I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last 11 years loving this fabulous cat. He’s a total character, completely cuddly, and he’s been through many a trial in his life (including but not limited to, surviving both a car (which shattered his jaw), and a fox (which left him limping for months following)), but he’s still retained his kittenish ways, and I couldn’t imagine life without him. Love you, Cutie-Patootie Bubsy Boi!

The title sums it up really.
We currently have two cats/kittens. Ingrid (grey and white) is just over 1 year old, and goose (flame point) will be 1 in December. They took around a month to be fully happy around each other. I wouldn’t say they were very closely bonded, but they both sleep near each other and on the bed with us, they groom each other and play with each other, so they definitely like each other.

We are thinking of getting a third cat and have found one whose personality sounds like a good match for our current cats. Ingrid is very chill, likes her own space during the day but can be very affectionate on her own terms too, and is very cuddly at night. Goose is absolutely nuts and super clingy, he meows for attention, rubs on our legs and headbutts almost constantly. The cat is described as chilled out but affectionate, likes to follow you around but isn’t super playful.

We’ve thought about getting a third before but have been hesitant because we don’t want to upset the dynamic with our existing cats. Ingrid did get a bit less cuddly with us after we got goose, and has started being a bit more affectionate with us recently and we don’t want to change that. We think that this cat, being a bit more chill, wouldn’t bother Ingrid as much by wanting to play all the time like Goose does, but we wouldn’t want Ingrid and Goose’s bond disrupted.

We have a 2 bedroom apartment with 3 cat trees, some window perches, and lots of hiding spaces so I don’t think that would be an issue. We also have room to add another litter box and would feed the new kitten separately even after introducing them to Ingrid and Goose.

Has anyone got any experience introducing a third kitten? Is it a bad idea? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!!

We've been feeding this stray cat, and I think we've over done it.

Hey everyone, I have a 12 week old kitten who was on a pretty poor food diet when I got him (lots of grains and fillers. I've signed up to a few higher quality food brands, katkin, untamed and marro. He's hit or miss with katkin and untamed and loves Marro but i hear mixed opinions on them. Marro is 80%+ percent meat with prebiotics in the form of some starches. Some say its good for Ragdolls with their temperamental tummies and others don't like them, anyone able to help ?

On the day the profile picture for this sub changes I thought I'd share some more pictures of my beautiful dark tortie, Kestrel.

Thanks for having her picture pride of place, and best of luck to everyone else in the random draw.

General Yellin just standing there for ages watching the world

Previous thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CatsUK/s/kuRM82bCzw

It’s now been 2 full days since I discovered my baby is having constant diarrhoea. I’ve spoken to his own vet practice both on Thursday afternoon and today in the morning. Today the receptionist spoke to a vet and got back to me with further instructions which were just to wait longer and keep giving the pro-kolin.

I’m at my wits end. He still poops every 3 hours and it’s still super liquid. Last night I thought it was starting to get a little more solid but tonight he just went and it’s slimy looking and green and super liquidy. It could be from the Pro-kolin which is green but also I read it could be bile moving through the digestive tract too fast. He’s barely eating enough currently, the only thing I can get him to eat is licky treats and microscopic pieces of chicken that I put in them but he largely licks clean. He is still drinking some but not as much as before he felt unwell. Only water now, not interested in any rehydration drinks or anything else. Yesterday he had some more food but today it’s less and he’s so mellow and constantly isolating himself from me - which could be because the paste incidents and him not trusting me but also he just looks unwell. His vets said it can take few days for this to resolve but shouldn’t his poop consistency be firming up by now? I’m so worried but everyone is telling me this is normal. Whenever he’s outside he’s more perky and will run if I try to grab him (it’s normal) but inside the house he’s so compliant and low energy 😭.

I mainly want to hear from people who have dealt with similar - how long did it take to resolve, did you have to do anything else.. I know I overthink when it comes to his health but I don’t know what to do anymore. If I rush him to the vet only to be told to wait longer that’s just stressing him out more. I was told today to wait till Monday but that’s so far away 😭

Edit: He had a runny poo again and then ran to vomit.. I will ask his vet to see him in the morning :(

Hi fellow cat lovers,

I've had my two babies, a brother and sister, for 2 months now. They are over 4 weeks post sterilization, up to date on jabs, worms and tic meds. They just turned 6 months.

