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- Thu May 28, 2015 3:00 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Catflap finally fitted!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2902
Re: Catflap finally fitted!
Yeah they seem to be really good with their customers. I got the new parts today so they came incredibly quickly! They've sent me a "Mark 5 Thumb-Proof Front Frame" which includes a little cover for the grey catch so they can't mess with it - looks like it'll do the trick :) They've also s...
- Wed May 27, 2015 11:48 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Catflap finally fitted!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2902
Re: Catflap finally fitted!
Haha thanks guys :) Sorry for being quiet - work picked up a bit so it's been manic recently. All the better that I got the flap when I did haha! I hope Henry learns how to use the flap soon meriad - 2 years haha!! Maybe he's just being selective on purpose ;) They can be such tricky individuals, li...
- Mon May 11, 2015 10:38 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Catflap finally fitted!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2902
Catflap finally fitted!
Well.. Clive is 7 years old and Harvey is 5 and neither cat has ever had access to the outside via a catflap! I've always lived in rented so I've never been able to fit one so their access has always been restricted. I bought a house last July and intended to fit a flap then but I got a kitten, Bail...
- Mon May 11, 2015 8:30 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Cat mate flap problems
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16400
Re: Cat mate flap problems
Haha glad you got him sorted Heather! I knew chips migrated but I didn't think it was that common for chips to fail or completely disappear but it seems like it is
Hopefully now he can get on with using his nice new catflap
Hopefully now he can get on with using his nice new catflap
- Fri May 08, 2015 4:32 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: HORRIBLE CATS!!!!!!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5575
Re: HORRIBLE CATS!!!!!!
They can be pretty grim at times... this time of year is always a bad one for baby bird massacres! :( Harvey earned the nickname "egg slayer" as he doesn't even wait for them to hatch! He just tips out nests of eggs and carries the eggs in his mouth. The big conifers are an easy target for...
- Fri May 08, 2015 4:25 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Pet Porte or Surflap?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2160
Re: Pet Porte or Surflap?
Sureflap do a flap called the DualScan which allows you to totally dictate which cats can go out and which can't. Their standard flap does just let all cats out though. The Sureflap has a battery warning light on it so you should catch it long before they run out. I'm not sure about the Pet Porte an...
- Tue May 05, 2015 12:17 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Cat mate flap problems
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16400
Re: Cat mate flap problems
Heather, if you don't have any luck then it'd be worth taking your cat up to the vets to have the microchip scanned (it's usually free, just call and ask). When I got my flap I had the same issue with Clive. I took him up to the vets for a check and his chip had either failed or somehow come out as ...
- Tue May 05, 2015 12:11 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Cat Exercise Wheel
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1192
Cat Exercise Wheel
Haha I just saw this:
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What I wouldn't give to have £450 right now... I'd buy one for my lot in an instant!
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What I wouldn't give to have £450 right now... I'd buy one for my lot in an instant!
- Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:00 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat ripping up carpet at night
- Replies: 29
- Views: 58117
Re: Cat ripping up carpet at night
Graham - I've got a 7 month old nutty kitten and I combine the Ssscat I mentioned above with earplugs at night as I can't cope without my sleep. Works a charm. Get your wife some earplugs haha.
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 11:03 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat ripping up carpet at night
- Replies: 29
- Views: 58117
Re: Cat ripping up carpet at night
http://www.amazon.co.uk/PetSafe-SssCat-Automated-Area-Deterrent/dp/B001A36F2S/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1429095497&sr=8-3&keywords=ssscat" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This. I let my cats have run of the house but I shut the bedroom door at night and this solves a...
- Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:45 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: he locks himself outside and i feel awful! poor idiot :(
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2334
Re: he locks himself outside and i feel awful! poor idiot :(
If he's proven he knows how to use it then it could be that he's a little bit slow (my cat Clive is really thick bless him, especially when it comes to cat flaps) or it could also be that he just plain doesn't like it and knows that you'll eventually take pity on him and let him in. My parents have ...
- Wed Apr 08, 2015 9:15 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Bailey isn't afraid of dogs..
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1960
Re: Bailey isn't afraid of dogs..
Thanks ladies :) :lol: I can just imagine a dog owner claiming their dog was attacked by the cat! Haha! Sounds like that cat knew just what he was doing! Reminds me of a funny video I saw yesterday of a dog barking at a cat and the cat just blanking it like it wasn't even there :lol: I guess maybe B...
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:28 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Help Please
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2375
Re: Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Help Please
Oh Sally I'm so sorry to hear about Dizzy :( My 5 year old cat Harvey had a major heart scare last September and I learned an awful lot about heart kitties in that time. It turned out in our case, after a few months of fearing the worst, that Harvey's main issue was actually Asthma but he does also ...
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 10:11 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Bailey isn't afraid of dogs..
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1960
Bailey isn't afraid of dogs..
