To people who know something about cats?
Ok this might sound a little funny but when my cats were kittens i gave them baby cearel or alittle bit of the friskies soft food it wont upset their stomachs and it will give their coat a healthy shine ♥.
My cat swallowed something metal...?
I have had my cat, eat string, I have no idea why they do it, however I pulled it out of his mouth before he would have hurt himself. Good Luck with the vet, not sure what he could have eaten.
Do cats know that the stove is hot?
I would have to say no to this one from my own experience. I have a flattop stove and one time my bat Oreo burned his paw on it. The burn was minor and did not need vet care but regardless it's still dangerous. Unless your cat learns by bad experience it will not know the stove is hot. Just keep an eye on the stove when you know it is on. If you are that worried you could put your cat in a room with the door closed.
I stepped on my cat's foot. How do I know she is okay?
awww i know the feeling! i stepped backwards the other day, and a squeal told me my little 12 week old kittens paw was right behind (then under!) my foot! don't worry, i'm sure she'll be fine, because im sure as soon as you did it you removed your foot, no lasting damage! cats are temperamental though, you've probably wounded her pride lol my cats go off sulking if they do something or something happens which is embarrassing to them, for example if they try to jump on the wardrobe and miss! you can either tempt her out by shaking a box of treats or cat biscuits (always works with mine) or wait until shes ready then give her lots and lots of cuddles she she knows she's still in charge! and like other people have said just keep an eye on her foot make sure she's not limping or crying when she puts her foot down :) don't worry though i'm sure she'll be fine, and is just hiding because she's having a bit of a sulk, she'll come out when shes hungry! good luck & don't get too worked up, cats are hardy creatures :)
How do you know if your cat has torn her stitches, or if she's healing ok?
Little bumps aren't so much of a problem, depending on your definition of little. There is always going to be a little swelling around the suture site, so I wouldn't worry too much about bumps that are less than 4-5mm across unless they are really red. If you see redness, pus-like (oops, my original word was bleeped out. Haha I meant pus-y, but it came out as something else) discharge, or larger bumps, the suture site might be infected. They usually have a couple layers of sutures, so even if one or two of the first ones rip, it shouldn't cause a leak from the body cavity. If you see an area that looks open, you may want to go to the vet to get it checked out. I know it's hard to get cats not to act cat-like. The fact that they are carrying on in such a manner is a good sign. If they completely tore out all of their sutures, their intestines would probably work their way out pretty quickly (BAD), but most vets do a good job with sutures and it's highly unlikely that all of them would rip. Good luck, and good on ya for getting them spayed!
Is it ok to punish my cat/kitten for excess meowing?
I’m baffled. What is it about his vocalisations that merit punishment? What do you term excessive meowing? What do you hope to achieve by punishing him?You don’t say if your kitty is completely or partially deaf, whether it’s a genetic cause or the result of trauma or infection - but it doesn’t really matter.It’s not OK.However you choose to punish your cats, you’re simply teaching them that you’re unpredictable and bring unpleasant consequences. You may think that spraying your cats with water is effective, but your kitties understand perfectly that you are responsible for that unpleasant situation - they don’t associate it with their actions.I can hear you thinking, “but it worked for my cats, and they know it’s because they’ve doing wrong because they stop it when I reach for the spray bottle…”.They associate the spray bottle with you. Do you imagine that they associate the worktop with a jet of water? Do you think they don’t hop up there when you’re not around? Of course they do. They know that particular unpleasant thing is a consequence of your presence.You have an energetic, boisterous kitten who uses vocalisations to communicate. Try to determine what he’s communicating. Is something causing him anxiety? Is there an interesting bug? Is he frustrated or bored? Is he simply a chatterbox?Many kittyholics actively encourage vocal behaviour; we talk to our cats and they reward us by talking back. They develop a unique method of communication with us using specific sounds and behaviours, learning precisely how to manipulate our emotions to get what they need. That social interaction is just as fulfilling for them as it is for us.Why would you want to punish them for that?
My cat's whiskers are growing too long. Is it ok to give him a trim?
“My cat's whiskers are growing too long. Is it ok to give him a trim?”NO! Most definitely do NOT trim your cat’s whiskers.Trimming a cat’s whiskers would be like kicking the crutches out from a person with their foot in a cast.Cats use their whiskers to help find their way in the dark, to tell whether or not they can fit into small spaces when they’re running from an enemy, to help them catch small prey by reacting by touch faster than they can see it move and to help them defend themselves when they’re being attacked by feeling where the next attack is coming from.There’s no such thing as a cat’s whiskers growing too long.Just like some people grow taller than others, some have longer fingers than others, or bigger feet, well, some cats grow longer whiskers than others. And it often runs in a family of cats that all of one family will have longer whiskers than another family of cats, and some types of cats (Maine coon cats for instance) might have longer whiskers than others.It’s just genetic variation.But there’s no particular ‘right length’ for a cat’s whiskers. They are what they are.Although just like getting your hair cut, cutting a cat’s whiskers doesn’t physically hurt them, it can psychologically be traumatic for them. Your cat will not thank you for cutting its whiskers and if you do it every time the whiskers get long your cat may learn to avoid letting you get close to it. It’s bad enough for a cat that some might consider reporting you for cruelty to an animal.Don’t. Just don’t.
Is it OK to bathe my cat?
Sometimes you might need to - but most of the time, they can manage it perfectly fine by them selves.This is Soya and Sushi.They are NOT very happy in this picture…(Though, happier than the earlier hours)I lived in California for nine months, and brought the cats with me (from Sweden). For them, that’s totally 20 hours in a carrier.(And yes, It’s more than big enough for both of them)The night before our departure, we slept at my parent place - half way to Copenhagen, Denmark. So we could take a direct flight to San Francisco.But the cats didn’t grasp the concept of “use your toilet now - because you will be in a carrier for 20 hours”So, when arriving in SF, you couldn’t miss that they had peed on the blankets. Poor things… :(So, when arriving to our rented house, the first thing we did was wash the cats…Good thing, the shower had a door that you could close - with yourself and the cat inside. Oh, the agony! All that water! NOT OK!Good thing though…they didn’t see the connection us <-> water.They probably thought we were in the same hard situation.That picture is taken 2015–08–28. I haven’t washed the cats since - and have had no reason to.Actually…when getting back to Sweden again, i “cleaned” them with wet towels - but this time they were much calmer, and probably had done their peeing before departure…so no need for a bigger wash. =)
My cat hardly meows is she ok?
Take it as a compliment. Cats communicate with each other through smell and body language. They learn to be vocal with humans because we don't understand their language and they realise that it's an effective way of getting our attention. Owners who're in tune with their cat often anticipate the cat's requirements, be it food or something else, and so that cat doesn't need to resort to vocalisation to ask for what it wants. Of course, some cats are just naturally quiet with not a lot to say, whilst others don't know when to stop talking.