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Sarah may be onto something, I am sure my ex-feral Pip (also black) learned something from seeing my other cat snuggling in my lap and sleeping with me on the bed. But after she'd settled in I did also force contact from time to time, mainly because I didn't want her to associate being picked up wit...

By dry weight, Lily's Kitchen contains more protein than Nature's Menu. Just going by the % on the pack doesn't tell you much, because the amount of moisture in wet foods varies. I think both Nature's Menu and Lily's Kitchen are good foods, I especially like that Lily's is organic. I buy both (and o...

Unless the vet is concerned I wouldn't worry. All cats are different and will grow at different rates. Providing he is eating well and growing (which it sounds like he is) I am sure he's fine!

Do they all use the litter tray? Some cats don't like using the same one for both types of 'business' so it might be worth trying two to see if it helps. I can see there's a territorial aspect, but it may be that if one is toileting inappropriately the other is spraying in response, and if you can g...

You say you've tried everything, but without knowing what that encompasses it's hard to know what to suggest. Presumably you've tried Feliway? Have you tried contacting a behaviourist? How many litter trays do you have? How big is your home and do all of the cats have access to outside? Are there pl...

It sounds very much like the sequence of events when Pip has a seizure, fingers crossed in Molly's case it's a one-off and the infection/low potassium can be easily treated to get her back on form soon.

Been away so missed all of this, but sounds very promising! Go Boris

PS here is my blind lad, Clay, enjoying play time just months after losing his sight.

So sorry to hear about your cat, do you know what happened during the operation? My cat Pip suffered nerve damage that affected her eyes and hearing during a particularly traumatic dental a few years ago; when I got her home one pupil was huge and the other was tiny, she looked drunk for weeks. Thin...

We've just been away for a few days and for the first time my two furry troublemakers were looked after by a cat sitter (usually they go to Mum and Dad but that wasn't an option). I came home to two contented cats and four sides of notes taken over the cat sitter's six visits. A very positive experi...

I don't know, but I would hope they would treat the cat whatever the cause, a flea allergy can be horribly unpleasant for a cat. Well done for helping this little one, I hope he/she can be captured and restored to full health.

Coming late to this...my little lady is on Vidalta, and the first fortnight was really tough, she struggled to eat much and was sick a lot. Over the next few weeks those symptoms slowly subsided and she seemed to get used to the meds. She's had the dose upped a couple of times since and I was really...

It's the same price on Fetch, Ocado's pet shop...they do loads of cat foods, including prescription ones, and at present it looks like they're doing free delivery for a £10 spend.

I'm so sorry, it's the hardest thing to do for a pet, but also the kindest. He was very lucky to have someone to love him and to make the final decision for him. Hugs x

How is Hal doing today?

Not something I've heard of before in an FIV cat...has anything else happened to your puss recently? Injury, dental surgery, other health problems?

I do hope Hal improves, one of my cats has seizures and I know how upsetting it is to see. Gentle fusses to Hal.

Wet food foil trays are 79p...still pricey, I know, but I'm going to pop a few in the next delivery...

You are definitely doing the right thing. Besides the fact she is clearly uncomfortable, left untreated, dental problems can cause all sorts of health issues, including heart and kidney disease. It is always worrying when our furries go under anaesthetic, particularly when they are older and/or not ...

Awww...did your furry colleague have anything to say during the meeting?! My friend's Dad used to be self-employed and the insurance company said he needed to provide the name of his company's health and safety officer...he pointed out that there was nobody but him and that he worked from home, but ...

In fairness, I'm not sure why many people would post on here about wanting to offer a home when this forum is attached to a network of rescues, all you have to do is click on the main Catchat.org logo above to see rows of lovely cats seeking homes. People are much more likely to post looking for reh...

I adopted a blind cat a while back, he'd just lost one eye and his sight (as a result of cat flu) and it did take him a bit of time to get used to it. A couple of times early on he ran full speed into the wall (getting overexcited about his food), which was quite upsetting to see, but his whiskers g...

What was the program? The YouTube link has been taken down... I'd love to know more about Pip's past...she was picked up by the RSPCA in a bad way with an abscess on her back and passed on to a small charity (the RSPCA would have had her pts)...she was a pretty wild little thing and had been neutere...

So glad they didn't find anything sinister, and lovely to hear how well he is for his age. Fingers crossed the wax can be easily dealt with to make Boris more comfortable.

Fingers and paws crossed for Boris today x

Fingers and paws crossed for Tiggy! Hops sends crazy bounces to celebrate!

I have to say, that the time I spent 'hassling' her after she came to live with me really paid off yesterday. I've got cats that don't like being picked up, and I usually respect their feelings, but with Peaches being a 'feral' I felt she had no concept of human contact, so I did pick her up now an...

cathyday wrote:I'm quite to chuffed to know my boys are so 'famous'

Haha, I for one will never forget H's 'Dear Glen' letter...

H is Boris's young (and very cheeky) black and white pal. I believe the moniker comes from his being named 'little herpes virus kitten' by staff at the vet clinic who were caring for him before Cathy adopted him...

LOL Anna, Boris is famous and H is infamous!!

Everything crossed for Boris on Thursday, Cathy, I hope all goes well and you get to the bottom of the problem. Fusses to your lovely lad and of course to his troublesome sidekick!