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[Manter]

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 .

Fetch or one of those similar online places I think. Had them 5+ years now- just buy replacement liners off eBay every year or so

 

[Calamity1971]

Fetch or one of those similar online places I think. Had them 5+ years now- just buy replacement liners off eBay every year or so

Cheers Manter.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

Storm Deirdre and the accompanying winds are freaking the cats out.
Anyone else's?

 

[UnderOpenSky]

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

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

I suspect serious blood loss if I tried that. Luckily they are mostly self cleaning.

 

[Manter]

Everywhere I go today, she comes and sits next to me, then ostentatiously turns her back . She’s such a drama queen

 

[stavros]

Missy is incredibly skilled at eating around the worming pill, even when I've crushed it and mixed it with some fish.

 

[xsunnysuex]

 

[Puddy_Tat]

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"no, of course i wasn't about to eat your pot plant..."

 

[xsunnysuex]

"no, of course i wasn't about to eat your pot plant..."

Oh he has tried many times!

 

[Epona]

A few days ago the vet had us put in a pre-approval form to the insurance company for Radar's dental - I filled out the form and Nate and I shared a look that communicated our understanding that dental wasn't covered but oh well might as well ask... have just received a letter telling me they'll pay for it, minus the usual excess - mind blown.

 

[Epona]

It might sound stupid but I am in a tears of relief situation here - never thought it would be covered by insurance - of course the main worry is that my little love will have a general anaesthetic with his heart murmur, and he has already been through a lot of surgery and vet treatment this year - but the additional worry about paying for it was a concern - we can find the money for vet treatment as it is a priority, but it is at detriment to other areas of our budget - what is probably £600 of dental work is a substantial amount, so the insurance company saying they will pay for 80% of that is a huge weight off my mind.

I'll book him in for after Christmas, it is still a worry with his heart (so will book him for afterwards rather than potentially destroy Christmas if he ends up in hospital or god forbid doesn't come through surgery) but it needs to be done.

 

[stavros]

"You're absolutely right, you were sitting there. Are you familiar with the past tense?"

 

[quiet guy]

"You're absolutely right, you were sitting there. Are you familiar with the past tense?"

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Ten second rule innit

 

[Epona]

Ten second rule innit

The cat version of the ten second rule in this house is quite clear - if Jakey doesn't wait for me to have walked away from my chair for at least 10 seconds before he claims it, there is a real danger that I could sit back down on him...

 

[stavros]

As I was putting my shoes on last night, Missy was lying on her chair, totally torn between watching me and going to sleep. She looked massively troubled by this quandary.

 

[donkyboy]

ordered the girls their christmas present. according to the garb:

The Scruffs Thermal, Self Heating Pet Beds are an ideal choice to keep your pet warm on those cold winter nights.
Each bed contains a foam layer, backed with reflective foil. This layer is sandwiched between quilted polyester fibres and the beds main fill, it reflects body heat back to your pet, keeping them warm.
The quilted hollow fibre lies beneath a super soft fleece cover this layer holds warm air around your pet providing added insulation.
The box beds feature a one-piece construction providing greater support and durability; filled with a 100% recycled green-fibre fill with unmatched cushioning, resilience and insulation characteristics.
The Scruffs Thermal Self Heating Pet Beds are particularly suitable for pets who suffer from arthritis, young and ill pets or just those that enjoy the extra warmth provided. These beds are machine washable and have a non-slip base.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

ordered the girls their christmas present. according to the garb:

i'm sure they will like the box it comes in

 

[Calamity1971]

Bought the dog a winter coat (freaked her out so it's been returned) so I thought I would treat the kitty's with a radiator bed. Not a bloody chance, it's free standing as well so I put cat nip in to entice them in to its cosy loveliness. Red got half way In, licked the cat nip and reversed .
17 quid ornament...

 

[Motown_ben]

Floyd suddenly becomes your best made as soon as you sit down with a mince pie & a splodge of cream.

