Okay so ignore the shoes LMAO, but I got my new cat (the orange one) about a week ago and she has been separated from her brother (the gray one) ever since. After many successful scent swaps and room swaps, I’ve decided to introduce the screen door. This is officially day two and they see each other 2 times a day. It has been a success! My resident cat hasn’t shown any signs of stress or fear during the visits and same with my new cat. My new cat (as you see in the video) is trying to escape while my resident cat I believe is showing signs of wanting to play with her (correct me if I am wrong). Looking at the video do you guys believe it’s time for them to meet without the screen door, or should I wait it out? It has only been a week I am willing to take all advice!

edit: My resident cat is 2 and my new cat just turned one! Both cats are spayed/neutered and all up to date on their vaccinations.

So whats going on here? He is simply asking to be let out. once a day (not every day consistently) I let him out into the building, so he can sniff around, watch people on the street, or just chill on the stairs, always done with supervision! The problem is, he is GREEDY with how much he is asking for. I get it that I showed him a luxury, and he is begging for more, I also know when he gets the zoomies he really wants to go out, however, why the hell does it have to include him screaming like someones abusing him??? This video isnt even the worst of his cries, its so loud, sounds so horrible, and its becoming excessive, he would start yelling in the middle of the night, and then very early in the morning while im sleeping (or trying to) and then as soon as I wake up, he immediately asks to go outside.

I never grant him the exit when he behaves like this, I usually wait 30-60 minutes before I let him out, when he calms down and behaves, but its only getting worse?? I wouldnt mind it if he at least was nice about it, but I cant with these cries theyre so loud and I havent slept well in months due to this, what can I do??? Any way I can at least minimize his battle cries during the night? Any way I can teach him to ask nicely and not like this?

In general, I play with him 2-3 times a day, either with toys or these interactive puzzle toys for treats, he has 2 windows he can sit by and watch the street, he has a friend (his cat sister) gets wet food in the mornings, and lots of cuddles. And he still wants to run away🫠

Ozzie the resident cat (white and grey) being introduced to my new cat, Atticus (tabby). Its been 3 days so far with Atticus quarantined to my bathroom and I haven't heard a single hiss from either when they were interacting with the door closed, so today I bought a pet gate to let them see face to face. To me this looks really positive as both seem relaxed and curious but mostly just making sure that I'm not rushing this too much and being too optimistic

I adopted a former stray in June, while she is incredibly docile she is even more timid. She runs away when I walk past her, won’t eat out of my hand but will purr when I pet her or cuddle her from her safe spot (cat tree) aside from that, she loves to escape any chance she gets. She is chipped & spayed but also trap savvy as she’s been trapped 3 times prior. She’ll go and be outdoors and scratch at the door 1-4 days later. All of those days which I’m worried sick.

So I’m looking for tips to train her not to run out the door whenever the opportunity arises.

This is Biscuit. He was a beat up stray when we met him. After living outside for several months, he injured his paw and we decided to give him a home. Biscuit has settled in well. After keeping him separated from our other cats and doing slow introductions, we have discovered Biscuit plays rough. He likes pouncing on our cats and biting their necks. His posture doesn’t reflect aggression, but he’s so rough that our other cats want nothing to do with him. We followed the Jackson Galaxy methods, and Biscuit can be around our cats. But within minutes Biscuit pounces on a cat and causes the cat stress. The cat will flee and it just makes Biscuit chase them, adding to our other cat’s stress. What else can we try? Is there a way to help Biscuit learn to not be so rough?
Also, Biscuit is part car alarm. He will start going off about 4:30 a.m., and he will not stop until he is fed. Obviously, I refuse to reinforce his behavior by feeding him when he starts yelling early in the morning, but he yells continuously and when it is finally time to feed him, he’s been yelling for so long that he thinks yelling gets him food. All of our pets have set feeding times (7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.). In addition, Biscuit gets a night time snack because he’s orange and loves food. We were hoping it would help sustain him overnight til 7:30 a.m feeding time, but it doesn’t. Any advice on helping Biscuit find his indoor voice? We compare him to Andy Samberg’s character in Parks and Rec. “DO YOU GUYS LIKE AVATAR?”
And, any suggestions on automatic pet feeders? The bathroom he stays in has a weird electrical setup and the outlet only works if the bathroom light is on. We can’t leave a bathroom light on every night, all night. I’m trying to find an automatic feeder that can run off battery power. The intention is to leave the feeder out overnight for Biscuit and split his breakfast into 2 servings, so we can sleep past 4:30 a.m., without Biscuit yelling.
Any suggestions or ideas are welcome. Biscuit is so sweet and cuddly. We really want him to fit in, but we need help quieting his yelling and helping him fit in with our existing cats.

