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Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
Catish went over the fence into the neighbours garden for the first time and they sprayed her with water. I feel a bit cross about it but I suppose it's better than them hurting her to make her go away 
Manter
Lunch Mob
Vintage Paw hope he's ok
poptyping could be an awful lot worse- it is supposed to be the humane way to put them off...
poptyping could be an awful lot worse- it is supposed to be the humane way to put them off...
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
Yeah I know... And I can appreciate that they don't want her in their garden. My mum used to put chilli powder down to keep cats away *mad* Although part of me can't see what the big deal is. Before she was going out we didn't mind other cats coming in and having a sniff. But then we're cat lovers innit.
Thimble Queen
Called away to another place
Sending well wishes to monkey also Vintage Paw
izz
Increased Leisure Citizen
They're both just beautiful but I can understand you not wanting to adopt any more. PM me the neighbour's address and I'll send them a stern letter
I haven't posted about these two in a while. Next door's cats sat on our terrace waiting for breakfast this morning. Their owner now blatantly goes off and leaves them shut outside Thursday to Monday. Even when she's at home on the other days they are mostly shut out.
They both come into our place and we feed them twice everyday but I don't want them living with us as we are planning to move and really, I don't want 3 cats. Our cat Vincent now tolerates Marmite but doesn't really like Brett coming indoors.
We have made a cat nest under our outside steps and they sleep there. The bloody neighbour hasn't even commented. I know I should say something but I can't seem to bring myself to.
izz
Increased Leisure Citizen
Gosh, wishing you all the very best for his recovery. It sounds awful for a cat to go through anything like that but they can, and do, bounce back spectacularly. I know you're worried sick, but hey, if you can't sleep you have urban ! He's in the perfect place for where he needs to be, he's over the worst now and although it may be tough, I'm prepared to bet his recovery will be easier than you think. Hang on in there and look forward to his homecoming. I rarely do this but have a set of brackets (Vintage Paw )Sophie's beautiful, Geri. I'm sure she'll settle in in no time, and maybe even start ruling the roost
Thanks again all for the well wishes.
Charlie (monkey's real name, monkey's his nickname) ate quite a bit over the weekend, but he had poorly poos, and over night last night was sick 2 or 3 times. I took him in this morning and spoke to the vet, who was reticent to do the dental if he'd been sick. But since we have no idea what's really causing it, he thought the best thing to do was to put him on fluids, sedate him, give him an xray to check for anything suspicious in his tummy and intestines to rule that out (since his blood work is all very good), and if it was then to go ahead while he was asleep and do the dental. So that's what they did.
I left the vets in a state. Got home, went straight to bed and spent the next 3 hours crying and napping (and having a god awful dream about someone in surgery who kind of woke up while chopped in half and his two separate halves were screaming for them to stop... god, I don't want that dream again -- fuck you, brain). The vet called just after midday, Charlie was still in surgery but everything was going really well, there was nothing at all on the xray, he'd taken all his molars out, he said in addition to the awful tartar buildup and loose teeth, he had something-word-i-can't-remember lesions as well, and he said Charlie will have been in a lot of pain because of them. He said currently he has his 4 fangs and his mini cute incisors at the front left, but looking at his top 2 fangs they are starting to show signs of those lesions, so while he was still under did I agree to having them out too. Of course I said yes, take whatever you need! He said he's going to have an uncomfortable couple of weeks ahead of him, but fingers crossed for the future. Since he's been ill and they are always wary of cats who've been vomiting and having anaesthetics, I asked whether it would be best if he stay in with them overnight so they can monitor him. He agreed. It means moving him by pet ambulance to their other surgery (which is a gazillion miles away from me) because theirs isn't staffed overnight, but he said it's probably a good idea because they can keep him on fluids and give him more pain medication and just generally keep an eye on him and make sure there are no adverse effects to the anaesthesia. They'll give me a ring once he's settled in there later this afternoon.
So I guess, all being well I'll be able to go and pick him up sometime tomorrow once they bring him back to my local surgery again.
I asked him if those lesions can cause vomiting, and he said not directly, but it's possible the pain made him nauseous and so indirectly it could have an effect. Otherwise, they're totally stumped about what might be causing the vomiting. Once he's on the mend with his teeth though, we can finally rule that out as a(n indirect) cause. Maybe it'll clear up, it was after all a recent thing and wasn't even an everyday thing.
I have a million notes of things to ask them when they call later, and things to ask when I go and pick him up too.
The poor baby was so scared this morning
dylanredefined
Not a house elf a tiger
My cat has lost nearly a kg since being put on a diet by the vet.
I haven't posted about these two in a while. Next door's cats sat on our terrace waiting for breakfast this morning. Their owner now blatantly goes off and leaves them shut outside Thursday to Monday. Even when she's at home on the other days they are mostly shut out.
