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(just to be clear im not pulling the cats head i was just putting it in place because she kept coming towards my phone and licking me)

Looking for advice/opinions on introducing cats. We have two relatively relaxed cats: a 10-year-old male Tuxedo and a 3-year-old female black cat. Recently, we rescued a friendly female stray we frequently saw outside. She has no chip, is about a year old, and was definitely dumped. She was very skinny, but we’ve since had her vaccinated, dewormed, and treated for fleas. (Her spaying is scheduled for December.) She’s eating and drinking normally and has gained a healthy amount of weight. We set her up in her own room for quarantine, complete with food, litter box, water, toys, and a window. She has a friendly demeanor with my wife and me, enjoys cuddling, and plays like a healthy, happy cat. For introductions, we’ve been laying treats or food on each side of the door. The new cat will eat calmly at first, but once she notices the other cats on the other side, she starts growling and hissing. I’m concerned that, having been an outdoor cat, she might end up intimidating or even harming our two (who are always indoors and quite soft). It’s been 5 weeks now, and she still hisses, growls, and reaches under the door to swat when we try the treat exercise, as soon as she notices the other cats. We’ve tried swapping blankets the cats have slept on to help them get used to each other’s scents, and we’ve let her explore the rest of the home while the other two are confined, allowing her to pick up more of their scents before returning her to her base room. We've also placed her in a kennel and let them come in and smell her, exact same attitude towards the established cats. We're unsure if a face to face meeting (no kennel) might become an emergency vet visit.

Are we missing something in this process? Are we on the right track? Could her behavior calm down after she’s spayed? Any suggestions are very welcome. We love her personality toward us and would love to see her fully integrated into our home. (Yes, we've watched Galaxy Jackson's video) but I wanted ask for more personal advice, suggestions. Many thanks.

He was a very happy boy

Hello,

My husband and I found an abandoned newborn kitten in a cardboard box in front of our building.

The kitten was just born and still had the umbilical cord. Someone abandoned it because it was placed inside a box on the stairs in front of our building.

We took the baby to a vet and got some kitten milk. There are no shelters in our country and we knew that if we didn't take it, it would die.

The baby is so tiny, and it's difficult to feed it. We are very worried. Any advice on how to take care of an orphaned baby and how to help it to eat?

We placed the baby in a box with a plushie blanket and a hot bottle underneath. We are feeding every 2 hours. The nights will be tough 🥲

Recently a family emergency popped up where my grandmother has to spend a long time in the hospital while in the progress of moving out of her house. I have been on cat sitting duty where I would go over, tend the cat, and snuggle her. Only problem is that where grandma will not be home when the movers come, we might have to take kitty home with us for a few days.

Unfortunately my dad has allergies and there's a bunny in the kitchen. I never owned a cat in my life and I don't know if I need to cat proof anything or what I need to cat proof. We do live in a farmhouse where every room is divided up so our house is not an open floor concept. What should I do if we have to have kitty spend the night with us? She has traveled with grandma before numerous times and spent the night with her in different places. She travels very well and is one heck of a sweet kibby.

Never have we had a cat so goofy. 😂

So I have two cats. They are only getting 1/2 can of wet food each in the morning, another 1/2 at night, and then 1/4th a cup of dry food in each of their bowls to tie them over during the day. The problem is, one of them eats ALL the dry food the second you walk away from the room. The other cat does not eat large portions, he likes to graze. Due to this cat #1 is extremely overweight because no matter how much I cut down his food intake the second I have to leave the house he eats the remaining food that’s supposed to be for them both. I don’t believe only the cans of food is enough nutrition for them or I’d have just stuck to only wet food and supervised meal times already. I also can’t be here to feed them more often during the day. I only have the time to do morning and night feeding because I work.

Please does anyone have any advice ? I’m very worried for the bigger cat he’s gotten so overweight that he can’t even clean himself properly and I’ve been limiting his food all year. The other cat is somehow a healthy weight by the way, he’s not starved but definitely is very hungry by the time he gets to eat at night.

The tabby is Artemis she's 13, and the ginger is Apollo he's 2. They are taking up about 2/3 of my share of the bed, with Artemis is the center. I can't lie down to rest my leg or take a nap.

Just looking for some advice here. My family of 5 has an 8 yr old gray male tabby. We adopted him about 4 years ago. He was a sweet boy and never bit anyone. But when my last baby was born in 2021, there have been increase instances of him biting us. He will approach us to pet him and he seems to be enjoying it and then bam he bites you, even drawing blood. I’ve conceded to just not petting him. My 11 yr old is afraid of him. Today my 3 yr old calmly walked up to him and petted him, with supervision because I know how he can be and he let for all of 4 seconds and he turned around and attacked her! We love him we really do and rehoming him is not an option. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions. I have been researching CBD for him but I’m not sure if that will help. He can be a sweet boy when he wants to be but it’s to the point where he’s so unpredictable no one wants to touch him. And I don’t want that for him. Thanks for reading all of that if you’re still here. I just want to do what’s best for him!