just wanted to show off my boy Goose, he’s seven months old and I’ve had him for three and a half. he can do sit, skateboard (climb onto the skateboard and sit on it, and stay sitting while i push him), and meerkat (my favourite!)

he’s also harness trained, will sleep in the van with me and has been to cafes! he’s extremely food motivated which helped a lot with his training, he does sit and meerkat before every meal, and he also comes to his name (most of the time).

Sorry for the long post - tried to shorten it as much as I could

I adopted my cat in 2019 when she was six months old she was always skittish from the moment I got her. She roamed through the apartment for the first 4 years, but always skittish (that never changed) - life happens I had a baby and she wasn’t too fond of the baby she still roamed free but kept her distance. She was really close with my mom and when my mom passed away I could tell she became a little depressed. I thought getting a second cat would help to keep company (1 year old cat) and she was not too fond of the other cat - she still roamed free but kept her distant from the other cat. A year later, I felt bad for the newer adopted cat so I adopted a kitten because I can tell my newer adopted cat showed interest in my senior cat or just interested in other cats in general. (Both boys)

She was more interested in the kitten than the older cat, but still kept distance. Fast-forward a year later to having three cats and a preschooler. I see my senior cat seems to have confined herself to our spare room - she’s still very skittish even when I approach her sometimes - she just seems to be better off by herself and I feel bad because she used to roam the house, now she stays in the spare room so I keep her own litter box in there with her food and water. I just feel like she doesn’t wanna leave that room I keep the door open to give her access to come out but she just refuses. I go to play with her and she gets so happy when I’m in there she’ll jumps to me, she shows me her belly she purrs she’s not showing any sign of distress or anything I just feel very bad that she doesn’t wanna leave the room. When I took her to the vet the beginning of the year for a check up I did express my concerns to the vet and they did let me know as long as she’s eating using the litter box fine it’s OK.

I just feel like it’s not a life a cat should have and I feel bad. 100% I’m not gonna give her up I wanna try anything that I can do to make her feel better and comfortable. I can tell she doesn’t like loud noises she doesn’t like when my preschooler is running around, she doesn’t like when the other cats come up to her to try and sniff her or try to play with her, she doesn’t get aggressive but she’s skittish and she backs off.

Any advice on what to do or should I just continue how it is?

So for some background: these two were basically raised together. I found both of them abandoned outside about 5 months apart from each other. The girl I found when she was 7 weeks and the boy I found at 4 weeks in really bad condition. They loved each other, until they became adults and it's gotten especially bad the past few months.

The male cat is incredibly docile and refuses to fight back and the female knows this and beats the crap out of him every time they're in the same room! He's afraid to even get down from his perch. I think she's trying to play, but doesn't know how to be gentle and he is terrified of her and doesn't want to play. It turns into a hissing, screeching brawl with fur flying everywhere. How do I keep them from fighting each other? As of right now, I just put the girl in a separate room until she calms down and I'm hoping she will eventually learn. I included some photos of them because they are so cute, even though the girl is a meany. 😂

Please help me to know when I can transition her to a walk-in cage in a bedroom from being in the bathroom 3 weeks this coming Wednesday, November 18th.
*she eats, when I’m not in the room. She won’t come out of her shelter when I’m there.
*she uses the litter box
*she doesn’t drink the water often which is conveniently in a fountain. I mix water in her food.
*she loves churu’s but I haven’t tried sticking up to her mouth because strays in the box.
*she loves the catnip on the self warming mat, and sleeps there.
*since she found the extra hiding box, she hasn’t come out to lay on the mat.
What do I do now? I sit in the tiny bathroom, should I try putting the Churu up to her mouth?
***when is it ok to move her considering all these things?