They both come into our place and we feed them twice everyday but I don't want them living with us as we are planning to move and really, I don't want 3 cats. Our cat Vincent now tolerates Marmite but doesn't really like Brett coming indoors.
We have made a cat nest under our outside steps and they sleep there. The bloody neighbour hasn't even commented. I know I should say something but I can't seem to bring myself to.
tis a shame you can't steal them both when you move. it is a worry what will happen once you leave.
They're both just beautiful but I can understand you not wanting to adopt any more. PM me the neighbour's address and I'll send them a stern letter
One of my other neighbours is a volunteer at the cat rescue centre where we got Vincent from. She has offered to speak to the cat's owner and offer to get the cats rehomed if she no longer wants them.
I will post when I know more. I do like them but I don't want them.
Maybe next door neighbour will feel guilty and start looking after her cats again 
or not 
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Charlie of Doom is back home!
He seems keen to devour any food that is put before him. I've never heard him cry so much for food before. He's drinking a lot as well, understandable, his mouth must feel awful.
He's very active, wandering around constantly, can't seem to settle, but we've only been home an hour so I expect it'll take him a while. He's had his metacam, which is a painkiller and anti-inflammatory apparently. Liquid, but this can go on food, which is infinitely better than that peppermint horror story from last week.
Poor little bugger, his top lip keeps getting caught on his bottom fangs so he constantly looks like he's grimacing, absolutely disgusted with me
Got to take him back on Friday for a check up, but so far so good. Trying not to give him too much food, don't want to make him sick! He had a 1/3 of a little tin of tuna as soon as we got in, and I just boiled up some chicken. He's currently stalking around upstairs, probably to make sure there are no veterinary nurses hiding, waiting to prod and poke him.
He seems keen to devour any food that is put before him. I've never heard him cry so much for food before. He's drinking a lot as well, understandable, his mouth must feel awful.
He's very active, wandering around constantly, can't seem to settle, but we've only been home an hour so I expect it'll take him a while. He's had his metacam, which is a painkiller and anti-inflammatory apparently. Liquid, but this can go on food, which is infinitely better than that peppermint horror story from last week.
Poor little bugger, his top lip keeps getting caught on his bottom fangs so he constantly looks like he's grimacing, absolutely disgusted with me
Got to take him back on Friday for a check up, but so far so good. Trying not to give him too much food, don't want to make him sick! He had a 1/3 of a little tin of tuna as soon as we got in, and I just boiled up some chicken. He's currently stalking around upstairs, probably to make sure there are no veterinary nurses hiding, waiting to prod and poke him.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
So glad he's home and wandering about - I think that's a good sign. Checking his house still smells the same
Do you have to take him back for a review?
Yep, he goes back on Friday to make sure everything is healing. I hope he'll have settled a bit by then, although he won't be very keen to go back to the place that did all the mean things to him!
He's very vocal and anxious at the moment. His mouth must be sore, he's drinking every few minutes and won't sit still. He'll tire himself out eventually and hopefully have a nap. It's been such an ordeal, and he's a very scaredy cat anyway. He's acting like he did when he was very bad before his thyroid was diagnosed -- yowling, pacing, seemingly asking for food constantly, drinking lots, anxious. He's had his thyroid pill this morning, he's fed and watered, so I can only think it's the stress and sore mouth. I wish I could do something for him! All I can do is make sure he has his meds, try to stay calm and reassuring, and not mither him, just let him get on with what he needs to. The nurse said I might see bloody drool, but not to worry unless it's lots of fresh blood. Otherwise he just needs time to heal.
I want to give him a big cuddle and tell him it'll all be alright, but I'll probably be limping away missing a limb or two if I try that
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
Oh bless, poor Charlie and poor you Vintage Paw - guess all you can do is be around for him, is he much one for sitting on a lap?
Possibly not given that you're afraid to cuddle him
Either way, I caught up on all the posts earlier, so glad he's back home at least
Possibly not given that you're afraid to cuddle him
Either way, I caught up on all the posts earlier, so glad he's back home at least
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
Well, the cat introductions are not getting very far, as Sophie will not leave the bedroom, and Jimmy won't go in it.
We deliberately kept our two completely separate for the first week and would swap bits of bedding around so they could smell each other. Really seemed to work, by the time we let them meet it went off pretty much without incident.
E2A: we kept the new cat in the front room and let the original cat have the rest of the house, they really need quite some time to adjust to letting another cat into their territory.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Oh bless, poor Charlie and poor you Vintage Paw - guess all you can do is be around for him, is he much one for sitting on a lap?
Possibly not given that you're afraid to cuddle him
Either way, I caught up on all the posts earlier, so glad he's back home at least
Thank you!
He does love to sit on my lap, purrs like a tractor while he gets a tickle, and often falls asleep in various confusing positions on me. But he does so on his terms, so I think it'll be a while before he feels calm enough to do so! Hopefully by tonight, I'll put something on netflix, put my feet up, and as soon as he sees me put his blanky
on my legs he'll come over and settle down. I hope!
