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| my cat wants to fly the coop | 3/1/2007 |
Q: My cat, Holly, is set on getting outside. She is fixed and declawed and is an indoor cat. I've had ...
A: One of my cats is determined to run around the backyard, jump the fence and see if he can outrun ...
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| cat eating and pooping pattern changes | 3/1/2007 |
Q: i have a DSH, female, fixed, indoor cat. born in mid april of 2006. shes currently eating Nutrience ...
A: My first reaction would be to not worry - too much - as long as her poop looks normal, and she ...
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| Cat eats toilet paper and licks paper grocery bags | 2/28/2007 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ...cats licking brown ...
A: Sorry about that; I've gotten used to those flimsy plastic bags at my grocery that I've forgotten ...
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| Cat eats toilet paper and licks paper grocery bags | 2/27/2007 |
Q: We have two sister Siamese five year old cats. They have all their claws and were neutered. One ...
A: They do this to drive us crazy. Well, at least that's the reason two of my cats do that. I can ...
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| Potty training | 2/27/2007 |
Q: An acquaintance mentioned that her cat had been trained to use the toilet (a regular home toilet!) ...
A: I once was sitting in our spare room which has a half bath attached, and heard the sound of ...
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| Out of a room | 2/27/2007 |
Q: Can you tell me some specific strategies I can try to make sure my cat stays out of our formal ...
A: In truth, unless the dining room has doors, it's nearly impossible to train cats to stay out of a ...
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| My Male Cts Sexual Behavior | 2/25/2007 |
Q: my cat Buddy is 7 mos. an he has been attacking my bare arms an legs only as though it is sexual ...
A: Gotta love those hormones. He should ease up on the macho stuff, but I would not hesitate to start ...
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| my cat keeps hissing at me | 2/25/2007 |
Q: my cat ,tigger, just rolled on his back for a tummy rub so I was stroking him on his tummy then he ...
A: Teaching him to respond to 'No' is what's important, even more than his name - trust me, when I tell ...
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| behavior problems | 2/25/2007 |
Q: they do seem to hate the water, most of the time. if you squirt them or try to bathe them, they get ...
A: Well, I can assume it's never quiet in your house....I read your reply to my husband, who thinks ...
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| Strange Cat Behavior | 2/25/2007 |
Q: I have two cats. One resident, one fairly newbie. My resident cat (who is about 8 years old), seems ...
A: It could be partly due to stress, perhaps the new cat crowds him when eating (one of mine, the ...
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| behavior problems | 2/24/2007 |
Q: i have two sphynx cats, almost 1 yr old. we've had them about 4 mo. we have a blue female and pink ...
A: I'm not an expert on Sphynxes (you can go onto the Yahoo webgroups for cat breed specific forums, ...
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| Cat behavior | 2/21/2007 |
Q: It is my understanding that cats do not recognize themselves however they seem to recognize when ...
A: Me too. Actually, at least in my opinion, cats can recognize themselves in mirrors. When we had ...
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| cat tricks | 2/21/2007 |
Q: I just adopted my first cat,she is a calico. I was wondering how hard is it to teach a cat to do ...
A: Thats a toughie. It can be easy, or hard. It also depends on what you want to teach your cat, how ...
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| brother cats 10 mos old | 2/19/2007 |
Q: last night bullet got out side, he stayed there for half the night, when i realized he was missing I ...
A: Bullet smells funny to Fiesty. Please make sure to check over Bullet, as an indoor cat that gets ...
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| why does my cat keep pooping everywhere ! | 2/19/2007 |
Q: Why is my 13 year old persian cat pooping on the carpet everywhere !!
A: If this is a new behavior, and taking into account the cat's age, it could have some medical issue ...
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| Cat is scared after a move | 2/19/2007 |
Q: I recently moved, and brought my 3-4 year old cat with me. Now, all night long she meows loudly. ...
A: What your cat is doing is perfectly normal, though understandably upsetting to you. She's lost in ...
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| male cat in heat | 2/19/2007 |
Q: I have a 1 year old black long haired male cat tamed from wild. i realize the cat is in heat.I would ...
