'>>4786604
I fucking love maine coons they're so fancy and BIG';

'>try to do anything that require focus
>MEOW MEOW MEEEEEEEEEEEOW MEOW
I hate female cats';

'>>4786604
The threads ARE called /kot/ around here, newfriend';

'>>4786617
I don’t like their face doebeitever';

'>>4786617
well here's mine then';

'>>4786664
I ironically don't like the face of british kots, they look a bit dog-like in comparison to the majority of kots
>>4786666
satanic quads have decided on our new kot overlord, praise be to the fluffy maine coon child, may all the headpats be given to them';

'Wtf where's my /kot/ general!? Absolute newfag WTF OP!? IT'S KOT KOT KOT KOT KOTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!';

'>>4786664
Eyy lil donnie';

'My cat and I have recently started a new routine and now after every meal he will come to my room and ask to be put onto my bed to nap since he's too old to jump up there by himself anymore
It's precious';

'>>4786837
Mine forgets about my existence except flwhen it's time to eat';

'>>4786897
Oh he does that too. The only time I'm relevant to his existance is when he's hungry, when he wants to nap on my bed and when he wants to cuddle when I go to bed';

'>>4786837
I absolutely love him, please give him all the hugs and pats and food in the world. My kot is almost 15 years old and she's still sprintly, meows a lot, jumps up to our beds and even hangs out in the roof doing I don't even know what.';

'The boys.';

'Norwegian Forest Cats and Scottish Folds (e.g. Celt/Nordic) cats are welcome into the Aryan society.

All others get the gulag.';

'Cat eyes.';

'He loves hiding under the rug
>>4786666
Gorgeous
>>4787028
This big guy is a manx. We wuz celts n shiet';

'Silly little guy';

'>>4787028
>>4787076
kool klassic kats';

'>>4787076
*hyperborean chant starts playing*';

'>>4787099
>>4787107
He spends his days chewing on his stick, jumping on countertops, and sleeping. He also has an immense appreciation for Aryan cultural relics like chicken tenders, vanilla ice cream, potatoes, and ranch dressing.';

'>>4786666
How much was she or him?';

'>mouse-like throwing ball
>wand/string with feathers
>open windows and balcony
what else can I get the cat for her enrichment? she don’t care for catnip and doesn’t seem all that interested in climbing, honestly.';

'>>4787158
Scratching posts, cat playground, cat puzzles';

'>>4786604
I don't know about you guys, but I don't ask my cats to love me. But I do make damn sure they RESPECT me.';

'>>4787155
I'm from a third world shithole so price might be irrelevant to you as they're on the lower end. but he was around $1100.00.';

'>>>/mu/121665102
>>>/mu/121665132
>>>/mu/121670988';

'>>4787158
Do you know about those window attachments that extend outside and to the ground? Seems to be a generally accepted catting principle.';

'>>4786981
redpill me on caracals.';

'>>4787202
The middle stage between an ocelot and a cougar. Can jump 10-15 feet in the air to catch its nominal prey. Flying pheasants. Ear feathers made to attract mates.';

'I'm adopting a lovely sweet 6 year old siamese mix boy :)';

'>>4787213
Based. Let's see the little demon. (Mine is a demon cat, but also extremely sweet, affectionate, and chill most of the time)';

'>>4787214
I'll post here after I pick him up tomorrow, he's never done anything wrong and he's a cuddly fluffball of a snow leopard.';

'>>4787172
How are they double the price here despite living in their country of origin?';

'>>4787213
I have a purebred snowshoe siamese and she's a little bitch. They're all permanently salty that Siam is Thailand now.';

'>>4787218
Wait... I looked up snowshoe and it's a seperate breed from siamese. Do you just have a siamese with white socks?';

'>>4787213
They can be sweet but are super clingy with separation anxiety, they need a cat friend when you're away';

'>>4787231
He was an only cat with the previous owner, well loved and had a good life. The shelter contacted me because they knew I needed an only cat and thought I was a perfect fit.';

'>>4787232
Are you a neet? They're the perfect neet companions';

'>meow
>meow
>me… ow, oww, OWWWW
4K later…';

'>>4787254
no but I am a homebody. most of my free time is probably going to be spent cuddling him.';

'>>4786604
>cat perfectly content to use the cat door to sit on the back porch
>decide to take him out to the front porch one day
>now yowls at the top of his lungs to go out on the front porch for all of 60 seconds then yowls to be let back in
WELP GUESS IM CUTTING A FUCKING HOLE IN MY FRONT DOOR TOO';

'>>4787170
Lol Based
>>4787204
Aren’t they pretty aggressive too';

'I think my cat had run away, I feel like shit
I really shouldn't have taken her 150 miles to my parents provincial home for orthodox easter
I've been scouring every single crevasse and hidey hole around the house since noon';

'>>4786996
FLUFFY
>>4787032
cat eyes are so fucking beautiful I love staring into my kot's eyes, but she's always asleep so F for me
>>4787076
big boy kitty
>>4787087
he's winking man be careful, some ladies might come and steal him
>>4787202
They're wonderful animals but I definitely would NOT recommend anyone to keep them as pets, they're extremely violent when it's feeding time. They need a lot of space and can probably bite your jugular off. I still love the floppas though.
>>4787213
I love siamese cats, they're so friendly and pretty! I once found a siamese-looking cat on the street, he was a lil' baby-child kot, I wanted to adopt him but my mom decided to give him away to another family cause we already have my main kot here. Sigh.';

'>>4787217
because if they were double the price where I live, no one would buy them. also mine's line is not even fully from the USA, I see Polish and Russian catteries too on the pedigree';

'is it possible for a cat to pass away just from the pain of a badly fractured leg during recovery';

'>>4787450
Oof, good luck. I went traveling with my cat once and I think we kept a leash and harness on her for like a week straight.';

'>>4787527
Fuck, it sounds horrible but maybe it's probable. I can imagine it passing away from the shock and pain during the injury, but after... I don't know. It can definitely pass away from blood loss if the injury was really bad, but if you got the cat to the vet ASAP and it was given anesthesia, I doubt so. But I'm no expert.';

'After a long day of rocket league';

'this is my kot, she is 18 years old and will scream if not fed at 8am sharp';

'>>4787596
Is that a filter, her eyes are so pretty :o';

'>>4787597
nope, she's just always looked like that';

'>>4787561
she was given anesthesia and surgery to set the leg and pain killers after too but those things wear off in a few hours
maybe it was something internal she passed away on the second day
last few hours she was wailing and looked desolate but i thought its just a leg';

'>>4787595
sleepy
>>4787596
>>4787609
Woah, beautiful eyes in this kot. They look like gemstones, enchanting!
>>4787624
Maybe there was some other damage in another area of the body that wasn't noticed, but kots and dogs are more feeble than us when faced with traumatic injuries, aka broken bones, broken spine, etc. If she was an older cat it could also explain why she didn't have enough strength to survive the injury.
I'm so sorry for your loss anon, even in humans sometimes it's really difficult to get the exact reason for a death.
Sometimes the same anesthesia or pain meds can accelerate death, I don't know the exact mechanism but there's a lot of stuff involved.';

'Not a regular here. Just found a feral(?) kitty after 2 or so days of it meowing in my backyard (the little guy hid well). It hid in a spot where it's cornered and it looks like it hasn't eaten in days.

I'm no cat owner, so I did the bare minimum of leaving some water, cat food and a box small enough for it. I gave it some space since, naturally, the little guy doesn't trust me and spends several hours a day calling for its mom(?).

