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Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Very tentatively. It can go either way.
Baronage-Phase
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Baronage-Phase
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On a sad note (no pun intended)..
I only just discovered that Bento, commonly known as "keyboard cat", passed away on the 8th March..
I only just discovered that Bento, commonly known as "keyboard cat", passed away on the 8th March..
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
On a sad note (no pun intended)..
I only just discovered that Bento, commonly known as "keyboard cat", passed away on the 8th March..
This was the second Keyboard Cat. The original, Fatso, died in the 80s. Still, sad times.
Play him out, Keyboard Cat.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Just got back from the vet - Radar's feeding tube is out! 
He was a good boy and didn't wriggle while they snipped the anchoring stitch and pulled it out of his neck (I felt a little light-headed though
)
He's already eaten some more food.
They said it will heal really quickly (it's kind of like when you take a piercing out, the hole can start healing very fast), and the oesophagus itself will seal within a day - but in the meantime we are not to be alarmed if some food dribbles out of his neck after he's eaten (*feels light-headed again*)
He was a good boy and didn't wriggle while they snipped the anchoring stitch and pulled it out of his neck (I felt a little light-headed though
)He's already eaten some more food.
They said it will heal really quickly (it's kind of like when you take a piercing out, the hole can start healing very fast), and the oesophagus itself will seal within a day - but in the meantime we are not to be alarmed if some food dribbles out of his neck after he's eaten (*feels light-headed again*)
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
donkyboy
Crazy Cat/Fox man
Back from the vet. Bella and Rogue now micro-chipped. It was a struggle getting them into the carrier. tried enticing into the kitchen with treats, but as soon as they spotted the two carries, they bolted under the sofa. Had to chase them around the living room and force them in after a mighty struggle. Chloe's turn tomorrow....
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
One thing I am grateful for is that Radar is at least easy to get in the carrier. He is less keen on visiting the vet now due to his many recent visits, procedures, and hospital stays, but he still loves his carrier. I leave it out for him and he uses it as a bed when he wants to sleep and neither of us is in bed to give him cuddles (which he prefers over the carrier).
So today for his vet visit, all I had to do was walk into the bedroom, check he was asleep in there, and close the door
Jakey is a different matter however, he is a long-sleeved thick sweatshirt job because he panics when I am trying to get him in there, and vet visits have been cancelled/postponed due to him getting away from me and hiding somewhere inaccessible.
Missy was in one of her psychopathic moods when I got home this evening. I went upstairs to change into one of the tatty old shirts I cook in, and as I did that she decided she wanted to physically dissect my ankles. This descended into a matador contest, with me using the shirt to guide the fight.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
The vet has a cat-only waiting area, some moron came in with their 2 dogs on a long lead and let them wander over and start investigating the cat carriers - they only stopped their dogs from doing it when I and several other cat owners told them to keep their dogs away. It's stressful enough for a cat to be in a strange location far from its territory without having dog faces suddenly looming up at the carrier door and nowhere to hide. The dogs were sweet, friendly little things, and I am sure just wanted to say hello, but it's still potentially very unsettling for the cats, most of whom are already really stressed (and in many cases sick or injured).
I am not sure Radar has ever seen a dog (what with him being an indoor cat), mind you he doesn't seem to know what fear is either and just looked a bit curious, but one of the other cats in the waiting room was clearly very stressed by it.
I am not sure Radar has ever seen a dog (what with him being an indoor cat), mind you he doesn't seem to know what fear is either and just looked a bit curious, but one of the other cats in the waiting room was clearly very stressed by it.
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Manter
Lunch Mob
Now I have finished panicking about the boy I am worried about idiot cat. He has thrown up today and he is flopped on my lap, still but not purring. It's not like him. I'll take him to the vet tomorrow.... but do I need to take him to the emergency vet? He's not in obvious pain- I have squeezed his tummy and so on. And his eyes/ears are clear. But he's just not right.
Baronage-Phase
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Now I have finished panicking about the boy I am worried about idiot cat. He has thrown up today and he is flopped on my lap, still but not purring. It's not like him. I'll take him to the vet tomorrow.... but do I need to take him to the emergency vet? He's not in obvious pain- I have squeezed his tummy and so on. And his eyes/ears are clear. But he's just not right.
