Cat Behavior: Funny or Downright Frustrating?

Drastic change in cat behavior  Dear Dr. Neely,

I hope you can offer some advice on a change in one of my cats' behaviors. I currently have four cats: Lilo, Stitch, Abby and Fawn. All ...

Cat is terrified of my boyfriend, no one else.  My cat, Turkey, is very friendly and sociable with everyone. We always have guests coming in and out, so he's definitely used to meeting new faces. However,...

Rejection from other cats within the home  Hello

I need your help please. I have 9 cats they have all been done. I have one cat, Roland, that is being rejected by the other cats. So my poor Roland ...

Very scared, traumatized cat that attacks.  Hello,

My cat was outside in our yard. She is an inside cat and only goes out on a harness with supervision. My son was watching her when his friend ...

Dominant Female Cat over Kitten  What do I do with my dominant female cat over kitten?

My daughter found a female kitten (we think it's a female) approximately 8 weeks old. She ...

Traveling with a Cat  QUESTION:

My cat Sammy gets extremely nervous when traveling in the car. It is hard to even get him in his crate. He pants excessively. What can I ...

Cat Scratching  QUESTION

My cat attacked me twice and scratched me on my leg. The cat also did this to my husband. We did not provoke the cat. Why did the cat ...

Birman Cat chewing Wires, eating Towels, Socks but not Food.  Hi Dr. Neely,

I am at my wits end with this kitty....she is 5 years old and has had this problem for some time. She was fine as a kitten and we thought ...

Sudden Behavior Change In Cat  Hi Doctor,

We have a 1 1/2 year old cat, Alice. She loves to chase toy mice, jump up in bed with us to wake us up in the morning, and tear around ...

CAT COUGHS AFTER DRINKING  Question About Coughing Cat

After drinking water,my cat (Boo) does the old hunch and heave thing like bringing up a cat hairball. She is eating..drinking....

Cat Behavior: Overanxious Eating or Sick?  QUESTION:

We adopted a beautiful Himalayan, we named him Samson, from a HORRIBLE situation a few weeks ago. He was almost dumped at a shelter by ...

Cat Behavior: Helping my cat cope with death of her brother  Hi,

I have a 1 year old female neutered Tiffany cat, Foxy. She and her brother were bred by a breeder and I picked them up when they were 3 months ...

Cat Destructive Behaviors: My cat scratches the sofa and wood around the door  QUESTION

my older cat likes to claw my furniture and the wood around my door frames. Is there a product I can purchse or a home reamdy I can make ...

Biting Feline Mystery  QUESTION

Our 1 1/2 year old domestic short hair female neutered cat has developed a habit of biting (most of the time playfully) us when our paths ...

Scared Cat: Cat Hissing  QUESTION

My boyfriend and I went out of town and we left our approx. 1 year old cat with our neighbor. We have left him there before for a week ...

Will This Timid Cat Behavior Ever End?  Scared of me after 1 1/2 years, will this timid cat behavior ever end? I have a rescue cat who was found in a deserted house with 14 other cats. I adopted ...

Cats Behavior Toward His Housemate  A Cats Behavior Toward His Housemate changed after they were separated for a short time. This is common and there are steps you can take to help your cats smooth things over.

Traumatized Cat  Two weeks ago we got two young puppies, but my cat Donte was scared to death of them. During the fourth of July weekend he ran off and we couldn't find ...

Worried Cat Mommy 
Hello Doctor!

This past weekend, my husband and I went out of town for a couple days (Friday afternoon - Sunday evening around 6pm) and we made ...

BEHAVIOR CHANGE 
We have a rescue cat, Fifi and a Maine Coon cat, Simon. Both have been together about 9 years.

Lately Simon has been acting very strange. He will ...

Clingy Rescue Cat Behavior: Is Training a Cat Possible?!  My boyfriend and I brought home a 4.5 year old rescue cat 5 days ago and are now having some cat behavior problems. Our cat, Kitty, was adopted as a kitten,...

