Your Cat Questions

I have been answering cat questions on the AllExperts site for some time now, ranging from general cat care advice, like fleas problems and neutering to behavioural problems like aggression and nervous cats. And I thought that it would now be a good time to offer our visitors to Our-Happy-Cat.Com the same opportunity to ask their own cat related questions.

Post your question here, I will be happy to answer it the best I can. You will also have the benefit of the many years experience from other visitors to the site, who are also able to leave comments and advice. You will be tapping into a wealth of cat knowledge from people who are genuine cat lovers and who I’m sure will be happy to share their considerable knowledge.

Lets build a useful knowledge bank of cat related questions and answers together to benefit all cat owners everywhere.

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crying cat 
My cat ran away 2 months ago we recently found him. We brought him home now all he does is cry? What is wrong with him.

Answer by Kate
could be that ...

Cat seems scared of tail 
I have a one year old cat, very friendly and loving. For some reason today out of the blue he seems to be scared of his tail, like it's chasing him or ...

Bengal Wars! 
I just bought home my new baby, Jinx, an 8 week old bengal. I already have a 6 month old bengal snow, Luna, who happens to be Jinx's big sister. The thing ...

HELP! kitten won't stop crying when he has to go to bathroom. 
Hi, about a month ago, we took home a little kitten from a friend's house. Our friend found him along with 2 other kittens from the same litter in his ...

Cat Shedding Too Much Fur 
My Cat Tigger is shedding lots of his fur, but there is no bald patches. We Moved recently but hes been in the house for a few months. So I am wondering ...

Bad Toilet Behaviour 
Hi,

I wonder if you can help.... as I am getting desperate!!

I have a 1 1/2 year old bengal house cat... He is litter trained and very sociable and ...

Kitty Scare 
I just got a 6 week old kitten and I've had her for a week now. Just suddenly the other night she started to throw up a lot and become very tired. She ...

BIRD CATCHING!!!! 
My cat appears to have grown up to become a complete Savage............ He is catching (and most of the time KILLING!!)2 birds/mice PER DAY!!!

He thinks ...

My cat is throwing up constantly... 
Well my cat is a 7 1/2 almost 8 year old calico cat. She throws up at least once every 2 days or maybe even twice. I feed her the hairball purina dry ...

Female cat litter box problem 
My female cat of 5 years has recently started pooping in front of her litter box, and spraying in front of it as well. How do I stop it? She has never ...

whats wrong with my kitty 
Hi, I just noticed my 3year old cat has been licking her but excessively the last few days and using the bathroom a lot but not going much and barely ...

My Disappearing Cat 
I just adopted a cat from my downstairs neighbor. I have two other cats and in the commotion of the adjustment process he went MIA. At first I figured ...

Pregnant stray cat 
Hi, we have a preg stray cat that comes around our house. We have fed her and tried to let her in before, but our other inside cats were none too pleased....

How to deal with a cat grieving for the lost of his brother cat. 
I have recently adopted 2 cats from an owner who is moving away to another country and can't bring them along. I have a male cat, (J, who is 1.5 yrs) at ...

Cat Fighting with in the home 
My mother cat just had her latest litter on March 31, 2008. I've had Mommy kitty since she was a kitten, she's given birth to 4 diffrent litters, her first ...

my cat won't eat 
I haven't seen my cat in about a week or two but today i have he was so skinny i could fill his bones i almost cried cause i didn't know what to do i fed ...

Will too much Frontline flea medicine hurt my cats? 
Hi,
I gave my cats frontline flea medicine (the kind where you use a syringe and squirt the medicine on the back of the neck) on April 7th and I noticed ...

blood in my cat's poop 
I've seen blood in my cat's poop couple of times. What does it mean?

Answer By Kate
Hi Nina, i am not a vet and with anything like this it is always ...

stressed kitty? 
I know its spring, but my 2 yr old indoor, long haired, cat has been shedding like CRAZY. I noticed him licking at one spot in particular alot, and found ...

My cat throws up every night between 3:30 and 4 AM 
Every night my cat throws up, he is about 1 1/2 years old and he has been doing this for a while now. We have adjusted his food and that did not work, about ...

Possible urinary tract infection or a prostate problem?? 
I think my cat (male) may have a unrinary tract infection or a prostate problem, how can I tell and how should I treat? He is 8 years old and is nuetered....

neutered cat keeps humping my leg! :0( 
I adopted a poor old stray cat (lived wild for approx. 5 years) - he's about 8 years old and has FIV. He's now an indoor cat and has is lovely animal ...

Henriettas Family 
We took in a cat from a rescue centre 3 weeks ago, the cat had the same owner from being a kitten and came to us straight from her owner, so she never ...

Burying objects in litter tray 
I have 2 male kittens around 9 months old, one of them has developed a habit of burying objects in the litter tray. This usually happens over night but ...

Eating cat litter 
Why does my cat sometimes eat fresh cat litter out of the litter box?

Answer by Kate
oooh i haven't heard of this before. It shouldn't taste that nice ...

neutered cat still wanting to mate 
Hello
my male kitten was fixed a year ago and was fine now he has started humping our quilt on the bed and crying is he frustrated or did the fix not ...

