Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
Ah, thanks for clearing that up, I had been wondering!
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Trouble in paradise! Feeding my newer beasties is a bit scary - think 28days later zombies (fast, furious and flesh-lusting).
They're on biscuits with a shared pouch of wet food atm, and they both go *mental* over the meaty bit. The biscuits last them fine all day, but they try to tear wet food out of the packet as i'm emptying it - my fingers are scratched to fuck
tried sorting their food in another room and bringing it out, but got sabotaged immediately- rocky batted his bowl out my hands as I was putting it down
I have to feed p hers in a separate room else they shove her out the way and hoover up her dinner.
They were wormed just before I got them, so I don't think it's that...
Any ideas on how to calm them down/sort out their table manners? :/
One of the kitterns (or both of them -i'm not sure) got hold of a sealed pouch of food and absolutely trashed it earlier as well
They're on biscuits with a shared pouch of wet food atm, and they both go *mental* over the meaty bit. The biscuits last them fine all day, but they try to tear wet food out of the packet as i'm emptying it - my fingers are scratched to fuck
tried sorting their food in another room and bringing it out, but got sabotaged immediately- rocky batted his bowl out my hands as I was putting it down I have to feed p hers in a separate room else they shove her out the way and hoover up her dinner.
They were wormed just before I got them, so I don't think it's that...
Any ideas on how to calm them down/sort out their table manners? :/
One of the kitterns (or both of them -i'm not sure) got hold of a sealed pouch of food and absolutely trashed it earlier as well
Bitter&Twisted
Well-Known Member
Give them more wet food, like a whole pouch each twice a day
Schmetterling
I saw something nasty in the woodshed!
Trouble in paradise! Feeding my newer beasties is a bit scary - think 28days later zombies (fast, furious and flesh-lusting).
They're on biscuits with a shared pouch of wet food atm, and they both go *mental* over the meaty bit. The biscuits last them fine all day, but they try to tear wet food out of the packet as i'm emptying it - my fingers are scratched to fuck
I have to feed p hers in a separate room else they shove her out the way and hoover up her dinner.
They were wormed just before I got them, so I don't think it's that...
Any ideas on how to calm them down/sort out their table manners? :/
One of the kitterns (or both of them -i'm not sure) got hold of a sealed pouch of food and absolutely trashed it earlier as well
How long have you had them for? My three hovered their food up in the first couple of weeks; and inevitably chucked some up shortly after ... I found that if you just left it one of them would eat it later. (On carpets its best to let things dry before clearing up; that's the reason. Not because I am disgusting
.) I started giving them smaller portions and this more often. They now seem to have understood that the tinopener (I!) will keep giving them food so they don't have to wolf down anything they are given.
I've had pepper for about eighteen months, but the other two have only been with me a fortnight, so we're all still getting used to each other I guess. I think it all got a bit much last night (I called rocky a hellbeast and then felt like The Worst Person Ever )
managed to feed them all together this morning without either of the kittens nicking pepper's breakfast or savaging me (they're placid as anything 99% of the time, just seem to go utterly feral at wet food) - so i'm hoping that's a bit of a breakthrough.
)managed to feed them all together this morning without either of the kittens nicking pepper's breakfast or savaging me (they're placid as anything 99% of the time, just seem to go utterly feral at wet food) - so i'm hoping that's a bit of a breakthrough.
Geri
wasn't born to follow
Our stray cat Fluffy has the most awful eye injury and needs to go to a vet. Butchers tried to keep him in, but he was headbutting the windows trying to get out and scratched him to pieces before eventually escaping through the bathroom window, which I stupidly left open. A cat rescue have agreed to help but they don't seem 100% committed. If they won't come and get him tomorrow then I will have to call the RSPCA, and I worry that they will put him to sleep. 
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
This is a different neighbour to the one who owns the cat who is adopting you?
My neighbour has been going into our place to feed and play with Vincent while we are away on holiday with the dogs. He sent me this pic this morning.
Also have a lovely holiday! Hope that Fluffy is OK Geri.
