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by Catotum
Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:39 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: My cat doesn't want to live here anymore
Replies: 7
Views: 13514

Re: My cat doesn't want to live here anymore

Did you say he WAS neutered? There is no getting away from the fact that a cat that is not neutered will stray - & make a big nuisance of himself fathering unwanted kittens left right & centre. It will also get into fights with other males. How often do you feed him? Divide up the daily allo...
by Catotum
Sun Nov 24, 2019 4:34 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: cat licking himself raw -- better advice
Replies: 5
Views: 1394

Re: cat licking himself raw -- better advice

Oh, what an excellent tail - sorry, tale. I admire your endeavours & applaud your success. The poor little mite has obviously found an absolutely perfect home. Long may you both thrive. Can we see a photo or two?
by Catotum
Sun Nov 24, 2019 4:30 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: The UK law concerning fences, walls and gates
Replies: 2
Views: 1186

Re: The UK law concerning fences, walls and gates

An interesting summary! Regarding your neighbour - is this adjacent to a highway (little excuse there, it seems) or on a fence separating your properties? Is the fence yours or your neighbour's? I'm assuming they are aggressive about spike removal. If they are unco-operative & you can afford it,...
by Catotum
Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:01 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: the perfect litter tray
Replies: 3
Views: 732

Re: the perfect litter tray

You might well have solved this by now but there are quite lot of different designs of corner box (that's what they tend to be called) available now. I agree that most doors are readily removed. If you find something that looks right, you could ask the maker about that. Carbon filters are commonpla...
by Catotum
Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:06 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Rainbows in cat fur
Replies: 7
Views: 1274

Re: Rainbows in cat fur

Maybe digital cameras are better at picking up rainbows but if the light strikes water at the right angle, the light will split into all the colours of the spectrum. I remember, years ago, lying back on the South Downs to rest after an early morning walk, & looking sideways to see the dew on the...
by Catotum
Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:59 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: advice wanted
Replies: 5
Views: 1030

Re: advice wanted

So, I think we are dealing with a couple of strays who visit your garden. Are you feeding them? I imagine so, if you are their favoured person. Cats readily take to almost any sort of outdoor wooden house, which is waterproof & provides easy access. My cats have serially occupied a craftsman-mad...
by Catotum
Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:19 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: When should I let my girls outside?
Replies: 7
Views: 1120

Re: When should I let my girls outside?

Have a look online at Mynwood Cat Jackets. I've my 3rd on order & they are very good. Lots of colour choice & they'll be made to fit your cat's measurements.
by Catotum
Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:54 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: When should I let my girls outside?
Replies: 7
Views: 1120

Re: When should I let my girls outside?

I do agree about not letting them out if they are not neutered (they are already old enough to have an interest in the opposite sex & a male will hare off towards the scent of an on-heat female) nor, of course, until they are vaccinated, which I imagine has already happened. It won't be harmful...
by Catotum
Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:17 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Neighbour feeding my cat
Replies: 6
Views: 890

Re: Neighbours continue to let my cat into their house!

I do understand your annoyance & frustration over this & hope your current progress is successful. I've had a similar problem with a couple who live in the close adjacent to mine. The cat in question accesses them via a path along which there is no escape from marauding dogs. They feed him ...
by Catotum
Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:35 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Outdoor cat became indoor cat
Replies: 1
Views: 487

Re: Outdoor cat became indoor cat

Why worry? I wouldn't. The cat has been neutered & re-homed. His personality is likely to have altered as a result. It seems to me that everything has gone swimmingly. There's no desire for him to be outside, is there? If you live in an apartment, he needs to be inside, I presume. As for fearin...
by Catotum
Sun Sep 22, 2019 4:58 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Kitten chaos
Replies: 4
Views: 745

Re: Kitten chaos

Having a small kitten sized healthy treat might be an inducement. I thought that with my own cats but it turned out that having eaten the treat & snuffled around for more, they'd jump down & get on with whatever they were doing before. It might help them get used to being handled, though.
by Catotum
Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:50 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: House move
Replies: 4
Views: 829

Re: House move

I am sure you are right & also that they will settle more as time passes. I've just started caring for a 16y old who is quite deaf & recovering from the effects of untreated hyperthyroidism. Although I'm in a cul-de-sac I'm not letting her out alone & she has adapted quite well to a har...
by Catotum
Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:13 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Question on Spaying
Replies: 18
Views: 4435

Re: Question on Spaying

Making sure she has plenty of whatever she wants to drink might help. Fluids passing through will help remove traces of the drugs. Poor her & poor you! Is she a thin cat? Thin cats can take longer to recover. Fat can absorb the drugs & allow them to be broken down or excreted more slowly. Th...
by Catotum
Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:22 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Eating Mice
Replies: 16
Views: 2490

Re: Eating Mice

Oh, yummy!
by Catotum
Thu Sep 05, 2019 9:19 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: The joy of food...
Replies: 9
Views: 1267

Re: The joy of food...

Yes, those are the ones I use. If a different cat approaches, the "right" cat tends to withdraw & so the lid closes. It is possible for a really sneaky cat to stand behind the bowl & attempt to hook out pieces of food but that's about it. And yes, they do rush to the sound of the o...
by Catotum
Fri Aug 30, 2019 8:37 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: The joy of food...
Replies: 9
Views: 1267

Re: The joy of food...

