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Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
How's Lilith doing, LeytonCatLady, any better?
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
I am having to really impress on OH right now the importance of him NOT feeding Jakey with bits of fish or similar items of treat food.
We're in prescription diet territory, he can't have too much protein or food that is too fatty or oily - so he certainly can't have a bit of salmon or tuna.
Sorry OH, sorry Jakey.
I'm in the same territory with madam just now - The higher iodine content of most fish-based cat food is also an issue where the thyroid is concerned.
I only very occasionally give her a very tiny bit of something fishy as a treat now - mainly when she has got completely bored with her more limited diet these days.
LeytonCatLady
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Awww, she's good, thank you for asking! Eye still slightly runny but not as much as it was, and she's not sneezing or coughing any more. She woke me up as usual this morning demanding breakfast and she's eaten all her dinner. I guessed she'd probably be fine in a day or two but the anxious mum in me took over.
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Ahhhh, glad she's getting better and got her appetite. Oh yeah, know exactly what you mean!
NoXion
Craicy the Squirrel
Surely you should know by now that showing interest in a cat is a good way to get them to ignore you?
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Jesus Christ! Just come downstairs to find a scene of avian gore on Mrs SFM’s chair - what used to be a bird (Not for the squeamish hence the spoiler…
) 100/1 this is Vic’s wicked work….
) 100/1 this is Vic’s wicked work….
izz
Increased Leisure Citizen
"I got this for you because I love you and fancy you but then I got hungry so I ate it but then I got full so I stopped. Hope you like it."Jesus Christ! Just come downstairs to find a scene of avian gore on Mrs SFM’s chair - what used to be a bird (Not for the squeamish hence the spoiler…
You say that, but there's another who lives very close to me, who comes bounding up to me when she sees me. Every cat has their own peculiarities - chin, tummy, nose, etc. This one loves the very base of her spine being rubbed aggressively. She crouches right down at the front and waves her arsehole in the air, as if she's in a particularly misogynistic ghettotech video.
LeytonCatLady
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You have a way with words!
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Starting half term right.
nogojones
spelling is overrated
He's a beast!
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
So fluffy!
nogojones
spelling is overrated
That tummy is just begging for a tickle
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Fortunately he loves it
He's just a big teddy bear really.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
In fact, you can put your whole face in his tummy and go WUBWUBWUBWUBWUB and he doesn't care 
The only downside is that he sometimes gets slugs stuck in his fur, so that's a risk.
The only downside is that he sometimes gets slugs stuck in his fur, so that's a risk.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
My Jakey is like that, we ask him to go rollyboy and on his back he goes then it is "grrrr Jakey Tum-Tums, Jakey Tum-Tums" while he is having tummy rubs and he is rolling around with his legs all in the air and purring really loudly.
And YES I can blow raspberries on his tummy too
Yes we are a bit bonkers, in a good way I hope
Didn't surprise me too much when the vet said he was absolutely fine with having an abdominal ultrasound and just purred and talked to the vet the whole way through
And YES I can blow raspberries on his tummy too
Yes we are a bit bonkers, in a good way I hope
Didn't surprise me too much when the vet said he was absolutely fine with having an abdominal ultrasound and just purred and talked to the vet the whole way through
LeytonCatLady
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Lilith stalking her favourite mouse.
Do you get your hand slapped if you try to use the mouse? I remember that being a feature of table time.
LeytonCatLady
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Ha ha! No, she's quite well behaved actually and jumps off the desk when I need to do some work.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Hopefully don't need to take Zoe to the vet again until August - she's responding well to the thyroid medication and her early stage kidney disease is still at an early stage. The vet has recommended Royal Canin early renal food.
Bet anything she doesn't like it.
The vet also suggested we weigh her every so often to check for weight loss. That sounds about as feasible as trying to clean a cat's teeth. I'm trying to imagine weighing the laundry basket, putting her in it, and trying to get a reading. I don't foresee success.
But all in all, hopefully she's not too bad for a 17 year old puss.
Bet anything she doesn't like it.
The vet also suggested we weigh her every so often to check for weight loss. That sounds about as feasible as trying to clean a cat's teeth. I'm trying to imagine weighing the laundry basket, putting her in it, and trying to get a reading. I don't foresee success.
But all in all, hopefully she's not too bad for a 17 year old puss.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Hopefully don't need to take Zoe to the vet again until August - she's responding well to the thyroid medication and her early stage kidney disease is still at an early stage. The vet has recommended Royal Canin early renal food.
Bet anything she doesn't like it.
The vet also suggested we weigh her every so often to check for weight loss. That sounds about as feasible as trying to clean a cat's teeth. I'm trying to imagine weighing the laundry basket, putting her in it, and trying to get a reading. I don't foresee success.
But all in all, hopefully she's not too bad for a 17 year old puss.
Hope all continues to go well!
Royal Canin foods come with a "satisfaction guarantee" - if your cat doesn't like it, they'll refund you.
We've never had to take advantage of this offer but our vet makes it clear, if they don't like it just return it for a refund.
My Jakey loves the early renal (both wet and dry), but he is not a fussy cat.
I have been getting it from the vet as we were waiting for tests, but it is expensive, now we know that is what Jakey needs to be on I'll order from petdrugsonline.co.uk which is considerably cheaper (I've ordered prescription dry from them before, their delivery is not as fast as some other suppliers but it did turn up and was cheaper).
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
The vet also suggested we weigh her every so often to check for weight loss. That sounds about as feasible as trying to clean a cat's teeth. I'm trying to imagine weighing the laundry basket, putting her in it, and trying to get a reading. I don't foresee success.
does she accept being picked up? traditional is to pick kitty up and step on the scales, then repeat without kitty.
if not, then i think any attempt is doomed to failure...
