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- Tue Jun 04, 2019 6:03 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Indoor/Outdoor Kitty and Day Lily Plants/Toxic Plants
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2119
Re: Indoor/Outdoor Kitty and Day Lily Plants/Toxic Plants
+1 to what Ruth said! If only everyone was so caring.
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:32 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Indoor/Outdoor Kitty and Day Lily Plants/Toxic Plants
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2119
Re: Indoor/Outdoor Kitty and Day Lily Plants/Toxic Plants
A tip for digging them up: Carefully place a bin bag over the entire plant and tie it at the stem just above the ground. Then dig it up. Even a small amount of pollen can kill. I've been trying for years to get companies that sell lilies to state that they are toxic. But most of them just don't care...
- Wed May 15, 2019 3:59 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Kitty's spaying op success
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3245
Re: Kitty's spaying op success
Kitty is so cute!
I'm glad her op went well.
I'm glad her op went well.
- Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: good cat food
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3968
Re: good cat food
"Some people are big fans of raw because it's supposed to be closer to a cat's natural diet. Well, a cat's natural diet gives its kidneys a high risk of starting to fail around 10-12 years old, because of the high protein." Isn't it high phosphorus you need to avoid, not high protein? I th...
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:00 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Looking for a home for our 9 yr old cats boy and girl
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1009
Re: Looking for a home for our 9 yr old cats boy and girl
I'm shocked that your vet said this. As Kay said, 9 isn't old. Our cats lived to twice that age. We moved house when they were 11 and they settled in a couple of days. You obviously need to keep cats indoors for several weeks and only let them outside if the circumstances are right. There are some p...
- Sun Apr 14, 2019 7:37 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Cat Sitter
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1671
Re: Cat Sitter
We don't leave our cats longer than 12 hours on their own in case the feeder malfunctioned and also because of an experience we once had. Both cats were fine and we went out for the evening. We returned late and Rosie was very poorly and lethargic. We had to take her to the emergency vet to have flu...
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:37 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Paid Help Wanted - Experienced Cat Owners/Veterinary Nurses
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1894
Re: Paid Help Wanted - Experienced Cat Owners/Veterinary Nurses
Alternatively, if you hired a pet taxi company recommended by your vet, they might be willing to help you as part of their service?
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 7:54 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Paid Help Wanted - Experienced Cat Owners/Veterinary Nurses
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1894
Re: Paid Help Wanted - Experienced Cat Owners/Veterinary Nurses
This is a nice forum, so maybe someone will be able to help you. Before inviting anyone to your house, look at their forum posts to make sure they're genuine. (I wouldn't post a request like this on any other forum.) Have you asked your vet? Some do home visits, or they may be able to suggest someon...
- Sat Mar 23, 2019 12:44 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Old cat
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1852
Re: Old cat
Speaking from my own mistakes, I'd let her live out the rest of her life in peace.
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:45 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Other pet owners and Fleas
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2786
Re: Other pet owners and Fleas
We've adopted 5 cats over the years - all of them came with fleas. I agree that it's cruel and uncaring.
I wouldn't put flea treatment on someone else's cat without asking their permission, though, just in case they've just treated it or are just about to.
I wouldn't put flea treatment on someone else's cat without asking their permission, though, just in case they've just treated it or are just about to.
- Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:33 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Collar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2582
Re: Collar
Thank you so much!
- Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:08 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Not a cat topic but urgent I feel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 938
Re: Not a cat topic but urgent I feel
We've both signed.
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:22 pm
- Forum: HOMES NEEDED
- Topic: Help I
- Replies: 2
- Views: 886
Re: Help I
Are you home in the evening? Our cats sleep for most of the day and enjoy our company more in the evenings.
- Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:03 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Collar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2582
Re: Collar
Please do, Ruth B! They're also really useful for vet trips.
- Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:41 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Collar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2582
Re: Collar
I was given permission from the owner of Cat Chat to post link to our website since we're a sponsor. (Thank you!) SuttonRider, I'd be happy to send you one of our personalised cat collars free of charge to see if it helps. You too, Ruth B, if you'd like to try one. You can contact me through my prof...
- Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:21 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Collar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2582
Re: Collar
No, if he gets his leg caught in a non quick-release collar, that can cause a terrible injury. Find a soft, non-stretchy, cat collar with a quick-release clasp. Check that the clasp releases - some aren't as good as others. Remove the bell as he might be annoyed it and that's why he's removing the c...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 8:39 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Sudden crossed eyedness in cat
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1203
Re: Sudden crossed eyedness in cat
Hi Fumbi, Did you get eye drops from the vet? When she's awake does her eye look normal? Cats have a third eyelid which can show when they're ill, but it can also show when they're falling asleep or asleep with the eye partially open - this can look quite strange. Could you post a photo? If her eye ...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 12:15 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Help me name my new cat
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1744
Re: Help me name my new cat
Rosie.
