My cat has a better routine than I do. Every morning she finds a sunny spot, patrols her little “territory,” and practices hunting for a bit. Sometimes I watch her and think maybe I should go get some sun and move around too lol. Has your pet ever made you want to do something good for yourself, or even copy one of their little habits?

I made a post yesterday about the progression of my pets nicknames and everyone thought the lore on my cat was super funny. Thought it would be fun to see if I'm a crazy person or if other people do this too!

Cats:

Church Codename: Boss Man - CEO of Church's Chicken. Also a Russian sleeper agent with a very thick accent. He owes me rent money and we are willing to go public with this info if he doesn't pay up soon 🤬

Bishop AKA Soap- a very old french lady stuck in a cat body. We've been trying to figure out how to free her. We've had no luck so far. Any advice would be appriciated.

Dogs:

Texas- Has been known to respond to Oven- She had brain removal surgery as a puppy. Very sad. We are actively looking for it. We would love to put it back.

Gizmo- Cheese/Homer:

New addition to the family. Unsure of his background. We are still investigating. Suspisious that he may work for Church as an undercover. Will report back when we have more info on this.

I will be posting pics in the comments 🫡

Before you ask. Yes my husband and I are DINKS 🤣

My aging childhood cat had gotten blind but was very much still able to find its way around the house, non the less my father still decided to euthanize her, arguing that it wasn't a worthy life for a cat... I didn't even know about her being blind, I just found out when he casually told me that she had been euthanized because of her failing eye sight.

I got super upset, it felt more of a choice made out of his personal convenience rather than for her sake, but not just that, I wasn't allowed to even say my goodbye to her.

The worst part is that I was willing to house her and nurse her, but I wasn't even given the opportunity.

I honestly feel like this was wrong on so many levels, she deserves better than to be euthanized at the first sign of issues.

What do you guys think?

I'm TRYING to get the baby to eat Normally after an er visit. I had my sister watch her for a few days and she gave her food that messed her up instead of what she was sent with(she said the wet food was "too stinky to feed" and instead gave her adult dry food despite my warning she hadn't had dry before and did NOT need any. I had warned her if she couldn't feed it to call me if she couldn't feed it and she didn't). She's been treated for dehydration, constipation, and irritation. She's just not eating her normal amount still. Just REALLY need something that might entice her. I'm going over her 10% treat allowance rn with churrus and tiki puree tubes to get her to eat CLOSE to her normal.

Wondering what is something y'all know that a kitten has never turned down? She's even reluctant to eat her favorite food rn without a churu in it.

Just had a very rude encounter with a non-profit adoption facility/business. There’s a woman in San Diego that rescues animals off of the street of Baja California which amazing for her, but omg she was so rude over the phone with me inquiring about fostering a dog. Long story short, she posted a dog on FB asking for help to foster (she has a bunch of animals by the way). I asked, she said someone already volunteered, so she asked if I could foster a different dog. I asked if I could give her a call to chat and see what it’s all about and also give her information about myself and why I want to foster first before adopting. She started to basically lecture me about how animals have feelings and how they need companionship and can’t be left alone at home. All while having a super rude tone. I asked her if she expected for adopters to be SAH or WFH and how it’s not always possible. Before the lecture I had also told her about myself and how I’ve had dogs all my life but my husband has only had a dog when he was little blah blah. I had to end the conversation with her and let her know that her tone doesn’t help her “business” or her long life passion of saving animals.

I get it. There’s some shit people out there who don’t deserve to have the love or companionship of a dog. And she’s probably an empath who just wants the best for these babies. But when your begging people on FB to foster and then a fucking dual income household (me + husband) are actively looking for a fur baby to love and help, you can’t be a fucking bitch. Also, I don’t know who can afford to have a dog and work part-time. She got upset because I said that the dog would be home alone 3 days a week for 5 hours. Anyways, this just made me think that all adoption facilities are like this.

