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- Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:06 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Unhomable cat - out of ideas :(
- Replies: 25
- Views: 85982
Re: Unhomable cat - out of ideas :(
I have a cat who is petrified of other cats, to the extent she will not go out into my enclosed patio during daylight hours but she will go out when it's dark, and no other cats are around, and this might also be true for your problem girl how does she see other cats? have you tried confining her to...
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:58 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: house trained but want to use litter tray
- Replies: 7
- Views: 729
Re: house trained but want to use litter tray
can you dig an outdoor pit for them, as near the house exit point as possible? I had a cat who hated using a tray, and I lifted a patio slab for him, dug it out and filled it with compost - I dug it over every week and removed any obvious poo bundles an alternative to compost is builder's sand, whic...
- Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:36 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat will starve but will not eat cat food
- Replies: 38
- Views: 16253
Re: Cat will starve but will not eat cat food
Sorry but this is no closer to providing a balanced diet and should definitely NOT be touted as a solution to the problem of a cat refusing to eat a balanced diet. Your kitten might be eating and ok for a while but this is not a long term healthy diet. I know this is the received wisdom, but I do h...
- Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:27 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: clumping litter works too well
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1332
Re: clumping litter works too well
I would certainly recommend a metal litter scoop for granite lumps - much much sturdier than plastic I've given up on clumping litter for the last two years, as age is catching up with my back - I now buy a very fine silica litter, which weighs nothing and is excellent at masking smells - I had thre...
- Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:48 pm
- Forum: FOUND Cats
- Topic: Found, Crockenhill, Ginger male cat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2660
Re: Found, Crockenhill, Ginger male cat
you have posted on a UK forum, so I'm afraid it's very unlikely you'll get any positive response
he's a very distinctive looking cat though, and I do hope someone will recognize and claim him - though if they don't a new home must be a possibility, as gingers are always popular
he's a very distinctive looking cat though, and I do hope someone will recognize and claim him - though if they don't a new home must be a possibility, as gingers are always popular
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:04 am
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Bewitched, bothered and ...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1911
Re: Bewitched, bothered and ...
nothing to add, but just wanted to say how delighted I am that there are two cats out there who don't know how lucky they are going to be
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:49 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat vomiting every few weeks for 2 months
- Replies: 6
- Views: 764
Re: Cat vomiting every few weeks for 2 months
looks like sweetcorn to me - does he go outside?
the obvious fur though suggests to me he's vomiting because of it, and I don't think I'd be too worried if it was my cat, as long as this was the only symptom
the obvious fur though suggests to me he's vomiting because of it, and I don't think I'd be too worried if it was my cat, as long as this was the only symptom
- Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:06 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Advice Welcome! Referred 60 miles away in lockdown and no car...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 703
Re: Advice Welcome! Referred 60 miles away in lockdown and no car...
I used an animal courier to take a cat 150 miles for specialist treatment - a big advantage was that the van had an inner caged area much bigger than a carrier with room for a bed and litter tray I don't know your financial situation beyond what you have said, but is taking out a new credit card a f...
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: 10 week Kitten does not like his wet food
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1956
Re: 10 week Kitten does not like his wet food
I would suggest you weigh him regularly - once a fortnight as he's so young - that will show you if he is gaining weight and as long as he is you can stop fretting over how much, or how little, he eats
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:13 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Ok ... this is a self pitying moan
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1358
Re: Ok ... this is a self pitying moan
just a thought, from someone who has been caring for an outdoor cat for some years now - the arrangement is I provide food and shelter in my shed, and he agrees not to hiss at me as long as I don't get too close - although unneutered he doesn't seem to stray beyond my garden do you have a garden whi...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:38 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Kitten with Megacolon
- Replies: 1
- Views: 550
Re: Kitten with Megacolon
Have you seen this https://www.vetfolio.com/learn/article/ ... on-in-cats
there was a poster on here who had considerable success with the Royal Canin Fibre Response mentioned in this article
there was a poster on here who had considerable success with the Royal Canin Fibre Response mentioned in this article
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:44 pm
- Forum: LOST Cats
- Topic: Lost Ginger Tom in Cornwall (Found)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 701
Re: Lost Ginger Tom in Cornwall
it looks as if he got himself shut in somewhere - you must have been over the moon when he turned up
perhaps you need to explain to him that lock down doesn't apply to cats
perhaps you need to explain to him that lock down doesn't apply to cats
- Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:06 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very poorly Alfie Cat, being PTS this evening
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3204
Re: Very poorly Alfie Cat
will he eat raw meat and liver to boost B12? ground into a liquid paste perhaps?
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:20 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very poorly Alfie Cat, being PTS this evening
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3204
Re: Very poorly Alfie Cat
you can find EPI supplement online - Amazon could get it to you by Sunday
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:00 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Can I get my cat to stop sleeping in my room?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 537
Re: Can I get my cat to stop sleeping in my room?
I too think heat is the way forward - I had a cat who slept right up next to me every night for 14 years
until I had a multi-fuel stove put in, and put her bed next to it - she never so much as visited me in bed again
until I had a multi-fuel stove put in, and put her bed next to it - she never so much as visited me in bed again
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Would my cat benefit from a new kitten friend?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 844
Re: Would my cat benefit from a new kitten friend?
