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[stavros]

So I got into bed last night, sitting up crossed legged and reading, when I got joined for a tummy-tickling, as per usual. After a couple of minutes I felt something odd, and when I looked down I could see he had a small slug crawling on his fur, completely unbeknowst to him. Luckily I disposed of it before he realised and decided he wanted a snack.

 

[moose]

Ugh, when Stan was alive, he used to bring them in on his belly fur, as it dragged on the ground.

 

[Dystopiary]

a couple of pictures of Arnold:

 

[starfish]

A smir of cat!

 

[Epona]

Anyone know what this might be - came up on little Marv's eye the last few days.

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How's Marv this evening?
It does look a bit sore and irritated, and his 3rd eyelid is showing a bit.
I hope it's getting a bit better.

 

[Numbers]

Brought him to the vet today, they weren't too sure and when the vet (it was a locum I've never seen before) started Googling I was a bit (Angel would have known straight away).

Have some eye drops for him + gonna have him on Loxicom for a few days and keep an eye (no pun) on him.

 

[Epona]

Brought him to the vet today, they weren't too sure and when the vet (it was a locum I've never seen before) started Googling I was a bit (Angel would have known straight away).

Have some eye drops for him + gonna have him on Loxicom for a few days and keep an eye (no pun) on him.

Ah yeah I went up there a couple of days ago to pick up some food for Jakey and there was a female vet there instead of Angel, I didn't have a vet appointment mind you but it wasn't Angel doing the consults - hope he's on his holibobs rather than unwell or something.
Hope the eye drops do the trick.

 

[Numbers]

It's interesting they're (the vets) all Spanish there.

 

[pogofish]

Looking to get a new cat feeder... Going to be away for a few days later in the year - it's just one cat - I like the idea that I can remotely release food and have seen this on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0C2VQDXDB/

However - I'd like to research a bit more and would appreciate real life urbanite's experiences...

Anything to avoid? I do worry that the more tech a feeder has the more it can go wrong...

Here's a pic of Rusty for viewing pleasure...

Does a cat really need a "Meal Call" feature?

Any time I had the opportunity to nip home during the day and near meal times, I always found madam standing over her feeder waiting for it to perform.

And come the clock changes, she soon let me know her displeasure if I had forgotten to harmonise her feeder and food went out of sync..!

 

[Epona]

Does a cat really need a "Meal Call" feature?

Any time I had the opportunity to nip home during the day and near meal times, I always found madam standing over her feeder waiting for it to perform.

And come the clock changes, she soon let me know her displeasure if I had forgotten to harmonise her feeder and food went out of sync..!

I think the meal call feature is for if they go out and you've kind of trained them to come when you call their dinner is ready - so it provides that consistent reinforcement when you're not there.

 

[polly]

Cats in awkward positions





Ryu is a shoulder cat. It's obviously cute but usually really inconvenient When I'm trying to get dressed for work in the morning he'll often run up my robe and refuse to get off, so the other day I quickly stripped off, thinking he would have nothing to hold onto and he just ran up my bare skin instead Scratched to fuck.

 

[May Kasahara]

Ugh, when Stan was alive, he used to bring them in on his belly fur, as it dragged on the ground.

This happens to Donut too. He had one living in his ruff the other night

 

[girasol]

Does a cat really need a "Meal Call" feature?

Any time I had the opportunity to nip home during the day and near meal times, I always found madam standing over her feeder waiting for it to perform.

And come the clock changes, she soon let me know her displeasure if I had forgotten to harmonise her feeder and food went out of sync..!

It's not something I see as essential, but they seem to come with that. Even our old cheapo battery operated one had that. Probably because it's easy/relatively cheap to add a recording device.

 

[seeformiles]

It's interesting they're (the vets) all Spanish there.

In Leeds, there are a lot of Norwegians

 

[Dystopiary]

Cats in awkward positions

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Ryu is a shoulder cat. It's obviously cute but usually really inconvenient When I'm trying to get dressed for work in the morning he'll often run up my robe and refuse to get off, so the other day I quickly stripped off, thinking he would have nothing to hold onto and he just ran up my bare skin instead Scratched to fuck.

Not laughing at the you getting scratched bit, obvs, but they look so comical!

 

[seeformiles]

Lil’ Bob is the playboy of the western side of the bed this morning

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Does a cat really need a "Meal Call" feature?

most kitties are fairly good at letting it be known it's dinner time.

although some have trained their hoomans to respond to a bell

(or isn't that quite what was meant here?)

 

[seeformiles]

Cats in awkward positions

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Ryu is a shoulder cat. It's obviously cute but usually really inconvenient When I'm trying to get dressed for work in the morning he'll often run up my robe and refuse to get off, so the other day I quickly stripped off, thinking he would have nothing to hold onto and he just ran up my bare skin instead Scratched to fuck.

Love the facial markings - puts me in mind of a musketeer

 

[Epona]

Lil’ Bob is the playboy of the western side of the bed this morning

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"Draw me like one of your French girls"

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[girasol]

So, the cat feeder arrived today. Got it all set up in 15 mins, very easy. It fed her at the scheduled time and now she keeps going to it, sniffing and trying to get food out. I wonder how long until she figures out the unlock/manual feed buttons

 

[Epona]

My sweet boy Jakey is just always full of purrs.
So loving and gentle.
Always wanting to be in my face giving me kisses or trying to steal my food
My old gent under his blankie.


Oh god I love him so much, I hope I have him for a while longer.

 

[iona]

Just been attacked by a flying lump of furry dickhead because the bag of coffee beans sounds the same as the bag of cat biscuits

 

[Epona]

Just been attacked by a flying lump of furry dickhead because the bag of coffee beans sounds the same as the bag of cat biscuits

I ate my tea last night with one arm keeping the cat off my plate, the greedy begging wee fucker

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[seeformiles]

Back on my lap

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Tiger opens wide for root canal operation at zoo

Vets at Marwell Zoo have carried out root canal work on a 27-stone (170kg) tiger.

www.bbc.co.uk

must have been interesting getting this kitty in to cat carrier to go to the vet's...

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[starfish]

A couple of Mitzi & Daisy.

 

[sojourner]

I ate my tea last night with one arm keeping the cat off my plate, the greedy begging wee fucker

I bought a triangle to use as a prop in my set (the musical ones), and so far, the only use I've had of it is clanging it to stop Jocky from eating my tea. He HATES the sound of it, and now all I have to do is hold it up and he fucks off sharpish