Hey guys,

What is your opinion about neutering your cat? I know many experts and people say to neuter is best, but it may also make your cat depressed. If you search up on this subject, it does seem like some cats do seem to get depressed....same like humans.

But cats have a strong urge to mate (especially most male cats), and I'm finding that the "community cat" I mentioned before earlier, is no longer keen to stay in the cage and really wants to get out....

He also doesn't want to stay at his usual home, and will wander off for days if allowed to escape. I'm afraid he may not want to return ever. As you know, we don't really own our cats....it's either they want to stay or not. 

Once found, I notice he is marking new territory and sniffing the air......and being quite hostile with most other stranger cats. Getting into fights and trouble is exactly what we don't want!

So looks like cage life is not for him in the long run. I am considering to neuter him but I'm not sure if this is the best route.

But it seems like the only way. Otherwise, he is getting restless being in the cage now that he feels better after his long stint in the clinic.

According to the other "owners" that now care for him at their house, he was never like this and very homely. Now he seems intolerant of other cats (those people feed other cats too) and just seems like he wants to get away from them.

Any opinions? Will neutering him make him more homely, less restless, and more friendly with other cats. Mind you, he was quite alright with them BEFORE he went for his long stay at the clinic.

Now his former home is like a new environment to him (although he seems to recognize his former human care-givers).

That sounds bad. 

So it's neuter and then straight to the cage forever, or else do not neuter and then let him roam and potentially have a short life....

Spay and neuter your animals please, including the "outside cats". Keeping intact animals indoors is going to cause you a lot of pain - female cats yowling and pissing everywhere, male cats constantly trying to escape and pissing everywhere too. As for outside cats, you are contributing to the already crazy populations of cats.

SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR ANIMALS. You also decrease fatal infections - female cats can get uterus infections and it can kill them.

Those of you talking about feeling sorry for your cat, you are projecting how you would feel if you got castrated onto the animal. Stop it. The animal doesn't know any better. The behavior change is expected because of the hormone change.

Can you elaborate on this? I never heard before that before neutering must also vaccinate them.....

Even if you think I don't know, don't deny you are projecting what you feel onto the animal.

People who weren't born don't know to complain about it. Yes people do remove testicles to prevent prostate cancer depending on your risk. Your analogies are either extreme or don't make sense at all.

There is a right and a wrong. The issue of stray animals in Malaysia is the result of people being stubborn and stupid about this. Spay and neuter your animals.

I didn't know all this, and it sounds scary....

But you said kitten only, what about for adults?

I suspect my cat has either FIV or FLV, although it seems controlled now. Because cat is locked up in cage, so he doesn't wander here and there....

After locked up so long, he actually gained weight and seems quite healthy now.

But still want to go out of cage....

I'm willing to let him go out, but he may not come back, since he found his new found freedom.....

Already the last time, he seems chill not coming home and I don't know he got even eat or not.

There is the risk his earlier health issues will return.

Vaccination may be dangerous for cats who have FIV and/or FLV as their immune systems may be already compromised?

Vaccines introduce a mild form of the virus into the body right?

Im not too worried about my indoor cat though I was thinking to get for my indoor/outdoor cat that i can nvr make fully indoor. Hes been an indoor outdoor cat for 3 yrs now, the 1st yr or so was very difficult, he got sick very frequently and had to visit the vet almost every month and one visit I had to pay at least rm90. But now he's older he rarely gets sick, i guess his immune system is much stronger but I do worry if he gets an accident or injure himself while he's outside 

Good day guys, my cat seems have a 'coughing' issue lately and it happen more and more frequent... around 3-4 times per day.
It usually happen during her resting period.

Just went to vet and show this video to the docs and they said need to bring the cat for heart scan, since this age is around 9 years old, female.
3 weeks ago did bring this cat to do X-Ray scan & blood test. Both test result show the lung is normal and blood results also normal.

Would like to ask opinion here if anyone cat experience something similar ...

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Dear Cat Dads & Moms,

I have something to share and i hope someone would be able to explain this. I am an experienced cat owners, but this issue never happened to me before, which makes me sad, angry & curious.

I have a cat, named Salem. He was 3 years old. I have him since he was born (i rescued a pregnant cat). He have 4 other siblings and all of them are vaccinated, spayed/neutered, eats super premium food & stays indoor all the time. Salem (including the mother and all of his siblings) were very active, very healthy & well-fed. Even when any of them shows any sign of illness like Flu, scratch wound etc i would directly brought them to Vet. Everything went good so far.

Until last week, i've noticed Salem starts limping on his right arm, thinking of that would be a minor injury, i observed for another 1 day. Day-2, the limping area starts swelling, also he starts losing fat/muscle mass around his cheek & chest, and his body was hot, then i brought him to Vet. I've explained everything to the doctor on how serious i think the condition of Salem, and the doctor be like "no need worry lah nothing serious, no wounds no fractures, maybe he just jump & landed wrongly", the doctor even said i should stop worrying & overreacting over a small issue. And the doctor only gave Anti-Inflammatory meds. JUST THAT, and the doctor not even allow me to buy the supplement/booster or applied anything on the limping areas, they just want me to trust them as they were the Doctors.