And fair play to you and Butchers for trying to keep him in and contacting the rescue centre. Here's hoping that if they catch him, they'll give him a chance to heal and find another home before thinking of the putting to sleep option…
Agent Sparrow, yes a different neighbour. Our holiday is almost over but we're looking forward to seeing Vincent
CRI
Registered Chooser
Oh no, do hope things work out okay.Our stray cat Fluffy has the most awful eye injury and needs to go to a vet. Butchers tried to keep him in, but he was headbutting the windows trying to get out and scratched him to pieces before eventually escaping through the bathroom window, which I stupidly left open. A cat rescue have agreed to help but they don't seem 100% committed. If they won't come and get him tomorrow then I will have to call the RSPCA, and I worry that they will put him to sleep.
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
OMG, I want a cat I can take on holiday with me!
Callie
Pivoting
Just been back from a weekend at New Lanark Mill with all the creatures. Breeze adored the self-catering flat, but I made the mistake of feeding her too close to the time we left. That and a bumpy road meant OH got an arm covered in sick. She's fine now.
The tide is high
is Breeze any good at fishing? 
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
3 local squirrels have taken to visiting our garden.
Ford had all but two of his teeth taken out a couple of weeks ago.
He really doesn't know what to do when they visit.
Ford had all but two of his teeth taken out a couple of weeks ago.
He really doesn't know what to do when they visit.
CRI
Registered Chooser
The tide is high
I think there must have been alot of birds out there because she was mesmerised by staring at the Clyde. Not so much interest in the industrial heritage of the locality, unfortunately
The view from the back bedroom over our neighbour's garden just can't compete. Oh, and like most cats, I think she'd expect ME to do the fishing for HER!It's great! The pigs are seasoned travellers but nice to be able to take Breeze as well, which we couldn't do with Herbie (RIP) as he would wail constantly in the car and took at least a week to get used to any new place. Breeze doesn't exactly like car travel but (apart from the car sickness yesterday) is okay with it, particularly once she pops up and looks around. I think her nosy instinct is stronger than the fear one! I've never seen a cat get so excited about new spaces - perhaps the same nosy instinct. She's better with new indoor spaces than outdoor, so as the weather gets better, must take her out for short trips to the beach, the park, etc.
CRI
Registered Chooser
Oh poor Ford! Can you give him a pea shooter or something to make up for the teeth?3 local squirrels have taken to visiting our garden.
Ford had all but two of his teeth taken out a couple of weeks ago.
He really doesn't know what to do when they visit.
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
trashpony
Hag
How charming!
I just read this thread which made me laugh a lot
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1994220-Ive-just-photocopied-my-cat-and-she-has-a-coloured-aura
CRI
Registered Chooser
I photocopied Griff once when he was in the office with me, but it wasn't in colour so no idea if he has an aura. The result was kinda NSFW though.How charming!
I just read this thread which made me laugh a lot
edit: Yes, I covered his eyes from the copier light (not from seeing his own rude bits.)
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
I just read this thread which made me laugh a lot
I hope they didn't try to put a kitteh through the document feeder...
CRI
Registered Chooser
And hopefully not expensive vet bills!Games likely to end in kitten tears #164
trashpony
Hag
FFS having kittens is a bit like having a pair of demented toddlers. The kittens are massive (Bubbles weighs over 4kg) and they are racing around, just knocking stuff over and breaking things. They smashed a plate yesterday, have just knocked all the foal's toys onto the floor (including his massive pirate ship which has broken into a million pieces (it's fixable thankfully) and rolled down the stairs in that stair basket thing. If they were children, I'd make them sit nicely and watch telly. I might lock them in the bathroom where they can't trash anything
Suspect this link, modestly viral on Facebook, has already been posted on here this thread so big apologies if you've already seen it.
Might be new to some though, so here it is again. Cool kitty pix! 
22 Conversations every cat owner has with their cat
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Might be new to some though, so here it is again. Cool kitty pix!
22 Conversations every cat owner has with their cat
(owner?
)
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
I might lock them in the bathroom where they can't trash anything
They would take that as a challenge
trashpony
Hag
They would take that as a challenge
I've had to take all the loo rolls off the holders because of that ^^^ sort of behaviour 