So, I would like to ask for some advice from people with more experience. Am I doing this right? Should I be careful with what I feed it? I don't plan on keeping it, just keeping it safe and fed until I can find it a new home.';

'>>4787646
Forgot to mention. I left it alone for now. I can still hear it meowing from a distance but I'm hoping that it'll eventually stop and find the food and water I left behind.';

'>>4787639
she was only 4 yrs old
i keep wondering if i asked them to just amputate maybe there would have been less agony
the bone literally snapped in two';

'>>4787646
Please try to get a picture of the kitten, the age of the cat is going to determine what to feed and if they will be fine. Young kittens generally can not go a few days without care.';

'>>4787646
I'd say try luring it inside with some cat food or meat, probably the smell of fresh meat will attract it's attention better than just cat food. Doing sounds like "tsktsktsk" will get it's attention too, and try to crouch or lower your body posture so that you'll scare it less. I'd say don't give it milk unless it's super mega small, since cats are ironically lactose intolerant. Water, food and a warm space should be the priority.
You could contact a veterinary or some local pet/animal association and offer it to a home. Or maybe you can keep the lil' fellow if you want, cats are certainly not as demanding as dogs or other pets in terms of play and activities.
>>4787653
Shit... I'm really really sorry. God, that sounds horrible. Honestly I think the best outcome for her was for this to end quickly, amputating a whole limb is still incredibly painful. And there's phantom limb pains and stuff... I'd ask how it happened but I don't want to stress you, anon. I'm really sorry for your loss. At least know that you and the vets did everything you could.';

'>>4787530
Found her in a very obvious place I kept overlooking, I'm so happy';

'>>4787730
I will do so once I see it again.
>>4787734
I don't plan on keeping but I am fortunate enough to live right next to a pet store and I plan on getting some phone numbers if I can't find someone to adopt it. The goal for now is just to give it a space with food and water and see if I can gain its trust.';

'>>4787772
It's been pretty difficult to find this cat. It keeps running away to some unknown part of my backyard yet I can still hear its cries.';

'>>4787766
THANK GOD, oof. Poor kitty, almost giving you a heart attack.
>>4787772
Amazing, seems like that kot is in good hands. I don't know how to take care of baby kittens, but if it can easily escape you and hide then it might be old enough to be weaned or at least be fed hard food + milk.
>>4787818
Maybe luring it with sounds or a stick can help?';

'>>4787846
Luring it hasn't been working out. I tried talking camly and using food but the cat just won't move. It always stays in its hiding spot and occasionally cries.

I changed my approach a bit. It's getting dark and I turned on one of the lights while placing two bowls of water and a bit of milk under it, so it's easily visible. My main concern isn't the cat not trusting me but how it might not be feeding itself.';

'>>4787766
Cats are masters of hiding, whenever I take my cat somewhere new he always figures out a corner to hide in where I'll have to look forever to find him. I've found him inside cabinet drawers, behind and under couches, between curtains, behind and under beds, inside wardrobers, on top of chairs, under blankets, etc.';

'>/cat/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHakm25yMZo&t=0s';

'>>4787859
Frick... The best you can do for now is try to wait and just stay around the area as much as you can during the day, eventually the kitten will see that you're not a threat, I hope. You should try putting the bowl of food closer to where it's hiding location is, and slowly get it closer to the house as the days or hours go by. Eventually it'll start to eat and get hungry, it'll surely look for food soon.';

'>>4787909
I'll do that. I also arranged the bowls in such a way that I'll know if it touched the food or not. Really, if the kitty is feeding itself and isn't injured, it shouldn't be a huge problem.

Another thing that I noticed is the meowing. Last night it started at around 22 and continued all the way to 2AM. I want to see if it will calm down tonight. I dunno if cats just instinctively know when to stop meowing to avoid dehydration.';

'Speaking of cat races I think Chai is a Norwegian forest cat but she loves roti, paratha, kulfi, lassi, paneer, and samosas. She won't eat beef either. Is she actually a pajeeta? If so how do I honor her heritage?';

'>>4787215
Say hello to my lovely boy waiting for his meal';

'>>4787974';

'>>4787974
>>4787978
Handsome!';

'>>4787971
give her her own designated shitting spot';

'>>4787734
probably got runover by a car just saw her come back home all bloody with bone sticking out after only leaving home 2 hrs ago
i'm coping by pretending she's sleeping in her blankie in the ground';

'Live or die?';

'>>4788080
Don’t do it!';

'>Went to vet yesterday
>confirmed we should look at booking at date to put little old lady cat to sleep

Not ready for this /kot/. Wife got me cat-pilled, and we have two more alongside this one, but our oldest is bonded to this one and I'm worried if anything will happen to him post grief. My wife would be destroyed if he passed away as well close after.

pic of sweet little one just because I'm currently pretty upset at the prospect of having to say goodbye to her too, but at least we get to have some control over it and make sure she isn't suffering more than she currently is. I love this little freak like you wouldn't believe';

'>>4787964
Cats are instinctively hiding creatures, they'll always find a crevice or safe space to hide from predators or possible dangers. If it was a small pup I'd be more worried, those can't protect theirselves as good as kittens do.
And yeah... If the kitten's screaming that much it's probably calling for it's mom, maybe it got separated or the mom lost it. Poor baby. Eventually it'll look for food and water, and reach the food bowls, and you can try getting close to it there. Be patient anon, I'm sure it'll come to you soon!
>>4787971
indian cat indian cat indian cat
>>4787974
>>4787978
beautiful boy very fluffy
Now that I think I haven't posted my kot here yet, so here she is. She sleeps all day and I call her a narcoleptic cat, she just sleeps, snuggles with me and my family, and eats. She's living the life lmao';

'>>4788065
>>4788264
Fuck... Last year my ex lost a pet rabbit due to a tail infection, and even though he wasn't my pet, I felt just awful knowing the little bugger passed away just... Too fast. I managed to give his family money to put him to sleep, there was nothing else to do. Death is inevitable and it's sometimes cruel, sometimes a bit more peaceful. But the only thing we can do is always stay by our loved ones' side, even if we suffer by seeing them struggling... It's better for them to always know we'll be by their side. I don't want to imagine how it'll feel when the day comes when my kitty which is... Almost as old as my sibling, passes away. She's almost 15 and I... I can't imagine being without her.
I do think it's good to... Give another homeless kitten or pet a home to live in, when you lose a beloved pet. It's not a replacement, I mean... There's so many wonderful animals out there that don't have anyone to look out for them. Knowing I can still do something to improve a lil' animal's life even after losing a best friend is almost a selfish comfort to me.
Take it easy anons, I'm sure until the very end your kots knew/know you were there for them and loved them with all your heart.';

'Good news, I checked the food bowl today and the cat ate some of it. It also didn't hide from me when I saw it, so I took a pic from a distance as to not scare it. Leaving a single light on through the night worked out well too, it only meow'd a little bit at the beginning but it went quiet for the rest of the night. Its new hiding spot keeps it safe from rain and I can spot it easily, so that's cool. I spotted it in an easily visible place and avoided coming close as to not incentivize it to change locations.

The next step is figuring out what to feed it. It ate the cat food but not a ton of it (maybe it's normal for its age?). I also haven't tried luring it with meat yet.';

'Why does she wake up looking so annoyed?';

'>>4787994
>>4788296
Thank you. I'm so proud of him';

'>>4788333
Because she woke up';

'undefined';

'>>4788479
Reminds me of when I had to bird sit for a few weeks. The cat was just glued to the cage 24/7. I had a cover for the cage when it was time to put him to bed and my cat would get up under the cover to keep looking at the bird, it was funny.';

'>>4788333
Because she looks like royalty so you're her servant';

'>>4788302
Feed him wet food, it's easier on kittens mouths and feed him churu, they love that';

'>>4788300
yeah we rescued a cute little black cat about 7 years ago who was going to be abandoned and he's an absolutely sweetheart too.

