Cat Thread 🐈 (rolling)

[Scout]

Always watching

[Im_On_Safari]

[anon29812515]

It’s the circle of cat
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
'Til we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of cat

[kiyonemakibi]

Found this which may be of interest to people

Cat personality and attachment questionaire

[suapth]

We pick Leo up on Saturday so currently sorting a few things out and it’d be good to get some advice.

Anyone have insurance recommendations or companies to look at? We’re pretty sure we should get lifetime insurance rather than max benefit, he’s been healthy all his life so far, but there’s just no way we could pay for treatment for anything on-going. Is that sensible?

And any tips for introducing a cat to a new home? One room at a time and take things slow? Gonna get feliway as we’ve heard that helps if they’re likely to get stressed, any other suggestions welcome!

[ynot]

They remind me so much of Gizmo

[meowington]

Anyone had any experience of cats urinating outside of the litter tray? She’s never done it before but recently, she wees just outside the box and last night on a random cushion.
Bit worried she’s getting incontinent or something

[grievoustim]

Unfortunately I have to be very careful with moonlight these days - she’s banned/ shut out from bedrooms and I have to cover my sofa with a tarp when I’m away from the living room for any length of time

She’s always gone outside to do her business, I don’t think she knows how to use a litter tray anymore - in the winter when outside is less appealing I will make her go outside after her food to try and avoid the risk of inside accidents

[meowington]

I thought it could be her being old and forgetful…but she uses it for poos all the time!

I think i’ll have to take her in as it looks like it could be a UTI

[rynprc]

When ours started doing it, it was a UTI.
Then we had a longer ongoing issue with it in the old flat that we never figured out. More-or-less okay after we moved, but I felt bad that we were leaving a fairly stained corner of carpet for the buyers (it had been like that every-time they viewed it mind).

The UTI was nice and easy to treat. It’s come up again since, and at any hint of a sign we put a bit of water on her food to help flush her through.

[froglet]

My cat occasionally wees in the house, mainly if something’s upset her outside or if she’s not feeling well. Once she’s done it once she’s likely to reuse the same location, as she can smell it and then thinks it’s an appropriate place to do it. We try to prevent access to where she weed for some time, eg by putting something over the spot or shutting her out of that room

[pinkybrain]

Double fantasy

[mouth_breather]

When the prod paw comes up and the eyes are batting, it’s not possible to resist

[xcheopis]

One to a room works well, most times. Swap their bedding/favourite sweatshirt/etc. every so often so that they become used to each other’s smell.
One of you should pay a lot of attention to the incumbent, who may feel slighted, while the other spends time with the n00b. Swap who comforts which cat regularly. Swap around their toys.
A decent way to start introductions is for the incumbent to be able to sniff about under the door and maybe exchange furiously inadequate paw slaps.
Catnip.

[suapth]

Thank you! I should’ve been clearer, sorry. We don’t currently have a cat, so it was more suggestions to make sure he’s comfortable in a new environment - he’s lived at one house since he was a kitten so it’ll be the first time he’s ever moved, and we’re a bit worried about how he’ll find it! Catnip ordered though

[guntrip]

It can be really variable - some will just find somewhere to hide and stay there for the first week, others will zoom around immediately to survey their new domain.

Maybe the best way to do is just to start with one room, although if it’s not a room you’re in regularly make sure to spend a lot of time with them still.

[guntrip]

Oh, and get a big bag of dreamies. No better way to make friends with a cat.

[grievoustim]

Love is a wonderful thing

[anon24684334]

Been cat-sitting for literally 20 seconds. Trapped.

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