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I recently saw on Twitter that a journalist was in Istanbul and she was thrilled with the treatment there of stray cats. They're all fed and people put beds out for them.

Makes a lovely change to see animals being respected

I think the thick fur is actually supposed to insulate them from the heat (and cold also)? Here in Portugal it gets very hot and the air-conditioning is expensive to run for long periods of time so I tend to give the cats a 'hand-wash' - I get my hands damp and stroke the cats, repeating several tim...

Perhaps it's worth asking at your local vets if any of the vet nurses wouldn't mind looking after her for some extra cash?

I initially bought a small 400g bag of Purizon chicken for them to try - Bagheera especially went nuts for them (she thinks the small packet means its a treat!) so then I bought the 6kg bag... hmmmmm silly me!! She's eating them but she's not as thrilled!! She likes the other flavours too but the sm...

This was the reply I had from them following their investigation: "Applaws is known for the high quality of its food – it’s a reputation we’re proud of. Our investigation using the information that you produced has confirmed a change in the odour and taste on a limited number of batches of Appl...

Thanks everyone! Even though the tooth looks quite long and there's quite a bit that was below the gumline I'm not sure if the root is there or not... I've tried to have a look in her mouth but she's not very keen on my help so once OH gets home we'll take her to the vet. She's been eating and had a...

Thanks Kay,

She just had a few biscuits and she's shaking her head a bit and pawing at the mouth a little - I assume crumbs might be a bit sensative? I'll have to grab her and try to look at it in a bit...

Thanks Mary! Bagheera is also an indoor cat. The last time she was at the vet they said she had some signs of gingavitis but they didn't seem inclined to do anything. I have some toothpaste stuff but there's no way she'll let me near her mouth to clean them and unfortunately she's not the type to li...

Bagheera's just lost a tooth! I was cleaning her bed and found a tooth - it looks like one of the canines at the front! She seems fine, she was eating biscuits a few minutes later! I don't want to alarm her by grabbing her for an inspection but do people think this is normal? She's about 8 or 9 year...

Has anyone had any issue lately with Applaws Dried Food? Despite no apparent notifications on the packaging it seems that the recipe has changed over the last 12 months - I've been feeding it to my 3 for a couple of years and mid-last year I started to notice that the kibble had become a lot darker ...

It could be anything but the smell combined with retreating for long periods suggests he's not himself. I think definitely pop him along to the vet - it could be something as simple as a manky tooth but he definitely needs checking.

I've got one of these heated beds for Elsie as she feels the cold. It's a bit pricey but she really loves it - it doesn't feel 'hot' to touch but once she gets on it you can feel it's really toastie. When it's very cold I leave it on all the time for her but at the moment I turn it off during the da...

Yay! I'm back in Thanks everyone for your assistance!

My partner is blind in one eye and he is treated for glaucoma and uveitis using eye drops and he's also had a holes punctured in his eye with a lazer several times to enable the pressure to be relieved (the doctors think he has something called Behcets which is a vasculitis problem and causes his pr...

Thanks everyone, actually she seems to be calming down re going in the tray 5 times before actually doing a poo! I've been giving her a good-sized dose of malt paste every day (even if i have to chase her around the house 18 times before she'll have it) and i think this helping to move things along ...

Thanks guys, I've just been a little concerned lateley as she had a touch of cystitis and she seemed to be in and out of the tray quite frequently until she'd done a poo (even though she wasn't straining to do one on the previous visits) and then once she's done one she's ok. So i just thought i'd p...

Hi all!

Can anyone recommend a good high-fibre food - without cereals? I'm trawling through Zooplus without much joy!! I think our crazy Elsie could do with more fibre in her diet as her poo-outputs are always tiny compared to those of her fur-sisters!!

One of my cats won't touch anything that is actually good for her. If it comes out of a 'sweet packet' she's all over it though

Put a dollop on her paw though and she'll lick it off. If she doesn't flick it all around the room first though...

I haven't used it myself but I think others recommend this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Urine-Off-Kitten-Urine-Cleaning-Bottle/dp/B000SZ7582 Or I think they say Biological washing powder? Something that break downs the smell I think. Good luck! Lots of driving with the windows down - probably not i...

Our Jerry is like this when we have thunder - she absolutely hates it. But then it's not surprising as she lived outside (she was a farm cat) before she moved in with us and one night we had a 'cloud burst' storm - an absolutely awful storm with torrential hail and thunder and lightning! It scared t...

Hahaha - I must be the only one that is happy about this. Bagheera eats mainly biscuits and drinks a lot of water to compensate so in summer I often make a 'soup' for her just to make sure she doesn't get de-hydrated (it can reach 43 degrees here in the summer!). I mash up Felix as much as possible ...

Elsie loves my Ipad mini - especially if i put youtube on. She especially likes penguins and parrot videos! They keep her entertained for a while but i have to supervise otherwise she starts biting the screen!

Hi there, sorry I don't have time to post a more detailed reply but there is lots of information here about inappropriate toileting. What you describe though sounds like he is very anxious about the changes to his home. http://www.catchat.org/urination.html Hopefully others will be along shortly wit...

Has anyone's cats tried the Thrive Complete Cat Food?? Is it as popular/nice as Applaws? My cats keep turning their nose up at Felix AGAIL and there seem to be quite a few pouches that are 'off' lately - and I've tried the high meat content options but my fussy lot won't touch them! They like Applaw...

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They can get warm so it's better if they have some space around them - if they're close to furniture it might damage or worse. I used them a couple of times and once i think it was slightly leaking so it was smoking ever so mildly. Perhaps this might cause the kitten to squint - they have a much bet...

I'm loving this article in the Guardian - especially the thousands of comments at the end:

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Low fat rats perhaps???

Aaah poor Captain Pugwash. RIP - you'll be fondly remembered by so many xx

Hi there, I'm sorry but i can only really suggest a behaviourist too. It sounds miserable for all of you. Have you tried zylkene? It's a natural supplement that is supposed to help them deal with stressful situations. I used it with success when we moved our 3 overseas but I'm not sure it would be m...