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I think they are just letting off steam with their crazy antics sometimes. My little Seshat goes racing around the house about the same time everyday. Afterwards she is peaceful and relaxed. "Bad" behavior is usually a sign one of them is feeling neglected. Out of the ordinary,like litterbox problems usually is more serious and needs attention ASAP.

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Wow, I feel lucky because my cat barely has any problem behaviors. If anything she's just too darn friendly LOL! If it were up to her we'd have to pet her all day while she purrs and purrs. Well, once she pooped all over my bed, but that really wasn't her fault. My fiance shut her in my room without her litterbox. So I got mad at him, not the cat!

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one of my cats peed on me! Twice!
She was a alley rescue, and since I already had some cats, I think she was just making sure I was hers. I was not very happy and didn't know what I was going to do.
She was already scheduled to be spayed the following week. There has not been a problem at all with her since then. Magic is a very cool cat. But I have to admit, being woken up with a warm wet sensation running down was not exactly a way to secure a place in my heart.
Good thing I speak some kitty and understood.

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My girls (2) are pretty good. The only problem I've had is since Fall, my youngest who is 1 1/2, has been bitting wood. Underneath my bed-part of the frame. My husband passed in November after a long illness-I realize now that I found these pieces (some small, some medium) of wood and looking( what I thought was all over), could never find out where they were coming from. Recently, I lifted up my box spring and mattess, and there it was....bite marks on the wood. I put a sheet set on it so that all you see when you look under the bed is sheet. It seems to be working. Has any one else ever seen this? My vet hasn't and she seems healthy. I don't believe she has actually eaten any...she just bit it off. He thinks it's just a phase....I hope so, maybe stress??

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I have rescued 8 cats and the only one that is giving me any problems is my one cat Tigger. He was my third rescue along with his brother Smudge. Both cats are totally opposite. The main problem I am having is Tigger started spraying last year around March when we went away for a long wekend. Ever since then, he sprays my furniture or my bed spread. I have tried the water bottle, putting boxes on the chairs, and yelling at him. He knows he has done something wrong because the minute he sees me watching him, he books. I love him dearly and would never dream of giving him up, but it is beginning to put a strian on my marriage as my husband says I should toss him outside.
The other problem I also have is Tigger, his brother Smudge, and another male cat Lilbit all want to play tag with my one cat fraidy - female. All cats are fixed. She hates all three of them but the continue to try and play tag (at least I hope it is tag), which ensues a lot of screaming, hissing, and paw batting on her part. It has gotten to the point where fraidy is in a cage so they cannot get to her.
Any one have any ideas or suggestions for me on both of my problems?

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It sounds lie Tigger freaked when you went on that trip in March. They some times feel they have to protect their home in your absence by marking. Once that smell is in your stuff, they keep peeing there. I recommend cleaning the stuff they peed on with an enzymatic cleaner. You might get a feliway plug in, restrict access to the areas where he marks for a while, cover the stuff with a plastic sheet or get an animal behaviorist to help you. Mine put two of my cats on prozac. It really helps them, but there are ther answers.
For fraidy, I'd get a feliway plugin, give her sanctuary from the crazy rowdy boys for a whi le.
Good Luck!

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hi, i have 6 cats all of them are cats that no one wanted. they all have been good for the last 2 years
and now i have a male cat peeing on my bed. don't know why. can any one help me. Thanks

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Although I am currently catless (due to the rules in this apartment complex), I always had cats. The one thing I learned early on is that, to quote T S Eliot, "for he will do as he do do and there's no doing anything about it." I had one cat who taught himself to use the toilet. I guess he didn't like the way I cleaned the litter pan - and I know that he didn't like the little "house" that went over it. He left enough "notices" on the roof so that I would get the idea. I had one cat, my beloved Arthur, who ripped all his fur out. He had fur on his head and shoulders, and on the very tip of his tail. I was advised that he was under stress. So, I coddled him and babied him and his hair grew back. Cats aren't dogs. I guess there's some behavior modification that might work. But if I wanted a pet who acted like a dog, I would have a dog. I love a cat's unpredictability. I love their independence. While I'm not crazy about shredded furniture, it's only a thing. A cat is alive, a sofa isn't. And I've always owned used furniture because I feel this way. My guests were always warned, and if they didn't like it, well, they knew where the door was. Did I pamper my "kids" too much? Maybe. But my beloved Arthur lived to be almost 17. The others I had were 15 and 14 at their passing. I miss them, shredded sofas and all.