Hey everyone :) I've been AWOL recently as I've been a bit busy as of late but for those of you who remember, I adopted a kitten (Bailey) back in December. He's now almost 7 months old, vaccinated, neutered and chipped. He hasn't had any exposure to the outside world up until now as I was worried ab...
- Fri Feb 13, 2015 9:45 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Excessive drooling - is it an emergency?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8445
Re: Excessive drooling - is it an emergency?
Hey Suze, good luck and let us know how you get on! My cat Harvey did this once and it turned out he'd licked up some cleaning fluid. The vet gave him the all clear and thankfully it wasn't enough to do him any serious harm but his tongue blistered a little and he drooled for about 48 hours. Everyth...
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:11 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: He really wants to go out!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2420
Re: He really wants to go out!
You're not being over protective at all; my kitten is just coming up to 5 months and he's already getting really interested in the outside as my other two are always coming and going. I have no intentions of letting him out until he's a good bit bigger and has been neutered but I know at some point ...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:35 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Boris has an irregular heartbeat...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9262
Re: Boris has an irregular heartbeat...
That's great news and also hilarious!!
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Warning, poisonings in Norwich
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1301
Re: Warning, poisonings in Norwich
Oh those poor cats :( That's just awful. I would like to say though, there's no evidence it's deliberate... it could be something like a garage with a poisonous substance left in the open accidentally. That doesn't make it any easier for the owners who've lost their little ones but I'd prefer not to...
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:07 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Boris has an irregular heartbeat...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9262
Re: Boris has an irregular heartbeat...
Hey Cathy, 24 breaths/min sounds about normal, that's around what I'd expect for a healthy resting rate and it's around where Harvey sits with his :) At rest is definitely the right time to count his breaths as this is when you'll get an accurate result. Poor Boris, sounds like his thyroid has given...
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:15 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Boris has an irregular heartbeat...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9262
Re: Boris has an irregular heartbeat...
Oh poor Boris! I hope everything is OK for him, sounds like he's been in the wars a bit. I'm glad he's perked up a bit though :) I have to monitor Harvey's breathing due to asthma and a heart condition. His normal breathing rate is around 24 breaths per minute but in an older cat I should imagine th...
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:41 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Static cat!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2689
Re: Static cat!!
I'm having the same issue with my boys so I'll be interested to hear the responses. I feel bad as I keep shocking them and it freaks them out! Poor weenies
- Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:45 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: cat water fountains
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3383
Re: cat water fountains
Haha hopefully he won't be scared of it Mine love it.. I have the Cat Mate too. I tried another brand after my first Cat Mate finally gave up (after years of use) but it was so inferior I threw it out and got another Cat Mate again. You won't be disappointed
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:28 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Worried
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4575
Re: Worried
Oh Joanne I'm so very, very sorry. RIP little Erik xxxxx
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:27 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Eyes Glowing Different Colors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13824
Re: Eyes Glowing Different Colors
Yeah if his eyes always reflect differently no matter what angle you look at him then you do need to pop him along to the vet and have his eyes checked as it could be a sign of a problem. They should both appear the same when you shine a torch at them in the dark, although obviously that does depend...
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:28 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Feline Clinic
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1679
Re: Feline Clinic
I'd just like to second that.. I used the Pride Veterinary Centre when I lived in Derby. They're part of the Scarsdale group who are very large and very, very good. They have great referrals and a state of the art hospital, only recently built. Unfortunately though, all of that does come at a price,...
- Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:07 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: the gannets!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2996
Re: the gannets!!
Go steady with the dried food as it contains around 4x more fat than wet food generally. The result is that it's much easier for cats to get overweight from being overfed on dried food than it is from being overfed on wet food. Your 6 month old will likely be super hungry just because she's growing ...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:13 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Lump and scabbing at vaccination site
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6766
Re: Lump and scabbing at vaccination site
Hey Julie, I'd definitely get her checked out as soon as possible as vaccine site sarcomas are not unheard of, not that I wish to worry you at all. I know you don't want to stress her out with a car trip but after the amount of time that has gone by since her jabs I'd really suggest you get her chec...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:09 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Kitten meets kitten
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8056
Re: Kitten meets kitten
Hahaha that gave me a properly good belly laugh!! :lol: I feel your pain with the clothes horse - Bailey climbs that too and attacks all my clothes! I don't even know why I bother hanging my clothes up at the moment - I might as well just tip the basket out all over the floor as I'd get the same dry...
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:52 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: How could I be cross?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3126
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:41 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Are they just playing?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4752
Re: Are they just playing?
Awww they're so cute! I wouldn't worry too much about the play getting rougher - the bigger Kevin gets (and the more demanding) the rougher they'll play. Bailey leaps all over my adult cat Clive and follows him around stalking him - Clive gets pretty pee'd off with him (understandably) and will even...