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[Hellsbells]

We think my cat is going blind The last few days (last night most noticeably) she's starting bumping into things and acting really disorientated and confused. She's nearly 18 so I'm pretty sure it's down to her age. She went to the vets just last week for a check up and had blood tests done which all came out really well & the vet said she was doing great for her age. Her eyes weren't checked though. We're not sure whether another trip to the vets is a good thing right now as it's likely to upset and disorientate her even more. I'm going to give the vets a call anyway just to get their advice

It was really upsetting to watch. She just wanted to sit on my lap and be stroked because at least then she knew where she was and what was happening.

 

[Epona]

We think my cat is going blind The last few days (last night most noticeably) she's starting bumping into things and acting really disorientated and confused. She's nearly 18 so I'm pretty sure it's down to her age. She went to the vets just last week for a check up and had blood tests done which all came out really well & the vet said she was doing great for her age. Her eyes weren't checked though. We're not sure whether another trip to the vets is a good thing right now as it's likely to upset and disorientate her even more. I'm going to give the vets a call anyway just to get their advice

It was really upsetting to watch. She just wanted to sit on my lap and be stroked because at least then she knew where she was and what was happening.

Call the vet, if s/he didn't spot anything amiss in the recent visit then it will be worth being looked into (sight going is a possibility, as is a stroke or early stages of dementia - out of those sight would be the better option, even an old cat can adjust quickly to visual impairment if they live indoors and stuff doesn't move, but cats can also recover remarkably well from a minor stroke)- yes she is an elderly girl now but still vet care is good and can help her to stay as healthy and happy as possible during her old age. Good luck to you and your cat.

 

[Fez909]

Brotherly love..with a little bit of "what the fuck you looking at?"

 

[clicker]

 

[petee]

(((Hellsbells's kitty)))

 

[vanya]

Cute kittens encounter a ball

 

[May Kasahara]

Think he's comfy (he's snoring )View attachment 155115

Ohh this makes me want a cat again so bad
lovely lovely boy.

Fresh ironing? I shall do my duty View attachment 155117

Her face

 

[Cloo]

Her face

Sitting on the ironing's a serious business!

 

[fucthest8]

Ohh this makes me want a cat again so bad
lovely lovely boy.

He's ridiculously cuddly. Likes being picked up, snuggles into your neck and/or facebumps, lies on you in bed with his front legs stretched up past your neck and gazes up at you ... just ludicrous. Rescue cat from a home with 5 other cats and a dog, think maybe he felt that he didn't get enough attention!

 

[fucthest8]

We think my cat is going blind The last few days (last night most noticeably) she's starting bumping into things and acting really disorientated and confused. She's nearly 18 so I'm pretty sure it's down to her age. She went to the vets just last week for a check up and had blood tests done which all came out really well & the vet said she was doing great for her age. Her eyes weren't checked though. We're not sure whether another trip to the vets is a good thing right now as it's likely to upset and disorientate her even more. I'm going to give the vets a call anyway just to get their advice

It was really upsetting to watch. She just wanted to sit on my lap and be stroked because at least then she knew where she was and what was happening.

Sorry to hear it, but as always, good words from Epona. Here's hoping your cat is ok.

 

[Manter]

The bloody cats have fleas! How is that even possible in house cats?! Bloody animals.

Idiot cat must have picked some up last time he escaped. The big wally. Anyway. All treated. About to clean all the places they sleep....

 

[Epona]

The bloody cats have fleas! How is that even possible in house cats?! Bloody animals.

Idiot cat must have picked some up last time he escaped. The big wally. Anyway. All treated. About to clean all the places they sleep....

LOL you can bring flea eggs in on your shoes and clothes if you walk through grass - fleas tend to lay their eggs on grass and similar plants, so a stroll outside can bring eggs back to enjoy growing on your pets...

 

[Manter]

Well, both cats have been treated and are now very cross with me

Everything in the wash, more washing to go tomorrow, and hoovering. And sprays. And the cats may get shampooed too. Though they’ll never forgive me

 

[Epona]

Well, both cats have been treated and are now very cross with me

Everything in the wash, more washing to go tomorrow, and hoovering. And sprays. And the cats may get shampooed too. Though they’ll never forgive me

Had an infestation a few years ago (3 indoor only cats) - a good spot on treatment from the vet did deal with it, using sprays around the edges of the room can help clear it up quicker whereas spot-on only doesn't clear any eggs that have ended up in other areas of the home so takes 2 flea lifecycles to wipe it out. Bit of a nightmare, you have my sympathy.

 

[clicker]

Tinker and George still rushed off their feet in the run up to Christmas.

 

[Motown_ben]

Floyd looking all cute.

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[nogojones]

If you're stupid enough to leave your cracker drawer open it becomes my bed. My lad should be wise to this by now.

 

[stavros]

I think we had the longest witnessed mental session last night. She was absolutely flying around my wooded floored downstairs, skidding on her furry arse as she tried to turn sharp corners at great speed.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Well, both cats have been treated and are now very cross with me

Everything in the wash, more washing to go tomorrow, and hoovering. And sprays. And the cats may get shampooed too. Though they’ll never forgive me

I sneak up on them when they sleep with the stuff in a syringe. Feels tight, but it's the most effective way.

Vet is very good and issues is the one for the small dog and we can do them both of the one serving.

 

[Manter]

I sneak up on them when they sleep with the stuff in a syringe. Feels tight, but it's the most effective way.

Vet is very good and issues is the one for the small dog and we can do them both of the one serving.

I have just shampooed them, put different stuff on the back of their necks and right now, frankly, i’m *Not* their favourite person. Also those enormous fluffy cats are tiny scrawny things without the fluff

 

[Manter]

Hmm. Why didn’t that image work?

 

[Manter]

Does this work??

 

[Manter]

And once he’d dried, all proud and fluffy;

Whereas she was pissed off wet and still pretty pissed off dry...

 

[Calamity1971]

And once he’d dried, all proud and fluffy;

Whereas she was pissed off wet and still pretty pissed off dry...

Top loading kitty litter tray?

 

[Manter]

Top loading kitty litter tray?

Yup. Modcat. They both use it fine, it’s odourless and it’s not as hideous as most (we have three of them around the house as they are house cats)

 

[Baronage-Phase]

And once he’d dried, all proud and fluffy;

Whereas she was pissed off wet and still pretty pissed off dry...

They're gorgeous...

 

[Puddy_Tat]

at soggy kittehs

 

[Manter]

at soggy kittehs

Ghengis is completely happy and wandering round the house like his old self. Juliet is deeply, deeply furious with me and keeps walking into rooms I’m in the shout at me and refuse to be stroked as ostentatiously as possible.

 

[Calamity1971]

Where did you get it from? Looks better quality than the ones I was looking at the other day. Them filters just don't work on the normal ones.
Plus, Red is a little shite and hears Charlie or milly going in and traps them by hitting the flap with her paw.
4am in the morning I hear thud thud thud as she keeps them captive in their own smell .

 

[Manter]

They're gorgeous...

They are proper personalities too. Her ruff makes her look like she is wearing a fur coat and her little white feet look like mules, and she’s stroppy, needy, a bit neurotic- a proper broad. He’s incredibly affectionate, gentle and a bit dim, follows you round, plays fetch, largely thinks he’s a dog, but is also staggeringly vain. He arranges himself in the front window for passersby to admire

They are both brilliant. Pain in the ass at times, but brilliant