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- Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:18 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: 2 cats - new litter tray problems
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2692
Re: 2 cats - new litter tray problems
I would try experimenting with different kinds of litter - most cats have a preference for one kind over another, and if you are lucky these two cats won't go for the same kind
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:22 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Cat rug on My Cat From Hell...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1534
Re: Cat rug on My Cat From Hell...
you could always try knitting one yourself http://www.knittinghelp.com/video/play/ ... ch-english" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:21 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Outdoor fun
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7549
Re: Outdoor fun
I've had indoor and outdoor cat climbing frames from catplaystations, but in my experience cats aren't too keen on climbing ladders I am now awaiting delivery of this one http://www.cat-climbing-towers.com/four-tier.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , to replace the outdoo...
- Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:11 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Please help....I'm so worried
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1840
Re: Please help....I'm so worried
I'm sorry to hear Wilfred is unwell, and how worried you are, but really no one on here can advise you - you need to get him to a vet asap
was it soft food he ate? drooling can indicate mouth problems, a broken tooth, for instance - a vet will be able to check for you
was it soft food he ate? drooling can indicate mouth problems, a broken tooth, for instance - a vet will be able to check for you
- Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: name suggestions for two black cats please =)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5988
Re: name suggestions for two black cats please =)
not very original but ....... Sooty and Sweep
- Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:53 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Hyperthyroidism in elderly girl.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13837
Re: Hyperthyroidism in elderly girl.
I would suggest you try her on Felimazole, which many cats do better on that Vidalta - given her age she should start off on a low dose, and see how she goes a lot of vets in the UK are rather behind the times when it comes to HyperT - not only in continuing to prescribe the now mostly outdated Vida...
- Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:19 am
- Forum: FOUND Cats
- Topic: found cat requiring vet
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2750
Re: found cat requiring vet
although I have no direct experience, being buried in rural Wales, I believe you can get free treatment in such circumstances from PDSA and Blue Cross veterinary practices, if you can find one in your area
- Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:51 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: News of Mr Socks - for those who aren't 'Dashers'
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4339
Re: News of Mr Socks - for those who aren't 'Dashers'
this is the ideal time of year to get them all used to each other, as they won't have to spend days cooped up together in a restricted space (always supposing this summer is like the last one, and not like 2012!) Trigger will not stick around if Tosker is about, but just removes himself without a fu...
- Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:22 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Had to have my 20 year old cat pts
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2496
Re: Had to have my 20 year old cat pts
at 20 she was very much living on borrowed time, which shows how much you must have cared for her - I know it's not easy, but try to think good thoughts of those 20 years, and not dwell on her last few hours
- Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:00 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: News of Mr Socks - for those who aren't 'Dashers'
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4339
Re: News of Mr Socks - for those who aren't 'Dashers'
that was my Tosker's first foray into the house - after weeks of hiding out in my neighbour's garage, he started to sleep in a Mr Snugs kennel in the garden, and then moved into the kitchen, where I had made a bed for him in a spare litter tray once sleeping indoors he never went back to his kennel,...
- Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:02 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Chasing Bees and Wasps
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2795
Re: Chasing Bees and Wasps
the most important thing, I think, is not to have anything inside the enclosed space which would attract bees and wasps - which means no food, no water, and no plants of any kind
if you leave a couple of dishes of sugared water near the outside that will attract them away from the enclosure
if you leave a couple of dishes of sugared water near the outside that will attract them away from the enclosure
- Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:33 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Several weeks in and 'Homes Offered' still showing 0 posts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1951
Re: Several weeks in and 'Homes Offered' still showing 0 pos
let's hope all the people wanting to rehome a cat have gone in person to a rescue and don't need to post their intent on a forum - though of course there are loads of links on Catchat to wade through
- Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:27 pm
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: Scooby PTS 7.4.2013
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2224
Re: Scooby PTS 7.4.2013
I lost a 5 month old kitten to FIP in 2001, and it remains a horrible horrible disease nearly all of us have been in that dark place you both are in now, and so understand only too well how you feel - there is no way to make it better, but try to remember all the love you shared with Scooby for the ...
- Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:15 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Thryoid problem and teeth problem in our 21 year old cat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3333
Re: Thryoid problem and teeth problem in our 21 year old cat
as already said, thyroid medication is not usually a problem - do insist though that if she is hyperthyroid, you start her on a minimum dose, as UK vets have a tendency to overprescribe - because HT can prop up ailing kidneys, a too sudden fall in the thyroid level can cause the kidneys to crash - a...
