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[CRI]

Happy birthday Breeze!

Feeling slightly guilty now that despite all my lot having birthdays, I've never done much to push the boat out. On Jakey's birthday one year I did set it up so he would get away with raiding the fridge for a small bite of cheese that I'd left in there for him. (It was kind of awesome seeing him looking so pleased with himself).

Hey, I think any excuse for a party! I just stuck a candle in her usual food (didn't dare light it though) and discovered she liked the paper streamers left over from New Years far more than the cat toys. Actually, I think the guinea pigs enjoy "parties" more than she did!

 

[slightlytouched]

Do they think they know what it is slightlytouched?

They syringed out a sample last time and it was just dead tissue and bacteria, but they don't know why it was there.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

happy birthday, breeze

 

[veracity]

Happy birthday Breeze!

slightlytouched , I have everything crossed for you and Willow.

 

[trashpony]

Hey, I think any excuse for a party! I just stuck a candle in her usual food (didn't dare light it though) and discovered she liked the paper streamers left over from New Years far more than the cat toys. Actually, I think the guinea pigs enjoy "parties" more than she did!

Unfortunately the foal spied the party photos and got very excited about the party we're having for our cats this weekend. Now I have a hard act to follow

Happy birthday Breeze!

 

[veracity]

O the kits are growing up so fast, they were six weeks old yesterday! Here's some pics from earlier this week.

This is Girly (or Fiona, as susie12 likes to call her) crashed out on the dining room floor after a hard day's kittening.

Here's Fluffyhead, playing King of the Castle.

This is the first born, Top Cat, he loves strokes and will come and sit on your foot til he gets them!

Here's Girly again, with her sister Silverpaws, in a rare contemplative moment

I'm starting to dread them going, I've found a local cattery with a good reputation, that checks out prospective owners, charges them and give a month free vet bills and insurance to new owners. It seems a better prospect than giving the kits away myself, but it's going to be a wrench

 

[Manter]

Oh, they're gorgeous!

 

[Manter]

Sorry for cat-spamming the thread this week, but idiot cat is being particularly gorgeous. I am working from bed this morning- because I can - and he has plonked himself in me and is purring like a train

 

[girasol]

So I got the feeding ball, put the food in there and Rusty showed no interest. Even when I took the food out, she turned her nose up on the food itself, which she normally noms. I think the plastic smell is what's putting her off.

However, a laser torch came with it and OMG, she's gone totally bonkers. I remember having a little play with one a couple of years ago and deciding I wouldn't do it anymore as she became a bit loopy with it. Anyway, this time I played with her, for ages, she never got tired of it, she was running up and down the stairs after it, getting a real work out. Then I stopped and she followed me around for ages, basically asking for more. She figured out where the light comes from and when she sees the torch hears the clicking she starts looking around for the light.

So I read up about the best way to play with laser and cats, and they recommend bringing the game to a close by resting the light on a soft toy so she can get the feeling of satisfaction of hunting something, but she really isn't interested. She just seems to love chasing it and then when I stop she follows me around... So this has been happening for two days now.

I guess she will get bored eventually, but it's hard to resist the temptation to keep on playing until she does, as she's really getting some proper exercise from it. But I'm also worried I might drive her insane...

(It's a lower powered laser and obviously I have been very careful not to point it at her eyes, only at the floor or wall)

 

[trabuquera]

Happy (late)b'day Breeze. Also for the kitteh-heads: the ITV programme about the wonder of cats shown on Monday is basically 45 minutes of pure hi-def furry awesomeness, beautifully photographed if a bit lame brained. not really many actual facts in there, and little most people on this thread don't know about already ... but some interesting tiny snippets of info I had never heard before, inc:

- cats with points (siamese etc) - the points develop in relation to body temperature - the darker the fur, the colder the bit of the cat's body - meaning siamese brought up in Thailand would be lighter all over than littermates brough up in Europe, with less defined points.

- newborn kittens are not only blind but deaf too - they only start hearing when the ear-buds unfold weeks later

- cats have limited ultraviolet vision, so can absolutely clearly see the pee trails of some of the animals they predate - which explains a lot about my mog's rigid lock-on when he thinks he's got scent/trail/sight of a mouse, he just won't move for HOURS

plus amazing slo-mo video of the catflip allowing them to land safely.

(when it was on the telly almost EVERY SINGLE AD in the breaks included kittens. it was almost sinister actually...)