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I've got two boys, Cocoa and Nicky. I adopted them 2-1/2 years ago and discovered the hard way that Cocoa loves plastic. He ate a good part of a plastic bag and had to have intestinal surgery to have the plastic removed. I keep all plastic bags hidden away now. Both boys love to scratch (toys and furniture). I found a website, SoftPaws, that sells claw tips that can be applied to their front claws and this has worked wonders. They mostly use their scratching toys but I do occassionally catch them scratching furniture and the soft paws really work. I agree with selkie55. Cats still do retain a wonderful wildness which I really love.

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Hi everyone I am new to this site. I have a 2 year old male cat named Moogy. Moogy is deaf and as a consequence meows very, very loudly. He became sick about 4 months ago and started having seizures and lost 5 lbs, we have since determined that he refuses to eat hard food and will starve himself before eating any kind of hard food (hence the weight loss and seizures). Ever since we started giving him wet food, he meows constantly (but all other health problems have disappeared). At first we fed him everytime he meowed because we wanted him to gain weight. Now he NEVER stops meowing. It starts at 5am and he will meow for 2 hours straight until you feed him. As soon as he is done eating, he starts meowing again. We don't know what to do. We are concerned about Moogy's health, but we also live in an apartment and need him to stop meowing because it is bothering our neighbors. It is also wearing on my husband and I. We try to comfort him, play with him, etc., but he keeps jumping out of our arms and running into the kitchen to start meowing all over again. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

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Hi everyone I am new to this site. I have a 2 year old male cat named Moogy. Moogy is deaf and as a consequence meows very, very loudly. He became sick about 4 months ago and started having seizures and lost 5 lbs, we have since determined that he refuses to eat hard food and will starve himself before eating any kind of hard food (hence the weight loss and seizures). Ever since we started giving him wet food, he meows constantly (but all other health problems have disappeared). At first we fed him everytime he meowed because we wanted him to gain weight. Now he NEVER stops meowing. It starts at 5am and he will meow for 2 hours straight until you feed him. As soon as he is done eating, he starts meowing again. We don't know what to do. We are concerned about Moogy's health, but we also live in an apartment and need him to stop meowing because it is bothering our neighbors. It is also wearing on my husband and I. We try to comfort him, play with him, etc., but he keeps jumping out of our arms and running into the kitchen to start meowing all over again. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

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I'm also new to this site. I'm sorry to hear about your problem with Moogy. The only thing I know for sure is that a deaf cat will yell-alot and loud. Maybe a pet behaviorists can help you. I've never used one, but, I heard good things. I wrote in earlier about my youngest cat (Pearl) doing what I thought was chewing/biting wood. As it turns out, she was using my box spring as a scratching post! It's covered now, but, I'm sure she'll find something else to scratch. Lacat, I wish you luck. Let us know how you make out.

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I need help! My cat is about 4 yrs. old. I am not certain though because I purchased her from an adoption agency and they were telling me they THINK she is around 3-4 yrs old. She was brought in because someone didn't want her any longer so they aren't sure of her age and anyway, my question is:

She is a long hair cat and a gorgeous girl but she has hairballs sometimes that are so nasty! What can I do? I don't want to have to clean them up every week, right now it's about once a week and I am sure they hurt her! I have taken her to the vet and they gave me some medicine for her but she doesn't like it. I even put it in her food but I do not think she gets enough down her to help and she hates me putting it in her mouth. She is very moody! I love this cat and want her to be happy and safe. I drove 3 and half hrs to buy her and support the shelter and the bad issue is she gets sick usually on my carpet areas not the bare floor!

What can I do for her and for my carpet so it is not stained? I have never had this issue until this cat.
Thanks for all help! And I am new on this site so I don't know where to find the replies, so if you can email them to me,until I get more accommodated!

Thanks!
Aprilana
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I need help! My cat is about 4 yrs. old. I am not certain though because I purchased her from an adoption agency and they were telling me they THINK she is around 3-4 yrs old. She was brought in because someone didn't want her any longer so they aren't sure of her age and anyway, my question is:

She is a long hair cat and a gorgeous girl but she has hairballs sometimes that are so nasty! What can I do? I don't want to have to clean them up every week, right now it's about once a week and I am sure they hurt her! I have taken her to the vet and they gave me some medicine for her but she doesn't like it. I even put it in her food but I do not think she gets enough down her to help and she hates me putting it in her mouth. She is very moody! I love this cat and want her to be happy and safe. I drove 3 and half hrs to buy her and support the shelter and the bad issue is she gets sick usually on my carpet areas not the bare floor!

