I NEVER liked Cats. I was in a VERY BAD place mentally in life and came home from the gym to find a Furry Little Person @ my door and some DEAD stuff!! Naturally, I "shooed" Her off. The VERY next morning I got back to find Her @ my door with MORE dead stuff. Being IGNORANT I ran Her off again. When I got home on the THIRD day to find this tiny GODDESS 🐈💕🐾 AGAIN waiting for me with GIFTS, I Googled it and was UTTERLY FLOORED with emotions, Honor and Gratitude... She sought ME out!! She PICKED ME!? I let Her in and She's NEVER left. She's 5 & We've been together for 4 years. She saved my life that day & became my SOUL PURPOSE in life... In my DARKEST HOUR, I reached for a hand and found a 🐾 PAW 🐈.
Thank God you have been gifted ♥️from a Chosen just for you, at a time it seems (from your comment) when you both needed Acceptance with Love 💗 may your life be filled with abundance Much 🐈💗
You wrote your message very well @kiddwicked2374... I do not remember... yes I do: how "my grandmommy's God was reaching" out for me through... the nurse at the ER in Rocky Mount. ❤🫂❤ John 3:16
My 15 year old cat just died recently😭😭😭when he stopped using his litter box i brought him to the vet..he was tested positive in feline corona virus and had a bloated kidney...spent much money ..he was only okay for one day then the next day he crossed the rainbow while i am cuddling him in my chest..so broken hearted😭😭😭😭
@@isabelfrancois thanks...i was really devastated..he was the center of my life😭😭😭 ..but before his last breath i promised him that i will try my best to be ok...still not ok but by God's grace i will be ok soon🙏🙏
Reminder to other cat owners that if your cat is acting like their back/tail is itching that it can also be a sign of blockage of the anal sacs. My cat had this issue for about 18 months and was treated by a clearly clueless vet for an unspecified skin condition. Then I changed vet and they immediately diagnosed it as partially blocked anal sacs. I felt just awful 🥺that he had had this for so long without relief.
@@cynthiabakke825 Thanks for saying that. I felt like a really bad ‘mum’, but until that point I also didn’t know cats had anal sacs like dogs - much less that they could get blocked. Each pet teaches you something.......🤗
Exceptional video! I love everything about this-the info, the cadence of presentation, the non-judgemental tone, etc. I definitely need to get deeper into your catalog. Thanks for all you do!
I have a Persian who reads me really really well. I am her third home but she has been a pet all her life. I also have a Ragdoll who was a breeding queen the first five years of her life, so this is the first time she has been a beloved pet. She doesn’t read me anywhere near as well. I find it interesting. I am fortunate that they will both use a Jumbo Litter Box (scooped daily). We use fragrance free clumping litter.
Thanks so much for these videos. I am a cat adoption counselor and I mention a lot of what is covered in this video with potential adopters. It’s helpful to have the video to back up our adoption counseling. I’ll be sure to send this along to folks!
My cat loves only one kind of litter. Clay, cheap, unscented. Period. I was trying to transition her to a pine litter that’s not as dusty. She did it for awhile then suddenly it was a hard NO and she stopped using her box for over 24 hrs. I was panicking cuz I had a cat die suddenly of kidney disease. So I went down and got her clay litter snd put it over the current litter. Then she was fine. Problem solved. I built my hallway for my cat, I put in shallow shelves along the entire hallway snd even took an older mattress and covered it and made it into a climbing/ napping wall for her. She loves the hallway. I call it her gymnasium. She loves to walk/jump over the varying heights of objects as I walk through the hall. The shelves store her stuff snd some if mine. The floor is where she loves the to run and chase her balls. When she cries, I know it means she needs to play with me so I try to do that with her throughout the day. She only gets fed twice a day and then a small snack at bedtime. No free feeding and for the most part give her her fav dry food as a treat. It’s the only time of the day she gets dry food. Thanks for all the good tips to watch out for. My cat is a great communicator but it’s def her cat language. Not human language. So I’m learning her language. Always appreciate the tips to improve in it
... and it shows how much you love her. ((you must have a big hallway if you could fit a mattress in there even if it's standing up on its side))) i was trying to picture it) 😻🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🌸🌸🌸🌸🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️✝️✝️✝️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️💕💕🐈💞🐈
My cat ignores my dirty laundry on the floor. But then after I bring in my fresh clean laundry she jumps in and pees on my clean laundry.Is she getting me back for neglecting her litterbox?
