Is it a proper bite or just a kind of closing her teeth and gripping quickly ?
Could be what's called cat love bites https://www.petmd.com/cat/behavior/cat- ... -they-mean
Some call it 'kisses with teeth'
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- Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:22 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Purposely jumping up to nip me
- Replies: 3
- Views: 548
- Fri Feb 26, 2021 5:17 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: new very shy scared cat
- Replies: 4
- Views: 676
Re: new very shy scared cat
What you describe is fairly normal for a new cat that comes into a household, especially where there is another cat already there, She has found herself a 'safe spot' and until she finds things less threatening or worrying she is likely to stay there. Gradually she will gain confidence and venture o...
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:40 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very poorly Alfie Cat, being PTS this evening
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3229
Re: Very poorly Alfie Cat, being PTS this evening
If he is not suffering and his quality of life is OK, and only you can be the judge of that, I would say let the inevitable happen at home where he is comfortable and avoid what might be a traumatic trip to the vet
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:21 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 4
- Views: 813
Re: New member
It also helps if once you have scruffed them (whilst supporting the back end) you quickly turn them upside down so their back goes in first...no chance of last moment leg splaying to fight against being put in the carrier ...........you also get that extra precious second to close the top !!
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:01 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat refuses liquid meds
- Replies: 5
- Views: 595
Re: Cat refuses liquid meds
Rub the medicine on to his upper front leg or on his cheeks or shoulders, but NOT on the back of the neck, that's one place cats can barely reach with their washing...(thats why spot on treatments are put there) he'll have to ingest it then when he washes himself. (Perhaps rub in a little bit more t...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:25 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: cat bald patch (ringworm)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2455
Re: cat bald patch (ringworm)
I've never dealt with ringworm but if you are looking for a steam cleaner, type "best steam cleaner for upholstery and carpet" into Google or any search engine ignore the advertisements and read the reviews. Have a look at this site https://search.which.co.uk/search?w=steam+cleaners (you m...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:12 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: ringworm
- Replies: 2
- Views: 439
Re: ringworm
I've never dealt with ringworm but if you are looking for a steam cleaner, type "best steam cleaner for upholstery and carpet" into Google or any search engine ignore the advertisements and read the reviews. Have a look at this site https://search.which.co.uk/search?w=steam+cleaners (you m...
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:30 pm
- Forum: LOST Cats
- Topic: lost male ginger cat no tail Burton on Trent staffs (Found)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 796
Re: lost male ginger cat no tail Burton on Trent staffs (Found)
Great news, I'm very pleased for you
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:50 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Best Way to Get Rid of Fleas?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1951
Re: Best Way to Get Rid of Fleas?
Revolution doesn't appear to be available in the UK
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:43 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Why don't cats have vets?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 808
Re: Why don't cats have vets?
Maybe cats are hardier than dogs ?
Cats hide their illnesses so, to their keepers, they don't appear to need to visit the vet.
Cats hide their illnesses so, to their keepers, they don't appear to need to visit the vet.
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:32 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat pees facing wrong way in litterbox tip
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1708
Re: Cat pees facing wrong way in litterbox tip
I don't entirely agree !
Covered trays stop litter etc being scattered out sideways and methods can be used to reduce anything from coming out of the opening.
Covered trays stop litter etc being scattered out sideways and methods can be used to reduce anything from coming out of the opening.
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:50 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat pees facing wrong way in litterbox tip
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1708
Re: Cat pees facing wrong way in litterbox tip
This is not quite the same but also a useful tip I hope. My cat sometimes does the same, (i.e face the wrong way with his backside towards the opening) also he has permanent diarrhoea. I tried long plastic mats at the entrance of the box but he can squirt diarrhoea quite a distance, even beyond the ...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:10 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: My cat often sit in the litter tray
- Replies: 0
- Views: 677
Re: My cat often sit in the litter tray
It could be an indicator that the cat is feeling stressed so it stays in a place where it feels safe.
It also could be an indicator that the cat has a urinary problem or even a blockage. Keep an eye on the situation and monitor if the cat is passing any urine as a blockage can be fatal.
It also could be an indicator that the cat has a urinary problem or even a blockage. Keep an eye on the situation and monitor if the cat is passing any urine as a blockage can be fatal.
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:58 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Cat fountains...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1969
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:39 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Cat fountains...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1969
Re: Cat fountains...
I have had 3. !. Petsafe Drinkwell mini https://www.amazon.co.uk/PetSafe-Drinkwell-Fountain-Compact-Drinking/dp/B00LPFP31A/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&hvadid=80058290149050&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=drinkwell&qid=1609478190&sr=8-12&tag=mh0a9-21 Don't buy this one the...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:47 am
- Forum: HOMES OFFERED
- Topic: London E15 - Wanted - Indoor cat ideally couple of years old
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15647
Re: London E15 - Wanted - Indoor cat ideally couple of years old
Celia Hammond Action Trust is very close to you at Canning Town
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- Sat Dec 26, 2020 4:11 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Epileptic Cat
- Replies: 2
- Views: 537
Re: Epileptic Cat
Epilepsy is not a reversible condition, although some cats (and humans who have it) can go a long time between seizures. I think you should restart the medication that was previously prescribed even if it means a visit to the vet to get a new prescription. Animal and human physiology gradually chang...
