cats

I posted on asklemmy the other day asking for advice on how to catch a stray cat, and I am now posting the fruits of my labour. Huge thanks to everyone in that post for taking the time to give me step-by-step instructions, telling me their own experiences with strays, and just being concerned about both mine and the stray's wellbeing!

Here he is at the vet for a check up after I caught him. Honestly, he seemed so happy to be indoors and somewhere warm and safe that I teared up a bit! He is currently in my garage sleeping on a heated cat bed and couldn't be more content as I try to figure out next steps.

How do I tell her it's going to be a bag?

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After three years in my current apartment on the countryside I got an offer to a beautiful apartment my hometown (small city of about 13.5k people). As Miez enjoys her (limited and supervised) garden time here I took care that I have my own garden there. While I pack boxes Miez watches closely.

Zwei Tage bis zum Unzug. Während ich alles auseinanderbaue stehe ich unter Miez' stenger Beobachtung Nach drei Jahren in meiner derzeitigen ländlichen Bude habe ich ein Angebot zu einer schönen Wohnung in meiner Heimatstadt (kleine Stadt mit ungefähr 13.500 Einwohnern) bekommen. Damit Miez auch weiterhin (zeitweile, beaufsichtigt) draußen sein darf habe ich darauf geachtet einen eigenen Garten zu haben. Während ich Kartons packe schaut mir Miez genau zu.

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An empty chest, the cat trap is working

Eine leere Truhe muss sofort inspiziert werden

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Yesterday a buddy of mine helped disassembling the kitchen. Even though she doesn't like the noises of the cordless screwdriver, from time to time she came to us to demand her pets.

Gestern hat mir n Kumpl geholfen die Küche zu zerlegen. Obwohl sie das Geräusch des Akkuschraubers nicht mag hat sie doch ab und zu vorbeigeschaut um ihre Streicheleinheiten einzufordern.

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You can tell she isn't too happy about all the time I spend not petting her.

Man merkt ihr deutlich an dass sie unzufrieden ist so wenig Aufmerksamkeit von mir zu bekommen.

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However she is really grateful when I do.

Jedoch ist sie sehr dankbar wenn sie ihre verdienten Streicheleinheiten bekommt.

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Sometimes she even falls asleep on my lap now, which is really rare.

Manchmal schläft sie nun sogar auf meinem Schoß was äußerst ungewöhnlich ist.

Scooter Bug

Obligatory follow up since you are all amazing

Meet Nye!

I want to start this post out with a thanks to all of you from this community for the reassurance and advice, had I never came here I would have never met this wonderful kitten!

We adopted her at an estimated age of over a year. We confirmed with the provided documentation that she had all the necessary vaccinations and were assured all of their adoptees were spayed. Since then she has slipped right into routine, we're coming up on three weeks now and from what I consider she's part of the family now.

Actual question

Today she was exhibiting very interesting behavior, meowing constantly, rolling around and rubbing up against everything, and sticking her butt up in the air. We reached out to the humane society we had adopted her from and they marked her as spayed but upon further inspection noted her intake didn't state if she had been already or not.

Now for the question, to spay or not? She is handling it well, exceptionally affectionate and a bit needy but okay otherwise, at least relative to what we hear from others. She's an indoor cat, so pregnancy isn't a concern, but apart from that what are the reasons for or against taking her to be spayed?

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Clearly she wants me to read Lord of the Rings

Finally got everyone to the vet today. Both girls were perfect and everyone there loved them. Absolutely no fussing, even when they got theor FVRCP vaccines. Now everyone is sleeping off the excitement. This is the first time i think i have ever seen them sleep in the condo at the same time

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Koda (left) had an accident when he was about six months old. As a consequence now that he is aging his hip is getting worse, so he can't keep up with Lilly in play fights anymore. My friends now decided to adopt Pünktchen (little dot/dots).

