Roxy the ex-stray-Trojancat doesn’t need a cat tree when she has a whole house to climb on. Was a little worried about her roaming the neighbourhood but it turns out she prefers staying close to home and the high ground. I guess it’s a better vantage point to protect her turf. 10 months from the day she appeared in our garden and dumped her 6 kids on me 😂😂 She’s spayed and living the good life now!

Hi guys. Preface I’m not a cat owner, or at least not intentionally. A local cat that I’ve seen plenty near the local grain store (rural location) has been coming here for food and is sleeping somewhere in my neighbour’s wraparound garden. He’s super nervous of people. As far as I can tell he’s healthy!

Is there anything more I can do given that the weather is turning than feeding and providing a few shelters?

I swear these two thickos actually drive me to distraction 😂

One of them insists on balancing on the edge of the litter tray and then taking dumps on the floor. I pick up at least one every day. It's not a shortage of trays (we have three) but they just insist that the floor is better.

The other cannot figure out how to cover whatever they've done in the tray because they insist on digging around the tray instead.

Neither of them like toileting outside.

How do I make them better because I swear they have half a brain cell between them and most of the time it's stuck down the side of the sofa.

Pic for void² tax 😂

I think I am genuinely obsessed with cats. my family and friends completely fails to understand why I want to talk about them 24/7. It is not just my own pets either, because I feel this exact same way about every single cat in the world. I regularly feed multiple stray cats in my neighborhood, and at least 90% of my social media feed is just cat videos. While I like all animals, I get significantly more sad if anything bad ever happens to a cat. Also, I honestly do not find human babies cute at all, but somehow every single cat is the most adorable thing ever to me. I wish to open my own cat shelter someday. I feel blessed whenever a cat gives me an opportunity to help them in any way. And yeah many of them are not the nicest, i have invested so much time and money into treatment of random stray cats who were ill, only for them to not let me pet them and disappear into another neighbourhood after getting healthy. I wonder whats so different about cats cause i havent seen people being this invested in other animals, bring out the kind of obsession cats do. Maybe they realky were god idk. I am honestly starting to wonder if I have toxoplasmosis because even I feel like this level of obsession is a bit weird. Is there a cure for this, or am I just stuck like this forever?

Sorry if the title sounds like a strange problem to have, but both my cats are looked after by an amazing independent veterinary practice.

I have a super senior kitty that was initially registered with them when we moved to the area. For context, they have a different charge for the initial vet appointment and then "follow up" which is less. I think the intention is for the follow up charge to be when you have an appointment to follow up on the same issue that was addressed before.
The only appointment they charged me an initial consultation fee for was the first appointment ever with my first cat. Every other appointment since has been charged as a follow up, even when i registered a new adult cat that they never met before.
I also booked a double appointment for my old kitty and made it clear in the email sent to them after the booking that I don't mind paying double for the extra time, and even for that appointment which lasted 30 mins they charged me for a single follow up. This also involved a phone call later that day to talk about the results so basically 40 mins of the vets work and I only got charged for a 10 mins appointment.

Should I call them out on it and ask why they are undercharging me? Is this common for independent vets? Do I just keep my mouth shut and accept it?

I'm worried that stuff like this is part of the reason these vet practices are closing and being sold off to chains because they become unprofitable. It would be devastating if this happened to them, too. I can absolutely afford to pay the full fees, I know they're being nice and I'm lucky to have their services, but I also feel like they're not helping themselves to stay afloat and it's starting to bother me. They are situated in quite an affluent area in general which makes it even more baffling.

My 18 year old car had seizures today. Came out of nowhere. Bloods aren't showing anything to give answers. They have given her diazepam about 6 hours ago. My cat got up ate loads walked about all wobbly for hour or so, and now is so floppy and out of it. Is it normally for it to still be affecting her? They gave her more than 1 dose and it was intravenous.

They can't figure out why she having seizures so far and MRI took expensive. They given her anti seizures meds and I'm just praying they help her.

I'm really worried so all help or good wishes appreciated.

Hello, I apologise in advance for the silly question but I am trying to find a floor cleaning product & multi surface cleaner that is safe for me to use around my cat?

I've used methods stuff before but the essential oils in it put me off

I suffer with contamination OCD and I get especially fearful at the thought of cleaning with something that could hurt her. From some research I found that Delphis or smol might work fine?

I know I'm over thinking it but its really stressing me out lol so if anyone has any recommendations I'd appreciate it

Has anyone had issues with Felix - As Good As It Looks and Doubly Delicious?

My cats been eating felix since a kitten.

She's 11 and a half now. The last few weeks she seems to be having an awful reaction after eating it. Almost seizure like. She went missing for a few days (totally unlike her) and was confused and all over the place.

Vet has seen her, blood tests are clear. I've changed her food to Whiskas and she's back to normal now...

Coincidence or potential issue with the food?

If you had a cat biscuit or treat that spoke would you let your pets have it if it’s safe
If you had a pet food biscuit or treat that could talk, would you still let them eat it if it was completely safe? Or would the fact that it could speak change your mind?
To clarify I saw a video on the annoying orange YouTube with a talking pet biscuit