#cat discussion

[webspur]

one thing i have studied while pet sitting over the past two weeks is that CATS. HAVE. ENERGY.

It does not matter how old they are, they deserve enrichment! The oldest cat here is 14 and he loves to carry around toys and yowl. He'll also wrestle with the second oldest cat and play with string toys!

Two of the other three will bat at me if they're just laying around. Their ears are perked, eyes wide open, and tail twitching. They are comfortable, they just want to play. When they swat, that's a sign to go get a toy and entertain them. Better than that, go out of your way to entertain them!

Give your cats little balls, strings on sticks, toy mice, etc. Give them space to climb and things to observe.

[v7741]

I must stress that you should only bathe a cat if you absolutely must. And if you do, to please Research how to do it properly.

[mere-vanilla]

absoluterumpage replied to your post “Going on a walk to find cats, brb.”

Take pictures of found cats?! :U

I actually feel really odd about taking pictures of other family’s cats, but I’ll tell you about them!

There’s a house with three cats where two will come visit us for pets. One is an orange tabby with long fur, and the other is a calico with lots of kitty fat who will roll over and accept belly pets. The third is a... I believe the term is “cow kitty” (very professional name) who likes to sit in the middle of their yard and watch the others.

Another house has about five cats. Three will visit with us. One is a gray-ish/light brown cat with light tabby markings and a tendency to drool when given enough attention. The second cat is a tiny short-haired orange tabby with a bit of a shy streak. Third is a straight-forward tabby with a really really long tail. A fourth, gray cat, likes to sit and watch us. Fifth cat does not want anything to do with us.

There are a lot more cats in the neighborhood, but those are the ones we visit most on our walks, outside of our own cats.

[soypunks]

there's this super sweet cat at this apartment I live at and he sometimes rushes inside when Im on my way in to come and visit me all the way in my room, but I hate that I have to basically only keep him in here for 10 minutes at a time and not just let him chill out all because he's not neutered

it makes no fucking sense to me. if your cat is an outdoor cat (which I disagree with anyways) why on EARTH would neutering NOT be the first thing you did??? maybe not for everyone, but that's a case of neglect in my book.

I just want to take him with me, get him neutered, and keep him safe indoors.