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Calm down Mollycat. The world can also view your anger and judgement of us. We can only relate through our own experiences, good and bad. Now I really am off. This is too intense.
Issi

Dearest Kay, I was just about to 'shut down' my C C account when I noticed your insightful post. I'm so glad I did. When I lost my daughter and some years later, my sister her teenage granddaughter,we were both offered counselling. Being forthright Yorkshire lasses, we initially declined, but were e...

I read your last post Bertie,with a sense of despair and a little exasperation. I find it incredibly sad that after 4yrs of support and advice from the forum, your GP, Blue Cross and an NHS counsellor, you still put up barriers to recovery, seem to have chosen to live at the bottom of your well of b...

Bertie,I think Tortie has given you simp!e but good advice. It's sad that over 4 years your feelings towards your family have not mellowed. I think as part of your 'Tortie therapy ' you should put the mental ability and time used on your online games to better use. Why not extend an olive branch? In...

My heart ❤ really goes out to you both on the loss of your beloved companions. I've lost 4 cats of varying ages to unexpected illness or old age over the last 5yrs and all I can say is guilt is an overriding emotion through the terrible heartbreak every time. It is a very recent tragedy for both of ...

Thankyou Mollycat. What a beautifully simple but powerful poem and yes,it has made cry. CB was a lovely old gent,as was my beloved Gandhi. As I age (I refuse to grow old) I find myself looking back to happier times,which is futile,so I shall treasure those words, a reminder of love still to give and...

Hi Tortie. Thank you for replying to my post, however,it is dated 2016 and life has moved on. We didn't go to Spain thanks to Brexit. We downsized to a smaller home,my beloved Gandhi lived to age 16yrs, loved his new home, happily spoiled rotten but he eventually succumbed to years of ill health. We...

Rocky is 18 years old, born in a flower pot to a feral mother. He has lived as an outside cat, in a hot country,occasionally indoors until 3 years ago when we moved to flat and he is now an indoors cat. He has been blind for many years. He eats and drinks but we now have to put his face to the food...

so 4 days back i found 2 kittens without a mom (i am pretty sure she wasn't returning, and there were dogs surrounding the area so i couldnt leave them there alone), i guess the age around 4 weeks old, really skinny, small canines, underweight, brittle fur, i had to feed them buffalo milk(with egg ...

Hi there. So sorry to hear your kitten is unwell. Obviously I can only speak from my own experience,but when we adopted my beautiful, Cody, she developed large,scabby,, bald patches on her tum,which she would nibble until they bled. The Vet gave her a long-lasting (6 weeks) steroid injection along w...

Such sad news, dear Mollycat. Sending virtual hugs. RIP little cat.
Isis
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Hope you don't mind me butting in at this late stage. I found the original post and responses very interesting as I myself,aged 72, recently looked to forum members for advice on late age adoption. I don't think you are too old,nor do I think the age of the lucky cat matters. If cat likes you and yo...

I'm using wood based too: Cats Best Original. Compostable, flushable, excellent odour control and doesn't set into concrete or crate a sticky swamp even with two cats with early CKD. It does tend to scatter a bit, but I am using a tray with a very low front because of Pip's arthritis. Yes, it does ...

Have you tried the wood pellet litter? Inexpensive, easy digging turning to a light dust when wet. Once solids removed, for those that have a garden,can be composted down in ompost bin. Nitrogen excellent for soil. I starting using it years ago. Found paper too wet and smelly ,both me and cats hated...

Dear fe!low Cat lovers and all round decent human beings. I'm overwhelmed by your responses, all of them wise, supportive and making total sense. I agree with your assessment of Rescue Centres Mollycat,, here in Scotland, the SSPCA is entirely separate from the RSPCA but I gave up monthly donations ...

Kay wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:04 am nothing to add, but just wanted to say how delighted I am that there are two cats out there who don't know how lucky they are going to be

Aw thank you Kay darling,you are kind. I think me and hubby will be the lucky ones.
Issi

In the current Covid uncertainty surely this has got to be worth a try - make a list as fjm suggests of your requirements and hopes, then look at rescue centres near you and see what you like and dislike about them, pick one, see if they can accommodate your list and let them choose one for you. Co...

Congratulations! I would start by making a list of what your ideal would be for your new companions (Kittens? Young adults? Bonded pair? Older?, Indoor only? In and outdoor? Good with children? etc, etc) - you will probably end up throwing most of your criteria out of the window but it helps to sta...

I'm glad hubby had a sign that made him realise that he wanted cats in his life again, I do appreciate the headache though, I had that with Lucy as I wasn't used to picking cats, and I did go to two rescues with two different friends, both had different ideas of what I should go for, and that made ...

totally bewildered!! Oh dear Mollycat and booktigger,what am I to do. My dear husband played his first post lockdown game of golf today,came off the course, greeted by a beautiful cat, totally understood my yearning, definitely wants cats back in his life. My problem? There are so many rescue centre...

Dear Mollycat and Booktigger. That's an awful lot of information to take in but I am finding it extremely useful, appreciate you both sharing your experiences. In regard to Sphynx cats, some time ago I was watching The Yorkshire Vet. It featured 3 Sphynx cats sitting so close together, you couldn't ...

Hi fellow cat lovers. Whilst I have nearly always homed animals (especially cats) from smaller charities, I have never adopted a cat from the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals. I recently read somewhere that the SSPCA has 350 cats + in their care and was wondering if anyone h...

Hi Mollycat, I've been following your 'story' and so pleased life is improving. We have a row of fitted wardrobes in the bedroom. My Gandhi used to claim access to the bottom of them all, which not only caused a problem when he was a bit 'windy' but all the blooming doors had to remain open, or he w...

Hi Moochie. I am sorry you seem to have got the wrong impression as a newcomer to this forum, in thinking that no one has been kind enough to respond to Bertie. On closer inspection you will see it is an old post dated January 2020, which garnered lots of sympathetic and supportive responses, as hav...

:) Remember my recent self pitying whinge about how I longed for another cat and my husband's refusal? Well, after reading and taking all your gentle comments on board,I conceded defeat and did not mention the subject of cat adoption again. The good news is, tonight he sat next to me on the sofa, a ...

Thank you al so much for your insightful and I have to say, somewhat amusing responses. Each of you in turn has hit the nail right on the head, in fact i enjoyed your 'solutions' so much, I actually read your posts 3 times. I love your comments Mollycat, whoever you respond to on this forum, and no,...

Hello fellow cat lovers. I haven't been on this site for a while as I am now pet free, but the regular contributors over the years will remember my posts about Cody, Armand, Gandhi, Christopher Brodie. How me and hubby were devastated to lose both Cody and Armand within 4 weeks of one another and be...

Ah yes dear Viv, my darlings Armand and Cody died within 4 weeks of each other. Poor Cody. We were given false hope and tried to medicate the wee sweetheart, beautiful inside and out, but she never would take a pill. Her final, fortunately few, sick days, haunts me still. We were distraught, honestl...

So sorry to hear of your loss, Papa Cat. Your description of Lizzie's passing reminded me of losing my wee black cat, Armand in 2016. He came to us in ill health and always had a cough and a bit of a wheeze. One weekend, his symptoms were more noticeable but he ate a hearty breakfast and batted his ...

Hi there dear Vivien. I'm not in the chat room much because I no longer have any pets, but today, I thought I would check in. Sadly, my beloved grey cushion, Gandhi, at times a right pain in the bum, but mostly, our loving, gentle comforting old fluff bum has also died. The Vet nurses used to say th...