I love giving animals like those another chance at a good life personally.';

'>>4788491
Thanks. I'll try that next time.';

'>>4788487
I had the same issue but with Guinea pigs I was looking after, definitely pretty funny';

'>>4788080
Live + give pets';

'I'm looking at getting a friend for my cat when I'm gone for the weekends in my 840sqft townhouse. My 3.5 year old has been a diva on her own, incredibly friendly and loves to be by my side at all times of the day and night. I take her on 0.1 mile walks to look at the birds outside my apartment. Still, I've got, like, four weekends between now and October that I'll have both Saturday and Sunday nights in my bed (otherwise, I'll be working from home). Should I adopt:
Gertrude (left)
>PetSmart via wagtopia
>4 years, mother of several litters who've all been adopted
>lived outside until recently trapped
>beautiful medium-length hair
>unsure of her behavior as she's been trapped behind a plastiglass screen the whole time
>she's so pretty and gorgeous
Evie (right)
>Human Society care
>2 years old
>started meowing for me the second i walked into her aisle of the shelter
>kept on pawing at me while I evaluated the other cats, wouldn't stay still for a picture';

'What kind of pet food brand should I buy for my kot

Blue Buffalo
Sheba
Hill's Science Diet
Purina Pro
Royal Canin';

'>>4788767
fancy feast.';

'My cat has taken up the hobby of sitting on my desk and staring at the blank wall behind it, twitching his tail and occasionally swiping at the wall. There's no blemishes or holes or anything where he's looking, just white paint. What is up with that? The other side of the wall is the brick exterior of my building, is he hearing/smelling some kind of critter in there? Is my apartment haunted?';

'>>4788785
Mice in the walls or ghosts.';

'>>4788767
Royal canin

>>4788785
He obviously has the capacity to see beyond the realm of the material';

'>>4788790
>>4788791
It is a pretty old building it could be either, don't know which is scarier';

'>>4788796
Probably rats. I hear they will tickle your toes at night. You should consider yourself lucky you have a cat to guard you against such abuses.';

'>>4788798
My old place had pretty bad mice until I adopted my boy, after that I didn't see a single one there. At my new place I've never seen one but now I know they're in the walls (or ghosts)';

'>vet did terrible job putting elderly cat down about a year ago
>everyone itt said I should have just let her pass naturally, vowed to not do it again
>the brother cat (16) had been showing the signs for weeks and quickly went downhill
>Yells, seizes and twitches, becomes stiff and sorta immobile around 2pm
>decide to let nature take it's course

It wasn't just "fall asleep in my arms" horse shit. It became a fucking nightmare for 7 hours, the vets were closed. Every time he had an episode where he seemed to be gone, he came back. Not peaceful, not cathartic to be at home with me, just bad.

I cared for both of them from birth for 16 years, I just don't understand how I unwittingly let both of them down when they needed me the most.
I want to jump in front of a bus';

'>>4788835
You gave them both 16 years full of love, peace, and care, I'm so sorry it had to end like that. The thing that matters the most is that you were by their side until the very end.';

'>>4786664
HEY LIL DONNIE';

'>>4788835
>natural death
Damn man, if it ever came time for my dogs I would do an in-home euthanasia at least with a shrink, bedding, a last meal, and whatever else.';

'>>4788835
>vet did terrible job
How do you fuck that up';

'My cat has started hissing at me if I go near one of her litter boxes. Weird thing is she only does it when it's late at night. It's in my back laundry, which is a small space. Any tips, beyond moving the box? It's getting me down as she is usually pretty affectionate.';

'>>4788499
That's wonderful, poor kot. Rescue kittens/cats or animals in general are the sweetest there could be. For some reason cats and dogs just flock to me even if they don't like other people. I do appreciate their love and attention a lot though.
>>4788729
goddamnit what a cruel world we have where we can't get everything. I'd say go for Evie since she already got attached to you. Like, you can't leave her now that she pawed at you, that's illegal. Gghghhg <3
>>4788767
I don't know about the other brands, but Purina and Royal Canin seem very good/HQ. I don't know if Purina maybe is unhealthier than Royal Canin, though...
>>4788785
it's just the schizophrenia, let him cook
>>4788796
mice can have diseases, ghosts just chill
>>4788835
Fucking hell, that's horrible, anon. I'm so sorry you and your kots went through that...
Even if it was painful I'd definitely let the vet euthanize the kot, as to not to prolong the little bugger's pain. Death's never easy. >>4788842 This anon's completely right though. You loved them and took care of them and spent a big portion of your life with them, I'm sure they're still sending their love to you even from the afterlife. We're here to listen if you need, anon. You got this.';

'i got a 12 week old kitty last night and he's been crying under the bed all night, he's eaten and used the litter box and came out at night but he didnt get a lot of sleep from meowing/crying, should I try to get him from under the bed and move him to a smaller. room like the bathroom?';

'Just gave birth to 5 kots, it wasn't an easy task but I made it';

'looked at my photos and saw that my cat had taken a selfie wtf';

'>>4789097
Holy shit how did he learn to do that';

'>>4789064
you delivered them, you didn't give birth
unless you managed to get knocked up by a cat, in which case congrats';

'>>4789127
She’s a female cat actually have some respect please';

'>>4788850
fucking gross';

'>cat acts normal yesterday but refuses to eat any food
>cat acts normal today but keeps begging me for food, have to feed him twice as much basically

wtf why is my cat intermittent fasting all of the sudden';

'This big guy tried to steal my roti off of my plate. I think he is Indian too.';

'undefined';

'>>4789178
‘jeet cats (jats) are a menace';

'>>4789025
I love orange cats';

'>>4788850
That look says it's a purebred maine coon unlike these moggies';

'>>4789168
I'm a he and gave birth to kitties';

'There need to be litte kitties';

'He is terrified of walks but he loves to sit in the window and yell at the rain.';

'I have a 6 year old cat we just had for a month and she needs to play more than I can provide for her. What are the best automated cat toys out there? She likes my laser pen and feathers on a stick.';

'>>4789464
None. She needs a cat friend, cats are social and need each other';

'>>4789062
Maybe you could give him a small enclosure he can choose to go in, like a box or something? Usually they like hiding in small spaces. Having it close to you and being around him when he's feeding will make him trust you more easily.
>>4789064
congrats cat mama girlboss
>>4789097
holy shit he's got rizz ngl
>>4789173
cat is doing ramadan
>>4789178
>inb4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xuB2SzGbCU
>>4789203
we do.';

'>>4787978
update: feet pic';

'>>4789658
Lewd';

'>>4789396
Angry old man yells at clouds.jpg';

'>>4789203
Based
>>4789290
Strange but based';

'>>>/mu/121733598
>>>/mu/121733598';

'My cat had his shots about a week ago along with an intensive ear cleaning/antibiotic application and I'm a bit worried about him. I figured the side effects would only last for a few days, but he's gotten really, really affectionate, which would be fine, but it seems like he doesn't want to play anymore. I've tried so many different toys and ways to get his attention but he seems content just cuddling and looking out the window. He really wants me to rub his ears too, which I hope is just because the medicine is still bugging him and not because the infection is still there. I wish I could just ask him what's up so bad.';

'>>4786604
Help, my kot pissed and I can't tell where it is. What's a good blacklight?';

'>>4790233
absolutely devilish';

'>>4790233
If your cat isn't neutered, have it done because it will happen again';

'>>4790235
>>4790237
Please answer my question, there's a lot on amazon';

'>>4790238
I just got the one that showed up first when I searched for one, it was like 8 bucks I think, don't remember specifically which one it is';

'>>4789905
Fuck, poor kot. Do you remember the name of the medication/antibiotic the doctors used? This'll sound kind of disgusting but try to softly smell or touch around with a tissue in the affected area to see if there's any infection going around. Maybe he's just recovering from the procedure, and remember that ears balance the pressure in the head. An intense cleaning could put his balance off a bit, but if it doesn't improve in like a week, go to the vet just in case.
>>4790233
I have no idea about blacklights, dang. But neuter him like the other anon said, or he'll keep peeing to mark his territory, y'know, hormonal instincts.';

