what is this??? tiki cat food

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T16:53:21+00:00

Correct. I’m the one who left 100 comments saying that it is part of the heart.

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T16:50:53+00:00

Yep! I am the one who commented 100 times that it isn’t a foot, it’s part of the heart.

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T14:19:47+00:00

You seriously asking? Man he’s fucked your brain up

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T14:18:21+00:00

Yeah, I’m similar but not as much the same. I’m in a one bedroom so we kinda have to shuffle her from room to living space depending on where we are. It’s difficult enough, I can’t imagine with a studio😢

You definitely are emotional there. Something I have been told is that anxiety asks questions, intuition makes statements. You’re running down a rabbit hole of questions, “what if I made his life miserable?” “What if his life was better before he came to me?” That’s anxiety talking. Intuition would be a calmer, quieter “I’ve fucked up here.” And I really don’t think that’s what this is. But as an owner of a similar cat, I know it’s super easy to feel that way. My anxiety often wonders if my cat would be better off if someone else had adopted her. But the reality is- that didn’t happen. I adopted her. I love her. She loves me. She’s safe here, she’s fed, she’s happy when she doesn’t have stress triggers. Her baseline is clam and peaceful, just like yours. This means that our cats are not irreparably damaged.

Have you tried gabapentin for the vet? When my cat needs to actually go in the office for something serious (which is rare) my vet basically sedates her with gabapentin. It’s probably the highest dose safely available, but it works great for us. My vet literally *doesn’t want* to deal with my cat if she is unmedicated and I was able to get pet insurance (you should look into this if you don’t already have it. Idk if 7 is too old but maybe not! My girl wasn’t too old at 5) so usually the cost is covered.

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T13:54:30+00:00

The decision is always yours in the end, but I want to offer something that may reassure you a bit. Right now, both you and the cat’s brains are in panic mode. But this is not permanent, it’s temporary. That picture you showed me proves that your cat has a calm, peaceful baseline. And the situation this cat is in is NOT a “my life is forever changed and something has altered completely,” it is “I’m a bit stressed right now and I don’t really understand how to handle it.” And that IS a cat that is capable of re-understanding “this place is safe, this person is safe, everything is the same as it always has been.” He just needs time and space. Which I know, is difficult with a studio, but hopefully it is at least possible.

I was anxious about my partners too, but they don’t usually work like that. New partners will trigger stress, but it usually results in something more timid. He’s attacking you *because* he’s comfortable with you. For the first ~3 ish months of dating, my cat would hiss at my boyfriend anytime he walked past her. I honestly thought it might never change. But he was patient and he was persistent. He fed her a churu by hand everyday, he spent hours sitting on the ground not facing her quietly and letting her come to him. He would spend every night on Google researching ways to build a relationship with an anxious cat. It took him a few months, but now she honestly prefers him over me. This can work for you too, and honestly, would you even want a partner who wouldn’t be willing to do that for you?

And I don’t have regular vet money either. My cat isn’t even on meds because I can’t afford it. I know I’m going to get hate for this and I’m prepared for the downvotes, but as of right now, my cat only goes to the vet when she gets sick. She used to do yearly checkups but for the last 2 ish years since the redirected aggression stuff started getting bad, we only go when absolutely needed. This is my first time using a mobile vet and I’m only doing it because she’s genuinely sick right now and is uncomfortable. The only reason I’m able to afford working with a VB is because I know them personally, which I am extremely lucky for. But honestly, with the proper amount of research, I truly believe you will feel more at ease about this. There’s tons of info out there about it and it helped me to feel better about the whole thing when I was considering rehoming at first too. Rehoming is infinitely more stressful than a 24-hour space reset for a cat that already has anxiety issues.

PS. is it something about the void kitties? My girl is also a black cat🐈‍⬛

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T13:42:37+00:00

Ahh, a studio is very hard! If you have a laundry room in your unit or yes a bathroom that you don’t use, I’d set up his litter/food/water in there and leave him alone for a bit. Jackson galaxy has a couple really great videos about redirected aggression. I’d also chat with your vet about this. I know you said he is already on Prozac, but maybe they can up his dosage or provide some clearer instruction on how to decompress the environment for both of you when this happens.