 

[Manter]

I didn't know that about colour points

e2a maybe we should have let idiot cat sleep on the radiator more- he is very dark

 

[CRI]

Unfortunately the foal spied the party photos and got very excited about the party we're having for our cats this weekend. Now I have a hard act to follow

Happy birthday Breeze!

*puts slightly torn streamers, banner and gift bags into the post*

 

[CRI]

O the kits are growing up so fast, they were six weeks old yesterday! Here's some pics from earlier this week.

This is Girly (or Fiona, as susie12 likes to call her) crashed out on the dining room floor after a hard day's kittening.

Here's Fluffyhead, playing King of the Castle.

This is the first born, Top Cat, he loves strokes and will come and sit on your foot til he gets them!

Here's Girly again, with her sister Silverpaws, in a rare contemplative moment

I'm starting to dread them going, I've found a local cattery with a good reputation, that checks out prospective owners, charges them and give a month free vet bills and insurance to new owners. It seems a better prospect than giving the kits away myself, but it's going to be a wrench

They are adorable! I'm sure there will be a queue of prospective adopters.

Maybe one of the reasons I've never had any of my pets have babies is because I know I probably could never let them go without a fight.

 

[CRI]

Sorry for cat-spamming the thread this week, but idiot cat is being particularly gorgeous. I am working from bed this morning- because I can - and he has plonked himself in me and is purring like a train

Never apologise. I adore snaps of your kitteh!

 

[Epona]

Been having a problem recently with Jakey weeing on our bed. It was happening just after I gave him his evening meal, because he is food aggressive and extremely greedy (and has a tendency to put on weight by scoffing everyone elses food, he really does have to be fed separately!), I have been feeding him by himself in the bedroom for some time, but recently he's started weeing on the bed just after I have put his food down. I don't like to restrict access to or from rooms for long as they are indoor cats and space is limited but I think I have solved it by swapping around the feeding arrangements by feeding the others in the bedroom and Jakey in the sitting room. I've ordered some puppy training pads which will be put under a cheap sheet on top of the bed anyway just in case. Hopefully that will end the daily cycle of duvet washing that I have been embroiled in recently! (He has been vet checked and is fine, it's behavioural, not a health issue - tbh he's always had a bit of an inclination to wee in odd places).

 

[slightlytouched]

Willow seems to be setting a trend now; shortly after we go to the vets she brings me the dead bird gift. Three times now! I think it's to convince me there is nothing wrong with her!

 

[CRI]

Been having a problem recently with Jakey weeing on our bed. It was happening just after I gave him his evening meal, because he is food aggressive and extremely greedy (and has a tendency to put on weight by scoffing everyone elses food, he really does have to be fed separately!), I have been feeding him by himself in the bedroom for some time, but recently he's started weeing on the bed just after I have put his food down. I don't like to restrict access to or from rooms for long as they are indoor cats and space is limited but I think I have solved it by swapping around the feeding arrangements by feeding the others in the bedroom and Jakey in the sitting room. I've ordered some puppy training pads which will be put under a cheap sheet on top of the bed anyway just in case. Hopefully that will end the daily cycle of duvet washing that I have been embroiled in recently! (He has been vet checked and is fine, it's behavioural, not a health issue - tbh he's always had a bit of an inclination to wee in odd places).

Home Bargains I think is the place to get the cheapest puppy pads. I use them underneath the pig's "bedroom" fleece. It sounds a good plan to swap the feeding arrangements. If it's not physical, it means something needs to change to break the pattern. I think it's just working out what that is.

When we first got Breeze, we struggled to find the right litter box. Sometimes, she would poo on the front door matt. Eventually, we worked out the one we had was too small. Herbie used to sit on the litterbox like it was a toilet - balancing on the sides and hovering over, so he just had a tiny litter box. Breeze insists on having her whole huge body and tail inside the box, so once we went whole hog with one of those fairly large underbed storage type boxes, all was fine.

Good luck at pinning it down (and saving your duvet!)

 

[CRI]

Finally saw the secret life of cats thing last night. Cute kittens! Wow, the cat that fell 19 floors and didn't break anything was amazing. Loved the kitteh that got the little boy to talk. And the cat that woke it's owner up to warn them about the gas being left on reminded me of Breeze and the tumble dryer episode. Gave her an extra hug at that point

 

[trashpony]

Finally saw the secret life of cats thing last night. Cute kittens! Wow, the cat that fell 19 floors and didn't break anything was amazing. Loved the kitteh that got the little boy to talk. And the cat that woke it's owner up to warn them about the gas being left on reminded me of Breeze and the tumble dryer episode. Gave her an extra hug at that point

Ooh I keep forgetting to watch this. What channel was it on?

