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- Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: 10 week Kitten does not like his wet food
- Replies: 8
- Views: 62
Re: 10 week Kitten does not like his wet food
I would suggest you weigh him regularly - once a fortnight as he's so young - that will show you if he is gaining weight and as long as he is you can stop fretting over how much, or how little, he eats
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:13 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Ok ... this is a self pitying moan
- Replies: 10
- Views: 105
Re: Ok ... this is a self pitying moan
just a thought, from someone who has been caring for an outdoor cat for some years now - the arrangement is I provide food and shelter in my shed, and he agrees not to hiss at me as long as I don't get too close - although unneutered he doesn't seem to stray beyond my garden do you have a garden whi...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:38 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Kitten with Megacolon
- Replies: 1
- Views: 31
Re: Kitten with Megacolon
Have you seen this https://www.vetfolio.com/learn/article/ ... on-in-cats
there was a poster on here who had considerable success with the Royal Canin Fibre Response mentioned in this article
there was a poster on here who had considerable success with the Royal Canin Fibre Response mentioned in this article
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:44 pm
- Forum: LOST Cats
- Topic: Lost Ginger Tom in Cornwall (Found)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 72
Re: Lost Ginger Tom in Cornwall
it looks as if he got himself shut in somewhere - you must have been over the moon when he turned up
perhaps you need to explain to him that lock down doesn't apply to cats
perhaps you need to explain to him that lock down doesn't apply to cats
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:06 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very poorly Alfie Cat, being PTS this evening
- Replies: 31
- Views: 249
Re: Very poorly Alfie Cat
will he eat raw meat and liver to boost B12? ground into a liquid paste perhaps?
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:20 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very poorly Alfie Cat, being PTS this evening
- Replies: 31
- Views: 249
Re: Very poorly Alfie Cat
you can find EPI supplement online - Amazon could get it to you by Sunday
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:00 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Can I get my cat to stop sleeping in my room?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 53
Re: Can I get my cat to stop sleeping in my room?
I too think heat is the way forward - I had a cat who slept right up next to me every night for 14 years
until I had a multi-fuel stove put in, and put her bed next to it - she never so much as visited me in bed again
until I had a multi-fuel stove put in, and put her bed next to it - she never so much as visited me in bed again
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Would my cat benefit from a new kitten friend?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 71
Re: Would my cat benefit from a new kitten friend?
I'm with Ruth - introducing another cat is always a risky business, but in my now fairly long experience, I think a male of roughly her age, who has always lived indoors, and who was neutered at the usual 4-6 months, is most likely to be accepted by her.
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:35 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 273
Re: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
Amazing how forgiving they are when there's food at stake!!
Now that his male hormones are no longer driving him, he clearly sees your garden as home, and you as his provider - not too many steps now between that and his becoming your pet
Now that his male hormones are no longer driving him, he clearly sees your garden as home, and you as his provider - not too many steps now between that and his becoming your pet
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:51 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Coco and Chanel dilemma
- Replies: 289
- Views: 9774
Re: Coco and Chanel dilemma
Mollycat has reminded me I sent my Trigger off for his HT treatment with a t-shirt I had been wearing for a couple of days
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:48 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Adopted a cat. Almost regretting. Meows all night. (Literally)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 123
Re: Adopted a cat. Almost regretting. Meows all night. (Literally)
she's a teenager in human terms, and teenagers aren't known for going to bed early and never making their presence felt and being a cat her instinct is to hunt during the hours of darkness rather than sleep you are tuned in to her meouwing now, and it will get to you when others might not notice so ...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:04 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: meds online
- Replies: 5
- Views: 79
Re: meds online
I have used Viovet in the past, with a vet prescription - the advantage with these online vet pharmacies is that you can deposit the prescription with them and then simply order repeat meds my vet is good about giving prescriptions, as they know I don't have a car and can't get to them easily - I su...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:55 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Adopt ed cat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 67
Re: Adopt ed cat
just move all your expectations forward a couple of weeks, and start to worry if none of them are being met by then
acclimatization to a new home and new people naturally takes time, and nothing you can do to hurry the process, so be patient and take pleasure in each step forward she takes
acclimatization to a new home and new people naturally takes time, and nothing you can do to hurry the process, so be patient and take pleasure in each step forward she takes
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:51 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: wont go in shelter after another cats visit
- Replies: 2
- Views: 33
Re: wont go in shelter after another cats visit
I'd go down this route too - I have a cat flap in the shed for my outdoor cat, and have put two Mr Snugs inside in case one gets occupied by another cat - I like the idea of being able to offer a refuge for a needy cat in winter it also helps to have two kennels because however dry you try to keep i...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Coco and Chanel dilemma
- Replies: 289
- Views: 9774
Re: Coco and Chanel dilemma
I've had to revise a lot of my previous beliefs about what makes cats happy since I had Penny I was told she had spent her first 11 years with an elderly couple, and had regular access to outdoors, but she has shown virtually no interest in going out into my enclosed garden since she came to me 21 m...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:17 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Adopting neighbors cat
- Replies: 1
- Views: 71
Re: Adopting neighbors cat
what a lucky girl to have such a good neighbour it seems to me you will have no problems as long as the incoming neighbours are willing to co-operate - is there going to be a gap between the current ones moving out and the new ones moving in? how long will they keep the cat flap closed? a couple of ...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:29 am
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Too old to adopt
- Replies: 6
- Views: 111
Re: Too old to adopt
I'm older than you, and my current cat came to me aged 11 - if I outlive her I will look for another perhaps even older cat, as I know I can offer an ideal home for an oldie wanting a quiet life - in particular I shall look for a cat who has been in rescue for far too long because most people want a...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:31 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Why don't cats have vets?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 105
Re: Why don't cats have vets?