A: Sorry for the delay in replying... Male cats don't go into heat, and like pretty much any other male ...
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| cats behavior | 2/18/2007 |
Q: Do cats hug? I have one that seems to. I'v had her before she had teeth, she's almost one now.
A: Mine do, too. Partly it's because we're usually at the vet for something or the other, and she'll ...
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| cleaning and sneezing | 2/10/2007 |
Q: My 1 1/2 year old female(spayed)cat cleans herself alot, especially if she thinks she may go to ...
A: She's perfectly normal in grooming herself at night or before she goes to sleep (which for a cat, is ...
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| Biting | 2/9/2007 |
Q: Sometimes at night when I'm lying in bed I'll be petting my cats until I fall asleep. One of them, a ...
A: My now-oldest cat, a brown patch tabby (it MUST be those classic markings!), will also purr like a ...
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| plants | 1/27/2007 |
Q: I want to try spraying my plants with bitter apple, but I have never heard of it, and was wondering ...
A: Sorry for the delay in replying (we went away for the weekend leaving behind the computer). Bitter ...
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| plants | 1/26/2007 |
Q: My cat is 1.5yrs old, and in the past few months he has been attacking my plants a lot. Any tips to ...
A: First please make sure that the plants you have are not dangerous to your cat (I used to think ...
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| kitten playing or not? | 1/25/2007 |
Q: i have a 5 month old male kitten i got from a shelter. he has a habit of letting me pet him and he ...
A: I'm not too sure it has much to so with being separated from littermates too early, but from the ...
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| training | 1/24/2007 |
Q: i had a few cats who i got neutered, so i had no difficulty, one year ago,a cat came from somewhere ...
A: Please try to find out if there are cat rescue groups anywhere near where you live. Since you have ...
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| behavioral issues | 1/23/2007 |
Q: i have two cats, one is 9yrs old, and the other is 5yrs old. the youngest cat(smudge) is always mean ...
A: The youngest of my cats, 4 years old, seems to delight in bullying, stalking and pouncing on his ...
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| cats fighting | 1/22/2007 |
Q: i have had 2 cats for several years. they usually get along. a couple of days ago they started ...
A: Have you taken the cats to the vets'? Sometimes, sudden changes in behavior between cats that ...
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| training my cat to walk on a leash and making him less shy | 1/20/2007 |
Q: I have an 8-year old indoor MALE cat named "Jasper. He's never been outdoors, except for on the ...
A: I think that the old adage of 'you can't teach an old dog...' should be changed to '...an old cat'. ...
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| my cat purrs then coughs | 1/20/2007 |
Q: My cat loves to lie on my side with his head close to mine, I pet him and he enjoys it immensely. He ...
A: One of my cats does the same thing, but only when the purring was extra loud - like yours. The ...
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| want to adopt 2 kittens | 1/20/2007 |
Q: In a few weeks I will be moving into a new home and planning to adopt 2 kittens. I'm not sure if I ...
A: If you're planning to adopt two kittens of any gender from a shelter, they might include the neuter ...
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| cat is afraid | 1/19/2007 |
Q: I have 2 male cats, both are rescues. One is 9 and the newest is about 2. The 2 year old came to ...
A: Most of me wants to say to continue to be patient with this cat. He is actually acting pretty ...
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| Very Loud Meowing | 1/16/2007 |
Q: Our beloved Davey is a female cat. She will be 19 years old this March. She is very skinny, but ...
A: I had to wait a bit until I could figure out what exactly could be going on with your wonderfully ...
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| Box-Training A Cat | 1/14/2007 |
Q: First I would like to say thank you so much for donating your time to this site! It's so great to ...
A: .. Now onto the cat - thank you for taking him in; I'm sure he also prefers to be indoors, too. The ...
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| leather couches | 1/11/2007 |
Q: Is it true that cats tend not to scratch leather furniture? We want to get a cat but are afraid it ...
A: We donated our first beautiful cloth sofa when we got our cats. We've had leather ever since, with ...
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| Furniture | 1/10/2007 |
Q: I have a very large 1 1/2 year old Norwegian Forest male weighing in at 18lbs already! The breeder ...
