Hello everyone! So here it is: I recently adopted a cat in France, at the SPA, he is super cute, playful, healthy and so on.... But here I have a problem with his name. They called him ......... ✨FOCKY ✨........
you understand the problem (close to Fuck**). I was wondering if at 5 years old changing his name would be possible or better to avoid? If so, do you have any name ideas? Thank you very much!
Long Story Short: Two years of inappropriate urination was finally fixed with gabapentin and amitriptyline. I have my cat back (and my house doesn't smell like cat pee).
The Details: My 15-year-old cat started peeing everywhere but the litter box about two years ago. It started when we took in another cat. There were no fights, but my cat clearly felt invaded. She would pee on the dog's bed, the furniture, my bed (while I was sleeping in it!), rugs, any laundry left on the floor... it was horrible. We did all the things they say (added litter boxes, different litter, Feliway diffusers, enzyme cleaners). Nothing helped. We also ruled out any medical causes.
Our vet said the options were to get rid of the second cat or make my old girl a porch cat. We didn't want to do that. So she said we could try fluoxetine. We tried the transdermal and the liquid, because my cat can't do pills. No change in peeing.
Finally, I went to a different vet for a second opinion. She recommended gabapentin (liquid, 50 mg, mixed into her food) and transdermal amitriptyline (rubbed on her ear). After a few days, she started peeing on the disposable pee pads in front of the litter box. I thought, this is great - if she does this the rest of her life, that's a win. After about a month, she actually started to PEE IN THE LITTER BOX again.
We are now a few months into this new phase. She is consistently peeing in the litter box. About once a week, she'll pee on the pee pad in front of the litter box, and that correlates to days where she did not eat all of her gabapentin-laced food.
And she is HAPPY! She is purring and affectionate like she used to be.
I'm just so happy my cat is able to relax in her own home, and can hopefully live out her years in peace. When we were going through this, I read every Reddit thread I could find about inappropriate urination, and as you know if you've dealt with it, often there's no resolution. Cats are finicky beings. I hope this helps someone.
Hi! Me and my mom got our new cat from the shelter yesterday. We tried to confine her to a room as we were told to do by the employees, but she kept crying and scratching at the door, until we let her out. Since then she's been exploring and cuddling with us. She's also been eating, drinking, playing and using her litter box normally. I woke up to her rubbing against my face and making biscuits on me. I'm happy that she seems comfortable, but it seems like a lot of progress for one day, Is there anything I should be concerned about?
Title probably a bit vague, but essentially my cat is no longer allowed to be in my parents room at night, problem is that’s his favourite spot and every night he yells and screams at/under their door in an effort to get in. Even while I’m sitting in the living room with him he still meows to go back in there. My parents made it clear to me that he under no circumstance is allowed in their room at night, and they gave me the ultimatum of stopping him yelling or they are gonna put him up for adoption. I’ve seen the method where you just let them yell until they realise that it’s not going to happen, but my parents refuse to try that and told me that I need to fix it. So please if there’s any methods or advice that people have to help out would greatly appreciate it.
Sorry if this came off as a little ranty and long I haven’t slept well in a while as a result of being up until 2-3am for a while doing what I can to keep him entertained
I read online that cats generally dislike being touched in that area because thats where their vital organs are. Despite that, my cat doesn’t seem to hate it or anything. In fact whenever I play with her pouch or touch her belly she rolls over slightly while also purring, as if shes asking me to pet her more. I want to know if she secretly hates it and if i should stop doing that.
i've been struggling. i have a 4 month old kitten who reallyyy doesn't like to be alone. wherever i or my dog goes, she follows. if i take my dog outside, she screams by the door until we come back. she's okay when i leave for work because my dog is still there, but she hates being completely alone. well.. i've tried so hard to let her stay with my dog and i at night but she literally won't let us sleep. constantly pouncing and biting at us and wanting to play. i eventually have to put her in my laundry room as that's the room that has her litter box, food and water, etc. it's a small room, but she has room to play if she wanted, things to climb, a bed, and other things to keep her comfortable or busy but every time i put her in there she cries and scratches under the door and freaks out for a while. it makes me feel SO guilty and i worry she's gonna grow to resent me or hate me because i put her away in a small room by herself at night. but i don't really know what else to do. i work a job where i absolutely cannot be sleep deprived and it's also not fair to my dog to have his sleep constantly disturbed.
i'm not really sure what i'm looking for... advice? or just reassurance that i'm not a terrible person and my kitty isn't holding this against me and won't hate me?? idk :( please be kind! this is my first time owning a cat and i'm still learning.