I'm a dog trainer so I'm a little out of my scope here. With dogs I use fully positive reinforcement for them but that doesn't seem to work with cats. I rescued a kitten from outside, she was never skittish and still isn't. Very friendly cat, I rescued her at eight weeks and she was extremely affectionate at first. Purring and kneading everywhere she went like she loved being with us. Since she's turned about three months old there have been really weird issues. I'm a caregiver for my grandma who wants to keep her and I've agreed to it.

The first problem is liquids. She loves any sort of liquid. She will try to drink it. She will knock it off of counters. She will steal the straws from cups. She gets into the bathtub whether it's full or not and knocks things from the shelves in to play with. She pees in there sometimes too, and I don't think it's a litterbox issue. I think she just has a lot of fun playing and uses the drain to pee so she doesn't need to leave. She has two litter boxes that are cleaned daily and use the wood pellet litter that's supposed to be as natural and good on their toes as you can get. She has no problem using them when she isn't playing in the bath.

Another issue is the overstimulation. This cat cannot be pet past her head at any point. She can be curled up all cozy in your lap, even asleep, and if you pet past her neck she attacks you from overstimulation. It only takes once. My grandma is covered in scratches and bites from just trying to love the cat. I'm lucky enough to where I don't have any marks, when she so much as grabs my hand I just gently ask her to let go and stay as still as possible. She might nibble but does let me go fairly quick and doesn't full on attack me. I know it's overstimulation because she has airplane ears and her tail twitches. She does also attack my dogs, who luckily are insanely patient, and I end up needing to remove her. She's trying to play but she bites and claws their feet, tails, and faces which isn't okay. One of my dogs even tries to play with her, but gives up when the kitten just keeps hurting her.

The last problem is just the mess she makes. Anything on the counter won't be there the following day. We have a beautiful kitchen with an island counter and if you put anything on the counters it's on the floor the next day. I wake up to loud bangs constantly. We don't keep food out on the counters because of this, but she still knocks down anything on the counters. She gets in the dishwasher while I'm doing dishes and tries to lick them. She jumps into the fridge if you're getting something to eat. I'm afraid to have an open coffee to get my caffeine every day because if you leave her with it for two seconds it'll be knocked over on the floor.

If you have advice on ANY of these issues, please lend some to me. I have another cat who had behavioral problems as a kitten, but it was only the overstimulation and she grew out of it. I've watched Jackson Galaxy religiously, for my own kitten and for this one, and nothing seems to work.

Hi everyone. My cats are 2 years old and they are my first cats. I’m learning a lot about cat behaviour (I’ve only had dogs before). My one cat often comes over to me and nips my pants gently when he’s bored or wants food or treats. He knows I don’t like it but he doesn’t seem to be able to stop himself- impulse takes over I think. What can I do? He’s a vocal intelligent cat and we have toys out and 6 people live here so someone is often cuddling or playing with them. We take them out for walks in the cat stroller even. They have cat trees and cat scratchers and beds. His issue is his brother doesn’t like to wrestle constantly and humans don’t play as well. So he’s often bored. I think he’s a very active cat. I just don’t like the nipping. Any ideas?

Hi! Is this sign of resource guarding something that I shouldn’t let her do, and how do I get her to stop if so?

Trying to understand Petey's body language here and if this interaction is ok for both animals:

https://imgur.com/a/J58DYDk

Claws were not out during any of this and he ran off for kibble right after before returning to sniff Rhubarb (Chihuahua mix).

2nd video was a minute prior. Petey had his front paws folded under but also kind of looked ready to pounce.

Prior to both videos he was trying to get through the gate but didn't seem stressed. He pawed the air in front of her a couple times before running off and returning to repeat. Ears not back, tail not puffed up, and no claws out that we could see.

He and Rhubarb have had a couple supervised interactions prior to this where Petey has come up and sniffed or licked Rhubarb. They were also both napping in the same room earlier this week without either being held.

Background: Petey has been with us for a couple months now and we're trying to get him and 3 dogs acclimated (1 dog at a time starting with Rhubarb as she's the most chill).

A couple hisses early on from Petey but nothing for at least a week. My wife is wfh and usually has Rhubarb in her office with the gate closed so they can see each other.

No barking or other loud/aggressive behavior from Rhubarb.