I am keen to let them outside. I know there's risks, but they both stare outside longingly, and I think overall the risk is worth it, especially as you will soon read, at least one loves the outdoors.

Today and yesterday I let the door open. Boy was surprisingly nervous and just had a little wonder before scrapering back in. Girl on the other hand has turned out to be a right outdoorsy type, ended jumping over the 7 foot fence despite being a tiny 6 month old, getting trapped in my neighbour's incredibly overgrown garden, got stuck there for a couple of hours but then had an explore around surrounding gardens while I panicked. She is tiny and I think vulnerable. Said neighbour has also informed me he will soon get a pit bull. (No hate, but dogs make me nervous in general)

Eventually she wondered back in.

Any suggestions for what to do? Catio? Cat proofing? She seems to love it outside, was rolling in the grass in joy, and in a great mood after, but I dont think my anxiety can take this every day!

(Obligatory cat pic for tax, this was first time I opened the door to outside world...no prizes for guessing who is the escape artist)

One of our cats has started bringing in small, furry presents, so I'm debating replacing our original model SureFlap with an OnlyCat cat flap.

Anyone here have any experience of using this catflap?

Couple of scenarios and questions~ hopefully someone can relate?? 😭

We love our 13 year old cat Misty, but we've been having increasing trouble with her. She has been having ongoing digestive and skin issues for over a year now that we are working with our vet to fix. This manifests in her often having loose stools which we have to clean up at least twice daily from her tray. In recent weeks she has been positioning herself so that her whole body except her butt is in the litter tray resulting in poo outside on the carpet. We already have 2 of the largest litter trays (upstairs and downstairs) we can find that fits our space but she just doesn't seem to want to go in fully. Any advice on that? And best tips for getting the smell out the carpet?

The recent tipping point has been her discovering that she can jump on our kitchen counter tops which she has never done in the 4 years we've had her. This resulted in her licking some raw frangipane and having literal explosive diarrhoea all over our stairs and walls. Vets have given the all clear. Any tricks for keeping her off the work tops?

She has generally been okay with our 5 month old being around. We thought she would be scared of the new addition like she has been in the past with guests, but on his first day at home she was all over him. Sniffing and head nudges, the lot! When he has cried out she has simply just moved to a different room. We don't necessarily think she shows that she's stressed about there being someone new here but are we wrong in thinking that with this new behaviour? As a new mum I feel overwhelmed by the increasing bio hazard of it all, especially as baby is soon to start crawling. Hoping someone has been in a similar situation and can ease my dread.

I currently have an NPET WF100 cat water fountain that I’ve had for 2 years but today when I went to clean it I noticed that on the side you can’t take apart that it’s really discoloured and now I’m worried. Annoying you can’t get a new filter that is the right one. I also realised that because it had a light it gets a lot more algae growing in it.

Can anyone recommend a not too expensive fountain that doesn’t make too much water splashing noise (I’ve taken the shell part off mine so it doesn’t make so much noise) has a quiet pump, does not have movement activation and the replacement filters aren’t too expensive?
Thanks

I was sooo nervous about the idea of introducing a new kitten to my cat
It’s just been us two since I got her
She’s two years old
She’s a black cat and very stereotypically so
She is quite introverted,likes her space but also very territorial like most cats and loves my attention
I noticed her getting a little down and lonely the last few months
I don’t work but I am chronically ill so though I am home with her most of the time I can’t play with her the way I use to
(I use to run around like a maniac with her….which now I can only do maybe twice month)

I got a kitten out of pure luck in June
The first few days weren’t great as she was very underweight and the person lied to me about her age (I got her for free but she was suppose to be 2 months minimum but she was actually only a month) she was a rescue from a farm that to my knowledge was going to drown the kittens (they were all saved)

Anyway flash forward 5 months almost and they are like siblings,they sleep together,eat off the same plate most of the time,and I truly couldn’t be more grateful

We found a young black cat, probably around 20 weeks old, trapped inside a school.

