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What Epona says.

Also, we have found Paddy's hairballs have reduced a lot since we started grooming him.

He's short-haired. I've never groomed a short-haired cat previously!

(I'm saying 'I' - to be fair it's my partner who's the main groom. Paddy sits on the bed in the evening at a certain time every night, proffering his back and miaowing until he's

She’s short haired. I‘ve groomed her a bit, with the flea comb and with the rubber thing. She’s got some white fur which seems very thin and very soft and fluffy (I’ve never had a white cat before. Is white fur more fluffy generally, or is this cat more soft and fluffy?) I ought to groom her more than I do but she’s already the main character and I‘m reluctant to encourage that. Not least because when she does find her permanent home, I don’t want to be handing over a pampered or spoilt madam. If her new people want to pander to her, that’s uo to them.

I’ve lived with a long haired cat and also fostered a long haired cat for a few weeks. By preference, I’d not live with a long haired cat again. It seems to annoy them as much as it annoys me.

 

[story]

All mine have been shorthairs (I cannot be doing with untangling knots in cat fur, have enough issues with my frizzy bonce), Radar was the worst with furballs because he had a compulsive overgrooming issue on his tummy and rear thighs so was ingesting a lot of fur even though it was fairly short albeit very soft and fluffy - found a zoom groom helped a lot in order to keep it to a minimum, those rubber brushes are bloody great for removing loose hair from shorthairs and they can quite enjoy the massage if introduced to it young.

Sonic was/Jakey is ultra-shorthair - Sonic only had issues due to his pica, he would sometimes eat all the fur off a cat toy. Jakey used to have more issues when Sonic was alive because he used to groom Sonic frequently so would ingest a lot of fur in addition to his own! I'm not sure he's even had a hairball recently.

But yes I recommend a zoom groom for a shorthair cat as it is excellent at removing loose hairs, longhairs do require a bit more maintenance and you can get a range of grooming tools - generally speaking combs are better than brushes at teasing out tangles from long fur, or there is the furminator which removes a lot of fur but is quite harsh (like you wouldn't use that if you wanted to take a longhaired cat to a cat show because it can make the coat a bit ragged rather than showing it off if that makes sense!) If the cat in question is a longhair I'd wait for other advice than mine because I don't have first hand experience with that in terms of grooming utensils

This is really helpful. Thank you.

I hadn’t considered an obstruction. I guess she may have tried to eat something when she was stray that didn’t go down properly, but that was back in August.

I’ll get her checked out.

 

[Epona]

She’s short haired. I‘ve groomed her a bit, with the flea comb and with the rubber thing. She’s got some white fur which seems very thin and very soft and fluffy (I’ve never had a white cat before. Is white fur more fluffy generally, or is this cat more soft and fluffy?) I ought to groom her more than I do but she’s already the main character and I‘m reluctant to encourage that. Not least because when she does find her permanent home, I don’t want to be handing over a pampered or spoilt madam. If her new people want to pander to her, that’s uo to them.

I’ve lived with a long haired cat and also fostered a long haired cat for a few weeks. By preference, I’d not live with a long haired cat again. It seems to annoy them as much as it annoys me.

You won't be handing over a pampered or spoiled madam, you'll be handing over a cat that is used to being groomed and handled - and that will be excellent both for her and for her new human(s) and probably her vet too - don't look at grooming as some sort of pampering, it's not a spa day and many cats have difficulties with it - getting (or keeping) her used to it is the best thing you can do and will help her in the long run

In terms of fur types, yes pigmentation and genetics can affect it a bit, my Radar was white with black spots - his black spots were really really sleek and like silk like you'd imagine a panther to be, his white fur was a bit frizzy and very soft like an angora rabbit, not at all sleek. He was half Cornish Rex however which even though he didn't have tight curls, he carried the gene for that which I think had some small affect on his fur He was the best cat ever to stick your face into his furry tummy, so soft.

 

[ddraig]

Was like that for a few minutes

 

[story]

Oh no I’ve misrepresented myself there. I don’t mean that grooming is pampering.

