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I feed mine on FelixAGAIL and Gourmet Gold, readily available in supermarkets, and dry - but go for better quality dry than can be found in shops - James Wellbeloved and Royal Canin for instance - both readily available on line personally I feel that because feeding dry, even an expensive dry, work...

Thanks – a very detailed reply. I think I’ll go with a combination of wet & dry. In some respects, I’m a bit suspicious of dry food as it only seems natural that cats should be eating meat. I’m sure it’ll just a matter a buying some and seeing how she gets on with it – Whilst there may be some ‘...

We hope to be giving a home to a shelter cat in the next week or so (once the home check has been carried out etc). I’m now looking at the minefield that is food. After speaking with the volunteer at the shelter, kitty has basically been eating whatever food has been donated to the shelter, so it se...

I'm taking an interest in this thread, as a potential soon-to-be owner. As we're adopting, we'll probably start off buying the same sort of food that kitty is already used to - then make some decisions about what to feed long term. Out of interest, do some wet foods smell better than others in terms...

You aren't overthinking things, if you are unsure of anything it is better to ask and to be prepare than assume you know the answer and have things go wrong. I have read of cases of 'redirected aggression' where a cat will appear to attack an owner for no reason. It normally happens in indoor only ...

Hi Ruth, We'll be using one of the bedrooms as the bonding room for a few days until she's got used to the family, then we'll open up the house to her for her to roam at will - it's only a terrace so not too many rooms. I was probably overthinking things, but I wanted to try to make her at home as m...

In readiness for our new adoptee kitty hopefully in a couple of weeks, we’re trying to get prepared so kitty will settle in as easily as possible. As noted previously, for the last year, our neighbours cats have come to the door, and we’ve fed them biscuits. They also feel comfortable in our garden,...

booktigger wrote:Ooh, wasn't sure if you'd mention anything yet!

We're not very good at keeping secrets from her.

It's all very exciting. We told our daughter last night about our adoption plans/hopes, and you should have seen her face - utter joy, and she struggled to keep the tears back. Let's just say we have a very, very happy girl now that the cat is well and truly out of the bag. We hope to visit the cat ...

Breakthrough. Sounds like wifey is coming around to the idea. Showed her a video of the cats at PAWS in Todmorden, and her reaction was an "Aaah, OOOhhh, so are we getting one then ?" Booktigger - My wife's interested interested in coming to have a look at the kittys - the only problem is ...

Hi Ruth - All valid comments, thanks. Re the indoor cat thing - in an ideal world yes, bus I suspect this would severely limit the type of rescue cat we could go for. I think my wife likes the idea of being able to let the cat out, but just has a fear of the creepy crawlies. I certainly would prefer...

Hi Booktigger. A lapcat type is probably what we're after. Watching the youtube video, Minnie does seem very sweet. I noticed her hooded litter tray in the video - I'm sure toilet habits are probably another of my wife's concerns. Does Minnie seem to be a clean kitty ?

My wife is originally from the Philippines, albeit she's been over here 20 years now. Many cats from the Philippine provinces don't seem to be owned by anyone - there seems to be a higher proportion of strays that get fed by families, but without a proper home as such. 'Owned' cats, as such, in the ...

Don, I volunteer for a charity based in Todmorden, we home in Halifax and have some lovely adults in, do feel free to contact us https://www.pennineanimalwelfaresociety.org/choosing-a-pet Thanks. I'm reluctant to actually get in touch with anyone yet about the cats they've got available until we're...

Don, I volunteer for a charity based in Todmorden, we home in Halifax and have some lovely adults in, do feel free to contact us https://www.pennineanimalwelfaresociety.org/choosing-a-pet Thanks. I'm reluctant to actually get in touch with anyone yet about the cats they've got available until we're...

My daughter has been doing her homework on cats under the radar for years - she's wanted a cat for as long as I can remember, but my wife hadn't been keen. The neighbours' cats coming to get fed has perhaps softened my wife up and she now seems to have come round to the idea. I'm just researching th...

Thanks for the reply. I'm certainly a little bit rusty when it comes to cat ownership/behaviour, so I'm sure there'll be plenty more questions in the coming months/years. The adverts I was referring to were generally the ones on this site, which do seem to be rescue adverts. I was thinking along the...

We're looking to home our first cat. I say 'first', I always had cats as a child, but this is the first time we as a family will provide a home for a cat. My daughter is 11. For the last year or so, our 2 neighbour's cats come to our back door, and from time to time we give cat biscuits - essentiall...