Cat sleeping in litter tray  I have a 13 year old (approx) cat, Poppy, who is my only pet, and she was diagnosed with chronic renal failure around 4 years ago, and with FIV 2 years ...

"Scooting" on carpet  We have just adopted a female cat and she has started 'scooting' on the carpet. She does not appear to have worms, is not constipated, nor loose in her ...

Adopted Female Cat with Odd Behaviors  Last week we adopted a female siamese mix who is probably about 2-6 years old. She has embraced all of us, but does have some quirky behavior.

I have ...

Peeing on my bed  I adopted two brother cats from a shelter in June. They are older, ten years old, and I didn't get much background information when I adopted them. About ...

Does my cat's behavior mean kitten love or trouble?  I have a female cat, Enyo, who is almost two years old now and spayed. Since she was a stray who found my home, I know nothing of her life until she came ...

Cat picking on another cat  I have four indoor cats in my house, three are male and one is female. The younger male picks on the female and is constantly chasing her and picking on ...

Biting and separation anxiety  I adopted a 4 year old male (neutered) cat about two weeks ago. I've taken him to my vet and he is physically healthy. He is very affectionate but has ...

Is my cat mad at me?? :(  Hi Dr. Neely,

I have a 4 year old cat "Tala". I have her since she was 4 months old. She was kind and loving cat. She likes playing and still like ...

Change in Cat Behavior  We have a cat we rescued from a shelter about 5 months ago. She was only at the shelter for about 2 weeks and we estimate her age to be about 14-16 months ...

Cat Behavior after Moving  I just moved about 4 months ago. I have 2 cats, one Bombay and one Tabby. It is as if they have switched personalities. Where we used to live and they ...

Broken leg + weird behavior  Dear Dr Neely,

I rescued an abandoned kitten 3 months ago in a park near home.He must be about 3 months and a half now and in perfect health so far ...

My cat is all of a sudden acting very gloomy  Hello Dr. I have a very important question.

I have a 2 year old Female Tabby cat named Tiki who all of a sudden, out of the blue, has been acting VERY ...

I need some help with my cat and my boyfriend  I need some help with my cat. I have been dating my boyfriend for about a month, and I was leaving her at home for 2 weekends in a row, and on the 4th ...

How to introduce two kittens to three cats  I recently adopted two female kittens (16 weeks) and I have to introduce them to my three two year olds (two females and one male). They are all spayed/...

Cat is destroying the house when left alone  Hi! We are having a new problem with our cat!! Every time we leave the house, we come back to it destroyed. This is something new that started this week....

Cat vomitting: Sick or just missing me?  I think I may be making my cats sick. I have two cats, a boy and a girl, that I adopted together last year. They love each other so much and are very mushy ...

Cat Fearful of Boyfriend, and Aggressive to Other Cat  QUESTION:

I'm not sure if these two behaviors are related or not, but they are both problems I am experiencing with my cat, Olive.

I got Olive ...

Cat attacked owner randomly and violently!  Hi there,

I was recently on the phone in the midst of a particularly upsetting conversation when my 4yr old female cat jumped onto my lap, latched ...

Introducing My Blind Cat to Another Cat  I have adopted a blind cat. She's about 6 or more years old. She loves me and the family, but she doesn't like our other cat. She doesn't like his smell,...

Neutered Male Cat Butt Raising and Hissing  Recently my 9 year old neutered male cat has been lowering his front legs and pushing his butt in the air, something I've never seen him do. In addition ...

Cat acting wierd after we moved  I have a 2 year old male cat who is not fixed. He has always been a really lovey cat who wants attention ALL THE TIME. We recently moved in February to ...

Getting a cat to a vet  I have a black, 12 year old cat who has never taken to being socialized. I took her & her 3 siblings from my back yard when they were about 3 months old....