Thank you so much for these videos🙏 Do you have any info on phemigus foliatious in cats please? My cat has had reoccurring infected nails for the last 8 years.. thousands and thousands of dollars and surgery to biopsy a whole thumb nail and nothing has improved or healed. No antibiotic has helped for longer than a few weeks. It always comes back and its in all the paws. All the nails are very damaged and grow in thick and dark , the infections are in the nail beds. PLEASE, ANY HELP would be appreciated ❤❤❤🙏
@@zombieninja559 it is painful when the infection is active, Tommy’s paws are sore and he won’t even scratch anything to sharpen his nails because it hurts him. But once you put them on a course of antibiotics and steroids, he calms down and then he’s OK. Until it happens again. Unfortunately there’s nothing that I have found with any specialist or any doctor that has been a permanent solution for this.
I am not a trained Vet but I disagree about the litter box thing. My brother's wife was terrible to my cat; She even kicked my cat. My cat HATED that woman, she would hiss and scratch if that woman came near her and my cat is not typically aggressive with people. My cat has never had bathroom issues, always uses the litter box, teaching her as a kitten was not an issue but she would always pee on my brother's wife's shirts if they were placed down somewhere in the house. That woman is thankfully no longer in our lives and my cat does not do that anymore. That being said, maybe you could explain why she has an obsession with drinking from the bathroom water faucets? I could place a bowl of fresh water on her feet on a silver platter like the good human servant she had trained me to be but if I am so much as facing the general direction of the bathroom she tried to herd me over there and screams to have the sink turned on for her. Please tell me the meaning of this?! What is my tiny panther trying to say?!
I'm by no means an expert, but perhaps they perceive the trickling tap to be fresher than the bowl you just changed for them? Again.. I'm merely guessing ..
@@caveman3021 Maybe that is correct. I did consider that once and got her one of those special water fountains for pets but she was terrified of it. She didn't like the hum of the filter.
She kicked your cat?😳 I would've fu*ked her up & I mean dog walked her a$$. I h8te people that mistreat & abuse animals. Glad your brother got rid of that creature.
My kitty is 17 and she asks me to brush her all the time and still jumps up on bed eats really well.. I'm worried about her teeth and having her teeth cleaned at this age.. she had her teeth cleaned 5 years ago.. is she to old??
We took in a feral cat that recently birthed a batch of kittens but they didn't survive the -35F winter cold. Since then she walks about the house howling and carrying balled up socks, assuming she's mourning or searching for her kittens. It's been over a year now. Do you think it might be helpful if she (we) were to foster some abandoned newborns? Our house is already full of cats ;^).
Our cat doesn't show any mentioned signs of stress usually, except one: he is obsessed with finding and eating (if we don't noticed and stop it) any sewing thread. Could you tell, what could be source of such behavior?
Thank you for number 5, Dr. Wooten! When I first got my cat, she had a tendency to bite down and pull out my fuzzy blanket. She end up eating a few threads before I’d catch and stop her. I asked around online and took an educated guess that it was pica related. I resorted to playing with her more to tire her out as well as covering up my blanket with a non fuzzy blanket. She ended up not doing it anymore but I’ll be sure to ask the vet to run the tests you mentioned just to be safe :)
Dr. Wooten, can you please make a short video about "Pica". One of my cats sometimes tries to eat the wood on a corner of a wall in our house, I think it's Pica, but I don't know what to do.
