LeytonCatLady
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Ickle pink paddy paws!
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LeytonCatLady
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It can take monumental effort to creep into bed without disturbing Lilith.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Lucky here - in 50+ years of having pets, I have not had a single one that was scared of fireworks.
Things were dismal here in terms of local displays this weekend, but previous years especially when I've had multiple cats, I've spent looking out the window just behind my cats lined up on the windowsill looking out watching fireworks.
Things were dismal here in terms of local displays this weekend, but previous years especially when I've had multiple cats, I've spent looking out the window just behind my cats lined up on the windowsill looking out watching fireworks.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
the mogs i used to live with, their reaction to fireworks (and thunderstorms) tended only to be along the lines of 'will you stop that flaming racket, we are trying to have a nap'
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
This is my cat Jakey.
He is adorable. Brain the size of a walnut and about as intelligent.
He is a cat who will let you cuddle and stroke him forever, he doesn't ever seem to reach a state of enough is enough.
It sounds disrespectful but I refer to him as a great big teddy bear cat because he is so incredibly cuddly, you can pick him up, you can smoosh him or kiss his head or his tummy and he just purrs louder and louder.
I hate the weird perspective that you get sometimes on phone cameras, he looks like a bobblehead again in this one
(His theme song is the Pink Panther cartoon theme song of course)
He is adorable. Brain the size of a walnut and about as intelligent.
He is a cat who will let you cuddle and stroke him forever, he doesn't ever seem to reach a state of enough is enough.
It sounds disrespectful but I refer to him as a great big teddy bear cat because he is so incredibly cuddly, you can pick him up, you can smoosh him or kiss his head or his tummy and he just purrs louder and louder.
I hate the weird perspective that you get sometimes on phone cameras, he looks like a bobblehead again in this one
(His theme song is the Pink Panther cartoon theme song of course)
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polly
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Mine were mildly curious until last night, when they were both tense. Spent a bit of time when the fireworks were at their height trying to find a safe place, but by the end of it had obviously decided it was a somewhere else problem.
Growing up I had a cat (Nipsy) who used to go totally rigid with fear. My mum used to say you could have picked her up by her tail.
Ryu rediscovering the kitten bed that I leave in the conservatory in case they get locked in there and it's cold He still fits but only because he's liquid.
Growing up I had a cat (Nipsy) who used to go totally rigid with fear. My mum used to say you could have picked her up by her tail.
Ryu rediscovering the kitten bed that I leave in the conservatory in case they get locked in there and it's cold
He still fits but only because he's liquid.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I do think it's really important if you have pets that when fireworks are going off outside just pretend that nothing is happening - don't react to their fear in any way even if it seems what you are doing is positive in terms of reassurance, because you could reinforce it - even just trying to reassure an animal may back up its instinct that there is something to be feared.
The best anyone can do really is make sure there is a hiding space and just carry on as normal. Going "there there" or asking if they are OK or trying to coax them out or giving treats just makes them feel that you are confirming there is something to be scared of.
The important thing is to make sure they are indoors, if they wee under the sofa it's not the end of the world.
The best anyone can do really is make sure there is a hiding space and just carry on as normal. Going "there there" or asking if they are OK or trying to coax them out or giving treats just makes them feel that you are confirming there is something to be scared of.
The important thing is to make sure they are indoors, if they wee under the sofa it's not the end of the world.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Bernard wasn't afraid of them as a youngster, but he's gradually become afraid of them for some reason. He doesn't go to his safest place, because that's upstairs in the closet on the missus' clothes. He sticks under the couch to be closer to us. The weird part is that once the fireworks are done, he stays there and doesn't come up to bed. So we're apparently not as "safe" as all that.
Cloo
Banana for scale
A friend has basically offered us one of her Norwegian Forest Cats to rehome because said moggy just isn't happy living in a house with multiple others and she wants her to go somewhere she knows is a good cat home, but sadly with Vastra getting on a bit we can't see her coping with an other cat. And she's only just now starting to come and sit near us or sit on a bed when we're sitting on it so I think she'd just avoid us entirely if another (and cuddlier) cat came along, which wouldn't make for what, let's face it, is probably the last 5 or so years of her life.
