The Cat Thread

Didn't you know you have a cat? lol At least mine has now learnt if she jumps onto the desk when I am working, or tries sitting on my keyboard, she will get taken of the desk with no warning... instead she waits next my feet or on the bed patiently for cuddles...

yes I do, but it has been almost 20 years since we had a cat from kitten age, takes a little getting used to again ;-)

Oh Jack is so handsome! Looks a lot like Roscoe of My Sad Cat fame(?)

https://twitter.com/mysadcat/status/518824241844985856

How old is he? I've got 4 kg of IAMS kitten kibble if you want it.

Great news! Hope they recognise the flat as home for good now.

sounds like they've come home :)

Thanks, but he's 18 months old.

Same age as Newton and Ada. :)

Ada's taken to breaking under the kitchen cupboards, here's Newton looking for her.

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I knew I shouldn't have laughed, now Tesla's been a bit poorly and has pebble dashed her entire rear end with the worst-smelling substance I have ever encountered.

What is the best way to deal with this? She's currently outside because she's obviously got it all out of her system and is sprightly enough to be jumping around again, but I don't want her anywhere near the furniture.

Does she need bathing in the sink, or should I wait till it's dried off a bit and then have a go with the beard trimmer?

To be honest, neither option was really what I had in mind for the half term break.

did Jack get both jabs before leaving Battersea? Patch was given 1 less on purpose and my vet told me a lot of their cats and dogs from Battersea had the same treatment, or rather the lack of it. I was told they do this delibrately so it forces people to register with a vet asap.

I had a very strong word with them and they gave me some bullshit excuse, managed to get the 2nd jab, but still wasn't ideal for Patch as I had to take her back to Battersea a week or so after she came home with me, which could have totally been avoided.

Still I am grateful I met my best friend who keeps on my toe all the time

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I think it's their policy. We need to get his second injection next week. Which is fine, because it means we'll find a vets and get him registered, but it isn't the most sensible policy.

Have fun finding a vet. You would not believe the number of vets in the Maida Vale area that offer woo like homeopathy... I eventually went with the vet that didn't have that listed on their website as a genuine treatment option.

This requires a helper - pick her up, get into the shower, close the shower door, wash cat with showerhead. This will not make you popular, but she won't be able to escape, and you won't have had to hold her down with one hand whilst trying to wash her with the other.

We don't have a shower with a door that closes unfortunately, and I had no helper.

She did not enjoy the bath at all, but it did the job. She lifted herself out of the bath with one claw, which was firmly embedded in my forearm.

Luckily, she quickly forgot that I was the one who put her in the bath in the first place, and was grateful to me for rescuing her. She quite enjoyed being towelled off as well.

No it isn't. Like I said, I asked them why she wasn't given her 2nd jab before leaving and is it really sensible to let this happen? Cats take forever to settle in etc... you know I gave the the usual speech.

They then told me Pach had flu the day when I took her home which meant she wasn't fit to have her 2nd jab. When I said I was not told about it at 'check out' despites asking not once, but twice about Patch's current health, I was told she was fit and healthy with no health issues at all. They were speechless as they realized I know they lied, then swiftly offered to give her her 2nd jab for free.

I spoke to 2 vet practices and both thought it was batshit crazy, 1 said if I were to get the booster jab with them, they would have to start again, making a total of 3 jabs as what they use is different to what battersea uses. And this is CHAT, so they weren't out for my money...

There are vets offering homeopathy? You would expect someone with a medical degree, whether it's for humans or pets, wouldn't try to scam people with that.

I made a spreadsheet when I was looking for vets in our area. Here's the homeopathy column, so I guess it's not as bad as I remember, but it could be that some vets in the area didn't even make it onto my list in the first place due to that criteria.

Homeopathy bullshit
no
recommends against it
one guy does a clinic on Wednesdays
no, but does offer acupuncture
some

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Here is an example. The mind boggles.
http://www.hydeparkvet.co.uk/services/services/homeopathy-and-acupuncture.html

is anyone watching 90 cats and counting? i don't think i can cope

I read it. I don't think my mind can process that at this moment.

They banned people from saying homeopathy can cure anything in my country, so selling a "bottle of water that can cure a fever" is illegal. It really surprises me that people still fall for it.

Indeed, and that nonsense about "Veterinary homeopathy is without side effects." I'm not sure I agree with that. It's pretty clear that a visit to the vet is a distressing situation for most pets and subjecting them to additional visits for woo could result in a general lowering in their well-being, particularly since you can't explain to your cat or dog why they are going.

Cat went out this morning, swiftly came back in as it was pissing down... had he breakfest, waited by the window, probably for the rain to stop... 20 mins later, she decided to go out again (it started to rain even more heavily), some mintues latet, a completely soaking wet cat shot through the flap, ran round the flat like mad, she was half her usual size... I had to chase her round the flat to dry her when my nose was bleeding... oh and did I mention it all happened before 6am? A lovely morning I have had so far...

Depends on the pet though. I probably have the easiest cat to go to the vet with though. She likes going on trips with me, even if it's to the vet. I just refuse to spend my money on scams like homeopathy.

Cant believe you dry the cat. Mine drys his self on the dogs bed, with a smug look of satisfaction. Although I believe that's his default facial expression.

You see the thing is, if I don't, she'd dry herself on my bed, probably on my pillows...

And today we play a new game. Its too cold/wet/miserable/dark to go out so the cat will sit 3 inches from the door while its open. Then sing me the song of his people when shut.... little dick. And as he is faster than me will sneak out when I let the dog into the garden for a poop. So now I have to pen the cat in the laundry basket before opening the door or play "come in then you tit" until after midnight. This is on top of my personal favourite - who needs to sleep at 2am when you can jump on his balls from the window? Little spoiler: apparently the answer is both me and the dog.

Cant wait for the summer to release the spawn on the unsuspecting wildlife, and while we are here my cat is defective. Its scared of the dark. The ferocious urban predator that has been terrorizing the local moggies and bullying the dogs is scared of the dark.

Ha ha, scared of the dark.....

The door thing is common.

There is a cat that wanders in to the garden of the house in France. He is black and white and enjoys staring in through the lounge window, even the kitchen windows but does not want to be petted.

So I set a fierce cat trap in the garden....I left a cardboard box to put other cardboard boxes in to. Wander back 20 minutes later and put the boxes in and guess what I have trapped?