Hello cat owners! I have a bit of a dilemma. My friend roommate has new cat named Nova. She is about 2 yrs old and was abandoned by a friend of a friend about 1-2 weeks ago. She’s currently going through a heat cycle and my roommate hasn’t booked an appointment for Nova to be spayed yet, as she doesn’t have time (bc college midterms I assume).

There is 5 weeks left of our semester and I’m trying to give her a time slot of advice based on some cat research I did since this all started.

Albeit a little long, does this sound like a reasonable message to my friend? I know that she hasn’t found the time to book an appointment yet, but I’m also a little concerned for the cat’s health if she isn’t fixed before school gets out🥲

I have cats that mark. They are vet cleared and I tried a behavioralist and Fluoxitine and different varieties and nothing worked so far.

My first question... enzyme cleaner. Do you clean first then spray and leave it? Do you spray wait 30 minutes then clean? Do you clean with any products? What is the actual process.

Currently if its still wet I soak it up, then spraywith enzyme cleaner, wait, then clean with a dab of dishsoap and water. But Im thinking maybe I shouldn't clean it up after or clean it vetter before or is enzyme cleaner enough. Its mostly on hard surfaces, counters, walls, cabinets, ect. I have hardwood floors. All "soft" areas are covered with waterproof material I can easily wash.

Second question... Is anyone else dealing with this, what is your process to make things easier for yourself? I have all hardwood, covered everything with couch coveres, waterproof blankets, ect. And I do daily blacklight walks to find spots. Any additional tips?

I have a sweet babygirl who’s a year old, I got her back in April. She’s a torby named Maple! I’m currently living in a five bedroom apartment, with two other roommates (so just three of us total). Last semester it was four total. She’s had issues of meowing/yelling at night. While everyone else moved out for the summer, her and I stayed. It took just about all summer, but she managed to leave me alone at night. Once the two girls moved back in August, she went right back to square one and hasn’t stopped. I try my best to give her attention during the day, but unfortunately I do have classes that can take up the majority of my day/week. She has access to toys and everything, but again, I try to play with her when I can. At night, I shut my door because she will get into some of my things (I have hanging lights behind my TV and she likes pulling at those and for some reason she likes to paw at my mirror on my door), and keeps me up. So she gets to roam the halls and living space freely. I’ve wondered if she has some separation anxiety, because she’s almost always my shadow. So, I went to Petco today to buy a calming diffuser to see if they would help keep her calm at night. I was just informed from my roommate that she had peed in front of her litter box. Safe to say, I’ll be returning that tomorrow. Any advice on what to do? I cannot afford another cat to be her friend, so that’s unfortunately not an option right now. Thanks!

US;Vet Available, N/A; Stinky af!; 4mos; female/upcoming spay on 11/5; can pay for care

Okay, so we just brought a kitten home 24 hours ago, and the entire house already smells like a cat.

***I am extremely sensitive to smells after having a bunch of chemotherapy years ago,*** ***and it is making me insane******.***

My son worked really hard to prove that he is ready to care for a cat, but for us to keep thie \[current foster\] kitty, I have to find a way to get it under control.

Please give me all of your tips and tricks! I know plenty of people with cats, who have homes I walk into smelling *nothing*. I have a mini Blue Air filter in the bathroom where we have the litter box, and I just added some baking soda to the litter box. It is still very strong!

Any additional help would be greatly appreciated!