat biting and attacking | 6/10/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I have a one year old un-neutered male cat that keeps attacking everybody in the house. He has left ...
A: Sherry, The first thing to do is get him neutered ASAP! He may have what is called Redirected ...
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| 17 year old is crying non stop | 6/10/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: We just recently returned from a week away on vacation. Our cat was being taken care of by the ...
A: Sara, your cat is approximately 84 years old in human years. More than likely she has gone deaf ...
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| mom dislikes son | 6/10/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: i have a followup the last time we spoke i asked you a question if my it was okay that my older cat ...
A: Monique, You can re-home the daughter if you feel that will restore harmony in the home. Or you can ...
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| NEW CAT | 6/9/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I brought in a new cat (8 mos old) to my house with another cat (2 yrs). I did the wrong thing and ...
A: Pcoughlin, It would be best to re-introduce them correctly but it may take awhile longer because of ...
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| Re-training my old cat | 6/9/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: My cat is 6 years old & we need to train her to start going to the toilet outside rather than in her ...
A: Faye, Unfortunately, having a litter box is usually part of cat ownership. A cat that is used to ...
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| mom dislikes son | 6/9/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: i have a followup the last time we spoke i asked you a question if my it was okay that my older cat ...
A: Monique, One, please do not try to pick up an agitated/frenzied cat. Let them calm down first. For ...
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| New Cat | 6/8/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: Someone I know is bringing their cat over this Friday. They can no longer keep it because it gets ...
A: Beth, You guessed right! Do you have a resident cat too or will she be the only cat? I ask because ...
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| Cats Fighting | 6/8/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I have had the same two cats for twelve years now. They are female, spayed from the same litter. ...
A: Christine, Suprisingly the problem your are having between your two elderly cats is not that ...
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| tabby pushing things off table | 6/8/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: I have a cat that is almost one year old. He has gotten into the habit of pushing his food dishes, ...
A: Karen, Your cat's behavior is very normal...for a bored kitty and for an orange cat. The orange ...
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| tabbi litterbox | 6/7/2009 | Dear Tabbi |
Q: My cat is ADORABLE! But he likes to go to the bathroom on the dining room, carpet instead pf using ...
A: Bailey, That is a common problem. It may be a medical issue instead of a behavioral problem. He ...
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