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I'd leave well alone, until or unless he starts to show any problems with his ears - which is usually fairly obvious, because they shake their heads, scratch and paw at the ear just cancel the op via reception - say the problem seems to have resolved - if she is busy she will hardly register you hav...

does he look like a stray? he could just be lost - can you get him to a vet to be scanned for a chip?

please go on feeding him meanwhile - it sounds as if you are all he's got at the moment

it could be down to the state of her gums - getting wet food into her mouth might be more difficult than sucking in one biscuit at a time my Tosker kind of inhales food, because his sinuses are always bunged up, and he will only eat wet food in the form of firm pieces of fish or chicken - he really ...

if there's somewhere in the courtyard for you to sit, you could try him on a harness and long lead, so you could sit whilst he has a wander and sniff around I wouldn't risk anything more for a while yet - but this would at least get him used to the immediate outside surrounding the place he now call...

he won't be able to remove the matted fur by himself - you need a de-matting comb - if there is no danger of cutting him you could also cut off any mats which are not attached to his skin

I've sent both posters a message about this potential match, so fingers crossed

my Tosker was so afraid of me when I first rescued him that he managed to scale a catproof fence, and took up residence in next door's garage it took me three months to get him into the house, and two more months to touch him - now he spends half his life trying to cuddle me so 2 weeks is no time at...

that sounds really bad - I wonder how many customers have been overcharged in the past without realising it

having a pet is presumably considered a luxury, and is taxed accordingly - plus of course there is no NHS for animals the oldest generation lose out most, I suspect, as they are less likely to suss out ways to keep costs down via the internet - yet in terms of improving quality of life they need the...

I have a tube of Laxapet in my pet medicine cupboard, described as a highly palatable malt-based gel - contents lecithin, fish liver oil, vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine, cuanocoalamin, and sodium benzoate as a preservative I bought it some time ago, and don't remember if it was expensiv...

I do hope you find her

just one tip though - the usual UK description for a cat with her colouring is tortoiseshell, and I would suggest you use that description if you put out any posters and leaflets

calico is the US term

you could try Logic gel - I don't know whether it really works, but it has a lot of endorsements on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logic-Oral-Hygiene-Gel/dp/B001A32036/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408353036&sr=8-1&keywords=logic+gel+for+cats" onclick="window.open(this.href);return f...

your first paragraph, Andrew, makes your last comment completely redundant - we all know a cat slave when we meet one :mrgreen: he's trained you up beautifully in a short space of time, and you are destined to administer to his every whim as long as you both shall live most of us have been there, do...

she smells of vet - this sort of reaction is quite common, and harmony should be restored pretty quickly

you could perhaps speed it up by rubbing a cloth over him and then her, to transfer his smell to her

she's not used to being an only cat, I would guess, and is crying at night for her former companions - though if she was free to roam before it may be she is used to being outside hunting all night, and sleeping all day her body clock will adjust to her new circumstance soon, I would guess - meanwhi...

is that an outdoor kennel you have provided for him in that picture? if you don't find an owner, there are lots of things you could do to keep him healthy through the winter whilst living outdoors, and you may find that after time your cat will get used to seeing him around and will not put up much ...

I'm loving this thread - I look forward to reading of the further adventures of Arnie and his new Russian lady friend (or should that be 'friend') in Malta as regards those deflated balloons at the back, that's normal in cats which have been castrated in their full adulthood - bit like the saggy ski...

in my somewhat limited experience, cats who are the most scared tend to be easiest to transport, as they just freeze with fear and barely move or make a noise - it's the confident ones who act up the most (yes, Tiffany, I do mean you)

I'm not involved in rescue myself, but you and your potential fostering arrangements sound ideal to me

there are probably quite a few rescues in your neck of the woods who will be delighted to have you on board

3 years old and with a donate button

not a site I would trust that much, to be honest

my Grau herbal paste arrived today, and I offered some to Trigger and Tiffany on my finger - which they both nearly had off, such was their enthusiasm

so another ongoing regular expense, I suppose

check out Josera Culinesse too - no potato starch in it - I've just checked my bag of it incidently, you have helped me out with my Trigger, who has food intolerances - manifested in a lot of yellow smelly poo - but I've struggled for ages to get to the bottom of the source(s) - I've suspected fish,...

is it Josera Carisimo she likes? I've been buying this for a while, and all three of mine like it - and it's not expensive good luck with the Grau - it smelt really good to me but none of mine would so much as taste it - same with the Catz - in fact they all prefer good dry food to any of the wet fo...

you haven't said where Hatton disappeared from, Louise

do you have insurance for her? it reads as if the operation to remove an ear polyp in an older cat is uncommon and expensive, and I am wondering if referral to a specialist veterinary hospital might be feasible, where there is more likely to be an vet who has dealt with this condition before

Gourmet senior pate is the only wet food Tiffany will eat, and I dose her every day with Cystease using it - but I can also get powder into her using malt paste as a main food source, you could be in trouble - I think the 'various sugars' which Gourmet contains are a bit addictive - Trigger used to ...

Gourmet senior pate is currently £8.99 for 24 tins on Zooplus, so perhaps you could stock up for the foreseeable future if senior foods are being discontinued, could it be because they have been shown to offer no real benefits - I can't believe they don't sell, as there are a lot of older cats about...

mine would love the Cat Burger bed

a layer of garden soil on top of the existing compost might do the trick - it would smell more natural to a cat used to toileting outdoors

welcome to CatChat, though I wish it had been in happier circumstances most if not all of us here have been through the pain of loss, and dilemma about taking on another cat, that you are going through now - everyone has their own personal path, but I always have felt that filling that cat shaped ho...