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If you take on a cat you can't just throw it out when it gets sick. Where in the world are you? Is there an animal welfare organisation or group you could take this kitten to? If it is a stray it should still be with its mother at that age and if it won't eat or drink it will die, so it does need to...

He is still very young and learning, good on you for wanting to teach him and not seeing shutting him out of the bedroom as a long term solution. He will learn and calm down, and you're starting immediately not thinking oh but he's only a baby, teaching good manners starts the day they come home wit...

My immediate thought is, there are different anaesthetics and given her reaction the first time maybe they used something different? I know there is one that is 'reversible' where they give an injection to bring them round, I don't know why it's not more commonly used, maybe cost. I don't have time ...

Found it! The bit about the others being taken away is at 11.40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=101fDDM1qz0

Wow that's interesting. I asked because it was mentioned by an animal communicator I watched on You-tube, it made sense but that's the first time I have ever mentioned the idea to anyone.

Nah nothing to be concerned about. I was told when I was forced to look for a companion for my stressed out lonely boy that boys are much more sociable than girls and share a home much more readily - unless the girls are related and stay together, in which case they are often very close. And the onl...

Could be just her character, have how long have you had them and has she always been like this or did she change from being confident to timid?

Thanks Ruth I have eyed up the Catsan with horror at the price but a little research reveals a national shortage of own brand clumping cat litters across the board due to Bob Martin going under. The real gutting thing about this is it reinforces how right I was to always stockpile, a habit I am work...

Must admit mine have always been free to roam the whole house, in fact now we have simply removed all internal doors except the bathroom. And yes at times there have been challenges with playful early waking kitties. My approach is right for me, one size does not fit all. As harsh and old school as ...

This doesn't look good, the lavender tray has one single paw print in it and no clumps or lumps. Could be a tenner down the drain. Any other ideas for a high performance clumping clay type litter that I can get in a UK shop? They said they are expecting a delivery today so will go and see tomorrow a...

Come to think of it though, blackbirds seem to have a peculiar relationship with danger. It always seems to be blackbirds early in the morning that like to play dash low across the road right in front of your car. Maybe there is something about them? I mean, everyone's stories so far are about black...

They probably get good at reading the cat's body language. Like a lion can stroll through a herd of grazing zebra as long as it's walking tall with head and tail up, but the moment it drops down to hide and stalk, they're gone.

Firstly, what are the parasites? Second, antibiotics are for bacterial infection, not for parasites. *edit, some parasites Black tarry stools indicate bleeding in the intestinal tract, antibiotics are not likely to help. Given this and the time it takes for results, I would be consulting a different...

Have you considered ordering litter from Zooplus? The Golden Grey and Golden White would, I think, compare favourably with anyone else's ultra clumping litter I used to. I fell out with Zooplus big-time as orders kept arriving badly packaged with half broken and a third missing. The last straw was ...

Remembering that I am in polite company and it's called 'litter' and not what I put on my shopping list 'cat s**t grit' I need to vent a frustration, please bear with me! The trays are getting low and Molly having had a 24 hour recurrence of the extremely stinky sloppy end result of a handful of Dre...

We had a cat who did something similar for the last 2-3 years of her life. At the time we just assumed she had gone a bit senile, but I'm not so sure now. She would go mainly in one spot in the hallway but if we put newspaper or the tray there she would go next to it. I've never managed to get any a...

The issue with beef liver is it's especially rich in vitamin A which can cause liver issues in cats if severely overdosed on it.

I wouldn't be so quick to blame the food itself but in answer to your direct question, don't. When cats starve themselves they are at risk of a very dangerous condition called hepatic lipidosis, commonly fatty liver. This can very quickly become life-threatening or at least traumatic and expensive i...

I'm sure it must be very distressing for you and for her, especially with such a wait for a specialist. Are her pads cold to the touch or normally warm? How was her heart at her last thyroid checks? I'm sure the vet would have checked this and they are normal, to be thinking neurological, but if the...

So sorry for your loss, in such frightening circumstances. So awful for you to have it end this way. If he was aware of anything at all, he would have been aware of you. Cats don't need their sight to know familiar loving arms holding them, and hearing is usually the last sense to go. Saucer eyes ca...

Yes it's an incredibly hard time isn't it. Doesn't get any easier no matter how many times we have to go through it. The curse of being human and responsible for them, the curse of having choices and the heavy burden of having to make them alone. But it's also a incredibly precious time, if we can b...

Hi David, welcome to the forum. Your cat will let you know when he has had enough and needs help to go to his big sleep. If you haven't had to make this decision before it's natural to doubt yourself and wonder how you will know, but have faith, you will know, your cat will tell you when it is time....

Hi and welcome to the forum. Isn't it the beauty of the internet that you have all the time you need to find the words for your questions and comments and reading your post I for one wouldn't know it you wrote it in one minute without thinking or took an hour. The questions are pretty clear! I don't...

Sounds to me like the classic "rips" or "zoomies" are you sure he never did this before? My Molly does exactly this, but add climbing up her scratch poles and yowling. Just to let off some surplus energy. If it's been since soon after the house move, maybe it's only started now a...

So, so sorry. My goodness I had a hard enough time losing my boys less than 2 years apart, you have my deepest sympathies. Take the best care of you and Angel Cat and your whole family, and let them take care of you the way they know how.

I can't find anything about it being under a different name, but you might be able to order it on the internet. But I remember now your vets over there are a bit out of date aren't they? That makes it difficult to check with them for potential problems of interactions with his medication. All I can ...

Anyone who has had cats will admit there is always an exception to every rule, it could well be that you have that exception. While I'm happy to explain what I understand about a cat's behaviour, I have been around them long enough not to be surprised or upset when one proves me wrong. Doesn't this...

Where in the world are you Joe I can try and find out for you

It is hard when they have been used to one thing and suddenly you can't get it. No advice for now, only in future to prevent it try to rotate different foods to give you some contingencies if it should ever happen again. Sorry.

With a little more detail it makes more sense, actually, and yes I don't see why she couldn't be perfectly comfortable and 'at home' in each. If this arrangement has only been a few weeks then going back 3 times one way one not yet the other way doesn't seem all that significant to me, while she get...