Weekly Open Thread #3 - Discuss Anything About Cats!

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My cat always likes to lick my hair (grooming?) at 3 in the morning but now that I'm growing out my beard she's started licking that. Is this healthy lovey dovey stuff? I can deal with it for a while but the literal face licking is a bit much.

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u/First_Construction76 Oct 04 '24 edited Oct 04 '24

I know what you mean. My cat likes to lick my face and today went for my nostril. You just have to be ready to weave and bob.

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u/EpicPants__ Oct 10 '24

Face licking at 3am? Bro, that's some next-level cat love right there, haha.

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u/EpicPants__ Oct 12 '24

Lol, your cat's grooming you for a date, bro. Better watch out for those late-night purrs, haha.

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u/Mindless-Error6182 Oct 04 '24

hewoo!

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u/Sea_Marsupial_8322 Oct 14 '24

I have been feeding a “community cat” for a few months and he has really bonded with my family. He pretty much just stayed on our porch as we set up a cat bed and food and water for him. He looked pretty old and had a rough life up until he found us. He is missing an eye and his ears are all torn up. A few days ago I noticed he wasn’t eating and he just wanted to stay in his bed. I also noticed he was dirtier than usual. The next day I didn’t see him all day and now it’s been 3 days. I don’t think he is coming back. It breaks my heart to think he was sick and then wandered off to die alone. I already miss seeing him every morning. You were loved Bosco

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u/elise95400 Oct 16 '24

I hope you see him again and that he comes back!

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u/Fig_Tiny Oct 04 '24

do you think a cat would scratch deep in a bath?

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u/Fig_Tiny Oct 04 '24

leaving long deep marks

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u/Natural-Gwendalyn Oct 05 '24

it depends on the cat, and sometimes if they’re young enough they’ll get used to it quickly, but for the most part yeah they really dislike water and if they’re scared they might try to grab you with their claws to try to drag themselves out, so best to be very careful! i’m sure there’s a tutorial on this somewhere

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u/Magenta-Magica Oct 06 '24

I live in a 50 square meter apartment. It has a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, a completely empty room (almost same size as bedroom), And a small extra room. The doors can be locked (all), I don’t have anything poisonous in the house, like plants. If I was thinking about getting a cat, How realistic would it be? How much money would I need every month?

I’ve had cats before and love them etc., But never on my own. If I could choose I’d like a black shelter cat, But no idea.

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u/AvaM33 Oct 09 '24

Does anyone have a suggestions on how to let my cat watch “cat tv” videos without her attacking the screen?

I could tell she was kind of bored today as I’ve been really busy this week and I remembered that my old cat who passed away used to love watching videos of birds, squirrels, etc. I turned on the tv to try it out and holy moly she went nuts (sprinted from the other side of the room and then started trying to catch the things on tv aka clawing at the screen). I quickly turned it off but now she’s been pawing at the off screen and meowing at me to turn it on again lol… I’d like to let her watch it but not at the risk of my partner’s prized 75” tv lol

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u/juliz4 Oct 12 '24

I turn off the touchscreen on my computer and cover the keyboard. She tries to catch things but doesn’t do any damage and I don’t have to keep restarting the computer

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u/Gullible_Housing_156 Oct 11 '24

Hello, my cat spills out water when the bowl is clean but with a dirty bowl she happily drinks, does anyone know why?

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u/Ted-Lassi Oct 11 '24

That's normal cat behaviour lol. That's what makes them cats.

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u/juliz4 Oct 12 '24

Mine does too

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u/shshshsheena Oct 16 '24

Hi! Just rescued this adorable baby. Any ideas on what breed/variety he is?

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u/goldfaerie Oct 04 '24

does anyone have litter mat recommendations? we have litter boxes with a top entrance so they need to be pretty big but i wasnt sure if i should get a silicone one or maybe the ones that opens up so you can dump it...

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u/kynedee Oct 05 '24

does anyone have any recommendations or tips for helping a cat lose weight? my cat is pretty big and older in age so she doesn’t move much. i don’t have the power to take her to the vet right now but i still really want to help her. anything i can do?

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u/-Reverentiae Oct 06 '24

Hi! I don’t know much diet and cat weight loss, so I can speak to that. But exercise is the another big part of it. Even if your cat doesn’t seem to play much, there might be some toy or some type of play she’ll really like. Even with wand/string toys, I’ve heard some cats are “bird hunters” (they prefer the toy flying in the air) and others are “squirrel hunters” (they like it wiggling on the ground). Not sure how true it is, but it’s a good example of different ways to play with the same toy!

