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[bcuster]

Comet is a great name for a cat.

This cat is as rare as a comet...

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Comet is a great name for a cat.

There's a Canadian guy I follow on Twitter who has a gorgeous Blue Russian and named him Cabot after his favourite golf course.

 

[Dystopiary]

There's a Canadian guy I follow on Twitter who has a gorgeous Blue Russian and named him Cabot after his favourite golf course.View attachment 326285

Ahhhh. That's a cat that KNOWS he's cute.

But my second thought was, is it pronounced Cabb-oe, Cabb-otte, Cabb-ot, or Cay-bot. Or something else.

 

[story]

Mid-leap

 

[Puddy_Tat]

at kitteh in mid take-off

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Ahhhh. That's a cat that KNOWS he's cute.

But my second thought was, is it pronounced Cabb-oe, Cabb-otte, Cabb-ot, or Cay-bot. Or something else.

As far as I know, it's the third one.

 

[Dystopiary]

As far as I know, it's the third one.

That'll do then. I know it's silly but I do like to have a set pronunciation in my mind for things, or I can't quite read them properly.

 

[waxoyl]

Stan’s back on the sun flower hat. His stitches are out now. Keeping him in a little longer till everything heals up nicely.

 

[Epona]

Stan’s back on the sun flower hat. His stitches are out now. Keeping him in a little longer till everything heals up nicely. View attachment 326434

Pleased to hear he is doing ok

 

[stavros]

As I drew my curtains last night I saw a neighbour's cat prowling over my front garden. She looked up at me and, almost to demonstrate the respect she had for me, squatted and took what was a monumentally large dump, complete with a very satisfied face.

 

[Cloo]

Whatever was causing Vastra to make alarming sneezing/hacking noises for about a fortnight seems to have cleared up in the last few days, thankfully, so no call to vet necessary.

 

[ddraig]

Both of em, yesterday

 

[ddraig]

Any advice/experience on best high quality cat food please?
We were told they'd been giving them felix by the RSPCA when we got them
Sometimes they don't eat it and have been sick
Partner has ordered Anifit and they both seem to like (at the moment!) but it's from Germany and pricey!!

Thanks

 

[donkyboy]

Any advice/experience on best high quality cat food please?
We were told they'd been giving them felix by the RSPCA when we got them
Sometimes they don't eat it and have been sick
Partner has ordered Anifit and they both seem to like (at the moment!) but it's from Germany and pricey!!

Thanks

My girls won touch cheap supermarket brand food. they only eat

and

you got to get the sensations quick as its no longer produced so once it sells out. thats it

 

[donkyboy]

And on the third day, the prodigal cat returned

 

[story]

When I come home late after a gig, my cat and I go for a stroll together through the neighbourhood. He’s usually outside when I get home but as soon as he notices I’m back he’ll come barrelling through the cat flap and come straight to the front door, full of eager intention.

He doesn’t walk close to me, instead he bounds ahead or lurks behind, accompanies me alongside under the parked cars or through the gardens. If I lose sight of him I stop and give a two-tone whistle. Sometimes he likes to trick me by disappearing, and when I’ve whistled for a while he suddenly pops up under my feet or sneaks past me from a behind a garden wall, making sure to bump me as he passes so I know he’s there.

I keep a steady pace and if he’s hanging behind for some reason, he’ll then run to catch up to me and overtakes me, close enough to brush my leg as he passes.

We walk familiar territory and he shows me his routes through the estates, disappearing round corners and appearing again further on, looking for me over his shoulder. Sometimes I’ll turn a corner and he’ll hold back, so I know we’re venturing off his patch. Then I’ll go really slow and give him time to decide if he’s comfortable. If he is, he’ll stick pretty close to me and then the next time we walk that way, he’s much more confident so I guess he goes back to that place and explores it on his own. A couple of time’s he’s been really reluctant so I’ve turned back and we’ve gone a different way.

