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Update on this post .... and I know I got admonished in this thread not naming, the vets name of Rosy, got dropped after a coup[le of days, my wife decided she was now to be known as 'Tilly' Anyway a story for those that are interested, for 3 months my wife or I visited my parents house twice a day ...

Follow up Q ... There is a lot of straggly hair ... messy. Never owned a long haired cat ... do I need something to trim and keep neat? Legs look like she is wearing feather leggings and white blaze on chest is about twice length of all other hair. Strangely. (It seems to me anyway) long hairs under...

When we went back to Vet to pick it up they said ... Rosy is ready.
I asked why that name and they said the vet has named her - so as good as any.

The cats know each other are there - will keep it this way for another few days, then let them see each other and see what happens. May even try putting them both in same room and make a fuss of both and see if they accept it. The new cat is being let out each day after feeding - its sits by door - ...

Cat been 'clipped' by Vet
Its a female, estimated 6-8 yrs old
Not chipped
In very good health ...... and so friendly and unstressed they were able to shave off the matting without anaesthetic.

Looks a bit of a mess at moment - but it will grow back.

using 'it' makes it sound like an inanimate object devoid of feelings not a living, breathing, feeling individual. I appreciate a cat lover might not like my view ... but It's a cat to me ...... I phoned vet today, they asked me to register ... what is cat's name - no idea what sex is it - no idea ...

Have had to take on my parents adult cat, as they will now not be returning home (gone to retirement home) we have 2 option - take it on, or put in in cats home Our existing car is around 18 yr old .... so been with us a while. Unknown age on new cat ..... but certainly an adult, it wandered into my...

No idea how old cat is .... It wandered into my parents house a few years ago and stayed. I have booked vets for tomorrow - hope this cat does not start costing me too much .... my sister had an alternate view, just lock it out of the parents house - it will soon wander off and adopt somewhere else....

Just taken in my parents adult cat ... long haired version. Not been groomed in many months - if ever. Loads of dead undercoat ... slowly brushing it out, masses of the stuff coming out .... but lots of hard matted balls of hair. Especially on belly and on rear legs where hair is really long. What i...