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Is there a slope of ramps that a cat will walk down, instead of jumping down from a high landing?
Older cats gain bone and arthritis problems that are exacerbated by hard landings after a jump.
We have an older cat in this place, and want to give them the best of both worlds:
a multi-stage tower with various landings to suit their whims that…
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How can I make my cat use her house during winter cold?
My cat Catalina is 7 months old, pretty healthy and playful.
I'm worried because the temperatures are dropping now and the inside of our house isn't really warm during winter at night (15 degrees Celsius, 59 Fahrenheit). She sleeps on the sofa, and…
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How can I teach my 5 months old blind kitten to use the litter box properly?
My 5 months old blind kitten is a normal cat in most aspects but has a few blind-cat quirks. He instinctively knows how to use a litter box. More or less.
Sometimes he does his business next to the litter box instead of in it.
He never digs in…
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How can I introduce my dog to a new home with minimal stress?
We recently moved from a condo to a full house with a yard and would like some pointers on how best to introduce a dog to the new household, a household which will no doubt have a range of foreign, strange smells.
We have a 2 year old Basset hound…
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What are the arguments against neutering a guinea pig?
My cavy is interacting poorly with my rabbits and it seems to primarily be based around hormones.
The shelter that I rescued my guinea pig doesn't fix their guinea pigs because they claim they are "too small".
While this makes sense for me with…
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Why is my dog always angry with me when I return from my office?
My dog always seems angry with me when I return from my office. This behavior is regular and he bites almost all of my family members, but still we want our dog to be with us. Any idea why is he behaving like this? Any solution?
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Why is my cat hissing and growling at his sister after just 30 minutes of separation
I took my cat to the vet for 30 minutes. When I got her back home, her brother started to hiss on her and he looks aggressive. she tried to touch his nose but he still doesn't like it.
Should I leave them alone? Can they resolve the problem?
What…
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Cat euthanasia. Kidneys shut down
My beautiful cat Kisses was with me for 10 years. She was probably 12ish. I found her outside when she was a young adult.
On Monday she was diagnosed with renal disease. She had thrown up 20 times the night before I took her to the vet. They ran…
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Something's wrong with my gecko
My Coleonyx gecko dropped her tail yesterday and I thought it could have been my cat or a cricket that scared her.
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Today I came home and checked on her and I thought she was dead. Her mouth was open slightly, her legs were all back and…
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Why does my cat need me around to eat?
She will meow directly at me only (2 people in the house) and will have me follow her to her food bowl.
She does this even if the bowl is completely full. She stops meowing once she starts eating and if I leave while she’s eating she doesn’t start…
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Alternatives for kidney disease food
I've checked the scope to make sure this is on-topic as it sort of involves product recommandations and medical advice. Feel free to let me know if I am overstepping!
My old cat has kidney disease and is not crazy about her kidney disease food. She…
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Why does my cat paw at my sheets?
Occasionally my cat will go from cuddling with me on my bed, to pawing at the sheets, like he is digging. At first it seemed to correlate with him discovering the option of crawling under my sheets so I thought the digging action was his way of…
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Are there any breeds of domestic cat that are bred primarily for their intelligence?
Are any breeds of domestic cat bred primarily for their intelligence? If so, which breed(s)?
By "Intelligence", I mean problem solving ability. This would include such things as the cat attempting to open doors using the handle where other cats…
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How can I remove waste from a tank with fry?
I have surprise fry in one of my tanks (I've counted 8 or 9 so far).
I've removed all the adults into a separate tank, so the fry won't be eaten.
I have apple snails in the tank as well. These guys create a lot of waste.
I've removed the filters…
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Male cats attacking female after 1.5 years of relative calmness
Background:
I have had a cat since he was a kitten about 8 years ago, about 4 years ago I adopted another male cat of similar age hoping they would play together and be friends when I started my job. They mainly ignored each other but do sleep near…
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