Cat Fur falling out 
My cat is 14 years old and is loosing a lot of hair I mean bald spots is this normal she is no showing any signs that she is sick.

Answer by Kate
It ...

Cat Chasing tail 
My 7 year old female orange cat has recently started to chase her tail. At first we thaought this we cute. Then she started to hiss at her tail and then ...

Cat mating behavior 
Hi..

My boyfriend just got me 2 cats, one is female and the other is male. I brought home the female while my boyfriend kept the male. But after some ...

Cat Shedding too much fur, help 
My cat sheds so much. Hair is everywhere even in the winter.I have owned several cats in the past and have never had this problem. When you pet him you ...

cat vomiting what coud be wrong? 
My 4 year old male cat has been vomiting for 3 days. I have had him to the Vet, he was given IV fluids, IB-profin, antibotics, urine test and had a complete ...

new cat 
I am a super of a buliding and found out one of my tenants put two of their domesticated cats into the wild. They were indoor cats since they were born,...

Male cat problems 
My male cat is always crying and is clawing a large stuffed animal and humping it. Why does he do this and how long will this last for?

He has been ...

Cat crying for food 
why does our cat constantly meow for food

Answer by Kate
Are they losing weight? If so it could be a thyroid problem. One of the symptoms is continuous ...

Cat crying at door 
Hi!

Our cat Babette is a beautiful black and white, playful 8 year old princess. She has been an outdoor cat all her life, until recently, when we moved ...

Kitten and mother cat 
I adopted a 6 month old cat from my next door neighbor just over 2 weeks ago. He has adjusted very well and is an extremely sweet kitten. He was an inside/...

male kitten won't leave his sister alone!!! 
Hello,

I have 2 kittens (1 male and 1 female) that are 7 months old. Just these past few days, the male cat seems to always follow his sister around....

My Cat's Urine Problem  
is there a store bought medicine that you can give your cat to help it pass urine?

please help, i'm desperate for a cure!

Answer by Kate

If your ...

Hope - our cat makes a strange noise with her toys 
My cat is a rescue. She often finds one on her toys and carries it in her mouth howling the whole time. At some point she might put it down and hover ...

Shaking tail, why? 
my cats tail shakes while he is in the kitchen waiting for me to feed him. it looks like a vibrating tail!! why does he do this?

Answer by Kate
ahh ...

My cat has a bald bum 
hi there,

my cat is just over a year old she has no fleas and no worms, yet she is going bald on her bum.
the bald spot ranges from the base of her ...

Introducing a new cat 
Hi,
A couple of months ago a stray kitty showed up at my home. I was letting my dogs out to run it off from stalking the birds at the feeders until I ...

change in behavior 
my indoor cat has been hiding out for about a day now. he never does this and usually sleeps with me at night. when i went to find him today to see if ...

Cats are showing aggression 
I recently had both of our cats to the vet. He recommended that I stop leaving a dry food dish down at all times as one cat is too heavy.

He recommended ...

clear liquid from my kittys eye 
Good day, I took in a kitten about 5 months ago. He was 2 months at the time and his eyes were almost glued shut. fortunately I had some amoxicillin and ...

mr. j green 
Our 6 year old cat has never done anything to anyone, but yesterday one of our children fell and was crying. when my wife went to pick him up to comfort ...

Older cat bites off the whiskers of kitten - WHY? 
I have a four year old male and eight month old female. They quickly became friends, and like most cats, they groom each other. I'm concerned because the ...

Picky Cat -Cat Toys 
Being a cat fanatic, I've researched the web and gotten advice from other cat owners of what to buy my cat for playtime. However, I'm disappointed in the ...

My Cat has bad breath and is very skinny 
My female cat has developed very bad breath and is so skinny her ribs and hip bone show but she eats enough and is always hungry, she is 9 years old. Does ...

My Cat has stopped grooming herself 
My cat has stopped grooming herself because of medical issue that has now been cleared up. how can I get her to now start grooming again?

Cats Use Bathroom In Front Of Litterbox 
my 5 yr old female cat and my 2 yr old male cat don't always use their litterbox, they go right in front of it, they never go anywheres else in the house,...

Cat Poo problem Cat poo's on carpet 
My cat is 5 years old and within the last year or so he has decided to use the carpet to poo on. He pees in his litterbox but will not poo in there. I ...

Aggressive cat towards sibling cat after vet visit 
One of our cats was at the vet for a couple days and is home now and his brother is afraid of him and aggressive toward him. We think it's the smell from ...

Dose My Cat Like Catnip 
well she seemed to pay no etention to the toy i made her but than in the morning the cat toy was desroyed and the catnip was every where.

How Do We Help Our Cat To Adjust 
We adopted an 8 year old cat, from her original family, whose young son developed an cat allergy.
We brought the cat home and she has stayed hidden for ...

Cat Fur Falling Out 
We brought our 11 year old cat from Australia when we moved back here 10 mnths ago.Recently we noticed she was scratching a lot and when we looked under ...

Cats and Humans 
Can cats feel competitive about territory with humans who come to visit the home?