We have no idea how long she’d been in there or how she got in. She was absolutely terrified when she was found and is still very wary of people. She won’t let us touch or pick her up yet, although she will sit in the same room with us and is gradually getting a little more confident.

We’ve had her scanned and a microchip number does come up, but so far it hasn’t led us to an owner, as it is unregistered. We’ve called all the local vets and rescues we can think of, checked lost pet pages and actively posted in local community groups. We deliberately haven’t posted clear pictures of her because if someone does come forward, we want them to be able to identify her properly rather than just saying she’s theirs.

Nobody has contacted us looking for her so far.

She clearly has some experience of being in a home. She knew immediately how to use a litter tray, she eats extremely well, drinks normally and generally seems physically okay.

Her behaviour is a bit odd though. During the day she mostly hides, sleeps or watches us from a safe distance. Then at night she apparently decides she owns the place and wakes up to terrorise us. 😂 I’ve actually been sleeping on the sofa in the room she’s in because I didn’t want her to be alone while she settled.

Then, from around 5am, she sits at the window and meows incessantly. Not distressed screaming, just constant little meows while staring outside. It makes me wonder whether she recognises the area, is looking for somewhere/someone, wants to get out, or is simply a young cat who has realised there is an entire world beyond the glass.

I’m really torn about what to do next.

I would genuinely love to keep her, and if I’m honest it’s obviously starting to lean that way. But I work full time and I also care for my mum, who is quite ill and is at home a lot, so adding a young cat into the mix does feel like quite a lot.

At the same time, I couldn’t see her left where she was. And now she’s here, safe and slowly settling, the idea of moving her again or sending her into rescue feels awful unless that is genuinely the best thing for her.

Obviously, if she has an owner who is genuinely missing her, I want to find them.

But if you were in this situation, how long would you keep actively searching before accepting that nobody may be coming forward? Is there anything else you would be doing to try to trace an owner?

And for people who have taken in frightened young cats before, does the hiding all day / chaos all night / shouting at the window at 5am sound fairly normal for a cat settling into a completely new environment?

Thank you in advance for your help.

So my main confusion is how the numbers seem correct? If I have been told to go for 80% if possible am I trying to read the numbers (example image 4) 14% of which beef 4%?

Also, I have tried to google the highest meat content brands on google but the answers are always non shop brands for a much much higher cost.

My 5-6 month old kitten, Knuckles, (male, neutered) is absolutely obsessed with me?

Wherever I am, he wants to be. He wants to be cuddling me, rubbing against me and getting kisses. The picture is him right now as I'm typing this. As soon as I came downstairs this morning, he followed me and plonked straight on top of me.

Since we got him at 7 weeks, I've been kissing the top of his head and making a huge 'MWAH' sound. Every time he runs up to me, he smashes his face into my lips and rubs against them until he hears a kiss sound.

Knuckles doesn't like it if my partner touches me while he is touching me. He will sometimes gently bat my partner, or looks INCREDIBLY offended by him daring to touch me.

My partner does not have the same issue with him. Knuckles plays with him, roughly and gently. He does not go to him for cuddles, kisses, or affection. He loves playing with him though, and play stalking him around the house.

I'm wondering if this is normal behaviour, if anybody else has experienced this incredibly affectionate behaviour? I'm worried about him developing an unhealthy attachment, and if so how can I try and get him less attached to me so that he doesn't become an anxious cat?

My vet said I'm worrying too much, and he's a male cat and this is how they are with their female owners.

Thank you! Please feel free to tell me if I'm being a total idiot 🤦🏼‍♀️ ♥️

I’m actually losing my mind bc my 6 month kittens seem to not eat anything.
I had an untamed subscription and they loved the food but by month 3 they would stop eating it so I assumed they got bored so I changed to purina but they didn’t seem to eat that food either so I got marro and they don’t seem to eat that and I’m worried because now they’re not really eating meals.

They still eat treats and kibble every now and then and they’re healthy but all of a sudden they just won’t eat proper meals please someone give me advice before I cry.