I’d recommend also figuring out when she wants to play and will be most active, and incorporate play time into your daily routine. If you’re playing with her, (1) you can make sure she’s getting daily exercise and (2) she might be more interested in it.

Also, be patient when playing. For some cats, watching a toy wiggle around is 90% of the fun, and they’ll get their exercise from the 10% when they’ve got bursts of pouncing energy.

You likely already know all this, but it can help to have the reminder! And even if the exercising doesn’t do much for weight loss, it’ll at least help her strengthen her muscles and live more healthily in her body.

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u/Little-A Oct 05 '24

Has anyone purchased this toy? If so, Does it work? And Does anyone know the OG creator My cats so hard to entertain. I feel like he would love this because he loves a string. Australia based.

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u/leopardlinn Oct 06 '24

Seeking some advice in here (but I’ll call the vet tomorrow).

My cat is pooping and peeing alot more than usual, still in her litter box. She’s drinking and eating alot more too.

She’s inside and outside cat - my garden is fenced and she can crawl, play and explore out there.

She’s 10 years old - generally very anxious and reserved. I’ve had her since she was 5 weeks old, and due to her not having a cat-mommy, her behaviour has been rough, but I’ve trained her pretty good.

I did notice her urine has a different scent, so I am thinking it could be an UTI. But other than that, her behaviour and looks is the same as always. It could also be stress? Maybe?

She won’t really explore the garden anymore, she just roams around outside the door (that I keep open for her, because of her anxiety.)

Her momma (me) is pretty stressed at the moment, so I’m not sure if that is what she can feel. She won’t urinate or poop outside anymore.

I’ll call the vet tomorrow but I’m super scared due to her being a senior cat too. What do you guys think I should do or what could it be? :(

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u/greatodinsk10 Oct 08 '24

Could be territorial or not want her bathroom scents to attract predators. Could also be a UTI or she ate something outside

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u/leopardlinn Nov 03 '24

turns out it’s diabetes :(

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u/Male_Lead Oct 06 '24

I was giving a kitten a bath. Around 1 month-2 months old. It bite me, and there was a drop of blood from the wound. Do I need to be worried?

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u/HyenaFew3083 Oct 06 '24

I've two female cats of same liter of 10 months old. One of them became mother recently. The other female cat didn't care about her until today. She started meowing loudly and paced around. I kept her with the mother cat for some minutes. Suddenly she got onto the place the mother cat is with her children, pushed away the children and tried to drink milk from the mother cat. She's been separated from the mother cat but is meowing loudly on the other side of door. Can anyone explain what's going on with her?

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u/DoTheDishesDude Oct 06 '24

Looking for advice adopting out of state. We found a bonded pair in another state via pet finder (Demi’s Full Menagerie, Julie & Joyce are the cats) and I’m a little uneasy as the scam potential seems incredibly high with out of state adoptions. I did a phone interview and confirmed it’s $350 for the pair which includes transportation costs and this seems very low for 2 cats that were spayed, vaccinated, and chipped and will be transported 3 states over. Am I crazy or is this gut feeling warranted? It’s a long shot but has anyone adopted from this organization/person on pet finder?

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u/Crafty-Mastodon-2199 Oct 07 '24

Does anyone have the one picture of the one cat with the look of mixed stupidity and awe on it's face? I was trying to find it but I was unsuccessful.

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u/sorrowfulmemories Oct 12 '24

Was it this one?

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u/Crafty-Mastodon-2199 Oct 12 '24

Honestly, I was looking for any cat picture that matched the description. I was seeing how different people would interpret a really general yet specific prompt. As your picture did fit the prompt, I was looking for it. Thank you.

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u/youdontlovemetoo Oct 07 '24

I've started preparing my cat blended human-grade tuna as a treat. I plan to give sparingly, like every other day at the most, so it's a pleasant surprise for him every time. What other cat-safe "grocery store food" could I add (blended or sprinkled on) that would make it even more delicious for him? And if you disagree with giving him tuna, please suggest a safer protein in the same price range.

Thanks in advance.

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u/ivanthewebber Oct 07 '24

Has anyone ever thought about providing an alternative to butt scotching for cats? E.g. a velcro-adhesed clean rag affixed to the floor or a wall?

I know that usually it's a sign of other problems, but similar to how some people keep an extra litterbox to prevent an outside-the-box mess it seems like it'd be great to avoid.

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u/ivanthewebber Oct 07 '24

I guess the question is if the cat would even use it

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u/LoudFail2182 Oct 08 '24

There are 2 cats that regularly come into my backyard and I have no idea if they are strays or not. They don't wear collars (I have no idea if cats normally even do, I've only ever had a dog in the past). They are pretty friendly, regularly lying down next to me or rubbing against me when they visit. The reason I'm worried is because I'm directly in the path of Hurricane Milton and I don't know if they have somewhere to go for the storm.

