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Hi there and congrats on getting the trust of these cats - sorry to hear about the girl though. As always - time is the remedy. I knew a mature feral tom with terrible ear problems - he would go near nobody but in the end he came to me for food...eventually he let me stroke his back...I tempted him ...

Happy St Pat's from me and my cats! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Wv4HtZdso" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This is naughty ginger Molly's theme tune - Maidrin Rua (little fox) by the Pogues :D One set of grandparents came from Dublin, so we're celebrating! Slainnte! :D

Hi again - I once read that the more confident cats in a household don't bother to bury their motions, but the shyer ones do. With my cats I've certainly found this to be the case - I always know whodunnit!

Congrats re Kleio's improvement - long may it last, paws crossed

Aww, poor Theo - it's true, they do know. Hope he's recovered from his 'ordeal' now and normal cuddle service has been resumed, bless him. In my teens I had a boyfriend with a Honda 50 - sitting waiting for him on the front porch with my then cat Saada, I always knew when he was arriving, as Saada w...

However, part of the problem for your puss is that cats drink by catching the water on the underside of their tongue and scooping it into their mouths (saw it on telly slowed down recently). If she's lost part of her tongue, this is going to be really hard for her. Lilynmitz you're right! I once sa...

Hi and congrats on your new cat and good on yer for adopting him. I've just read a post by another member whose adopted rescue waited a day or two to wee etc. I think he's just feeling strange and he'll go when he feels more confident. There's always a chance he might have weed in a dark corner but ...

LOL! I'm not alone then :D Nannymcfee, I remember when I lived in a rural area and George (the Beast of Bodmin lookalike) used to stalk along the garden fence with some hapless creature in his jaws... 'George. Is that dead?' Crunch! 'It is now,' said George. He knew that if he brought it in alive I ...

Hi, sorry to hear you're having problems - there's nothing worse than persistent fouling - eww, especially when it seems like there's no solution. However, I did wonder. The litter tray door. One of my trays came with a catflap type door and I never fitted it. I took one look at it and thought, my l...

Poor girl! Yes, agree with Meriad - she may be getting all the hydration she needs from the wet food and water, and about a shallower bowl too, but wondered, might it help to give her a water bowl raised up to her chin level, so that she can drink without having to bend down and make the effort to s...

Sounds like these guys are living in the 1950s! In an ideal world, yes, sure, where cats can roam to their hearts' content in grassy fields etc etc... Only this isn't an ideal world. Even the grassy fields (for those cats lucky enough to access them) may be peopled by farmers with shotguns (I knew s...

Aww thanks for the kind words but it was your wisdom as well you know, living with them and getting them over the initial awkward patch - so very glad they're settling together, again congrats

Lazy evening. Cats have biscuits upstairs and downstairs all the time; wet food in the evening, between 8-ish 9-ish. Milk every two or three days, sometimes tuna or mackerel (found this half price and stocked up.) Tonight - right, milk, definitely; after Mouse, who tends to be constipated, had diarr...

We-ell...unless it became an emergency, I'd be inclined just to let her fade as long as she continues ok. No disrespect meant to Janey, but personally, especially at this time of year, I wouldn't want a cat to have to do a Jessie J.

Looks like you're stuck with a dirty little stopout lol

Hi Laura, have you got the grubby one sorted out?

Hope all's ok

Is he supplementing his diet somewhere else? We-ell... I once knew someone with a huge 'Postman Pat' type cat, naturally called Jess. She moved house. The cat lost weight dramatically and of course she worried that the move had stressed him. Presently he regained all his weight and all was well...b...

Re your worries about not drinking enough if she's on dry food, Lily was a very fussy drinker , but we had to make sure she did to control her many medical conditions. Towards the end of her life she wouldn't drink tap water any more, and I had to go out to get water from our water butt two or thre...

Hi Janet, have you contacted the Wakefield branch of the CPL (listed on this forum under 'find your local rescue cat shelters')? From what I've heard in the past they've always been needing homes for cats and a quiet home for an adult cat, especially one to be a house cat, ought to be a welcome prop...

She categorically won't touch Whiskas! I went to pets at home this evening and got 3 different boxes to try. We don't have kids so they're my babies, I don't want them to go without! Lol - they won't go without - cats are better survivors than humans! But do hope you have more peace of mind soon re...

Hi Mollysmummy :) I once knew a brilliant cat rescue worker who used to say, 'hunger is a very sweet sauce'. In other words, a cat who was healthy but faddy was best not worried about; if it wouldn't eat what was on offer, it soon would. This sounds a bit harsh I know, and I'd feel as you do about M...

Other than that is it your cat???? is a neighbour saying 'well it went out white with black splodges, and has come back pure white':lol: LOL! :lol: Hi again Laura - is the stuff jet black or is it sort of greyish? When ferals started moving in with me they used to wear a permanent mucky dark grey s...

Omg! Never heard of anything like that before! Is she completely covered in it? If it won't come off with plain water or a gentle soap, then I'd be tempted to try sponging with cooking oil. I keep snakes and in the past there has been misguided advice to tape heat mats etc down with duct tape, resul...

Awww - this is grrrreat news! So very glad to hear - thanks for posting. :D It's so sad that Senior's brother has continued to go missing, but sounds like Newby is helping to heal that gap in your lives. Brilliant that they're already getting on so well - really pleased to hear, congrats! :D :D :D

Ah thanks Bobbysgirl - I will have another look on Amazon

Ooh what a handsome lad!

No, this is nothing out of the ordinary. My three tell the world when they've been, and have the mad half hour. Emily's the most sedate, but Mouse and Molly carry on alarming lol

I'd never seen this before - I had to watch a youtube video to get the point. I think my Molly would like one of these - either that or she'd wreck it! - but the info about batteries is very vague and some of the reviews say that it runs out of juice in no time. What sort of batteries does it use - ...

Hi there :) I like to spot clean every time a cat has 'been' although overnight, and if I'm busy, I may not notice the odd wee or two until later. I confess I prefer the fuller's earth clumping litter (Sainsbury's ultra clumping is my personal choice) as it's easier to find the wees and save the unu...

Aww glad to hear the good news, you must be so relieved! Congrats to you and the lad

I wouldn't want to shovel up after a beastie that size...talk about pew, ma tray!

Whaat??? I live in Wakefield too! But on the outskirts of the town centre. Now if my George was still alive I'd swear it was him (he used to take his holidays in Bodmin lol.) Never heard of this critter before. I'd be interested, though, to know exactly what people have seen. Many years ago, sitting...

Often an elderly cat with arthritis may have problems squatting in the tray. A quick wee, no problem, but as for more serious stuff...My old Finn (never knew his real age - he had been feral) needed a little errm, guidance about NOT spraying indoors when he first joined us, but he got there, and he ...