Question: Otherwise sweet cat has sudden aggression  Hi,

I have had my sweet girl for 5 years now. I spoil her rotten and she has tons of toys, cat trees, window seats, etc. for constant stimulation. She ...

Kitten Aggression  We have 4 cats. 2 males at 11 years old, 1 female 11 years old and a 10 month old kitten. For the first 6 months we had the kitten (Beau), he and my female ...

Newly started Cat Aggression problem - They used to be friends!  Thank you so much for taking the time to read my dilemma.

We have 3 cats, one 8-year old (Larry) and two 5-year olds (Roy and Tiger). They are all ...

Cat behavior after shaving   I had my long hair cat shaved and now she is acting very hyper. We have had her shaved before and this has not happened but the groomer really shaved ...

Cat in Heat: Making Her More Comfortable  My cat is, I believe, in heat and keeps on crying. Please advise me on any medicine or treatment can help her. Thanks!


Dear Jackie,

While feline ...

My 3 Cats Bullying Resident Sweetheart Cat  Hello Doctor,

Thank you in advance for your time and efforts as I'm a bit lost how to address my cats' unfortunate situation, and I believe I am out ...

Cat behavior around pregnant cat  Hi Doc,

I have three cats one of which is pregnant and in the last couple of weeks of her pregnancy.

Recently, the other two cats have been rushing ...

Neutered Cat Still Spraying, Resistant to Treatment  I'm at a point with one of my cats where I'm not sure what else to try or if this is something I'm just going to have to live with.

We rescued Dexter ...

Cat is kind of dominating  Hello. I have a boy cat, his name is Itty Bitty (he is actually very large in size, he is a Maine Coon). Ever since we first got him, he has had somewhat ...

Displaced Feline Aggression  Hello,

I have an on going problem with my cat. She is about 5 years old. When I first got her she was very nice to me and the rest of the family. However,...

Cat not as Playful  Our 8 year old cat, Lucy, has become quite inactive lately. We try to play with her, but her attention is fleeting. We have tried catnip thinking it might ...

Cat Upset with Fiance  I have a year old cat. My fiance and I have had her since she was two weeks old. She was always loving and still has a huge personality. Recently, my fiance ...

Zinnia Oil for Grieving Cats  I used Zinnia Essence Oil on a grieving cat of mine and it brought him back to life like a miracle! One or two drops can be rubbed on the inside of the ...

New Cat Companion for Older Cat?  Our cat (female) 16 years old has lost her long term cat companion (brother 6 month younger) last year. I had the veterinarian coming to the house to put ...

Cat Trauma  QUESTION:

I heard 2 dogs messing with what I thought was a dog...ended up it was my cat. she didn't have any bites on her outer body, but I think ...

Shell shocked?  We have two Bengal cats, half brother and sister who are 4 years old. They have been spayed and neutered as well as declawed.

Our house was destroyed ...

Cat back from the hospital and remeeting his "sister"  My cat Tiger had a stroke or some other neurological issue and was in the cat hospital for 2 nights. He lost his sight as an initial result of the neurological ...

Cat hiding under the bed and scared of everything  Finn, our elderly Norwegian Forest Cat, is 17 years old, and has always been a bit odd and skittish, even though my cat has been treated with love all ...

Strange cat behavior in brief spurts  Hi. I have a Calico cat. She is a rescue, so I'm not positive of her age, but we estimate that she is about a year old now. My cat has had no behavioral ...

Scared cat on feline medication   Dear Dr. Neely,

We have a complicated situation with our cat. Our 10 year old kitty, Maxx, is on feline hyperthyroidism medication, 1/2 pill twice per ...

My 3 year old brother and sister cats are suddenly fighting  My 2 cats, one male, one female, both fixed, have begun fighting. Originally it was one a month, mainly at night, but has now progressed to almost daily....

