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post Feb 13 2021, 06:21 PM

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QUOTE(petlover01 @ Feb 11 2021, 10:13 AM)
Hi guys! I have 2 kittens (1 is around 6 months old and another is about 10 months old), my husband & I adopted them at a different time and integrated them well, now they are friends. Right now we are facing an issue with my 10 months old kitten, we notice that ever since we adopted her, she start scooting.

We brought her to the vet to empty her anal glands (which isn't alot to empty) and she still scoots! So we thought she is allergic to the protein that is in her diet, we eliminate that as well but she STILL scoots. The vet has no idea how to help me anymore and everytime she scoots, it leaves a mark there on our furniture and sometimes our bed.

Anyone has similar experience or idea on how to stop her from scooting? Vet said it is due to something and not habit, we couldn't figure out what it is. Thank you!!
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I only had 1 experience with my cat scooting, but thank god it lasted for only a couple of days, I didnt do anything and it was self limiting. If it still persists then there must be something causing itchiness at the area like worm infection, did ur vet tried giving any worm meds?
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post Feb 14 2021, 12:28 AM

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QUOTE(geelim77 @ Feb 14 2021, 12:14 AM)
Ok, thanks for your reply.
Manage to visit the pet shop this evening, the staff told me it's domestic shorthair.
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They are selling a domestic shorthair at a petshop?
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post Feb 14 2021, 12:39 AM

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QUOTE(geelim77 @ Feb 14 2021, 12:35 AM)
No, I brought the cat to the shop to ask.
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Ic ok, i think its very difficult to ascertain the breed of a cat for sure just by looking at it unless u do a DNA test which I dont think is available in Malaysia or is there? hmm.gif
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post Feb 18 2021, 02:19 AM

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QUOTE(jaswwp @ Feb 17 2021, 11:57 PM)
Curiosity I guess. I googled for few days to find out what is the color type of my cat since for sure I know it's just domestic shorthair. Found out the markings is similar to Lynx point siamese. Sounds fancy only lol.
Exactly, I luv to learn more about my cats not just for fun but to understand them better, I would pay for a DNA test for my long hair cat that I got from someone to know more about the breed and so his personality, health probs etc if the price is not too much rolleyes.gif

Ur cat is beautiful btw, I got a chocolate point siamese with tabby markings (I googled it too) and pretty blue eyes, quite similar to urs thumbup.gif he is so vocal and highly demanding for attention laugh.gif

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post Feb 18 2021, 11:02 PM

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QUOTE(jaswwp @ Feb 18 2021, 06:42 PM)
Lovely kitty. Is he pure bred Siamese? Mine is just stray cats offspring haha but very vocal too.
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No, he was a stray as well rolleyes.gif
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post Feb 24 2021, 07:30 PM

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QUOTE(jaswwp @ Feb 23 2021, 08:58 PM)
May I ask how much you guys spend in a month on cat food? I kinda dare not count the cost because mine are mainly eating wet food so the money spent is substancial.
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I have 2 cats 7 months and a 3 yo, i spend max rm200 for kibbles and wet food per month, plus others like litter will be around rm300 wink.gif
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post Mar 2 2021, 02:18 PM

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QUOTE(hirano @ Mar 2 2021, 05:06 AM)
I feed mine whenever he's standing at his food bowl. Just 1 small scoop each time.

He's pretty much a spoiled cat. I have been working from home for 1 full year (before getting him), so always need human by his side.
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I guess our pets are all spoiled coz most of us are working from home during this pandemic laugh.gif n I've been on sabbatical leave for almost 4 yrs now, cant imagine how my pets will cope without human companion during the day when I'm back to work soon confused.gif

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post Mar 5 2021, 07:21 PM

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QUOTE(kraziekd @ Mar 5 2021, 09:08 AM)
how old u guys wait until u train ur kitten to do its business at the litter

I tried to put my one month old kitten in the litter and she tried eating the sand lol
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For me usually I would just put newborn kitttens and the mother in a good sized cage with a litter box n other basic necessities for the mother. This is to prevent the mother from transferring the kittens to other unkown places eg in a cupboard etc. its the mother's instinct to do this until the kittens can walk and fend on their own. I would let the mother go out of the cage every now n then tho a mother who just delivered do not walk around too much. The kittens will eventually learn to use the litter box in the cage on their own. Once they are used to doing their business in the litter box then only I would let them out the cage roaming around the house. U can also use a play pen or a small room if u dont have a cage.

