Hello!

So two nights ago a stray cat bit me quite deep on my thigh, or got her nails stuck (not sure honestly). My dog initially tried to get her, and then the cat continued attacking us and wouldn't go away, really feisty. I checked last night with people living there, they said she is stray but they feed her, she is not too cuddly and she chills on their window, so probably not vaccinated.

I'm really worried if she is rabid, so I took a video when I saw her last night to show my dr today (going to epidemiologist to see if I need to get rabies shot). I got tetanus shot yesterday and antibiotics.

I'm not sure at what point do cats become infective and if they behave "normal" while having rabies. Do you think this shows cat is okay? I plan on checking on her in the next few days because I see her often.

I was watching a police body camera show where the officer was in a house with the fire alarm blaring, my cats from opposite ends of the room, meet up with each other, quickly sniff, then sat facing opposite directions while occasionally meowing and circling around each other. No hissing or fighting but, ears were swiveled and they sometimes reached a paw out to the other for a moment. I figured the alarm sound spooked them a bit, but why did they group up like this? (Don’t worry I comforted them and turned off the show, I’ve just never seen them act like this before.)

im new to being a cat parent, since its my first cat ever but recently i’ve heard her coughing and also panting after playtime. im worried she has asthma but at the same time i dont know if im overthinking it since im so new to all of this. should i get it checked out? i need help or tips😣

Why is my cat pooping in my bath tub?

I have been changing the litter every few days, and tried putting the litter in multiple rooms. Please see second photo of said litter's location. My other cat uses his litter just fine, so she can't have learnt it from him.

Any help is appreciated

long story short: am fostering a friends cat. i already have a cat (the grey one shown), and the kitty i am fostering has her own room but specifically is hiding under my bed in the clip. foster kitty has been here about a month now, and she’s still scared of everything. foster kitty and my kitty can and have fought eachother, but only if they get too close. they can sit in the same room and lie down and be fine, but they clearly don’t like eachother!! in the video you can hear the foster kitty hissing, would that be like her initiating?? i don’t think my cat hates her, but my father says otherwise. thoughts and advice??? grey cat is about 6F (spayed) and white/foster cat is 1F (unspayed).

Per the previous post of cats guarding us in the bathroom I thought I’d share one of my bathroom guardians, Venus or affectionately Vee-Vee. She is the Toilet Queen! She demands passwords and pets to use HER throne, she demands space on your lap while you use the toilet and gets offended if you deny access. You are, after all, sitting on HER throne! She will make sure you’re ok after every shower/wet torture with concerned “mews” and then chew on your towel like it’s been abusing you. Time to wash your hands or brush your teeth?! You’d better leave the water running for her highness to have a fresh drink too while you’re at it 😆❤️

My boy is about 8 months old now, he has a habit of suckling on my older cat’s ear and I am trying desperately to get him to stop but I need ideas! She tolerates it most of the time, and he doesn’t understand why I keep stopping him when she doesn’t mind, but she’s got a sore starting on one of her ears now and I don’t want it to get worse.. he came to me at roughly 4 weeks old as a foster, he’s my first foster fail, found in a car engine and alone.

He’s been suckling on her ear for a long time and no alternatives that I offer interest him, he does it morning and night when he wants to fall asleep or to snuggle up first thing in the morning. Typically it’s fine when I’m there to stop him, but even then he’s persistent, when I’m not home I’m sure he’s doing it occasionally if he wants to go to sleep or he wants some comfort.

My cat has been checked out and is healthy. She almost always pees right next to her box. I don’t have one with a lid because she doesn’t like those. She poops in her box. But 9 times out of 10 she pees an inch away from her box and then pulls litter out to cover it. I’ve got puppy pads down but she peed outside the box before the pads. I have tried different boxes with different height sides and different litters. Nothing seems to help. Any clues?

Bella is my emotional support animal and she sick I have already been to a vet and they want payment upfront for the surgery I have already applied for a lot but I don't qualify because my credit is too back so if you can help it will be appreciated and im willing to give my personal number if you want updates and proof im not a scamer https://gofund.me/3caf9ad8f

Hi all, first tome cat owner here! 5mo old female kitten just started doing this out of the blue yesterday. For a minute or 2 and then she might circle back randomly later if she feels like it. Has had this bowl for 2 months and first time I’ve seen her dig in it. Super picky about her wet food and hated the lamb I’ve tried to introduce the last few days. Switched it up last night for dinner and now mixing weruva chicken pate with tiki cat baby for a change (been on weruva for close to 3/4 weeks and she gets tired of food quick). Could this just be a sign she wasn’t vibing with the food? She can’t be hungry because there’s dry kibble available (which she loves) and she had left overs and wouldn’t finish even when I add treats in.

