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Lazy Llama
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That's a v handsome catWhen it's hot, one of ours simply disappears after breakfast, and is not seen again until night. The other at least sleeps around in our garden and pops in from time to time hoping for a feed. Right now he's sitting by my chair pestering me
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
TikkiB - I am so sorry to hear that, we don't need to see a photo of her if it is too upsetting for you to post one (I can well understand that, when my parrot died people wanted to see a photo but it was too much for me to look at them and post one). When and if you feel ready then put something up if you like, but don't feel any pressure to do so - grieve in your own time and way.
having said that. Behold Cilla Little Cat of E11.
http://i.imgur.com/lGVESUP.jpg
(we were in the middle of decorating the bedroom hence the chaos)
http://i.imgur.com/lGVESUP.jpg
(we were in the middle of decorating the bedroom hence the chaos)
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
the small cat (winnie) nearly garotted herself on Friday morning. she climbed up the curtains in the spare room to sit at the top of an open, hinged window, obviously lost her footing and fell. i heard this awful noise and came in to find her neck and head stuck out of the narrowest bit of the gap in the window while the rest of her body was inside. she was obviously in massive pain, scrabbling and scratching to try and free herself but in huge distress and stuck hard and fast. i didn't really know what to do - i couldn't easily get her out without hurting her and seth had just left for work. i couldn't move the window as that would have made it worse so in the end i had to just push her up hard to a wider bit in the gap, which probably hurt a great deal, the poor little thing
anyway, she immediately wee'd all over me (as she was clearly terrified) and i am still covered in very deep scratches over my arms, neck, chest, etc. she was in major shock after it happened but she didn't seem too bad physically, so i opted just to keep an eye on her and not go to the vet. by the evening she'd cheered up and was purring and had stopped hiding under the bed/in dark corners. the next day though she had a massive swollen neck and couldn't eat so well. she still had an appetite though and by yesterday eve the swelling had gone down.
anyway by this morning she was up the curtains again, trying to perform the same trick
Radar did that once, saw a pigeon on a nearby roof and aimed himself through the 2" gap at the top of the open window (I honestly thought it was safe in that there was no way he could even get his head in the gap, turned out I was wrong), slipped down and got jammed with his front end on the outside and his hips and rear end indoors - 3 storeys up above a concrete pavement - I nearly broke myself rescuing him but he was quite good and didn't scrabble too much (he's kind of used to me rescuing him from odd situations and didn't fuss too much when I gripped his hind legs to stop him falling out
).After that had happened I put a mesh door this side of the spare room door, so that we could have the spare room window open and block the cats off from the room while allowing air flow. After his ordeal though, Radar was terrified of the window in there being open even with the mesh door in place, whenever I opened it he would run off and hide as far away from the window as possible. I would like to say that he learned his lesson but he got over his fear and has always been a bit nuts, so I won't have any window open that he can access.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Ahhh, really sorry to hear of the loss of Cilla
dolly's gal
killing things
aww RIP Cilla
sorry to hear this Tikki, she was a pretty little thing. hope you're ok, and lots of hugs from me x
dolly's gal
killing things
thank you dolly's gal and everyone else
trabuquera
Modesty Bag
Awww.... RIP beautiful Cilla, and feel more robust soon, TikkiB.
slightlytouched
Tick Tock.....
Bloody hell dolly's gal. What a trauma, to the cat and you! I felt my heart beat rise just reading that! 
Glad there doesn't seem to be last
So sorry for your loss TikkiB, I forgot about that ache of sadness about not smelling the same at the end x x
Glad there doesn't seem to be lastSo sorry for your loss TikkiB, I forgot about that ache of sadness about not smelling the same at the end
x x
High Voltage
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This is fucking harsh - now Bob's gone missing - he was fine and dandy last weekend, through Monday and Tuesday still coming up on the bed for all night cuddles. I stay away 2 nights a week so, typically, whilst I'm away Bob starts looking a bit off. Eating his food (and meds) but then was sick. I'd seen him eating grass last weekend so I've been expecting a hair ball or something equally pleasant to step in
He's the most difficult cat in the world to catch, hold onto and then put into a cat box. He escaped the trip to the vet and then disappeared. Where we live there must be an in-exhaustable supply of cat sized hiding places. When we first moved in vanished for 3 days.
So I get home Friday evening, hoping that he'd come back home and to try and get him to the vet (again)
No joy. So we both naturally are presuming the worst that he's simply gone away some where - then he did turn up at about 6.00pm - had a bit of water but not any food - went back outside again and laid in the sun - I took him some food out but that made him go and hide under some bushes
We left the front door open all last night, made up a second bed for him hoping that he'd come in over night and all would be forgiven
He's not had any food, but he is a very large lad so could easily go a week on what he's carrying. He did come in to use his litter tray but as of this morning there's no sign of him
So we're now starting the painful journey of coming to terms with the very real possibility that he's gone off to hide and we'll simply never see him again
He's had a very, very good life with me and izz - we both love him dearly
Shit shit shit - 2 cats in 3 weeks
He's the most difficult cat in the world to catch, hold onto and then put into a cat box. He escaped the trip to the vet and then disappeared. Where we live there must be an in-exhaustable supply of cat sized hiding places. When we first moved in vanished for 3 days.
