Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
This, and your previous post about letting you brush her a bit, is really good news. Sounds like she's finally starting to settle with you.
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Nikkormat
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LeytonCatLady
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Lilith was really cuddly and affectionate with me last night, snuggling up to me in bed, which she rarely does. I think she's missing me because of my long hours. Luckily I'm off tomorrow, Thursday and Friday so I'll make it up to her.
polly
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Mine had their first fight with a stranger! Heard some wailing, looked out and Ryu had some lovely looking tabby backed up against the fence. Ken was watching from an extremely safe distance 
All 3 took the opportunity of my interruption to scarper. Mine were like loo brushes for ages
It's their birthday tomorrow too <3 I've bought them one of these
and I'm going to make them a little cake each from prawns. They are so spoilt
All 3 took the opportunity of my interruption to scarper. Mine were like loo brushes for ages It's their birthday tomorrow too <3 I've bought them one of these
and I'm going to make them a little cake each from prawns. They are so spoilt
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Very definite improvement today - She woke me up, chatting, purring and looking for strokes and has cleaned two small dishes of food already.
Now snoozing comfortably in her favourite chair.
Now snoozing comfortably in her favourite chair.
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Sometimes you really have to read the room.
I had a quick break from work today and wondered into the spare room/his office. Quite often this provokes rolling over for copious tummy-tickling. However today I could see he was concentrated intently on his sleeping, and so judged it better not to disturb him.
I had a quick break from work today and wondered into the spare room/his office. Quite often this provokes rolling over for copious tummy-tickling. However today I could see he was concentrated intently on his sleeping, and so judged it better not to disturb him.
polly
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I like making them make the activation noise when you stroke them unexpectedly though
Cat is mostly silent. He does have a meow but it’s very small and he prefers not to use it.
However, the current stray-not-stray is quite vocal and does all the chirrups and trills and brrps . She
has a slightly plaintive and gentle meow that - fortunately- she doesn’t deploy very often.
She also does call and response, which has kept us both entertained several times. She usually gives up before I do.
Still seeking a permanent home for the little girl. She’s definitely not pregnant, I’m pleased to say, so I’m now stepping up the search.
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She was ravenous and eating like a maniac when she first turned up. Her poor little spine was like a pawned pimp chain and she was light as a wren when I lifted her up.
I fed her as often as she liked, up to ten pouches a day. I’d feed her as soon as she asked, and kept giving her more until she stopped asking, but allowing 5 or 10 minutes between each pouch. I wanted her to trust that she could have food, that it was available, and also was keen she not get into the habit of begging for and then and bolting her grub.
When the initial panic eating began to slow down I’d still feed her on request. She’d eat til she was full. Then she’d come back and ask for more even if her plate wasn’t empty. She was getting into a habit of asking, asking, asking. So I‘d show her the plate, she’d sniff it and not eat cos she was full, then keep asking. So we had about a week of me taking up the dish, and then putting it down again when she asked, over and over again. I really didn’t want to encourage fussiness! Sometimes she’d eat, sometimes she wouldn’t. Then I started offering her a hug or a cuddle every time she asked but wasn’t hungry. Attention or food? Food or attention?
She still wasn’t playing at this point. Just no playfulness at all, but she was filling out a bit. This was when I started to suspect she might be pregnant (we also had the seeking in cupboards and corners behaviour).
I really think she ran away from a neglectful home, poor thing. Hungry for food but also no playing and starved and needy of affection.
Anyway we seem to have solved a lot of the issues. She‘s playing, she’s affectionate but also telling me when she’s not interested or prefers to be left alone, and she’s not eating like a maniac any more.
I’m still feeding her generously while watching her weight. She’s still young and growing, so needs feeding at intervals. But she no longer eating as if there will never be another chance.
Whoever she ends up living with, I really didn’t want to have to warn them about barf&scarf or needy greed.
Trying to balance all this with Resident Cat’s normal and regular routine and expectations.
I fed her as often as she liked, up to ten pouches a day. I’d feed her as soon as she asked, and kept giving her more until she stopped asking, but allowing 5 or 10 minutes between each pouch. I wanted her to trust that she could have food, that it was available, and also was keen she not get into the habit of begging for and then and bolting her grub.