'>>4790233
>>4790238
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E9T92L6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
this is what i bought some years ago, works fine
i remember i went for specifically 365nm, shorter wavelengths are better
they don't seem to sell this anymore, go for something similar
also get some of this
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/natures-miracle-no-more-spraying-just-for-cats-stain-and-odor-remover-5004864--1
you can probably find it in-store if you have a local petco, petsmarts in my area don't sell it
it does seem to get less potent with time, smaller bottle is better if you don't think you'll use that much over the next couple of years';

'>>4787028
I used to have a Norwegian Forest Cat as a kid. She was extremely smart and loyal. I could call her and she'd come running every single time, she would sit with me as often as she could. She just showed up on our back porch one day. My mom had to give her away because we couldn't afford the food or litter anymore.';

'>>4790244
>But neuter him
And then his metabolism will be fucked and he will become anxious and fat.
If you aren't willing to manage natural cat behavior, don't get a cat.';

'>>4790264
In my experience, they're either fat OR anxious, never both. One was neutered at the earliest possible moment, that's the anxious one. And the other was neutered after he was already definitively an adult, he got fat and he sheds constantly. They both seem perfectly happy though and there's no indication either has suffered for it.';

'>>4790264
Neutering is good for cats. Intact cats make awful pets and your house absolutely 100% smells like piss.

Cats derive no health benefits from remaining intact. Always spay and neuter ASAP.';

'>>4790287
This. I imagine it's really annoying for them to be controlled by their hormones but unable to do the deed.';

'>>4790280
Obesity can lead to diabetes or other issues. he will suffer for it, eventually.
Anxiety seems self-evidently bad, he may not be living his fullest life.

>>4790287
>Neutering predisposes for obesity and requires early nutritional intervention to prevent obese conditions.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jpn.12176
>neutered cats are more than three times as likely to be overweight than intact
cats.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.2147/VMRR.S40869
Not a lot of studies about anxiety in cats but it's well understood that neutering causes anxiety issues in dogs, for instance
>neutered dogs were 3 times as likely to have difficulty with the absence of an attachment figure
https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/220/7/javma.2002.220.1028.xml';

'>>4790300
The fat one was already highly food motivated before he was neutered, he would be just as eager to eat kibble out of your hand as he would a real treat. He's still like that. We're controlling his diet as much as we can, but he empties the bowl before the other cat can get any so we have to put down a little bit extra.

As for the study about anxiety, first of all, it's in dogs and it's talking about dogs who don't have consistent companionship. This cat has both another cat he's very close to and people he's familiar with in the house more often than not. And second, when I say he's anxious, I mean he'll go and hide under the couch for a few minutes when he hears the garage door going, or he's quicker to jump when he hears the house shift or something. He'll still flop over and roll around and expose his belly and leave himself vulnerable in other ways. He's not really too anxious, it's not a problem.';

'>>4790287
>>4790280
I only get problems with cat piss when I'm lazy and the litter box is literally overflowing with shit.';

'>>4790305
>We're controlling his diet as much as we can, but he empties the bowl before the other cat can get any so we have to put down a little bit extra.
So, you're not actually controlling his diet. if he's stealing food from the other cat, separate them when feeding.

For anxiety, separation anxiety tends to be studied more because it's easy to study compared to other forms of anxiety in animals. There are no studies on neutering and anxiety in cats, but there are in dogs. For more general anxiety with dogs see for example:
>Overall, when controlling for sex, the odds of dogs gonadectomized at any age having fear
of storms were significantly (P < 0.001) higher (4.1 times as high) than the odds for sexually intact dogs
https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/244/3/javma.244.3.309.xml

Given that anxiety is also a very well established symptom of hypoandrogenism in humans, it stands to reason that anxiety is is a consequence of castration in many mammals, including cats.

As for your cat, it's not a matter of problem/not a problem. Your cat would have a better quality of life if he didn't feel the need to hide every time the garage door opens.';

'I need help identifying the potential causes of an atypical behavior my 7yo indoor bros are exhibiting.
tl;dr: Might cats force themselves to eat bad food? They're no longer enthusiastic to eat one of their staple dry kibbles after a period where we switched them to other kibbles.

Whole context:
>A month ago, one of the kibbles they've always eaten is suddenly out of stock
>discover independently that, last September-October, they received complaints about food having mould in them
>buy a bag of a kibble they've never had before, they eat it with no issues
>buy a different bag of kibble, also no issues
>usual kibble comes back in stock but its shape has changed, from small bulbs resembling a paw, to smaller crosses with rounded corners
>they show disinterest, but will eat it if no other food is presented
>with another kibble that is also one of their lifelong usuals, they're perfectly fine
I'm ruling out medical issues, but don't know if I should be concerned that the cats may be forcing themselves to eat bad food. Otherwise I think it's either that the food's ingredients have changed to something they don't like, or they just really liked the new foods they had tastes of. Whatcha think?';

'give me some cat gifs';

'i think my cat may die soon. i have no money at all so i can't get him to the vet. he's 19 years old and he's always had problems pooping. i gave him miralax with his food and he'd poop eventually with the longest being like 5 days or so. he is also fat and i overfeed with 1/2 cup of dry twice a day and 1/3 of a can of wet. the last 4 days though he has barely eaten anything and hasn't been able to leap up on the bed that is only 1ft off the ground cause i have no bed frame. i've been giving him his water bowl and food from time to time to see if he eats it and he has been slowly eating less throughout the days. there's a soft lump on the top of his butt where his tail is. i think it might be an infected cyst. at this point i just want him to poop one more time because i think he has too much stuff inside him to want to eat more. i massaged his butt with a warm rag yesterday cause he had dingleberries anyway but got nothin out of it.
i've had him 7 years but it's not enough.';

'multicat owners, when hiding/throwing food for cats to hunt, how do you make sure one doesn't overfeed while the others starve? i have the one alpha cat that finds/hoards all the food involved, and will even eat enough to make himself puke it all up.

>>4790351
maybe there's a suppository option to induce poo?

>>4790350';

'>>4790354
>hiding/throwing food for cats to hunt
What are you talking about? Explain yourself in detail.

One of my cats is the same way. I put their dishes in different locations. One is up on a ledge, where the alpha cat is not disposed to go, while the other one has no problem jumping up there. Also, I only put out one meal's worth of food at a time.';

'>>4790351
Please don't give up on him and take him to the vet, there's payment plans';

'>>4787076
>Gorgeous
he knows it';

'Anyone here use wood litter? I want to try it out to see if it helps my cat's allergies at all. From what I gather the piss just gets absorbed by the wood and you kinda just leave it there until you replace it? And the poo's humidity also but you have to scoop those out? How's the smell compared to clay? How often do you replace it? The trash here only gets picked up every 2 weeks so that's how often I can do, is it enough? Right now I'm mixing both clay and wood to get him used to it but it's kind of a mess since the clay doesn't clump well mixed with wood.';

'>>4790405
it's in the behavior guidelines pdf in the OP, ways to make feeding satisfy their hunter instincts and incorporate some exercise to boot. along with putting food in puzzle boxes or stuff like that.
my beta cat can't smell for shit tho, so hiding food won't work for him.