What can I do for her and for my carpet so it is not stained? I have never had this issue until this cat.
Thanks for all help! And I am new on this site so I don't know where to find the replies, so if you can email them to me,until I get more accommodated!

Thanks!
Aprilana
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Aprilana, I hope you get in to read this. Your fur ball problem? Have you tried getting fur ball remedy in your local super market? It does work wonders. It comes in a tube and usually in a few different flavors. Mine prefer malt & salmon flavor. Anyway, If you can get some in her mouth yourself, great. You could also try mixing it in with her food. The directions say you can put a small dap on pets paw and they will lick it off(right, mine have shaken their paw...didn't care to lick it off). If you can get some in her every day till she stops throwing up, then once a week, that should do the trick. Also, have you tried a dry food with a fur ball formula in it? There are many, I use one and it works well.
Hope this helps.

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Hi. I'm also new to this site and like it very much. I wish I knew what to do about Moogy's meowing. My cat, Minou, meows when she wants to jump up on my chest and get cuddled. Any time I'm sitting around, she wants to jump up directly onto my chest, right under my chin and purr loudly as she gets petted. She likes that so much that she almost chokes me pusing her back up against my throat. It's endearing and I don't consider it a problem but she meows when she wants that cuddling. Maybe Moogy does, too. Was Moogy always deaf? If he wasn't, maybe he's just complaining that he can't hear anything.

The hair ball remedy that you can get at the super market or a store like Petco or Pet Smart works quite well for me. I put about a quarter teaspoon on the end of my finger and offer it to Minou and she licks it off my finger. Sometimes she doesn't lick all of it off, but she seems to get enough, anyway.

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My cats seemed to react very badly to any kind of hairball remedy in food, but two are short haired and it isn't really an issue.
Science Diet has a special food for hairball problems and I use the sensitive stomach choice for mine. Once in a while one will chuck it all up and of course it is on an area rug...that is Murphy's Law...it would be too simple to just clean it up on tile or wood. The long-haired cat I have is just a mess, but she is very sweet. My daughter rescued her when she was in college and I took her back when they moved. Kiwi is now 22 years old, has a thyroid condition and her hair mats like felt. I keep an electric shaver on my nite-stand and shave off her clumps while we watch animal planet together, now if that isn't pathetic I dare anyone to top that! I have only had one cat I was not in any way compatible with over the past 30 years and someone else loved him, so I gladly handed him to where he wanted to be. It is always a learning process.

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Hi Aprilana,

I always used a product called Femalt. It came in a tube and my boys LOVED it. They would beg for it. I just put some in a spoon and they would lick the spoon clean. It really helped. Oh, there was still the occasional unpleasant surprise (usually in my slipper), but it was a lot less often. Hope this helps.

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sorry to hear about the hairball problem Aprilana. Have u ever thought of taking her outside so she can eat some grass? That is what my mother-in-law does. Now that my husband and I live with her and my brother-in-law, Streaker (she is a Calico Mix. She has black fur with white paws, chest, neck, tummy and a white streak on her head. Good luck, looks like alot of people are willing to help. Had a cat a few years ago but he ended running away from us because my nephues were hitting him. never had any problems with him. he was healthy as a horse considering he never saw a vet in his life, went through mange and survived and had a boil that we helped him clear up. Other then that, he was one tough cat. Charger was an orange and white tom cat. He dies when he was 10 1/2. Hopefully soon we can agopt 2 female kittens.

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Reading the stories about meowing cats made me laugh. I have twin 14 year old boy cats named Loverboy and Mr. Sweet Lips. They don't exactly meow, they actually talk. They learned to talk from my dear departed 19 year old Siamese named Kanga, who was the matriarch of them all. One day a year or so ago after they ate their meal, they were sitting beside me when I opened the refergerator to pour myself a glass of fat free milk. They were staring up at me and I distinctly heard a faint "Meow"...so I smiled down on them and poured a little of the milk in a saucer for them to taste.

HUGE huge mistake.

With cats, you do something they like just one time, and it is forever a "habit"...!!!!!! From that moment on after every meal, both Loverboy and Mr. Sweet Lips go sit down in front of the refergerator and stare at it and begin to meow....softly at first, then louder and louder and LOUDER until I get up and pour milk in their saucer. Funny thing is their meow sounds exactly like they are saying "Milk..." It goes something like "Meee-ulk, Meee-ulk, Meee-ulk" (from very soft and sweet in sounding tin the beginning to louder, and then much louder, and then VERY urgent sounding the longer it takes me) and I promise you they continue to get louder and louder until that milk gets poured into their saucer. They never forget. You do something nice for them once, be prepared to do it FOREVER!! I just don't know what I would do if they were ever spoiled!!!!! I love those cats so much.

