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We still have the kitchen mice, and I caught one this morning using Hill's AD cat food as bait (the irony is NOT lost on me lol!). Then I had a busy morning worming and medicating and cleaning the chicken coop.... Which involves letting Carlos the Terrible out for the day and protecting myself with ...

Ah you are safe with a month for sure! Panacur has fenbendazole as the active ingredient right? Sme as parazole? If so, you can use a spot on at the same time. Parazole is a GREAT wormer, but hard to get into them. They have changed the packaging now though, and include all the bits you need! With a...

She isn't lucky at all, because she doesn't get on with other cats. She seems terrified by them, even with gradual introductions ans a softly-softly approach........ I need to rehome this beauty.... She wants to be an only cat (or with one or two others max). She is ok with Thumbelina now.... And Ge...

Sorry it took so long to reply! Ad so glad your man is doing well! Yes, when Momo had the thrombus, her back feet were cold. But she was cold all over because I got up that morning and found her collapsed at the bottom of the stairs..... When I went to bed she was in the donut bed at the top of the ...

And for the record, and injured animal is one I would move heaven and earth to get to...... The fact that they are basically ignoring him is a DISGRACE from a well funded charity. Imagine a children's charity ignoring calls about a limping child!!!!! I am FUMING!

It truly is terrible that so many of the large rescues have this reputation amongst the people MOST likely to call them! I now work alone, and I do have to tell people I cannot help at times. Or offer what help I can, which is limited. I can offer them traps or time or tell them about cheap options ...

A routine dental shouldn't involve extractions at all. The only point in extracting a tooth is if it is rotten, or broken and painful. The idea of it is to keep plaque at bay to AVOID inflammation of the gums, same as us brushing our teeth really!

T hat sounds like a very good, very thorough vet to me! Yes, licking the fur down below can be an I dictator of stress. I hadn't realised you had to move him around so much, but imagine it would be very unsettling for most cats. Have you tried using feliway diffusers? They are amazingly good at help...

You probably know what I am going to say..... Keep him! Lol But I do understand your concerns. When I took on Ghostie, she was the first cat I ever had tested and came out positive for FIV. The vet (not my own vet) said she would have to be either killed or homed as an only cat, or with other FIV+ c...

I am VERY relieved to see so many others have been through this! Considering my circumstances with 48 mostly indoor cats, many feral or semi-feral, I reckon I got off lucky ha ha! I am giggling at buying curtains from Oxfam because of cats lol. I only have curtains in a few rooms now, the ones cats ...

Yes, I KNOW I'm not supposed to be taking in any more cats, but this one was bizarre! I was out doing some garden work yesterday with hubby, and a van pulled up. A man got out and announced "I have a cat for you"! Apparently someone had told him there was a sanctuary at our house?! Since A...

i have had serial sprayers and have lost various electronic items because of it! At one stage I was going through a DVD player a week! they were all neutered, and most sorayers were boys but I have had females do it too. in my case it was stress from overcrowding. I rescue and had too many cats in t...

Lol! some are fantastic to sleep with and just seem to fit into the grooves on your body. others poke you, rattle their bells at you, paw your eyelids awake, chase imaginary monsters, and generally make a nuisance of themselves! the ones who are cuddley and quiet but incessantly tickle you with whis...

Jimi's gingivitis was treated with liquid metronidazole (flagyl). It reduced inflammation and killed off any bugs that were causing it. it made no difference to the tartar of course. his gingivitis was likely caused by exposure to the panleukopenia virus as a youngster. He wasn't our cat then, so we...

Just don't be a stranger now eh? We all love like-minded folk here, so dod keep in touch! I actually thought of you last night as I had a one year old brat sleeping on my face, with his new bell on his collar (he has been rather horrible with fledgelings recently). the collar woke me every flipping ...

i buried her this morning, at the end of the garden - what we call the "Wild Side". we leave that part completely natural for birds and insects and frogs to have a bit of a sanctuary, small as it is. she loved it down there when alive, so I thought it a fitting place for her final sleep. i...

you are morethan welcome Pinkcat. Momo did have a murmur, but not a severe one, and all through the months when she was losing weight and having various other problems (ear infection, mild conjunctivitis in one eye, slightly runny pooh) her heart was monitored and checked by the vet and by myself. t...

If there is obvious swelling of the abdomen and development of the mammary glands, the pregnancy is pretty well established. A vet can examine her and give you a reasonably accurate pregnancy stage. However..... Spaying her now is still very much an option. Yes, it would abort the kittens. If you go...

Some cats are just scratchier than others! I have a litter of three, all raised the same, and one is really not that into us humans, but does LOOOOOVE to scratch our shoes while we are wearing them! I agree with all the advice given, and would add that you should probably remove any precious things ...

I LOVE the IDEA of a roomba..... But I think the cats would actually hunt and kill it! And what the heck would happen when it encountered one of TS Eliot's stray poops???

Yep, I agree and would do the dental so long as there are no major anaesthetic risks involved. I have never actually had a dental done on any of my own animals, but I did have a 28 year old with SEVERE gingivitis. If he had had dentals then maybe he woildn't have had all the problems he ended up wit...

I'd say he would be thrilled to finally have a home! Well done you for looking after him for so long! Now that you are gone, if nobody else is big enough to fill your shapes, he will be in dire straits....... I would take him. Most of my gang of 30 cats came from these circumstances. If they aren't ...

Drontal and milbemax both cover all the worms, so either is fine. I do like the tiny size of the milbemax myself, and the fact that they are coated. I haven't used frontal in years for that reason, and hadn't realised they were coated either! A 2 week gap between treatments should be fine. The only ...

Hannah, Jasper was a lucky cat indeed to have you in his life, as you were lucky to have him. What happened is terrible, and the way in which it happened is terrible for you to deal with..... But it DOES get easier with time, honestly. I love the idea of the locket myself.... I think it is a beautif...

Merida, I didn't know comfortis was safe for cats, so good to know! I have used in on Kara the dog who is also very sensitive to fleas. It is the only thi g that works for her. Spot-ons have just left the fleas hopping on her in the past! Flea allergies can be odd, in that they appear even when no f...

Oh, the head burying is just adorable! He must have been a pet at one stage and lord only knows what happened to him.... So sad, but look at where he has landed now eh? In cat paradise with you at his beck and call! He will really appreciate all you have done and continue to do for him..... I know i...

Well it is fantastic that Marylin has stabilised, I'm sorry, I hadn't spotted the date on the thread lol. S great to hear she is doing better :-) Mark B you are always the one I think of when considering special diets, so I certainly don't have any suggestions for you! It is terribly difficult with ...

Thank you. She had a desperate existence before I got her, and it isn't that I am not upset, but I am just glad she passed easily and had a good few years, where she wasn't starved or covered in lice. I am also glad she let me catch her and didn't die under a bush in the rain. She was a ferocious be...

Also, if her liver is inflamed, she won't be able to metabolise drugs. The vet will no doubt explain all this to you. She may well need drugs once her liver has calmed down, but at the moment it cannot cope. I am sorry to say that it is not a good diagnosis :-( However, you can do a lot to help her ...

Hi. I only recently heard of triaditis when I had a cat with intestinal lymphoma. I don't know much about it, apart from that it is unique to cats. The symptoms are often similar to intestinal lymphoma, hence that possibility being presented to you. I am sorry to say that, as far as I am aware, ther...