Questions tagged [multi-pet-families]
Regards concerns about households containing multiple pets of the same or different species and their interactions.
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maltipoo and kitty [duplicate]
I've recently got a new kitty after two or three weeks of close door sniffing and viewing our vet gave us the go and we started doing face-to-face with a leash my dog is more interested in food than ...
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Strange cat behaviour
My cat is a male about 9 months old. He's been to the vet twice already for his vaccinations (his last appointment was four days ago). The veterinarian said he was super healthy, his food and water ...
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Kitten stealing other cat's food and fighting them [duplicate]
I have- or my family has an kitten (we dont know how old) and they are keep stealing the other cat's food even if their bowel has food or not. We tried to make the kitten not take the food by saying &...
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Cat biting new cat
My resident male cat is 9 months old and was separated from his brother around 10 weeks. Since then he hasn't been around other cats.
My new cat is female and 10 months old. She has been around other ...
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One of ratty girls passed away suddenly this morning. I found her in alive but unresponsive, about an hour later she had passed [duplicate]
I’m worried about her sister. Though they were independent even in cage together, they didn’t spend much time together, so I’m unsure of how she will react. I allowed her to see and sniff the body, ...
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How can I get my cat to stop hating my other cats?
I have an older cat (13), very much a cuddler and a lap kitty, who was used to being the only cat in the house. About 2 years ago, we adopted two feral kittens. They are also very snuggly, very well ...
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My female and male cats get along and are healthy, but when male goes up to play with female, she hisses and growls
My female and male cats are litter mates, and they used to be a bonded pair- cannot say they still are as of now. After I had gotten both of them fixed, the female gets provoked at little things such ...
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New kitten lunges at older cat
We adopted a 1ish year old stray cat. We already had a 10 year old cat. We did a slow introduction and all seemed to be going well. Most of the day they retreat to different rooms, occasionally they’...
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I'm worried about my dog and cat interacting with each other
I have had my dog for 5 years now, and my girlfriend and I recently adopted a cat. Most of the time, I am in boston, so the cat stays with my girlfriend. When I am home though, the cat is often at my ...
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How to stop my neutered male cat from attacking my spayed female cat?
I have 4 cats in my household. A female brown tabby (oldest, 9 yrs), female black cat (7), female black & white short-hair & male black & white short-hair (both 5). All neutered and spayed ...
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How can I ask my middle-aged cat if she'd accept another in the house?
Hazel is now around 12; middle-aged for a cat. She lived with her sibling Harry until we lost him, but she's had me to herself for several years now.
It isn't clear whether Harry was a special case ...
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Why does my puppy like to lick my older dog's mouth (inside!)?
I have two female stray dogs, one is 5 yo, and the other one (the puppy) is almost 2 yo, and my puppy likes to lick my older dog's mouth.
And when I say mouth, I mean INSIDE the mouth, like the teeth ...
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How to get cats to like eachother
My girlfriend and I have been raising our first cat, Theo since he was 6 weeks old. He is currently 8 months old now. My girlfriend and I work a lot and have to leave Theo home, by himself, most of ...
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How to introduce multiple cats into a two-cat household?
We have two adult cats, and my son, his wife and their son are moving in along with their three adult cats.
I've read up on how to introduce one cat into a household ... does introducing multiple cats ...
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How to help my cat with severe anxiety that I may have caused?
I need help. I got a kitten long three years ago and raised her. It was not a good time in life and I had never raised a kitten. I'm not sure if it was considered abuse or not, but I considered how I ...
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