Chip operated cat bowl no good? I solved my cat food thief antics by buying those. Very easy to use & very efficient. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2xEmMmYfBs I sympathise with the ever-changing desires. I'm fostering a 16y old with a thyroid problem & she likes different foods every day...
by Catotum
Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:43 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Eating Mice
Replies: 16
Views: 2490

Re: Eating Mice

Don't worry, SuttonRider, your cat is normal. His food sounds perfectly adequate, too - very similar amounts to my own, although they demand variety :roll: I imagine your cat is fairly young. They mouse more when young although some do it permanently. A regular worming is fine but keep an eye on hi...
by Catotum
Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:36 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: 5 week old Kitten
Replies: 4
Views: 903

Re: 5 week old Kitten

Ideally, kittens stay with their mothers until they are 12 weeks old. It takes that long to for weaning to be complete & them to become confident & accomplished in everything their mother has to teach them. So, check: this one seems a little too young to be removed as yet. Also, do ask your...
by Catotum
Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:24 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Spraying Raid with cats in the house
Replies: 16
Views: 104552

Re: Spraying Raid with cats in the house

[*][*] No, your cats aren't safe. Wash the places you've used it. Check Safety Data Sheets online before you use products. This is the Raid version https://www.thamesmeadonline.co.uk/downloads/JW1063.pdf The active ingredients are permethrins, all of which are EXTREMELY toxic to cats: Cypermethrin 0...
by Catotum
Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:11 pm
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Oh help, what do I do !!!
Replies: 7
Views: 1623

Re: Oh help, what do I do !!!

That's a rotten thing to happen to you & you have my sympathies. No sympathy for the owner, though: that cat should have been neutered & then would have been less inclined to stray. It sounds as if she couldn't care less. If you are in the UK, you might advise the RSPCA & ask if an insp...
by Catotum
Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:11 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: I need advice on something
Replies: 8
Views: 1085

Re: I need advice on something

Wow. Change your vet! If this paleness has developed recently & is unlike anything you've seen before then investigation is needed. Not all vets are actually very competent although most can convince you they are - change if you get nonsense like this. LIVER WARNING Too much liver can cause vit...
by Catotum
Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:59 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: My Cat Keeps Going to the Neighbour's House
Replies: 6
Views: 11332

Re: My Cat Keeps Going to the Neighbour's House

I sympathise wholeheartedly. Your neighbours are at fault, not you. I've had exactly the same problem with an adoptee of mine. Yes, your cat has had upsets but no, them alienating him is not acceptable. My cat just got fatter & fatter until I was almost screaming with frustration. Worse, to get...
by Catotum
Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:44 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: UK cat deaths from dog flea products
Replies: 1
Views: 476

UK cat deaths from dog flea products

https://icatcare.org/permethrin I'm sure everyone here knows that dog products are not for cats but apparently there have been a lot of UK cat deaths caused by dog flea products containing permethrin. Even to the extent of a treated dog snuggling a cat (it does happen!) & thereby poisoning it. ...
by Catotum
Mon Jul 22, 2019 6:08 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Will my two cats ever go back to their old selves?
Replies: 7
Views: 1237

Re: Will my two cats ever go back to their old selves?

Oh yes, redirected aggression. Little elderly girl cat had her home invaded & got VERY upset with the aggressor, who ran off. Not so younger male housemate, who was screamed at, threatened & generally intimidated, losing all his confidence & treading very carefully around madam thereafte...
by Catotum
Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:45 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Would taking this kitten in pose a risk to my cats?
Replies: 8
Views: 1183

Re: Would taking this kitten in pose a risk to my cats?

Oh dear, I didn't know that.

Maybe there is a cat charity that does un-neutered cat round-ups? One that takes in sick animals?

Difficult.
by Catotum
Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:39 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: 11 week old kitten with loose stools
Replies: 11
Views: 2820

Re: 11 week old kitten with loose stools

At 11 weeks, she is rather young to be without her mother. Ideally, kittens stay with their mother until they are 12 weeks old but this did not seem to happen for KiKi. She might not have been fully weaned & her diet might be responsible for her distress. You can buy food designed for cats unde...
by Catotum
Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Would taking this kitten in pose a risk to my cats?
Replies: 8
Views: 1183

Don't take it in - catch & RSPCA a treatment voucher

There is a system with the RSPCA where they will issue codes for vet treatment for any suffering animal. If you can catch one of the kittens, keep it maybe in a cat carrier, then ring the RSPCA & explain it is sick, they will give you a code to give to a vet. You take the kitten to the vet, the...
by Catotum
Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:10 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Weeing on my bed
Replies: 15
Views: 3065

Urinating on bed

Well, I've had two adopted cats (no dog in the house) who've both urinated on my bed (on the duvet, actually - how'd s/he ever get to the mattress?) off & on for the first fortnight. I don't really know why, other that the surroundings were unfamiliar & in the cattery the litter tray had be...
by Catotum
Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:21 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Spraying Raid with cats in the house
Replies: 16
Views: 104552

Re: Spraying Raid with cats in the house

I like that idea. Aunts can be such a pain.
by Catotum
Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:17 am
Forum: General Cat Chatting!
Topic: Dinner is served milady
Replies: 16
Views: 2057

Re: Dinner is served milady

Oh yes, feed the good food! My mother lived to 95 & swore her cat would eat nothing but a particular brand of cat food. The cat turned out to have very different ideas & now enjoys a range of gourmet foods, hunger-striking whenever she gets bored & requires something new. Enjoy your lod...