The Cat Thread

I tried it, it worked.

It's not fear, surprise if anything. One of mine surprises himself if he treads on a strange leaf in the woods, basically the cat version of making someone jump.

Yah fair point I just think its a bit mean.. maybe I'm a softie

To be fair mine have scared the shit out of me a few times, pay back..

Yeah, both my cats just looked at it and walked away.

I just think its a bit mean..

+1 :'(

Yeah I'm not going to do it again, he obviously doesn't like cucumbers for whatever reason!

Great, my cat had a problem again... She sometimes has a bit of diarrhea and then sits down and drags herself all over the floor of my house. I really had to go to work and she cleaned herself already so when I get home I can clean the floor of my entire house again. Great... Three vets don't know what it is.

Has there been a change of food?

Have you never seen a cat jump when it see its tail/shadow/reflection?

I suspect mine would eat it...

Proud Alma is proud.

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Maybe we can dodge the vet this time... still another 2x this to go...

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Tried the cucumber thing earlier. Didn't work. He just looked at it like "what's that cucumber doing on the floor?" and strolled off.

Love the tail placed so neatly on top of the paws!

One of ours is going through a sulky teenage phase, off her food, doesn't want to go out, crying for attention then runs away when you try and fuss her, generally being a right pain.

Same, they both just turned and looked at it, sniffed and walked away. Slightly disappointing.

Nah.

There are some foods she can handle but then she sometimes has diarrhea. Other foods are impossible. Just a bad stomach. Purina for example results in a lot of diarrhea and blood. Other foods it's just sometimes.

That sounds a bit like my parents cat - was rescued from somewhere by the vet and had every test under the sun (things that no-one who had to pay for it would ever do) to try and figure out what the problem is, couldn't find anything. They let us take him with a warning and after a month of boiled chicken we cautiously tried him on normal catfood. Whiskers seemed to be the one that he could deal with but 10 years later I'm pretty sure he eats whatever he can get his paws on!

Well I've had mine since she was three years old. She used to be used for cat shows and won several prizes when she was younger. She's had this issue for a few years now. She's not going to die of it, she's a happy purring kitty that only wants to do three things: sleep on my lap, getting attention while sitting on my lap and eating cat sticks while sitting on my lap. Last part can be a bit dangerous. When she has this issue it's usually once. A month or longer ago she had it an evening which was frustrating for both of us.
I don't think it's wise if I cook her chicken though. I heard it can be dangerous if you undercook it. No idea how that works with cats but I don't want to risk it. And since I've never cooked chicken in my life, I have no idea how that works.

Cats killer in south london... beware...

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/29/fears-raised-after-spate-of-cat-killings-in-south-london

I have done it! No more matted hair on the boss!!! I am very pround of myself!!! Yay!!

Part of the reason we cook is to kill harmful bacteria. If you don't cook chicken through, you can end up with loads more than when you started, which is bad.

If in doubt, stick to breast meat. When you think it's done stick a small knife into the center; if it comes out really-bloody-hot it's done.

@Arawn can of tuna? (1/3 at a time)

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