I suspect it comes down to breeding too - I wonder how many of the dogs registered are pure bred - most probably unregistered mongrels might well be closer to the unregistered moggie number - and as spaying and neutering must be a major reason for registering cats, the fact that rescues do this is a...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:25 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: cat bald patch (ringworm)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 319
Re: cat bald patch (ringworm)
I don't know if you have a cat flap, but for the benefit of anyone who does reading this thread, years ago I had a cat who had recurring bouts of ringworm, until I twigged that I needed to give the cat flap a thorough cleaning
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:09 am
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 273
Re: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
great news - does he look thinner? if not it means he has been finding food somewhere else, which would be one less worry for you
- Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:04 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Feline owner newbie...are these ear mites?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 43
Re: Feline owner newbie...are these ear mites?
I'm no expert on ear mites, or indeed any other cat's ear problems, but I did once have a rescue cat with bad mites, and the muck looked to be much deeper in the ear canal than in your pictures, and he scratched his ears constantly if your boy doesn't seem bothered, and there is no evidence of any i...
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:56 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Neuturing cost
- Replies: 3
- Views: 66
Re: Neuturing cost
top cost in my neck of the woods (West Wales) is around £60, so £240 sounds just wrong
so unless she has a health condition which complicates what is usually a routine op, I would certainly query it
so unless she has a health condition which complicates what is usually a routine op, I would certainly query it
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:50 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Naughty Cat
- Replies: 2
- Views: 80
Re: Naughty Cat
would she not have been doing a lot of these things when you aren't there to see? I would suspect the only difference is that you are there to see her
have a google at 'wall platforms for cats' and look at the images for ideas on making your home safer and more exciting for her
have a google at 'wall platforms for cats' and look at the images for ideas on making your home safer and more exciting for her
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:45 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: SICK CAT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 75
Re: SICK CAT
I don't know if you've been to the vet yet, but if not place her near steam if you can, in an enclosed space if possible
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:26 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 273
Re: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
you absolutely did the right thing, and I would be very surprised if he doesn't turn up again in the next few days - most feral cats have several bolt holes, and although you were clearly his favourite, he is probably licking his wounds, and his pride, in one of them if it is your intention to event...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:24 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Second cat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 89
Re: Second cat
I think age is less important than background - if you can find a cat who has lived happily with another cat without being territorial, or being bullied, that would be a good sign the advantage of bringing in a kitten is that in my experience they ignore any hostile behaviour by the resident cat - t...
- Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:15 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Hiding & not eating. Normal for 2nd day in New home
- Replies: 9
- Views: 202
Re: Hiding & not eating. Normal for 2nd day in New home
perhaps you could take a few photos for your vet to look at?
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:25 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: CAT UTI / need advice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 91
Re: CAT UTI / need advice
I was writing this as you were posting, booktigger - great minds really do think alike!! as blockages have been ruled out, I wonder if his bladder problems are stress-related it might be worth trying him on one of the bladder support supplements, which can be bought online - Cystaid is probably the ...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:16 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Kitty outdoors
- Replies: 7
- Views: 134
Re: Kitty outdoors
you might be able to enlist the help of the people whose gardens she goes into - asking them to scare her in the direction of home is probably something they'd be glad to do I have used neighbours to scare a cat from going in the direction of a busy road, and she soon learned to avoid that route at ...
- Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:22 am
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: Anger, denial and longing.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 161
Re: Anger, denial and longing.
I know - we all know on here - how much it hurts to lose a beloved cat - and it rarely happens without the torment of all sorts of what ifs, and self blame, and anger that it happened at all what time does is gradually shift the mind away from the end, replaying over and over in a loop, and bring to...