Fine with that, i gave Salem the med, of course.. no improvements. Salem starts getting worse, he starts avoiding everyone, and lying head down most of the time. Even when i carry him, or put him on the table, he will put his head down, and he lose appetite too (i have to manually feed him). Remember, this is just 3rd day of him being sick.

Day-4, i go to the Vet again and angrily explained of what have happened, they all were shocked & scared seeing the condition of my cat since it were just yesterday i came to the clinic, and the condition was rapidly worsen. Then they shaved Salem's limping arm, they seemingly found out something, starts discussing with each other with very worrying face. And they never really told me what happened, they just "we think this might be a bacterial infection, but we're not so sure since we cannot spotted any wound". They gave me Antibiotics (FINALLY eventho its too late), and they gave me a referral letter to Specialist Hospital saying that in-case of emergency (its like they know something but they never really told me, maybe they scared of me blaming them for not doing it right the first time). And they said its a really really rare case of a cat went from very healthy to seriously ill for just 3 days.

After went back from clinic, gave the meds, nothing good. And this time he walk around everywhere pointlessly. Several hours later, he went to kitty heaven.    All that happens so fast, from very healthy to getting sick for just 3 days & died the next day. And he is just 3 years old.  Yes i am angry with the doctors as they were not taking my point seriously, if they do, that would have saved Salem's life. But i am more of wanting to know what actually happened, what disease that can killed a healthy house cat in just 3 days.. If its a bacterial infections, how or where do he get such bacteria? Or he might allergic to something (since i changed the food recently)? Or any fatal insect bites that does not leave any wound (i live in a level 4 apartment btw)? Or any possible natural diseases like diabetes, nerves disorder or anything?

I need to know as i have to protect my other cats at all cost.    I hope anyone here can explain or share their experiences too. Thank you.

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Hi all,

I have found these 5 kittens and I am in no capable to take care of them. Appreciate if anyone is interested could reach out to me. Thank you.

My location is PJ area.

Hope to hear from you guys soon

Is it safe to leave my cat indoors in my house? She doesn't like to be caged. She doesn't like to be kept in a room. I'm afraid she'll damage the furniture when I'm not around or I'm not supervising her. Kindly advise please thank you.

Also my cat once peed at the corner of my room. She's around 1.5 years old, not neutered yet. Kindly advise please thank you.

I use normal plastic litter box, I usually will pick the biggest one available so that less litter will be thrown around when they do their business, but bigger litter box means u have to buy more litter huhuu wether to pick the closed or open one is really depends on ur cat, some cats prefer the closed one some cat will feel trapped n prefer the open one 
omg 1 of my cats really like to chew plastic n swallow like its some kind of a snack , then he will either vomit it out or expel it out thru the other end  it really baffles me    what really attracted him to the plastic coz it literally tasteless and odourless to me not sure how it taste or smell to my cat tho 

ya2 i think the piece of plastic I found in the litter box is also from the vomit not the poo  coz the color is much lighter huhu but luckily he nvr ate a whole plastic bag before, only small pieces of plastic he sometimes found on the floor of the kitchen, even the small raffia string tht ppl use to tie plastic bag also he ate n vomit once  but he is almost 1 year old now hope he grow out of the habit soon 

Hi all this stray mama cat came to me one month ago and she gave birth to 3 kittens days ago ! Just curious can anyone tell her breed ?

She has short tail and with characteristics similar to Japanese bobtail. But also looks like common mix tabby ???

However her kittens are all long tails ! One even with bent tail 😅 plan to put them for adoption soon.

hi all,

i do not own any cats before.
thinking of it.

however I live in an apartment on the 11th floor.

how to cat proof the balcony so that they won't go superman? without drilling can ?

Side i left around 15 cm to secure it, the mesh itself is quite hard so it stay in place. But for extra precaution i nail / bend it to the wall with some ikea nail. 
And i did not put the mesh all the way to the ceiling, just another 30 cm of mesh from the railing and a stick hold it in place.
At first it was only up to the railing, but caught the 2 fatty tip toeing the railing 1 night, not really mad but impressed 

look a bit messy but it was rush job and last for 2 year now.

Planning to use some Telescopic Extension Pole Handle, wrap the mesh around it and fix it to the sides for more proper/tidy look

HI, my cat ady got CKD and already at stage 4 (13/14 years old) if not mistaken. It do not have any appetite at all except we pump food, secondly i just realize it also got constipation now is ady day 5 (I will bring it to consult vet for Tomorrow or Saturday). Any sifu experience enough or provide idea how i can support Cat for (CKD last stage), I just want to do what i can to provide the best quality life for for the remaining journey?

Quite sad that if a cat is sick, it decides to hide and die itself.

One of my taman cat, disappear, even the bangkai also cannot be found. Just want a closure to find the corpse bury properly.