How to introduce 6 month kitten to dog with no cat experience?

June 22nd, 2010 by Two-Legs

I just moved my kitten into my new apartment. I live with 5 other people and 1 of them has a dog, which is a rat terrier mix. I have no door to my loft so I put up a gate to keep the dog out and the cat hasn’t yet ventured out of my room without me, mainly because he’s smart and knows a dog is out there.

This is the third night of having him and they’ve seen each other a few times through the gate. The kitten is relatively unresponsive to the dog, mainly hisses if even that. The dog however sits at the gate crying and, when he sees the cat, starts barking and altogether freaking out. The dog is also taking to sitting in front of the gate and crying when he can’t see where me and the cat are.

Any suggestions?

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How do I get my kitten to follow me around the house?

June 21st, 2010 by Two-Legs

I love my kitten. I always wanted him to follow me around the house, and love me more. And play with me more. I know this sounds silly but other cat lovers, you must understand!
How do I get my kitten to follow me around the house?

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How to make my female kittens (a pixie bob and a domestic kitten) get along?

June 20th, 2010 by Two-Legs

I have a pixie bob female kitten (Tache) who is 3 months and have just introduced a stray female kitten (who’s a keeper because of her rare color) who is about 2 months old. Tache gets along fine with my 4 y/o dachshund but when we introduced the other female into the house she became curious. I let the new kitten use the litter box and Tache became very offensive afterwards. Tache goes so far as to growl and moan like a bobcat when she sees the other female or if she smells her scent nearby. I am trying to avoid a "cat fight" in my home. Please help, any suggestions would be useful.

P.S. I have bought a separate litterbox and feeding system for the new kitten and am keeping her in a separate room.

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What is the easiest way to catch a kitten?

June 19th, 2010 by Two-Legs

There is this kitten that lives somewhere in my backyard. My dad leaves food out on the porch for the kitten to eat but now that it’s winter, the food freezes before the kitten can eat it. We want to try and catch it so we can take it to the vet and then give it a home so it doesn’t die in the snow.

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How do I gat a kitten to eat solid food?

June 18th, 2010 by Two-Legs

I have a 6 week old kitten and she turns her nose up to any kind of food but moms milk. She sniffs it and trys to bury it like it’s cat litter. I had a litter before her and both kittens did the same..They were 7 to 8 weeks old before they would touch solid food and I had to mix solid with can (cat food) gravy. I have a home for this lil girl and the new owners are ready for her but I dont want to send her to her new home with her not eating dry food. What can I do?

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