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She's absolutely gorgeous, does she have a name ? Oh and have you tried a water fountain for cats ?
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CosmikRoger
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She's called Cergy.
Normally she drinks from the village water fountain but that gets turned off in winter cos of the snow, she was born in a barn 50 yards away and it was what her mum taught her as a kitten.
Yesterday the boy and I built her a massive cat tree out of cardboard boxes !
Normally she drinks from the village water fountain but that gets turned off in winter cos of the snow, she was born in a barn 50 yards away and it was what her mum taught her as a kitten.
Yesterday the boy and I built her a massive cat tree out of cardboard boxes !
CosmikRoger
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Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Red, 'can I have head rubs'?
Sasha, ' I don't know what these head rubs are'?
Sasha, ' I don't know what these head rubs are'?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Baronage-Phase
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
So - over the weekend, Sonic developed volcanic diarrhoea (this word is the one I will never ever learn to spell btw) as a result of his antibiotics presumably, and vomited a few times.
Skipped his dose yesterday as a result, and phoned the vet this morning - they said as he has been on it for 10 days now and it hasn't significantly cleared up his snotty nose whilst having worrying gastric side effects, to stop the course (it was planned to be for 6 weeks but going long term on it is not feasible if he is shitting himself inside out as a result). They want to see him in a few days to assess what to do next (and to let his bowels and stomach settle before considering further treatment - I am of course to take him in straight away if anything gets worse).
It is just so frustrating. He is not massively ill, but if when a cat sneezes they are leaving a puddle of thick nasal discharge, and this has been going on for weeks and barely alleviated by treatments we have tried so far, there is something not right.
Skipped his dose yesterday as a result, and phoned the vet this morning - they said as he has been on it for 10 days now and it hasn't significantly cleared up his snotty nose whilst having worrying gastric side effects, to stop the course (it was planned to be for 6 weeks but going long term on it is not feasible if he is shitting himself inside out as a result). They want to see him in a few days to assess what to do next (and to let his bowels and stomach settle before considering further treatment - I am of course to take him in straight away if anything gets worse).
It is just so frustrating. He is not massively ill, but if when a cat sneezes they are leaving a puddle of thick nasal discharge, and this has been going on for weeks and barely alleviated by treatments we have tried so far, there is something not right.
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May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Dylan <3 I both want him and want to be him.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
I've said it before, but I love bendy Dylan x
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
ex's cat used to snooze like that, but gravity would sometimes take control, leaving kitty hanging on by his claws and swinging like a pendulum...
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Dylan's nap technique is immortal.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Some of the wall cat news Newborn kittens found under a London Underground escalator
My childhood cat once fell off the arm of the sofa whilst asleep once. She scampered back up quickly with the "I meant that" look on her furry face.
Joy and heartbreak in rapid succession on the walk home this evening. Firstly I met a cat I don't think I've seen before, and she was overjoyed to meet me, straight onto her back for tummy tickling and aggressive nose-rubbing.
Then, just round the corner, I finally ran into the ginger who I don't think I've seen since last summer. I don't think he remembered me, as he scampered away and over a fence. This was really disappointing, for this is the cat who once stood on his hind legs and wrapped his front legs around my thigh in an attempt to get me to stick around.
Then, just round the corner, I finally ran into the ginger who I don't think I've seen since last summer. I don't think he remembered me, as he scampered away and over a fence. This was really disappointing, for this is the cat who once stood on his hind legs and wrapped his front legs around my thigh in an attempt to get me to stick around.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Scruff face shithead Molly managed to trip the electric by peeing on an extension lead today!!!
She is so punk rock it hurts
I had the day off today, so a longer than usual wake-up cuddle was had. This involves Missy burying her nose and claws into the duvet, beneath which is my chest, and purring very loudly. Without realising, she slightly advanced her claws to the point where they were grazing my chin.
Baronage-Phase
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Scruff face shithead Molly managed to trip the electric by peeing on an extension lead today!!!
Molly is the dessiato of the urban cats.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
oh yeah!! defoShe is so punk rock it hurts
punk AF!
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
. You've had it!
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
Well, the small(?) white furry baby elephant has been running up and down the landing and into the bedroom and out of the bedroom and back out onto the landing and back in again and out again from far too early this morning
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
I've made a decision that I am probably going to postpone Sonic's vet visit that he is booked in for later today - his nasal congestion has eased a bit over the last couple of days, and his antibiotics related diarrhoea has cleared up. However, I don't think he is over his nasal issue enough to have his vaccinations, but it has cleared up a bit, and I think the stress of carting him up to the vet would be counter-productive today.
Don't get me wrong, if he had got worse or if anything serious seemed to be going on in the first place, I'd have him straight up there, but I think since it seems to be far from life-threatening and there has been some improvement, we would be better off just monitoring the situation for a few days. Trust me, I know everything that goes into my cats and everything that comes out of them, he is not seriously ill (a bit of nasal congestion and otherwise in good health, and the explosive bowel thing that was a side effect of the antibiotics is gone now) and I do not feel there is anything to be gained from a vet visit today - it would just be a "bring him back later in the week" visit.
Don't get me wrong, if he had got worse or if anything serious seemed to be going on in the first place, I'd have him straight up there, but I think since it seems to be far from life-threatening and there has been some improvement, we would be better off just monitoring the situation for a few days. Trust me, I know everything that goes into my cats and everything that comes out of them, he is not seriously ill (a bit of nasal congestion and otherwise in good health, and the explosive bowel thing that was a side effect of the antibiotics is gone now) and I do not feel there is anything to be gained from a vet visit today - it would just be a "bring him back later in the week" visit.
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
Just ordered Clives second lot of 21 tablets at North of £170 - yes that figure is correct
Seems he's almost certainly got herpes and he needs a quarter of an anti viral tablet per day for the rest of his natural if not he will loose his eyesight
We'd noticed that both his eyes were a bit cloudy and at a check up last year it was was mentioned but no actual decision made
This year different vet seemed more assured in diagnosing herpes
What's pissing me off a bit, well several things actually
No mention of any eye issues from the shelter yet he'd had quite a bit of treatment prior to us getting him.
And the drugs are also taken by humans for the same condition, are available on line with prescription for about 25% of the cost but they won't sell to me because its for a cat, even though my vet will write me a prescription and it appears that a pharmacy is licensed to supply drugs with a prescription regardless of what the end use is for it's the getting the prescription that's the control element
Seems he's almost certainly got herpes and he needs a quarter of an anti viral tablet per day for the rest of his natural if not he will loose his eyesight
We'd noticed that both his eyes were a bit cloudy and at a check up last year it was was mentioned but no actual decision made
This year different vet seemed more assured in diagnosing herpes
What's pissing me off a bit, well several things actually
No mention of any eye issues from the shelter yet he'd had quite a bit of treatment prior to us getting him.
And the drugs are also taken by humans for the same condition, are available on line with prescription for about 25% of the cost but they won't sell to me because its for a cat, even though my vet will write me a prescription and it appears that a pharmacy is licensed to supply drugs with a prescription regardless of what the end use is for it's the getting the prescription that's the control element
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Have a look online, there are sites you can buy pet medications cheaper, you may have to get a prescription from your vet and provide the site with details, but if you need a long-term medication that isn't covered by insurance, it is worth looking into.
Feline Herpesvirus is pretty common and often not very serious, but if it is affecting the corneas then you need to be fairly aggressive with keeping it at bay otherwise it could end up causing scarring and loss of sight.
Feline Herpesvirus is pretty common and often not very serious, but if it is affecting the corneas then you need to be fairly aggressive with keeping it at bay otherwise it could end up causing scarring and loss of sight.