Our outdoor cat went missing two days after we received visitor from ...

Safe cat toys 
Hello everyone!

I'm concerned of the amount play activity my cat receives while he is left at home during the day while we are at work.

I have bought ...

Tigger 
This is a long one. My apologies! 2 weeks ago we took our 9 year old orange tabby Tiggs in for teeth cleaning. He was very traumatized and took him longer ...

Wonderful cat with terrible behavior. 
Well, here is the story. I have lived with my husband and our two cats for five months now. The two cats lived together for a two years before this at ...

Cat sleeping positions 
My cat has just started a habit of sleeping on tables, when there are three beds in the house, and lots of comfy chairs and rugs. We are worried that she ...

Cracking Jaw while cat yawning 
I have a very unusual question to ask about my kitten. He's about 4 1/2 months old, and neutered. He recently had a close to death accident with his collar ...

Cat Territory. 
I am wanting to acquire a kitten but am afraid that the neighbour's cat will fight with him. It is a large male cat and he controls the territory (my ...

help! friendly cat turned mean 
my cat was fine all day then latter in the evening it scracted my two kids severly and tried scraching me he also hissed and bite. the only thing i could ...

cat wont shut up!!!!!!!! 
i found this stray kitten and its old enough to eat and go to the bathroom on its own. But it wont SHUT UP!!!!!! and its not hungry and it doesnt have ...

Female Spayed cat has been missing 12 hrs 
My female cat loves to go outside. I let her out on the week end and she runs off for a few hours but then comes back. It was so pretty yesterday when ...

MY CATS BROWNIE && BUTTERZ 
Brownie is always inside my house sleeeping & purring I had a question about that. Why do they purr? My other cat Tinker bell recently had babies & Brownie ...

Mean Cat  Not rated yet
I have a 17 pound, 3 year old indoor domestic cat. Ever since he was a kitten he's been aggressive. He's declawed and fixed. He can be very affectionate,...

Cat in heat  Not rated yet
My cat is a little over a year old and is already showing signs of being in heat. How long is too long to wait before getting her spayed and neutered?

Answer ...

wild cat gone domestic  Not rated yet
i trained a wild cat not yet 1 year but he throws up his dry food i give him. I used to feed him on the patio and he seemed fine and retreated to the woods ...

i just got a cat from a shelter and now he is limping really really badly  Not rated yet
what should i do? the shelter is closed now

Answer by Kate
Don't worry, keep him comfortable over night in a confined room with soft bedding to sleep ...

how much to eat?  Not rated yet
Hi! how much should I feed my 5 month old kitten per day? She is an active, playful kitten. How much do they usually eat?

Answer by kate
kittens need ...

missing cat fur  Not rated yet
I have a kitten that is about a year old. she recently had a rodent ulcer and was given steriod pills for one month. that has since cleared up. however,...

appetite and weight change  Not rated yet
My daughter's six year old cat doesn't seem to want to eat and she looks like she lost a bit of weight. Normally she is waiting to be fed first thing she ...

elderly cat  Not rated yet
My 9lb eldely cat 14 1/2 has started carry around and nice size stuffed bunny and meow at the same time, she can even jump up on my high bed. what is ...

Mother Cat agressive towards Female 4 Month Old Kitten  Not rated yet
My cat has two kittens both female 4 months old. I recently had all three spayed. The kitten in question came in the other day with a bite wound in her ...

Nasty DooDoo Kitty  Not rated yet
I have a cat that has irritable bowls. Believe me they are nasty movements. He sometimes uses the litter box for his passages but most of the time he ...

Cat not using litter tray  Not rated yet
Hi,

My 1 1/2 year old tabby for some strange reason has decided to poo next to her litter tray! Bella is still using the litter tray for a wee so ...

my cat dolly  Not rated yet
my cat dolly is 3 years old and for the past couple of months she has had a large amount of loose fur which we cant get rid of but she has also started ...

My 4 month old kitten is a pain!  Not rated yet
I got my kitten from a friend when she was 6 weeks old. She is very playful, she used to attack your hands and feet. We broke her of that habit I ...

Change of behavior in my cat  Not rated yet
My family and I adopted a kitten about a month ago. From the start she was friendly and running around the house. She would crawl onto our laps or stomachs ...

dawn cat came back  Not rated yet
We have found our older cat today after we gave up hope of ever finding him. He is in good health, and obviously very resourceful. I'm not sure how to ...

cat fur missing with red dots please help me  Not rated yet
my cat is the love of my life. im currently working and in school paying my own way for everything. every night oreo comes on to thr bed with me so i ...

what is wrong withj my cat coz im scared  Not rated yet
im really worried about my cat , im only 11 years old .
my cat saphire was the runt of the litter
she is really small and timed we dont no y
she only ...

Older cat that can't get along with the kitten  Not rated yet
I adopted a stray female about 8 months ago, and 2 months ago got a kitten, our house is all open plan, so did not have anywhere to keep the kitten initially....

How do I know when to put down my cat?  Not rated yet
My beautiful cat who is 18 is starting to really decline in health. She does not seem interested in her box anymore and drinks water all day. She then ...