>>4790350';

'>>4790407
is there payment plans for $0 cause i have $0 and my mom refuses to give me any money for him. i put my head through a wall the last time he was in pain cause i went to her about it and all she could say is "i don't have the money for this" couldn't even just fucking offer words of support.';

'>>4790442
You don't have to pay now, you can pay later. Get any wagie job to pay for it, I know it's hard but do it for him';

'How does a tiny 10-15 pound cat survive getting hit by a car?';

'>>4790442
You better remember you don't have any money to put her in the nursing home so she can live on the street.';

'>>4790350
kek cat (ket)';

'>>4790442
Like the other guy said you can put it in on your ‘account’ and pay later, though at 19 he’s definitely nearing the end of his life so it’s up to you if you want to make his transition out a smooth one';

'>>4790512
>though at 19 he’s definitely nearing the end of his life
There are many cats who lived to be in their late twenties and early thirties.';

'hello /cat/, i need some advice

for the last month pic rel has been in and out of a “cold”, sneezing, coughing, snivelling and general snotty.
his coat has not lost any shine, nor has his behaviour changed during this time — just as playful and seeking attention.

when i search up causes i’ve been told it’s a cat cold that lasts a few weeks, and i’m hoping it’s that since we can’t to take him to the vet at the moment

started giving gim raw meat hoping it’ll strengthen his immune system, to varying success.
so do you guys have any advice on what to do? i’d be thankful for some pointers';

'>>4790623
Could be FHV which a lot of cats have but can live normally with except they'll sometimes have flare ups once in a while. Symptoms are pretty much what you describe and can also include ocular discharge, lethargy or lack of appetite if the flare-up is more serious. Those usually happen when some other disease happens or something stresses out the cat more than usual which can cause the immune system to not be as alert as usual. Did anything in his routine change lately that could cause that? This usually resolves on its own after a couple weeks so if it's really been 4+ weeks it's probably something else.

Could also be allergies. Does he have any other symptoms like scratching more often, puking more often or pimples around the chin (cat pimples are black and are mostly hidden by even white fur)? Has anything new been introduced into his diet or into your home lately?

Could also be a polyp or tumor in the nose area which can cause rhinitis with seemingly no cause. I think they can also do nose scans but given the small size and complexity of a cat's skull they're pretty fucking expensive so it's usually more common to go by elimination of FHV, allergies and other more common causes.

tldr check with a vet';

'>>4790244
>Do you remember the name of the medication/antibiotic the doctors used?
Opti pack e. I knew it was supposed to stay in the ear working for a while, but I figured by now it would be done. I guess that could still be bugging him though. I can't smell the medicine or anything else, and his ear doesn't look bad. I have to go back to the vet to get their booster shots in two weeks, so I'll talk to them about it when I go back to get their FeLV boosters. Also I have been sleeping throughout the night more than usual (was able to be up when their most active but schedule changed) so maybe he's been playing with his sibling while I'm asleep or just got a bit depressed that I'm not awake when he is anymore.';

'>>4790637
>Did anything in his routine change lately that could cause that?
no, he’s not lethargic nor have discharge what i know of
>Does he have any other symptoms like scratching more often
yes, he scratches his head with his front paw oftenish for me to have noticed and he goes absolutely ham on scratching his ears — we do try and clean them out every day
>puking more often or pimples around the chin
no and have not checked
>Has anything new been introduced into his diet or into your home lately?
i introduced raw meat, as previously mentioned, as a supplement to his reggo wet/dry food

wish we could afford a visit to the vet, and here’s another pic of the guy';

'>>4790674
Well if you can't afford the vet there's not much you can do I guess. Sniffles and scratching sort of sounds like allergies, in which case feeding only meat might help find out if it's the case. From what I know, feline allergies are generally caused by the protein source, usually beef or fish, so what meat do you feed? Also I hope you're aware cats need more than meat, but bones and organs as well to get all their necessary nutrients. I'm not really knowledgeable on that topic though.

Alternatively if you can get your hands on some corticosteroids like prednisolone, it's really cheap to procure. If you manage you could try giving your cat 5 mg per 10lb per day for a week and see if it improves anything. If it does you can decrease the dose gradually to 2.5 every day, 2.5 every 2 days, to find the right dosage. And if it doesn't you still have to wean it off gradually but at least you'd know it's not that. Wouldn't recommend without a vet's guidance though as steroids have secondary effects especially long term.';

'>>4790524
Sure but that’s definitely not the norm. Anything past 15 honestly qualifies as long lived';

'How do I find a good groomer for my kot?';

'>>4790725
If you love your cat you will use your own tongue.';

'Any solutions to litter spreading all over my apartment? Specific litter boxes, mats, etc. My cat is picky about what litter he likes so I can't really change that. Roomba would be nice but it's a little out of my price range right now';

'>>4790735
Yeah, vacuuming';

'So two cats are showing early signs of renal failure, go figure. I think one is 7, other might be a tad older and has FIV. I've become quite used to this at this point, since all my cats live a good long time but seems kidneys always are what lead to their downfall.

Is it worth the hassle of paying out the ass for renal diet food? Is there really any evidence? I'm kind of surprised how expensive it is. I would love to do what I can for them, but I don't wanna waste money on food they might not even eat or anything. And as mentioned, I've never gone through the hassle, but all my cats usually live to be 16-19 to date. The one that was 16 just happened to pass from cancer unfortunately with nothing I could do about it.';

'>>4790764
Get a phosphorous binder to mix in their food

https://iheartcats.com/best-phosphate-binders-for-cats/';

'In the morning my cat comes over to my face 4 or 5 times and tickles me with her whiskers because she wants to get really close to smell my mouth. Anyone else?

Occasionally she does it during the day and she gets so close her nose is touching my face.';

'>>4791003
They do that with each other. She sees you as another cat. That's about the highest status you can ask for with cats.';

'>>4786604
I'm a new cat owner, what should I look for when choosing types of kibbles that will help my cat in the long run?, I'm looking for something medium range in cost
I've been feeding them those little packages with wet food, cooked smashed meat or tuna mixed with my dog's kibbles
Also, should I buy them a tower so they can play?, it's a pair of cats';

'>>4791279
Wet food only. Even friskies slop is worlds beyond the best dry food.';

'I'm moving. I'm not getting rid of my two cats, but fuck is it so much harder to find a place to live where I'm going. What doesn't help is I also have a dog. I just wanted to vent. My cats are my buddies.';

'Cat bros I need your help, I'm in need of the image with the fat cat sitting in a computer chair with his two paws at the desk and hes looking at the camera. It gets posted a lot as a reaction image';

'>>4791279
Stick to wet food. The two things to seek out in cat food is high moisture and low/no carbs, which is basically antithetical to the idea of kibble. There are a few brands of kibble out there that are of a good quality (but still dry and full of carbs) but they're always too expensive to be worth considering compared to decent brands of canned food.

That said, a little bit of kibble in their diet is acceptable, like if you work long days and need to leave food out for them to eat, but they should be eating mostly wet food. It really doesn't matter what you're feeding them if it's kibble though, it's pretty much all crap all the same.';

'Anyone have that gif where 1 cat knocks something over and it scares a bunch of others who struggle to gain traction on the slippery floor?';

'>>4791503
nvm found it';

'>>4791503
I'll do you one better
https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1715119582285173.webm';

'>>4791538
This is why you should not have so many fucking cats';

'Why aren't you feeding your cat live prey?';

'>>4791315
>>4791493
What's wrong with dry food?';

'>>4791279
Get them kibbles that good for their digestion mostly as they tend to constipate rather easy, in my experience cats do not drink that much water since most of their liquid intake come from wet food so a kibble that helps them poop easier is better imo';

'>>4791556
If it is the only thing cats eat, it damages their kidneys

It's also a sign you're mentally ill and can't be bothered with doing much more than refilling your cats dry food once a week

I feed wet food once per day, and free feed dry food';

'>>4791564
Most cats will start ignoring dry food and eat only when they're hungry if you feed wet food as well, I feed my cat when I wake up and usually set my alarm for 6:00 AM, if my cat notices I wake up early he will come in and start destroying things until I feed him. It's like an extra alarm.';

'>>4786617
>>4786666
Speaking of Maine Coons, my kitten is teething I believe. Both of her upper fangs look like this, which I suspect is the adult tooth coming in and the baby tooth still hanging on. Do you think this is a problem? She's not complaining, and is having fun biting and playing with things.';

'>>4791564
Isn't that dependent on the brand? From what I have heard, it has to do with the amount of sodium in the food.';

'>>4791332
I would think it's harder to find a place for a dog since they're more prone to destroy shit and take up space. Cats may destroy your furniture but that's yours and out of that they're hardly a bother.

