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[Epona]

a kitteh that is positively pink...

That's his theme song that is, he loves it when I sing it to him and purrs really loudly all the way through
When we get to the line "and it's as plain as your nose" he holds his nose up for me to boop it

 

[BigTom]

Glad to hear she's feeling better. Maybe she just felt slightly unwell after the vaccine, that's a thing that can happen.

Yeah, the vet said they would report it as a potential adverse reaction to the vaccine in absence of anything else showing up.

Glad to hear she is recovering well!

I should just add about the vanilla - make sure to use a food grade extract for baking, not an aromatherapy type essential oil, as the latter will be a lot stronger and could irritate the skin and be toxic if ingested.

cheers and yeah don't worry, I know essential oils are to be avoided Plus I will actually use vanilla extract in food (I just need to check what I've got is natural, which it probably is)

 

[moose]

Catspam

 

[UnderOpenSky]

This dickhead leapt on my lap yesterday with her claws out, landed on my kneecap and drew blood. I got moaned at for shouting and scaring her.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

This dickhead leapt on my lap yesterday with her claws out, landed on my kneecap and drew blood. I got moaned at for shouting and scaring her.

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Butter wouldn't melt!

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[BigTom]

Sorry to hear that Frida has been unwell, hope she feels better soon.

In terms of their relationship, Frida smells of the vet clinic, which is why Rosa is reacting badly to her, she simply doesn't recognise her as Frida any more, and the smell has bad connotations.

Step 1: rub Rosa with a towel, or if she has some bedding that she lies on a lot, use that. Then rub Frida with it. This will transfer some of Rosa's scent to Frida.

Step 2: There's this thing called "The Vanilla Trick". For this you must use a natural vanilla extract, not the little chemically vanilla essence bottles, I'm talking the more expensive natural extract stuff which should also be in the baking aisle of the supermarket.
Dab a little bit under each of their chins. Vanilla is safe and non-toxic for them, they also find it a pleasant scent, and it tricks them into thinking they both smell the same and pleasant to one another.

Step 3: If the above don't work - keep them separate for a few days, and try re-introducing them gradually as if you were introducing a new cat to the household.

Good luck

Well I managed a quick rub with the bedding Rosa had been sleeping on - hope I got it the right way up! Not sure I transferred any smell but will have more goes at this.

With the vanilla extract, I tried getting it on her chin but I think more on cheeks as she wouldn't let me rub her chin (she doesn't generally) and then maybe some on her back as I stroked her there afterwards. Obviously she'll lick off any on her back easily. Can I ask cos I don't have a sense of smell, how often should I be re-applying the vanilla extract around her chin/face?
Rosa also had a good sniff of my fingers just after putting the vanilla extract on Frida so might cross associate the vanilla smell with me (she's quite happy with me) as well.

Might have had a slight effect as they were close to each other this morning as Rosa didn't hiss, sat there for a bit and then went outside which isn't happy but maybe a bit less unhappy than before. I'll see how it goes as I really don't want to trap frida in a single room again if I can avoid it, and Rosa's coming back in for food etc, and mostly they separate themselves with Frida upstairs and Rosa downstairs, it's just when Frida goes to eat (which is often and little at the moment, which is good cos otherwise she'd be throwing it up I'm sure)

 

[May Kasahara]

Butter wouldn't melt!

I'd say that look is more like 'no fucks given'.

 

[quiet guy]

Catspam

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Top one is you've caught them plotting something

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Catspam

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OMG squeeeee! And that top one should be a caption competition photo.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Trillian and I have decide -5c outside is too cold to do anything apart from go back to bed.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[BigTom]

Sorry, I really should have put up some photos
Frida (the sick one) sleeping downstairs, was in the sun when she fell asleep there I think...



Rosa sleeping upstairs.

Close encounter this afternoon involved some sniffing then went outside but no hissing which I'll take as an improvement

 

[seeformiles]

Vic hiding from the paparazzi

 

[iona]

Cooking with a cat on your shoulders is like the world's shittest extreme sport

 

[Dystopiary]

My good friend Arnold.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Being the grumpy old Yorkshireman he is. Dear oh dear!!

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Can I Haz Thai Fishcake?

(No, they are feckin' volcanic )

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[stavros]

I've got someone coming to stay tonight, and so I've had to change the sheets in the spare room and shut the door. This has resulted in confusion and curiosity, rather than anger as such, but he did spend about 6 hours on that bed today.

 

[Orang Utan]

Saw this on the bandwidth thread:

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

We have a new sous chef






The pilot light keeps the hob warm so these last few cold nights it's a toasty spot.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

local councillor (lib dem) called round this afternoon - they are treating this as a target 'blue wall' seat so they are quite keen.

downstairs kitty was outside on the porch (front door to my upstairs flat is almost next to downstairs' front door) and she heckled quite a lot.

she's done that before when a lib dem came round.

not sure if she disapproves of the lib dems or all politicians - tories don't bother to come round here as it's a council estate, and think labour have given up here...

 

[seeformiles]

Visited some friends for lunch yesterday. This is their lovely old fella Charlie and his favourite jumper

 

[StoneRoad]

Update on the triped.

Biggest achievement - Beauty has discovered a method to get up on the sofa, although we haven't seen her sleep up there, yet.
next - she'll take strokes / head stritches from all four of us and she's getting her purr back, sometimes quite loudly.
Her sleeping positions now include the curled up "cushion" in addition to the "loaf" ...
She seems to have quite a friendship developing with our dog, now quite elderly, they have a bit of a competitive streak when it comes to getting treats / it's food time - as in; who can get the humans to move first. So much so that she's also getting the nickname "push-cat" !

Now for a question - background;
She's been overgrooming the various wound sites [both from what looks like a dog-mauling or fighting with a spiking hedge, and the various medical intervention locations] and been pulling out quite large chunks / scabs as the holes have healed.
We've treated for worms & fleas, which has largely stopped the chewing at her fur.
However, she has a few bald spots - although she has reduced the licking and the spots aren't as red as they have been.

My question is how do I distract her from overgrooming ?
Especially as she's not really a playing with toys cat, nor does she bliss out on catnip.
Being basically a stray/farm/feral cat, we still can't handle her like you would a full pet.

Some extra images to publish later today - hopefully - on here *W!P* oad[B] - Beauty [previously "Cat 'E'"]

 

[seeformiles]

Vic is eyeing up my chair. Little bugger can dream on…

 

[nogojones]

got quoted over £200 for flap in upvc door in 2021

did you get it sorted?

 

[ddraig]

did you get it sorted?

yeah, just botched it in old wooden back door

 

[stavros]

Vic is eyeing up my chair. Little bugger can dream on…View attachment 409181

You'll need the loo at some point, and he can wait.

 

[nogojones]

Came back from the shops to find Harvey, from over the road had broken in. He complained loudly when I escorted him away from his booty



I sent his current keepers this pic (he's had 4 keepers in this street now, people move, but Harvey remains as he prowls round all the houses eating everything he can) and they sent this back


This was from last night, when they caught him in a bowl of chilli