Eye don't get it  Not rated yet
Something is wrong with my friend's cat and I'm very concerned. Their cat's name is Nina. Her eyes get kind of sticky and she is losing fur underneath ...

kittens!!!!  Not rated yet
a stray cat gave birth to 5 kittens under my porch steps, but i dont know when she had them, how can i tell how old they are?

Answer by Kate
I don'...

Old Owner...  Not rated yet
Recently my neighbor decided to get rid of her 9 yr. old cat. For the past week Kitty has tried to adapt. Everything has been working out pretty typically:...

cat peeing  Not rated yet
Hi,
i have had my cat for about 10 years now and during the most recent 4 years she has been peeing on and off on beds, suitcases and blankets.
She is ...

Jaw clicking & crunching  Not rated yet
My cat is manipulating her mouth and jaw around. I hear a loud crunching/clicking noise. She is 9, this has gone on for four weeks. The vet sees nothing ...

My Cat Has A Itchy Butt  Not rated yet
I came home the other day and my 3 yr old Bengal, was scooting across the carpet, like dogs do??( like she was itching her butt) I have never seen a cat ...

Should i take him to a vet?  Not rated yet
My cat had a patch of fur missing on his tail and we thought that he had gotten in a fight, so we waited a few days and there were more small patches in ...

PLEASE HELP MY KITTEN  Not rated yet
MY CAT GAVE BIRTH AT 4.10am ON THE 11.07.08 TO ONE KITTEN, AT 4.55 A SECOND KITTEN FOLLOWED. THE MOTHER TOOK CARE OF THE PLACENTA AND CLEANED THE FIRST ...

Nursing Cats  Not rated yet
What should you feed a nursing cat? I saw your article on homemade cat food and i was wondering if giving my cat something homemade instead of store bought ...

Male Cats  Not rated yet
Will a male non-neutered cat always run away from home? And if so will he come back? And is there anyway to prevent him from leaving?

Answer by kate
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my brothers queen cat - lost too much weight after birth???  Not rated yet
hey my brothers cat gave birth to 5 kittens 5 weeks ago. The cat has always been tiny in comparison to my cats and has a tiny frame. Now she has given ...

independant cats?  Not rated yet
i have two cats ones a kitten of 15 weeks and one is an almost adult of 1 year. they had their injections and so i allow them out if they like - but they ...

why do cats do this  Not rated yet
why do cat bite your eyelases

Answer by Kate

Logie i don't know what you mean. I have never seen a cat bite anyones eyelashes and i would think that ...

Cat seizures  Not rated yet
I have an 18 year old cat and she is eating well, but drinking lots of water. Urinating an awful lot. I have to totally empty her litter box every day....

What's wrong with my cat?  Not rated yet
Hi - I'm the owner of 2 cats (one male, one female). The male is about 4 years old, and the female is 3. We've lived together in a spacious one-bedroom ...

weird like cat behavior  Not rated yet
My three year old fat cat, Laya was fine yesterday and now all of the sudden this morning I realized weird cat behavior. She is one of the most gentle ...

my cat has just started pooping inside   Not rated yet
I have had my female cat now for 10 yrs, she is a very nice natured lovable cat, but seems to pester for food all day long none stop even if she has food....

frightened cat  Not rated yet
my cat sleeps in a basket outside the bedroom door & lastnight he suddenly jumped out of the basket & when I got up he was frightened of something but ...

Can cats lose memory?  Not rated yet
My cat Sam has been sneaky and frightened for 3 days straight. He is not a new cat that I just got, I have had him for 3 years! He acts like he just came ...

cats aggressive towards each other  Not rated yet
one cat has 10 stitches because of an injury. The other cat is now hissing and growling at her. They are sisters and always got along. what should I do?...

My Cat is Traumatized.  Not rated yet
My cat Newman went to the vet a day ago. They did something to him to make him pee, and he is traumatized. He won't eat or drink, or move. He stays under ...

Cat Hiding  Not rated yet
my 8yr old cat has been hiding behind our washer for 3 days now.she wl not come upstairs at all. she is an indoor cat. she eats if i bring food and water ...

acting scared and freaky  Not rated yet
My cat Sam has been sneaking around and acting like he is scared of everything. He smells the air and the ground and his fur on his back is standing up....

help  Not rated yet
my cat had a kitten yesterday that came out backwards and dead that was 530 in the morning and she has not had another one yet i do not have the money ...

change in the quality of cat's meow  Not rated yet
My cat Mickey, who is about 12-13 years old, has begun having a change in the tone of his meow. He is a very vocal guy however lately he meows and it ...

Unhealthy weight loss, Crying, Vomiting, Fur pulling  Not rated yet
Our cat is 10+ years old. She is mainly a house cat but occaisonally goes outside. She is losing weight to a point where her ribs are showing. She eats ...

My 3 week old kitten eats and sleeps more than usual.  Not rated yet
She is only 3 weeks old. She is an abandoned street cat. Why does she sleep and eat more than usual?

Answer by Kate
she is very young still and kittens ...

