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I'm sorry you lost Leela. :( It doesn't sound like your remaining girl (sorry I don't know her name) is craving a companion? It sounds like she's enjoying the undivided attention and lap time she's getting from you. It's possible she wouldn't welcome another cat. I still feel guilty for adopting a &...

Our cats really like raw egg yolk, but it might be difficult to control the portions, so I've just purchased egg yolk powder to see how that goes. I read somewhere that adding egg yolk powder or egg yolk lecithin to wet food might be easier and less noticeable than a raw egg yolk. They both have to ...

I agree about contacting your vet to determine the cause. If your cat suffers from hairballs, this article about using egg yolks and egg yolk lecithin might be of interest: http://www.foodfurlife.com/how-to-best-manage-hairballs.html I'm only mentioning this because our long-haired cat suffers from ...

Have you changed the brand of litter you use? Some cats are really fussy about the type of litter and they often don't like the scented ones. Also, check Beaker's paw pads and between his toes. One time, Teddy cut his paw on a cat toy but we didn't realise it until we noticed him going beside the li...

Congratulations on your new kitty! Some horrible people dump cats or move away and leave them but sometimes cats jump into vans and end up very far from home. So please get him checked for a microchip if you haven't already.

Has the green stool stopped?

Hi Cindy101, welcome to Cat Chat! Please post where you are and how long the cats need fostering for.

Hi Gabbi,

A lot of people who post here don't subscribe to the thread so don't see replies, so you may want to click on Ash's profile to email directly, if you haven't already.

Good luck!

Because the cat is so comfortable coming in your house, he's probably a lost or abandoned cat. Please have a look at these suggestions regarding found cats: https://www.catchat.org/index.php/cat-missing-lost-found#found I agree with the suggestions of giving him shelter and checking for a microchip....

Thank you for looking after this little one. I hope the vet keeps trying the owner - they could be on holiday. Did they give you any more info like the cat's name or where his owners lived? What does the collar look like? Is there a logo on the collar clasp? It's a long shot, but I'd like to check i...

I'm sorry to hear about your uncle. :( It's really nice of you to help his cats. Here is Cat Chat's list of rescues by county: https://www.catchat.org/index.php/cat-rescue-centres-uk-ireland I would contact as many as you can in your uncle's area, but avoid the RSPCA. If you tell us where you are, s...

What a great campaign and how fab for Cat Chat! The figurines are lovely!

Hi Marg, I don't recommend it. We feed wet food now but when the girls were little we fed Burns dry food. Because it was marketed as hypoallergenic, I thought it couldn't be the cause of Flo's digestion problems. She was scrawny and frequently had bloody stools. I called the company and they were ad...

It's nice of you to look after this kitty and check for a chip. Microchips are inserted by vets, rescues and individuals who charge for the service. Some of these insert the microchip and give the paperwork to the owner to register themselves. (However, the last time we had a cat microchipped, the v...

I sell cat collars, so I don't usually get involved in discussions like this. But I've decided to post my point of view this time. Because we advertise on Cat Chat's rehoming pages, we get a lot of calls from people who think we're a rescue. You wouldn't believe the number of calls we get from peopl...

I'm really sorry that Mitzee Moo is missing. You need to get the details on the microchip checked/updated asap and also ask the microchip company to mark her as missing. You'll need her microchip number. If you don't have it, the vet that inserted the microchip should hopefully have it. If you haven...

A couple of possibilities:
- If it's a static water dispenser as opposed to a filtered water fountain, you need to change the water every day.
- Some cats don't like the taste of tap water, but will drink bottled still mineral water.

Adding an FeLV section sounds like a good idea.

The focus of the site and the forum is Rescue & Rehoming, so that's probably why that comes first, followed by Health, Lost & Found, etc.

General Cat Chatting is for everything that's not covered by the sections above it.

Cats sometimes wee on an mat inside the door because they smell another cat outside, especially if male cats are spraying near the door. If there are any unneutered male cats about, you could encourage the owners to get them neutered. If they're young enough, it can help reduce spraying. Do you have...

Our previous two cats really enjoyed drinking and playing with water (taps, bath), so we got them a fountain and they loved it. Flo used to dip her front paws in and then lick them off - so cute. When they got old and drank a lot of water, the fountain became really important. Our current two cats a...

We fed a homemade raw diet for many years because Flo needed a grain-free diet for her IBS and there weren't any/many grain-free foods available at the time. We ground the chicken meat and the bones and added supplements. It was a lot of work and so messy! Our two girls thrived on the raw diet until...

I think what you're describing might be damage from urine and doesn't wash away.

We disinfectant weekly with Safe 4 disinfectant (I like the clear version), leave it for 10 minutes and then rinse and dry.

Chi Chi is beautiful!

What I meant was that the other forum has many users who are interested in pedigree cats, so it's worth posting there too.

P.S. We feed Royal Canin Gastro Intestinal to one of our cats and I know it's a good food too.

If you haven't already, please post in this forum as well: https://www.petforums.co.uk/forums/cat-rescue-and-adoption.64/ I'm recommending this for 2 reasons: - it sounds like your cat is a pedigree and there are many people in that forum who are interested in pedigree cats - that forum has quite a ...

Codi is so cute! Do the other cats attack him all the time or are they sometimes friends? At least once a day, our two boy cats have a big fight. It looks and sounds bad (lots of fur flying), but they don't actually hurt each other. After that, they're friends again. If cats are hurting each other o...

I'm sorry to hear that Ares isn't herself. A change in behaviour like this needs to be investigated by a vet. She could have an infection or injury that you can't see. When our cat was 12, she stopped going outside and laid by the window a lot. We thought she was just getting old, but it turned out ...

I love window screens and wish they made windows with built-in screens like in the US. We certainly have enough bugs here! On our windows which push out, the screen can only be used when the window is open a few inches to clear the handle. To adjust or close the window we take the screen off. When n...

I really like these screens: https://www.streme.co.uk/product/framed-pet-screen-for-windows-small/ We made them for several of our windows and patio doors. We bought the kits which weren't too difficult to put together, but they also supply them made to order. Ours are fitted with flat magnets which...

I'm so sorry to hear this happened. I'm disgusted that the owner of the cattery hasn't apologised!

Please could you post a link to your Facebook post about him? Those of us on Facebook could share it.

How sad that you need to give your cats up.

I think Feline Friends London are based in Hackney:
http://felinefriendslondon.uk/contact/

Here's the full list of rescues in East London:
https://www.catchat.org/index.php/cat-r ... ast-london