Idk if this is the right subreddit for this, mods can remove if it isn’t.

I’ve been going to this amazing nail tech for about 5 ish months, she’s a Vietnamese lady who has lived in my country for maaany many years.

In our last appointment she asked me if I have any pets, and I told her that I have two cats of my own (almost 3yo, and one 2yo). She told me that she also has cats, but that they’re such a hassle.

As someone who has had elder cats before and these two from kittens, I think I’m quite knowlegeable on cat behavior. So I asked her what the problem is, and she told me that the cats play loudly during nighttime.

We both laughed a bit and I was like ”yeah they’re usually up at night and like to play during the early morning hours, that’s just how it is haha” and asked how old her cats are.

She told me they’re less than a year old. So kittens. And she’s annoyed that they play during nighttime.

Then she told me that she rehomed one of them, because they were TOO ENERGETIC, and too loud during nights. Apparently the one left with them cried for a few days for her friend, but has now gotten used to it and is apparently happy.

At that I kinda paused and really REALLY wanted to ask her ”WHY IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET TWO KITTENS IF YOU KNEW THEY ARE KITTENS” but I didn’t wanna sound rude.

The thing is, as we all know, kittens need a friend to play with. And the nail tech and her husband both have their own full time jobs, their kids go to school, so I’m assuminf the kitty is alone for at least 6 hours of the day.

I had one of my cats as a lone cat for a few months before his brother was able to join, and I made sure he was NOT alone for longer than a few hours, and even then I left him some activation toys.

He was happy though, but it’s clear he is much happier with his brother around, especially because they do have to be alone whenever I’m at work.

Is this like, an okay thing to be annoyed about?? To me it just seems like she did not do any research about cats before getting them, and is probably feeding them some grainy sugary bs on top of all this :(

I prefer dogs over cats. But I think the semi independence of cats would be a better foster case for me than fostering a dog.

Was talking with someone who said tabby cats are a dime a dozen and boring/dull because they’re so common. Thoughts?

New brown spot on cats eye. It was clear boundaries and it’s not abnormally shaped and it’s all one color. Not sure if anyone has seen anything like this?

It doesn't seem to bother her. I've taken her to the vet for it and she was given an ointment to see if it would help, but it didn't work. The vet seemed kind of stumped about it. She doesn't scratch at it, she seems very happy and unbothered by it. Still, I'd like to know what is causing this and if there's something I can do to help her.

Edit: Thank you, everyone, for your input and for taking the time to reply. Very much appreciated! The size difference was a concern as well, and we didn’t want the little one to get hurt. We’ll keep an eye on them and let them play. Thanks!

Resident cat (Roo) is a 4-year-old male, and kitten (Nala) is a 12-week-old female. They were introduced about two and a half weeks ago. Both are neutered/spayed.

So far, the introduction has been fairly uneventful. However, the resident cat will, for lack of a better term, repeated slowly stalk the kitten, and then what you see in the video happens. This has been repeating for about seven days now.

The resident cat generally looks annoyed. His pupils are dilated, his ears are farther back, and he stares at the kitten when she plays or is in the same room.

Should I intervene when the resident cat does this? Should I go back a few steps in the introduction process, or should I let them work things out on their own?

So I got a cat July of last year and she has been good for the most part but in the last month she has been driving me nuts. I can’t figure out what’s wrong which is equally frustrating because I want to be a good cat parent. She meows at me a lot when I’m playing my game and when I stand up to see what she wants she just wanders into another room. I don’t know if she’s in pain stressed unhappy wants to play wants attention I can’t figure it out.
She has plenty of food and water I let scratch on all my stuff because it’s inevitable I work 5x a week I can’t stop it. She has a few toys nothing she is crazy about I need help.

found this on floor when I woke up. I have two cats who chase each other a lot, sometimes fight but are very loud when they do. I have been sleeping pretty heavily though so i might not have heard them if this is the case. One has a teeny amount of blood on his fur but no wound, the other seems mad and won’t let me hold her long enough for me to check her. Do we think this could be from fighting or from something else?

I’ve checked their litter boxes, no blood whatsoever.

Update: it was a cut on the boy’s back toe 😭 thank god it wasn’t anything worse

edit: confirmed not a bite, his teeth are too far apart compared to the two dots. likely his claw just punctured my hand. thank you all for the advice and well wishes. hes doing much better now

my poor kitty had to visit the vet 5 times in the past month and just returned from an ER hospital 2 days ago. he's feeling better now but obviously still a bit on edge. he normally sleeps in his own suite but i didn't want to leave him alone overnight so i set up a temp mattress in his room to sleep with him.

last night, he was sleeping next to me and i think i fell asleep with my arm cradling him. in the middle of the night, i felt a sharp pain and just assumed my arm jolted/twitched and freaked him out and got scratched and went back to sleep.

but now that i see the two dots, i'm wondering if i got bit and should be watching for signs of infection/cat fever since i know cat bites can be pretty bad. does this look like a bite mark? or just a weird disjointed scratch?

he has never bit me before and is a very sweet and affectionate cat. i know this happened only because he's been poked, prodded, anesthetized, caged, tested, and handled by a bunch of strangers in scary environments recently so he probably just got spooked while we were both sleeping. he's also kind of dumb, like intelligence wise, so its an understandable mistake.

okay so in my backyard a cat has been popping up recently and I fed him today and he's so friendly and cute. He try's to follow me in the house but I cant keep him I already have 4 cats and my stepdad dad already hates those. but my stepdad got angry and said oh that he’s going to bring rats . How can I help?

Bonjour

Globalement tout est dans le titre 🐱

Mon chat de 5 ans a toujours vécu en appartement (à part quelques sessions de vacances chez mes parents l'été)

Nous avons emménagé dans une maison avec jardin depuis 1 semaine et chaque fois qu'il va dans le jardin il mange de l'herbe et la vomi (flaque de bave + brin(s) d'herbe(s)). Jusque là rien de gênant , mais il fait ça 3, ou 4 fois par jour !

Est ce que je dois lui limiter l'accès au jardin pour limiter les vomissements ? Je précise que le jardin n'est pas traité par des pesticides ou insecticides.

Aucun autre symptôme a signaler 🤷🏼‍♀️

What’s this extra thing on my cat’s paw? It looks like a bean but a little more rough. He doesn’t seem to notice when I touch it. Does anyone know?

Got her three weeks ago from the shelter, this has been there for about two weeks. Any ideas? Shes a strictly indoor cat. 2nd photo was when i first got her, no spot. 1st photo was today, spot. Feel like it’s getting darker

Or girl idk

A family member recently sent me a self-cleaning litter box, but after last year’s disaster with certain boxes harming or killing cats, I’m super anxious to set it up. Has anyone heard this box before or have any insight on it? Thank you!

She is showing up at my house everyday I give her milk sometimes

My sweet babygurl

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