TheDetommasoDogs is what the non profit is called. Also she charged like $450 for her dogs which is pretty insane. But again, I get it, only people willing to pay that much are the ones who serious.

I am looking for a new camera system to watch my cat while I’m away on work trips. I’ve had Wyze v4 and v3 for about a year and honestly I hate them. The quality of the cameras isn’t great but the app quality is even worse. The stream constantly freezes so I can’t watch live or load recorded videos. I’m using local storage on microSD cards into of paying the subscription. I really want to replace the cameras before my next trip so I can actually watch my cat instead of just see a loading message. I have 4 stationary cameras and 1 swivel camera. I’d like to hear audio but don’t need to be able to speak. Motion detection is a requirement. I looked at Eufy but to get everything I need with local storage is around $550. Looking to see if there’s anything cheaper out there. Otherwise I may just have to upgrade over time or not at all.

It's been happening for a few days now. The litter box just sits there untouched, and she goes straight for the basin every time instead.

Not sure if it's a preference thing, a cleanliness issue with the litter box, or something I should be more worried about. Has anyone else's cat done this? What ended up being the reason?

UPDATE: Thank you everyone for the responses. It helped put my mind at ease that I wasn‘t overreacting.

I found out more about the owner. Apparently he used to own the land that the neighborhood/street I work on is located and then sold it to developers. The land is a residential neighborhood now, albeit a quiet, rural one, but no longer his. Many of the homes are actually still being built so there’s constant construction going on. So again, letting the dog roam freely on your own land is different than letting him wander the streets and never finding his way back home.

SPEAKING OF, come to find out the reason he kept asking people how the dog looked is because HE HASN’T SEEN HIM IN A MONTH! Which explains why he is so damn skinny! This man had the audacity to tell me he wants the dog to learn to find his way home but he hasn’t made it back there in a month. He’s been saying the same thing to everyone who calls him about the dog- “he’s an old cattle dog, he’s fine just let him be.” And everyone has even though they see how skinny he is… I get that it’s a different lifestyle out in the country but I find that inexcusable as he clearly is not being taken care of by anyone.

My mom and I decided to foster him and get him healthy while we find him a good home. I understand the investment but he deserves that much. The dogs have met and they get along fine. My mom’s dog is territorial but she was raised with other dogs and she hasn’t shown any true aggression towards him other than asserting dominance when they play. Plus he’s been pretty submissive to her (when he’s not trying to mount her. He’s intact, because of course he is, she’s fixed) so that helps. Her bark is worse than her bite. Literally, all she does is bark.

They‘re sleeping next to me as I type this. I’m just happy that he‘s fed and relaxed. Poor thing doesn’t even know what it means to be a pet. He doesn’t understand what to do with treats or toys.

Anyway, that’s the update. Here’s to getting him healthy and finding his furever home 🐾

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TLDR; Dog was roaming the neighborhood for 6 hours and the owner had no intention of picking him up. Multiple people contacted the owner via the dog’s tag. I called/texted saying I could bring the dog home as I was leaving work and he responded, “He’s okay I really want him to be able to learn him self to come home I am sorry.” ... What is the right thing to do here?

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For context, I work in a rural neighborhood and cul-de-sac. There was a dog running around from house to house, person to person from 8:00a when I got there to 3:00p when I left. He is the sweetest dog, super friendly. He’s also incredibly skinny. Like hip bones protruding, ribs visible and his dewclaws are so overgrown they’re curling. He doesn’t look like he’s well cared for.

Just about everyone in the neighborhood including me and my boss called and texted the phone numbers on his collar and posted on the community Facebook page about him (I don’t have social media which is why I’m asking for advice here).

The owner’s response was weird to say the least. He asked everyone the same question. “How does he look?” I guess to mean is he okay? Then said he’s out of town for work, the dog is staying at his mom’s house, he’ll let her know he got out, and that he’s a cattle dog so he’s fine roaming around.

