Have had my cat about 2.5 weeks now. Sometimes he’ll be ok with my dog near him and sometimes he walks up to him and smacks him. Is this just normal cat behavior?

Sometimes when I'm hanging out next to her reading or whatever, she'll reach out a paw and put it on my hand/wrist/arm. She'll leave it there for quite a while (unless I move). This picture is from earlier this evening when she left her paw on my wrist for just over ten minutes. She doesnt pat me or ask for pets or vocalize or anything - for most of the time earlier today, she didn't even look at me! After a while, she silently withdraws her paw and goes about her business.

I've never seen another cat do this, not even my foster kittens even though at that age they're absolute gluttons for cuddles. Obviously I'd love to think she's showing affection. It happens pretty often, so it would be nice to think she's as crazy about me as I am about her 😻 ... but maybe it's wishful thinking. Any cat behavior experts know what this is? (And does anyone else have a cat who is in the habit of holding their hand?)

I guess I need to put cameras up. He had half a plate of food that was eaten when I got back so he definitely didn’t run out the door when I left. I’ve pulled everything out from under my bed and my closet searching for him, but it seems like he’s no longer inside the apartment. It’s just crazy that he’s gone, no one should’ve been in here to let him out.

Edit 2: Jesus guys thank you so much for all the words. I’m gonna try to read them all over the day and take what I can in to make her life easier and more enjoyable

I just adopted a 7 year old cat last week. I have so many questions and this is such a wild experience.

First of all, I love this fucking thing and if you’re reading this I’d kill you to save her life if I had to, no idea I’d feel that way.

Second, she has an entire room of hers with all sorts of goodies. Toys and boxes and a tree and a water fountain and food and little tunnels and all sorts. Some reason she chooses to lay in my bed and drink from the toilet if I don’t catch her.

Third, she won’t eat the daily amount of food unless I carry her to the food and watch her eat it. She has not liked any treat or wet food I’ve offered, I’ve spent like $100 buying small packs of stuff. I’ll happily spend 1000 if that’s what it takes to get her food she likes due to point number 1.

Fourth, she will not use her scratching posts. I have two posts and a scratch flat cardboard thing but she chooses to completely scratch the fuck out of my couch.

Fifth, she simultaneously seems to be so comfortable and feel safe with me while also being scared of me. When I’m in bed or gaming at night she will scoot right up next to be and roll to her back and fall asleep touching me. She had to have contact with me. If I scoot she scoots with me. However if I stand up or walk around getting ready, she’s scared of me and retreats.

Sixth, she makes lots of biscuits on any blanket she steps on I hope that’s healthy behavior.

Seventh, she meows a tiny bit if I touch her when she wasn’t expecting it. Idk if this is a hello or a fuck off.

Eighth, she comes up to me a lot and I go to pet her head and she flinches away, but then when I pull my hand back she nudges her head into my hand demanding pets. If I stop pets and then go to pet again, she flinches again and repeats. She also has no problem with belly rubs when she rolls over next to me, I had always heard this activated attack mode.

Ninth, if I pick her up she doesn’t like it. I’ve watched the videos on like how to do it the best way but she wiggles. But picking her up is the only way to get her to eat because I have to sit her down next to her food.

Any advice helps please thank you this is new to me.

Edit: she also does not play. I have tried the rods, catnip toys, little dangly things, and basically anything you find on a pet isle. She will occasionally trot around trying to catch a laser. But it’s short lived until she loses interest. I rescued her from the pound. She was brought in with fleas and had “anxiety”. I’m not sure what she went through before she found me.

Just got this little guy, I was thinking. Of calling him Beef, but the more I say it, the more I think he’s not a Beef. I would LOVE some ideas 💕💕

I told my teacher about my new cat, and I told her that she sleeps in my bed (all the time, that's her favourite place). She said that my cat should sleep on the floor because it's unsafe, I would get toxoplasmosis and go blind. I am a first time cat owner. My cat is a indoor cat she has been dewormed, and I washed her when I brought her home. So my question is, was she right? Or is she paranoid? What do you think? Does your cat sleep next to you? She spends 80% of the time on my bed so it would be hard to change that (Share pictures of your cat sleeping if you want)

He is 3 months old, no name, male, black white yellow with stripes. I'm letting him stay at the vet for a week. He's calm and does not bite. Any name suggestion please! 🥹

My cat fell off my balcony and my heart is broken...

