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[seeformiles]

Lil’ Bob making himself comfortable

 

[seeformiles]

Vic asleep on the table next to the radiator. Yesterday he brought us a “present” that’s nearly as big as him. I suppose I should be grateful but

 

[May Kasahara]

Lil’ Bob making himself comfortable
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Scenes from my landing this morning:

 

[colacubes]

My co-worker will not leave me alone today

 

[seeformiles]

Scenes from my landing this morning:

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I wasn’t sure which end I was looking at for a moment

 

[May Kasahara]

Yes, he's confusing that way

 

[Mr Moose]

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Sadly our cat Boo has lymphoma, which is dispersed through his skin. The Vet has recommended chemotherapy for him to prolong his life a little.

Does anyone have experience of this? I understand it is better tolerated in cats than humans, but was it right for your cat? Apparently you can’t touch the cat during treatment which seems difficult to manage too.

Sadly it’s the end for Boo now. Our beautiful fella has chased his last buzzy thing. We gave him lots of love over the last few months.

A question for you all who have lost a cat. How did you deal with the body? Buried in the garden or taken by the vet for disposal?

 

[fishfinger]

Really sorry for your news (((Mr Moose))).
We've taken both our previous cats to the vet, for cremation.

 

[trabuquera]

Very sorry for this Mr Moose . Our vet gave us the option to take the body away, or leave it with them (for complete disposal - the other cat-sharer & I aren't believers in keeping the ashes so it was up to the vets what to do with the remains, but I think they were cremated anyway). One thing I do know is that people who've buried beloved pets in their gardens sometimes had really horrible & distressing scenes later as foxes would dig up the carrion - so that's somthing to avoid unless you are miles from any foxes or have a massive tomb slab or a cat sized metal coffin at the ready.

 

[Calamity1971]

So sorry to hear this Mr Moose . I brought Korky home and she now lives on under a buddleia bush. Not sure I called that one right. I spent many a night sitting on the step crying at the spot. I buried her with a tin of gourmet gold and a picture of my two dogs that she loved to go for a walk with.
It's whatever feels right at the time I suppose x
RIP Boo.

 

[Me76]

Sorry to hear that Mr Moose.

All ours have gone to the vets for mass cremation. But then I'm not a believer in needing to keep things around, pics are enough, and I've never had a garden I could bury anything in.

 

[seeformiles]

Sadly it’s the end for Boo now. Our beautiful fella has chased his last buzzy thing. We gave him lots of love over the last few months.

A question for you all who have lost a cat. How did you deal with the body? Buried in the garden or taken by the vet for disposal?

Sorry to hear about that - never an easy thing. We had our Buttons for 17 years and just before X-mas 2015 we got the news that she had bowel cancer. She spent her last week being spoiled rotten by us (eating all the crap she wanted but was previously denied) and was put to sleep on New Year’s Eve. We had her cremated and her ashes put in a box where she sits to this day on our mantlepiece. Still miss her even now but glad she had a long and happy life. Sending empathetic thoughts

 

[seeformiles]

After a day’s scrapping (due to the bad weather) both brothers are asleep

 

[stavros]

Cheers for whoever made this thread a sticky.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

((((Mr Moose ))))

 

[Manter]

They are both snoring gently and their paws twitch periodically they are so ridiculous

 

[Epona]

Mr Moose - so sorry to hear that. I have nowhere to bury pets now so although I would prefer that (covered with a big paving slab initially then something planted there the following year), I think now I would have them cremated, which can usually be organised through your vet surgery.

It's a horrible thing to have to go through, if you want to keep a reminder but not take the ashes you can I think ask for something like a paw print in plaster to be made, and there are other ways to memorialise your beloved pet if you wish.

Much love to you xx

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I found two and half dead mice in the kitchen this morning. I've still not found the other half.

 

[seeformiles]

I found two and half dead mice in the kitchen this morning. I've still not found the other half.

From past experience I can safely say you never will

 

[trabuquera]

... though you might see it again in reconstituted form when the guilty cat sicks it up

 

[May Kasahara]

A tale of two kitties

 

[Archimage]

 

[Shirl]

Difficult to know which thread to put this in. There's two cats though and only one dog, so cats it is.
They haven't moved for three hours.

 

[Shirl]

Incase anyone was wondering where Madge was. Skye's moved her head but still asleep.

 

[sojourner]

Ras scoffed a whole (clean) poo bag this morning - it floated onto the floor as I separated them, and as I walked back into the kitchen, she was gobbling it down. I tried to chase her and get it out but she swallowed it quick with a cartoon lick of the lips, the stupid fuck

She's addicted to plastic bags of all kinds. Hope she's spewed it up by now or I'll be on poo watch and pulling it out the stinky end soon

 

[Shirl]

Ras scoffed a whole (clean) poo bag this morning - it floated onto the floor as I separated them, and as I walked back into the kitchen, she was gobbling it down. I tried to chase her and get it out but she swallowed it quick with a cartoon lick of the lips, the stupid fuck

She's addicted to plastic bags of all kinds. Hope she's spewed it up by now or I'll be on poo watch and pulling it out the stinky end soon

I might come out ready bagged.

 

[sojourner]

I might come out ready bagged.

I hadn't actually considered that

 

[donkyboy]

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[nogojones]

Scenes from my landing this morning:

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"Look at me bits!"

 

[Puddy_Tat]

news item - tripod, the three legged cat who lives at south eastern trains' gillingham maintenance depot went missing last week.

found today in otford (near sevenoaks) presumably having gone for a train ride