Having said that maybe others have different and better ways of training their kittens smile.gif

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post Mar 5 2021, 08:08 PM

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QUOTE(kraziekd @ Mar 5 2021, 07:33 PM)
haha, lucky I saw, had to open her mouth and took the sand out
i put the mother and kitten in my room, don't let out.. only the mother just sometimes go out walk2 to living room.. i tried putting the kitten on the litter 2nd and 3rd time, she tried eating the sand again sweat.gif

guess have to find another way
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Where do u put the litter box? where does the kitten do his business now? anywhere in ur room? laugh.gif thats y u need a confined space like a cage so that the kitten can find the litter box easily and get used to it, anyway I usually use tofu litter, no dust and bigger sized particles so its difficult to be consumed by small kittens but even if they swallow it its pretty harmless coz its made of natural products. smile.gif

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post Mar 5 2021, 11:50 PM

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QUOTE(kraziekd @ Mar 5 2021, 10:32 PM)
now the mother still lick2 the kitten pee
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Yup n soon he will start to release cute, tiny pellets of stool laugh.gif Better put him somewhere u can clean easily until he is litter trained or ur room will be soiled sweat.gif

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post Mar 8 2021, 12:55 AM

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QUOTE(IpohGuyz @ Mar 7 2021, 09:26 PM)
please adopt. don't buy. you can go to https://www.petfinder.my/ to find a free bsh or other breed. many stray cats out there need your help.

stray cats can be beautiful too, if they are well taken care of. to give you encouragement, this is a stray cat. when I got him, he is hungry, dirty, and kutu infested kitten. 50% rescued by others, 50% chance die from hunger or car roller, if i don't rescue him. look how beautiful is he now.

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once you got your cat, you eventually will be cat lover, and eventually you will know the harm of buying. not gonna elaborate how breeders work, but yeah, just like eating sharkfin. the killing stops when the buying stops.
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nice beautiful cat u hav there thumbsup.gif I always see beautiful long haired cat like this in the wet market where I live, I think its bcoz ppl always abandon their uwanted cats there sad.gif
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post Mar 8 2021, 06:55 PM

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QUOTE(IpohGuyz @ Mar 8 2021, 01:25 PM)
which wet market
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In Meru, Klang
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post Mar 11 2021, 05:36 PM

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QUOTE(jukoh @ Mar 11 2021, 03:21 PM)
We dare not put our mother cat and kitten in the cage because worried their little legs will get caught in the cat cage grill.  We put them all in a big cardboard box and mother cat trust us enough not to move the kittens elsewhere because we accompanied her during delivery.  You only start training kittens how to use litter box when they start eating solid food.  Before that, mother cat is the one stimulating kittens to do their business by licking and cleaning them.
When your kitten grows little teeth and start eating the dry food (we feed dry food for Kittens to mother cat), you can start putting the litter box near them.  Get a smaller one which they can climb in/out from easily.  The best teacher is the mother cat so you must let her use the litter box - don't clean too much i.e must have the smell of her urine/poop there.  Then monitor kittens - if they look like they're going to pee/poop, take and put them in the litter box.  They will usually smell their mum's pee/poop, try to cover it, then start doing their business there.
Hope this helps.
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I usually line the cage with a blanket and change it regularly to make it comfortable fot the mother and kittens rolleyes.gif nvr had probs with kittens legs getting caught between the grill before smile.gif
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post Mar 17 2021, 06:00 PM

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QUOTE(hirano @ Mar 17 2021, 01:30 AM)
How do you guys handle needy cats?

When small, mine is quiet. After a year, he's become a spoiled, needy cat. Keeps meowing for attention no matter morning or night. Doesn't sleep much like a cat should be, just want to play 24/7. I do spend time to play each time, but i also need to focus on work and personal sleep. Tire him out by 1-2am doesn't work as well. Each night i think i'm getting only 3-4 hours of sleep before he makes loud noises again.

