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I checked the OP and it just backed up my original thought but I'm going to post anyway. We just moved into a new apartment after living at home in my dads basement+two floor house where our cat had free reign so there was always a place to wander and a window to look out of into a 850 sq ft apartment and I'm like 90% positive he's just getting really really bored. He isn't pooping anywhere or being destructive but while he used to lay around and let me just calmly pet him for long periods of time anymore he quickly goes to teeth and claws. I'm going to get him some sort of cat tree or tall shelf to climb and sit on but I'd like something he can play with throughout the day so that I get my calm relaxed cat back and not deal with the hyper pointy cat. Any suggestions?
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Feb 9, 2017 23:20
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Sorry to hear about your loss ): it's never easy when a pet dies no matter how long they're with you. Why does my cat have to watch us poop? If you close the doors to the bathroom he blindly claws through the gap between it and the floor so we tend to leave them open and he'll just sit there out of reach of pets and watch you poo. If you bath he sits on top of the toilet and watches the entire time. Possibly out of awe how nothing bad comes from water.
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Feb 12, 2017 16:22
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OniKun posted:Well, it's been a few weeks and Caspian is pretty much the ruler of our house now. He's vocal as all hell and likes to sing to us constantly. He meows when he's doing pretty much anything, but he'll be quiet sometimes. That's just how they show love. Our cat only purrs when he's tearing my arms open. The girlfriend won't let him do that and coincidentally he and I have a better relationship than she has. It's my fault because I encouraged it when he was a tiny kitten. Now he's an adult and it's less adorable and more painful
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Feb 14, 2017 13:13
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Feb 14, 2017 13:14
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I want to get a plant but I assume Shithead will murder it. Dad was growing a pineapple and it was actually sprouting and green until we brought him in and he ate it.
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Feb 14, 2017 13:19
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Domino has been tearing apart boxes lately and leaving chunks of them all over the place. Is that a sign of pica or him just being an rear end in a top hat?
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Feb 14, 2017 20:16
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Deteriorata posted:Just being an rear end in a top hat. Our cats do that, too. I'm not sure if that's better or worse
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Feb 14, 2017 22:35
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So it won't happen until something like a month/month and a half from now but one of the women I work with has a cat she's getting rid of when her boyfriend/fiance/whatever the gently caress goes overseas for the military. By getting rid of I mean the current plan is to put it down because they've tried unsuccessfully for six months to find someone to take it. I talked to my girlfriend about it after work today and she's okay with us taking her in rather than putting it down so if it gets to that point we're getting a second cat. My concern is Domino does not do other animals. When we first brought him in from outside it was at her moms house and it took him about a week to stop skulking around and hissing at everything. But this time he won't have as big a house to go hide around in because instead of a house it's an apartment. The guys never had any accidents and I'm worried that the stress will cause him to start poopin'/pissin' on things. Thoughts? I'm wary of the idea but I can't let a cat get put down just because she doesn't want it. Apparently health wise shes in great shape, is declawed and has never been outside a day in her life.
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Feb 16, 2017 00:53
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I tried all those things to get Shithead to stop sitting on the fishtank and what finally did it was the time he knocked the lid in, fell in, and crushed the fish to death under the lid. Poor David Bowie ):
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Feb 18, 2017 01:20
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Shithead discovered that he can climb the screen door to our balcony today. What's the best way to nip that in the bud?
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Feb 19, 2017 05:20
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We're going to get that new cat this weekend. Any tips on making it a smooth introduction?
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Feb 21, 2017 04:37
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Hyperlynx posted:Feliway, if you can afford it. This stuff? Comfort Zone Multicat Diffuser https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014HCXECW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_SFdRybFF336AH
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Feb 21, 2017 13:52
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mistaya posted:I think my best advice to new catte owners is let your kitty settle in at his own pace. You're super excited and happy to meet him, but for him, he's just been taken from everyone he knows and dropped into an all new territory that he doesn't know anything about! It's scary! So let him hide a little, let him sneak around and introduce himself to the house. Make sure he knows where his food and litter are at, and let him come to you. I'm mostly worried about how the new cat will handle it. He doesn't like people who aren't us or other animals. Talkin' if he can't find somewhere he does the arched back, puffed tail, and fear hissing. Len fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Feb 21, 2017 |
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Feb 21, 2017 17:36
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I hate to follow that with anything because that's just a horrible situation  We got the new cat just a little bit ago and so far both of them are hiding from each other...under the same bed.
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Feb 25, 2017 23:01
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Update: The cats have left under the bed but are now sitting silently on opposite sides of the living room until one of them moves, then the hissing starts back up.
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Feb 26, 2017 04:06
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How long did that take? Mine are still spending hours having staring contests where the first to move gets hissed at. Domino clawed me in the face when I tried to pet him while he sat on the cat tree. Fucker.
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Feb 27, 2017 16:41
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The hissing has stopped. Domino now sees the Jellybean as a possible toy and tries to play except she's 6ish instead of a little over 1 and wants none of this shenanigans.
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Mar 1, 2017 22:37
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Jesus christ this thread just makes me wanna snuggle my cats but neither of them want to snuggle with me
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Mar 2, 2017 06:00
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Alteisen posted:I snuggle mine against their will. Domino got his claws stuck in my face the other day because he was a stressed out rear end in a top hat.
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Mar 2, 2017 06:13
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Why is Domino mounting Jellybean? They're both fixed but I don't like it.
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Mar 4, 2017 23:50
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Lareine posted:Tell them how much their behavior shames you. I put on my sternest voice so let's see if that works
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Mar 5, 2017 01:37
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Jellybean chitters like a squirrel when she sees a bird out on the balcony and it's hilarious. Domino just paws at the glass door or climbs the screen if it's open. But she stands there and chitters in an attempt to sound vicious I assume.