For some context I have two cats, one girl 8 ish months old and one boy 4 ish months old and I've run into a problem. He was pooping on the floor when we first got him, specifically under the bed, but I took the bed down so he couldn't anymore. Then, he started using the litter. There was random times where he would poop on the floor, and I enquired the vets about it, but with failure they said "he's still young so he likely hasn't got used to it". I have thought of everything I can think of, changing litter if he was picky, diet, even trying to seperate the cats encase he was uncomfortable or something, but no luck. I don't want to get rid of him, but at the same time we're renting and this can't be happening as it'll ruin the carpet. I can't think of anything else that could be causing this, any suggestions?
We just adopted these two bonded kittens (six month old brothers fixed and vaccinated) a few weeks ago and they still run from us when we get close to them. If I remember correctly they were found stray back in April or May. They’re very playful and we try to play with them when we’re not working. The only time we can really pet them is when they’re sleeping and they purr every time. When they’re awake it’s nearly impossible to pet them, and we so badly want them to be affectionate towards us.
How long did it take for your cats to be affectionate?
Hi all - this is my first ever Reddit post, so please forgive me if I do anything wrong. On that note, nice to meet you all and... please help me!
I got two kittens approximately a year ago, an orange tabby and a solid black, both male - they are currently around a year and a month old, both brothers from the same litter. Both are unneutered with plans to neuter them in the next month due to a shortage of money.
My ginger tom-cat has been having spraying and whilst we expected it, he seems to spray in the same corner despite us cleaning it with heavy duty sprays. At first we thought that he was peeing, but it turns out it is spraying - he does this on any dirty clothing that has been left on the side, or on clean laundry that drops from the hangers. This is not my main concern, but it is tied to the issue I've been having with him.
He is extremely loud. He both meows and yowls at the same time, multiple times throughout the day and for 5-10 minutes per time if not shorter or longer; sometimes he paces in a route (the front door, to a desk, to behind sofas, the window, then back to the front door to repeat), or he does it at the window, or it's standing still in a room. After he does this loud meow-yowl thing, he stares with his mouth slightly agape. I've never seen anything like it, and whilst his brother does meow really loud, it's nothing like this behaviour and is nowhere near as long, either. The pacing is what concerns me - I have an older cat, not the mother nor related, who has anxiety so she's extremely skittish and avoidant, but she doesn't do this pacing or yowling. Both brothers also have the natural habit of covering their food (well, trying to) after they eat, but the ginger tom does this excessively to the point where we have to move the bowls back into the kitchen.
What kind of behaviour is this? I'm not too sure if it's medical, hence why I thought I'd ask here before going to the vet thread. Thank you for any answers regardless!
(Note: I haven't been able to get a video of this yet, which is ironic considering how often it happens, I know - if I get one, I'll make sure to make an edit with it attached.)
Just wondering what everyone’s price range is these days. My cat only scratches cardboard ones (tried sisal, carpet, she wants none of it lol), and every cheap cardboard scratcher I’ve bought so far has been pretty low quality. （falls apart fast, cheap feeling.）
Feels like scratchers range from like $15 cardboard things to $80+ “designer” ones and I have no idea what’s actually worth it anymore.
What do you usually spend, and do you feel like you got your money’s worth?
A week ago my 7 year old cat who I loved with all my heart passed away. My mom got him for me when I was going through one of the hardest times in my life and I gave him all my attention and love. After he died I only cried for one day which somehow made my thoughts even worse and I got completely numb.
My OCD has been getting really bad for the past month and I havent felt this way in about 10 years.
For my birthday my family got me a new cat yesterday. I am happy about it but at the same time I feel really guilty and weird. I am scared that it means I replaced my old cat that I love the new one instead or that I betrayed the one who died and he will never forgive me
Because of that I am finding it hard to bond with the new cat. He needs attention and play but I just dont have the energy or motivation because of my OCD.
I dont want to give him away because I would feel awful and I do care about him but I am really stressed out. It all feels like too much…
He is small and very energetic and every time he meows it reminds me of my old cat. I am just exhausted like I was when I first got my previous cat. Will it go away? I told my family I needed some time for a new cat though.. I am afraid he will do something to himself so I need to watch him 24/7
Please help, I don’t want to give him away but I feel so awful that it’s unbearable.
I have exams on my head and stuff, I need to pass my driving tests… please help
I also got back with my girlfriend recently and I have compulsions to always text her… He isn’t cuddly like my old cat was
EDIT: Kitten is 3 months old
I made my screened in porch into a catio, my boy cat loves being out there and I planned on letting him in before the fireworks started. The sun was still up and I heard my neighbors start their fireworks then I heard him meowing loudly so I rushed to let him in when I opened the door he rushed in and went in a corner I tried to calm him and get him to go to the bathroom where he couldn’t hear the pops and he ended up scratching both my arms and legs then ran off. I have been calling him for about an hour now and my other cat is older and seems to be unaffected but she’s not letting me know where he is. I feel so bad. I don’t want him to get stuck anywhere I have checked all his usual hiding spots. I know this was my fault so I am not mad about being scratched I guess I just wanted to vent and see if anyone else has gone through this and how to get him to calm down I hope I haven’t traumatized him bc he is such a sweet cuddly cat.