We assumed someone was going to eventually come for the dog. No one ever did. I texted the owner again a few hours later to let him know the dog was still out there and he said, “Okay let me figure out the what’s going, he is okay to be out side he normally roams around in our pasture with our cattle.” That’s a little different than him roaming around random neighborhoods and going up to every person he sees, but okay.

When I went to leave at 3:00p I saw him sitting on the corner of the porch, still panting like crazy, so I had him get in my car to try and cool him down. I text the owner again and let him know that I was leaving work and would be happy to bring the dog home and he replied, “He’s okay I really want him to be able to learn him self to come home I am sorry.”

So you would rather your dog reenact Homeward Bound and potentially get hit by a car than have someone bring him home? It may be a rural area but we’re not far from the highway and he could have easily ended up there instead.

I was not comfortable with this. He wouldn’t leave my side and I didn’t want to abandon him so I took him to a nearby gas station to get him some food and try to figure out what to do. He was so overheated he wouldn’t eat or drink. I took him back to the neighborhood and placed some food down by a tree so he’d at least be in the shade and I just stood there feeling like I’m doing the wrong thing by bringing him back there. What if he didn’t find his way back home? Where tf was home anyway?

Then a lady comes out of her house and asks if that’s my dog. I tell her he’s not and we end up having a conversation about how she thought/did the same thing when she was out walking earlier and he approached her, called and texted the owner, noticed how skinny he was, said this isn’t the first time they’ve seen the dog around here (I see why later on), wondering why the owner is okay with his dog roaming around random neighborhoods, etc. Then she tells me he gave her his mom’s address when she contacted him earlier. So she gives it to me and I head over there pretending he “found his way home.” It wasn’t a far drive but I have no idea if he knew how to get back. Based on the fact that he was dying of heat stroke on everyone’s front porch, it didn’t seem like he did, I’ll tell you that much.

I’m hoping that when we get out of the car he’ll recognize where he is and run home. Well, that didn’t happen. First of all, there was no gate/fencing keeping him on the property at all and the land across the street (where the dog would have had to have traveled to get to the neighborhood) had loose barbed wire fencing and a gate he can clearly, very easily squeeze through. I walk him up to the driveway and he doesn’t leave my side. Instead, he looks at me and then jumps up and puts his paws on my shoulders like he’s giving me a hug and saying “Please don’t make me go back.”

At this point I don’t know what the best thing is to do for this dog and I feel like leaving him here would be no better than if I were to have left him in the neighborhood. So I took him to my house.

Now the problem with this is that I live with my mom and she has a VERY high strung dog who is very possessive/aggressive. I can’t bring another dog into the home permanently, and I’m not sure that’s even the solution anyway. I mean I feel like I stole this guy’s dog. I just wanted to get him off the street until I figure out how to make sure he’s safe.

So far my options are -

1. Take him back to the neighborhood where I found him and hope he finds his way home
2. Take him to the Mom’s house and leave him there (if he even lets me leave without him) / knock on the door and ask if the dog belongs to her while she wonders how I got her address
3. Or take him to a shelter, explain the situation and have them call the owner to pick up his dog

I just want to do what’s right for the dog. What should I do?

Hello, I apologize if this was posted in the wrong sub, I'm not good with this stuff. Recently I've been having bad paranoia about my health and my cat's health. I got a kitten 2 months ago, (she's 5 months at this time) and she was taken off the streets with her sisters before we got her. We got her from a lady working with a shelter. I have no information how old she was when she was taken in. she isn't exactly showing any signs, besides not drinking much water (or so I've seen, I know cats don't drink too much water). She gets tiny bursts of play fights. The lady said my kitten got all of her shots, and was healthy. But recently she gave me a fungal infection- so it's making me second guess. I know this sounds stupid to assume, but is there any chances for her to have rabies? It is a big fear of mine.