A: He might be 'conveniently' forgetting that the couch, though it might feel like a scratching post, ...
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| Cat biting at night | 1/9/2007 |
Q: My 6 month old kitten will get in my face while I am sleeping and bite my nose, and it doesn't give ...
A: He thinks it's a game. That, plus hormones might be kicking in and he's getting bossy. Yelling at ...
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| Cat Peeing In Baby's Things | 1/8/2007 |
Q: We recently added a kitten to our house hold. We have two 1 year old cats, and 3 children, one a ...
A: Um, don't take this the wrong way, but the kitten is peeing in the same areas where the ...
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| how long will out new cat take to stop being aggressive? | 1/8/2007 |
Q: We have a 9 year old neutered male cat, who is friendly, but a little timid, and not used to being ...
A: I would continue to do what you are already doing...introducing them gradually. First you have a ...
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| Cats Hissing! | 1/4/2007 |
Q: "My cat lollipop has been staying overnight having a drip at the Vets as she was dehydrated and ...
A: or specifically, the vet hospital, and how it does not smell like home? Poor Lollipop smells like ...
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| Cats urinating on furniture | 1/4/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if you can help, but I have a 7 year old female cat and two 3 year old male cats. I ...
A: and considering that two are boys, the main thing could be a territorial marking, and male cat urine ...
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| Resident cat VS. new cat | 1/3/2007 |
Q: I have a resident cat and we brought home a new cat. They both get along great. The new cat is a ...
A: Ah, memories...I went through that every time we had a litter of kittens, though the mamas were the ...
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| loss of a 2nd cat | 1/2/2007 |
Q: I've had Oreo for over 4 years now...got him when he was 11 weeks old from the Humane Society...no ...
A: I wish I could reach into my cats' minds and figure out how they deal with each other, especially ...
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| My kitten and her water bowl | 12/31/2006 |
Q: I don't know if you'll be able to help me, but I was wondering if there was anything I could do to ...
A: My cats do it all the time, and it's pretty hard to figure out if the puddle around the kitchen is ...
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| bad kitty | 12/29/2006 |
Q: I need help bad . I own two cats both female both from the same litter about seven months old. My ...
A: Seven month old kittens, are, in my opinion, similar to human 'tweens, the weirdest phase of ...
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| unvoluntairy pooping | 12/29/2006 |
Q: I know you are not a vet but as a breeder you are around cats quite a bit and was wondering if you ...
A: Actually, I HAVE seen this, but in a cat one of my sisters had way back when she was in college. ...
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| Cat problem because of meowing at night | 12/28/2006 |
Q: My cat meow all night and i can't sleep, he's fixed and it all started of late. Help !!!? I can't ...
A: I'll go back into my experience with 4 cats...meowing at night could be boredom (hey, let's play!), ...
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| Cat attacking people | 12/27/2006 |
Q: Yes, Bailey has seen a vet and the vet told me the cat is demonic (no joke!). He asked me if Bailey ...
A: My first cat, Merlin, terrorized one vet (who also called him demonic), yet the vet tech had no ...
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| Cat attacking people | 12/27/2006 |
Q: I have a 5 year old neudered male domestic shorthair. With me, he is very affectionate and loving. ...
A: Aggressive cats, especially those that bite, are hard for even experts to deal with. A cat bite can ...
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| litter box training not working | 12/24/2006 |
Q: We just adopted two kittens we were told were 6 1/2 weeks old - but look a good deal younger than ...
A: I think you're correct in quessing that these two might be younger than 6 weeks. When I used to show ...
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| overweight cat | 12/23/2006 |
Q: We got our orange tabby from the shelter a year ago. When got him he was very skinny but over this ...
A: Since this kitty was a shelter rescue (good for you!), the gain in weight could be his reaction to ...
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| Training Kitten to stay off of tables, counters and other furn? | 12/23/2006 |
Q: My parents have a 4 month old kitten. She likes to climb on the kitchen table and counter, on top ...
A: I had 5 cats (we lost our oldest recently:<)), and in the 12 years we have collectively owned these ...
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