Aggressive Eater  Not rated yet
I have a problem that just can't go on any longer. The violence is getting to be too much. What does one do with an aggressive eater? I usually lock Horus ...

Kitten Urine Problem  Not rated yet
I recently adopted a new female kitten. I leave her in a room by herself to adjust and she uses the litter box regularly. I also have a pug and whenever ...

my cat  Not rated yet
well my first question is my cat is always drinking but she only likes really cold things is there something wrong with her?the next one is shes been crying ...

flea medicine  Not rated yet
i have been giving my kitty frontline flea medicine for well over a year but i wanted to change it to advantage...is it bad to switch medication like that?...

Cat Scared For No Reason  Not rated yet
So, We have a cat who is in a small apartment. She is very familiar with every inch of this apartment. Yesterday she looked at something, it seems, and ...

weight loss and not doing much  Not rated yet
I took my 2 yr old cat to the emergency vet about 3 weeks ago cause of what they said was am ashma attack. They gave her oxegen,steroids and other med ...

Cat change 1 week after getting new kitten  Not rated yet
We have a cat that is now 14 months old and we have had her since birth. She is a great, friendly loving and always greeted us at the door. Very playful ...

cat has liquid coming from her mouth  Not rated yet
My cat recently has a clear liquid coming from her mouth. I am just concerned.

Answer by Kate
sorry but there is no way for me to be able to tell ...

healthy kitten who died all of a sudden  Not rated yet
please help
my cat had a litter of kittens who are all healthy.
on saturday i sold one to my freind and this morning she told me the kitten had died....

Does this happen often?  Not rated yet
My male cat used to spary, so I had him neutered. I know he still has the ability to spray, but the odor is much less pungent. He hadn't been spraying ...

after litter   Not rated yet
we have a white cat and every day we have manually wipe her butt. cause it always has poo stuck in the hairs . his this a problem she might be having we ...

co co my missing kitten  Not rated yet
hello my 5 month old male kitten has been missing 2 days and 1 night could the reason hes missing be that he wants to mate hes been out before i dont understand ...

Questions about new Siberian kitten  Not rated yet
Is a white cat with blue eyes (siberian breed) most susceptible to diseases and skin allergies?
Also, when is the correct time to get your female cat ...

Cat Meowing at Night  Not rated yet
My cat always sleeps with me at night, either continuously or for several hours then leaves and comes back.

But recently, he has begun some very strang ...

i just moved. can I let my cat outside?  Not rated yet
can I let my cat outside?

Answer by Kate
well that depends on if your cat is used to going outside and also how long he has een at the new house. generally ...

Revenge Urination  Not rated yet
I have 2 male cats whom I adore. They are usually very good about using their litter boxes, which I clean at least once a day. They do not have accidents ...

cat losses weight  Not rated yet
we have a 8yr old always big and healthy cat about 10.lbs but within the past week he has lost alot of weight now weighs about 2. lbs, we didnt change ...

cats that knead  Not rated yet
my cat usually sleeps with us at the end of the bed. the past 2 weeks he has been kneading our feet and legs. it is so weird. he keeps doing it for long ...

16 year old long hair cat- fur seems like it is getting thin on her back  Not rated yet
Hello,

I've been reading some of your stories in this website and they are very informative. I have a female cat who is 16 years old and appears to ...

Our cats afraid of my husband  Not rated yet
Hi, my sister moved in with her cat Bosco. She seems to be getting along well enough with my other two cats but is extremely afraid of my husband. Is there ...

Clicking sound when cat walks.  Not rated yet
My cat is thirteen and appears to be very healthy, although she has always been small for her age. In the last day or so I have noticed a clicking sound ...

Why did my cat die?  Not rated yet
Hi My name is Eric. My cat Smokie died today at the age of 14. Over the past year he began to lose weight and loose fur on his legs mostly his hind legs....

a cat with no meow  Not rated yet
i have nine year old cat that lost its meow and is not as active as he use to be and when he tries meow it is only a whisper.

Answer by Kate
has this ...

Cats missing their owner?  Not rated yet
We got 2 kittens 11 months ago, just before I was going to University that my parents have been taking care of, and they have been neutured some time ago....

indoor/outdoor cat suddenly pooping indoors  Not rated yet
Hi I have an indoor/outdoor cat that is usually very well behaved. She lets me know when she has to go to the bathroom and I let her outside. Otherwise ...

one mad cat  Not rated yet
good day-
approximately 4 years ago we rescued our cat from a shelter; we love her and she is the most personable cat i have ever had; she's a love. 3 ...

Cat with skin allergy  Not rated yet
after having tried everything else, my cat has been having Steroid injections for the last 8 years for a skin allergy. She is now 10 years old and having ...

New cat adjustment  Not rated yet
A few days ago, we adopted a 6 month old kitten. She is very skittish. She hides under the couch, or under beds. We have to move the bed or couch to ...

Traumatized Rescued Cat  Not rated yet
Hi,
Thank you for a fabulous website! I rescued a cat Mother's Day weekend - she is approx 7+ years old, diabetic we discovered (now on lnsulin and proper ...