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MY CATS ARE BRATS BUT I WOULD NOT BE WITHOUT THEM, AS THE LOVE THEY GIVE EACH AND EVERYDAY BY FAR OUT WEIGHS THE BRAT CAT IN THEM.

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I AM A PERSON WHO GREW UP OWNING ONLY DOGS...I DIDN'T KNOW FROM CATS...THEN ONE DAY, THIS TINY, GORGEOUS (FERAL) KITTEN FOLLOWED ME HOME WHILE I WAS ON LUNCH, AND WAITED FOR ME TO COME BACK OUT, THEN SHE FOLLOWED ME BACK TO WORK. I FIGURED GOD WAS TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING, AND MY HEART WAS ALREADY CONVINCED.
FIRST THING I DID, WAS SCOOP HER UP IN MY ARMS AND INTRODUCE MYSELF AS HER NEW MAMA.
THEN, I TOOK HER TO MY VET, GOT HER SHOTS AND HE GUESSED HER AGE AT APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MONTHS OLD, THEN GAVE HER ACLEAN OKAY TO GO HOME, WITH ME.
I NAMED HER MILLI, SHORT FOR MILAGROS, IN THAT IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT I HAD GIVEN MY DOG'S HEART TO A CAT, AND A MIRACLE THAT SHE CHOSE ME TO TAKE CARE OF HER..
AFTER BUYING HER FOOD, TOYS, LITTER AND A LITTER BOX, HOME TOGETHER WE WENT. SHE MEOWED IN MY CAR THE ENTIRE WAY.
AFTER OBSERVING HER FELINE BEHAVIOR OVER A PERIOD OF DAYS, I REALIZED I WAS SHARING MY HOME WITH A COMPLETE ALIEN. I JUST DID NOT UNDERSTAND A THING ABOUT HER. I WANTED HER TO LOVE ME. SOMETIMES SHE DID...SOMETIMES SHE ATE ME FOR BREAKFAST, THE OTHER TIMES, SHE HID UNDER THE BED.
SHE WAS AN ALIEN TO ME, AND I TO HER, SHARING THE SAME LIVING SPACE ON MY PLANET APARTMENT.
I BEGAN TO SUBSCRIBE TO ALL SORTS OF MAGAZINES ABOUT CATS...I KNEW NOTHING, REMEMBER. I WAS A TRIED AND TRUE DOG PERSON.
I NEEDED TO LEARN EVERYTHING, MOSTLY THE HARD WAY, HOW TO READ BODY LANGUAGE, THEIR PUPILS, THEIR EARS, THEIR TAILS ALONE CAN TELL MOOD SWINGS ALL BY THEMSELVES! ..I NEEDED TO ALSO TAME A WILD CAT TO BE A MAMA'S GIRL...A TASK TO CHALLENGE THE BEST OF US.
MILLI IS WILL BE 7 YRS OLD THIS JUNE. I USED WATER BOTTLES TO SQUIRT HER INTO LEARNING THE DIFFERENCE BTWN RIGHT AND WRONG. I USE SCATCHING POSTS TO GIVE HER A PLACE TO SCRATCH..EVERYTHING ELSE IS OFF LIMITS. SQUIRT, SQUIRT. I WAS LUCKY. SHE IS A GOOD GIRL. AND SHE EVEN SLEEPS IN THE BED WITH ME, WHEN SHE WANTS. MOSTLY SHE LIKES TO PLAY WITH HER TOYS, AND LOOK OUT THE WINDOW. SHE'S NOT CRAZY ABOUT BEING HELD AND SMOOCHED, BUT I DO IT ANYWAY, CUZ I JUST CANT HELP IT, AND SO SHE PUTS UP WITH ME..THEN SHE RUNS AWAY AND SHAKES OFF MY COODIES.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY: CATS DON'T BEHAVE BADLY, THEY JUST BEHAVE AS CATS. IT IS THE HUMANS WHO MUST ADJUST AND FIND A WAY TO ASSIMILATE IN ORDER TO SHARE OUR DOMESTIC SPACE WITH THEM..

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i have 3 of the wonderful creatures now and have always had cats. sometimes they act out to tell us something. the only problem i have is them playing and chasing each other all day. i have a floor to ceiling cat tree, it is hilarious to watch their antics on the tree. my cats will tell me if the cat box needs changed before my regular box day, they have left me messages before like using corners. males usually don't spray if they have been neutered. sometimes using a place other than their box could mean a urinary infection. i just let them be cats and enjoy them they way they are.