So I get home Friday evening, hoping that he'd come back home and to try and get him to the vet (again)
No joy. So we both naturally are presuming the worst that he's simply gone away some where - then he did turn up at about 6.00pm - had a bit of water but not any food - went back outside again and laid in the sun - I took him some food out but that made him go and hide under some bushes
We left the front door open all last night, made up a second bed for him hoping that he'd come in over night and all would be forgiven
He's not had any food, but he is a very large lad so could easily go a week on what he's carrying. He did come in to use his litter tray but as of this morning there's no sign of him
So we're now starting the painful journey of coming to terms with the very real possibility that he's gone off to hide and we'll simply never see him again
He's had a very, very good life with me and izz - we both love him dearly
Shit shit shit - 2 cats in 3 weeks
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High Voltage
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Oh thank goodness. Bobs just walked into "downstairs" garden - he's had a drink but still not had anything to eat
But he's attracting a swarm of flies - like Pig Pen out of Charlie Brown - any ideas why this would be - it's never happened before he may have just rolled in "something" and that's whats attracting the flies and he's just hiding away to get away from them
My previous post probably looked like a massive over reaction - but this has always been my greatest fear for him - he is such a scaredy cat - it took several years of Izz being on the scene before he accepted her - any male voice sends him running outside to hide - when we moved he hid in the airing cupboard for nearly a month - only coming out for Food and Box when we were at work
Another time he got himself locked in a neighbours garage but was so frightened that when they opened the door at my request he stayed hiding - so I had to go back later and ask them again to leave the door open for some time - he was in that garage again for 3 days
But he's attracting a swarm of flies - like Pig Pen out of Charlie Brown - any ideas why this would be - it's never happened before he may have just rolled in "something" and that's whats attracting the flies and he's just hiding away to get away from them
My previous post probably looked like a massive over reaction - but this has always been my greatest fear for him - he is such a scaredy cat - it took several years of Izz being on the scene before he accepted her - any male voice sends him running outside to hide - when we moved he hid in the airing cupboard for nearly a month - only coming out for Food and Box when we were at work
Another time he got himself locked in a neighbours garage but was so frightened that when they opened the door at my request he stayed hiding - so I had to go back later and ask them again to leave the door open for some time - he was in that garage again for 3 days
High Voltage
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Got him - we're taking him to the vet in 10 minutes and hopefully it's all been one big worry over nothing - he's smelling of "fish" which the vet said can indicate kidney problems, which we know he's got as he's on medication
High Voltage
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FLY STRIKE - he was absolutely covered in fly eggs - another 24-48 hrs and they'd have hatched out and I really REALLY don't want to think about
Also, we've just give him a bath and a wash - he was remarkably subdued so that went without any hitch
Also, we've just give him a bath and a wash - he was remarkably subdued so that went without any hitch
High Voltage
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He's a bit dehydrated so Mrs Voltz is dripping some rehydration "stuff" - he's now looking at me like we're about to waterboard him - but it's for his own good - if only we could talk to him and tell him this - little shit - god the stress of the last 72hrs has been terrible - and over a cat, what it must be like with a child I dread to think - good job we don't have children I'd be a nervous wreck - or more of a nervous wreck than I am now
But as with Jess and Rusty - this is a very real wake up call that he's not going to live for ever and we've got to start coming to terms with him not being with us or ever
But as with Jess and Rusty - this is a very real wake up call that he's not going to live for ever and we've got to start coming to terms with him not being with us or ever
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
High Voltage - at bob - hope he's restored to full health soon
and at giving kitteh a bath. i've only had to do this once, and you tend to learn what cat swear words sound like if you do...
cats are expert at conserving energy, so yes, could be the heat. try and make sure kitteh has a supply of whatever sort of water she thinks is drinkable. as ever, if it goes on too long, then consider a vet visit...
at bob - hope he's restored to full health soonand
at giving kitteh a bath. i've only had to do this once, and you tend to learn what cat swear words sound like if you do...cats are expert at conserving energy, so yes, could be the heat. try and make sure kitteh has a supply of whatever sort of water she thinks is drinkable. as ever, if it goes on too long, then consider a vet visit...
High Voltage
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High Voltage . . . . .and
Bob's the second cat I've had to bath - the first being the marvellous Jess - because she had a fair bit of trouble with her teef - I ended up having to bath her half a dozen times - we've got a side by side sink - one for washing and the other for rinsing off - after about the second or third go you could leave her sat in the water without having to hold onto her and give her a good old clean and she used to come up lovely - granted, when she was piss wet through she was none to pleased but she retainer her dignity throughout
Bob was still pretty subdued from the vet - isn't it amazing how they whinge and a whine right up until they get to the vets and then the vet does the magic and they're all calm
So Bob had a good old rinse off and a wash - hopefully we got most it not all of the horrible fly eggs off him - he didn't complain at all, not once and whilst I didn't let go of him I wasn't having to struggle to keep him in the water either - I hope he know we were doing it or him and not just to wind him up
High Voltage
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And here's a picture of him from happier times
Ever the gentleman - and he is a tremendously gentle cat
Ever the gentleman - and he is a tremendously gentle cat
High Voltage
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Two days of, first thing in the morning at 5.30am and first thing when getting home at night at about 7.00pm, of brushing maggots from Bobs arse is not a fun chore, but has to be done
Poor little sod - not as bad this evening as this morning so hopefully we've got most of them off and it's just a question of getting the stragglers but given the amount of fly eggs that had been laid on him I'm amazed that he's got off so lightly
He's still not eating anything but he's drinking so, at the moment it's fingers massively crossed
He's got the vet either tomorrow or possibly Thursday and we'll decide what to do about treatment etc - I'm hoping that the maggoty thing is making him feel really sorry for himself and he'll bounce back and start eating
Poor little sod - not as bad this evening as this morning so hopefully we've got most of them off and it's just a question of getting the stragglers but given the amount of fly eggs that had been laid on him I'm amazed that he's got off so lightly
He's still not eating anything but he's drinking so, at the moment it's fingers massively crossed
He's got the vet either tomorrow or possibly Thursday and we'll decide what to do about treatment etc - I'm hoping that the maggoty thing is making him feel really sorry for himself and he'll bounce back and start eating