But she does have main character energy I’m keen to reward her for being polite (which she really is) rather than other more spoilt type behaviour. I feel that it could go either way with her. She’s still quite young and still processing the time she was homeless. I’m just wanting to make sure she still got good manners.

 

[Epona]

Oh no I’ve misrepresented myself there. I don’t mean that grooming is pampering.

But she does have main character energy I’m keen to reward her for being polite (which she really is) rather than other more spoilt type behaviour. I feel that it could go either way with her. She’s still quite young and still processing the time she was homeless. I’m just wanting to make sure she still got good manners.

She sounds lovely and she is going to be a wonderful companion to someone when she finds a longterm home

 

[Oriole]

Oh no I’ve misrepresented myself there. I don’t mean that grooming is pampering.

But she does have main character energy I’m keen to reward her for being polite (which she really is) rather than other more spoilt type behaviour. I feel that it could go either way with her. She’s still quite young and still processing the time she was homeless. I’m just wanting to make sure she still got good manners.

Grooming a cat who likes the brush would be a nice way for her future new humans to bond with her when she finds her new home.

 

[philosophical]

Buster the talking cat from down on the corner yesterday.

 

[Chz]

those rubber brushes are bloody great for removing loose hair from shorthairs and they can quite enjoy the massage if introduced to it young.

The way to call our not-food-driven cat to the kitchen isn't the promise of din-dins; it's the promise of "Brush!".

 

[Orang Utan]

They obviously want to comfort their poor sick humans! Hope you both feel better soon.

It wouldn’t be that your bodies are warmer and stiller than normal, would it?

 

[Artaxerxes]

Pottery studio assistant

 

[vanya]

Kitten falls in love with Golden Retriever

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[A380]

 

[LeytonCatLady]

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Beautiful girls.

 

[philosophical]

Bloom the scrounger’s methodology.
Get into a scoping position to see which household is active.
Decide which one to visit.
Walk along the fence to the chosen source.
This morning it was me.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Woke up to find Lilith had a mouse trapped behind her food bowls, it was still alive but playing dead. I went to pick him up and put him outside but he escaped. She's desperately sniffing round trying to follow his scent and can't accept that he's disappeared into a nook/cranny. I'm trying to persuade her to forget the mouse and eat her breakfast because she's dislodging all my DVDs!

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

That reminds me, when the whole XL bully thing was in the news, I was surprised at how many of them had cut ears and I thought cut ears hadn't been done for years in the UK

If a production journalist is looking for photos to illustrate a story and they don't have any in-house pics, they'll source them from stock photo libraries like Getty or Alamy and if they just need a generic image they might just search for XL Bully and the results could include photos taken in the US where that ear-clipping cutting is, iirc, more prevalent.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Patch enjoying the newspaper



Both of em

 

[A380]

It’s cold out today…

 

[LeytonCatLady]

A very friendly pregnant cat who lives at one of the Philip Lane shops.

 

[story]

The differences between Cat and Not-stray…

Not-stray came to me in the dawn and very gently, purring, ran her whiskers and nose along my arm to wake me up then rubbed her face and chin against me, hoping for attention and cuddles. I‘m not encouraging this so I stayed “asleep” til she settled down. Even then she continued to love on me til she fell asleep herself.

Cat’s affection is more minimal. He’ll allow a paw to touch me as a result of stretching, and leave it there. Just his being nearby by active conscious choice is a buddy move for him.


A friend phoned last night. I don’t speak with him very often so it was good to hear from him. As I do with everyone I speak to at the moment I asked if he wants - or knows of anyone who wants - a cat. He spoke with his family and they’ve agreed that they do indeed want a cat. So I’m driving her down to Kent on Wednesday.


And of course I’m now feeling rather sad that she’s leaving. But it’s the right thing for all of us. I know she‘ll be happier in a busier household than mine.

