I’ve recently rescued a colony of cats! All are getting along really well except for 1, who is so scared, constantly over reacts in a violent manner! She’s been in a mesh tent for a number of weeks, looking pretty comfy…many of hte kitties have spent nights lying beside the tent to keep her company. While she was in there, she’d often hiss & spit at the cats (& me at times) if we came close. It’s obvious to me that she’s EXTREMELY frightened, and when she hears a noise she strikes out without thinking. She once scratched me (very minor) & looked very remorseful immediately after. I let her out of hte tent 2 days ago for hte first time and things did not go well! She attacked a number of cats, including many that had been very nice to her while she was in there. Last night she put a claw into one of hte kitties eyes, so now she’s back in the tent. Any ideas how to get her safely mixing with the others? Only people experienced with feral cats please answer!
Em…it’s a MESH tent…so she can see the others, & they see her.
Mesh tents are much kinder than crating in my experience, though more expensive. More room for stretching and exercise, particularly if they are going to be in there for awhile!
And of course she’s fixed! I’ve rescued so many from teh street here, there is no way I would not have them desexed, that’s what causes the feral cat problems to begin with!
She was desexed within 24 hours of being trapped! And she’s known these cats all her life, they are all from the same colony and has been interacting with them through the mesh for almost 2 months.
I should have been clearer on 2 things…
1 I have lots of experience taming ferals….I’ve now rescued close to 30!
2. I’m not worried about me…she doesn’t attack me, just hisses & spits, but clearly doesn’t want to hurt me & responds incredibly well to my voice.
She’s just incredibly frightened & overreacting to some of the cats, even though they are being nice to her. I don’t think she poses a threat to me at all & despite her hissing & spitting I actually think she’s a sweety.
She loves playing…and I often involve her with play with the other kitties while the front of her tent is open…I put dangly toys inside then out to the ohters, then in, then along side of tent etc, which works well!

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She is a 3 yr old girl & she has been doing this off & on for the last 3 months. Is there something wrong with her, does she need more attention? How do I get her to stop? I have a big box & have used the same litter for over a year. I immediately have to clean off the side. So I am constantly cleaning this box. It doesn’t matter if the box is freshly cleaned or if it is a little dirty. I can’t figure it out.

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I asked this one before, but the one who answered didnt help me any. How do you do Jacob’s Ladder, with the string? I know how to do Cat’s Cradle, Eiffel Tower, Cup & Saucer, and Witch’s Broom!But I just need to know Jacob’s Ladder! If you answer,please send me a link for a website that has good n’ easy instructions!!! Thanks!
oh no, i already got that one, and it didnt work! please give me something else then frontiernet? please?

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Have a kitten she’s only8moths old,she’s my baby girl, but here’s the thing she sleep all day only to get up to eat&potty every . night exactly 12:00pm she’s actually bouncing off the walls,she’s up and down the steps she jumps on the bed and wakes me up and when i move she’ll start to skitz out, pulling curtains down, you name it she’s done it , i can’t help but to laugh at her. she’s beautiful, and i adore her we have a older cat he’s the opposite of her he’s laid back and he just doesn’t bother no-one but as far as[ peaches] goes she’s not stop on the go, i tried getting her toys balls cat towers with attatchments but she would rather play with my kitchen rugs or my dish sponges, i just don’t get it,does anyone have any advice to help me with her?
MATT, YOUR FUNNY BUT NO CATNIP FOR HER!

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i want to buy pet toys that all of them will love.
and my cats love to climb and hide in cubby holes and chinchillas like to jump…… do you think they will both like it?
http://www.target.com/Multi-Cat-Jungle-Gym-Large/dp/B000EPE3YU/ref=in_pe_recently-viewed-items_2/601-6818785-6360145
http://www.target.com/Cat-Pueblo-Play-Tower-Orange/dp/B000M4GT4K/sr=1-18/qid=1191787899/ref=sr_1_18/601-6818785-6360145?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Acat%20toys&page=1

wich one do oyu like better?

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He’s 6 months old, and I want to litter box train him so it’ll be easier. I heard that box like litter boxes are better but first I would like to try with a triangle corner litter box. How would I do this, and how long would it take? I’ve already put his poop in the litter box, but that doesn’t work. Would you suggest just getting a square one instead? Please & thank you.

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The neighborhood is rife with cats & all of them want to mark my patio as their own. Some of my furniture out there isn’t the stuff you can just hose down either. Any suggestions that don’t include anti-freeze or a pellet gun? Thanks.

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I have a 7-year old male tabby who’s been obsessed with going out the front door of every apt I’ve lived in. He’s always been an indoor cat but will sit at the front door and meow at the top of his lungs. When he’s not meowing, he’s clawing the carpet & has dug a whole in the carpet by the front door of my last three apts. I’ve tried spraying repellent I bought at my local pet store which is supposed to deter cats and dogs from scratching & biting but it only works for a few minutes and then he’s back to work. I try to play with him as much as I can when I get home. I do have another cat but she’s 16 years old and has no interest in playing with him. I’d love to get another cat for him to play with because he LOVES to play but I live in a small apt and 3 cats seems a bit much. Any suggestions?
He is neutered and does not live in a neighborhood where I can let him out unless I want him to get run over by a car.

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I’ve been told/read that some consider this the same as an amputation in humans…yet I know many other cat owners with indoor only cats do have this surgery done. While we want to save our carpet & furniture - their health comes first.

Please advise!

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As an owner of three proud & healthy rabbits I have to say, they do make wonderful & loving pets with vibrant and individual personalities. They are litterbox trained, housebroken, loving, and well behaved. But do they make better pets? I have owned both cats & dogs in the past and loved them all, but thus far my rabbits have been the best pets I have owned in my opinion. What’s yours?

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