Himalayan female pooping in house  Not rated yet
I have a 7 (almost 8 year old) female himalayan she has started pooping in my bedroom. She always goes in the same corner. We just moved into our house ...

lump found under my cats are, under jaw...  Not rated yet
What does it mean if my cat has a lump just below its ear right next to its jaw?

Answer by Kate
It really needs to be seen by a vet for a diagnosis ...

Pregnant Cat needs treatment  Not rated yet
Should I treat my cat for fleas if she's pregnant or heart worms? I'm pretty sure that any digested treatments shouldn't be given until quite some time ...

Worried Mom  Not rated yet
Hi-
My strictly indoor one year old half siamese cat recently ran away. After much tears and searching, we were able to find her about a week later. She ...

Cat always wants to eat  Not rated yet
My cat is 5 years old and weighs about 10 pounds. I feed her the amount I am supposed to but she is always trying to eat something. Paper, electric cords,...

What's wrong with my newly found kitten?  Not rated yet
My friend and I were playing tennis and found a kitten wandering in the parking lot. We did not want the kitten to get hit by a car so we took him in....

Cat loosing weight after brother dies  Not rated yet
Hi my cat is about 9 years old now
his brother died recently, about 2 months ago. our other cat started getting skinny, but now his crying he wont move,...

Cat loosing weight  Not rated yet
my cat is 3 years old had a litter of kittens one died it had lost alot of weight frequently a few weeks after mom cat has lots a lot of weight her neck ...

Spraying cat  Not rated yet
Our male adult spayed cat, has recently started to spray in the house. Our guess is that he is not adjusting to the new kitten that we recently brought ...

My older cat eats younger cats food  Not rated yet
My older cat who is 14 years old went under surgery not long ago and had her top teeth removed, now she cannot eat hard food anymore because she just swallows ...

excessive cat pooing  Not rated yet
my kitten is just 10 weeks old and in the last couple of days she has been pooing constantaly. i have had no choice but to isolate her becuase i have a ...

Males Cats will they fight  Not rated yet
I have a male cat and if i get another male kitten, would they fight?

Answer by Kate
The quick answer is probably yes. Cats are ruled by instincts ...

pregnat cat chews off her fur  Not rated yet
why is my pregnant cat chewing all the fur off of her butt?

Answer by Kate
it sounds like she may have some sort of irritant that is causing her to ...

Young Kitten with many problems  Not rated yet
Hi i have a two month old kitten with a bottom I-tooth protruding straight outwards. I checked it and it is not loose. It doesnt seem to be causing him ...

my cat wont stop crying!  Not rated yet
my cat cries to come in, when i let him in he just cries. I pet him and he seems good then a few minutes later he is crying again... then will go to the ...

scared cat  Not rated yet
hi my sister was up to the vet a couple of weeks ago,there was a person then who had four cats,he was going to get two neutered and put the other two a ...

my cat has walking and stomach troubles.  Not rated yet
My cat is starting to slide when she walks,she is lying down and sleeping a lot more than usual,she is starting to poo on the floor and it looks rather ...

Cat aggression after operation  Not rated yet
I got my 8 month old cat spayed 5 days ago. Before that my 2 year old cat treated her like she was her kitten. Now she hisses at her and chases her away....

Cat throws up after eating  Not rated yet
My 18 year old cat has recently started throwing up after eating -- mostly the morning meal, but occasionally after the evening meal. She throws up almost ...

I found a sick stray  Not rated yet
ON the way home today i saw a cat limping across the road. I can never leave a sick or starving animal behind so i took it back to my place. It has thin ...

11 year old male cat vomiting yellow liquid, now lethargic  Not rated yet
Alaska, my 11(or 12) year old neutered male cat, medium haired tabby is sick. He's an indoor cat, has had all his shots and does not have fleas. He sometimes ...

Stray cat hissing when I go to feed her  Not rated yet
There's a stray cat that's been coming around and I've been feeding her. The other day I went to put the food on the plate and she hissed at me for no ...

Litter Box Problems  Not rated yet
Our two year old female cat has stopped using her litter box since we've brought in two kittens--a brother and sister-- 8 monts ago. What can we do to ...

1yr old female, running and hiding...  Not rated yet
Today our young 1yr cat Misty started running away from us, keeping her body close to the ground, then hiding in really tight spaces that she never normally ...

Cat Seizures  Not rated yet
My cat Zach is 18 years old (going on 19). At an early age he was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. He's been on one pill of Prednizone every ...

shakes his tale?!  Not rated yet
Hi, my cat (male, 2 years old) shakes his tale! He does it A LOT now (I've never seen this before). He does it when he sees me; when he comes close to ...

Cat pooing in the house  Not rated yet
Hi there
I moved to my new house in April. I have 2 cats, mother and son, aged 14 and 12. They settled down straight away and I could leave the doors ...

cat not using litter box  Not rated yet
i HAVE A PERRISON CAT THAT THE LAST TWO WEEKS HE ISNT POOPING IN THE LITTER BOX.HE JUST HAD A HAIR CUT NEEDED BADLY.I CHANGED LITTER ALMOST TWO MONTHS ...

donna english  Not rated yet
i have a five month old kitten we took him to the vets recently for his injections the vet told us he was very under weight although he weighed 1.83kg ...