I want so whenever I say his name he comes?
We have a chill 5 year old neutered male, and after recently losing our 15 year old (complications from hyperthyroidism), we thought our beautiful boy might enjoy a new friend.
We met a very friendly male (similar age) at a local rescue who seems to have a similar temperament to our boy. In the rescue center, there are many cats and kittens, and he's not phased at all. He's affectionate with people and seems a perfect fit.
We decided to adopt and plan to pick him up in a few days, but now I am getting cold feet. I really don't want to put our boy through the stress of introduction (done slowly, of course), and I am getting hung up on the fact that he's perhaps not 100% healthy. He's recovering from a URI and has been on antibiotics (according to the rescue).
Our plan I'd to go directly to our vet for a check, but I am still worried. Have I made the wrong decision? Is my boy going to be happy solo, or would a friend be better?
My cat is the sweetest boy, I’ve never seen him hiss or attack our other cat. I love him with all of my heart but he has a dark side. I often joke that he’s a “Crack head” because he is constantly in Zoomy mode. He is zooming from one room to the next knocking everything over as he goes, he gets into things he’s not supposed to. Also, my room is constantly a mess because he’s always seeking out my dresser and table, knocking everything down in the process. Boxes, TVs, it don’t matter he will knock it down. He is indiscriminate in what he will destroy or get into. What can I do to better his behavior? Please help 🙏 🐱
My kitten, who is about 2 months old, usually has some poop residue still on his anus after he poops. When this happens, I try to get a wet piece of toilet paper to try to wipe him, but he just panics and tries to squirm away. I really don't want him to be running around my house with that because it does indeed leave some poop marks around the house when this happens. What can I do to help with this issue, because he really hates it when I try to help him wipe a little.
Basically as the title says, my boy keeps spraying whenever his routine gets disrupted.
Some background, he is prone to stress-related cystitis, which lead to an operation 8 years ago to reroute his urethra, keeping it short and wide.
I have two other house cats - his sisters from the same litter. They get on well.
He has seen the vet in the last week and nothing was of concern.
Recently, our daily routine has become so solid, that if I step out of line he'll literally rage-spray (but due to his operation he just shakes his tail while pissing on the floor).
Last night it happened again. I needed to go to bed, but my partner stayed up to finish watching a movie.
Boy cat saw me go upstairs, went into the livingroom to shout at my partner, then when my partner didnt get up off the sofa, he sprayed on the mat - where my partner could see him.
We're due to go away for a few days soon and I have a friend coming over to watch the cats, so obviously their routine will be totally different during this time.
Not sure what to do.
Also, they have water points and feliway plug-ins GALORE.
We have recently moved house and my cats have started spraying indoors. Has anyone used the Feliway diffuser to stop spraying and did it work??
We got a cat about 10 months ago. I'm 14 and go to my moms house every weekend and live in an apartment, our cat (Astrid) is an okay behaved cat I guess. But my mom doesn't seem to like her and I keep telling her if she wants to get rid of her we shouldn't send her to the humane society. And to find a good owner that cares for animals. She says that I should just take her to the other neighborhood that I live in. But I don't think we could afford cat food, litter, etc. I don't know what to do and worry about Astrid's future. I feel so bad but I feel I've hit a roadblock and I just want to know if someone has been in my position.
We don't own cats or grew up with one. A friend asked that we watch theirs for 10 days. We like cats/animals and said yes.
Buddy is a siam cat and very social and chill during the day. Loves his cuddles and talking to you. We tried to sleep with him for the first night but he would jump around while we try to sleep and try to cuddle bumping into our hands etc. In the morning he would bump into his with more force to get us awake. Maybe 4-6h sleep.
So next night we closed the door he protested a bit but then went quiet. Next thing in the morning at 6 to 5 am same story. Loud meowing and scratching on the wall, I got up thought it was bec of food and refilled it and went back to sleep after cuddling him aswell. He would maybe wait 20 min before he went at it again. This went down the last 3 days aswell so it isnt solely because he is hungry. We now started to hang out in shifts so one of us can get sleep.
Idk what to do we are both remote workers and our daily rythm is sleeping from around 1-2 a.m. to 9 a.m. because of our guest we are getting sleep deprived. We were interested in a cat before but not anymore lol.
Any idea how we can survive the next 6 days, any Tipps? We tried earbuds but he can go for hours and we hear him anyway.