We had a cat previously who was absolutely not ok with other animals (dogs or cats) and very clearly went on the offensive. Not sure if Petey is just trying to figure things out or if he's scared/stressed but not as aggressive about it as our previous cat.

I have 2 cats, one is an 8yo female and the other is a 1.5yo male, they currently aren't getting along and both are indoor cats so they need to be able to coexist but im struggling with that. Captain (8yo) likes her personal space and isnt a fan of skipper (1.5yo) coming too close to her but he desperately wants to be friends with her.

Frequently when they're roaming together skipper will continuously try and play with captain by hunting and pouncing on her, which captain will respond to with hisses and swatting but the message is never recieved and he'll continue trying to play which always evolves into a small fight, the issue is that skipper is a touch too stupid to understand that they're fighting and he'll play along because he thinks captains trying to play with him. What do i do about this??? Currently the only thing that works is just not letting them interact.

I've tried keeping skipper on a harness, but he gets far too antsy and im worried he'll hurt himself doing that

Rehoming isn't an option

I have a 12 week old kitten who is blind since birth, not neutered (because of age), and will not use the litterbox.

He likes to either pee on my husband when he sits on his lap, or behind his desk. We have been cleaning the spots with an enzymatic cleaner, have gotten another plain litterbox (our original one is a litter robot) ​and use the kitten attract litter. We put him in the new litterbox periodically and he just jumps out.

Any recommendations?

Hello all,

I was hoping to get some suggestion on my two cats. Resident cat is Terri (8F) and new kitten is Tommy (5months M).

I had Terri since she was 6 weeks old. She has had a few health issues over the years but she is good now. She is a bit skittish but can hold her ground if she is not happy. She does not like to be touched unless she initiates it. She does not enjoy playing. She will only free feed dry food and absolutely refuses wet food. She is spayed.

I had Tommy for almost 3 moths. He got used to the new place straight away. He is very curious and full of energy. He eats on a schedule and will eat anything. He is scheduled to be neutered on Tuesday.

When I first got Tommy, Terri was extremely unhappy (as expected). She would attack me if I tried touching her, stopped eating and was hissing and growling at Tommy through the door. We did a lot of scent and site swapping. They were both not bothered by it at all so I started slowly letting them see each other. Terri was not happy with it at all.

For the last 3 or so weeks Terri improved a lot and now they are separated by only a very tall baby gate. Terri will still occasionally try to swat at him through the gate.

I have tried letting them interact without the gate and it has not been going well at all. Tommy is fine and has no problems. Terri on the other hand will chase and corner him. I remove Tommy as soon as her tail puffs up. And Terri is able to just walk away like nothing happened. When she also tries to get him through the gate she suddenly decides she had enough and just walks away.

If I keep Tommy distracted with treats she does not care about him being around. If I put a harness and lead on Tommy she is again not bothered.

They both have plenty of vertical places in their rooms. Their food bowls are on either side of the baby gate and they eat just fine. Sometimes at the same time. They also eat treats next to each other just fine.
I have calming defusers around the house.

They both have their own water fountain and litter boxes. There is also one that they share when Tommy goes into Terri’s area. Terri is not fussed about him using and she still uses it after him.

I am not sure how to progress from here. I was hoping to find someone that had been in a similar situation with such a particular cat like Terri.

Should we keep trying or just call it a day and try to find a different family for Tommy? Sometimes I feel like that might be the option as I feel bad for both. They each get so much less attention since they cannot be in the same room. Tommy is constantly meowing at the baby as soon as I pass by. When I am in with Tommy, Terri just sits by the gate looking at us.

I adapted a 14 week old kitten from a shelter where she stayed in a cage for
6 weeks. Is there anything I need to do different to socialize her ?

I have two cats (one like 12 the other 2 and I’ve had both since kittens) the two year old has always sorta chased the older cat to play but it’s never been aggressive and they’ve been living together fine. Recently the past three days the younger cat almost goes completely feral when he sees the older cat. He corners him, if he can attacks him, and does that thing where it looks like he has peanut butter on the roof of his mouth and aggressively sniffs while growling. They have an entire floor of the house that doesn’t have windows for an outside cat to get to for them to see and they each have their own food and water bowls and litter boxes. The two year old hasn’t been neutered yet only because he hasn’t sprayed and has no risk of going out side. Could neutering solve this issue or should I try something else.