8 year old cat who sleeps all day  Not rated yet
My cat is 8 years old and about 15 pounds. All she does especially lately is sleep all day and night she has been withdrawn but doesn't turn down affection ...

clown cat owner  Not rated yet
After 5 years, my cat for the past week has been vomiting and going outside the litter box. What can be wrong? Her personality is still the same....

Answer ...

cat chewing off her fur  Not rated yet
My cat is about 14 years old, she has recently (after our new dog moved in) been shewing her fur off her back side her whole left side, and her tail I ...

Frustrated  Not rated yet
I have a cat sleeping on my back pourch furniture at night. The cat belongs to a neighbor. I don't want to haul the cat off or certainly hurt the cat. I ...

My cat has run away again.  Not rated yet
I have a 13 yr old neutered male cat, in good health. I have had him from a kitten.
We have moved house lots of times and he has never ran away. He likes ...

Crying cat after giving birth.  Not rated yet
My cat just gave birth yesterday but shge wont stop crying.what do you think it is?

Answer by Kate
this is not uncommon, i think it is because she ...

Strange eating habit  Not rated yet
Do you have any idea why my 3-year old neutered male tabby is occasionally eating his own feces?
We feed him Whiskas-brand dry food only (both the "meaty ...

Cat Bites when I'm on the phone  Not rated yet
We have an approximately 2 year old neutered male cat, indoor only, who get s lots of love, attention, and has plenty of stimulation (window perches, lots ...

My 11 year old cat has a little lump under his skin.  Not rated yet
Hello, today I noticed that my cat has a little lump under his skin while I was stroking him.

Is it something to worry about?

Any advise much appreciated....

Digestion problem  Not rated yet
My cat is very healthy but after eating dry food she sometimes throws it back up. It's almost dry when it comes up so it didn't even start to digest. This ...

losing fur  Not rated yet
my cat is an out door cat and he's about a year old. lately we noticed his fur is comming out (on his tail only) in clumps. There is a spot on his tail ...

my one year old cat has given birth  Not rated yet
She has had 6 healthy kittens about 3 and a half weeks ago and she wont stop meowing constantly is that normal?

Answer by Kate
Female cats can become ...

We just adopted two cats, our existing cat is not happy  Not rated yet
I share a house with two other people and have had my cat for about 6 years. I adopted her from a shelter and the lady said she had been abused prior to ...

my new dog and cat...  Not rated yet
i have just got my new dog,and my cat who i have for severval years has taken a great disliking to him.the dog is not a puppy,but is fine with the cat ...

Help! Cat is not eating  Not rated yet
My cat is 1 year old. for the past couple of days he has not eaten and all he does is sleep. He goes through these stages often but he usually at least ...

My neighbors male cats..........................  Not rated yet
I am an animal lover but, all of my animals are part of our household where we feel they should be. My neighbor does not keep any of his pets in his house ...

please help me! Toilet training   Not rated yet
im trying to potty train my cat. and at one point im suppose to catch my cat using the toliet and im suppose to teach him the correct posture to be able ...

Clear Liquid  Not rated yet
My kitten Sadie has a clear liquid coming from her anal area. It has a very potent smell. It only comes out every now and again in small amounts. She was ...

How Long Do Cats Stay Outside For  Not rated yet
My cat has been outside for a few days now and I was wondering how long they stay outside for. My cat is an orange tabby male and I miss it very much ...

scared of balloons  Not rated yet
My cat saw a balloon and got scared and keeps on hiding everywhere.
She will not eat or go the bathroom. She hasn't come out for 1 day 21 hours and 14 ...

Why does my kitten constantly meow for no reason?  Not rated yet
Hi,I recently bought a traditional siamese seal point kitten and i'll just start by saying she's absolutely adorable and i already love her sooo much,however;...

prettyc  Not rated yet
Since this past Monday (it is now Thursday) my cat has been throwing up liquid, only a little at a time, and she has been doing it in the bedroom doorway,...

Upset Nan  Not rated yet
My male cat is 2 years old.
He has been fighting with a male feral cat that started coming into our yard. Now my cat is wandering off for several days ...

excessive urination  Not rated yet
I have a 7 1/2 year old cat that has been using her litter box every 15 minutes. it seems like nothing comes out but she still tries every 15 minutes ...

kitty with sticky fur  Not rated yet
we adopted a 6 year old indoor cat and ever since we got her we noticed that her fur is sticky. we have to bath her all the time, which she hates and her ...

Cats taking residence on my porch chairs  Not rated yet
I have no cats but the neighbors cats have taken up residence on my cloths chairs. They are using it as a litter box and sleeping on them leaving cat ...

2 yr old cat all of a sudden has stopped playing and is listless  Not rated yet
My 2 yr old cat,once very playful has stopped playing and doesn't seem interested in anything. She either sleeps or sits and stares at me. She just had ...