My house is not really in a good state to take 2 cats in since I'm prepping for the storm myself, and I also don't have any food I think would be viable for a cat to eat for the span of multiple days. So the question I have now is for people who let their cats outside, do you make them wear a collar? How can I tell if these cats really are strays or if they are a neighbor's?

I'm considering taking them in but I have never taken care of a cat before so this is all very new to me. I don't have any other pets in the house currently but I wasn't planning on having any either so this is pretty sudden.

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u/IWASYCYFAN Oct 08 '24

Whats are these purple bumps in my cats ears? He itches like crazy whenever i try to clean his ears

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u/arnar111 Oct 08 '24

I used to have a feline phobia, I couldn't be in the same house as a cat. Until I met Coco Puffs 3 years ago for the first time. I couldn't be close to her at first but she was so sweet and loving and somehow knew when to come to me and when not. The owner (my best friend) had to travel for 10 days last newyears, and she stayed with me. She then got into art school in England (we live in Iceland) and she asked me to take her.

She has been with me for 6 weeks next Friday and my mental health has improve 10 fold. She is so sweet and loving, comes to me in the morning and cuddles with my under the duvet. She talks a lot, specially when she finds a fly! She is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

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u/Comprehensive_Ad1970 Oct 08 '24

I'll make this short. I adopted a FIV positive 4-year old cat from the SPCA about two months ago. Think he was raised on the streets and was neutered just a couple of weeks before I got him. So he's been around but no real idea if he was raised indoors (and he's strictly indoors obviously).

Two issues, slightly related:

He picks at the carpet constantly. I have purchased a scratching post. He doesn't look at it. I purchased some of those cardboard incline things. Never touched them. I purchased three different types of mats thinking he might be a horizontal kind of cat. No luck. I move the mats around. He finds an open space. There's no specific spot--just whatever carpet is open. I am wary of spraying anything because I don't know what sort of unintended effects it'll have.
He won't eat without me watching him or at least acknowledging his existence near the food bowl. 5:00 AM every day, he scratches outside my bedroom (see #1) until I wake up, then mews/chats with me until I go downstairs and watch him eat some. When I go upstairs he follows me to the bottom of the stairs and looks up and mews. Sometimes I can go back to bed, sometimes he scratches to wake me up. He'll eat if I go into the kitchen in the evening and then go into the den, because he knows where I am. But he doesn't eat during the day while I'm gone.

No issues with litter, signs of illness, any other weirdness. He's otherwise pretty typical beyond his weird feet-attacking thing which is something I'm just kind of mildly accepting without knowing how to use positive reinforcement to stop.

Any ideas?

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u/greatodinsk10 Oct 08 '24

Hi all, I'm in need of some 'yeah I've been there' advice. We got a positive roundworm result at the vet and I'm currently treating 10 cats. The internet has a bunch of varying advice as always and between all of the cleaning, I'm just too tired to sift through search results :( If you've treated a cat and house for roundworm, please give me any advice you think would help! Ages range from 15 weeks to 8 years old. They were prescribed Panacur

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u/En__Fuego_ Oct 08 '24

How do you know when the cat distribution system picks you? I live in a city with stray cats but if one approaches me or let's me get close I assume it already has an owner and that's why it's friendly towards a human

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u/Vishfulthinkin Oct 09 '24

I think you it’s either they follow you, get into your home repeatedly or you just get a feeling

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '24 edited Oct 08 '24

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u/Vishfulthinkin Oct 09 '24

Were there any seasonings or additives in the tuna?

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u/Fearless_Ad_828 Oct 09 '24

hello, I have to temporarily move to my sisters house due to a hurricane she has a female kitten of 4 months and I have two kitten of 4 months one male and one female. I will probably be at hers for about 4 days. I'm not sure on how the cats might react to each other, because my kittens will be dealing with a new environment in another cats territory. How can i Make this temporary change less stressfull for them ?

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u/stalking-brad-pitt Oct 09 '24

My partner and me are looking to adopt an adult bonded pair from a rescue. We saw this posting of a beautiful pair, my heart instantly set on them, annnnnnd by the time I called the place they were adopted out.

This makes me sooooo sad and I feel a tug in my heart when I see their photo again (the listing is still up even though they are adopted).

I’m not sure why I feel this viscerally. Don’t know how to process this and move past to the next pair that needs our love!

Venting here to see if anyone has had the same experience.

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u/thecatandthependulum Oct 09 '24

Best mats for not tracking cat litter everywhere? I swear my tux cat has no concept of cleanliness. And most of my cats will jump the mat if it's small.