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[Reno]

Bought the dog a winter coat (freaked her out so it's been returned) so I thought I would treat the kitty's with a radiator bed. Not a bloody chance, it's free standing as well so I put cat nip in to entice them in to its cosy loveliness. Red got half way In, licked the cat nip and reversed .
17 quid ornament...
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When we moved to Berlin I bought Alfie these radiator hammocks. Not only did he not use them. He moved around them, making sure he makes no contact with them, while giving me a “why are you doing this to me ??? ” look.

Whenever people cat sit him they buy him stuff like cat beds, because they think he doesn’t have enough cat appropriate things. Of course they end up unused and my cellar is filling up with unused cat beds and cat toys. He likes to find his own places to sleep on and play with.

 

[donkyboy]

I got a radiator hammock a few years back myself. The girls were not interested. I put the blanket on top of the fridge which the girls use

 

[Motown_ben]

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

Love the look of those 2 [emoji16]

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[Epona]

ordered the girls their christmas present. according to the garb:

Where did you order them from? My boys do actually use cat beds (they need to be placed ON a desirable surface like the sofa or our bed, they aren't going to sleep on the floor like complete barbarians), and a thermal one would be lovely for Sonic's arthritis on cold winter mornings - needs to be big enough for 2 though as he and Jakey share a bed, so small dog bed tends to work well.

Can't fit radiator beds on our radiators here, nor would I trust the plaster to hold firm if there were cats plus beds plus radiators hanging from it.

 

[Schmetterling]

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When we moved to Berlin I bought Alfie these radiator hammocks. Not only did he not use them. He moved around them, making sure he makes no contact with them, while giving me a “why are you doing this to me ??? ” look.

Whenever people cat sit him they buy him stuff like cat beds, because they think he doesn’t have enough cat appropriate things. Of course they end up unused and my cellar is filling up with unused cat beds and cat toys. He likes to find his own places to sleep on and play with.

Put a pile of fresh laundry on it. Cat sits on laundry. Sorted.

 

[Epona]

Put a pile of fresh laundry on it. Cat sits on laundry. Sorted.

One of mine pisses on laundry. Its just his thing that he does. He doesn't piss anywhere else inappropriate, but leaving piles of fresh laundry around is a recipe for piss-stained stinking disaster.

 

[Reno]

Put a pile of fresh laundry on it. Cat sits on laundry. Sorted.

It wasn’t a problem to be solved, it’s not like he stands there all day because he has nothing to sit on. It was the errendous conclusion that I can second guess cat logic, that because he likes to sit on the radiator and he likes to look out of the window, he would enjoy a contraption which facilitates both.

 

[Reno]

...and because I never learn, this is Alfie’s Christmas present. He tried it for one day because I lured him up there with catnip and then not as much as glanced at it, while I’m around.

However he uses it when he thinks I’m not looking. It’s in the bedroom and when I woke up in the middle of the night, he sat on it.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

the decision process is along the lines of

is this intended by hooman as a cat bed?

yes - ignore it

no - sleep on it

(similar process applies to whether something was intended as a cat toy or if it should be played with)

 

[Epona]

...and because I never learn, this is Alfie’s Christmas present. He tried it for one day because I lured him up there with catnip and then not as much as glanced at it since while I’m around.

However he uses it when he thinks I’m not looking. It’s in the bedroom and when I woke up in the middle of the night, he sat on it.

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I'm just pleased to see him largely refusing to use a perch you built for him while he is AT HOME rather than being on the lam like some east end gangster.

Cats can be odd about their space, might be simply that he wants the security of being higher up when you are asleep and not standing guard - or that he wants to freak you out by having you wake up to him staring at you from near the ceiling

 

[Reno]

In all fairness, over the last couple of days he has started to use it more and more, always when I’m not in the room or asleep. Again, he had to discover it for himself, rather than being coerced into doing something.