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:16 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: So my girl is actually a boy...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3577
Re: So my girl is actually a boy...
the good news is that neutering is cheaper for a boy - and Gaius would be close
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:12 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Wet food and cats teeth
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7861
Re: Wet food and cats teeth
well, that's what the reps of companies like Hills, who make predominantly dry food, encourage the vets to tell us I do have some concern about wet food which contains sugars, especially the soft pate type ones which must coat the teeth and gums to some extent, and I have to admit that my Tiffany, w...
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:59 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Quick question regarding toileting & Metacam
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2250
Re: Quick question regarding toileting & Metacam
I find parts of a poo look different sometimes because of fur in it - and the milder weather has increased moulting - in my house anyway - so could this be the cause with Dora's deposits?
- Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:08 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Not eating much & Going Out for long periods of time
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1509
Re: Not eating much & Going Out for long periods of time
if she isn't losing weight, she might well have found a source of regular food from a neighbour - I had a cat who loved other cats, and who used to regular join a group of neighbourhood cats just for the company
have you tried shutting her indoors for a bit - say 48 hours, to see if she eats OK then?
have you tried shutting her indoors for a bit - say 48 hours, to see if she eats OK then?
- Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:39 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Water Flavouring Idea! Please help!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3579
Re: Water Flavouring Idea! Please help!
using the water from boiling white fish might be a safer option than tuna water as it is very bland - also you could try those little tins of shredded chicken for cats (such as Applaws or Encore) steeped in water, which again is very bland the liquid could be turned into ice cubes for future use, to...
- Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:35 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Can anyone help me with my cats sickness
- Replies: 57
- Views: 25327
Re: Can anyone help me with my cats sickness
excellent news - I wonder if she got hold of some antifreeze, as I know that can cause kidney damage
well done for making sure she got the correct treatment in time - sometimes waiting and seeing is definitely not the right way forward
well done for making sure she got the correct treatment in time - sometimes waiting and seeing is definitely not the right way forward
- Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:47 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Dodgy tummy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2945
Re: Dodgy tummy
was Edgar prescribed Antirobe after his dental? it's fairly routine to give a course of it for a week to ten days after any procedure in the mouth, particularly an extraction if he didn't have any Antirobe, it is possible he has an infection which would affect his digestive tract - and it's also pos...
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:49 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: storing cat food
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1408
Re: storing cat food
if I open a big tin I immediately divide it into 4 portions and put them in the little round Klip-It pots, and freeze two of them
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:39 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Can anyone help me with my cats sickness
- Replies: 57
- Views: 25327
Re: Can anyone help me with my cats sickness
you don't mention any tests carried out by your vet - I would have thought blood and stool tests should have been done by now, as diagnoses on such symptoms alone are pretty much whistling in the dark unless she is improving, I am tempted to suggest the way forward is to find another vet with a more...
- Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:55 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: food for an old cat
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6630
Re: food for an old cat
I cook the meat in the slow cooker, on low, for 8 hours - it comes out really tender that way I then chop it up into around 2" pieces for freezing, so I can recognise the different meats when I take it out for defrosting - then once defrosted I cut it up into really small pieces incidentally, I...
- Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:07 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: food for an old cat
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6630
Re: food for an old cat
my Trigger has suffered from an inflamed gut for years, resulting in bringing up bile, loads of yellow loose poo, and always being hungry yet never putting on weight - blood tests show no underlying disease I have in the past eliminated fish, beef and cereals from his diet, but have come to the conc...
- Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:15 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: New neighbours and possible problems
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4807
Re: New neighbours and possible problems
how about attaching some plastic sheeting to the fence where he climbs - the really slippery kind which he won't get any kind of purchase on
- Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:12 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Hellooooo
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9730
Re: Hellooooo
I wish posters had kept their previous names though - I don't know who's who now
- Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:44 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Help-I am an anxious mess about this...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3036
Re: Help-I am an anxious mess about this...
I once spotted my siamese through my kitchen window in my neighbours' house, up on their kitchen table eating a roast chicken they had left out and at a later address I regularly used to find a neighbour's cat asleep in my airing cupboard cats are opportunists, and I would not want to judge their st...