>>4791586
No, even the best dry food is worse than average wet food because cats evolved to get water from their food not drink it, so even if they do drink more when eating dry food, they don't drink enough to compensate and eventually that impacts their kidneys which is why it's very common to have renal issues (because most people feed shit food). And then they just feed kibble for renal instead of just fucking feeding wet food as they should.';

'My cat will only eat fancy feast wet food even though I’ve given him Rawz and Blue Wilderness wet food, I adopted him while older and can only assume it’s because he is used to pate wet food. Rawz was interesting, it looked more like shredded (cooked) chicken';

'>>4791592
They don't or they possibly don't? I have heard comments that say otherwise. Wouldn't mixing water with dry food help?';

'>>4791599
They almost always don't hence why most cats end up having renal issues in their later years, and mixing water with food as not proven to make a significant different in studies on the subject either.';

'>>4791599
Do you think your cat will eat soggy dry food? If you can't be fucked to feed your pets once a day, you don't deserve to own them';

'post slouching cats';

'>>4791614
I had to look back 6 years to find one if you can believe it, he only does it when he stops mid tummy-wash (because I interrupt him).';

'>>4791627
Is he missing an eye?';

'>>4791505
kek
>>4791569
Epic pic';

'>>4791540
how many is too many';

'>>4791665
It's hard to do one handed when she's wiggling.';

'>>4791641
Yes';

'I am so shit at applying topicals, my cat was able to lick a lot more of the nexguard combo than he should've and I feel so bad. He's super lethargic now and feels awful, which I'm sure is just the dewormer part of the medicine but still. I really wish he would've took a pill form but he was very stubborn. Just venting cause I feel like shit.';

'I love my cat so much that even all infinites combine cannot match my love for him';

'>>4791666
hopefully youll know. or your loved ones will try to tell you';

'>>4786604
Anyone worried about h5n1 infecting cats now? Should I keep my cat indoors for a time?';

'>>4791569
>Do you think this is a problem? She's not complaining, and is having fun biting and playing with things.
nope. mine's looked like that for 1-2 weeks and eventually fell. keep an eye on them, if they still didn't fall once she reached 8 months old you should go and ask a vet';

'>>4791804
also, he's 7 months today';

'>>4791746
I feel the same way, but sometimes I just want to pile drive her off the top rope.';

'>>4791791
The H5 in H5N1 basically means that the risk of it being transmitted to anything that isn't a bird or reptile is extremely low. The reason we're seeing it pop up in livestock is because the conditions are just that bad, and they're packed so closely together that something that should be impossible is made simply unlikely. I'm pretty sure it won't ever get to be a big deal. Keep your cat inside anyway, because they wreak havoc on small animals, especially birds. And that goes double this time of year, because birds are laying their eggs right now.';

'>>4791804
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to try to pull one out. I like having at least one baby tooth.';

'>>4791817
i actually have two of them. I heard both of them fall on the floor once they dropped.';

'Lately I've been waking up to my cat licking my calves every morning. Basically, my cats are active at night but pass out on my leg (by the window) at some point during the early morning. I'm not sure if its just licking its "pillow" or if its actually sick or something. The other cat is perfectly normal so it can't be a diet thing as they are given the same food.';

'>>4791728
I picked him up from his tower just because he'd been up there forever and he meowed a "wtf are you doing" meow at me. He sat on my lap a bit and slow blinked at me a few times which made me feel better. I was never able to understand the pain scale test before, but looking at his face he's obviously in pain. I guess the only thing I can do is to let the medicine take its course since apparently it's not harmful when licked, this is just him reacting badly to the medicine. I know for sure I'm not gonna give him anymore nexgard though. If anyone has any advice feel free to reply, I feel awful for him.';

'>>4791862
and of course I wake up to him playing with his brother and acting normal. I know cats can hide pain well but maybe I overreacted a bit.';

'>>4791940
Sure sounds like it but wdym "wish he would've took the pill form". Just shove it down his throat it's the literal easiest type of medicine to give.';

'>>4786604
Just got a new cat yesterday - right now I have her on where her litterbox will be, but the room is really stuffy when all of the doors are closed. Will that bother her?';

'https://sites.google.com/view/savecatsinchina/take-action';

'>>4791964
I tried to hold his mouth open and do that but I kept fucking up. After a few attempts he was becoming really hard to handle and I started feeling bad so I just quit. I probably wasn't being forceful enough with him, but I'm a new cat owner and I'm still learning a lot of stuff and get overly worried as you've seen.';

'>>4792154
Don't worry about it too much, pills are the best once you got a good handle on it. Sit with your kot with pill nearby, optionally put a towel around him just so he doesn't paw at your pill hand mostly, hold his head from behind with your left hand's index and thumb, pill in other hand, poke the corner of his mouth with your left index, he'll open right up, then you just put the pill on the back of the tongue and keep his mouth closed til he swallows. If you fuck it up and drop it elsewhere in the mouth and he starts trying to spit or get it out, just have food nearby to offer right away and he'll go to eat and swallow it at the same time. I do that every day with mine, you don't even have to be forceful.

If you're a visual learner this guy's pretty good though you really don't have to be half as forceful.
https://youtu.be/WnikCuQtFOw?si=uL6qtORUe9qeNTCp&t=266';

'>>4792064
Nah. Cats are desert animals. Mine love the heat outside.
>>4792154
I'm a vet tech and one of the hardest skills to learn is how to pill a cat without getting annihilated. It's a scary dance of hand, skull, chin, pill, and teeth. But once you get it, you can pill a cat no problem. I still prefer liquid meds for my own cats though.';

'I'm devastated.

I found this little girl yesterday morning on the sidewalk half-dead, she barely moved and was unable to hold her head straight, god only knows how long she was laying there, luckily there was a vet nearby. My worst fear came true when the vet showed me her x-ray, her thoracic vertebrae were broken, despite this he started treating her with an IV and it did improve her condition (she didn't even have the corneal blink reflex) but I already knew she had little time left. Back home I was taking care of her and as soon the anesthetics started to wear off she began writhing in pain, I was determined to put her down first hour in the morning but she didn't make it through the night.

I don't know what it is about the suffering of animals that deeply affects me, I've been crying like a fountain ever since yesterday for this kitten I barely knew. Seeing this little creature going through such agony really broke me.
In order to preserve my brief memories of her I decided to give her a posthumous name. Goodbye Laika I hope you are in peace wherever you are.';

'>>4792360
Sorry dude';

'>>4792154
>>4792305
>>4792308
I used to struggle with this too until I got a pill popper. Super easy but then again the cat I was using it on doesn’t put up too much of a fight with his paws, might be different with a more resistant one';

'>>4792360
You did what you could do bud. At least she wasn’t out on the streets when she passed. These things are just out of control sometimes. Makes you wonder how hard it must have been for pet owners before vets were a thing.';

'>>>/mu/121799078';

'>new cat
>extremely scared of me
:(';

'>>4792560
why';

'>>4792426
Pill popper is another great tool. I just got used to doing it by hand, as we didn't always have a lot of time working at the vet.
>>4792560
>adopt skittish schizophrenic prey carnivore
>it acts skittish and schizophrenic
Welcome to cats bro.';

'>>4792560
corner that bitch and get your knuckles in its chin';

'>>4792610
If I knew I wouldn't be shitposting
>>4792612
yeah that's the one thing she's receptive to';

'>>4791596
Blue Wilderness wet food gave my cats food poisoning. Maybe he can sense that something is off about that stuff.
>>4792560
Your cat will get used to you eventually anon. Don't worry about it. My boy cat is shy around new people but he got used to me after a couple weeks.';