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:56 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 863
Re: Merry Christmas
What else could possibly go wrong this year ?
Sorry, I know this forum doesn't normally do funnies
Sorry, I know this forum doesn't normally do funnies
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 7:17 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: TERRIBLE URINE PONG
- Replies: 1
- Views: 327
Re: TERRIBLE URINE PONG
A strong smell means (obviously) strong urine! Either something that they ate or insufficent fluid intake. I am assuming you don't want to replace the tray so I suggest the following:- Remove all the litter and discard it. Wash the tray then sterilise it with diluted bleach at 2% solution then wash ...
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:34 pm
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: My Gorgeous is gone
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2008
Re: My Gorgeous is gone
UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT When I brought Lizzie’s body home from the vets I left it in the cat carrier, with the top off, near where Billy usually sits and he paid no attention to it. At the time I thought she probably smells of the vets so he didn't recognise her. He usually stays in the lounge on on...
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:18 am
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: My Gorgeous is gone
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2008
Re: My Gorgeous is gone
I'm considering getting another cat to replace her as soon as possible. It has to look very similar as under the terms of the lease where I live I am not supposed to replace a pet that dies.
If I get a lookalike I can say it's the same cat
If I get a lookalike I can say it's the same cat
- Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:57 am
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: My Gorgeous is gone
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2008
Re: My Gorgeous is gone
Thank you all for your kind words.
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 1:16 am
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: My Gorgeous is gone
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2008
My Gorgeous is gone
My dear cat Lizzie has died, (her nickname was 'My Gorgeous’) She had been acting in an unusual way for a couple of weeks, hiding away not looking for fuss also not eating or drinking much, but I had put that down to the fact that she had caught fleas, (which she was treated for) Fleas always gave h...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:32 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat flap
- Replies: 3
- Views: 500
Re: Cat flap
Unless it is through a door (or similar) cat flaps are almost always expensive to fit and need major work.
Perhaps wait and see if the new cat pesters you during the night and in the morning before you consider installing a cat flap.
Perhaps wait and see if the new cat pesters you during the night and in the morning before you consider installing a cat flap.
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:08 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat and Kitten Rough Play
- Replies: 6
- Views: 789
Re: Cat and Kitten Rough Play
Hi everyone I have a 1 year old cat and a new 4 month old kitten who we adopted just over a week ago. My 1 year old is very friendly and playful so initially it only took 1 day to get past the hissing stage and now they seem to be becoming good friends. They happily sit together (not cuddling but w...
- Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: This is sweet
- Replies: 1
- Views: 323
This is sweet
From Cats Protection https://www.facebook.com/catsprotection/videos/666016614275963/?__cft__[0]=AZVcVHPbWmxGWxI_yqbNxGPNdqJ2qE_bOPcKlYRDANlrHwZi5x_gDby14yKGcffLNRFeHKLof3Q6vk4oNxhLO_QTPdHOjChmghfYRdvGAbB43s4MjCgvg5xzc57WWtOb8nJ2Ti_j15Y6APzWt2TPQ-Njv4FYnf19lm4ziuMSAz-kFHV2TtVUjOjREQAZXPFOP3AQYrA2FFnX...
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 1:05 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Funny eating habit
- Replies: 2
- Views: 331
Re: Funny eating habit
Ah ! It hadn't occurred to me that he was feeling more secure than eating on the floor, I was thinking it was an irrational habit I had caused
- Sun Nov 15, 2020 9:57 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Funny eating habit
- Replies: 2
- Views: 331
Funny eating habit
I have 2 cats. Sometimes I use bowls, sometimes I use microchip cat feeders. If I use bowls, one cat often steals the other cats food so I started feeding them in different places (one in the hall and one in the lounge) so the greedy cat fills herself up from her own bowl and the other gets his fill...
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:55 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Advice please on how to keep my 4-math old kittens off the kitchen counter!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 434
Re: Advice please on how to keep my 4-math old kittens off the kitchen counter!
Aluminium kitchen foil on (and horizontally overhanging the edge) of the kitchen counters and on the table . After a while they will learn that it is unpleasant under their paws and the overhanging part doesn't give them a firm surface to jump up on.
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 10:44 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Flea treatment - frequency
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2313
Re: Flea treatment - frequency
Spot-on flea treatments work by being absorbed under the skin into the subcutaneous fat and any fleas that try to bite them are killed by the insecticide that is just under the skin. In my experience, the minimum interval advised between spot-on treatments is one month. It is not advisable to repeat...