donkyboy
Crazy Cat/Fox man
you would be well advised not to go down this path or I'll start a ''Justice for Tiger'' campaign....
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you would be well advised not to go down this path or I'll start a ''Justice for Tiger'' campaign....
davesgcr
Reading books
She has basked in the sun all day , no doubt enjoying her conquest. About to be fed. At least it was not a Robin or similar...
davesgcr
Reading books
The average cat response to threats of benefits withdrawal...
Really looks like her too !
Our annual trip to the vets yesterday for a check-up. He was perfectly happy with her, thankfully.
My preconception was based on my childhood cat, who was petrified of cages, cars, strange places and anyone who wasn't our immediate family. However, Missy almost seems to enjoy being confined to her cage, carried a mile there and back, staring out dogs in the waiting room and then being poked and prodded by another bloke.
My preconception was based on my childhood cat, who was petrified of cages, cars, strange places and anyone who wasn't our immediate family. However, Missy almost seems to enjoy being confined to her cage, carried a mile there and back, staring out dogs in the waiting room and then being poked and prodded by another bloke.
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
Jangles is loving the sun. And her new pet rock. [emoji53]
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
Toby toes has been sunning himself all afternoon by the balcony door. Now wants somewhere a tad cooler.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Firstly get some chain mail gloves.Good news! We've been feeding Dylan on a wet only diet and it looks like the blood in his wee is clearing up! Now just got to figure out how to brush his teeth
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
can vet recommend any food that's better for kitty teeth?
crunchy dry food can be - although if that's causing other problems, not sure it helps
mice are apparently better for cats' teeth than processed cat food - the two mogs i used to live with, the regular mouser had much healthier teeth than the one who was generally too dopey to catch mice (the only time i know he caught a mouse he wanted to keep it as a pet)
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
smmudge
i know the smudge is true
Yeah we were feeding him half wet half dry so he got the crunchy goodness for his teeth. But he's been weeing blood for months now despite a variety of medications/antibiotics, and the vet said that an all wet diet has been shown to be the most effective thing to prevent it. And it seems to be working!
He doesn't mind us sticking our fingers in his mouth (we've been practising). Bought a starter teeth cleaning kit with meat flavoured toothpaste so going to give him a taste of that later, it also has a little finger brush so that will be the next step.
AmeliaE
from Wisconsin, USA
Also, if you just do a few dabs with the brush, that's better than nothing. Smear that enzyme toothpaste on his gums and call it a good job.
We had a cat which used to fight brushing (and he was a good fighter) but his issues were so bad that I had to keep trying. Eventually he started leaning into the toothbrush instead of fighting against it. He treated it like I was petting him. So it doesn't have to be traumatic.
And no matter what the "ideal" is, just a few seconds is better than nothing.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
The virtue of dry food for cats in tooth cleaning lacks any scientific credibility tbh, cats don't chew the biscuits enough for any abrasion of the biscuit on their teeth to occur enough to remove tartar or plaque - even feeding really large kibble size. When my lot have dry they are on RC Siamese which has the larger size to prevent them scooping large amounts into their massive gobs and swallowing too quickly and barfing it back up (something cats with long muzzles are prone to) - but no cat actually chews dry food, the supposed tooth cleaning benefit is a myth perpetuated by dry food manufacturers.
Probably your best bet is to get some enzyme toothpaste designed for pets (please do not use human products, many contain sorbitol which is highly dangerous to cats and especially dogs) - start by getting them to lick a dab off your finger like a treat. Even getting it in their mouths is a good first step
EDIT: Be aware though that even with the best care, some cats seem genetically predisposed to gingivitis and tooth re-absorption (or in some cases even worse gum problems) and some breeds are more prone to this than others. For example, all my boys are around the same age (9 months between the oldest and youngest), they are all middle-aged now. They've been on the same diet and treated the same in terms of dental care and brushing throughout their lives.
The 2 OSH (Sonic and Jakey) who are related have had multiple dental surgeries and most of their teeth are now gone. Sonic's cousin Tolly (who lives with a friend of mine) had most of his teeth out by the age of 5. Radar who is unrelated to them has never had a bad tooth, a gum problem, or dental surgery yet.
It's one of those problems that unfortunately even good breeders find it difficult to eliminate - there's no genetic test for that readily available yet, and it's something that rears its head long after breeding age (given that most responsible breeders will tend to neuter and retire at an early age for health and wellbeing - so they are usually bred long before any congenital dental issues have started to surface)
Probably your best bet is to get some enzyme toothpaste designed for pets (please do not use human products, many contain sorbitol which is highly dangerous to cats and especially dogs) - start by getting them to lick a dab off your finger like a treat. Even getting it in their mouths is a good first step
EDIT: Be aware though that even with the best care, some cats seem genetically predisposed to gingivitis and tooth re-absorption (or in some cases even worse gum problems) and some breeds are more prone to this than others. For example, all my boys are around the same age (9 months between the oldest and youngest), they are all middle-aged now. They've been on the same diet and treated the same in terms of dental care and brushing throughout their lives.
The 2 OSH (Sonic and Jakey) who are related have had multiple dental surgeries and most of their teeth are now gone. Sonic's cousin Tolly (who lives with a friend of mine) had most of his teeth out by the age of 5. Radar who is unrelated to them has never had a bad tooth, a gum problem, or dental surgery yet.
It's one of those problems that unfortunately even good breeders find it difficult to eliminate - there's no genetic test for that readily available yet, and it's something that rears its head long after breeding age (given that most responsible breeders will tend to neuter and retire at an early age for health and wellbeing - so they are usually bred long before any congenital dental issues have started to surface)
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I love that
"Oooh the sunlight - and people get to admire my fluffy belly twice (waits to capture the first hand that approaches fluffy belly!)"
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
izz
Increased Leisure Citizen
read something recently about psychokitties, apparently they benefit from a game of KILLSOMETHINGFUCKAAAAAS like a toy on a whippystick followed by a sedate bowl of something when they're in attack mode.
I'm hoping our own psychokitty's bouts of armbiting at 03:00 will be cured by leaving something down for madam when we go to bed.
moose
like some cat from Japan
Wow! He's grown into a very beautiful cat.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
Animal Friends have been good for me. Reasonably cheap and paid out promptly when I had to make a claim.
