Cat Chat 2

[OutdatedBoombox]

Wow, I've been looking for a cat chat for a while. Hi! I own a maine coon mix (?) named Haro, and he is a little over a year old. I found him in a window well at my school last September as an 8-10 week old and he's jus kinda stayed with us. He has very much become an indoor cat despite his assumed feral beginnings (There was no mother cat nearby from what I could see, and no other kittens.). Besides owning him, I have two reptiles, and while he has learned not to harass the lizard, he does still harass my snake. Does anyone have any tips for teaching him to avoid the snake's tank? The snake is a recent addition (This Sept.)

Here are a few photos of him from my DA account, the first is the most recent. Sorry about the large size!

[Sixx O'Clock]

Can you foster a cat if you already have cats? I saw that one of the cat rescues in my area is looking for foster homes for mother cats with a litter of kittens and I would love to help out but I already have four cats. Usually when we have a kitten they stay in a room but i'm not sure if this would be enough room for a mother cat or a whole litter. I'm mostly worried that they will pass on disease to my cats, but i'm not sure how likely that would be.

There are plenty of fosters who have animals of their own, but it really depends on your animals' personalities and how they deal with new, strange animals in the house. You really have to take a lot of precautions too, because if the cats you foster are sick, you not only have to help them get better, you have to make sure you don't spread the illness around the house.
I would recommend, if you're interested in being a foster, that you start off small, with an adult cat or kitten instead of a whole litter and a mother cat. It takes a lot of work, and diving in straight away with a whole cat family can be very difficult.

[woospuss]

I have been wiping their butts after they eat, and again a little while later. However they seem to be peeing on their own, changed the blankets in their cage today as it was covered in wee! When I toilet them, i generally can wipe their bottom once and they will go automatically, so i imagine one of them may have wiped its bottom on the blankets and decided to go....

How old are they? If they are starting to go on their own, you can try to introduce them to a litterbox. I believe mine was around 6 weeks old when I found him, and he took to the litterbox straight away. If they are younger, youll probably have to put them in there yourself and make sure they don't decide to taste the litter. But other than that, I don't think it's too early if they can poop on their own.

The kittens are about 2 weeks old now, this is just a guess as when we got them (someone found them in a bread bag hanging from a tree) their eyes were closed and so where their ears. Thankfully they now poo when we toilet them after feeding! We also have a mother cat with 5, 7 week old kittens who will feed and toilet them if we leave her on her own with them. She gets distracted easily but one of us walking into the kennels so she wont lay down for long periods of time with them.

[pidgeoncat]

Can you foster a cat if you already have cats? I saw that one of the cat rescues in my area is looking for foster homes for mother cats with a litter of kittens and I would love to help out but I already have four cats. Usually when we have a kitten they stay in a room but i'm not sure if this would be enough room for a mother cat or a whole litter. I'm mostly worried that they will pass on disease to my cats, but i'm not sure how likely that would be.

i foster, in fact my ginger is a "mommy cat", and babies all the kittens and cuddles them. some try to nurse off of her.

having little itty bitties is so fun, i haven't had any since like May, bc i went to germany on an exchange trip and we were given older kittens since then

i currently foster a 6 month old named Flash! c:

[Velveteen Hound.]

I got a new Mercedes for Christmas c:
'Sadie' is an adorable 8 moth old kitten I fell in love with down at our local pound.
Pic one
Pic 2

[mew,]

Okay, so I was laying down with my cat just now and I noticed that one of her eyes is watery. I remember noticing this before. It's not always like this, but many times I will see it. I don't know why it is like this, and I'm growing a little concerned, as it doesn't really go away. Even though it doesn't seem to bother her, I really can't tell how well she is seeing. (It's like crying. Everything is blurry when you cry because of the tears.) I tried to get a pic of her, it's no e super great, but you can see that her right eye is watery.
Her right eye always has that crust around it- the stuff that comes from dried tears- and I try to get it off her, but she doesn't like it when I do that.