Our Rosie was the sweetest, most loving cat I've ever known.
Our Rosie was the sweetest, most loving cat I've ever known.
- Wed Dec 26, 2018 1:34 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Helping cats make friends
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1480
Re: Helping cats make friends
It's lovely that you adopted her. :) Eating near each other is a huge accomplishment. When we were introducing our two boys, they played with a rope on either side of a closed door. One would pull the rope and the other would pounce on it. If not a rope, then maybe two catnip toys tied together. (On...
- Mon Dec 17, 2018 2:20 pm
- Forum: HOMES NEEDED
- Topic: loving home needed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1189
Re: loving home needed
You may have already seen this page which lists rescues in and around Huddersfield:
https://www.catchat.org/index.php/cat-r ... -yorkshire
If they're full, ask to be put on the waiting list.
https://www.catchat.org/index.php/cat-r ... -yorkshire
If they're full, ask to be put on the waiting list.
- Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:22 am
- Forum: HOMES NEEDED
- Topic: loving home needed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1189
Re: loving home needed
Please have a look at these male black cats missing from Huddersfield and within 10 miles:
https://www.animalsearchuk.co.uk/search ... r=date&l=1
https://www.animalsearchuk.co.uk/search ... r=date&l=1
- Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:02 am
- Forum: HOMES NEEDED
- Topic: loving home needed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1189
Re: loving home needed
P.S. If he's not chipped, don't leave him at the vets. It's better to find a rescue or home yourself like you're trying to do.
- Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:56 am
- Forum: HOMES NEEDED
- Topic: loving home needed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1189
Re: loving home needed
Hi Kim,
Have you taken him to the vet to be checked for a microchip?
Have you leafleted all the homes surrounding the allotment?
It sounds like he's started coming into your home. Your cat might accept him if you reintroduce him very slowly. (But first please check for a microchip.)
Have you taken him to the vet to be checked for a microchip?
Have you leafleted all the homes surrounding the allotment?
It sounds like he's started coming into your home. Your cat might accept him if you reintroduce him very slowly. (But first please check for a microchip.)
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:04 am
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Cat Fostering?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1075
Re: Cat Fostering?
Did you recently adopt her and she's been doing this from the beginning? Or was there a change (move, baby, etc) that coincided with the behaviour? If it's a recent change, has she been checked out by a vet? Does she wee or poo outside the tray? (Or both?) Does she have a favourite place to do this,...
- Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:46 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Cat Fostering?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1075
Re: Cat Fostering?
If you think you'll be able to move in the new year to somewhere that she'll be happier, I'd try to hold on until then, maybe try some new toys/games. It's not easy to find a temporary foster home and there's no guarantee she'd be any happier somewhere else. What kind of behaviour issues is she havi...
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:58 am
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Advice for adopting shelter cat
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13119
Re: Advice for adopting shelter cat
Coronavirus: I agree with what's been said previously. "absolutely no disabilities (like without one eye or leg)": What happens if your cat has an accident or health issues and loses an eye or leg? Or gets a disease? What happens when your perfect cat throws up a hairball for the first tim...
- Sat Jun 23, 2018 7:04 pm
- Forum: HOMES NEEDED
- Topic: Home urgently needed for 2 Young cats
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1618
Re: Home urgently needed for 2 Young cats
I know it's been a few days since you posted, but the following link lists several rescues in Blackpool:
https://www.catchat.org/index.php/cat-r ... lancashire
https://www.catchat.org/index.php/cat-r ... lancashire
- Tue May 08, 2018 2:42 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Unhomable cat - out of ideas :(
- Replies: 25
- Views: 81788
Re: Unhomable cat - out of ideas :(
I edited out my suggestion about a cat sanctuary because I've spoken with a rescue who said he probably would be homeable as an only cat and this would be better than a sanctuary which would of course have lots of cats.
Hopefully the rescue will post their advice here.
Hopefully the rescue will post their advice here.
- Tue May 08, 2018 1:31 pm
- Forum: LOST Cats
- Topic: Lost my cat at the vet. Please help.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2371
Re: Lost my cat at the vet. Please help.
Please don't feel guilty. You absolutely did the right thing by taking him to the vet.
The vet clinic should be helping you find him. I would also use social media in that area to try to locate him.
I hope you find him soon.
The vet clinic should be helping you find him. I would also use social media in that area to try to locate him.
I hope you find him soon.
- Tue May 08, 2018 10:39 am
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Unhomable cat - out of ideas :(
- Replies: 25
- Views: 81788
Re: Unhomable cat - out of ideas :(
I echo Sniper1's comments about your commitment and care.
As this kitty craves contact, I don't think an outdoor run is going to be a good solution for him or you.
As this kitty craves contact, I don't think an outdoor run is going to be a good solution for him or you.