It has been a habit of his (male neutered siamese) since he was little. He is now 3. have tried EVERYTHING, I swear. I have tried: Wire protectors. Cat has Pica and just tears up and swallows the protector, then bites through the cord. (Then vomits of course) Deterrent sprays of every variety Every single type of chew toy available, nothing seems to be enough of a fix. Dental chews, a water additive for teeth health, tooth brushing, etc. The vet says his teeth are perfectly healthy anyway. I moved a few months ago, and he started acting up (stealing food, biting, etc.). Vet suggeste ..read more

My roommates cat isn't being taken care of properly. It's been bothering me for a long time, but when I say anything, as gentle and kind as I approach the situation, the roommate scares me. I love the cat, and he needs to be seen by a vet, so I'm not scared of anyone right now because all that matters is Luigi getting to a vet. He has been called "the house cat" and I have the closest connection with him. But in reality, he's not my cat. I want to just take him to the vet myself. I have no problem paying, in theory, it won't be easy financially but what matters is that he is healthy and I can ..read more

My partner passed away suddenly last year and a few months later i got my cat Moss. The amount of love i have for her is something that can't even be quantified because she is so perfect and i love her. She was born 9 days after my partner died so i feel like it was fate as cringe as that is to say. But now this cat has my entire world resting in her tiny paws and i have NO clue what I'd do if she were to die. As i type this she is wrapped and curled up on my lap. Please god help me because I want to give her the best and healthiest life possibly. I feel like im way too attached to the cat an ..read more

I adopted a cat last week and not even under 24 hours, a huge abscess formed on his cheek. It was impossible for it to happen under my care, it clearly happened during the foster care's time with him. I had to take him to urgent care because it wouldn't stop bleeding and pus was constantly coming out, he also kept on itching it which was why I had to take him right away. I asked the person I adopted from for help with the money because the surgery was 700 dollars and I am still a student. She replied "the best I can do is give you back your money back (adoption fee) and take him back." Honest ..read more

Hi, I adopted a 1yo male cat (vaccinated and neutered), from Craigslist 2 months ago and until now everytime we get closer he would hiss and threaten to claw us. I bought feliway, tried catnip and sprays, bribe him with treats, some treats for his anxiety... I'm starting to lose hope. I don't bother him at all and I barely see him get out of his bed in the morning. I got him new toys but to no avail. He just refuses to do anything until he assumes we're sleeping or outside the house, so he would only eat and use his litter at night. submitted by /u/jupiterdroplets [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi everyone. Was talking to another friend about the situation and we decided to ask Reddit about how to approach this friend to change her mind. My friend is going to be out of country for three months soon due to her line of work. She mentioned that she’s going to have a neighbor (unsure if they are friends or just bump into each other as neighbors) check in on her cat once every 2-3 days to scoop litter and refill the autofeeder. I tried telling her that once a day is the bare, bare minimum but for that long of a trip even that is too little. She even mentioned wanting to get an automatic ..read more

So the store I work at has a colony of stray/feral cats that live behind it. Today some brought in a young kitten saying they found it sitting alone near the back of our building. I took the kitten, set it outside and waited a few minutes to see if maybe mama-kitty would come scoop up the baby, but no such luck, so he came home with me to see if my husband and I can foster him until he's big enough for our local shelter to take and adopt him out (they have an age and weight minimum). I called a couple of local rescues as well, but they're all full or can't/won't without a whole litter and the ..read more

I thought my cats would enjoy a cat cave bed to replace their cat tent which i threw away because it got ruined (they liked it before it got nasty). But my cats are so disinterested and unimpressed with their new bed cave. I sprayed it with catnip and they smelled it briefly. Is there anything else i can do to encourage them to use it? submitted by /u/billyandteddy [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Going to try to keep this short, so leaving out plenty of details and history. I just need to vent. I have an aggressive cat. We’ve done so much work with training and also with time he’s settled. Kind of. He now needs meds twice a day. I took a short trip - he’s been so good about taking the meds in a treat. Well the last day he bit the sitter of 6 years, who now won’t give him meds. At least he didn’t say he’d never sit again, because I have a near impossible time finding anyone to watch him! But now he won’t get his meds while I’m away. I haven’t gone on vacation in 5 years and only travel ..read more

I recently adopted my first cat for the first time 4 days ago and he has honestly been the best cat so far. Confident and wanting pets/scratches and to explore the entire apartment on the first day as well as sleep in my bed and my lap. Unfortunately, today I had an incident where I was leaving to go to work in the morning and he squeezed in between my legs and escaped into our apartment corridor. He began running at full speed away from me. Thankfully, there was only a corridor and an elevator on my floor with nowhere to escape but whenever I would get close, he would just hiss (he has never ..read more