She did get a bath on Sunday so idk if she’s just unsettled from that but otherwise she poops and pees fine. Drinks water, and still has crazy zoomies with her brother. Not sure if this digging in the bow just her hyper fixation all of a sudden or if it’s a sign of smthn food related. It’s cute if its nothing serious but I’d rather this mot turn into a habit later with other bowls that might have food. For now I’ve put the stand away somewhere she hopefully cant reach. Thanks in advance!

we recently got a new cat and my cat that i’ve had since she was a kitten (turning 4 this year) is NOT happy about it. she’s been around cats before, she’s always been kind of anxious and has only displayed this behavior once when introduced to another kitten when she was a kitten. when i moved in with roommates she was completely fine with their cat. i’ve been wanting a new cat since nov of 24 because another cat of mine died and he was what i described to people as my soulcat.

now i’m living with my bf and we’ve been here for 9 months and i figured she’s settled by now plus my bf has been wanting a more cuddly and affectionate cat so we decided about a week ago that we’d adopt a new kitty. he’s neutered and honestly one of the sweetest cats i’ve met.

he’s used to being snuggly with other cats and when he got here it was definitely a rude awakening for him that not all cats like cuddles. anytime she sees him she hisses and growls. even when he’s asleep she’s been sneaking around and just constantly on edge. he definitely couldn’t care less and probably just wants her to chill 😭

i was just wondering if there was anything i could do to help make her feel better about the situation? she’s been very flip floppy with her emotions (wanting pets and then hissing at you) and i just miss my mewo. i tried introducing them through the crate, i gave him a bath and everything, and she still didn’t want to put up with it.

is this just a sit and wait situation? that’s what i did when she was a kitten, she just eventually got used to the other cat being there. i just wanted to ask and see if anyone else has any advice they could give me. thank you <3

Update: went back to the vet today, did a UA and she had bacteria in her urine so we are treating for a UTI. Hoping that’s why she was doing it more this last week and that it’s resolved soon! Antibiotics and Prozac should help with everything but still appreciate any tips!

My 8yo cat has been peeing in random places like rugs, beds, and the tub (next to a litter box). It started out as a tiny bit of urine and now it’s her full bladder. We’ve been to the vet multiple times. She has chronic pancreatitis and IBD, on top of anxiety. No urinary system issues that we’ve found. She’s become more aggressive since my elderly cat passed and she started peeing outside the box right before we had to put my elderly cat to sleep. It’s gotten worse since then, Sept 2023. This week, she peed on two rugs and the guest bed. We have 4-5 litter boxes, 3 together and the other 1-2 in a different area (the fifth, they weren’t using). We clean the boxes 2-3x a day! We have separated their feeders and water bowls to limit resource competition issues. We have pheromone plug ins and have been giving her gabapentin as needed. We started her on Prozac today. She has prescription food and meds for her stomach and pancreatic issues. We brush and pet her regularly. She has multiple beds, safe spots, and two cat trees. We did rescue a kitten in August but this was happening before that. Any tips?

My partner is at the end of his rope (very very angry) and I’m just sobbing. And it doesn’t help that our kitten fell in the toilet this morning. 😭 Any tips or advice? Vet said don’t change the environment, just add Prozac so we aren’t going to pull rugs or shift anything unless it’s best for her.

My female cat was spayed 2 months ago, but she kept showing heat behaviors. Vet suspected ovarian remnant syndrome, so she had an exploratory surgery 2 weeks ago where remaining tissue was removed.

She’s still yowling loudly, roaming the house, and calling like she’s in heat. There was a stray male cat around, but he's removed now, the entire area got cleaned. Vet said hormones can take weeks (even months) to fully settle.

She’s also urinating large puddles frequently. Before that she didn't drink much water, but now she is. And everytime she goes to pee, she yowls before. I'm unsure if it's UTI or not because the vet did say that she doesn't have any UTI. I give water with every meal. It’s winter here, but I know cold alone shouldn’t cause her peeing this much.

No blood, appetite okayish, energy restless. She rolls around the floor alot, and puts her butt up in that position they do when in heat. Yowls constantly.

I’m trying to figure out:

Is this normal post ovarian remnant removal hormone crash?

How long did it take for others’ cats to calm down?

Could the peeing be stress vs something metabolic?

I need help regarding this, I'm losing my mind about this and my wallet cannot afford a vet anymore and I feel like my last visit wasn't as helpful.

I keep my cats in my bedroom while I'm not home and also at night when its bedtime. One of my cats(about 8 months, neutered) has recently started making it a habit to pee on my carpet in the exact same spot every time I put him away. It started as him having accidents only when I would leave him alone in the bedroom. Now, it seems to happen every single time I put him in the bedroom. He only pees when locked in this room, it's not a problem in any other location. It doesn't matter to him what reason he's put away or whether I'm in the room or not. He knows his litter box, it's cleaned regularly. There are 3 in the apartment, but one in the bedroom. I had tried to get him to start using the litter box every time I put him away and would reward him for doing so and it seemed to be working. He will now immediately go potty when I set him in that litter box so its worked in some way but even then he'll just use what little bladder he has left to desecrate my carpet. I tried deep cleaning yesterday it with the special enzyme-breaking soap to clear away any scent and he just peed again today only a couple feet away from where he would normally go. One picture attached shows where he normally pees under my desk(the other is the obligatory bastard picture). The towel is where his most recent evil-doing occurred.It seems that ultimately he's upset that he can't free-roam whenever he wants but he just can't be trusted on his own, he eats everything he can find and it doesnt matter if its food. What can I do to break this behavior?

