My cat just fell out the window...

anyone looking for pet insurance should check out Animal Friends Insurance (AFI) not for profit for charity.

I've got AFI too.

We've only had the cat a couple of months, so no need to use it yet, but it seems to cover all the good stuff.

I feed mine Hills natures best dry food

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/hills_natures_best/13386

and Almo wet food.

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/almo_nature/daily_menu/153118

You can get them from the pet shop on Amhurst Road, Hackney

I get Royal Canin. Have it delivered in 2x10kg bags, which last ages. Also get a bunch of bags of litter delivered at the same time.

what about science plan, is it any cop?

thats hills

Molly likes Hills.. But she's not that fussy really..

the two terrors will eat anything it seems but I am coming round to the logic behind better food. off on holiday next week so will bulk order something better on our return. leave the smelly turds for the cat sitters

This is what I feed Alley

"Purr-nickety packs a total of nearly 80% meat into it's product and being a rice and potato free formula is much closer to a cat's natural diet than ever, having maximum protein and minimal carbohydrate."

@Horatio, sorry about your cat. All this talk of ill cats makes me sad. I know I'll be distraught when I have to lose Monty :-(

@Nhatt, somewhere on this forum you will find rants from me about Monty choosing not to use his litter box and instead pissing on the floor. It drove me to despair, and he was doing it for years. I tried everything. Basic bribery completely fixed this problem. It even worked when I working all nighters during the summer. First of all get decent litter. World's Best is the best. it doesn't smell, you can just scoop out the turds and the little piss cakes and flush them down the loo, as it's made from sweetcorn. It's kinder to the paws too. A non-stinky litter tray is better. Secondly remove the toilet smells from where the cat has pissed with something other than bleach, then wipe down with orange bols or something. Alcohol and oranges are cats least favourite smells. Then remove mats, capets, towels on the floor, etc from around the tray as the softness underfoot may offer an inviting toilet. The real trick is simple. Make the cat associate using its litter tray as a good thing. A much better thing than not using it. Watch the cat. when it uses its litter tray start praising it. A lot. use the same words every time. When it's done make the praise louder and head towards the food whilst praising it all the time, and give the cat a small handful of biscuits. Pretty soon the cat will associate using its litter tray with receiving a reward. Monty now comes and tells me when he's used his, or if I am out he'll either wait until I am in before using the tray or just tell me when I get back. he associates the flushing toilet+ the phrase "good little boy" with a treat. Either way, pissing on the floor is a thing of the past.

@Teapots. Monty's insured with Petplan. Apart from the £150 excess they paid out for everything when he was diabetic, which saved us thousands. All his Hills prescription food was covered too.
(He has Hills m/d) which is very low in sugar and carbs, to keep him thin and blood sugar low.

@jv. My cat makes a racket. When I'm outside and come home, as I approach the door he's shouting his head off. He also likes to run around the flat, often with a toy in his mouth (that he's had since he was tiny - aww) and making the most amazing range of strange sounds. He also shouts when he wants anything from me. some cats do just make a lot of noise.

ok another question, as there seems to be a lot of cat experts here. I am taking my cat to my mums while I go away for xmas. she lives in the country with 2 cats who will probably kick his ass (he is ghetto and can deal with it).Should she let him out for a run around? he is an indoor cat at home

no! highly likely that she will never see him again. if wont know that you mum's place is home and will not want to hang around, especially if the other cats are not very welcoming.

I agree with jemjah

Yes, me too. After moving house, you should always keep a cat indoors for a few weeks so it gets to know where is home, even if it is an outdoor cat. Take something smelling of home for him to sleep on and should make him know he's not being abandoned (something that smells of you is a good idea - a fleece or something).

If you have to move your cat then do the following (it'll cause lots of stress).

Leave a travel box in the cat's favourite spot in your house for a couple of weeks, put some treats in there to encourage the cat to be curious about it.
Pack up the cat for travel in the box a couple of weeks later and pack it's blanket/litter tray/sleeping cushion/etc.
Upon arrival, set the cat up in a small, quiet room, away from all the other cats and smells, etc (put the litter tray in one corner and the eating area in the other furthest corner).
Spend lots of time with the cat and hopefully it won't be too stressed as it will view this new room as it's home.
The introduction of the cats to each other will not go down very well, you can do this in many different ways (travel boxes nearer and nearer to each other, a new "mutual" room that both cats aren't used to, introduce the more aggressive cat into the other timid cat's area as a fight is less likely, etc), if you plan on only having your cat somewhere for a couple of weeks I'd keep them all in separate parts of the house for ease, at the very least I would let the cat get over the initial journey/new home before adding further stress with cat introductions, etc.

cheers all. advice appreciated

Get a sack, a couple of bricks and locate your nearest canal. Then get a new cute kitten when you get back after Christmas.

Andyp, Tiswas.. Step away from the cat thread... It will end in tears..

Cat people are weird.

this is true

Oh Tiswas

Bit of a sad run agree Chris. I for one feel and felt a great deal of comfort for the simple share.

How's kitty day care working out?

Any thing that makes the burden lighter mate.

Kitty day care is going ok... its expensive but I don't want to move her more then I need too, I've swung by and visited her every day and they seem to be taking good care of her.

Dept Buildings slapped a vacate order on our old building due to damage to the structure during the boiler failure, all my stuff is in storage and me and the roomate are hoping to move into a new place this weekend, fighting with the old ll to get some of this months rent and our deposit back (at least). Its a fucking head ace and ahalf but i know it will all end up ok.

If you have to move your cat then do the following (it'll cause lots of stress).

Leave a travel box in the cat's favourite spot in your house for a couple of weeks, put some treats in there to encourage the cat to be curious about it.
Pack up the cat for travel in the box a couple of weeks later and pack it's blanket/litter tray/sleeping cushion/etc.
Upon arrival, set the cat up in a small, quiet room, away from all the other cats and smells, etc (put the litter tray in one corner and the eating area in the other furthest corner).
Spend lots of time with the cat and hopefully it won't be too stressed as it will view this new room as it's home.
The introduction of the cats to each other will not go down very well, you can do this in many different ways (travel boxes nearer and nearer to each other, a new "mutual" room that both cats aren't used to, introduce the more aggressive cat into the other timid cat's area as a fight is less likely, etc), if you plan on only having your cat somewhere for a couple of weeks I'd keep them all in separate parts of the house for ease, at the very least I would let the cat get over the initial journey/new home before adding further stress with cat introductions, etc.

Or find a cat like my Tommy who regularly travels between London and Devon. Goes outside at both places, and absolutely loves travelling in the car - to the point that most mornings the other half has to stop him from climbing in when she goes to work!

Roo is 13 years old. Ron? is 9 months.

She does not like him, and although she doesn't attack him, she's very vocal. At 3am.

We've tried feeding them nice things at the same time (blocks of coley - cheap, cheerful, and they love it), which just ends up with her growling, yowling and hissing with her mouth full.

BQ - you seem to have the cat whisperer knack - what's your suggestion for bringing peace to the house?

Ron? bites faces a lot too. Although this doesn't bother me so much, as it's not my face that is being bitten.

My solution would be not getting the second cat, but it looks like you're too late there.
Unless they are siblings who've been together since birth Cats rarely get on.
Both neutered I assume? Just give it time, make sure they both get the attention they crave.

My cat has started chasing foxes, is that even normal? Does anyones elses do this?

There are foxes in my garden and Pinky used to see them off quite regularly. She wasn't a particularly big cat either and not at all aggressive.