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[High Voltage]

Unfortunately, cats gonna cat

They're going to have to sort it out themselves - there's no easy way around it - it will sound a LOT worse than it actually is though

 

[manji]

Unfortunately, cats gonna cat

They're going to have to sort it out themselves - there's no easy way around it - it will sound a LOT worse than it actually is though

He really is a scaredy-cat though. He’s scared of boxes . When he has battled he comes off worse. Had his tail bitten , ear ripped and this one which made him worse imo. That’s two teeth puncture wounds before we zipped him to the vets.

 

[High Voltage]

To put this into perspective - we adopted 2 brothers and one (at the time) middle aged Laydee cat - we've had them now for . . . 7 years give or take and only in the last 2-3 years have started tolerating each other, so much that they can now all be on the bed / sofa at the same time, not cuddled up mind, but within a square yard of each other - the boys still have almost daily patty patties and quite loud vocal set too's but it took a long time to reach this state

 

[High Voltage]

He really is a scaredy-cat though. He’s scared of boxes . When he has battled he comes off worse. Had his tail bitten , ear ripped and this one which made him worse imo

Unless you keep him in all the time or spend every waking moment being his minder, then this is going to happen, I'm afraid

We had an over the road neighbour and they had a large tom which my two took an instant hatred to - if they'd have ganged up on him and sorted his our there wouldn't have been any on-going problem but as it was, they took turns in having "disagreements" - I remember going out to sort out one particularly vicious sounding fight to see the car park covered in what looked like white blossom but was, in fact, small chunks of fur that had been ripped out of both cats

A water squirter was employed but so intense was the fighting that even that was initially ignored

 

[manji]

Ok thanks. Early days I guess. Keeping him in isn’t an option he likes indoors but likes the option to go out. Chasing bugs and the like. The one that’s always amazed me bearing in mind his feral kitty start to life is he won’t even poop in the garden he goes into the woods.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Ok thanks. Early days I guess. Keeping him in isn’t an option he likes indoors but likes the option to go out. Chasing bugs and the like. The one that’s always amazed me bearing in mind his feral kitty start to life is he won’t even poop in the garden he goes into the woods.

He'll soon get used to this other cat. I know you don't want him picked on but the alpha needs to get used to him too. I mentioned Lilith being bullied by Cookie, but now she's used to the great outdoors she can hold her own and he doesn't pick on her any more. I don't think her former human did her any favours by overprotecting her and keeping her shut in his room all the time.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

he won’t even poop in the garden he goes into the woods.

DNA test? possibly some ursine ancestry?

 

[High Voltage]

. . . he won’t even poop in the garden he goes into the woods.

Catholic??

 

[ddraig]

Settling in

 

[spanglechick]

Kitten Life 4-Real

 

[LeytonCatLady]

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Such a poser!

 

[petee]

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oh my freakin' gawd

 

[Epona]

My god he's grown a lot already
Still ickle though

 

[Aladdin]

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He looks feisty!!
Great pics

 

[Puddy_Tat]

is second picture some sort of feline interpretative dance, or is he learning semaphore?

 

[Skim]

“Can we play together?”

“No, we cannot.”

 

[spanglechick]

is second picture some sort of feline interpretative dance, or is he learning semaphore?

It’s kitten-ninja attack mode!

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Hanging out with me in the garden...

 

[spanglechick]

So I’m finding this quite hard to Google.

When they say that cats usually have five fingers on each front paw, does that include the vestigial one halfway up their foreleg?

Because if it does, Tim is smuggling an extra bean (and claw) on each front paw!


It’s only little, and very much in the “thumb” position. Have I got a polydactyl cat? (Polycatdyl?)

 

[Epona]

So I’m finding this quite hard to Google.

When they say that cats usually have five fingers on each front paw, does that include the vestigial one halfway up their foreleg?

Because if it does, Tim is smuggling an extra bean (and claw) on each front paw!

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It’s only little, and very much in the “thumb” position. Have I got a polydactyl cat? (Polycatdyl?)

No, that's a normal allocation of toes

EDIT: Wasn't sure I could manage this but (1 is the "thumb"):



The unringed bit halfway up is more like the equivalent of your bit here:



And is used for grip/steadying when going down a sloped or vertical surface head-first.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

No, that's a normal allocation of toes

indeed

 

[spanglechick]

No, that's a normal allocation of toes

EDIT: Wasn't sure I could manage this but:

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The unringed bit halfway up is more like the equivalent of your bit here:

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And is used for grip/steadying when going down a sloped or vertical surface head-first.

Ah. Ok. That makes sense. That’s the bit I couldn’t Google a straight answer to: whether the leg-bean was counted in the five.

 

[Epona]

Ah. Ok. That makes sense. That’s the bit I couldn’t Google a straight answer to: whether the leg-bean was counted in the five.

I had to look it up to remind myself of the exact name as it wasn't coming to mind when I wrote the above post, but it's called the carpal pad

 

[story]

A cat who loves to run.

 

[stavros]

So I’m finding this quite hard to Google.

When they say that cats usually have five fingers on each front paw, does that include the vestigial one halfway up their foreleg?

Because if it does, Tim is smuggling an extra bean (and claw) on each front paw!

View attachment 336382
It’s only little, and very much in the “thumb” position. Have I got a polydactyl cat? (Polycatdyl?)

There's only one finger he needs you to know about:

 

[May Kasahara]

This is Mario* He's the friendliest cat in my neighbourhood.

*actual name and gender unknown

 

[Orang Utan]

So I’m finding this quite hard to Google.

When they say that cats usually have five fingers on each front paw, does that include the vestigial one halfway up their foreleg?

Because if it does, Tim is smuggling an extra bean (and claw) on each front paw!

View attachment 336382
It’s only little, and very much in the “thumb” position. Have I got a polydactyl cat? (Polycatdyl?)

Cat Paw Anatomy 101: Everything You Need To Know • 2023 Ruffle Snuffle

The cat paw is an amazing and complex structure. Each paw has five toes, or digits, each with its own claw. We explore their feet anatomy and how to keep them healthy.

www.rufflesnuffle.co.uk

I didn’t know people sometimes remove claws or trim them

 

[Puddy_Tat]

It’s only little, and very much in the “thumb” position. Have I got a polydactyl cat? (Polycatdyl?)

one of mum-tat's neighbours had a polydactyl kitteh. he occasionally wandered in during summer if she left the back door open, and he was apparently quite noisy walking around...

 

[Epona]

Cat Paw Anatomy 101: Everything You Need To Know • 2023 Ruffle Snuffle

The cat paw is an amazing and complex structure. Each paw has five toes, or digits, each with its own claw. We explore their feet anatomy and how to keep them healthy.

www.rufflesnuffle.co.uk

I didn’t know people sometimes remove claws or trim them

Declawing is illegal in the UK, thank fuck.

Trimming claws is absolutely harmless and I do it, I have an old boy who isn't very active and his claws grow too long, if left they can grow into the paw pad and cause lameness, bleeding, and potentially infection. So I trim them about once every 3 or 4 months to prevent that from happening.

Trimming claws is normal and harmless. Declawing is a horrific act of mutilation that actually involves removing not just the claw but the tip of the toe, and is thankfully illegal here (except for good clinical reasons, eg. if a cat had a tumour on the end of its toe it would be legal for a vet to surgically remove the end of the toe, but not for cosmetic or convenience reasons).

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Trimming claws is absolutely harmless

except occasionally to the person doing the trimming...