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With my two toms, both were middleaged and unneutered, I had them done and one never sprayed in the house but the other one was a walking water feature at first. Gradually, I'm assuming because of falling testosterone levels, he improved; it took months but after that he used his tray like a good 'u...

Yes, could be some irresponsible idiot who's put down a lot of rodent poison and the cats may be catching the affected mice/rats - that stuff doesn't always work instantly :/ Even so, even if no harm was meant towards the cats. I still think it's an evil thing to do. If it is deliberate, well I won'...

Hi dtmark and congrats on your lad an good on yer for providing much needed support for him :) I think the terms 'stray' and 'feral' are pretty much interchangeable, though others may have different opinions. I tend to use the word 'stray' for a cat that has been deliberately abandoned/lost its way/...

Ah. A friend of mine has an elderly widowed father who has a cat who avoids her, very pointedly. As she is prepared to take the cat on in the event of her father being unable to, she often worries about how they will get on. She got her answer a while back, when her father had to go into hospital fo...

Hi there Sue, omg it must be beyond awful, losing Bailey like that. I used to keep guinea pigs too, many moons ago - they are great little guys. I never heard that about the Siamese voice corresponding to point colour...do have to say that ALL my lot (seal, blue, chocolate, lilac and seal tabby) had...

Ah yes, our dear cats.

Our very very dear cats!

Good luck to Tommy - and hope you get your shed

The Siamese coat pattern IS a partial albinism. Siamese are born pure white - their 'points', believe it or not, respond to cool temperatures; that is why they develop as the kittens grow, and why Siamese owners wishing to preserve the pale body coat as long as possible are said to keep the cats in ...

I'm no expert on Bombays but have to say that imo most 'moggies' contain a touch of 'pedigree' these days, as many owners of pedigree breeds have let them roam and enrich the old melting pot lol. This is only my own experience - but. In the 80s I got landed with a skinny little waif I called Timus. ...

Aww that's ok and again - my pleasure

Sounds like things are going very well - long may it continue and look forward to more updates - and pics. Lots of love to the lads

Ahh been longing to post an update on here but didn't want to steal hope1's limelight - yes, we were in touch throughout and though I've been willing to act as safety net, she's managed to find a smashing one to one home for him locally - good on yer hope and CONGRATS!!!!

Hi again Mrs Monkey. My pleasure :) And thank you for the kind words too. Sounds like they're already tolerating each other; they sound to be doing really well, and well done you too. About going out...it seems to be different for every cat. At least at the moment you've got the excuse of the poor w...

Hi there, sorry to hear things are fraught atm. You might have read the two recent threads on the 'behaviour and health' section about introducing cats; I won't repeat all the advice given there, but I have had a lot of experience of introducing new cats into the household and hope my two cents' wor...

Poor old chap! Do hope he pulls through! I've seen a good few cases of cystitis and although every animal (and human) responds differently to homeopathy, I found I had consistently good results with homeopathic cantharis (available from health food stores.) I would use the human dose (a homeopathic ...

Ah that's great! (Knew there'd be news as soon as I went for a catnap lol!)

So very very glad he's safe! Give him a big love from me

Hi, hope1 - I'm leaving your phone free in case you're still waiting for a call - but have you heard anything yet? Hope all is ok.

Hi there, sorry to hear about the poor guy. My lot don't go for poached chicken or fish either - but they go mad for fried fish (perhaps not a 'healthy option') from the fish shop and - grilled chicken. I put a chicken breast on a tin plate so that the juices make it a bit brown at the edges. For a ...

Hi there hope1 - have just emailed you but posting on here in case my broadband's wonky, which it is from time to time. You know I've never thought to ask you - is he a neuter or an entire tom? If he's entire that's not a problem - I've had feral toms join the household in the past and had them neut...

The irony is that my two older girls were feral since birth until they moved in with me - and Molly's beginnings are a bit dubious - not that I'm rushing them off to the vet's to get blood tested - and we know how unreliable the FIV test can be! Here's hoping this lad can escape from the custody of ...

Hi there hope1 - great to talk and paws crossed for a good outcome - though as we agreed the RSPCA may insist on a one-to-one home with no other cats - anybody out there if this is the case??? But would be very glad if they relent and let me take him - again, paws crossed! :) Emily, Mouse and Molly ...

I'm in Wakefield west Yorks - a good distance away but the storms are due to blow out tonight (paws crossed.) I've got experience of ferals and my last feral lad left us over a year ago; my girls were ok with him and even my naughty youngest cat adored him. I know what it's like, settling a new cat ...

I had to do the same thing with a 'hidden' corner beside my dishwasher when Molly was a kitten - she had just enough room to slide in - and make a lovely mess. Groping in the gloom for the result wasn't my idea of fun and she could have explored behind the dishwasher so I blocked off the gap with a ...

Hey Ahmed, you could block the gap off, perhaps with cardboard, tightly packed - he will probably have a good old rummage and scrabble at it at first, just to see if he can get the better of it but it'll keep him occupied and out of mischief - until he finds something else to occupy his mind lol. I ...

Recipe for jellied stock/gravy - Whole chicken carcass or for that matter any chicken, lamb or beef bones, put in pan large enough, cover with water, cover, simmer 2-3 hours, strain the stock well, cool, refrigerate, next day skim off fat and boil up again uncovered to 'reduce' - ie evaporate - to h...

Oh wow I LOVED the 'hobbit house'!

Or house of Bilbo Boggins lol?

Ah cool - thanks - going to have to work on resizing now. I'm not surprised Kevin got called 'Mouse' with those ears - Mouse had HUGE ears and tail when she was small but now there is a portly bod in between...I believe she might be Finny's daughter. Your two are gorgeous btw. Yeah lol - got asked i...

I'm going to TRY to post pics - but this may not work... Ah - if this has come through ok this is Molly just after she was spayed - and flat out lol Moll and my old (sadly departed) tomcat Finn (she likes older men.) My Mouse - she's very camera shy - hard to get a decent pic. Emily wearing her 'we ...

Lilith, many years ago I used to rescue reptiles (mostly snakes), and I ended up on newspaper as well! :) Ah they're great aren't they, but though they don't go every day, when they do it's, wow, Niagara! Someone ought to invent a clumping litter for snakes...at least cats don't go to sleep on your...

Hi Heather, congrats, sounds like you're getting there - hope the bad lads behave themselves for you in future :) I had one kitten who would NOT be trained - she'd make a mess in her tray but, though neutered, she'd spray like a tom. She was naughty from the start - her first nickname was 'Cookie' -...

Love all the pics of everyone's cats (and love from my Molly to Molly btw.) I sort of got invaded by gingers though my Mousey is nearly black, and one of these days really will get to grips with posting pics. Climbing into trousers...my Molly makes love to my old fleece jacket, and I have a lovely v...

Lol - this a bit off-topic but - I used to CURSE cat litter until I ended up with 15 snakes who I kept on shredded aspen wood (snakes mustn't be in contact with ordinary woodshavings as these are usually coniferous and toxic to snakes.) There is a sort of dark bark stuff for reptiles too - but you j...