Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have trouble taking my cat to the vet. She runs from me and then when I catch her to put her in the carrier, she gets all her claws out and lets me have it. Help! Is there an easier way to do this? Also, once she’s locked [...]
View Article cat carrier, stress, trainingDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 4-month-old kitten, Marcel, has been a real problem boy: biting, scratching, attacking, etc. I know this is kitten play, and they are trainable, but I’ve tried out all the advice I’ve read about and nothing is working. He doesn’t mind the spray bottle. Hissing at him sometimes works [...]
View Article aggression, kittens, trainingDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 8-month-old cat has eaten polymer clay a whole half including plastic! Is polymer clay toxic to a cat? How can I keep her from eating clay and all kinds of other non-food stuff including wires, shoe laces, plastic, paint brush tips, junk on the floor, bird food, fish [...]
View Article chewing and biting, food issues, trainingDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: How can I train my 9-month-old kitten not to catch or kill birds? He’s killed four birds. The last time I caught him I had to grab him by the hair to make him let go of the bird. How can I stop this? ~Jennie Siouxsie: Well, Jennie, the [...]
View Article bird hunting, trainingDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: How can I get my cat to drink from a drinking bottle — like the ones they use for hamsters , but bigger? I bought one because my cat likes to drink from the tap, but he won’t use it. ~Hanna Siouxsie: Well, Hanna, I have to tell you [...]
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