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Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
As humans, we don't have seats. The seats (like everything else) belong to the cats, and they let us borrow them when they are feeling benevolent
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Vic hiding under the car and Lil’ Bob hugging cool concrete
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LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
Lilith enjoying the sun before it gets too hot.
philosophical
Well-Known Member
Very cute look on her today.
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
Iggy keeping cool in the shade.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
He has a number of perfectly good water sources inside!!
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
… but that one has flavour.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
I know that weather affects pets differently but we were a bit worried when there was no Vic to greet us this morning. Throughout the day we’ve been rationalising everything e.g. he’s an independent fella, he likes to “eat out”, he has a healthy suspicion of anyone that isn’t us etc. so we didn’t get too worried. 5 mins ago he appeared - ravenous and looking for affection. Mrs SFM smothered him with kisses and gave him his fill of biscuits and off he’s gone again into the undergrowth. Great to see him and love him to bits but also, I could wring his bloody neck for the needless worry he’s caused. Bloody cats! 
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
I love Mr Kippers
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Dystopiary
All this aristocracy has really got to stop.
I'm genuinely not sure what the right approach is
She does still look very kittenish.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Aye, mine's indoor only so obviously I have to be a bit careful to provide some cooling for him (fans, damp towels, will wet his fur if need be, but the north side of our flat stays cool so he'll be fine) because although they are desert animals, there is a point where they will start getting heat exhaustion/heatstroke if they can't get to shade, or dehydration if there is insufficient water - so they can suffer like a dog shut in a car.
I think with cats that are outdoors, they are free to move around and will gravitate towards shade. Might be an idea to leave some bowls of water out if you have a garden (wildlife also benefits from this during a particularly hot spell). Also if they don't come home at the usual time, might be worth asking neighbours earlier than you normally would to check their sheds/garages in case they went in there for shade and got shut in which could get hot as it is still going to be hot overnight.
But I think mostly they are pretty self-regulating in this regard, if they lay out in the sun and get too hot they will usually find shade.
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
Toby the keeper of the phones!
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Jakey has been sick a few times in the last week, and over the last couple of days has been drooling massively, a sign of nausea in cats, while he has been eating his wet meals - this is not good.
I'm going to phone the vet tomorrow to see what they suggest, when he was diagnosed the possibility of trying anti-emetics (if he had bouts of vomiting) was mentioned so I will see what they say.
I'm going to phone the vet tomorrow to see what they suggest, when he was diagnosed the possibility of trying anti-emetics (if he had bouts of vomiting) was mentioned so I will see what they say.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
He seems OK in himself (whatever that means!) but he is looking very skinny and the vomming and drooling is worrying.
I know he's old and has some health issues and therefore probably doesn't have a long time left, but I do want to make whatever time he does have as comfortable as possible - especially since he is still keen on his grub, cuddles, laying in the sun etc.
I know he's old and has some health issues and therefore probably doesn't have a long time left, but I do want to make whatever time he does have as comfortable as possible - especially since he is still keen on his grub, cuddles, laying in the sun etc.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
philosophical
Well-Known Member
Mrs P and I went for our walk early to avoid the heat. On the way home down on the corner was Buster the talking cat. He was full of chat and got up to greet followed by leg weaving and the like.
Mrs P always gets attention from local cats.
Mrs P always gets attention from local cats.
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
My extra water bowl is getting some use.
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
Looks a bit like misty!
story
Changing the facts
Cat has acceptted the indignity of a damp cloth across his back as the sensible option.
With front legs and head positioned in the sunspot, obvs.
I’m out of the house this afternoon but now he’s realised the damp cloth is cooling, I‘ll leave some down on the tiled floor so he can lay on them if he wants to.
Clever chap. It only took me about three gentle attempts for him to switch from “get away from me with that damp cloth” to “Actually….”
I started with long sweeps down the body, then some short rubs around the ears to imitate the way they groom themselves, then draped it across his back and took it off. He got it and when I offered it again, he came eagerly.
With front legs and head positioned in the sunspot, obvs.
I’m out of the house this afternoon but now he’s realised the damp cloth is cooling, I‘ll leave some down on the tiled floor so he can lay on them if he wants to.
Clever chap. It only took me about three gentle attempts for him to switch from “get away from me with that damp cloth” to “Actually….”
I started with long sweeps down the body, then some short rubs around the ears to imitate the way they groom themselves, then draped it across his back and took it off. He got it and when I offered it again, he came eagerly.
