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by MysticalVamp
Sat May 07, 2016 11:59 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Warm weather and eating.
Replies: 4
Views: 1520

Re: Warm weather and eating.

Yep. Normally both Sox and Tiger would eat till they popped if given the chance, so every now and then I throw a chick in with their food to give them bones to crunch. Last night Tiger was quite happily chewing on his chick after eating his food but Sox just pawed at his and left it. So Tiger ended ...
by MysticalVamp
Sat Apr 30, 2016 12:49 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Best Way To Discipline?
Replies: 7
Views: 2325

Re: Best Way To Discipline?

What you want, if you can get there, is for you to be able to spot him about to transgress and a firm 'NO' to stop him doing it .... whatever it is! Good luck. :D That's easier said than done a lot of the time :lol: He fails to give warning most of the time, very occasionally we can catch him and t...
by MysticalVamp
Fri Apr 29, 2016 1:48 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Best Way To Discipline?
Replies: 7
Views: 2325

Re: Best Way To Discipline?

Crewella wrote:Little tyke!! :D

I'm afraid you'll have to watch him like a hawk, or even shut him out of the room if he tries.
I thought it might have to come to that. Well, if that's what it takes then that's what will have to happen.
by MysticalVamp
Fri Apr 29, 2016 1:27 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Best Way To Discipline?
Replies: 7
Views: 2325

Re: Best Way To Discipline?

We have so many ex-strays that are master cat burglars (yes Daz, I mean you!)that we've had to enforce firm rules. In his first year Daz ate the meat off our pepperoni pizza, stole several sausages from neighbours' barbeques (and one out of the frying pan when OH turned his back), broke into the ca...
by MysticalVamp
Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:33 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Best Way To Discipline?
Replies: 7
Views: 2325

Best Way To Discipline?

So I've hit a speed bump in the discipline form... Tiger can be quite the naughty cat when he chooses to, the problem is some of his naughty behaviour is stuff that needs to be stopped immediately or, in his mind, he gets away with it. For example- Stealing food off plates. Only the other night me a...
by MysticalVamp
Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:35 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Cat cleans paws in water
Replies: 4
Views: 1977

Re: Cat cleans paws in water

Sounds more like he's drinking the water off his paws :) My boys do it with running taps, dip their paw under and then lick the water off.
by MysticalVamp
Wed Apr 20, 2016 1:15 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Feline Acne...
Replies: 8
Views: 3496

Re: Feline Acne...

Crewella wrote:Good grief - jaws!! :D
Exactly :lol:

Bless him though, I don't know why he does it. He just always has. Just his "style" of eating I guess :)
by MysticalVamp
Wed Apr 20, 2016 1:00 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Do you ever have one of those days....
Replies: 13
Views: 4480

Re: Do you ever have one of those days....

:lol: :lol: :lol: Purdy sometimes sleeps on OH's head. He says it makes him feel like he is wearing a Davy Crocket hat - complete with tail! I'm not kidding it's ridiculous. For a short haired cat he's got a lot of fur! Sometimes he sleeps around the top of my head, but sometimes he just plops hims...
by MysticalVamp
Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:09 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Do you ever have one of those days....
Replies: 13
Views: 4480

Re: Do you ever have one of those days....

Oh I've had these days... Not so bad, I'm thankful for that, but bad... Tiger is my "problem" cat at times. Luckily not all in one day(some overlap but not all) he's managed to: 1. Vomit everywhere(seen by vet for this, now sorted). 2. Pee over the edge of the litter tray and on the floor,...
by MysticalVamp
Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:49 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Feline Acne...
Replies: 8
Views: 3496

Re: Feline Acne...

I'm glad it's cleared up. I have a serial pottery chipper too, but I also have an endless supply of pretty bowls so just chuck 'em. :) Tiger is ridiculous. He's only chipped one but that's because I never bought him another as he swallowed some of the chipped pieces... I didn't want to risk anythin...
by MysticalVamp
Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:08 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Feline Acne...
Replies: 8
Views: 3496

Re: Feline Acne...

Crewella: His has cleared up again already. It never seems to last very long, it's been four days since it started showing again and now it's almost gone again. As for ceramic bowls, Tiger chips them. He uses the edge of the bowl to scoop food into his mouth and in the process he badly scrapes up pl...
by MysticalVamp
Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:08 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: No shame cat, no shame...
Replies: 20
Views: 5659

Re: No shame cat, no shame...

TJH72- Oh my goodness! Definitely no shame there! :lol:

Mayday21- They do give me a good giggle and cheer me up a lot :)
by MysticalVamp
Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:02 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Feline Acne...
Replies: 8
Views: 3496

Feline Acne...

I seem to have a cat with a slight predisposition to feline acne... I'm assuming this is entirely possible and it's something I'll just have to deal with? Tiger has had feline acne twice in the past year, which might not seem like much but compared to my other cat Sox who has never had it- It's a lo...
by MysticalVamp
Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:33 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: No shame cat, no shame...
Replies: 20
Views: 5659

Re: No shame cat, no shame...

Bobbys Girl: I regularly do tickle him lol. I just have to know his limits and stop before he reacts.

PeanutsFriend: Haha! He is cute, in his own way :lol:
by MysticalVamp
Sat Apr 09, 2016 11:36 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: No shame cat, no shame...
Replies: 20
Views: 5659

Re: No shame cat, no shame...

Some of Tiger's "floosie" moments :lol: Old and new.
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by MysticalVamp
Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:10 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: No shame cat, no shame...
Replies: 20
Views: 5659

Re: No shame cat, no shame...