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Mar 13, 2017 17:44
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WE HAVE TWO LITTER BOXES USE THEM BOTH YOU LITTLE SHITS! Anyone know why they prefer to just pile everything in one instead of using both?
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Mar 23, 2017 13:02
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neongrey posted:Aw yeah I have an interview with the humane society to become a cat cuddler, I will soon be cuddling bonus cats. Is cat cuddling a paid job?
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Mar 27, 2017 03:26
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I've been having trouble breathing lately and I'm not sure if it's the addition of the new cat, the weather change, or something else so the doctor suggested locking the cats out of the bedroom and seeing if that improves. How do I make the little shithead who is used to sleeping on my feet cope with those doors being shut? The little poo poo HATES closed doors.
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Apr 8, 2017 17:13
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Left the cats alone for 24 hours and someone ate my Google home power cord. Since that isn't a murdering offense what's the best way to prevent that from happening again?
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Apr 24, 2017 03:01
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Pixelante posted:All the cables and cords in my place are lightly misted with lemon juice. Keeps Snowflake from electrocuting himself on a daily basis. How often do you respray them?
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Apr 24, 2017 03:36
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Domino's new favorite game is dumping his gallon water dispenser on the floor. Short of removing his legs how do I make it stop?
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May 9, 2017 05:47
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Organza Quiz posted:Depends how/why he's doing it. I stopped Pepper from tipping up her water by covering the tank with an old thin pillowcase which stopped her from seeing the water so she didn't want to play with it anymore. He starts out pawing the water in the tray and then kind of moves around batting the thing itself. Last night he had pushed it a good three feet away from.the wall (it was almost empty) before just pushing it over and licking the carpet.
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May 9, 2017 06:03
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This morning I saw Jellybean scooting her butt across the carpet and thought it looked odd and when I came home from work there's now little brown lines across the carpet. I can't say for 100% it came from her and not Domino but this just started today. The top google result says worms but would it be normal for her to have just gotten them out of the blue? We've had her for two months now and neither her of Domino go outside. What do you guys think? Worms or something else?
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May 20, 2017 04:58
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Yeah...if it's that I'll just go to a vet and have them handle it. I just wasn't thrilled to come home and find a circle of poop stain so this is gonna have to get solved real quick for my sanity. How do I tell if it's worms vs that?
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May 20, 2017 06:27
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Antivehicular posted:Is he neutered? Neutered cats generally won't mark territory with urine, although if he's an un-neutered stray, that's certainly possible. If he hasn't been neutered, you'll probably want to see to that ASAP; I've never owned an intact male cat, but by all accounts they have really bad marking/urine-discipline issues and other behavioral problems as housepets. Domino peed outside hit litterbox one time and I got his balls cut off a week later so my anecdotal evidence confirms this. Appointment scheduled for Jellybean tuesday morning. I wanna get her problem solved because poo tracks are gross and I can't even discipline her for it since she's sick. Edit: The litterbox was full of diarrhea Len fucked around with this message at 22:46 on May 20, 2017 |
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May 20, 2017 19:32
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Jellybean realized almost two months after being brought in that she's capable of sleeping in Domino's spot on top of the DVD cabinet. Of course that is going over as well as could be expected since that's his spot and how dare she sleep there.
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May 22, 2017 23:44
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Mister Adequate posted:I have absolutely nothing useful to tell you but SINGLE KITTENS ARE THE CUTEST loving THING Counterpoint multitudes of kittens. I normally hate going with my girlfriend to get her hair done but right now her cousin the hair stylist has ten kittens at her house because both her and her boyfriend are irresponsible pet owners and I want to pet them all. Just cover me in kittens. Fluffy, pointy, nibbling, meowing kittens.
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May 23, 2017 01:57
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I like the kidnap idea myself, but that's because I'm fairly certain I kidnapped Domino from one of my girlfriend's neighbors. We stopped at her house one night and there was the sorrowful pathetic whining outside so I called for the kitty and he came up to me for pets and then I took him inside and he mom was like "yeah sure you guys can keep him here" and then he was ours.
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May 23, 2017 05:36
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taiyoko posted:
I've been trying to talk the office I work into getting emotional support pets for stressful times and while everyone says "that would be fantastic" I don't think we'll ever get puppies or kittens coming in for us to pet when things are going insane
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May 23, 2017 13:37
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Just got Jellybean home from the vet. She had clogged anal glands but she's all better now. Understandably she got a bit bitey during the procedure and now I have some nice puncture wounds on my arm. But I can't really be mad.
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May 23, 2017 15:13
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Organza Quiz posted:You mean the not-serious bitey wounds rather than the proper deep puncture wounds right? I mean blood drippy ones because she got a good grip on me but I've had worse from angrier stranger cats. But she's being cuddly and apologizing for it.
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May 23, 2017 16:05
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How do fountains work of your shitheaded little demon spawn likes playing in the water? Little rear end in a top hat dumped a gallon of water on the floor the other night. I BROUGHT YOU IN FROM THE COLD I CAN PUT YOU BACK OUT THERE drat IT! I kid. I would be the saddest if Dr. Domino Fuzzbutt left Although he needs to stop sticking his grubby mitts in my food. You don't even like spaghetti go away.,
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May 29, 2017 06:17
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One of our cats has taken up peeing in front of the litter box and we cant figure out why. The litter hasn’t changed and we clean it daily. So goons give me some ways to solve this problem and also make the carpet not smell like pee
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