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I wouldn't hesitate to use what you already have - after all, rescues accept loads of used stuff. And I've always found comfort in leaving cat trees and beds where they are when I've lost their owners, in recogniton that another cat will use them in due course, because I'm a cat lover, and need a ca...

I think we can all sympathize totally with you - many of us have walked in your shoes the sad fact is that us animal lovers are bound to outlive many pets if we live long enough, but the pain of losing them never cancels out the joy of sharing their short lives I promise you you will be more torture...

once you are at the stage of considering rehoming - and that could be difficult given her problem - it might be worth considering alternative drastic measures to see if you can get this sorted I think I would try confining her to one smallish room with a single litter tray, to see if she uses it - i...

I lost a cat to F.I.P and was concerned about my other cat, who had been in very close contact with him and had all the symptoms of the coronavirus. I was advised by the Bristol Veterinary College, to whom Boycie had been referred, that the main trigger for F.I.P in a coronavirus positve cat is stre...

I don't believe in an after life, but I still feel the presence of my rainbow cats in my house and garden. It hurts a lot to feel a presence which is not there any longer in the early days of loss, but it becomes a source of comfort and even pleasure eventually to be able to picture him in a favouri...

I'm glad to hear you have made practical arrangements for your Sassy - it's no more than she deserves, of course, and doing your best for her will give you some comfort, I hope and please don't think of having another cat in terms of replacing her - you have a good home to offer a cat who needs one,...

I'm not sentimental as a rule but that touched me. I still grieve for the fact that I only got to touch my two garden cats, as I thought of them, was when they were too frail to run away and I had to put them in a carrier so their lives could be ended peacefully.

There is no short cut to moving on from such a loss, and I so understand how the end plays over and over in a most distressing looop. The only way I have found to bring some relief is to make a scrapbook of those happier times, with photographs and writing about special memories. Sassy's life needs ...

Having fed a couple of homeless cats myself for many years, I have a couple of questions - is this boy neutered? If not it would be wise to get that done, and give his hormones a couple of weeks to settle before moving him in secondly, you don't mention whether you are providing him with shelter at ...

This thread has suddenly jogged my failing memory of the most covetable scratcher my then cats discovered many moons ago It was one of those Moroccan leather pouffes - I don't know if it was the texture of the leather which attracted them, or the smell of long dead goat it was almost certainly made ...

Throwing in my twopenny's worth, I have found that most of my cats have preferred stropping on wood rather than the sisal covered poles - a large cat tree I have had on the patio for years has 4 untouched sisal poles and two bare wooden ones that are half their original thickness.

have you tried local vets, who might have a client struggling with the cost of HT treatments

Bending down is not my thing either, but I find this tray a big help

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I've never been able to persuade 14 year old Penny in the 3 years she's been with me that wet cat food is not poison, and that goes for cooked and raw human meat and fish too - but she does really like a Felix soup each evening, and even deigns to swallow a few of the bits in it and she's easily the...

I used to pay extra for a home visit for yearly vaccinations, when I had a cat who got into a dreadful state when put in a carrier not every vet will do this, but in my rural area vets are out and about visiting farms all the time, so a home visit is no big deal the vet used to sit on the bed where ...

my 17 year old Tiffany had a failing heart, and eventually was full of fluid - it was drained off and for 48 hours she was fine, but then it all came back, so I knew it was the end for her, before her other organs started to fail - the vet came out to her and she went very peacefully managing the en...

I've found Bozita goes down well with older cats with dodgy digestions - the cartons contain a lot of jelly, and soft easily swallowed meaty pieces

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just a thought as I assume the vet has had a good look, but just in case, do any of her claws curl round to stick in her paw pad? and an even more unlikely cause, but one that I have come across, do you use a litter with pieces big enough to get stuck in the pad?

congratulations on your adopted family - how lucky are they to have someone like you just next door first question - is the older cat definitely neutered? second question - how certain are you that they are fighting rather than indulging in rough play? do they growl at each other? Or hiss? do they r...

don't despair - she survived outdoors before you rescued her, and that experience will stand her in good stead have you circulated her description and photo in the area she went missing? informed the nearest vets' surgeries and rescues? is the area part of a local community group on Facebook, which ...

Do you have a local Facebook community site you could appeal on? I am wondering if someone might have a shed or garage you could temporarily house the cats, and where you could look after their needs yourself in a situation like yours I do feel another cat lover is your best bet rather than trying t...

I would start by contacting https://www.cats.org.uk/northampton

if they can't help they might know of somewhere that can

I would suggest you look for an adult cat from a rescue - definitely not a kitten, which would not cope with being alone for some hours the rescue might have a cat known to have spent hours alone without human or other animal company - alternatively a cat which has spent some time alone in a rescue ...

you could try a tray containing potting compost, in case it's something in cat litter she doesn't like

it's cheap enough and easy to dispose of outside

ask the vet staff to email you a copy of her test results, as you'll find a lot more accurate advice on the internet with her actual figures to hand

Mine is 400w and works on a wireless controlled thermostat - I'm on Economy 7 so unless it's particularly cold I only have it on for an hour late at night, once the Economy 7 kicks in - I set the thermostat to 21C - to turn it off I just lower the thermostat to 16C, which means it doesn't come on at...

Is a far infra-red wall panel an option for both of you? They are economical to run, and the one I have on the wall above the TV makes sitting in the chair facing it just like sitting in the sun, and Penny is sure to be basking on her cat tree when it's on otherwise her favourite bed by far is the s...

I think it's fairly common knowledge that yearly boosters aren't really needed, but if you are likely to need to use a cattery then it's probable they would insist on annual vaccs

this was a tragedy indeed, and I can totally understand how traumatic it was for you have you been able to look forward at all? do you plan at some stage to get another cat? one older perhaps, with experience of living with dogs, and putting them in their place nothing can bring Monty back, or chang...