Quite frankly I'm surprised to learn he spends any time upright, given that we tend to see him "en repose" in the feet upwards positionDonut loves nothing more than playing fetch with a tennis ball. Throw one up the garden and he'll chase it, dive on it, ferociously kill it, then sit on top of it like king of the world
My cats absolutely ruined my last recliner chair by using it as a scratching post until they'd got it down to the wooden frame. They, and the dog, also use to sit on top of the back rest and squashed it. When I bought a new chair I told them that no-one, under any circumstances, on pain of death was to go anywhere near it.
I recommend Petplan, mostly because they dealt direct with my vet which circumvented the need for me paying the vet and then claiming on insurance - the vet surgery printed out the forms, I signed them, and the money got paid directly to the vet which when you're looking at 4 grand for surgery is most definitely a winner.
The other aspect is that some vets seem to charge extortionate fees and for costs like drugs and special diets.
One of my cats is hyperthyroid and I buy her Thyronorm from PDOL. I paid £52 (post free) for her last bottle but it would have been twice that had I bought it from the vet and the independent vet I go to is pretty good on price. The vet I use to go to was part of the CVS chain and their prices were considerably higher than the one I'm with now as they made a 40% mark up on drugs .I pay £20 for the prescription but that entitles me to 2 bottles as I think there's some legal obligation for the pet to be blood tested every 6 months if they're going to be on the drug for life.
Used to be £12 something from Pets@Home but they're now charging £18+ for it. Might try this PDOL.
I bought him the Purina stuff that he wanted to eat.
As a stray of course she's had food insecurity in her life. I think schedule is a good point. I might stick to the fosterers' wet food schedule but add biscuits in a separate bowl.She might just be chancing her arm, or it could be due to burning a lot of calories exploring or due to stress (she might have some fear that she's not certain when her meals arrive yet as she's in a new situation - best thing for this is stick to a schedule), or if she's a greedy cat that might be something you need to keep an eye on so she doesn't overeat.
If there are no medical contraindications then a high meat content wet food is the best thing you can give her.
I fucking hate Nestlé but towards the end of his life, the only thing Radar would eat was Purina Gourmet pouches, after everything he'd been through with his surgery complications including anorexia and being on a feeding tube, my principles had to take a bit of a back seat in favour of him actually not starving to death, so
Yeah I think right now as she's in a new situation, it's important that she feels secure and having food available is a big part of that.
Perfect ball.