Finding a Cat Friend for a Cat that Lived with Dogs  I have a cat that is an indoor only cat. She was raised with two dogs. The dogs are no longer with us. Thinking my cat might be lonesome during the day,...

Rippling Skin Disorder  How can I tell if my cat has Rippling Skin Disorder? I reviewed the symptoms online. I noticed that at random times she will become very hyper, her back ...

Multiple cat family getting along when one cat is disabled  I have 9 furbabies and the newest addition is a 11 month old part Flame Point Siamese cat who had to have her left rear leg amputated from being hit by ...

Is it a good time to add another cat to our home?  Hello,

I have an almost 2 year old indoor, male cat named Krenshaw. About a month ago we moved from an apartment into our new house. The first week ...

Traumatic Vet Visit for My Cat  I took my 2 year old female cat in for her first veterinary exam which would include cat vaccinations and the pre-surgery visit for her spay. During the ...

Positive cat behaviour change  We had gotten two cats within five days of each other and had them for 3 months. Sadly, my daughter moved out recently and took one of them with her, which ...

Re-introducing two cats to each other after a rough start  Hello,

First I want to let you know that my English is not perfect, so I apologize if I make any mistakes. I have had a two year old female cat for ...

Behavior Change from Hairball?   3 days ago our 3 year old cat, Sis, coughed up a small hairball. Our 2 year old cat, Kitty, saw this and has been traumatized. She has always been a ...

Cause of Injuries in Cat Fight  I have a 16 year old male neutered cat. He is declawed on all 4 paws. He has always spent a lot of time outdoors, but that has decreased as he has gotten ...

My cats companion died  Hi.

I have a female 11 month old cat. We got her first at 8 weeks old. My husband and I are at work a lot, so she was getting really lonely at home....

Aggressive Kitten  I adopted Katsumi, a 2 month old Persian mix, at my local shelter about 1 month ago. When I saw her and pet her at the shelter, she wasn’t overly affectionate,...

Snobby and Moody Cat  I have a cat named Pepper that is a black Persian. I got her when she was 2 months old, and now she's already 1 year old. I don't know why she is so snobby ...

Cat Attacks Only One Person  My cat is only about 3 years old and he acts normal around everyone he knows or meets, except one person. When he first met this person, he acted like ...

Missing Cat in rural area after Tornando gone 3 weeks   I'm concerned. Will our lovable 6 year old male neutered cat return to normal? A tornado took out the barn he lived in as an inside only cat just over ...

My cat is terrified of new kitten  I have a 1-year-old grey and white female cat who is scared of my new 6-week-old male kitten. Sophie is petrified of him. She trembles when ever she see'...

Weird Cat Panting and Biting Game  This is in response to 'Weird Cat' . The person says they would sniff around their cat the way the cat does to them and the cat seemed to be irritated ...

New cat is scared and hiding  I just got a 4 year old cat. She is really sweet -- that is if you can get her out of hiding. We got her yesterday, but all she does is hide. She has not ...

My 7 year old cat is being picked on by my 3 other cats  My 7 year old cat is being picked on by my 3 other cats. This started back in November after my 13 year old female cat passed away. They were buddies ...

Cat depression  Hi

I had two cats. One was quite old (13) and one is young (4). Last Thursday the older cat passed away. Since that time, the younger cat has developed ...

Cat Sleep Deprivated?  I have a nine month old male cat that I've had for three months now.

For the past two months, my cat does not get a lot of sleep. I work the night ...

Relocating my 18 Year Old Cat   Dr. Neely,

I have a handsome red tabby cat who is 18 years old. Tiger is indoor/outdoor and has only lived in one environment his entire life. I would ...

Soni  Hi Doc,

We have a lovely 2 year old cat, Gigi & we've had her since she was 6 weeks old. Runt of a litter of 7, she was kept in a tiny cage with her ...

why Male Cats kills kitten ?  Question:

I am suffering from this type of problem. We had one domestic female cat at our home. That cat used to love our home. Before one month'...

