What can I do about my cat’s ongoing urinary tract problems?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 4-year-old female cat that has been fighting a urinary tract infection for months now. The vet tested her urine and found bacteria but no crystals. She has been on several antibiotics and nothing worked and I finally gave up with them. From day one she never cried or howled in the litter box, never lost her appetite. I have been feeding her either Merrick No grain food or wellness. ... Read More
My cats have started to hate each other. Help!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We have two male cats, a ginger and a black. The ginger one was neutered two weeks ago, and the black one is not yet neutered. The ginger cat has become extremely aggressive towards the black cat in the last couple of weeks. This has become so extreme that the black cat has taken to hiding under a cupboard and won’t come out, not to eat or to use his litter tray. He seems seriously... Read More
Why do male cats mount each other?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My two 8-month-old brother cats, are usually very loving and clean each other. Recently I noticed one of them won’t stop crying at night on our bed; then I caught the other one grabbing his neck with his teeth and apparently trying to mount his brother! The little brother had tears and was crying! I pulled his brother off him, but then he kept this up all night. I’m scared! Can... Read More
Why is my cat peeing all over the place?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Hi. I have a 5-year-old “torbie” (tabby/tortoiseshell) cat and a 3-year-old ginger female. They have been spayed but in the last few months the older one has been hissing and lashing out at the younger one. My younger one cowers away from her. The older one has started to spray around the house in all places and the spray has blood in it. I have three litterboxes which are cleaned... Read More
My elderly cat has stopped using the litterbox. Help!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I need serious help. My 15-year-old Siamese, Mandy, has decided to refuse to use her litterbox. I have had to resort to putting her in the bathroom and only letting her out when supervised. She is pulling her hair out in chunks and is bleeding. She is also hissing and screeching at my son, who will not even use his bathroom anymore. I am at my wits’ end. I do not like shutting her up... Read More
My new kitten is hissing at everything. What’s up?
Greetings, everyone. We’re sorry we’re a day late with our update, but we had to let Mama take care of some family obligations (and have some fun — we know she could use a break from her constant hard work in taking care of us and being our typist, publicist and webmaster). Anyway, we’re here, better late than never, on a lovely winter day. Well, lovely from the inside, anyway. We’re not fond of all that... Read More
What can I do about my cat’s aggression problem?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We recently got a cat. His name is Buddah and we got him in July of this year. He is a large cat, not a purebred but probably part Maine Coon from what I have been told. He is just kind of black and gray striped. Anyways we are having some issues with Buddah. First of all, the vet told me to put him on a strict diet. He was 25 pounds (about 11 kg) when we got him. He is only to eat 2/3 of... Read More