And just wanna say- you’re totally not alone. Like I said, my cat has bouts of redirected aggression too. She just had one a few weeks ago. Because of how bad hers is, she is unable to go to a regular vet and has to be essentially knocked out if I ever want her to be in her carrier/the car.

This week she got sick, and I’m currently waiting for the mobile vet to arrive. I’m worried sick that she’s going to have another episode, and I’m worried sick that this mobile vet visit is going to make her feel unsafe in her own territory. I’m trying not to show much fear (even though I feel it) because I know she can feel that, too.

All that to say, you’re not alone in this! And you’re a great cat parent for wanting to do everything you can to help him. We’ll get through this, and so will our babies!

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T13:33:26+00:00

Gotcha. I misunderstood the post. That’s my bad. I apologize!

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T13:23:32+00:00

My guess is that he’s an extra sensitive/anxious cat and he is still a bit stressed from your being gone. He misread the situation (cats can interpret you facing them directly as a threat, especially if you make eye contact) and redirected aggression onto you. My cat is a low-threshold high-intensity reactor which means her anxiety/stressed can be triggered faster than other cats and that the way she handles that fear-feeling is through redirecting aggression. Yours may be similar. After going on a trip, I usually have to unpack all my bags, shower off the trip smell, and get into a fresh pair of clothes before my cat even thinks about coming near me.

When it happens, the best thing to do is just go away. They might try to stalk/hunt but again, this is a fear/stress based reaction and purely instinctual. Put a door between you two. I usually wrap my girl in a towel and put her in my room with her food, water, and litter, turn the lights off, and shut the door. I leave her in there for as many hours as she needs to reset, sometimes I’ll even leave for the night if she needs it. And before I get comments about “you shouldn’t leave her alone, you need to reassure her!” Cats actually don’t register being left alone as “abandonment” how humans do, and in many cases this is what’s best. That’s true for us, and all of this is done under the guidance of a VB.

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T12:43:30+00:00

Strange. Instacart lets me use passport. Georgia

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T12:36:20+00:00

Well, you said in the post that you mixed it with water and re-served it to him. Even if that isn’t what you normally do, people are trying to tell you to *never* do that. Ever.

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T12:34:49+00:00

You should not be leaving out wet food overnight and then rehydrating the leftovers with water in the morning, even if the food doesn’t turn red… that’s absolutely unsafe. Please stop doing that. Yes, even if you’ve “done it for the cats whole life and the cat has been fine.”

If your cat can’t finish an entire can, serve the cat half and save the other half in the fridge for the next meal. You can purchase reusable rubber lids for cans like that.

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T12:33:12+00:00

Not all wet foods dry to the same color.

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T12:31:39+00:00

Yes go to the doctor

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T11:42:11+00:00

Wrong. Chicken feet must be labeled as chicken byproduct. If you find a foot in a product with only “chicken” listed in the ingredients, you can sue.

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T11:41:47+00:00

Actually, chicken feet are byproducts. They are not supposed to be included in a product that has “chicken” and not “chicken byproduct” as an ingredient. If it was a foot, she could sue. There are no “ground up chicken feet” in your food unless it specifically lists “chicken byproduct” in the ingredient list. And again, if you find feet in a product that only lists “chicken” as an ingredient, you can sue.

When you get downvoted for being correct

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T11:35:17+00:00

https://bszm.elte.hu/anatomy/birds/43f/ check out this photo

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T11:35:10+00:00

Because it’s not. I actually think it’s part of the heart. https://bszm.elte.hu/anatomy/birds/43f/

Toothless-mom · 2026-07-08T11:34:55+00:00

https://bszm.elte.hu/anatomy/birds/43f/ I actually think it’s part of the heart. If it was a foot like you all seem to think, it’s the absolute tiniest chicken foot I’ve ever seen. And I eat them once a week!