The Cat Thread

Has anyone on here trained their cat to use the toilet? YouTube makes it look simple, but I'm sure it's not.

I highly recommend listening to this story before trying to toilet train a cat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdUoYMO823o

New arrival. Marius a Maine coon at 14 weeks. He's a bastard.....

Sorry pictures won't load from my phone!!

Nice one, they grow to be big bastards !

Anyone else's cat had urethra problems? It was blocked due to a bladder issue. Vet thought he was hours away from heart failure, thank god for insurance.

1 Attachment

I highly recommend listening to this story before trying to toilet train a cat.

Hahaha, very good!

I'm getting a bit nervous. Sam is having an operation tomorrow to remove 'a sliver of both his bottom eyelids' as the hairs on the eyelids have inverted inwards and are rubbing against his eyes. He has an ulcer in one eye that hasn't cleared up and his other eye looks very sore. I always hate it when he has to go anaesthetic, as I know the risks particularly as he gets older.
Anyway, has anyone else had a cat with the same problem and did the surgery help?

has anyone else had a cat with the same problem and did the surgery help?

Yes and yes. Tiny here has had both eyes done, albeit a couple of years between ops. He used to get regular eyelid swelling from ulcers, but his eyes seem much better now ( he's squinting because of bright sunlight ).

Hope Sam heals up soon. I'm sure he'll love you putting ointment in his eyes, while they're healing...

Ha! He is already sulking about me having to put two different types of eye ointment on twice a day. He has also got through about six packs of cat treats as bribery/entrapment.

Thanks. It's reassuring to know this might help. I hope he will be able to stop squinting and be his lovely wide eyed cat self again.

Sending positive enegry to both you and Sam for tomorrow! Human (me) is keeping my fingers crossed and Cat (Patch) is keeping her paws crossed.

Our cat (deceased at the good age of 18) has had that same problem from age 12 on, bladder stones blocking the pee exit canals... they removed his penis to allow any little stones to pass, and he did OK for the last 6 years, on special food

My cat puts up with a lot.

https://instagram.com/p/BE8PDUCDVEv/

Thanks Peter V. He seems to have bounced back from the surgery pretty quickly. He's on meds twice a day, and hopefully he will keep his penis. I think e are going to have to alter his diet a bit, his diet is fine, so more of a preventative measure.

Thanks.
Sam is now home and struggling to eat with a cone of shame. I've had to feed him out of my hand.
He hasn't stopped purring though; he seems very excitable. I'm assuming that is a combination of being home and the drugs.

Yay!!! Glad to hear it.

Suzy'll be 1 in about 2 weeks time, still just able to sit on my hand :)

1 Attachment

Hehe, but how long can you hold her? :)

Our cats came home practically gurning after their snip ops - eyes like saucers and purring for 18 hours straight. I envied them! The vet said sedatives can do that to cats...

This is a natty alternative to the cone of shame.

haha, for about 8 shutter clicks

Such a sweet cat..
..and love the pictures where she just sits in your hand like that.

Took some awesome pics of Patch, shame server error... will try again in the morning...

Less than a second ;)

This is Simba. He lives next door to my friends but actually spends most of his time sat on their sofa instead.

1 Attachment

.

1 Attachment