Maybe he just ate something a bit dodgy and will be ok in due course?
Manter
Lunch Mob
I'm hoping so. He's a house cat so there isn't much he can eat though. Lego maybe?!
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
inclined to think
has he just thrown up once or often? is he making noises like he's trying to throw up?
is everything ok at - ahem - the other end?
is he breathing normally?
there isn't anything he could have got at that's not a good idea is there? cleaning materials / the sort of flowers that are not at all good for kitties?
do you brush him lots or could it have been a hairball? looks like he's shedding a bit from the state of your lap.
cats - like people - do throw up occasionally and are usually fairly good at not eating until they feel a bit better.
if he's not in any obvious pain / distress, i'd see how he is tomorrow.
get well soon, idiot cat
((((Manter and kitty ))))
Manter
Lunch Mob
I just gave him a good furminate, which is why my lap is a state! He let me give him a proper go- he often won't because there are faces to headbutt and fingers to chase and things to be sniffed. It's part of why I am worried about him! He threw up twice today apparently (my childcarer forgot to tell me until quite late because J managed to get knocked over by a bicycle so we were all a bit distracted by that) but he is breathing Ok, I think he is pooing- there is certainly the usual amount in the litter trays, though I'm not 100% whose is whose.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Has he eaten okay? Is he drinking? As long as he's getting moisture into him somehow, either from wet food or water, and as long as it's coming out the other end, it doesn't sound like anything urgent, but we're just weirdos on the internet, you must do whatever you think is best since you're the one who knows him and his moods.
Me76
Not very good lurker
My two were 2 on Sunday.
Orson doesn't like going under the covers but has started to a little recently and on Sunday night I went to sleep with all four of us under the covers in bed.
Ozzie has started chuffing recently which is very cute. Although it seems to have replace some of her pigeon sounds.
Orson doesn't like going under the covers but has started to a little recently and on Sunday night I went to sleep with all four of us under the covers in bed.
Ozzie has started chuffing recently which is very cute. Although it seems to have replace some of her pigeon sounds.
souljacker
innit
What's everyone's thoughts on flea collars? My wife bought one because she is convinced Pablo has fleas (I'm not sure). She managed to get it on him yesterday but it was driving him mental so I took it off this morning and he's loads happier. If he has got fleas, how would we know? He scratches a bit but not all the time. I think Mrs S is just being OCD.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
My understanding is that flea collars are useless and to treat fleas you should get whatever treatment your vet currently recommends, since fleas develop immunity and vets keep in stock whatever works atm. Whatever you do, never, ever buy anything branded Bob Martin.
If your cat has fleas:
a) scratching more than usual
b) small flecks of black flea dirt on their pet bedding (or wherever they sleep)
c) you will see one at some point, either scurrying around on the cat or jumping onto you
You can also check their fur and skin, pushing the fur backwards and looking for flea dirt near the roots.
If you want to make sure flea dirt is in fact flea dirt, put it on a white tissue and wet it, then rub it around a bit, and it will release blood.
If your cat has fleas:
a) scratching more than usual
b) small flecks of black flea dirt on their pet bedding (or wherever they sleep)
c) you will see one at some point, either scurrying around on the cat or jumping onto you
You can also check their fur and skin, pushing the fur backwards and looking for flea dirt near the roots.
If you want to make sure flea dirt is in fact flea dirt, put it on a white tissue and wet it, then rub it around a bit, and it will release blood.
There's a footpath I walk down on the way to work, and I know there are four cats who frequent it. Three of them think I'm the dog's bollocks (sic) and come trotting up for stroking when they see me. There's a ginger one, though, who I think either lives with or at least gets on well with two of the others, but even with much cajoling and him witnessing the love the others are getting seems wary of me and my intentions. You'd think that the others would have told him that I'm a good one.
Baronage-Phase
Well-Known Member
Baronage-Phase
Well-Known Member
Now I have finished panicking about the boy I am worried about idiot cat. He has thrown up today and he is flopped on my lap, still but not purring. It's not like him. I'll take him to the vet tomorrow.... but do I need to take him to the emergency vet? He's not in obvious pain- I have squeezed his tummy and so on. And his eyes/ears are clear. But he's just not right.
How's the lad today?
Hope he's a lot better?