I don't have a 2nd cat due to cost and living in small apartment (most JMB disallow pets).
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How old? spayed? neutered?

Most ppl may not agree with me but I cage my 2 cats at night, basically they are trained from they were very small to be in the cage n sleep at night, they are already used to it, usually I will 'tuck' them to sleep everynight before I go to bed, n let them out in the morning so that they dont bother me at night. Sleep time is one thing I cant compromise coz I'm working frm 8-5pm except now that Im on my sabbatical leave sweat.gif other things like food they can have anytime wink.gif

One of the advantges of training my cats to be in the cage is when i have to go somewhere for a while, i can send them to a cage based boarding place without stressing them out too much, that is if i have no other choices huhu..

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post Mar 17 2021, 11:51 PM

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QUOTE(hirano @ Mar 17 2021, 07:42 PM)
1.5 yrs old, bola gone dy. I don't cage him since small, let him freely roam the house. All his toys (plush toy, string,  box etc) are readily at the living room for him. But he die die wants me to play string with him 24/7. Dont want to play by himself.
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Hes quite big edy not really a kitten anymore huhu usually they will be less active when they grow up especially after neutering, I guess he is really spolied sweat.gif I watched 1 of Jackson Galaxy's video about training cats to let u sleep at night, he doesnt recommend locking the cat out of the bedroom or restrain them like what I do to my cats laugh.gif instead he adviced to just ignore him n eventually he will stop and learn to let u sleep something like that huhu..
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post Mar 21 2021, 05:09 PM

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QUOTE(IpohGuyz @ Mar 21 2021, 04:34 PM)
You miss the sweetest part of having cat as pet hehe. My 2 cats sleep in room with me. Before sleep, one will purr me, I touch touch touch until sendiri fell asleep. 5am one will purr me, and I just blindly touch touch touch continue sleep.

But now, the cat get smarter. Rarely 5am wake me up. I wake up, he heard movement on bed then will jump up purpurpur me. Best wake up call
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I thot Im the crazy cat lady laugh.gif haha ok enjoy ur cats rclxms.gif My cats only 1 likes to sleep on the bed, the other long haired one only like to sleep on the floor/hard cold surfaces maybe due to the long hair he feels hot and he's not very affectionate n low maintenance only come to visit n sniff2 me 2-3 times a day only, most of the time he will spend lying on the marble floor sleeping or playing on hes own or with the other cat biggrin.gif
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post Mar 23 2021, 12:26 PM

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Yeah pls update us, I pray that he is ok but if he doesnt survive at least u hav found him and spent the last night with him, that will comfort and make him feel at ease sad.gif
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post Mar 24 2021, 02:39 PM

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The fact that the cat is still alive after almost 48hours after the incident is a very good sign, if he had internal bleeding he would have been dead by now, I think he is recovering well after the trauma just keep giving him the meds n sufficient food/water, I’ll keep my prayers for him ☺️
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post Apr 7 2021, 04:57 PM

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QUOTE(KamisF @ Apr 7 2021, 03:27 PM)
got mom, but its first time mother cat,
see this 3 other bro/sis is thriving while 1 is very skinny and out of place, im worried about the skinny one 😓

they are all locked in a room and inside small cat house.

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maybe need a little help by force feeding wit a 1 ml syringe every 2 hours? looks like too small n maybe no energy to compete with the others for mum's milk if dont force feed sad.gif for all we know the little guy might be born premature therefore will need some help

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post Apr 8 2021, 06:54 PM

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QUOTE(KamisF @ Apr 8 2021, 05:48 PM)
my one little runt has passed away this evening when i got back from work, i did give it milk every 2 hour with the 1ml syringe when im at home but no one to look after it when im at work, it really cant get any milk from the mommy.

now going to bury it, 😭
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I know the feeling really sad 😥 I had the same prob once but not able to strictly follow the 2 hour feeding rule n the kitten ended up dying too, oh well at least u hav tried ur best.

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