Search found 23 matches

by MarrowFarmer
Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:41 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Cat Tracking Devices
Replies: 8
Views: 3185

Re: Cat Tracking Devices

The safe zone is only on the GPS model and costs a bit more, it also requires an active sim card. When I did some research a while ago it seemed that most pay-as-you go sims these days are actually on monthly contract not pay-as-you go at all :cry: . GiffGaff still seem to do genuine old skool pay-a...
by MarrowFarmer
Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:10 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Most ridiculous new cat food product to date?
Replies: 21
Views: 9047

Re: Most ridiculous new cat food product to date?

We got some of that soup free with a box of Gourmet. It was rank, even the cats agreed ;)

B&M own brand is under £3 a box and is 100g pouches not 85g. It's the only food our fussy little eater will eat now. Happy days. :D
by MarrowFarmer
Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:05 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Cat Tracking Devices
Replies: 8
Views: 3185

Re: Cat Tracking Devices

We use Tabcat on one of our little nomads, uses radio or Bluetooth or something. Says it's 100yd range but in reality it's only 100 with a clear line of sight, once you stick trees and buildings in the way it can come down as low as 20 - 30 yards. Not much use if you have no idea where their hang ou...
by MarrowFarmer
Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:01 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Latest hi-tech cat toy
Replies: 13
Views: 4009

Re: Latest hi-tech cat toy

The Ikea bag game, one cat goes the inside and one on the outside. The outside one taps the bag with a paw and the inside one pounces with all his/her might. Hours of fun for two cats and the bags seem to handle the battering quite well. :lol:

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/17228340/
by MarrowFarmer
Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:58 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Cat tracker advise
Replies: 3
Views: 1730

Re: Cat tracker advise

Yes we could and did think of that but we have always been interested in how far he wanders anyway as we suspect he could be one of those cats that go for miles without us knowing :o Just figured it would be fun to see how far and where he goes, wherever it is they don't seem to be upsetting him and...
by MarrowFarmer
Mon Nov 30, 2015 1:31 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Cat tracker advise
Replies: 3
Views: 1730

Cat tracker advise

One of our two cats has started disappearing every day either early hours or after breakfast then bowls back in at around 9pm and settles down for the night, over the last week we haven't seen him once during the day. We know he goes next door sometimes as the cats have some sort of cat swap arrange...
by MarrowFarmer
Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:56 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Kitty scales
Replies: 12
Views: 3057

Re: Kitty scales

If you have a Wii and Wii fit you can set up profiles for pets and it keeps a graph of their weight, you just step on the board without them and then again holding them. Not the most accurate weigh in but the graph shows clearly if the weight is fluctuating. It's is pretty useful for tracking their ...
by MarrowFarmer
Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:55 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Cat flap setting 'Entry only'
Replies: 9
Views: 4067

Re: Cat flap setting 'Entry only'

Always set ours on one way form about 9pm until they are both in then we lock it. They seem to just know as they don't even try and get out until the morning. My only concern about one way is that next doors cat sometimes gets trapped in all night, luckily they all get on fine and he doesn't get str...
by MarrowFarmer
Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:47 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: The ' i have a new baby so cats need rehoming ' excuse
Replies: 11
Views: 3532

Re: The ' i have a new baby so cats need rehoming ' excuse

Walesgang wrote:I didn't mean to nose at your photos, but they don't look quite so innocent in the second one - with the Xmas tree :twisted:
lol, yes the tree picture is more like their normal routine of mischief and destruction. It wasn't even decorated when they had 2 branches down.
by MarrowFarmer
Tue Jun 09, 2015 12:24 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: The ' i have a new baby so cats need rehoming ' excuse
Replies: 11
Views: 3532

Re: The ' i have a new baby so cats need rehoming ' excuse

Awww bless, they look just like our little Pickle and Pumpkin :P

Here they are in a rare moment of peace :D

http://s230.photobucket.com/user/Mario_ ... s.jpg.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by MarrowFarmer
Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:30 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Christmas Cats!
Replies: 11
Views: 2870

Re: Christmas Cats!

Help with wrapping http://s230.photobucket.com/user/Mario_Lanza/media/IMG-20141212-WA0013_zpsd0c614d8.jpeg.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and 20 seconds after tree completion, straight up the middle knocking two branches off :o http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee296/...
by MarrowFarmer
Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:39 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: How common are lap cats?
Replies: 22
Views: 5802

Re: How common are lap cats?