I'm with Ruth - introducing another cat is always a risky business, but in my now fairly long experience, I think a male of roughly her age, who has always lived indoors, and who was neutered at the usual 4-6 months, is most likely to be accepted by her.
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:35 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2166
Re: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
Amazing how forgiving they are when there's food at stake!!
Now that his male hormones are no longer driving him, he clearly sees your garden as home, and you as his provider - not too many steps now between that and his becoming your pet
Now that his male hormones are no longer driving him, he clearly sees your garden as home, and you as his provider - not too many steps now between that and his becoming your pet
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:51 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Coco and Chanel dilemma
- Replies: 340
- Views: 732532
Re: Coco and Chanel dilemma
Mollycat has reminded me I sent my Trigger off for his HT treatment with a t-shirt I had been wearing for a couple of days
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:48 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Adopted a cat. Almost regretting. Meows all night. (Literally)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2618
Re: Adopted a cat. Almost regretting. Meows all night. (Literally)
she's a teenager in human terms, and teenagers aren't known for going to bed early and never making their presence felt and being a cat her instinct is to hunt during the hours of darkness rather than sleep you are tuned in to her meouwing now, and it will get to you when others might not notice so ...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:04 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: meds online
- Replies: 5
- Views: 703
Re: meds online
I have used Viovet in the past, with a vet prescription - the advantage with these online vet pharmacies is that you can deposit the prescription with them and then simply order repeat meds my vet is good about giving prescriptions, as they know I don't have a car and can't get to them easily - I su...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:55 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Adopt ed cat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 649
Re: Adopt ed cat
just move all your expectations forward a couple of weeks, and start to worry if none of them are being met by then
acclimatization to a new home and new people naturally takes time, and nothing you can do to hurry the process, so be patient and take pleasure in each step forward she takes
acclimatization to a new home and new people naturally takes time, and nothing you can do to hurry the process, so be patient and take pleasure in each step forward she takes
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:51 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: wont go in shelter after another cats visit
- Replies: 2
- Views: 279
Re: wont go in shelter after another cats visit
I'd go down this route too - I have a cat flap in the shed for my outdoor cat, and have put two Mr Snugs inside in case one gets occupied by another cat - I like the idea of being able to offer a refuge for a needy cat in winter it also helps to have two kennels because however dry you try to keep i...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Coco and Chanel dilemma
- Replies: 340
- Views: 732532
Re: Coco and Chanel dilemma
I've had to revise a lot of my previous beliefs about what makes cats happy since I had Penny I was told she had spent her first 11 years with an elderly couple, and had regular access to outdoors, but she has shown virtually no interest in going out into my enclosed garden since she came to me 21 m...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:17 pm
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Adopting neighbors cat
- Replies: 1
- Views: 791
Re: Adopting neighbors cat
what a lucky girl to have such a good neighbour it seems to me you will have no problems as long as the incoming neighbours are willing to co-operate - is there going to be a gap between the current ones moving out and the new ones moving in? how long will they keep the cat flap closed? a couple of ...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:29 am
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: Too old to adopt
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1647
Re: Too old to adopt
I'm older than you, and my current cat came to me aged 11 - if I outlive her I will look for another perhaps even older cat, as I know I can offer an ideal home for an oldie wanting a quiet life - in particular I shall look for a cat who has been in rescue for far too long because most people want a...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:31 am
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Why don't cats have vets?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 755
Re: Why don't cats have vets?
I suspect it comes down to breeding too - I wonder how many of the dogs registered are pure bred - most probably unregistered mongrels might well be closer to the unregistered moggie number - and as spaying and neutering must be a major reason for registering cats, the fact that rescues do this is a...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:25 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: cat bald patch (ringworm)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2425
Re: cat bald patch (ringworm)
I don't know if you have a cat flap, but for the benefit of anyone who does reading this thread, years ago I had a cat who had recurring bouts of ringworm, until I twigged that I needed to give the cat flap a thorough cleaning
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:09 am
- Forum: Rescue & Rehoming - General
- Topic: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2166
Re: TNR - Did I do something wrong?
great news - does he look thinner? if not it means he has been finding food somewhere else, which would be one less worry for you
- Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:04 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Feline owner newbie...are these ear mites?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 401
Re: Feline owner newbie...are these ear mites?
I'm no expert on ear mites, or indeed any other cat's ear problems, but I did once have a rescue cat with bad mites, and the muck looked to be much deeper in the ear canal than in your pictures, and he scratched his ears constantly if your boy doesn't seem bothered, and there is no evidence of any i...
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:56 pm
- Forum: General Cat Chatting!
- Topic: Neuturing cost
- Replies: 4
- Views: 799
Re: Neuturing cost
top cost in my neck of the woods (West Wales) is around £60, so £240 sounds just wrong
so unless she has a health condition which complicates what is usually a routine op, I would certainly query it
so unless she has a health condition which complicates what is usually a routine op, I would certainly query it