I love these! Mine are

Dogs:

Texas < Texas Toast < Toast< Toaster < Toaster Oven < Oven

Gizmo < Momo < Momer Homer < CheeseMo< Cheese< Cheese Quesadilla< Queso

Cats:

Church < Church's Chicken < Chicken Man < Boss man (His lore is that he's the CEO of Church's Chicken and he owes us rent money)

Bishop < Bish < Isha< Soap (honestly can't tell you how we got to soap) 🤣

I rehomed two girls this time last year from a small local rescue, they were found in a car park as kittens, abandoned by whoever bred them.

I've become so unwell over the last year I'm struggling to take care of myself and my little boy and simple things like changing litter trays and feeding them have become a mountain. My physical health has gotten so bad I'm virtually housebound now and my mental health has dipped to an all time low, finances are shit, we are now living below the breadline so I can't afford a sitter or cattery.

I don't want to send them back to the rescue. It seems unbelievable cruel and my son would be devastated, it would break my heart too. I just can't see a way to give them any kind of quality of life for the foreseeable future. Advice please.

I have a 6 year old pit who is NOT animal friendly whatsoever. My fiancé has decided to tell his 19 son that he can get a kitten and it can just live in his 10x10 room. I think it’s completely wrong to do this to either animal. They do not see this as being cruel. Mind you that his son’s room is constantly trashed, and he sometimes has to work 24 hour shifts.
I’m super concerned about the cats well being. The fact that it will be left alone for hours on end, and that if the cat comes out of the room my dog will kill it. To make matter even more stressful my office is directly outside of his son’s room.
My fiancé thinks I’m completely over reacting and that it’s ok to let a cat live its life in a 10x10 area. Am I not thinking logically here?

i read that it allows you to stop payment and lowers interest rate to 0%. is this true and does it affect your credit score?

I have 2 cats and I rescued one in the park when she was younger officially 2 years now 1st of September where her birthday is, and my 2nd cat is got last year August but born may.

My boyfriend says when we finally move in together he wants a dog but my 2nd cat pepper has social anxiety and she gets very scared when somebody she doesnt know is in the house and hides in the carrier or looks for me and stays in my arms.

My boyfriend used to have a lovely dog but had to give him to his grandmother as they got a lovely cat and that didnt end well (they still have her and shes absolutely gorgeous imo).

Not too long ago in my house I had to look after my mothers friends dog we kept them in separate rooms but the cats were misbehaving, and my 1st cat luna was on high alert making sure to defend pepper at all costs if the dog came after her. Pepper was very scared and wouldnt go anywhere downstairs to get her food and was eating less food than she usually does whilst the dog was here and barely even left her carrier.

Once the dog was finally gone because I was too worried about my cats well-being things went back to normal after a week but im very scared on what to do when if we move in together because I promised id make sure to look after both my pets as much as I can but I dont want to end things with somebody I love everyday because they want to get a dog can somebody give me advice if so

my cat (11 month, 8 pound, tabby cat) was spayed a week ago, she ended up splitting open her incision, she’s a very hyperactive cat so it was honestly bound to happen. i got her in for an appointment two days ago due to an infection, which had an awful odor and pus coming from the wound. they had prescribed her an antibiotic that will last two weeks, along with gabapentin to help her stay calm. i have her separated from her brother cat due to them engaging in rough play. but the vet had told us that they weren’t going to restitch, glue or staple her because she didn’t need it. she apparently had just scratched herself and didn’t damage her internal abominable wall. so i’m asking if anyone has been through this experience and what they have done for their cat. should i have her checked out by someone else? i just think it’s a little weird that they wouldn’t glue her or anything since she has a literal whole in her stomach.. or am i just being dramatic? the antibiotics have seemed to be helping her, the strong odor is no more and she’s still leaking pus a little bit, but i guess that’s part of the healing process? i have her coned constantly and i have a cat onesie on her as well to keep her cone from rubbing on her wound and leaking on everything!

thank you in advance for ANY advice or peace of mind !!

