Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I’m considering a move which would be the best thing for me financially, socially, and mental-healthyfully (you know what I mean). However, the one issue is cats. The new place has four neutered male cats; two are 14 years old and two are 8. They get along together very [...]
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Six days ago I returned home with a new feline housemate, and I promised to document the process of introducing Chrysanthemum — a.k.a. Chrysanthemum Kiss-Kiss Bobette Jellylorum Kelley — into my family. Because I knew Kiss-Kiss would be stressed from the five-hour road trip and finding herself in a new environment, I knew it was [...]
View Article introducing new catsDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have two cats adopted from a shelter a year ago when they were kittens, and as kittens do, they used to play fight a lot and cuddle. They’re brother and sister (fixed very early on), and the staff at the shelter were so glad I took them both [...]
View Article inter-cat relationships, introducing new catsDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have been feeding a stray cat for about four months now, so am guessing that she is about 7 months old. I have an open appointment at my local vet to take her in for spaying, shots, etc., but I haven’t been able to grab/catch her. I have [...]
View Article introducing new cats, stray cats, trap-neuter-returnDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have three questions for you. The first is about my new 4-5 month-old rescue kitten. She cries to be held ALL THE TIME! We don’t mind loving her, but we can’t be expected to just hold her all the time. What should we do? Next: The same kitten [...]
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