[peppa]

Okay, so I was laying down with my cat just now and I noticed that one of her eyes is watery. I remember noticing this before. It's not always like this, but many times I will see it. I don't know why it is like this, and I'm growing a little concerned, as it doesn't really go away. Even though it doesn't seem to bother her, I really can't tell how well she is seeing. (It's like crying. Everything is blurry when you cry because of the tears.) I tried to get a pic of her, it's no e super great, but you can see that her right eye is watery.
Her right eye always has that crust around it- the stuff that comes from dried tears- and I try to get it off her, but she doesn't like it when I do that.

I am no expert, but I believe your should be fine, as long as her eyes are not red and she doesn't seem to be uncomfortable, itchy, or in pain. my cats get the same gunk in their eyes, and so do we humans. we can wipe it away with our hands but they can't, which is why it builds up and doesn't go away sometimes (it can fall out or rub out on its own though). cats' eyes are sensitive so it makes sense that she doesn't like it if you rub hard on her eyes- most of the time you can leave her and she'll be fine. but if the gunk builds up, you can try gently wiping it away with a damp cotton ball. also, if it's mostly her right eye which gets it, it may have to do with irregular tear drainage in that duct, but you don't need to worry about this.

again, if your cat's eyes ever appear red or swollen or if she appears itchy, uncomfortable, or in pain, you should take her to the vet. otherwise, she should be fine.

please remember i'm not a vet and this is just a suggestion. (: your cat is really cute by the way.

[mew,]

Okay, so I was laying down with my cat just now and I noticed that one of her eyes is watery. I remember noticing this before. It's not always like this, but many times I will see it. I don't know why it is like this, and I'm growing a little concerned, as it doesn't really go away. Even though it doesn't seem to bother her, I really can't tell how well she is seeing. (It's like crying. Everything is blurry when you cry because of the tears.) I tried to get a pic of her, it's no e super great, but you can see that her right eye is watery.
Her right eye always has that crust around it- the stuff that comes from dried tears- and I try to get it off her, but she doesn't like it when I do that.

I am no expert, but I believe your should be fine, as long as her eyes are not red and she doesn't seem to be uncomfortable, itchy, or in pain. my cats get the same gunk in their eyes, and so do we humans. we can wipe it away with our hands but they can't, which is why it builds up and doesn't go away sometimes (it can fall out or rub out on its own though). cats' eyes are sensitive so it makes sense that she doesn't like it if you rub hard on her eyes- most of the time you can leave her and she'll be fine. but if the gunk builds up, you can try gently wiping it away with a damp cotton ball. also, if it's mostly her right eye which gets it, it may have to do with irregular tear drainage in that duct, but you don't need to worry about this.

again, if your cat's eyes ever appear red or swollen or if she appears itchy, uncomfortable, or in pain, you should take her to the vet. otherwise, she should be fine.

please remember i'm not a vet and this is just a suggestion. (: your cat is really cute by the way.

Lol yeah, I thought so.

Thanks XD

[non]

Milo, .:FarmGirlAtHeart:.'s cat.
Really pretty cat! Good luck! (I suppose...)
(I'm afraid they'll never see this, though... they visited last in September. Oh well...)

[Sixx O'Clock]

Okay, so I was laying down with my cat just now and I noticed that one of her eyes is watery. I remember noticing this before. It's not always like this, but many times I will see it. I don't know why it is like this, and I'm growing a little concerned, as it doesn't really go away. Even though it doesn't seem to bother her, I really can't tell how well she is seeing. (It's like crying. Everything is blurry when you cry because of the tears.) I tried to get a pic of her, it's no e super great, but you can see that her right eye is watery.
Her right eye always has that crust around it- the stuff that comes from dried tears- and I try to get it off her, but she doesn't like it when I do that.

She is a longhair cat, it is possible that her fur or whiskers could be getting into her eye. But if that were the case, she would probably be rubbing it a lot. For the moment, I don't think there's much to worry about, as someone mentioned before. Just keep an eye on it, if ever she starts rubbing it a lot or it becomes inflamed, take her to the vet right away.