 

[CRI]

Ooh I keep forgetting to watch this. What channel was it on?

It was on ITV. I don't have a tv, but managed to watch it on STV . Lotta palaver signing up & disabling addblocker and adverts * made me want to scream!

(But was rather surprised when this one came on, as it's where I'm from. No cats, sorry.)

 

[trashpony]

It was on ITV. I don't have a tv, but managed to watch it on STV . Lotta palaver signing up & disabling addblocker and adverts * made me want to scream!

(But was rather surprised when this one came on, as it's where I'm from. No cats, sorry.)

They can see you, you know

 

[oryx]

Been having a problem recently with Jakey weeing on our bed. It was happening just after I gave him his evening meal, because he is food aggressive and extremely greedy (and has a tendency to put on weight by scoffing everyone elses food, he really does have to be fed separately!), I have been feeding him by himself in the bedroom for some time, but recently he's started weeing on the bed just after I have put his food down. I don't like to restrict access to or from rooms for long as they are indoor cats and space is limited but I think I have solved it by swapping around the feeding arrangements by feeding the others in the bedroom and Jakey in the sitting room. I've ordered some puppy training pads which will be put under a cheap sheet on top of the bed anyway just in case. Hopefully that will end the daily cycle of duvet washing that I have been embroiled in recently! (He has been vet checked and is fine, it's behavioural, not a health issue - tbh he's always had a bit of an inclination to wee in odd places).

Not to suggest you're lucky or anything, but 20-year old cat used to shit on my partner's bed! Back in the day when we lived separately and he went away with a friend very occasionally and I would go round to feed her. Now, she has taken to shitting on the lawn which is a nightmare when I want to mow it!

We didn't do anything for her birthday but my partner took her to the vet the day after, and they thought she was a grand old lady. Trouble is, she has 'issues' that go with that - including howling at night (we are pretty sure she's deaf) and increasing inability to groom her own long fur. She had to have quite a bit of fur shaved off her hindquarters even thought we comb her every day - getting on top of the knots is well-nigh impossible and it never used to be an issue. The vet had mentioned a lion cut but luckily it was just a bit of her rear and she didn't end up looking like this!

She is still very fit and bounces around the garden, and looks very young (I know cats don't get crow's feet & grey hair but some of them do look really old when they get to late teens!).

 

[trashpony]

Finally saw the secret life of cats thing last night. Cute kittens! Wow, the cat that fell 19 floors and didn't break anything was amazing. Loved the kitteh that got the little boy to talk. And the cat that woke it's owner up to warn them about the gas being left on reminded me of Breeze and the tumble dryer episode. Gave her an extra hug at that point

I think the cat with the boy with selective mutism was a ragdoll wasn't it? Manter if you haven't seen it, you should - only 2 more days on itvplayer.

We watched it together and then the foal insisted the cats join us for mindfulness meditation

 

[CRI]

I think the cat with the boy with selective mutism was a ragdoll wasn't it? Manter if you haven't seen it, you should - only 2 more days on itvplayer.

We watched it together and then the foal insisted the cats join us for mindfulness meditation

Mindfulness meditation - cool!

Breeze fell asleep half way through! We watched the one where they put the tracking collars on cats in some village (on you tube) couple nights ago and she was much more interested in that one!

 

[trashpony]

Mindfulness meditation - cool!

Breeze fell asleep half way through! We watched the one where they put the tracking collars on cats in some village (on you tube) couple nights ago and she was much more interested in that one!

I was hoping for some of that in this programme. I did love Hamish McHamish and his patrols though

 

[fucthest8]

Oh, hi human. This freshly made bed is almost perfect, it just need a layer of fur ... here.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Oh, hi human. This freshly made bed is almost perfect, it just need a layer of fur ... here.


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"although my fur would show up better on a darker background..."

 

[CRI]

Oh, hi human. This freshly made bed is almost perfect, it just need a layer of fur ... here.


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That's to make sure you stay extra warm. Considerate kitteh!

 

[CRI]

Breeze gets the very last morsel.

And, an aerial view of said kitteh.

 

[Epona]

I was out all day Saturday visiting family, when I got back Sonic raced up to me and quite literally clung to me for a couple of hours - he climbed up me and sat with his hindquarters on my shoulder and his front end on my chest, gripped onto my clothes with his front claws, and refused to allow himself to be unhooked from me.