'just applied to adopt this dude (Lionel) from a rescue, it will be my first cat since moving out on my own 6 years ago';

'>>4792305
>>4792308
>>4792426
I'll for sure be learning how to give my cat worm pills after this. The nexgard has caused him to tremor and be slightly off balance, thank god it didn't give him seizures. He never had problems like this with any other topical and I feel awful for him.';

'>>4792686
He's been slowly getting better though so I don't think he needs to be taken to a vet, just to clarify. Also thanks for all the help and advice you've given me, I'll stop blogposting now. This is my first big scare since I got these cats months ago and it really freaked me out, I don't know what I'd do if I lost either of them.';

'theres two cats and four/five kittens in a backyard of a empty house next door to a family member or mine, if i took one of the kittens do you think the other cats will be sad';

'>>4792713
also how old do the kittens look? like 10 weeks or something?';

'My cat passed away. He was 18 years old, yet it still felt too soon.';

'>OP says dry food is bad for cats
fug
What if I give each half a can of wet food, and let the rest be dry food? The problem is mainly them getting enough water, right?';

'>>4792953
that depends on your cat. mine has no issue with dry food, because he drinks plenty of water. i give both dry and wet, and the water bowl needs to be filled every day';

'>>4792953
>OP says dry food is bad for cats
that's only 1 dumb vet and the "dry food is satan" crowd found their holy grail and keep citing this dumb bitch over and over again';

'i just called 4 vets/animal shelters near me and they all went to voicemail and then a 5th one wants $411 for euthanasia and cremation where i get to keep the ashes of my cat. i was reading online about using helium to help them pass more peacefully but i couldn't find any actual guides for it.';

'>>4792805
Rest in peace, I'm sure he was a happy guy';

'>>4792953
we've always fed our cats kinda shitty food and a mix of dry and wet and they've always lived to 16-19 no problem. Yeah, their kidneys do give out, but you can only do so much. Whatever you can do to get them to drink more water is generally a good thing and thats why I think wet food has a following.';

'>>4792990
7 now';

'>>>/mu/121810738';

'>>4792978
>>4792980
I’ve fed my cats dry food for most of their lives and they seem to be fine. I recently switched to mostly wet though and they clearly prefer it but I mix in some dry too and they still like it';

'>>4792953
OP is retarded. A high-quality dry food like Purina is better for their teeth and digestion and weight. Literally just put a water bowl out. You can give HALF a small Fancy Feast can as a special treat.';

'I just adopted a cat and she hasn't eaten in over 2 days. I have 4 different brands, one is dry and she refuses to touch any of it. She is drinking water when I'm asleep though. When should I take her to the vet? She pretty small at 8 pounds so I don't want her losing lots of weight';

'>>4793101
You could try giving her some ground beef or chicken';

'>>4793101
That's fine. It's only been 2 days. Leave out the variety of foods, leave out plenty of water, tempt with treats. Mine go insane for those "squeeze-ups" tubes.';

'>>4793107
Okay, I weighed all the dishes of food so I'll be able to see if she's nibbling on it at all. I have some churu squeeze treats I'll try to give her as well';

'>>4793101
Is she hiding and such? A new cat refusing to eat from being too nervous or scared is normal, just make sure she always has access to fresh food and she'll come out sooner or later.';

'Should I keep giving my ragdoll kitten food even though he's a year old? I read and saw that they grow slowly.';

'>>4793166
Kitten food is high in nutrients to support a growing kitten. Y'all's ragdoll will get fat on kitten food.';

'>>4792673
Beautiful. Keep us updated.
>>4792805
RIP a good buddy.
>>4792978
Beautiful.';

'Does my cat knows how much I love him';

'Ruff! Grrr.. er..em I mean Hello fellow cat lovers!';

'>>4793389
Nope they dummy silly creatures but still love them';

'i love kissing my cat on top of his little head ^^';

'>>4793420
I give my boy kisses on his little noggin as well, and he absolutely hates it, so naturally I do it all the time.';

'>>4793101
Yayy she started eating.I got woken up to her meowing and saw she ate almost a whole dish of food. Thanks for the advice';

'i'm going to irresponsibly adopt a cat even though I'll have to abandon it in ~2 years when i move out of the country + i live in a one-room apartment
you can't stop me';

'>>4793389
I reckon they do. My cats know.';

'>>4793422
>he absolutely hates it, so naturally I do it all the time.
so trve
>>4793540
take them with you anon
it’ll be better for both of you';

'My cat requests for his litter box to be emptied. He makes noise in there to alert me, it seems pretty smart.';

'are these a meme or worth it?';

'>>4792560
this guy here again, she's no longer that scared of me, but is still pretty skittish. Whenever I go to her room I hear her run back to her (enclosed) bed and just stare out at me. I see her playing with toys on my camera but she still won't play with me.
If I drag her out of her bed, she'll sit on my lap and purr, eat treats out of my hand, and rub her head against me, but will run back to the bed after a few minutes. Should I keep dragging her out or will that traumatize her?';

'>>4786604
My cat is peeing outside his litter box. He had a UTI which we fixed via antibiotics but he’s still doing it. Any suggestions?';

'cat just got neutered and she screams every time she's alone, luckily my dog supports her';

'I personally think my baby boy is very handsome. Do you agree?';

'New kitty. Her name is scrunchie :)';

'>>4793707
free her';

'>>4793216
>Beautiful.
thank you';

'>>4793703
No, he is gorgeous!!!!';

'>>4793708
She is in jail, and will pay for her crimes.';

'>>4793678
Just let her be, it can take some cats 2-3 weeks to get used to a new environment and people, she'll warm up to you eventually just have patience.';

'>>4793707
>>4793715
How old? She looks cute :3';

'>>4793691
>neutered
>she
Can't believe I used to advocate neutering every male pet. Proto tranny propaganda right there.';

'>>4793691
Please do not mutilate your cats.';

'Elysium, Ely for short, 4 mo NFC
I'm struggling to get her to learn the speak command, I dunno if that's because her breed is typically quieter or what. and lately she's been more squirrelly with nail clipping. I feel like she hasn't had much human grooming as a early kitten, do I just keep it going slow with lots of treat rewards?

Also how legit is getting a 2nd cat in reducing cat playtime workload?';

'>>4793786
Female cats benefit from spaying more than female dogs do. Obviously always, always wait until well after sexual maturity but female cats go into heat much more often than male cats and it's very stressful on the body and the mind, especially as they get older.';

'>>4793808
>Also how legit is getting a 2nd cat in reducing cat playtime workload?
I always tell people to get two cats. It's just a good idea. They keep each other company, and it's only like 25% more work to care for a second cat.';

'>>4793816
*much more often than female dogs. My bad.';

'>>4793832
But it's also double the food and vet bills. I agree it's a good idea to get a second cat if you're getting a kitten or a young cat, but if you're adopting an adult or elderly cat, unless it comes with another as a bonded pair, it's not super necessary.';

'>>4793837
>But it's also double the food and vet bills.
Stop being poor.';

'>>4793691
Man. It’s always a treat seeing dogs and cats so close like this';

'I love cats and how nice it is when they purr sitting on you';

'>>4793841
he's trying to but people keep telling him to double his bills';

'>>4793765
She's 5 years old';

'Why are calico cats so seductive?';

'>>4793909
Because you are a zoophile.';

'>>4793909
all cats are';

'>>4791627
thank you anon, that's great. i wish more people replied. i love slouching cats';

'>Have an older house
>Its got terrible screens
>Cat saw a bird or something and popped through the mesh and wound up outside.
>Luckily I was in the same room and heard him
>Probably animal scents outside spook the shit out of him, yowling, growling, the whole nine.
>I prioritize finding him before properly 'suiting up' (Long sleeve jacket and gloves)
>Find him and get close enough to let him sniff me.
>Go to try and pick him up and end up with a bite on one thumb, a hooked cheek, and a clawed other hand.
Suited up properly after that but man he was not happy.
Not the first time this has happened as he popped the other window screen about a year ago.

