How do I keep one of my cats from eating all the other cat’s food?

Posted July 29th, 2010

Sweet Susie asked: I have two great cats. My first cat is hugely obese — 15 pounds. We are doing everything we can to help her lose weight: diet food, vet recommended serving sizes, and exercise. Nothing is working because she is literally sabotaging our efforts. She eats her food AND at least half of [...]

How can I keep stray cats away from my house and cars?

Posted July 29th, 2010

allknowingblake asked: My cat has always been an outdoor one and I always kept his food dish and water outside, around my front door. I recently moved to a new part of town and I continued keeping his food outside, but now its attracted several cats. Sometimes I walk outside to find over 8 cats [...]

How many cats before you are the “cat lady”?

Posted July 26th, 2010

sunshine_today asked: When are you that wierdo, the cat lady? Do the cats have to be in your house to qualify, or is living in the yard enough to make you the cat lady? How many cats make you the cat lady? What makes people cross that line from normal pet ownership [...]

How can I help my cats adjust to a new environment easily?

Posted July 19th, 2010

No_name asked: Had my two cats for 3 years, and they’ve lived in the same apartment with me for as long as I had them. I am buying a townhouse soon, which means we will be moving in a new place. I am afraid my cats will become angry with me for taking [...]

How to keep the cats out of the sandbox?

Posted July 17th, 2010

monica bing asked: We are wanting to put a large playground/swingset in our back yard and we would like it to be surrounded by a large sandbox. However there are so many cats in the neighbourhood and having a child indgest cat poop can be very dangerous. I am afraid that having a large sand [...]

How to get my cats to like my dog?

Posted July 15th, 2010

Brad B asked: Okay I have a 3 month year old mini Australian Shepard and 2 cats. The cats are kinda afraid of him but the dog is smaller and the cats have no claws. Is there any quick tips?
This dog doesn’t hate them he just wants to play.Nathan

How can I put one of my cats on a diet without affecting my other cats eating habits?

Posted July 12th, 2010

Anything’s possible… asked: I have two adult male cats one of which weighs about 15lbs and the other weighs about 9lbs. I would like my “Fat Cat” to lose about 5lbs however both of my cats are fed from the same food dish at the same time of day. Does anyone know how I can [...]

y cat tends want to fight and attack my other cats! How do I stop this behavior?

Posted July 4th, 2010

Tania Y asked: My cat was an outside cat! We had him for about 7 months! He is freindly with humans and loves to be petted/rubbed! However, he see my other cats and want to jump on them and bite! Then when we pick him up and take him to a seperate room [...]

How can I help my new cat adjust to my other cats?

Posted July 4th, 2010

Minnie-Aladdin asked: About a month ago I adopted a four year old cat from a co-worker who was moving and could not take him with her. He has gotten along with other cats in the past. I have three other cats ages four, two and one. I have been introducing them to [...]

How did cats learn to cover their own poop in the litter box?

Posted July 3rd, 2010

Variant7 asked: I don’t think feline cats in the wild cover their poops like house cats do. Is this a behavior they developed from living with humans?Gilbert