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Our Grany had Frontline and developed a burn mark on the back of his neck which became a scab as he kept scratching it. It didn't heal very well as he kept scratching it.

The vet has suggested that too however his meowing at night needs to be addressed as if he is let out and still meows outside our bedroom door that could be a problem for hubby due his job. He starts at 4 am so needs good sleep. Ironically he had his appointment for his first check up this morning a...

THE SPA said that he needs to stay indoors for a few months because of his nervousness. As mentioned previously we may lose him somewhere in the house if he is let out and as we cannot stroke him atm, is a major problem. We do have another cat but could keep them seperate in necessary.

Ok, now we do need to nip this in the bud. It is 3.30am and Diabolo has these episodes of meowing throughout the night..l do not want to go in each time as I think it just attracts attention and then he will keep doing it, but he has does it each night for a week now. I know this is common with some...

Not sure what happened whilst we were out. When we came home we couldn't find him anywhere and eventually found him hidden behing the chest of drawers. I think he may of got lodged in there. Cannot of been anything at home so not sure what spooked him. He hasn't even meowed since this happened. Hope...

I need to give it a go as it is on the whole a popular product. Yesterday was positive, however today he has gone backwards.nI think something acared him whilst we were out. The only thing it could of been was a tractor.

We use something called observence which is a beefy pate that moulds to the tablet. Works 50% of the time.I know some tablets are notbsupposed to be squashed into a powder as they will react differently and may irritate the tummy etc but is always a problem for us too.

Nicely put Ruth, thank you. Not a very good picture as it is the refuge one but will take more I am sure..when I can see him for long enough Just need to nip this night time meowing in the bud.

He has come on leaps and bounds just today! He is playing now and has sat a foot from me. He suddenly leaps for the string and then leaps back as he forgets he is so close. Looking a lot more relaxed.

he's doing just fine - progress may be 'incredibly slow' in your eyes, but I doubt anyone on here is going to agree with you I would not let him wander yet, in case he holes up somewhere unreachable - meanwhile, carry on doing what you are doing, be patient and you will be rewarded - in my experien...

Diabolo has been in his own room for 4 days now. Progress is incredibly slow. He is playing with string now and wondering around the room more, although play time is conducted under the bed. He is still meowing at night on and off which does keep us awake. He is eating and pooping fine and looks ver...

Is a light on for him in his room at night a good idea? He has had one on since we got him and it is a night light rather than the full room light.

Well this morning he has played with some string and he uses his basket on top of the cupboard although he does dash back under the bed when we go in. He did eat some tuna from a dish in my hand this morning which is progress, be it a little.

I wasn't sure if there was anything else although the Feliway is plugged into his room atm so he should get the full benefit if it is going to work. Problem with spot ons etc is I cannot get near him to do that so cancels that one out atm, but worth knowing thank you. They recommend the feliway is p...

Not saying the Feliway is working yet but had a small play with Diabolo just now. It was under the bed as usual! I am feeling my age having to conduct conversations and playtime under a bed :lol: At least it is progress as the first time he saw string he hated it! I leave a radio on for him day and ...

booktigger wrote:I can't live without it, Lucy is a much nicer cat with it. Unfortunately it doesn't work all the time, did nothing for Buster

Oh Ok thanks. Hope it helps. I still cannot stroke the beautiful little fella. He is eating and poopinh OK just hides under the bed bless him.

I have just bought a refill feliway for Diabolo as he is very nervous and meowing all night. I am hoping it will calm him down. My questions are, has anyone had any luck with it and after how long? I do not like going in every time he meows as it may prompt him to keep doing it, but am hoping the Fe...

I am getting too old for getting on my hands and knees and chatting to him under the bed! I did that so will persist with it. Don't worry, he has two windows. One I keep the shutters closed to stop the toom getting too warm. Fresh air also, gets a bit stuffy otherwise.

I am doing the same atm, except just talking to him. I notice though he is shaking a little so he must be so scared bless him. I keep telling him it is OK and we would never hurt him...which they could understand bless them. I have opened the window and closed the shutters so he can smell the wonder...

Ok Kay. How can he get used to me if I don't go in? I see what you are saying totally but I am concerned that he will be scared of me for longer?

...as an add on to m previous posting, he is also meowing a lot when I leave him now? I noticed once in the night he was meowing and this morning he was constantly meowing after breakfast. I know it can be stress of being taken away from what he knows or being on his own in the room. I don't want to...

Thank you all. I was a bit deflated tonight as I went in and found him on top of the chest of drawers. I did stroke him but tonight he growled at me :( I am not sure if initially (as one of you said) you just let him be? I don't want him to be in his room for the foreseable future and me show no aff...

Ahh it sounds like I am not alone. Freyja sounds just like Diabolo. It will take time, we always try and rescue the cats that have been in the longest as they deserve a chance just like any others. It sounds like time is the main factor. We don't have kids so that will be a hige help being in a calm...

We decided to adopt after losing our little Grany. We saw Diabolo in the SPA when we saw Grany but Grany won the day. However we have been back and now adopted Diabolo. We knew he would be incredibly nervous. He arrived yesterday afternoon and has been under the bed or tucked in a corner the whole t...

Well done. We had the same issue with ours and it was because they were weaned off their mum too early and then comes the tummy problems. It took month for us to get ours sorted but can be a very slow process.

Following on from my last posting a while ago. We sadly lost our new adoption far too soon. He was very unwell and had been going downhill even before adoption but decided to give him a chance. We were thinking about getting another but notice that Gemo our other cat is being more friendly and cuddl...

Thanks for the wonderful replies. They do put us through some stress sometimes but would never change the experiences we have with these wonderful creatures. They have the most wonderful temprement and sounds like we have some wonderful caring owners of our cats on here. So sad as well that we haven...

Last night we had to say goodnight to our little Grany, I wish we found him earlier and I wish we could of spent more time with our beautiful lad. He had such a lot of problems and could of been picked up sooner by the SPA but now is not a time for regret. We were priveliged to have him for just ove...

Thanks all. It was not really a shock as we did know he was quite unwell and watched him lose so much weight etc but still don't know what it was. We had been watching him going down hill very quickly. His bloods and urine test came back with a whole host of issues including aneamia, protein issues ...