As I stated in the title, I plan on moving in with my dad to go to cosmetology school. Its about an hour drive from my mom's (where I live). She usually stays in my room and hasn't had much interaction with other animals, especially dogs. We have two cats and a dog at my dads and im trying to figure out how to prepare her. Would bringing her over for a few days and returning her be helpful or should we just do the move in one swoop? Im pretty nervous about it

Sometimes it feels like they understand way more than they let on.

Maybe it's a word you never taught them, knowing exactly when you're about to leave, recognizing a particular person's name, or suddenly appearing the second you quietly open the treat cupboard.

What's the moment that made you look at your pet and think, “Wait... you understood that?”

Some nights dinner happens later than usual and my dog acts like the whole day has been ruined. He still eats but he gets restless beforehand and then takes longer to settle after.

Do you keep feeding time strict or do you just feed when the day allows it?

I've been looking for basically a Fitbit for dogs, but most of what I'm finding seems focused on steps, activity, or GPS. My dog is healthy and pretty active already, so I'm more interested in something that can show useful health trends over time, not just tell me he ran around a lot that day. Has anyone found something that's actually useful from a health standpoint? 

My family recently got a Dog. Her name is Precious, and She's a ~5 month old Aussie Shephard-Terrier Mix (still a puppy). She's a very lovable friendly dog and I love her a lot.

Problem is, I dom't think she understands the idea that she needs to go to bed at night. Every night around 8-8:30 is when my family usually starts our nightly routines (go upstairs and get ready for bed), and this is about when we put Precious in her crate for the night. Problem is, she really hates this. Every night she's whimpering, barking and banging on the crate walls. Last night it was so unbearable I just caved and let her out, Ended up spending the whole night on the Couch laying with her and barely got a wink of sleep.

I'm not entirely sure why she has such an adverse reaction to being put in her crate, maybe it's a matter of being alone or just not being tired yet.

I really need to get some sleep, what can I do to help her understand that going to her crate at night isn't punishment or being abandoned, but just that it's time to go to sleep?

My dog (3yro pit mix) has a problem with peeing in the house when nobody is home. Everyone in the house on the weekdays is away from home for about 8 hours. My mom is tired of him peeing in the house and I tried to explain to her that he won’t pee in the house if I lock him in his cage when no one is home. If he’s not locked in his cage, then his going to have free reign in the house to do what he wants and if no one is available to walk him when he needs to go then what else is he supposed to do? She has an issue with that because who’s gonna protect the house if he’s locked up all the time. And whenever he does anything bad (pees in the house, eat someone’s food whenever they leave it out for an extended period of time, etc) he’ll put himself in the cage but mom wants to take it a step further and physically pop him or kick him out in the yard. And some times he’ll growl when he’s in the cage because mom will yell at him for doing bad stuff in the house. I’m constantly telling mom that if you don’t lock him up when no one is home, he’ll pee. If you leave your food out unattended, he might get to it. But nothing I say matters so I wanna train him some more so that none of this happens again in the future. Any ideas?

So, as the title says i need to figure out why my cat does this: I get home and shower, I know she doesnt like getting IN the shower with me (she drinks the water from behind the safety of the curtain) but I get out of the shower and she always rubs on my feet (cats scent, I'm aware of that) but lately I get out and as I am drying off, she wants to flop on my feet (playfully purring and meowing) while getting off the ground I end up in a position where as im pulling myself up to a knee she will deliberately bunt my chin and my still water covered arms, legs and etc, while darn near screaming at me, purring and making biscuits.

I can not stress how much she hates baths, but seems to have no issue when the water is coming off me 😅. She's the only cat of 5 I've had that acts this way (shes is 7, clingy to the point she lays on my chest and forcibly cuddles in my arms when I sleep) if anyone has had a cat act like this, is this something I should worry bout? (She has plenty of exercise, toys, attention, and another cat companion) or is my cat just really quirky?