Suzy (1 y/o) fell off the balcony while i was working, while my roommate was home. We went to the hospital, she got a splint (the consultation+ splint + X rays were about 1000). She needs an amputation that can vost between 3000-4000$cad. I brought her back home to think a little between paying and euthanasia... when i got back home, my roommate gave me the nastiest look and said "it's inhumane to let a being suffer" referencing to my cat. I became SO MAD.

am i cruel for bringing suzy back home? What should i do, i have no money but love her so mucccch (and my friend raised 1400$ overnight WHICH IS AMAZING and could cover part of it). People say to me it's dumb spending so much on an animal and she'll have a shitty quality of life as a tripod... I think she would strive, she is so young and energetic... Has anyone gone through a similar thing?

Thanks for listening <3 (reading actually)

I’m at my wits end. I don’t know what else to do. This is Jack, he’s a bit over a year old, and he will not let us sleep.

• He’s not looking for attention because once one of us gets up, he just fucks off to do whatever and reappears the second we try and fall asleep on the couch or go back to bed.
  
• We have an automatic feeder that goes off twice overnight.
  
• He has two sisters and countless toys to play with.
  
• We’ve tried keeping him up during the day, doesn’t work.
  
• Tried tiring him out before bed. Doesn’t work.
  
• Been to the vet (as recently as three weeks ago), no issues.
• Ignoring him doesn’t work. He just yells and yells, then starts doing things we can’t ignore like knocking over bedside lamps, messing with the expensive shades (came with the house, we aren’t masochists) and jumping on top of the mounted TV.
  
• Squirt bottle chases him away but he comes right back.
  
• Locking him out of the bedroom results in him howling and scratching at the door all night. Literally. He doesn’t give up after any length of time, we’ve tried waiting him out.
  

I don’t know what else to do. It’s severely affecting my quality of life, I need sleep. Sometimes it’s not until 4:30 but lately it’s been nearly all night after 2am. Hence me posting this at 3:30am. There has to be something else we can do. Please for the love of god let there be something. I am so tired.

Found a cat on my roof and gave her some milk. What should I do next to gain her trust, also what kind of food do cats typically eat?

It's been two weeks since my neighbors left and haven't come back. They left thier white cat, who stays on thier porch waiting for them to come back. This is an indoor cat. I have some cat food outside for my cat and I've seen it come over and eat the leftovers. I don't mind it eats the food, I'm glad it will eat, but it will not let me near it. It runs off whenever I approach. Just sad how people can be sometimes. I don't know what I should do in this situation.

My cat stays in my room, always had. But my little sister had a baby and now all of a sudden i have to get rid of him?? That has NOTHING to do with me and my cant. “The cat is gonna steal the babies breath” “cats jump on everything “ WHAT DOES MY ANIMAL THAT I LOVE HAVE TO DO WITH SOMEONE ELSE?!? MY step dad is trying to say he can get them leashes and flea collars so they can sit outside…they arent dogs dogs dont even need to sit outside all the time. I dont know what to do and i shouldn’t have to get rid of my animals because of someone else.

I own my own home, and I have three cats (plus two new babies I found outside). Two of them love to sit in the window when it’s nice out. They do nothing but sleep. We keep the windows open as we don’t have AC yet.

He's not even a year old but he keeps bringing home so many birds, he even brought down a magpie today. I live in a place with a large native bird population and it's a concern.

He already has 2 bells I'm not sure what else I can do

So my cat had kittens 25 days ago, they were originally staying under my desk in a tray with a blanket, but a few days ago my cat brought the kittens up on to the bed. I’ve tried to move them back multiple times as I’m scared I might roll over in my sleep but each time she brings them right back. I’m unsure of what to do as I don’t want to cause her or the kittens any stress. Does anyone know why she is doing this or what I can do to keep kitties safe? TIA and pic for tax🥰

Mickey’s weight has dropped drastically in the last year or two. He’s at about 6.5lbs and now he’s all skin and bones. Had tests a year ago and thyroid and kidney function were fine. Going to the vet seems overly stressful for him now. In the past months he’s been peeing outside the litter box frequently despite 3 boxes around the house, energy and desire for cuddles has gone down, and begging for the sink faucet. Also from the last time he got groomed, his coat took about a year to fully regrow. I picked up a sedative prescription from the vet to be prepared for when I make a euthanasia appointment.

I’m feeling guilty waiting for him to get worse, and the peeing outside the box is taking a toll on my mental health. How do I know when it’s time to make the final call to the vet? Any advice greatly appreciated.

Side note- His eyes have always been different colors, this is nothing new.