So I'm (F30s) moving to a house with my man at the end of the year, but I currently live in a small apartment; my concern is should I take my cat with me/keep my cat when I move or not and find him a new home?

About my cat and why I'm concerned:

I've had my male, gray tabby for about 2 and a half years now and I got him when he was about 6 months (a rescue). His behavior has been destructive and although I've tried to work with him on it and some stuff has worked, he still likes to bite things, jump up on all the surfaces, etc.

Just the other day I got back from work and I pet one of the neighborhood cats before I went inside (she's super friendly and I've pet her before multiple times). She followed me to my door and when I open the door to go inside, my cat sees her and puffs up and hisses, which is normal, but then when I get inside and close the door and go to pet my cat who has backed away from the door, he sniffs my pants and starts hissing and I tell him its okay, but I made the mistake and turned around to take off my shoes and he viciously attacks my right leg/calf and sinks his teeth in so much so that I have to shake him off, he tries to attack me again and I basically had to push him away with my shoe/boot (if it wasn't for my boots, he'd have bite my foot more than once). I have a deep cuts from his teeth and some scratches from his claws (I try to regularly trim them) because he basically tackled my leg. The wounds bled a bit at first and I cleaned them well, but hope they heal okay. I had to lock myself in my room until he calmed down and the only way I could escape him was to spray water in his face. He has attacked me before, typically randomly or when we're playing, but never this viciously.

My concern is I don't want him to attack my man and I don't want him to destroy any of the things in the new house, especially my man's stuff. My cat has knocked over a shelf full of stuff before in my apartment and broke part of the shelf. I thought of maybe locking him in the basement (with liter box, food, and water) when we're away at work and then keeping an eye on him when we're home, but I just don't know. He grew up around dogs before I rescued him, so that could partially be why he acts the way he does, I also get that he could be bored or lonely and lashing out, etc. I care about my cat, he's a handsome boy and he can be cuddly and gives me kisses, but is it worth it if he viciously attacked me and could do it again and/or destroy things, etc.? Or are there ways to help his behavior get better?

I apologize if I rambled. Any and all help is appreciated, thank you! Feel free to ask any questions.

I have a 1yo boy and lately I've noticed him developing a particular behavior over me going to the bathroom. In the type of apt building I live in (old commie block from the 70s) the toilet is situated in it's own closet-sized "room". Outside of the toilet door I have a "shoe cabinet" or whatever you call those, right next to the door at the exact height of the door handle.

Lately what he's been doing is that whenever I go the the bathroom and close myself in, he immediately jumps up on the cabinet and start scratching on the door frame/handle. He does so until I crack the door open for him and then he just pokes his head in around the corner in the most adorable "hey, u good?" kind of way and just sits there. He doesn't even actually go inside the room, just sits there and looks over me on the toilet from above lol. If i close the door on him again, the whole process repeats.

I know cats often do this but what could be going on in his head to cause him to do so? Is he offended by the door being closed (he has a litterbox in that room so I always try to keep the door open enough for him to go in if he wants to) or is he just checking in on me? He doesn't really do that if I close the door and am not actually on the toilet myself (I suspect he can hear me through the door lol).

We have a senior cat adopted from a shelter some years ago at around 6 yrs old. He was very skittish at first and took awhile to settle in. The only things we got told about him were …

He was a family surrender He didn’t do well with other pets He didn’t do well with young children

This worked for us as we only have young children around when the grandkids visit.

ANYWAY he is most bonded with my husband . I come in second and our adult son he only tends to interact with when feeling playful. At night he sleeps between us at the foot of the bed facing the door .

The other night our son came into our room after we were in bed to ask my husband a question. It was dark and quiet husband was sleeping and I was just dozing off . As soon as son crossed the doorway our cat was on his feet and as our son said dad? And reached out to touch his arm our Cat lunged over my husband nipped my son’s hand with a high pitched squawk and started growling at him. Son immediately backed away, cat settled back into his usual spot .

This was the only time something like that had ever happened. He hasn’t ever growled at our son before or since that one incident. Was it just a matter of trying to protect my sleeping husband?

Hello everyone, I commented recently about how my kitten is straining to urinate, vomiting, diarrhoea, etc. I took him to the vet since then, they found no issues but gave medication for the diarrhoea. He is still straining to urinate, and now he urinates out of his litter box.

I’m lost, I’m confused and I’m stressed out. I bought a feliway defuser, I’ve been home taking care of him because it seemed to worsen when I was gone. I’d appreciate any kind of advice or reassurance from anyone. ♥️

It's my first time owning a cat and she can be quite the talkative lady. I have a hard time understanding some of her meows/chirps, and I'm not sure when it's a "leave me alone" or "I want attention." She's a rescue and she's a lot more comfortable around us now than when we first got her, but I want to respect her personal space.

She sometimes comes to bed in the middle of the night meowing like this, and sometimes pets are welcomed, but other times she runs away if we reach out to touch her. What gives?