Koda (links) hatte nen Unfall als er ca. ein halbes Jahr alt war. Als Spätfolge hiervon bekommt er nun in höherem Alter vermehrt Hüftschmerzen. Da er es nun nicht mehr so mit Lilly aufnehmen kann, haben meine Freunde beschlossen nun Pünktchen in ihre Familie aufzunehmen.

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Sorry about the potato quality, they had to zoom in quite a bit as to not scare off Lilly. She has always had some serious nervous problems (would even wound her foot as a result of constant nibbling on it) and Koda acted as her therapist as he is chill as fuck. This is one of their first interactions. Seems like Pünktchen got the hint and stayed really calm around Lilly. Yet Lilly was still scared in the end of the vid when her toy got too close to Pünktchen.

Tut mir leid für die schlechte Videoqualität. Sie mussten ziemlich reinzoomen um Lilly nicht zu verschrecken. Sie hatte schon immer starke Nervositätsprobleme (hat sogar immer wieder ihren eigenen Hinterfuß wund gebissen) und Koda hat von klein auf als ihr Therapiekater fungiert. Dies ist eine ihrer ersten Begegnungen, und Pünktchen scheint es schon begriffen zu haben dass sie um Lilly sehr ruhig sein muss. Nichts desto trotz ist Lilly am Schluss weggeschreckt als ihr Spielzeug zu nah bei Pünktchen landete.

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Around Koda Lilly acts dominant, but in a playful manner. She would love for him to come cuddle with her in the hammock as he used to lie on top of her when she was just a kitty, yet he prefers to stay on the board next to her in protest. I'm happy the both of them love the cat tree I built for them as a parting gift.

Um Koda spielt Lilly einen auf dominant, aber nicht böse. Sie hätte am liebsten dass er sich wie früher wieder auf sie legt. Er jedoch protestiert in dem er auf dem Brett neben der Hängematte verweilt. Ich bin froh dass beide den Kratzbaum lieben den ich ihnen als Abschiedsgeschenk gebaut habe.

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There would definitely be enough room for Koda as well in there next to Lilly.

Ist ja nicht so als wäre nebeni Lilly nicht noch genug Platz für Koda.

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Yet sir floofs-a-lot remains the cuddly bitch I'll always love.

Und doch verbleibt er die flauschige Zicke die ich immer lieben werde.

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Koda, where is Lilly? Pics taken when she was about 7 months old

Koda, wo ist Lilly? Diese Bilder sind entstanden als Lilly ca. 7 Monate alt war.

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Ah, there you hid her!

Ah, da hast du sie versteckt!

My fiance and I took in a stray female kitten about 3 months ago. She was 2 months old at the time, so 5 months now. She showed up at my fiance's coworker's door and once my partner saw the pictures, she wanted her.

I'm going to be honest and say that I didn't want to take her in. My fiance must have asked over 30 times in 2 weeks. She was in tears pleading before I finally caved. And I regret it. I regret it a lot.

We are not equipped to handle her. We live in a loft style apartment with only one door (to the bathroom). She doesn't have enough space to be a cat, and we're gone an average of 9-10 hours a day for work.

Our cat can be really sweet when she's calm, but that's increasingly rare as she gets more bored with the lack of human companionship. She's even losing interest in her toys and I just don't think this environment is good for her.

Beyond that, I just need space from her. My job is stressful (as is my partner's) and I don't have the mental or physical energy to give this kitten attention, and nowhere to go to get a break. It's reached a point where I dread coming home and I enjoy work more.

This cat is just an unrelenting ball of energy. She's destructive, she doesn't know what boundaries are, etc. And while none of that is her fault, I'm just not ready for it. I have too much on my plate already. I even started therapy just to try to find ways to cope, but I'm frequently the target of our cat's play aggression and none of the therapy exercises help me deal with that.

I am stuck doing most of the cat duties because, despite her repeated assurances, my fiance will not step up and do much to care for her.

But at the same time, I worry about what her life will be like if we send her to a shelter. Where should I even begin? The vet we got her fixed at just said "well, what did you expect? She's a kitten." Which is true, but not very helpful.

Noki and Scooter getting along for a change