OT I know, but I have to ask ................. MarrowFarmer with a cat called Pumpkin - please explain yourself :? Oh boy it seemed so normal at the time. When we had our last cat I had this genius idea of writing kids stories about a pair of cats and for some reason I decided they should be called...
by MarrowFarmer
Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:25 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: How common are lap cats?
Replies: 22
Views: 5802

Re: How common are lap cats?

Pickle never settles on our laps but is happy to be pampered if you go to him. :? Pumpkin, what can I say, just try and keep him off your lap http://s230.photobucket.com/user/Mario_Lanza/media/IMG-20141202-WA0004_zpsafc9711d.jpeg.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :P Pumpk...
by MarrowFarmer
Thu Nov 20, 2014 1:18 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Re Foxes !!!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 2172

Re: Re Foxes !!!!!

I used to worry about foxes and our cat as we had a few round our way so I did a little research and to my surprise it's very unusual for a fox to even try and take a cat. Everything on the interweb would seem to suggest that the cat would need to be very old and immobile or very injured combined wi...
by MarrowFarmer
Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:22 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Water games
Replies: 18
Views: 4551

Re: Water games

lol, one already jumped onto a loo seat before it was lowered when he was smaller, that gave him a shock. Luckily it was post flush :lol: :oops: :lol:
by MarrowFarmer
Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:15 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Water games
Replies: 18
Views: 4551

Water games

Anyone else have issues with cats and water? Never had a cat that does anything other than drink from the bowl now we have one that dips a paw in any unattended glasses and one that drops a toy in the water, pushes it around until it reaches maximum capacity of water retention and then strategically...
by MarrowFarmer
Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:06 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Advice on those first trips to the garden
Replies: 8
Views: 2187

Re: Advice on those first trips to the garden

It's horrible, one of ours managed to slip out twice, both times being rescued by the postman :oops: Ours have been using the cat flap for 2 weeks now, you just have to trust them. The funny thing is they were so keen on escaping but now they have the freedom of the neighbourhood they dash out for 1...
by MarrowFarmer
Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:03 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Little boys growing up
Replies: 15
Views: 4130

Re: Little boys growing up

Jackpot, they finally used the catflap this morning without it being held open :D

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee29 ... 94f6dd.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by MarrowFarmer
Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:08 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Little boys growing up
Replies: 15
Views: 4130

Re: Little boys growing up

Well they went out and they came back :D A few nervous moments when they disappeared completely. Pumpkin seems to be making friends with various animals rather than trying to bring them home including sharing a bird table with a squirrel :) Little Mr "I can't jump or climb" decided to boun...
by MarrowFarmer
Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:58 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Little boys growing up
Replies: 15
Views: 4130

Re: Little boys growing up

Boys update: They were successfully de-balled last Friday and seem to be no worse for it :shock: http://s230.photobucket.com/user/Mario_Lanza/media/WA0003_zpsdb8d14e0.jpg.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; All set for their big weekend of garden freedom. They have had a fe...
by MarrowFarmer
Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:35 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Little boys growing up
Replies: 15
Views: 4130

Re: Little boys growing up

And good luck for Friday :-) but if I may make one comment; I'd wait another week at least before introducing them to the catflap so you know 100% the would (as small as it probably will be) is totally healed Oh gosh of course they will need to stay in won't they :o I really don't want to be the on...
by MarrowFarmer
Tue Oct 14, 2014 12:04 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Little boys growing up
Replies: 15
Views: 4130

Little boys growing up

We took two little boys from a local shelter back in August, they came from separate litters but have bonded better than we could ever have hoped. Pickle was found covered in flees hiding in a storm drain and Pumpkin was found under a shed with his sisters (their mother having died after giving birt...
by MarrowFarmer
Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:02 pm
Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
Topic: Letting cat out for 1st time
Replies: 25
Views: 8024

Re: Letting cat out for 1st time

Great advise on here. Thanks all. We have had a pair of adorable little fellas from the local rescue shelter move in with us this time last week and they have settled in so quickly, they now have full run of the house and the only step we are left to take is when to let them outside. I think 4 weeks...