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I have posted elsewhere about Daisy who is lost in East Ewell. Could I plead through your forum for ALL cat owners and rescues to take photos of cats from the front and both sides and beware of any unusual features. I try to find missing cats locally and a little foresight from cat owners aids the p...

Well it has been a long time since I have been on this board but I am still actively involved in cat welfare for those that might remember me. I would like to appeal to find Daisy - a 6.5 year old female DSH moggy who escaped from her new home in Fairfax Avenue in East Ewell on 11th May 2017 after o...

Thanks Jacks. Since his ordeal I have seen Harold back in his home and, after understandably being described by his owner as 'looking sad' he now fully realises he is home and safe so his regal manner has returned. :D The veterinary check showed him well and understandably thin but gradual feeding i...

In answer to your question - Normally I start with immediately looking at about 10 houses each side of you; the corresponding 20 houses over the road and similarly 20 of the houses that back on to you. I normally ask the owner to ask these neighbours if they will allow the owner to conduct a full an...

I am very pleased to say that Harold has been safely found and re-united with his owner. He is due a veterinary check today to ensure that he is well after his ordeal.

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10. Posters in local pet shops.
11. Will be contacting paper shops (paper boys), local milkmen and postmen.

Hi all, I am in need of your help in trying to locate a missing cat.[/ b] If any reader lives in or works in or around the Epsom area, can they please spread the word on Facebook &/or with their friends. Could they also check their sheds, garages, etc. and be aware of any neighbours who are on h...

Hi Kay, I appreciate that I came at this not knowing the full circumstances but realized that there must have been previous threads. I can now more fully understand your dilemma. As you say, cats hide pain well and the most important thing given the circumstances is to keep him pain free. I still th...

Hi Kay, I know your question is essentially about the use of Curcumin and Metacam. I have absolutely no knowledge about Curcurmin but I do have experience of Metacam use. All I know about Metacam is that it is a medicine that cannot be used with certain other medicines as I have just found out with ...

Thank you catfan5.

Hi Christinajan,

I would also keep him in for 3 weeks as well. Personally, I do not like a harness. Too many cats that I know of have easily wriggled out of a harness, even from some experienced cat owners. They sound like a great idea but I would urge caution in your decision.

Hi rampman10, Don't feel too worried about having his ear clipped. It is not painful if done properly. What the rescue is saying is that they will clip the ear if they regard him as feral without an owner. It is a visual way of knowing that the cat has been neutered and something common in the UK, w...

Tiggy has an appointment at AHT on Wednesday, so please keep her in your thoughts with positive vibes if you have a moment. Thanks!

Kay's question is extremely important in trying to assess the situation.

A message for Suzy.

I have just read your email and will reply to you later. I just wanted to say how extremely grateful I am for you taking the time and caring for our Tiggy's health. The information and your sad experience of this terrible disease is invaluable. Thank you, so much. God bless you!

Email sent to you.

Doh!!

The missing link.... and I don't mean my brain!!


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Well the way I deal with it is certainly not for everyone, which I totally accept. We simply don't go on holiday! Having said that, the options are as outlined by others. I would only add the following: 1. The house sitter / feeding visitor The advantage is that your cat can be in familiar safe surr...

Thank you Meriad. I'm sorry that it didn't work for your dad.

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I have no first hand experience of this drug which has never been prescribed for any of our cats - past and present. I had a quick trawl of the manufacturer's site (Bayer) which was predictably unhelpful. However, it has always seemed to me rightly or wrongly that the USA are much tougher with what ...

I can't really add very much to some of the good advice already given above. If you get another cat, are you prepared to work hard to integrate them because it should never be assumed that you put them together and hope for the best? There is some good experienced advice out there to help that trans...

That is a really good suggestion by Kay to consider. Some cats have transferred aggression which manifests itself to different degrees. I had not come across that before we adopted Barney. If he gets frustrated about anything. e.g. neighbouring cat on the roof or shed peering down at him, his tail f...

Ps: Hi Grace again,

I note from your 'handle' that you live in the Norfolk / Suffolk area. I am waiting to hear if the oncology specialist at Animal Health Trust in Newmarket will look at Tiggy. I believe that AHT have an admirable reputation.

Thank you Grace. I am very grateful to you for your kindness and support. I will look at that web link closely in a few minutes. I take my ownership (if we ever do own them) and my love for cats and animals very seriously. I made a pledge to each of my rescue cats when they joined us that I will loo...

Hi, What we all sometimes forget is that cats like routine and do not like change. They work far more on smell as a means of comfort or fear. Their sense of smell goes way beyond the human range of smell. Your cat will be getting used to the smells in his new home; he will be aware of the smells out...

Our cat Tiggy had similar. Did the vet examine your cat under mild sedation? That is more thorough than a visual clinical examination in the surgery. If so, the vet can reasonably rule out many things which is comforting. Whilst the vet should have checked, satisfy yourself that there is no inflamma...

Hmmm! What colour is the protruding growth? In your photo it comes up as white which seems strange. I would normally expect to see that colouring on an X-Ray! My first thought was is this April 1st? ;) Can you give an idea of dimensions? Does it look as rigid, as the photo would suggest or is it fle...

Hi Sarrie. Sorry to read about Harv. Did the vet suggest a scan &/or X-Ray? The scan should be able to determine if he has asthma or any heart problems. The X-Ray could indicate if, God Forbid, he has the possibility of cancer. The symptoms you describe mirror our cat Tiggy (see my thread on 'He...

It’s been a long time since I visited Cat Chat so hello to anyone who remembers me. I need some help and advice. One of our cats Tiggy has been found to have cancer in the lung, which was totally unexpected and only suspected after a routine X-ray when antibiotics did not work on a cough. The nature...