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I totally agree about the working dogs Ruth - they have a purpose and are well behaved - and the only only nice dogs I've ever met we're collies and a beagle. I don't have a problem with well behaved dogs at all but the majority of owners just seem to turn a blind eye to barking, indiscriminate soil...

Back from Kitty's first post op exam - all good - wound is slightly swollen but it's clean and healing well - all normal at this point the nurse said - she was very happy with how Kitty is doing and just to keep her in still, continue with meds and keep her quiet and the onesie stays on for now ! Sh...

Haha - try telling my boyfriend she's the perfect cat when she's .....sharpening her claws on the carpet and side of the sofa, wanting to play at 3am, pulling the floating duck plug when I've just ran a nice hot bubbly bath then attacking feet underwater when I do get a bath, shoving edible things u...

Thankyou for the advice - will definitely get a flea comb - she'll probably enjoy being combed!

Thankyou for your reply Lilith - I'm so glad I'm not alone in some of my opinions - I just can't understand why some people think it's acceptable to dislike cats and be so vocal about it. In my previous job I had to visit tenants and go into their homes and if I knocked and heard a dog bark I'd be a...

Kitty has had another good night keeping us awake by trying to get under the quilt and purring loud enough to be heard about a mile away! She's eaten a good breakfast with added meds and is now curled up asleep. She's been a perfect little patient not trying to get her onesie off or scratching at st...

Kitty is looking well after her op - had a good breakfast with medication added and she ate the lot - then went for a sleep in her room for about 4 hours - got up had dinner, went for another sleep on the settee then when Kev came home greeted him with much rattlesnaking of the tail and have her a s...

Thankyou everyone for the advice - much appreciated- the treatment I got from the vet is called advocate but obviously we can't use it while she's recovering from her op and has her onesie on!

That is an absolutely lovely piece of writing - I've even had a few tears as I understand what you mean that she trusts you so completely- yes these little and large furry enigmas put all their trust in us and sometimes something as simple as a little nose in your face when you're feeling down makes...

Really pleased I found this site - I love hearing other people's cat tales - the crazy funny things they do and say and are ....and I probably spend too much time on YouTube watching funny cat video compilations!! I have some funny videos of Kitty - one where she's watching me eat crisps and I offer...

Rag dolls are gorgeous - my friend has a pair of rag doll sisters (rescues) in her cat family of 13 - they have the most beautiful blue eyes and are so delicate - well to look at anyway haha!

I don't know of any cats who like hoovers! Kitty likes feet - well she likes to bite them! I can't have a bath without her sitting at the end swiping at my toes under the water - and as for the floating rubber duck bath plug!!! Can't resist it even though she knows she'll get wet paws and whiskers! ...

When Kitty first came to us last summer as a 'visitor/stray' we couldn't see fleas but there must have been some as I came out in a terrible allergic reaction to flea bites - so I had to move out fir a couple of weeks over Xmas while my boyfriend treated whole house with what my friend advised was b...

They never stop being curious do they?! No matter how many times they are told not to - in fact that just adds to the fun! I think it's Sophy who should get chicken too for being such a good tracker !

Is that how the chips are inserted? Via a needle - for some reason I thought it would be a tiny chip put in like a staple like having an ear pierced with a gun - if they still do that! I totally agree I think 2 medical procedures are more than enough in one go - they wouldn't do it to a human - thou...

It seems it's very subjective then and dependent on a lot of varying factors such as how many other cats are in the household and access to and from the garden. I agree that neutering, chipping, worming etc all at the same time does sound an ordeal especially for a cat that may be struggling to adju...

Thanks Dave - She's back to the vet on Wednesday evening -for a check up - really hope the babygro can come off then! I know it's to protect her stitches but try telling her that!! She seems to think if she walks backwards enough she'll walk out of it!! How old does a female need to be before she ca...

Kitty is afraid of hairdryers and vacuums as well - think it's loud noises in general! It must be strange for your two older cats having kittens around - bet there's some interesting reactions!! My friend who had 13 cats (does voluntary work fir cat charity and fosters cats which her husband then wa...

Thanks Dave - all your rescues are lucky to have such a happy home with you and your family - it sounds like you have some real characters! Kitty is a very loving little thing considering what she's probably been through - I think she's been hit in the past with something as whenever I get the brush...

Kitty is home - very shaky, disorientated, confused and uncomfortable in her babygro! Sadly there was a very early pregnancy with one kitten - which the vet said she was unlikely to have carried to term - but still sad. She's on painkillers for next couple of days and she's back Wednesday evening fi...

What a sad and happy tales about your cats - and your perseverance with them is wonderful - I find it heartbreaking that it seems ok to most people to dismiss cats as "it's only a cat" - if dogs were treated as badly there'd be a huge outcry. I personally hate dogs - would never harm one b...

Thankyou so much for your reply Dave - and good advice. We will try to keep her quiet - try being the operative word as she's into everything! I'm sure she still thinks she's a kitten! We did everything we could to find out if she had owners and we have no qualms whatsoever about our decision to hav...

Oh Thankyou so much - yes we are so relieved she'll be home soon - onesie included!! My boyfriend gets prime quality chicken breast fillets which we just happen to have 2 defrosted for our tea tonight - well - Kitty"s tea now- had to laugh at your cat being ready to swipe the chicken - reminds ...

Thanks so much for your reply - I had a call an hour ago - all went well and we can collect her at 5.30pm - she hasn't been spayed before and we had an option of cone or babygro!!! I decided on the babygro as she would have a cone off in minutes! So pleased all went well I was worried sick. She's a ...

Thankyou so much for your reply - we did everything we could to find her owners so as from today she is being chipped so will be our cat (in as much as a cat is anyone's! More like we are hers!) I've asked about post operative care at vets and they aren't very helpful and have only said don't let he...

1919c0cf-f6e5-4ece-bb53-683df07533c1.jpg Our cat - Kitty - who we think is a stray - turned up about a year ago and has been visiting us since then and staying more and more often - so as she's chosen us we feel it's our responsibility to look after her. We suspect she may have had kittens around X...