Mom Cat  Not rated yet
Hi, I have a mom cat with a 5 babies. she is feeding 3 of them really well but pushing the 2 smallest ones away. They are much smaller than the other 3 ...

pet pottying outside litter box  Not rated yet
My 13 year old cat is starting to wet outside her litter box. What does that mean?

Answer by Kate
This is not an easy question to answer as it can ...

My poor girl  Not rated yet
Hi

My almost-1-year-old cat was out early this morning and was woken up by the screaming outside. When I got to the back door, another neighbourhood ...

Toothing - What does it mean?  Not rated yet
What does it mean when a cat pushes one of it's fangs against you? My cats only do this when they are happy so I am curious. Thanks.

Answer by Kate
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Cat Suddenly Scared?  Not rated yet
We found a cat in the street, a city over, she looks thin and pregnant.

We brought her home, fed her and what not, she loved it inside, she liked being ...

kitten sneezing  Not rated yet
what does it mean when my kitten sneezes at least 5 times a day?

Answer by Kate
she could have a cold or she could be allergic to something like pollen ...

HIV Cat sleeping and wont eat  Not rated yet
I adopted an FIV cat over a month ago and hes usually always following me around or meowing for food and eating and being annoying lol. But yesturday when ...

different behavior  Not rated yet
i've been off work for the pass 3 wks and my 10yrs old cat has not left my side only to eat and use the litter box, what does this behavior mean?
thank ...

Cat Thyroid  Not rated yet
Hi There

I have found a cat i would love to rescue. But she has a thyroid problem.

Please can you get back to me with as much information as possible ...

Cat eats moss  Not rated yet
I have 2 cats (8 months old) & the 1 is always bringing in balls of moss to play with and eat. It makes a huge mess! They have plenty of toys so I don'...

2 pregnant stray cats loosing their hair  Not rated yet
well there are 2 stray long haired cats one is pregnant and the other had her kittens already...well both of the cats have huge matted up hair balls on ...

cat box problems  Not rated yet
My 6 year old persian cat has a kidney disorderand is under a Vets care. As a result she urinates in the litter boxs but poops outside it. I clean the ...

Cat won't go outside  Not rated yet
My cat was outside one night and she got in a fight in which she hurt her front leg by a bite from the other cat.Now she won't go out.What can i do to ...

Teeth lost  Not rated yet
My cat is 16 years old and she has lost about three of her front teeth. What does it mean? Do I need to take her to the vet?

Answer by Kate
It may ...

Cat is acting scared, will not eat.  Not rated yet
Yes, we have a 15 year old cat, Domino. For the last few days she has been hiding under beds all day, not coming out, not eating, lays in abnormal places,...

My cat is losing hair  Not rated yet
Hi. I find a few small clumps of hair from my cat on my carpet once in awhile, but in the last couple of days I've been finding them everywhere. She does ...

mating cat with kitten  Not rated yet
can my 4 month male cat mate with my 1yr old female cat?

Answer by Kate
well he may be a little young yet but he is now coming into sexual materity ...

Cat lost housemate  Not rated yet
My wife and I had two cats, Sammy and Timmy, that grew up together over the last 6 years. Timmy died of renal failure about 3 1/2 weeks ago. We have ...

Concerned  Not rated yet
Our 12 week old kitten "Leo" has all of a sudden, as of yesterday around midday, has become really reclousive, he wont eat or wont let us come near him....

Is my cat pregnant.  Not rated yet
I have a feral cat that has moved in my barn. This past Jan 1, she bred with a male. I thought she was pregnant, but wasn't. She bred again Feb 4th....

My New Kitten.  Not rated yet
My cat cries and hide's alot. He's atleast 6 weeks old, I got him from an animal shelter, and the first night we got to bring him home, I tried to feed ...

Cat pooping problem  Not rated yet
need help! we are sick and tired of our cat pooping in the loungeroom corner (on the carpet). Here's the story..

we originally had 2 persion cats in ...

Cat seems depressed and won't do anything  Not rated yet
I need some help i have my cat from the 5 months and she was so active and i always send her out and keep an eye on her.but now a days she barely moves ...

Cat has seizure because of fear  Not rated yet
My 16 year old cat, is very spoiled and timid. The last time I had her in a cat carrier, she was so scared, she had a seizure.
Some of her behavior has ...

My cat is behaving strangely  Not rated yet
For the past two days, I've noticed that one of my cats is behaving very strange. He is constantly going into the litter boxes at the house and just sits ...

Cat meowing excessively- wanting food  Not rated yet
Hi there. We feed our cat, Ophelia, twice / day. Once around 7:30, when we get up in the morning, (a half can of wet food) and once around 8:00 in the ...

Cat Suddenly Scared to Come Indoors  Not rated yet
My cat has recently appeared scared to come indoors. He normally is in and out all day and I always get him in every night. So far I am still able to ...

Excessive spraying and "crying"  Not rated yet
Our cat continuously does a loud "crying" meowing. He isnt in pain and we cant figure out what is causing him to do that, we thought it might be loneliness....

spayed indoor/outdoor cat now has a boyfriend???  Not rated yet
Hello,

My two year old cat, Boo, loves to be outside during nice weather. She is very poeple friendly, spayed, and hav