Cat behavior - aggressive when giving treats  Click Here To Go To Your Question and Answer Page
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Weird Cat  Whenever I start sniffing around my cat (the same thing he does to me) he starts going crazy. He starts meowing and biting (not to hurt) me. He even ...

Newborn Baby and Birman Cat  QUESTION:

My wife is pregnant, and our cat Chester - is the most loving Birman Cat. He loves to sleep between our heads and and always wants to sit ...

Cat scratching around food  I just had a quick question about cat behavior.

I notice that whenever I feed my cats, one of my cats scratches all around their food bowls when ...

Cat BOO'S OK; BOO'S NOT OK?????  QUESTION:

My husband and I care for 2 neighborhood cats. BooBoo Kitty came into our lives about 2 years ago and she rules. Pekoe came into our lives ...

Cat Scratching  QUESTION

My cat attacked me twice and scratched me on my leg. The cat also did this to my husband. We did not provoke the cat. Why did the cat ...

Cat Clawing Furniture  QUESTION

How can I stop our cat from clawing our leather lounge suit? Lisa


Hi, Lisa,

Keep the nails trimmed.

Provide lots of scratching ...

Cat Behavior after Holiday  Hiya,

I have a very loving affectionate cat called Paws, I have had her for 2 months now because she is a rescue cat, I think she is anywhere between ...

Cat Hissing At Smells  > Dear Meg,

The unfamiliar smell made him hiss at her bag and then since the other 2 cats were there, he displaced his aggression (fear, defensive ...

Cat Does Not Chew 
QUESTION

We are trying to convert our cat from dry hard food to specific nutritional canned food. He cannot seem to grasp how to eat the soft food ...

Cat Fights  Hi

I have 3 cats 1 male and 2 females. We had 1 female first, then we found a stray who was in need of a home. She was all beaten up had been declawed ...

MY CAT IS DESTRUCTIVE  Hi

I have 2 cats, 1 abyssinian Male called Orion and 1 Ocicat female called Athena. Both my cats have been neutered and are indoor cats. Just recently ...

Paw Flexing of Cats  QUESTION

I just recently adopted a cat from the shelter. She often flexes her paws while laying down, alternating from left and right paw. She ...

My Cat Can Be Very Destructive.  Hi

I have 2 cats. One Abyssinian male called Orion and one Ocicat (half siamese half abyssinian) female called Athena. Both cats have been neutered ...

Cat Leg Twitches  QUESTION

My cat is a 1 1/2 year old neutered male long haired tabby and when he sleeps his legs twitch all the time more so when he is on his back ...

Moved Recently: Cat Behavior  I recently moved with two 4 year old female cats. Within 1 week, one of the cats has started meowing loudly for no apparent reason, especially once it ...

My Cat Has Developed Nervous Cat Behaviour  My cat is 5 years old. She has suddenly developed nervous cat behavior, a fear of items that are made of fabric, such as clothing, mittens, slippers, etc....

Territorial Cat Problem 

I have a cat that has been in multiple homes. A friend of my Girlfriend's housemate adopted her as a kitten from a shelter. When the friend could no ...

Sniffing Game with My Feline  Sometimes I play with my 5 year old black cat and I start sniffing him....the same way he sniffs me and other objects. When I start sniffing him (acting ...

Cat Introduction To New Kitten  What is the best way to introduce a new kitten(4months old) to two older cats(3 1/2yrs old and 8yrs old)?


Hi, Tiffany,

Congratulations on the ...

Unusual Cat Behavior  My 8-year-old female cat has started something disturbing just in the last 2 weeks. For no apparent reason, she will jump up, as if someone shot her, and ...

Scared Cats: Cat Back Home After 4 Months On The Street 

Our 2 year old cat ran out the front door 4 months ago and we found him yesterday! Absolutely unbelievable! He has been on his own in the city all ...