May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Poor Kizzy. That is really poor of the vets 
How could they leave her in obvious pain without even having a look?
How could they leave her in obvious pain without even having a look?
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ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
They didn't even look at her in the carrierPoor Kizzy. That is really poor of the vets
Not that obviously in pain tbf
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Google just threw up this lovely pic of Buttons from 8 years ago - her last summer. Gorgeous girl 
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
She looks perfectly content ❤
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
I still miss her now - what a beautiful lady she was.Google just threw up this lovely pic of Buttons from 8 years ago - her last summer. Gorgeous girl
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seeformiles
Lost in the wood
A very stoic cat. She was fine until diagnosed with a tumour on her kidneys. We spoiled her for a week and did what had to be done. A rock during the worst times and for that I will always be grateful - esp. since she came to us as an abused pregnant stray and she lived with us for the next 17 years
(Sorry - a bit tipsy and gooey )
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
A very stoic cat. She was fine until diagnosed with a tumour on her kidneys. We spoiled her for a week and did what had to be done. A rock during the worst times and for that I will always be grateful - esp. since she came to us as an abused pregnant stray and she lived with us for the next 17 years
(Sorry - a bit tipsy and gooey )
Nothing to apologise for - or at least if it is, I'll be here for the next few years doing some sort of apologetic mantra, I'm always getting misty eyed about my much missed ones.
This is a good place to remember them, people here understand.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
I know - and thank you for understanding- she was an amazing wee feline soul mate
(You know more than most)
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
I love how he's now comfortable with her. Only took years.
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Madam going all floppy in the heat last week:
I cleaned all the hair off that cushion on Sunday, she's working hard on getting it all furred-up again..!
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I cleaned all the hair off that cushion on Sunday, she's working hard on getting it all furred-up again..!
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
That looks like the scab/skin off the top of a large abscess that has drained spontaneously. She really needs it checked and yes, possibly antibiotics. Are you able to keep it cleaned/disinfected in the meantime?
A mild solution of Boric Acid is what I used to use on old BD's many war wounds - a cup of boiling water with a half teaspoon of Boric Acid crystals, left to cool till warm then dabbed on the wound with a cotton wool ball makes for a good topical antiseptic/healing promotor. Don't saturate too large an area as it can be problematic if too much is ingested but it doesn't sting and can be very effective with even quite large abscesses/wounds quickly drying-up and healing without further Vet intervention.
It is also useful for fleas, ear mites/infections of different types.
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ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Yup - Most of old BD's war wounds were obvious around his head and chest as he seldom backed down but just occasionally he'd get one elsewhere on his body and you could easily miss them - One time I came in to a trail of blood and pus, right round the kitchen at cat height. H'd bashed a huge access open on the door frame and drained it by wiping himself right round the room - EEEYUCK..!
Even one of that size cleaned-up/dried/healed well with Boric Acid, without a trip to the Vet. The problematic ones were the bite/puncture abscesses, mostly on his head where you couldn't get the liquid in about the wound adequately.
There were a few other occasions where I saw/felt a tiny scab, maybe a little swelling, pulled it off, only to then wonder just HOW MUCH pus you could get out of an admittedly rather large cat..!
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Nikkormat
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This is Sid. He lived with my mum until he passed away a couple of years ago.
He spent the first part of his life as a stray tom, cuts and scratches over his face, no time to stop and talk to people, turning up in the neighbourhood for a couple of weeks then disappearing for months; you know the sort. We suspected him of being descended from a line of black and white gentleman wanderers going back at least to the 1980s with a similar occasional visitor we called Mr Raffles.
One week in 2010 he started sleeping in my mother's flower bed and coming in through the cat flap to eat her (neutered female) cats' food. He had been neutered. We think he was probably taken in by some charity doing catch, neuter and release; someone told us that the cut to his right ear might be a mark left to identify a neutered stray.
After a short while, he began napping on the sofa when everyone was out. If anyone tried to turf him out, he would stand his ground. He had decided that this was his new home. He was never a very friendly cat, but he was full of character. He would cry and become utterly crazed if meat was being prepared. He once scratched my nephew (the kid was maybe six years old) and my mother bent down to shoo him away; Sid responded by rearing up on his hind legs and grabbing her head between his paws.
He eventually settled down and became semi-civilized.
He loved sitting on the garden bench in the mornings, watching over his garden, making sure no unauthorised cats passed through.
A couple of years ago my mother noticed he had been behaving a little strangely, and she was planning to take him to the vet. Before she could, he wandered off out of the garden, and never returned.
He spent the first part of his life as a stray tom, cuts and scratches over his face, no time to stop and talk to people, turning up in the neighbourhood for a couple of weeks then disappearing for months; you know the sort. We suspected him of being descended from a line of black and white gentleman wanderers going back at least to the 1980s with a similar occasional visitor we called Mr Raffles.
One week in 2010 he started sleeping in my mother's flower bed and coming in through the cat flap to eat her (neutered female) cats' food. He had been neutered. We think he was probably taken in by some charity doing catch, neuter and release; someone told us that the cut to his right ear might be a mark left to identify a neutered stray.
After a short while, he began napping on the sofa when everyone was out. If anyone tried to turf him out, he would stand his ground. He had decided that this was his new home. He was never a very friendly cat, but he was full of character. He would cry and become utterly crazed if meat was being prepared. He once scratched my nephew (the kid was maybe six years old) and my mother bent down to shoo him away; Sid responded by rearing up on his hind legs and grabbing her head between his paws.
He eventually settled down and became semi-civilized.
He loved sitting on the garden bench in the mornings, watching over his garden, making sure no unauthorised cats passed through.
A couple of years ago my mother noticed he had been behaving a little strangely, and she was planning to take him to the vet. Before she could, he wandered off out of the garden, and never returned.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Since Ollie went, we have had a procession of cats in the garden. We now realise how vigorously he policed 'his' patch.
LeytonCatLady
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LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
"Why did you have to get a black fleece? No fun for me, moulting on this!"
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
Gorgeous.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
That's lovely!
I like to think he's a Maine Coon!!
With human eyes. It started off looking off to the side but at some stage whatever I did..he was looking at me
LeytonCatLady
Well-Known Member
Chubby boy!