I have a cat with pica. No matter what I do to occupy him, if there’s loose plastic lying around, he chews on it. He’s probably the smartest cat I’ve ever known. He figures things out quickly and therefore, gets in more trouble than his brothers and sisters.
What are your thoughts on pretty litter? Also do you have any advice- my vet suggested my cat might have allergies, and I'd Ike to get to the bottom of things so my little guy feels better but I don't want to close the idea on other possibilities by putting my eggs all in the "allergies basket."
My cat Lola has severe gingivitis and an abscessed tooth that needs to be extracted, but she also has a heart murmur. So I have to make a decision to go through with the procedure anyway or leave it alone. She’s 13…I would be heartbroken if I lost her
If a cat is eating crumbs that humans accidentally drop or eating bugs that make it into the house, is that a sign of pica, or is that normal for a cat?
Thank you!💗 been concern about my baby boys well-being, such as his teeth n overall longevity to say the least. I got him toothbrush and a paste kit last year, so a couple toothbrushes n paste for him, but have guiltily not brushed his teeth like I was suggested by a vet that I truly trusted and wish to see again for my lil man. He was so good to him, I do check on his teeth. Making sure he’s stimulated enough inside is super key and my focus as well as where I moved took away some of the best cats he points and window views he once loved and had, so outside lately he’s been more so about due to also stress from a stray male cat that from time to time lingers and sprays against the fence and had so far twice been caught above the fence n once inside so, luckily we have a doggy to deter that cat away but it is stressful because he has him showing signs of distress where he’ll want to rush and cry to go out and overly sniff and claim his territory by using the bathroom more outside :(:( that cat would go around and spray our door area, ugh it’s been stressful! My boy is my world! We love flow and harmony and peace and just being and he deserves all the love and attention. With having moved where I have, he is even more isolated so that has also been another issue which is what I’ve been working hard at trying to heal and change. Much love n respect to you and all cat/familiar lovers! :)💙🐈⬛🦋🐾🎍💙 Oh: my question was any suggestion in how to properly maybe slowly brush their teeth? Isaac gets squirmish of course and doesn’t tolerate me getting in his precious little mouth, so if I’m alone I try to certainly take a moment and inspect for anything and make sure his teeth/mount area is cleaned up after his meals. I of course include him & help wipe his mouth with tissue :), and I always make sure my hands are clean, but not sure how to really get in there, just gonna have to work at getting him used to it and find a soft spot to relax him when so. And I guess just trying to brush even if it isn’t much will simply help slowly break apart any plaque build up…. Which again I have tried but not practiced and am guilty at this. Thank you for your time.*
I have one cat that is indoor/outdoor and another that has retired from outdoor life. The one that still goes outside can eat more without gaining weight. But the other is so hooked to indoor life that he is less active, but wants to eat more, and he can get a little fat if you let him. It’s hard to feed them different portions, because they know the difference. *scary* When I reduce the food for one, he just wolfs his food down and then bogarts his way into his brother’s bowl (I don’t know why he as the older one just gives up his bowl like that…still studying). It is a lot of trial and error. They both seem happier with raw foods…eggs…but it is hard when you are busy….it’s good to get some info when you are not sure sometimes.
Accidentally bought same brand but scented litter. My cats have only ever used unscented. Both cats went on litter box strike. Dumped the scented, bought the unscented, presto changeo, "business" resumed as usual.
Am I the only one who frown and tear up when all the solutions were just "Go to your vet" cause it cost almost as much as rent to do any of these in California ;u;
Why does my cat position herself on the floor right in the middle of where I need to walk [to enter the bathroom] and then refuse to move out of my way?? I didn't know what I was on for when I decided to adopt a kitten.I didn't know I would have to become a cat psychologist, a babysitter, an entertainer, an animal trainer?? [Almost impossible to train a cat] Dogs have masters but cats have staff.
