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Kitten behaving strangely

We have a 10 week old kitten that I recently adopted at the age of 6 weeks. Since we adopted him he's been sick quite a lot including ringworm, diaria and lately he has contracted some sort of virus...

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Cat Ditches Own Bowl and Goes to Other Cat's

I had four cats who have been coexisting in my house with no problems. Then, recently, I adopted a new kitten, Blue, who is now 5 months old. A few weeks later, I adopted a younger one, Zo, who is now...

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Is it harmful for my cat to eat bugs?

Living in a basement apartment, I get bugs; usually ants, sometimes the odd spider or centipede, etc. I keep my house as clean as I can, and put out ant traps where my cat can't get to them to control...

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How do I get my cat to stop waking me up at 5:45am?

I have a small 8lb female cat whom, in a day, I feed a third of a cup dry food and a can of simple nourish wet food. I split this into a morning and evening meal but the cat meows incessantly for its...

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Is there a problem with feeding multiple cats from one dish?

Some comments and answers in a previous question of mine mention that I shouldn't allow my cats to eat out of a single dish because of disease risks. Honestly, I find it difficult to believe that cats...

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My cat is afraid to eat

My 13 year old female cat has become afraid of eating, it started when she choked on a small treat 4 weeks ago. I have tried giving her food in different rooms and in different bowls, but she would...

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How to stop a cat from breaking glasses?

When my cat drinks water from her water bowl she leaves in peace. But whenever I give her water from another bowl, she drinks then tries to break the glass. She pushes it with her nose and throws it...

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First time owning a cat

This is the first time I have a cat in my life. She is almost 10 months. She came home yesterday and she was wandering around the house, which has a litter box, food, and water. This morning, I found...

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Why is it that if it is me and not my mom giving dry cat food, she will wait...

My cat has this peculiar behavior. If it is boiled fish then my cat goes mad, and will accept food from any family member and eat it immediately. But if it is anybody other than family member, she...

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My cat buries his food. Why? [duplicate]

This question already has an answer here: Why do cats try to bury their food? 2 answers Being a cat owner for many decades and knowing much about these enigmatic creatures, my new rescue kitten (about...

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Highly aggressive kittens

Situation: Two kittens (originally three in litter, one died recently) are extremely aggressive around food and in pursuit of food. Their behavior includes slashing, biting, growling, and hissing at...

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Shy and nervous kittens are too scared to eat

I recently adopted two kittens (both are siblings) and since having them I've noticed they are extremely nervous and scared. They only come out when nobody is home, and I'm trying to get them used to...

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I am sick of my cat's stealing habit!

My cat started off as a cute, nice cat but just after a month, she started misbehaving a lot! The biggest problem is that she keeps stealing food no matter what! I leave my food on dining table to go...

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My cat has started slapping my head/forehead with her claws when she wants to...

Unfortunately our cat needed to have all her teeth pulled and a couple of other visits to the veterinarian. Fortunately, (we're quite sure) she's not in pain anymore.However we noticed, that her...

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I have a rescue that needs to lose weight and another that doesn't- I am not...

I have put Nacho on a diet per the recommendation of the vet (15 lbs). He's a rescue stray that climbed into my car engine and was engine burned and we nursed to health. I joke that he is an emotional...

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How can I get my cat to stop pushing his food off the counter?

My cat pushes the cat feeder over the counter from time to time. I have a German Shepherd that's 8 months old who would try to eat my cats' food so we moved the feeder to a counter/shelf in a hallway...

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Is my cat well and happy? She eats only jelly of food and mice

Titch is four years old. I have had her for just a week and she loved her Whiskas tuna in jelly. I have tried new flavours, and she ate some meat, just some. She was fat, still is. Maybe she is just on...

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How to get cat not to steal food?

We took this cat from a shelter 4 years ago when he was 1 year old, but this problem did not happen until recently. Basically, it's not possible to leave any food anywhere in the open. He climbs the...

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What if a kitten is still nursing on other cat?

My 3 month old kitten is still nursing. Not on her mother cat but her lola cat. Her lola cat has a 6 week old kitten on her own and I think the 3 month old kitten that is not her biological kitten gets...

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How to prevent my cat from deconstructing cat fountain?

Since vet stated that it might be better for them to prevent dehydration I bought a cat fountain for my girls (Catit Flower Fontain). However they seem obsessed with deconstructing it into basic parts...

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Cat eating with paws and then flings it EVERYWHERE

My cat loves his wet food. He can't have dry because he has so few teeth from a genetic mouth disorder, lucky us. So after ruining one of my walls, because when he is done eating he flings his paws so...

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Can the stray cat I am feeding be fine if I am gone for a couple of weeks

Can cats (almost an year old) find food and survive for themselves?TL;DRDuring my eight months of staying alone in lockdown, I had come across a stray cat in my building (may be ~4-6 months old at that...

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My pregnant cat is still nursing her 8 month old kittens

My cat is still nursing her kittens that are 8 months old . She recently became pregnant again and delivered 4 kittens that were stillborn.Could that be a cause of her still nursing the kittens from...

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Queen lost litter of kittens and started nursing her only surviving 8 month...

My Queen "Phobos" has had difficulty having babies; she's had three litters totaling 12 kittens and only one made it ("Mazakeen," 8 months old) past a few days. Her 8 month old started nursing again...

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Help! I’m worried about my new kitten. She hasn’t eaten in over a day and I...

My boyfriend and I adopted a cat from a family friend. She rescued this cat from being outside and was with her for about a week before we got her. We brought her home, and she immediately ran under...

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I took in a malnourished kitten; how do I stop my other cat from stealing her...

I took in a abandoned kitten; she is skinny, malnourished and needs to eat. I bought her kitten dry food, but my older cat keeps stealing her food. He has his own dish of food filled to the top...

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Can a 4yo cat be taught not to binge eat?

This is a 4 something year old Siamese cat. It is used to being fed precise meals.I would love to train it to eat only as much as it needs. Currently, it eats everything in the bow, possibly vomiting....

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Why does my cat knock over his heavy, refillable water dish?

A while back, I got this refillable water bottle dish for my cats because I got a second one and they don't mind sharing. My 1.5 year old cat though will sit there and knock it over until all the water...

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Is 10 months too late to teach a cat to self-feed? If not, how shall I proceed?

OK, some background first.We got the cat from the streets when he was approximately 1 month old. He was in an animal shelter until he was 2 month old, then came to our house, December 2016. He is an...

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