In other news, I need to figure out how to get him to loose a bit of weight.
He's not a football but he's a bit chunky.';

'How bad is this? I first noticed she had a little scab Monday and figured she must have rubbed her head too hard on a piece of furniture. Today, the area around it is a little swollen and the wound is open. It's not dripping or anything but the scab is open. I don't know if she scratched it off herself, or it came off while she was marking the corner of a piece of furniture, but it's off. She's an indoor cat.

I put a cone around her for now. Vets are closed (open tomorrow morning) but there is a 24h animal hospital about 35 min away if I really need it. I'm just really worried because she's generally super healthy.';

'>>4794003
I would say its something that can get looked at in the morning.
If she's not immediately bleeding it should be fine till then.';

'>>4794003
Cone's good, you could also wash it gently with cotton balls and warm water but yeah, I'd check in with vet, maybe get antibiotics just in case to prevent infection.';

'>>4794006
>>4794060
My issue is that I can't leave the cone on her all night because she can't eat nor drink with it. I guess I'll have to wake up 2 or 3 times tonight to give her breaks?';

'>>4794075
Could probably take it off a bit before you go to bed to see if she eats or not and gets some water.
Otherwise you can risk it or try to elevate the bowls a little.
She's not able to eat/drink because it reaches the ground when she tries right?';

'>>4794105
>Could probably take it off a bit before you go to bed to see if she eats or not and gets some water.

I just did. She ate her fill and had a drink. Think she'll tough out 8 hours without any significant stress?';

'>>4794112
Should be, I give my cat a bit of food before sleeping and he's fine, although he will start nagging me when its time to get up.
Water is a tougher question.';

'My cat has is now 7 years old! :)
Only roughly 4-5 years left and hes finally dead, cant wait';

'>>4793909
>>4793939
stop it';

'>>4794219
no';

'So how do you guys do wet food? My two cats won't even finish one cat all at once, so sometimes I have to leave it out for a long while. The most I'd go is a day, but do you think that's fine? I think they'd just not eat it if they knew it was bad, cats are pretty picky. I also add some warm water to it so it doesn't dry out throughout the day and they like that too.';

'>>4794267
>one cat at once
can...';

'>>4794118
Cat livespan is fueled by your dislike of said cat. He'll live to be 20 years and older.';

'>>4794267
I've heard it's fine to leave out for a while but Idk, I wouldn't want *my* food sitting out for a whole day. What I do is I split the meal so like half a can in the morning and half in the evening. For the rest of the can I put a silicone top on it and put it in the fridge until next meal. You might have to experiment to figure out how much they'll eat every meal and hopefully they're not too picky about cold food (was never an issue with mine, though I did smush it since it gets a little hard when cold).';

'>>4794267
just feed them what they'll eat and leave the rest in the can for later. I don't think there's any risk in leaving canned food out for a few hours, if it gets gross your cat will probably just refuse to eat it, and if it just tries out just get a spoon and give it a stir.';

'I want to kiss all cats';

'>>4794411
holy plazmosis';

'>>4794118
Kys go back to your dog general';

'>>4793999
My old cat get really aggressive when she wandered outside too. I think indoor cats freak out when they're in an environment that doesn't smell like them. They prolly think you're some strange cat.';

'>>4794423
Nonsense. If he kys'd himself he wouldn't be able to go back to the dog general, or is there 4chan and computers in hell?';

'>>4793837
>double the vet bills
On paper yes, but in practice it actually halves them because then instead of suffering health issues from stress due to loneliness, they have a buddy to keep their energy levels and immune system strong.';

'>>4794454
Dog general is hell, they always fighting';

'>>4794476
1% ruins it for the other 99%.';

'undefined';

'>>4794852';

'how likely is it for 2 kittens from different litters to get along and play together, they're only 1 month apart in age';

'i wish my cat would meow';

'recently adopted a cat and her daughter and the mom lets me pet her every now and then now and does seem to enjoy it (some purring, coming back, rubbing her head against my hands) but the younger one is too shy to come that close or let you touch her
but then today i was petting her mom and she came up and seemed very curious and interested and laid down next to us so i gave her a couple of strokes too along her body since she REALLY doesnt like hands near her head, but she swatted me with her paw after like 5-10 seconds, no claws really other than by force so i take it it was just a "stop doing that" swat right
ive never really had cats before so idk what im doing just trying to make sure theyre happy';

'does anyone actually feed their cat once every 12 hours? I open feed mine and he literally eats 10+ times per day (might be eating in smaller amounts though) but still. And don't worry he isn't overweight but it still worries me if he might be eating too much';

'>>4794983
I just put out the daily allotment of food and my cat picks at it throughout the day';

'Brought this fella back from the shelter today, his name is RuPawl. Need to teach him that tables aren't for sitting on...';

'>>4794941
give him time, my cats refused to meow for half a year';

'Happy mothers day to me and every mommas cat';

'>>4795066
>tables aren't for sitting on
Why not?';

'>weather gets hot
>open windows
>cat regularly jumped on window and watched outside
>yesterday she actually jumped out and started looking around
>today, jumped out late afternoon
>still hasn't come back
I tried to look around but I can't find a trace of her.
Now the only real danger for her are cars but it's night time now and she's still not here.';

'I love this silly creature so much';

'Reminder:
Litterboxes are for cucks
Do you really enjoy cleaning your cats shit?
Just let it outside
>bbbbut my furbaby will die!1
Lol
Sounds like your cat doesnt have enough serval blood';

'Why does my cat not want to go outside through the sliding door but she wants to out of the basement window';

'>>4795238
Autism';

'>>4795201
Looks like my old cat';

'>>4793673
My cats' previous owner had a litter robot and told me that poop often built up in the scraper.
>>4794964
Some cats can be ticklish and get upset if you touch them in certain areas. She might be trying to protect her baby as well.
>>4795201
>>4795263
I love Russian blue cats. My grandparents had one for 21 years and she was awesome.';

'>>>/mu/121873168
>>>/mu/121873612';

'The cat in
>>4795263
apparently had zero Russian Blue genes.

He was primarily Maine Coon and Siamese. Both track because he was super vocal, very large and heavy and did a lot of dog-like behaviors like playing fetch and coming when his name was called.

I miss that lorge derpy ass nibba like u wouldn't believe.';

'>>4795457

Meant as a reply to
>>4795331';

'>>4795143
Good news, I found the cat. She got stuck on the roof of a nearby abandoned building.
Should have let the window open tho, she did a number on my forearms because she panicked when we went the long way around to the front door.';

'My boy has, twice now, made a random single gag(hack?)ing noise. What could this be? Once was during play, the other was while eating kibble.';

'>>4795331
>She might be trying to protect her baby as well.
sorry, wrong cat, it was the younger cat who slapped me
i think im just gonna be gentle and do really quick pets when shes in the mood and reward her with a treat if she doesnt immediately hit me';

'>>4795530
Hairball?';

'>>4786604
>/cat/ - Cat General
kys';

'>>4789062
Passive forced exposure and proximity was the only thing that worked for my less intelligent cat. I'd just put his hangout box in further places each day and block old rooms or pussy spots like underneath shit where I wouldn't want them to go anyways cause they could be crushed.

One room method only works for average cats and adopting cats into homes with other animals who need the scent acclimation first.';

'>>4795530
does he get hairballs?
does he have contact with other animals directly or through people?
is he meowing fine?
does he seem tired?
is he eating less?

my cat got sick with something like laryngitis which made him experience random gagging, unable to vocalize, fever, he ended up on antibiotics an allergy med and an appetite stimulant(practically animal abuse unless the cat stopped eating) it was a contagious cat virus of some kind his voice never fully recovered';

'New
>>4795965
>>4795965
>>4795965';