Any cat care advice?
My foster kitty has thrown up three times since I started taking care of her, and she's been living with me less than two weeks. She seems to be just throwing up her science diet pet food. I know that she kills bugs that she finds in the apartment, but she seems to leave most of them lying around for me to find, rather than eat them (although there
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I called the woman from the adoption group and she said basically the same thing. I wasn't too worried, but given my lack of cat experience, I thought I'd better double check to be on the safe side. The bit about the cat being a former stray and thus trying to stuff in food all the time totally makes sense as well. I wouldn't be feeding her as much, except that she is so thin, so they told me to always have food out for her.
The kitty hasn't had any furballs yet, which is surprising to me, given that she has medium-length hair. But she hasn't been shedding a lot either, at least not compared to other cats I've been around, so maybe that's why. Do cats shed more or less in some seasons, like rabbits?
I'm really enjoying the cat. She has recently been quite fascinated by the following: a) the printer, b) the toilet flushing, c) the cords on the slatted blinds, d) a cork rolling around on the floor. The cork was actually deliberately introduced as a toy, since it's pretty light and rolls with the slightest touch.
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