It's my kitties birthday!
The black cat in the middle turns 11 today!
He's my best friend and snuggle buddy!
Obviously, he's a cat who is loved by all!
--And extremely spoiled and mouthy!
Xuoit wrote:So I just got a new kitten, but I kinda need help :'')
I have 2 cats already, they're older and about 5 years old. Both brothers and have been with each other for their whole lives, but since I found this cat I've been feeding him for weeks then decided to keep him because whoever he belonged to obviously didn't want him
I keep him in a separate room, but I want to let him walk around the house freely after a while. When I show the kitten to my 2 other cats, they just hiss at him and for some reason they run away? I can tel somewhat of what's happening, like when the kitten rubbed his back on the door it seems to have provoked my cats. But I just don't understand what's making the cats run away from the kitten? The kitten meows for a very long time when watching them and lays down on his belly
Can anyone help tell me why they're acting like this, or how I can get them to like eachother?
Queenie! wrote:Hello! Wondering if I could get some quick feedback for something.
My one year old kitten, Pumpkin, is going in for her spay appointment on the 24th. The thing I'm concerned about is that I'm afraid she might pick at her sutures. My older cat pretty much left hers alone, but she's a very laid back cat, whereas Pumpkin is, frankly, a little terror most of the time, constantly biting and scratching her cat tower, her toys, and sometimes the dog. Because of her rambunctiousness, I'm worried she'll get irritated with the sutures and rip them out. Should I ask the vet for a cone for her? I didn't need one with my other cat, so I don't have one on hand or anything. The other issue is that I don't know if I'll be able to keep the cone on her if she does get one.
Mistykeka wrote:Queenie! wrote:Hello! Wondering if I could get some quick feedback for something.
My one year old kitten, Pumpkin, is going in for her spay appointment on the 24th. The thing I'm concerned about is that I'm afraid she might pick at her sutures. My older cat pretty much left hers alone, but she's a very laid back cat, whereas Pumpkin is, frankly, a little terror most of the time, constantly biting and scratching her cat tower, her toys, and sometimes the dog. Because of her rambunctiousness, I'm worried she'll get irritated with the sutures and rip them out. Should I ask the vet for a cone for her? I didn't need one with my other cat, so I don't have one on hand or anything. The other issue is that I don't know if I'll be able to keep the cone on her if she does get one.
I had the same problem with all of my kitties, and yes, you will likely need a cone. Though, if you feel that you don’t like the hard plastic cone option, you can buy a softer, floppier cone or a cloud collar which is a softer inflatable cone. I recommend these as they are generally more comfortable for the cat. To make sure it stays on, you’ll definitely need to supervise her more and make sure places that you can’t reach are off limits while she’s recovering. Links to cones I recommend:
https://www.chewy.com/kong-cloud-collar ... HQQAvD_BwE
https://www.chewy.com/comfy-cone-e-coll ... lsrc=aw.ds
Queenie! wrote:Hello! Wondering if I could get some quick feedback for something.
My one year old kitten, Pumpkin, is going in for her spay appointment on the 24th. The thing I'm concerned about is that I'm afraid she might pick at her sutures. My older cat pretty much left hers alone, but she's a very laid back cat, whereas Pumpkin is, frankly, a little terror most of the time, constantly biting and scratching her cat tower, her toys, and sometimes the dog. Because of her rambunctiousness, I'm worried she'll get irritated with the sutures and rip them out. Should I ask the vet for a cone for her? I didn't need one with my other cat, so I don't have one on hand or anything. The other issue is that I don't know if I'll be able to keep the cone on her if she does get one.
woospuss wrote:Queenie! wrote:Hello! Wondering if I could get some quick feedback for something.
My one year old kitten, Pumpkin, is going in for her spay appointment on the 24th. The thing I'm concerned about is that I'm afraid she might pick at her sutures. My older cat pretty much left hers alone, but she's a very laid back cat, whereas Pumpkin is, frankly, a little terror most of the time, constantly biting and scratching her cat tower, her toys, and sometimes the dog. Because of her rambunctiousness, I'm worried she'll get irritated with the sutures and rip them out. Should I ask the vet for a cone for her? I didn't need one with my other cat, so I don't have one on hand or anything. The other issue is that I don't know if I'll be able to keep the cone on her if she does get one.
If a cone doesn't work, you can try cutting the sleeve off and old jumper/shirt, and making her a little shirt that covers the suture site, with two holes in the front to put her front legs through! We recommend this to many clients after their cat or dog is desexed, as often while their in the clinic they leave the site alone, so we don't send them home with a cone unless requested by the owner, we give them the option of coming back for a cone or covering the site.
As to keeping a cone on, for my cat who wore a cone for a week after getting a drain put in his cheek, I threaded his collar through the cone, then using a soft bandage, weaved that around the collar and through the cone and making a bow at the end. This worked well and we left him home alone and he didn't get his cone off.
The most extreme I have ever done to keep a cone on was for a cat who needed to keep a urinary catheter in and he kept getting his cone off, so we bandaged the cone to him and made a little vest of vet wrap (bandage) to stop him getting it off! SO he strutted around the clinic with a bright orange vest
Queenie! wrote:Hello! Wondering if I could get some quick feedback for something.
My one year old kitten, Pumpkin, is going in for her spay appointment on the 24th. The thing I'm concerned about is that I'm afraid she might pick at her sutures. My older cat pretty much left hers alone, but she's a very laid back cat, whereas Pumpkin is, frankly, a little terror most of the time, constantly biting and scratching her cat tower, her toys, and sometimes the dog. Because of her rambunctiousness, I'm worried she'll get irritated with the sutures and rip them out. Should I ask the vet for a cone for her? I didn't need one with my other cat, so I don't have one on hand or anything. The other issue is that I don't know if I'll be able to keep the cone on her if she does get one.
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