Eric Jarvis
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I CAN'T do that. I have PTSD. Fortunately Angus is no longer scared even when fireworks are being chucked into my garden. So he reassures me. Ash who lives in a shelter in my front garden is petrified. That's because she has had fireworks aimed at her in the last couple of days.
However with fireworks again being chucked around in the street from noon today (the fourth day in a row) I am now firmly of the opinion that it should be illegal to possess fireworks more powerful than sparklers unless you are a trained and licensed pyrotechnician. Anyone who has a problem with that because they like setting off fireworks and don't want their "fun" to end should damn well train and get a pyrotechnics license. Sorry folks, but sometimes the behaviour of psychopathic juvenile idiots, means that something should not be available to anyone who can't prove they are responsible mature and a functioning human adult.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
After not moving from in front of the fire last night, she rallied a bit this morning, wandered through, almost normally to use her litter box, then ate and drank a bit more.
After that, she asked out, so we had a final sniff round the garden and she sat with the sun on her fur for a few minutes but not long after, she she needed to drag herself to follow me round - she is clearly losing the use of her back legs.
I've arranged to go into the vet with her after surgery finishes tonight.
These will probably be my last snaps of her:
She's back curled-up comfortably in the warmth by the fire, purring intermittently and getting all the strokes and attention she wants.
After that, she asked out, so we had a final sniff round the garden and she sat with the sun on her fur for a few minutes but not long after, she she needed to drag herself to follow me round - she is clearly losing the use of her back legs.
I've arranged to go into the vet with her after surgery finishes tonight.
These will probably be my last snaps of her:
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She's back curled-up comfortably in the warmth by the fire, purring intermittently and getting all the strokes and attention she wants.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Thanks - but I think its inevitable now. I think I feel she is losing the will to live now her agility is gone.
I've been getting myself ready for this since her thyroid/kidneys began to fail two years ago.
She's gone from a terrified, starved little rescue kitten to being the sweetest, most sociable, good natured and loving companion.
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
Diabetes apparently :/
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
Diabetes apparently :/
If you need any advice etc re: diabetes please please PM we’ve got nearly 3 years of treating a cat
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
Many thanks, much appreciated!
Apparently got to take her in tomorrow and maybe leave her so the vets can work out correct dosage
Then feed twice a day and inject after feeding
And presumably special food too
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
I'll PM you tomorrow
I've got a very snotty, sneezy Casper on my lap at the moment
He's back into the vets tomorrow. He's following the same course as FiFi and Clive but the sneezing was improving but now seems to be worsening.
At least he's eating and drinking so that's one thing we're not having to get too concerned about
I've got a very snotty, sneezy Casper on my lap at the moment
He's back into the vets tomorrow. He's following the same course as FiFi and Clive but the sneezing was improving but now seems to be worsening.
At least he's eating and drinking so that's one thing we're not having to get too concerned about
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Lil’ Bob is a crazy mad-purring, paw-kneading, little fella this evening.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Thanks.
Very sad yes. I've been preparing for this night for the last two years. She got a full six months longer than her sister on similar medication and in overall better health till the last few weeks. So I think I timed it right.
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
@pofo
I like the way you got a duvet that matched Bob's fur.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I love them, but I completely agree with you - I want people to be going to enjoy safe, free local events in suitable public park locations, run by trained and licenced people. Definitely not randoms setting them off in the street at all bloody hours for weeks on end or at seemingly random times. It's not safe, it's upsetting for a lot of animals and some people (I hear what you say about PTSD), and even for those who aren't afraid, it can just get bloody annoying after a while!
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Accidental - we bought it before we got him and Vic - but he loves it more than the other throws
polly
Well-Known Member
If it helps, obviously in your own time, it would be lovely to see photos of her in her youth
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Annoys me that there is moral outrage in the media at kids going to shops and illicitly buying vapes (which is obviously not a good thing) but little about them buying actual explosives.
Paddy is generally OK at this time of year but there were some unbelievably loud fireworks in the park close to our house and he was a bit uneasy - but we did the thing of not rushing to comfort him, which you suggested above.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Can I haz bacon?
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