I‘ll take some familiar things with me: her favourite blanket and her favourite toy, the food she’s been eating. She’ll be fine.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

The differences between Cat and Not-stray…

Not-stray came to me in the dawn and very gently, purring, ran her whiskers and nose along my arm to wake me up then rubbed her face and chin against me, hoping for attention and cuddles. I‘m not encouraging this so I stayed “asleep” til she settled down. Even then she continued to love on me til she fell asleep herself.

Cat’s affection is more minimal. He’ll allow a paw to touch me as a result of stretching, and leave it there. Just his being nearby by active conscious choice is a buddy move for him.


A friend phoned last night. I don’t speak with him very often so it was good to hear from him. As I do with everyone I speak to at the moment I asked if he wants - or knows of anyone who wants - a cat. He spoke with his family and they’ve agreed that they do indeed want a cat. So I’m driving her down to Kent on Wednesday.


And of course I’m now feeling rather sad that she’s leaving. But it’s the right thing for all of us. I know she‘ll be happier in a busier household than mine.

I‘ll take some familiar things with me: her favourite blanket and her favourite toy, the food she’s been eating. She’ll be fine.

You've been a great foster parent to her, and she'll have a purrfect family with your friends.

 

[Dystopiary]

The differences between Cat and Not-stray…

Not-stray came to me in the dawn and very gently, purring, ran her whiskers and nose along my arm to wake me up then rubbed her face and chin against me, hoping for attention and cuddles. I‘m not encouraging this so I stayed “asleep” til she settled down. Even then she continued to love on me til she fell asleep herself.

Cat’s affection is more minimal. He’ll allow a paw to touch me as a result of stretching, and leave it there. Just his being nearby by active conscious choice is a buddy move for him.


A friend phoned last night. I don’t speak with him very often so it was good to hear from him. As I do with everyone I speak to at the moment I asked if he wants - or knows of anyone who wants - a cat. He spoke with his family and they’ve agreed that they do indeed want a cat. So I’m driving her down to Kent on Wednesday.


And of course I’m now feeling rather sad that she’s leaving. But it’s the right thing for all of us. I know she‘ll be happier in a busier household than mine.

I‘ll take some familiar things with me: her favourite blanket and her favourite toy, the food she’s been eating. She’ll be fine.

I'm so glad! Keep reminding yourself that you're doing the right the thing for her, Cat and yourself, cos you definitely are. Can understand the feeling sad bit though, she sounds like a real sweetie.

 

[philosophical]

A very friendly pregnant cat who lives at one of the Philip Lane shops.

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I lived at 262 Philip Lane between (gulp) 1972 and 1976. I wonder how much it might have changed since those days.

 

[story]

Here she is.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

And of course I’m now feeling rather sad that she’s leaving. But it’s the right thing for all of us. I know she‘ll be happier in a busier household than mine.

at parting company with not-stray but at finding a good home for her

 

[seeformiles]

Have made a vet’s appointment for Lil’ Bob as he’s under the weather. Ever since he’s had his flea treatment, he’s developed sores and bare patches on his fur and, while he’s still eating and whatnot, he’s lost his joie de vivre and we’re a bit concerned about him. I know we’re likely fretting over nothing but he’s a sensitive wee sweetheart and needs a bit of TLC. His brother seems to revel in his state and, as if to piss him off, made Mrs SFM a present of a dead and very plump rat this afternoon - trying to highlight his ineffectual cat skills and it seems very unfair.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Have made a vet’s appointment for Lil’ Bob as he’s under the weather. Ever since he’s had his flea treatment, he’s developed sores and bare patches on his fur and, while he’s still eating and whatnot, he’s lost his joie de vivre and we’re a bit concerned about him. I know we’re likely fretting over nothing but he’s a sensitive wee sweetheart and needs a bit of TLC. His brother seems to revel in his state and, as if to piss him off, made Mrs SFM a present of a dead and very plump rat this afternoon - trying to highlight his ineffectual cat skills and it seems very unfair.

Get better soon Lil Bob!

 

[seeformiles]

Get better soon Lil Bob!

He just looks so forlorn like he’s lost his mojo and it’s too much too bear. Perhaps we’re being a bit sentimental but he such a wee innocent compared to his brother who seems to revel in his plight.