xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
Ohhh he looks so sad!this chap came up on a re-post on blooksi
he's FIV+ and in a shelter in the netherlands waiting for a new home
think the postage to here might be a bit much...
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felixthecat
are we there yet?
Sylvia has new bling
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
Who else has black and white cats? Identify your cat’s pattern! Trillian is apparently a “harlequin” 
(note to self - go back to page 1127)
(note to self - go back to page 1127)
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
My old girl Beaker was a harlequin, although of the tabby variety rather than full black. And many moons ago I had a proper b+w harlequin, Max. But I find that diagram a little unsettling as they all look like rugs 
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Who else has black and white cats? Identify your cat’s pattern! Trillian is apparently a “harlequin”
b+w mog i used to live with was somewhere near 'bicolour' - back, sides and tail were black, along with a 'badly fitting toupee', his brother was similar pattern but tabby + white
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Poor bugger is just weeing in his sleep now.
I found my pack of puppy pads. Still he's waking up on a damp pad though, which is not pleasant for him.
Also did some reading and it turns out that urinary incontinence can be a side-effect of Gabapentin in humans and other animals, as it can cause relaxation of the urinary sphincter - if that's going to happen it usually starts after a few days to a week on the drug (which fits with the progression of his loss of bladder control), and usually resolves within a few days of coming off it (which I know needs to be a gradual taper) - so that gives me some hope that he might regain some bladder control once he's stopped taking it.
I'm going to speak to the vet when they are open on Tuesday to get advice about when and how to taper him off it. He still has at least a week on antibiotics to go.
I'm just ridiculously frazzled by all of this.
I found my pack of puppy pads. Still he's waking up on a damp pad though, which is not pleasant for him.
Also did some reading and it turns out that urinary incontinence can be a side-effect of Gabapentin in humans and other animals, as it can cause relaxation of the urinary sphincter - if that's going to happen it usually starts after a few days to a week on the drug (which fits with the progression of his loss of bladder control), and usually resolves within a few days of coming off it (which I know needs to be a gradual taper) - so that gives me some hope that he might regain some bladder control once he's stopped taking it.
I'm going to speak to the vet when they are open on Tuesday to get advice about when and how to taper him off it. He still has at least a week on antibiotics to go.
I'm just ridiculously frazzled by all of this.
LeytonCatLady
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Poor love. How frustrating for both of you. I hope the vet can help.
LeytonCatLady
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I guess Cookie next door is mostly Tuxedo, except one of his front legs is white, the other black.Who else has black and white cats? Identify your cat’s pattern! Trillian is apparently a “harlequin”
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(note to self - go back to page 1127)
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
Yeah I know what you mean about the rugs. Or something from the Horniman museum.My old girl Beaker was a harlequin, although of the tabby variety rather than full black. And many moons ago I had a proper b+w harlequin, Max. But I find that diagram a little unsettling as they all look like rugs
Though I like the fact that the bicolour has another cat on it.
We were told Trillian’s sister would be a tuxedo but by 9 weeks she was turning out to be a tabby tuxudo. I still miss her.
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
Fake Buffy seems to have recently moved to a neighbouring street (not quite as fluffy but otherwise uncannily similar) and they let me stroke them. 
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
Epona I was going to suggest puppy pads but sounds like you and Callie already thought of that. Has it helped your stress levels at least? I can’t remember how near you are to us but our washing machine has a setting that’s pretty good at getting wee smells out of things if yours starts struggling.
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
He's got braver over the years. But still doesn't like his bum sniffed.
Our boy has hurt his tail. Its a bit swollen and he's not wagging it like a dog as he usually does. He's outside in next doors garden and walking ok, and he seems a bit more himself, but usually he's so fast that when he runs down the stairs for breakfast he skids on the tiles in the hallway. His tail is not totally droopy, but not as usual.
Going to have to wait for him to come in but looks like we'll have to take him to the emergency vets. Why do these things always happen on a BH weekend?
Going to have to wait for him to come in but looks like we'll have to take him to the emergency vets. Why do these things always happen on a BH weekend?
fucthest8
Cool people die horrible, preventable deaths.
Not ridiculous at all, it's bloody exhausting. Remember to take care of yourself too.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
LeytonCatLady
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LeytonCatLady
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Hope everything's OK red cat.
Looks like he has a wound on his tail but it seems that rather than anything like a dislocation or break, which was my worry. He ran for his breakfast. Will see how he goes tomorrow.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Mr Big Paws