I know you asked about this earlier. It's really hard to say why your cat makes this decision. You may be able to discourage her from lying there by providing perches, beds, etc. for her to use elsewhere. You may also be able to use your voice to get her to move when you're approaching, either moving forward or backing into her.
And now, she won't lay on my lap anymore.When she was a kitten I named her Kitty Cuddles.But now she is kitty hide from me.That is except when she wants to annoy me.She will get up on the couch, jump over my lap instead of coming to me.Unless of course I have tuna fish then she will come near to me and let me feed her.The mistake I made was I got mad and yelled at her.She literally tore the metal shelves off my closet wall I had to call maintenance to fix it.My neighbor gave me a beautiful heavy lamp to sit on my dining room table.But the cat decided to run and attack the shade and knock the lamp over on the floor.So I can't use my beautiful lamp anymore, I have to keep it locked inside a closet else if I put it back on the table she will knock it off again then I will put it back up and she will do it again.It is impossible to train her to stop this behavior.I bought a plastic cup with a lid and a plastic straw for drinks but man if I leave it out she runs and attacks my cup pushes it over makes the lid come off and the drink spill out then its time to chew the plastic straw.Is she crazy or something?
Does she [my cat] know I don't Ike her? I tell you yes I do love her even though she annoys the heck out of me.I told my sister that and she said yes but she is part of the family.I have a heart ❤ for homeless people and kitty was found homeless by the woman who gave me to her.So the proof I love her is she still lives with me.Im sorry kitty I know it's boring living with an old man who is losing his ability to walk.But you do have a one bedroom apt all to yourself you don't have to share your litterbox with other animals.All your favorite meow mix you can eat and tuna fish for a snack but you don't want daddy kisses anymore.Still I would never abandon you because I know what happens to animals that end up at a shelter.I used to work for a city and they needed workers to pick up dead animals off the streets to keep the city clean.And we had to go behind the SPCA and that's when I saw the part they don't show to the public OMG I can't talk about what I saw but the city works with them to keep the city clean I'll never do that job again.My sister says someday kitty will grow out of all this crazy behavior I didn't think kitty had the strength to rip metal shelves off my closet wall and push heavy lamps off the table but after all she is a real animal.
In recommendations for cats toys? I could literally play with our cat for 40-60 minutes and he'll still bother us like he's bored or hungry. I even tried multiple play times. He tries playing with our female cat, but she doesn't like that. Unfortunately we can't afford another playful cat for him and it would probably stress our female even more.
When my domestic grey girl was about 8 months old she ate a very long ribbon and guess where it popped out? it was like a magic trick slowly pulling it out. I worked in Radiology so i am not squeamish.
My girlfriend thinks our cat, our non fixed almost 1 year old male cat, is pissing on the bed out of spite, when I’m almost positive it’s spraying and non just outright pissing. And it literally blows my mind that someone could possibly think something so beyond stupid. I don’t understand how a person can even make that make sense. Smh 🙄
could you do a video about bladder blockage especially in male cats?? Dr Wooten do you do any of these unblocking surgeries putting in a is it a catheter?? or tube of some kind to unblock them?..... is the outcome usually pretty good when you done these type of surgeries?? I have met one doctor that was really good at this in about two or three more that we're not.. which is really upsetting.. how much experience do you have with this type of surgery? Thank you in advance for your answer....... p. s. is the outcome of surgeries usually pretty good that you've experienced and do the kitty cats have a tendency to do well after the treatment and/or surgery??
We used to have a Siamese mix who would talk to my Mom every morning. She passed away very recently and I have to wonder if she was trying to tell her something... 😔
My cat is 2 years old and hasn't eaten in 2 days only thing she ate yesterday was 4 of her greenie snacks... she's been drinking water but throwing up only water and bile since she hadn't eaten... I'm so scared ghe vet doesn't open til tomorrow. Everything else seems normal with her.
