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Interesting article on cat' gut PH and carbs increasing PH which can cause gut problems. Makes you wonder if somtimes when we think cats have a cereal intolerance, it could just be that their stomach acid is too weak. Also the bit about not mixing a raw diet with a commercial diet http://feline-nutr...

They also have Sheba boxes on offer @ £3.50, with a free pouch of the 50g one in (I forget the name)

Sainsbury's have Gourmet Perle on offer for £3.50 a box, with a free sample of the soup in them

Hi Ross, Sorry to hear about Storm, I lost my 17 year old, Kylie, to cancer in July. Her was totally different though - it started in her paw. The affected toe was amputated. At the time, they x-rayed her lungs and said there were only a few miniscule dark patches, which are quite common in older ca...

That rules Bitba out for me - I would rather pay an extra £1 and be able to work around the delivery

I keep meaning to check Bitiba out. I know you don't get the extra discount, or points and the range is smaller than Zooplus, but probably works out a tad cheaper in the long run. I also want to give Zoofast (based in Poland) a try at some point. The food prices are excellent, but litter is expensiv...

Yes, I always spend £39+ so I can opt for DPD, so I know exactly when the delivery is coming - they have never failed :D Since we lost Kylie, the other 3 are hardly using the trays at all (I dread to think where they are going, as I have only seen Kaspser use our own garden) It is harder to make up ...

I usually get my Purina One sensitive from Zooplus - 2 x 3kg for£18.99 (less 5% discount, so even better) :) - although even better, for as long as I can remember, they have supplied it as 4 x 1.5kg bags, which are easier to handle and I guess, also keeps it fresh for longer. I slipped up this month...

Yes Marla. They are the ones I used. I checked the factory code once and they are made in the same factory as Webbox - the only difference is that you get 60grather than 30g and handy with them being pre-cut .

Are they called pill-pockets? I remember getting them years ago. They had a slot in to put the pill in, but I found they were too big, so made two out of each one. In more recent years, I used Webbox sticks instead, although it is a bit hit-or-miss, as sometimes they are squashy,and sometimes quite ...

Some cats just won't eat soaked food. After all, dry cat food is sprayed with a meat 'gravy' to make it palatable. The kibble itself is usually a mix of meat, cereal and other stuff. We had a cat with CRD who would just hover up his dry renal food. Obviously wet food is better, but I appreciate that...

HaHa - Thanks, but I'm not a great photographer. I just have it set on auto - although having said that, I think I used manual focus for the first time ever for the bottom pic as the camera was focusing on the plants in the foreground. I got a camera for xmas about 4 years ago (Canon 550d) but have ...

The vet left a message on my phone this afternoon to say that (as expected) it is a simple polyp and nothing to worry about - she is in for a check-up tomorrow, but almost seems a waste of time and energy - but obviously I will take her anyway

Thanks. As it isn't bothering him, I will give it a bit longer. I have also started putting Dermisol on the area

Dom has always suffered from dry & irritated skin since we adopted him as a stray almost 2 years ago. I havetaken him to the vet about it acouple of times, but they couldn't find anything obvious and suggested a possible food intolerance. The irritated skin on his neck improved a lot over time, ...

I have to say that the cheap ones I linked to are very accurate. I was keeping an eye on Kylie's weight and regularly taking her to the vets when it was next door. The weights tallied on their expensive vet scales. Not bad for £20

I can't take any credit - she is a just a photogenic girl

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By the way, that link wouldn't work for me, Mark.

Sorry Helen. You didn't miss much - I only posted the link as I had posted it elsewhere. I'm just glad that she froze on the pavement.

I think she was still very spaced out then. Here she is in the garden this morning

I think she was fighting to stay awake Helen

Just another one from later on in the evening, when she pinched Dom's Flectabed

Only posting this as I posted the link elsewhere last night. I had the raised ground floor flat on the corner. There was a little walled garden Not long after I adopted Kylie, I went out the back and heard her crying. I realised that she had jumped over the wall. It is a really busy road. She was fr...

They say cats reduce stress - THEY obviously aren't cat owners

Glad all was well in the end x

She is fine thanks

She is asleep up in the attic bedroom. Now the flap is open again, she is happy to stay in most of the time. If it was on lockdown, she would probably be crying to go out

Ingrid coming round on Monday evening.

I saw that today in the Co-op. I was tempted, but none of mine will touch Whiskas. Funny, but looking in the CP donation bins will give you an idea of what not to buy :D - Morrison's own dry food for starters. A woman I know who runs a wildlife rescue said that even hedgehogs won't eat it. She said ...

Fingers crossed it was a one-off. Poor rabbit Helen. We had a couple of casualties last week (both Ingrid I think) On Monday before last, I had been up about an hour, I have a little table in front of the sofa, where I use my laptop. I put my foot under the table and touched what I thought was one o...

I didn't post in health, as it is over (we hope) On Monday morning, as usual, I saw all the cats. Ingrid was out and about doing her thing. A bit later, I was putting some clothes away in the attic bedroom. Ingrid often sleeps up there on a cotton comforter. I noticed blood stains on it - more than ...

I don't think there is any set amount to feed. Just like people, cats have different metabolisms and activity levels. You are feeding top-quality food, so I would just carry on as you are. I am down to 3 cats. One of them is a tiny girl and she weighs little more than 2kg. Kasper is around 5kg and D...

Re the Lidl food - the premium Coshida pouches in gravy also contain cereals. I just buy the ones in jelly. Another good thing is that they don't contain any added sugars. Instead, they contain Inulin, a probiotic fibre. Zooplus also sell the same pouches under the brand Catessy. The only difference...

Great news

Hopefully he will be grounded for a bit