I have 4 cats and one of them acts very strangely whenever I get in the shower. She will sit outside the shower, outside the bathroom door, or sometimes even perch on the side of the shower yowling away. When I get out she licks and nibbles on my feet and legs and sometimes she’ll hop in the tub and lick the water out of there. She has two water bowls (actually one is a fountain) that she drinks out of regularly. Any clue why she displays these odd beavhiors?

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What brand of litter would you recommend for a household with two cats? Which one do you absolutely not recommend?

Thanks in advance

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I am thinking about moving to South Africa. I have a dog and cats. Does anyone know what they have to have in terms of health certificates? They have all had rabies jabs recently, but moving to the UK for instance they require 6 months after a clean rabies test before pets can enter the country - is it the same for South Africa? I am moving from Spain. Thank you very much!

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My two cats, one female and one male, have lived together now for almost 4 years, and still my female cat pees on our bed several times a week, sometimes 3 nights/days in a row, right after we wash the sheets every night. We’ve been using Urine Gone for the odors, but it doesn’t seem to prevent the cat from peeing again? Any suggestions? I’ve thought about buying a cat urine plugin for the outlet; I’ve heard that helps.

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My new kitten who is about three months old almost never lands on her feet. She falls frequently (i.e. off the bed, off the couch, off the cat perch), and while she never acts like she is hurt or stunned, she doesn’t land on her feet. Sometimes she’ll land on her belly, and other times right on her side. A lot of times she’ll fall and roll, not even really stopping at all.

I have two other cats who I’ve had for years, and they have always landed on their feet except for in rare occasions. My new kitten only lands on her feet if she is being careful and calculated. Should it be a concern that she isn’t landing on her feet? Is it enough that I need to get her checked out by a vet? She seems fine otherwise, I’ve just never had a cat who didn’t land on their feet. Is it a kitten thing she’ll grow out of?
Yes, she has been checked out by a vet before. She was a rescue kitten, and so she had been checked for things before we got her.

As far as her balance being off, again, the only thing we see is her not landing on her feet unless she is being cautious. She doesn’t walk or run funny. She doesn’t run into things, although she does bump her head on furniture on occasion from not paying attention when making a fast exit.
As far as the ear mites theory, she doesn’t present any symptoms of ear mites. I’m meticulous about keeping my cats clean, and I’ve cleaned her ears on several occasions. She doesn’t scratch them a lot or shake her head around, and she doesn’t get upset when you touch her ears. In fact, she enjoys having her ears cleaned. She is such a prissy girl. :]
I will also say that most of the time when she doesn’t land on her feet or she takes a hard landing, she is jumping from a fairly high distance. From a few feet, she lands fine. When she is jumping from the top of her five foot perch to the ground, she lands kind of hard. Could it just be because she is still so small? My other cats weren’t big on heights until they got older. If they got up on a piece of furniture that was high, they’d meow for someone to get them down. My kitten just takes a flying leap. Completely fearless, but also kind of reckless.

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My cats go crazy even with a closed bottle of valerian. They act like it is catnip.

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I have a cat that is half tabby half Siamese I know that those terms or for cats that are more of a pure "breed" than mine, but I’m just curious.

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I have had a ragdoll kitten (approx 8 months) left with me. Apparently it was terrorised by the owners family and she then took it back to the pet shop after 5 months and told them it was "horrid" and she would not pay to have it put down. It is totally terrified and spends all its time under the lounge, or under anywhere it can hide. Once I manage to drag it out it lets you pat it and hold it. Does not fight with the other cats here but the minute you release your hold it bounces of the walls and doors to get away and hides again. It has been here for nearly 3 weeks (unfortunately my niece was working at the pet shop and when they said they were going to get it put down she asked could she take it to ME!) It is not desexed and I cannot afford to get it done and I really don’t know if that would be worthwhile as all it does is hide. It comes out to eat of a night (I presume as the food disappears) I have the side of my house enclosed and a cat house at the back which is connected by a wire mesh tunnel which the cats travel along I already have six cats and one kitten (black) which was put over my fence on Xmas Day in a box. Lucky my dogs did not harm it

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First, which brand works better for fleas?
Second, can the same formula be used on cats & dogs? All my animals are under 20lbs.

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Okay, so…

Back in December, my boyfriend and I made a short move out to the state of Wyoming and back. He had a cat at the time that we could not take with us, and we left it with my sister. She already had two cats, a male and female, who from December to now could not manage to get along with his cat. She wanted to keep him, but her cats were always fighting with him. So, today we decided to try bringing him home to our apartment.

When we were out in Wyoming, we got a German Shepherd puppy (now almost 8 months). I also already had a pomeranian (age 4 1/2). Those two get along okay, not great, but the pom tolerates the puppy pretty good. They aren’t best friends, as the puppy is too energetic for the pom’s liking. But I digress back to the cat.

So, we brought him home today.

Immediately the GSD went up to the cat carrier and the cat got PISSED. He started hissing and spitting and swatting. We tried to introduce them slowly, taking the cat out of the carrier and holding him and letting them sniff each other. The cat ran behind the TV. So, we got the cat out, and put him up in a high spot on his cat tower. He stayed there for hours. At first he was still growling and hissing, then he was quiet, and just stayed up there.

Later on, I took him down, to take him in the other room - away from the dogs - to give him attention. He was just tense. Curled up in a corner. Wouldn’t move.

So, I brought him back out to the kitchen, and put him on the table with his food and water. He wants no food, and no water. Still won’t move from wherever I put him. He took a few swats at the german shepherd.

Whenever we pet the cat, or pay attention to the cat, the dogs go nuts. Barking, whining, circling. The cat gets more nervous.

What can I do?

I’ve tried backing them off into the other room, telling them to sit, lay down, saying no when they bark. They’re too worked up to listen. They’re normally very obedient. Even the leave it command doesn’t work with this situation.

Will it get better over time?

I’m feeling really bad for the kitty!
I will not get the cat declawed. I view it as cruelty. I have thought about applying soft claws to his nails, but in he event that one of my dogs does actually try to hurt the cat, I want him to be able to defend himself.

The problem is more the cat. The dogs are just excited that he his here. The cat is the one being the meanie. Which I don’t really understand as he was just fine with my boyfriend’s old land lord’s German Shepherd.

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