My Siamese mix is a talker and my Tuxedo rarely does. Each cat is an animal with its own unique character. I have seen comments of owners that constantly compare one cat to another. Again, each cat has their own personality. So don’t compare just enjoy their individuality
So glad I found your site, Dr. Wooten. The topics you cover and the breadth and depth of your content are so helpful for both me and my cat. I look forward to learning from you on an on-going basis. Thank you!
My cats pull on the carpet and chew or eat parts of the fiber. Also, I've had many cats and always made time to play with them but these two I've had for over 2.5 years are hard to play with, especially one of them. Once in awhile they will participate but many times I'm doing all the work and they are just sitting there. It baffles me. I have bought different cat toys with little success. I feel bad because I know they are bored. What can I do? Could you address this in one of your videos. Thanks
@@haileyghostly6511 i don't think they did. He's always hiding and stuff before they got here. They said they saw him running outside with their cats. When he was here, he'll always meow out the window. Maybe he chose the street life. He's a good cat.
@@haileyghostly6511 last time he was here he hoped on my lap and let himself get scratched on his head putting his chin up with enjoyment. I hope he wasn't saying his farewells
@@haileyghostly6511 😕 i never was scared, i just play with him to enable his survival instincts because they're field animals. Maybe he found a new cat family, maybe he thought we expanded ours. I'm just worried like a parent watching their child enjoy kindergarten over home. I'm more sad then worried tho he's a premature but he's a tough little guy.
Both of my male cats pooped on my bed immediately after they were neutered. I was sure they were mad. lol. And then one of them peed on my bed repeatedly and had stones.
I never thought about my cat being bored when he keeps wanting more and more food I hope to get him interested in other activities He's already over weight
My cat stopped eating the dry food then every so often he would use his left dew claw to clean his teeth. The horrible discovery was a tumor had grown into his left jaw joint and he was trying to open his jaw so he could eat normally. The visits to the vets did not detect a tumor but they guessed that he needed a tooth extraction so when he was anesthetized they could not open his jaw because of the tumor. There is more to the story but not now.
Very helpful, thank you! I’ll check your library as I am getting ready to move me and my cat in with my partner, who also has a cat! Both are neutered toms but mine is a cat hater, always fighting. . . . . .If you have any tips that would be great and I’ll go through your other videos too. Many thanks, be well 🌹
@@PinkSallyProductions my top cat informative videos: best channels are: Senior cat wellness (best cat videos and at daily!) Jackson galaxy All about cats And the mediocore ones are: The purring journal Animal wise Cat butler
Why does my male cat whom was fixed at 6 weeks old hump our legs? Also why would he spray on things outdoors? I've always thought a male cat wouldn't spray if fixed before hormones kicked in.
Nicole Wren,,,, I had male cars that were fixed & most of them still sprayed. They do it to mark their territory if other cats come around. I even had a couple of females that sprayed sometimes
Great video! Another reason for painful paws could be declawing. This can cause pain when walking, and especially when trying to dig through cat litter. Using the litter box will be painful, and the cat will learn to avoid litter boxes.
The term "declawing" is misleading as it's actually amputation. I'll never choose a vet office for my cat that still practices this barbaric procedure. I think it's an abomination that vets in the US are still allowed to declaw in most states.
@@enigma26a Unfortunately, NY is the only state that's banned declawing so far, hopefully soon to be followed by Maryland. There are several cities that outlawed it as well and four or five additional states are in the process.
Thanks for taking the time to do these informative videos! They are excellent! I do have a question related to cat asthma and/or allergies. Will air purifiers help cats with asthma or allergies? Good ones can be expensive and I'm wondering if you've had any cat patients that have benefited from their owners using air purifiers. Thanks!
I use a small air purifier in the room he spends most time in (to afford it!) And stopped using candles, perfume and any other aerosolized scents and it has helped tremendously!