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
That's a very good idea. I remember when my mum got a second cat years ago, we kept them apart, one in the kitchen, one in the living room, separated by a glass door. They could see each other and neither were very happy about it. That fateful day when they finally met, they chased each other upstairs and up the bleeding wallpaper
Smokey, the elder cat, eventually learned to tolerate Snowy, but would occasionally sit behind the door waiting for her and trip her up
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
his blanky
Our rescue cat came with a blankie. It was the only way you could get him to come out ... first from his box at the centre, then out from behind the sofa at home, then onto your lap .... he doesn't use it at all now, but I think it's safe to say he still has some behavioural issues, bless him Here's hoping Charlie settles down soon.
CRI
Registered Chooser
Look after your limbs!Yep, he goes back on Friday to make sure everything is healing. I hope he'll have settled a bit by then, although he won't be very keen to go back to the place that did all the mean things to him!
He's very vocal and anxious at the moment. His mouth must be sore, he's drinking every few minutes and won't sit still. He'll tire himself out eventually and hopefully have a nap. It's been such an ordeal, and he's a very scaredy cat anyway. He's acting like he did when he was very bad before his thyroid was diagnosed -- yowling, pacing, seemingly asking for food constantly, drinking lots, anxious. He's had his thyroid pill this morning, he's fed and watered, so I can only think it's the stress and sore mouth. I wish I could do something for him! All I can do is make sure he has his meds, try to stay calm and reassuring, and not mither him, just let him get on with what he needs to. The nurse said I might see bloody drool, but not to worry unless it's lots of fresh blood. Otherwise he just needs time to heal.
I want to give him a big cuddle and tell him it'll all be alright, but I'll probably be limping away missing a limb or two if I try that
It does sound promising so far with you Charlie. Griff (pig) was on metacam for a while - the one that tastes like honey, so not quite as ghastly as peppermint flavour! The mouth is bound to be sore and the water will probably help soothe that. Yes, he'll probably wear out a bit soon and rest. I hope you're feeling better as well!
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Thank you
I'm going to have to try to get a decent picture of his new look... I try not to laugh as he sits there, lip curled up caught on his teeth, but it's hard
He's easily 100% more adorable.
He's settling for slightly longer periods now. In his hut (his carry cage thing he goes to the vets in). Weirdo. Try to get him in it when it's vet o'clock and he's terrified of it. The rest of the time he sleeps in it because it's dark and safe. I'll bring him home from a vet visit, he'll come out of his hut, look around for 30 seconds, then go straight back into it to hide. Idiot.
I'm going to have to try to get a decent picture of his new look... I try not to laugh as he sits there, lip curled up caught on his teeth, but it's hard
He's easily 100% more adorable. He's settling for slightly longer periods now. In his hut (his carry cage thing he goes to the vets in). Weirdo. Try to get him in it when it's vet o'clock and he's terrified of it. The rest of the time he sleeps in it because it's dark and safe. I'll bring him home from a vet visit, he'll come out of his hut, look around for 30 seconds, then go straight back into it to hide. Idiot.
Geri
wasn't born to follow
Yeah, the problem is that Jimmy's safe place for sleeping is on our bed, and that's the only room we can put Sophie as our house is open plan. He is too nervous to sleep anywhere else in the house as the slightest noise scares him - knock at the front door, hairdryer, fan etc. make him jump and run away.
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
Geri
wasn't born to follow
Ah, bugger, that does make it tricky. Crap, can't think of any suggestions to help
They'll sort it out in time, once she gets used to him and stops hissing! He could do with being a bit braver, but we've had him three years now so I doubt he will change.
The War On Fleas is continuing and driving me round the bend (the cats seem to have stopped scratching/over grooming, flea combing them isn't revealing many beasties, but my legs and ankles are bitten to fuck. And yes, i've been hoovering, but probably not enough) 
. I've picked up one of those flea bomb things to try all-out chemical warfare, but just noticed it's a bob martin job - anyone had experience with these? I'm fine with them killing the bitey fuckers, but don't want to inadvertently toxify the cats...
. I've picked up one of those flea bomb things to try all-out chemical warfare, but just noticed it's a bob martin job - anyone had experience with these? I'm fine with them killing the bitey fuckers, but don't want to inadvertently toxify the cats...
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Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Charlie was on my knee, upside down, having his belly rubbed by 3.30pm.
Geri
wasn't born to follow
The War On Fleas is continuing and driving me round the bend (the cats seem to have stopped scratching/over grooming, flea combing them isn't revealing many beasties, but my legs and ankles are bitten to fuck. And yes, i've been hoovering, but probably not enough)
Don't use anything by Bob Martin.
Thought as much - cheers.
coley
Well-Known Member
Tried frontline?