He doesn’t like human activity so he’ll cross the street to avoid people or go along underneath the parked cars. Occasionally someone will notice that I’m accompanied by a cat “Hey! There’s a cat following you!” or “There he is! Are you looking for your cat? He’s there!” .

We always walk a circular path, and when we’re heading home he’ll often lay down and wait in an effort to delay getting home.

The foxes are really curious, sometimes they follow at a distance. Sometimes my cat and the fox will have a staring contest.

I’m glad to say he seems really street savvy, never goes near a car with the engine running and always waits for cars to pass before moving on.


I tried taking sone photos the other day but they look like shit, so you’ve got this little vignette instead.

Here he is delaying the homeward leg of the journey.

 

[story]

Any advice/experience on best high quality cat food please?
We were told they'd been giving them felix by the RSPCA when we got them
Sometimes they don't eat it and have been sick
Partner has ordered Anifit and they both seem to like (at the moment!) but it's from Germany and pricey!!

Thanks

Do you have a freezer?

I find Katkin Club affordable and easy (it’s an online subscription service) and the food is good. Once I successfully switched him over there’s been very little wastage.

It’s apparently vet approved etc, but you need enough freezer space to store a month’s worth at a time.

Hit me up for the reference thing so I get the 50 % off thingy. And I’m happy to answer questions, give tips about how to make the switch etc.

 

[May Kasahara]

More comedic sleeping

 

[Chz]

My girls won touch cheap supermarket brand food. they only eat

and

you got to get the sensations quick as its no longer produced so once it sells out. thats it

Bernard also a big fan of the Purina Gourmet for his gooshy food. Though I think he likes that shredded meat "cake" one best and the fillets in gravy second. Which is to say the gravy itself takes top spot, but the fillets not so much.

He's been very resistant to any crunchy food that's not Royal Canin, though. Which is a pain, since the supermarket up the road has Purina, but not that and I have to make a trip to Pets@Home. He rather likes their goosh too, but I'm not made of money!

 

[trabuquera]

^ comedic sleeping is what Donut does best

 

[Sasaferrato]

My girls won touch cheap supermarket brand food. they only eat

and

you got to get the sensations quick as its no longer produced so once it sells out. thats it

I'm seriously thinking about putting our two fussy gits on a water diet for a day or two.

 

[Sasaferrato]

More comedic sleeping

View attachment 326539

We've got that quilt cover.

 

[ddraig]

Do you have a freezer?

I find Katkin Club affordable and easy (it’s an online subscription service) and the food is good. Once I successfully switched him over there’s been very little wastage.

It’s apparently vet approved etc, but you need enough freezer space to store a month’s worth at a time.

Hit me up for the reference thing so I get the 50 % off thingy. And I’m happy to answer questions, give tips about how to make the switch etc.

Many thanks
This is one of the ones being considered but yes freezer space is an issue

 

[ddraig]

My girls won touch cheap supermarket brand food. they only eat

and

you got to get the sensations quick as its no longer produced so once it sells out. thats it

Thanks
They do like that purina stuff and we've tried the doubly delicious felix and "as good as it looks" not seen the crunchy selections one

 

[donkyboy]

Thanks
They do like that purina stuff and we've tried the doubly delicious felix and "as good as it looks" not seen the crunchy selections one

You are unlikely to find selections in stores as it's discontinued. I can't find it anywhere so order it online

 

[Epona]

I'm seriously thinking about putting our two fussy gits on a water diet for a day or two.

If you mean not feeding them, that is extremely dangerous for domestic cats - if they go without food for more than about 24 hours their liver starts to be broken down. You shouldn't fast them without veterinary supervision under any circumstances.

 

[Numbers]

Evening from Marvellous.

 

[donkyboy]

I'm seriously thinking about putting our two fussy gits on a water diet for a day or two.

I found that when I put the girls in a cattery, Chloe always comes back weighing less. The cattery I take them to, weigh cats when they come in and feed them accordingly.

I would never not feed my girls.

 

[Numbers]

The irresistible Dennis Brown.

 

[Numbers]

Hi, from Ti