@@heatherdawn3344 That is great! I'm in the process of deciding which purifier to get, they are expensive - especially ones for large areas, but if they truly help I'd bite the bullet and get one!
personally, getting an air purifier has helped quite a bit in my kitty not being so congested! wanting to invest in getting either more purifers or a higher quality one, also love grass seed litter!
Lmfao 1 of my 3 is like this. He sounds like a female in heat, yowling and carrying on. He's a 7 year old neutered male. He is demanding that I play with the string.
I absolutely love open litter boxes myself, because it's more convenient for my cats and it's way more convenient for me to clean them out. I had to convince my girlfriend to keep them open but it's just easier that way for her, for me and of course the kitties.
Hello beautiful one… Thank you for this information… Thoughts on yearly rabies vaccines…? My boys are never outdoors and do not travel why do I feel compelled to vax…?
My cat starting going outside the litter box the last month before she died from final stage kidney disease. Another cat stopped using the litter box when she had a UTI.
So Dr. Wooten, how do you fix these stress/anxiety issues? In Nov. she had a UTI but that was cured but the peeing outside of the box continued. She will poo in the box and I've gotten it where she pees in a makeshift box behind where I sit here at the computer which is lined with wee wee pads and a towel. She holds her pee and poo. I am lucky if I get one a day of either. It's sad because she has become very insecure and anxious. My vet thinks it has something to do with the yappy new puppy next door that the neighbor lets run all over the hallways (I live in an apartment building). Other than that I can't think of what it could be. I've spent close to $4000 on tests and behaviorists to no avail. She eats and drinks water. I am giving her a low dose of gabapentin now with the hope that it will make her happier. The other thing I have used is Zylkene. Frankly i don't see a difference in her behavior between either of the two although both seem to have a little calming effect. I have Feliway going 24/7 but that's nothing new as she's always been a bit anxious. She gets plenty of playtime, she's an only cat, she's 13 and apparently in the best condition a cat of her age could be in according to her blood work, xray and ultrasound. I notice she's not kneading as much as she used to and, other than sleeping, it seems hard for her to sit still some times. I pet/rub her a lot as she seems to want and need it. Any ideas would be welcome.
@@sneakybeanie01134 She never urinated outside of the box before the UTI in Nov. It cleared as of beginning of Dec. but she kept doing that behavior. She still poos in the box. She is 13 and otherwise quite healthy. Most of her other behaviors are normal except she is quite vigilant about activity outside of my front door. I believe I said but I think some of it might be territorial.
@@sneakybeanie01134 She's 13. This is a new behavior. She has always used a box. I live in NYC. She is not an outdoor cat. Not since I brought her home nearly 14 years ago when she was 3 mos old.
Your 5 reasons were education but *cats can also suffer from Pelvic Floor Dsyfunction, just like women can* for example if a woman has given birth too many times her Pelvic Floor could be stretched out, resulting in her laughing and peeing at the same time, *cats who have large litters can also suffer from Pelvic Floor Dsyfunction not much different than human women.* *Please be through when creating a video meant to create awarenes about (Vetinariany) Health.*
Our cat pooped outside the litter box once, we thought she perhaps didn’t like the litter or was stressed. Turned out to be blood in her urine- we didn’t see it, but the vet saw it in her tests. She got medication and is great now💓💓she also has a proactiv treatment now that helps the urinary tract system.
Would love to hear all the different situations causing the shortage of vets these days and how it's affecting the veterinary community. I understand it's one of the most emotionally challenging professions and it would be good for people to understand that. Also, if there is any movement to improve this so animals that need urgent care can still be seen promptly, that would be good to know too.
Detective work to solve!. Simple clay no scented litter is not easy to find. Fleetfarm seems to have 25 pounds bags. Less expense. Very good 😊! Less STRESS.
My cat eats two to three times a day. But one can I split it up. And I have a ball that I can put dry in with a few treats. I do brush my cat's teeth every two to three days.
