Any Advice? Cat behavioral issue--sigh.
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Comments (31)My almost 16 year old cat Maud was diagnosed with melanoma on the tip of her nose after a biopsy. We went to an oncologist who said surgery to remove her nose was the best shot at removing the cancer, and we would follow up with a series of cancer vaccines. She just had the surgery less than a week ago and is doing AMAZINGLY well! The surgeon was an artist and she was running around the day she came home. She stayed one night in the hospital and the techs told us she was asking for petting that night! We are so hopeful this has cleared the cancer and the surgery has not been a huge deal for our senior cat at all. She is on pain meds every 8 hours, which make her sleepy right after. The surgeon said he wished more owners considered nose removal rather than be upset by a cosmetic issue when the animal could care less how it looks. I am sharing in hopes that people will consider surgery for an older cat, depending on the type of cancer of course. My girl has amazed me with her will to live and resilience....See MoreDeaf Cat, need any tips advice etc.
Comments (8)He's a beauty! Like Lily said, he does look like a girl cat. Our Nikita looked exactly like Tiger when she was young (she is blue-eyed and not deaf). Many years ago, our cat had two pure white kittens, one (Shwetu) had odd-coloured eyes, and the other (Meetu)was blue-eyed. We didn't realise until later that Meetu was completely deaf - he seemed to take his cues from the other cats around him. All were indoor-outdoor cats. Our area didn't have any traffic, and only one resident dog who loved cats, else we wouldn't have allowed Meetu outside on his own. Tiger will most likely learn from the behaviour of your other cat and dogs. And I wanted to ask - who's that in the right upper corner of your third pic - all snuggled up cozily in bed?...See MoreNew, weird cat behavior with wet food
Comments (52)I wonder if you will see this 5 years later. My cat who is 3yrs old has been doing the same exact thing as you mentioned. I googled it and found your post. Ironically it is also with Fancy Feast. Salmon and Shrimp... Her and her sister eat dry food maining but I give them FFeast here and there. She usually devours it but the last few times she meows for it, dives in to the plate, eats a little then darts away from the plate like something scared her. Then she runs around the house like she just ate a bag of cat nip dives into a box and starts to claw it to shreds. When I call to her and say it's ok, whats wrong she starts to lick herself and clams down. A few minutes later she will go back and finish it... She eats dry food with no issues so I dont think it's her teeth.. They are both indoor cats. It is almost like she gets wild because it's fish? Like a hunt feeling.. I read all of these comments and I will have her teeth checked. But wanting to ask if you ever determined the issue? Did it stop? Was it her teeth? I am going to try a different can of wet food, see if she does it with that as well. It was just very interesting that your story is so similar even down to the type and flavor of cat food......See MoreNeed advice on stray cat living in my yard
Comments (10)I second everything kashka_kat said. There is a feral cat population in my neighborhood and I got helped by the local group Feral Fixers that work in DuPage County (probably others around here too). We did eight cats a couple of years ago... six kittens and their two mothers. The mothers were ferals that got released, the kittens were socialized and adopted... three of them by me! My kitties mama is our resident feral now and sleeps in our garage, but doesn't want to be a pet. I also have boxes outside for her and a few others that come around. The TNR group helps with trapping and transporting cats to PAWS in Chicago where they do low cost spay/neuter and vet care (vaccines, wormer, etc.) for these homeless cats. The cat can be scanned for an existing microchip also to check for an owner. Homeless cats that are deemed friendly often will go shelters or fosters to be adopted. Truly feral cats get ear-tipped (to indicate they are already neutered and cared for) and released. The ferals can do well here with the help of an insulated shelter box and a source of food and fresh water over the winter. When they are outdoors all year they get a nice thick coat and with enough food put on some winter weight too. There are lots of easy and cheap feral shelter plans online. It may be getting a bit too late to spay/neuter and release a feral this year due to the cold though. Don't make the mistake of just putting food and shelter out for this cat with no attempt to ever trap it to see if it is neutered. Well meaning people who feed but don't neuter are just making the feral cat population worse. Putting out food and shelter may attract other cats as well. That is what happened in our neighborhood. I thought there was just one skinny little cat and gave her some food and built a shelter. Then a few months go by and she's pregnant... and oh now there is yet another cat with kittens in the box that I didn't even know existed! The TNR group said there was at least one known cat hoarder around here that moved and left all these cats behind. They spread out, fought over turf, and continued breeding. All the while getting fed by well meaning suckers...err...people all over town. :)...See More- 7 years ago
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