Haha!! Cats really just don't care do they? :lol:
by MysticalVamp
Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:40 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: No shame cat, no shame...
Replies: 20
Views: 5659

Re: No shame cat, no shame...

DollyB: Haha!! Sounds about right!

Crewella: I've got photo's of Tiger doing that too lol.
by MysticalVamp
Wed Apr 06, 2016 7:31 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: No shame cat, no shame...
Replies: 20
Views: 5659

Re: No shame cat, no shame...

Haha!! Tiger is the least bothered of our two. Sox is more modest about himself, Tig doesn't care :lol:
by MysticalVamp
Wed Apr 06, 2016 3:36 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: No shame cat, no shame...
Replies: 20
Views: 5659

No shame cat, no shame...

Tiger has shown just how little shame he has today :lol:

He wasn't even bothered, just as chilled out as he could be!
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Sat there for ages without a care in the world.

Lets see your "no shame" cat photo's!
by MysticalVamp
Mon Apr 04, 2016 1:55 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Cats fear of storms.
Replies: 6
Views: 2127

Re: Cats fear of storms.

My two boys get quite anxious around thunder as well... The last bout of thunder and lightening we had I ended up cuddling both of them under the quilts on the bed. They aren't too bothered by fireworks, but thunder and lightening gets them. Albeit not as bad as some cats, they don't dart for cover ...
by MysticalVamp
Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:23 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Can anyone explain this?
Replies: 14
Views: 3380

Re: Can anyone explain this?

The first picture says 'butter wouldn't melt...'. :lol: Such a look of innocence! The other two pics look very familiar. How do they DO that! :shock: rsz_021_2(1).jpg Cats are liquid, I've decided :lol: They fit in small spaces and conform to that space, they are highly flexible and they can get fr...
by MysticalVamp
Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:09 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Can anyone explain this?
Replies: 14
Views: 3380

Re: Can anyone explain this?

Randall : I find clumps of Sox's fur on the floor sometimes after they've chased. And yes, I've lost a mirror to Tiger through his rampaging... He climbed the wooden frame and the entire thing came shattering down with him. Luckily he was uninjured, my mirror on the other hand... The vet isn't reco...
by MysticalVamp
Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:49 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Can anyone explain this?
Replies: 14
Views: 3380

Re: Can anyone explain this?

Actually, I'm not a big user of laser pens myself ... I was just trying to think of something to tire him out! The 'feather on elastic' type toys are also good for a workout! :D I agree that this is slightly more than just play, this is also a display of one cats need to dominate the other. BUT the...
by MysticalVamp
Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:59 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Can anyone explain this?
Replies: 14
Views: 3380

Re: Can anyone explain this?

Personally, I think they're getting on pretty well and you're possibly reading too much into what sounds like boisterous play. I have five cats that mix in the house at the moment, and the biggest (and youngest) is Daz, who likes to chase the others now and again. For a while I was really worried a...
by MysticalVamp
Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:08 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Can anyone explain this?
Replies: 14
Views: 3380

Re: Can anyone explain this?

Bobbys Girl: How so? Obviously if it's going to make him worse I don't want to risk it but the vet was pretty insistent it might help get rid of some pent up energy to walk him! O.o Meriad: I wonder that myself sometimes. Even after over three years I wonder if he's maybe just not sure what he wants...
by MysticalVamp
Fri Apr 01, 2016 1:06 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Can anyone explain this?
Replies: 14
Views: 3380

Re: Can anyone explain this?

In our house it is known as 'the Zoomies'. They all do it, but Purdy is the one that does it most often. So much so we call her 'the wall of death' cat, as she runs so fast she can run around the wall several feet off the ground! :shock: Occasionally it results in a spat with another cat, but it is...
by MysticalVamp
Fri Apr 01, 2016 12:20 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Can anyone explain this?
Replies: 14
Views: 3380

Can anyone explain this?

*I apologise for the following essay!!!* I've run into a bit of a problem with my two lovelies... Sox is my 8 year old black & white tuxedo moggy, Tiger is my tabby moggy who is 4 years old in October. Tiger used to be quite an independent cat, he wasn't much for fuss and would never come and la...
by MysticalVamp
Mon Nov 30, 2015 4:22 pm
Forum: Bereavement Support
Topic: Some very, very sad news....
Replies: 11
Views: 4397

Re: Some very, very sad news....

Thank you all so much for your kind comments, Mrs Kane that poem was beautiful and it fits so well!

Her owners are having her cremated and scattering her ashes, but they are willing to give me some and I'll be having them put into a special Suncatcher to remember her as she loved the sun..
by MysticalVamp
Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:49 pm
Forum: Bereavement Support
Topic: Some very, very sad news....
Replies: 11
Views: 4397

Some very, very sad news....

I had some very sad news this morning. As some of you will know, earlier this year I fostered a very young female cat, she was a feral who had been trapped and was pregnant at only 10 months old. By vets orders for her own safety her pregnancy was terminated. She came to me as a very scared young ca...
by MysticalVamp
Sat Sep 05, 2015 7:29 pm
Forum: Bereavement Support
Topic: Is there ever a way to "get over" it?
Replies: 4
Views: 2303

Re: Is there ever a way to "get over" it?

I'm sorry that it still hurts, but you've done what I believe to be the best thing - you've shared it and told us about how you feel. That always helps me, I hope it did the same for you. (((hugs))) Thank you. Posting about it did help a bit... And I fell asleep with Sox laid next to me purring awa...