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u/imitaliam Oct 10 '24

Hi you all ! I’m welcoming a 3 months old rescue in a few days and I wanted some advices : - little guy is a rescue from the Caribbean (french Guadeloupe) and will take a long flight to France (8h). - he might be really stressed when he arrives, how can I help him ? All advices are welcome !!

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u/Easy-Bee3180 Oct 11 '24

We had a young rescue too. We put him in 1 room he had to himself (door open but a grid so he could see and hear us) with food, water, toilet, beds, toys, tree and places to hide if he wanted to. He was very afraid and nervous at first but after a few hours we could already play with him and pet him. After a few days he got used to us and got really curious and left the room on his own. 2 weeks after that we let him outside for the first time and showed him the cat door. He really enjoys it, but also liked to cuddle up with us in front of the tv. He is still a little shy with strangers but not with us anymore :)

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u/New-Glove-9204 Oct 11 '24

https://www.winnipeg.ca/police/community/news-releases/2024-10-11-animal-cruelty-arrests-r24-38403-project-artemis

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u/Mailuh_15 Oct 13 '24

this morning my cat pooped out of his litter box and he did it again one hour ago in the same spot, what should i do?

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u/Strawbhunie Oct 13 '24

Hello everyone, I would just like to ask what is the best kitten wet food that’s available in the market? My kitten is 3 months old and he is ragdoll + persian mixed 😸 I would really appreciate if someone can please give me their honest advice. Thank you very much ❤️ Also, I live in europe.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '24

The last month or so my 7 year old cat has been sleeping more than usual. It's like he's heard us say "Oh, he's a mature cat now." and has taken that to mean he can do nothing but sleep. He goes out a little at night, but then it's back to sleep. His sister is awake a lot more than him and is more active. It's like a role reversal. I don't know whether to be worried or not.

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u/yoonhanijoo Oct 16 '24

Hi! So I got bitten by a stray cat... But that was when I was 6 years old and I didn't get any injections or treatments, should I be worried?

That one night I got bitten by the same cat twice, each one on my leg. I didn't get any injections or treatments (I got scared of the needle bcuz they said it's big TT) but I did wash it with soap and water. What I'm really worried about is if I have rabies? From what I remember, they told me that if the cat dies that means I'll be 💀 too, it's like our life got connected the moment that cat bit me (I know it sounds unbelievable, I didn't believe too but Im doubting myself now) Btw I'm turning 18 this month. This is bothering me for years TT Should I be worried??

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u/Extension-Cod8041 Oct 16 '24

hello!! I have a two year old cat who still has a problem with biting?? hes been spayed and everything, he just still loves to bite when hes playful does anyone have any tips to fix it?

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u/Illegal_Apples Oct 17 '24

My cat just back from horni jail. Vet said she was already showing some signs of early pregnancy lol. Glad I don't have to worry about that anymore

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u/BigMorazza Oct 17 '24

What breed do you guys think this fella is? He is about a year old here, if you need more photos for height, etc, pls let me know! *

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u/BigMorazza Oct 17 '24

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u/Imaginatio-Vana Oct 10 '24

I just want to say this subreddit has horrible content. I don’t know why you guys want to look at posts about dead cats or medical emergencies all day. Unsubscribed lol fuck this sub

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u/JustDontReplyDummy Oct 14 '24

I appreciate you saying this. Like, I get not wanting to grieve alone but like…. Spreading the grieving/trauma to thousands of strangers just to get sympathy karma… like why?

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u/Imaginatio-Vana Oct 14 '24

It’s super obnoxious and I can’t figure out why mods allow it

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '24

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u/Imaginatio-Vana Oct 11 '24

Every post is death or sickness related. I’m sorry but that’s just dumb to allow. R/cathelp exists and so does r/grieving

Examples of good content would be:

‘Here’s how I trained my cat to go to the park with me’ or ‘scientists research indicates xx. Is good or bad for your kitty’

Not ‘Omg I killed my cat because I let him out didn’t take him to the vet and wow he was such a good boy wow what should I do’

Or like the other day someone posted a photo of a pile of throw up and said ‘is this normal?’ And it’s just like guys fuck off. I don’t go to r/soccer to read about the death of minor league soccer players or to see photos of broken legs from soccer accidents.

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u/celestial-raccoon Oct 13 '24

Hey guys. My cat has a yearly check up at the vet next week, but she absolutely hates it. Every year we go, she drools a lot, poops all over herself in the carrier, yells a lot. Is there anything I can do to make it easier for her? We give her gabapentin but it doesn’t seem to help a lot

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