How can I keep my cat entertained while I’m away from home?
Posted on | March 14, 2010 | 2 Comments
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I would like a little kitty perspective on a situation. My sweet pudders, Sasha, is 15 and a very loving kitty. She recently moved with me to New York City when I got married and now lives part time in an apartment in Manhattan. I have to work in Miami two weeks a month and in NYC two weeks a month. When I am in NYC I work from home so she gets to see me and play with me whenever she wants. When I am in Miami my husband plays with her when he can and gives her lots of petting and love, but he often has to work very long days and travels a few days a week, so she is alone a lot for two weeks a month. We take her to our house in the country (2 acres of land filled with birdies and moths and chipmunks to chase and a big house to run around in) every 2-3 weeks for a couple of days, and she gets to go to Miami with me every 6 months or so and gets to play in her house and yard there. But I really worry about the time she is alone in the apartment in NYC – I am afraid she is bored and will get depressed being alone so much. Can you kitties recommend something my husband and I can do to make her time alone a little more interesting for her? … She has recently been diagnosed with renal insufficiency so we want to keep her as active as possible. Any advice you kitties can offer on how we can keep her entertained and engaged while she is alone would be wonderful and greatly appreciated!
~Kathryn Read more
Where did my kitten’s voice go?
Posted on | March 7, 2010 | 1 Comment
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I got my cat in January when she was 3 months old. My husband and I thought she was mute cause she wouldn’t meow. When we got her she was spayed already, which concerned me that they didn’t do the surgery the right way, or maybe she was too young. Even to this day, she still can’t meow. She opens her mouth but nothing comes out. But my other two cats understand her very well. It doesn’t stop her, OR them. She makes up for her silent meows with a lot of LOUD purring. She is the sweetest little kitten I have ever seen, and she does the cutest things. Still, I can’t help but wonder where her voice went!
~Kaisha Read more
My cat always has poop on his britches. Help!
Posted on | February 28, 2010 | 6 Comments
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
My cat goes to the bathroom in the litter box, but he never quite gets it all out. He always, unfailingly, has poop stuck to his butt. And not just after he goes; it’s there 24 hours a day, seven days a week. He sits on our furniture, on our pillows, on us, and all over the house with this poop stuck to his butt. I have tried pulling it off with some toilet paper but he won’t let me. What is the problem? Why can’t he get it all out and what can we do about it? Thanks.
~Laura Read more
