Hi all.. I'm new here but not new to cats. I'm getting one today and he's a rescue cat from a friend, Jennifer. Her brother has one and he wants to give it away. It seems his 'wife' tried to shave the poor thing and nicked it!! :o SO the cat hates her and has bitten her two times, I wonder why? :rolleyes:

Anyway, I can't wait to get him oh and his name is Rocker! Which fits perfect for me since I'm learning how to play the guitar. :cool: I get the kitten and all of his stuff so it's should be a semi easy transition for him. I hope. LOL

I expect to spend some time working with him to get him adjusted but I'm up to it. I've had dogs, cats and bunnies so I'm used to animals.

SO HI ALL!!

Jeff

heyyy! im Tania and i'm new to the forum, i have 3 cats called Sparkle, Glamorous and Princess! :D

I have observed this situation twice, once about 15 years ago, and again recently.
In both situations, the household had a female cat, at least one male cat, and at least one dog. All of them got along allright. In both situations, the female cats had the sweetest dispositions as if they wouldn't hurt a fly. They would never utter more than a weak "mew!" and step carefully to avoid disturbing anything... EXCEPT when bringing a new kitten into the house! Then the female cats would hiss and howl as if the devil himself had taken possession of them and their hair would stand on end and claws extend and ears pin back..
Oddly, the dogs and male cats didn't get upset by the kittens.

In the 15 year old case, the female eventually accepted the kitten after about a month. In the recent case, the female never got used to the kitten at all so after several weeks my dad took the kitten away to a "no kill" shelter which was recently exposed for euthanizing over 75% of the cats brought in to them.

Incidentally, it seems to be practice for shelters to claim "no kill" in order to get funding and donations easier, when in fact they are running a mini death camp. But that's another story.

Are female cats generally that hostile towards kittens? Once the kitten was gone, the female cat didn't exhibit any more hostile behavior.

Of the 3 cats I have, one male is a shedder, yet never pukes or has hairballs. Another male is also a shredder, and occasionally pukes up liquid vomit. The female has soft fur and doesn't have hairballs or liquid vomit, but several times per week she will gag after eating and expel a 3 to 5 inch long "rope" of softened dry cat food pellets (which the other cats gobble up quickly if given the chance).

They used to all get hairballs before I moved in and brushed the loose hair and fur off. Also, the insane person that used to take care of those cats had several fiberous items laying around the house such as brooms (both real and decorative) and fiberous arts & crafts type garbage. I threw all of that stuff away which helped a lot (the cats would chew on them).

I don't know what else to do to improve the situation any further.

I have 3 cats, all about 12 years old.
Both the female and a male occasionally sloooowly approach the biggest male, and open their jaws wide, then clamp down on the base of his spine (right above the tail).

It seems spooky to me because it is done so slowly and deliberately.

Ironically, the big male that gets bit on the bum doesn't do that to the other cats, BUT he has a nasty habit that he exhibits mainly on me. He will be purring loudly, curl up into a ball and lay on his back with his legs tucked in.. and then.. with no warning whatsoever.. he will lash out with an instantaneous MEOW! and take a lightning fast swat yet gentle swat with his paw.

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Hi everyone, I am from Chicago and have lived about 10 minutes outside of the loop for 20 years. I love living in the city. I have a husband, 2 children ages 9 and 6, 2 dogs (both rescues - one is from an Amish Puppy Mill), and 2 cats (1-Siberian named Ladybug, 1 red female tabby rescue - named Miss Honeybee - who came to our doorstep this past July starving and in liver failure - she now weighs 17 lbs!).

I am fostering a mama cat and her 4 kittens for Friends of Chicago Animal Care & Control. The babies are 2 weeks old now and one of them is pretty sick which is why I joined this forum to get advice, etc.

Thanks for being here!

Hello to all
My name is Mike, I live in Freiburg / Germany.
Excused please if mine is not so good in English, but I hope, it clear.
I have a cat, Miezka, 3 years old whom I have brought from the vacation on Crete and a tomcat, Mowgli, 8 month-old. It is a Main Coone hybrid.

I thought this looked like a good place to start participating in cat discussions other than mine. I hope nobody minds that I added that link. I am a cat lover, actually a cat breeder and I show cats in CFA. I have Cornish Rex cats and have also shown Oriental Shorthair and British Shorthair.

I love the times when I sit down and my rex's climb on my lap and setlle in. They are wonderful babies.

Hi
My name is Jess, I am 21 and I live in Hull. I work at a dog training center and live wiith my partner with our dog and 4 indoor ferrets, I am currently sudying for a second degree in companion animal training and behaviour and am also a petlog microchip implanter, I also am a qualified pet first aider (i over worry about all my babies!) although I've never had to put that into use as yet! *touchwood*

My previous cat, Rusty was my first cat, who I got at 2, apparently my mum came to my nursery where I was clutching a kitten who had been brought in and was going to be pts unless she was rehomed, I've been told that I refused to leave without her, so she came with me :D she lived to 18, she came with me when I moved out 4 years ago and was a little diamond



RIP my little darling

I also have a dog and 4 ferrets, here is a pic of my dog who I got as a rescue at 13 months, he was a cruelty case but Rusty adopted him and you'd always find them curled up on the sofa together!

I am now looking for another kitten, hopefully a colour pointed female british shorthair, (rather exact I know)



and here is 3 of my 4 ferrets



Hope you enjoy!

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knew where I could buy some Modern Cat Furniture in Melbourne Australia. I know there are several sites which ship to Australia but I would really prefer to buy from a shop face to face. I'm looking for a Cat bed, Kitty litter box etc...

Your help would be much appreciated, cheers.

I just wanted to say hello and show you all Harriet.

I just joined to post about a behavior problem we encountered with her yesterday evening for the first. (I've already posted on this in the behavior forum).

She's a very sweet cat, very outgoing and sociable. She's almost a year and a half old, so still a youngun!

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I joined joined Ilovecats.com today and wanted to say hi. I have two cats, one is 4 years old and the other is only 9 months old. They are both indoor cats The oldest has been very set in her ways since we got the kitten. I think she somewhat resents having to share her space :(. The kitten, however, has no fear and has marked her territory. They are both friends now and the older cat seems to enjoy having her around ... except when the kitten attacks her during a nap. The kitten also loves to take baths and play in the sink which really seems to amaze the older cat. I have posted an album with a few of my most current pictures of them.

I am new here but a life long kitty lover! My Duchess is a Tuxy Dive and spoiled rotten! She is 6 years old and the sweetest kitty. I'll post some pic.s later.