When the initial panic eating began to slow down I’d still feed her on request. She’d eat til she was full. Then she’d come back and ask for more even if her plate wasn’t empty. She was getting into a habit of asking, asking, asking. So I‘d show her the plate, she’d sniff it and not eat cos she was full, then keep asking. So we had about a week of me taking up the dish, and then putting it down again when she asked, over and over again. I really didn’t want to encourage fussiness! Sometimes she’d eat, sometimes she wouldn’t. Then I started offering her a hug or a cuddle every time she asked but wasn’t hungry. Attention or food? Food or attention?
She still wasn’t playing at this point. Just no playfulness at all, but she was filling out a bit. This was when I started to suspect she might be pregnant (we also had the seeking in cupboards and corners behaviour).
I really think she ran away from a neglectful home, poor thing. Hungry for food but also no playing and starved and needy of affection.
Anyway we seem to have solved a lot of the issues. She‘s playing, she’s affectionate but also telling me when she’s not interested or prefers to be left alone, and she’s not eating like a maniac any more.
I’m still feeding her generously while watching her weight. She’s still young and growing, so needs feeding at intervals. But she no longer eating as if there will never be another chance.
Whoever she ends up living with, I really didn’t want to have to warn them about barf&scarf or needy greed.
Trying to balance all this with Resident Cat’s normal and regular routine and expectations.
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May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Vivian also does call and response. Every day she comes in shouting and I sing back to her.
MEOW!
Vivoooo!
MEOW!
Vivoooo!
MEOW!
Vivoooo!
Keeps me entertained for ages
MEOW!
Vivoooo!
MEOW!
Vivoooo!
MEOW!
Vivoooo!
Keeps me entertained for ages
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
one of the mogs i used to live with didn't really seem to know how to meow when he moved in with me. i did encourage him to (in case he got stuck somewhere)
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Nonplussed. He’s reluctantly tolerant.
She got off to a bad start with him with the sneering and the swearing (one of the things that made me think she’d been accustomed to being defensive). He was offering nose boops but in the face of her hissing he quickly decided she was on her own. A shame because he’s got several cat buddies who visit him for play dates so he’s ot averse to other cats on principle.
She‘s fairly polite inasmuch as she’ll get out of his way when he wants to get onto the bed. But he’s no bully, he doesn’t assert himself. So last night she was on the bed, he jumped up, saw her, retreated, then she got off and went to another spot but he was quite put out and lay on the floor in the hall rather than come in again. So I had no cat on the bed
. He did come in this morning with big purrs and lay in his back and gazed at me so he doesn’t seem to be blaming me.I adore her but she’s not a good fit for us,
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Yes, they do need to be heard when they’re locked in a cupboard or out the back in the rain.
Cat has shouted to be heard once or twice. Fortunately I‘m attuned to his voice despite it being so small.
"My" huge lump of cat that looks more like a small panther has a tiny, pathetic meow that he rarely uses. He just waits silently outside rather than asking to be let in but they're both mostly outdoor cats and there are places to hide from the rain, plus he knows my routine so sometimes he'll come and find me at mealtimes and we walk back together.
The small, shouty one never bloody shuts up.
The small, shouty one never bloody shuts up.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
LeytonCatLady
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"Oh, you're back from work at last! Come on then, let's snooze."
LeytonCatLady
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My precious baby.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
The fraternal entente cordiale continues. You can see their different body shapes here - Lil’ Bob is a panther and Vic a more stocky wee lion. Makes me ponder who their respective fathers were 
LeytonCatLady
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The cute looking Bengal cat near my house.
LeytonCatLady
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Yeah, I noticed that too!
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Cat made up for not sleeping on my bed the other night by sleeping on me last night.
He came and draped himself all over my groin and thighs, with his elbow poking me very uncomfortably. I woke up hot and cat-trapped. We compromised with him lying across my leg.
Before that though Stray-not-stray woke me up chirruping at something and bumping about in the hall. I wondered if she’d found a creature. It was a large moth.
He came and draped himself all over my groin and thighs, with his elbow poking me very uncomfortably. I woke up hot and cat-trapped. We compromised with him lying across my leg.
Before that though Stray-not-stray woke me up chirruping at something and bumping about in the hall. I wondered if she’d found a creature. It was a large moth.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Lil’ Bob begged for some butter and got it
polly
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My heftier cat (Ryu) has a seldom used and very weird meow too, whereas Ken is very chatty - he even talks back when you tell him off. Every time Ryu meows I jump out of my skin and think wtf was that, it's such a strange noise He's getting slightly more talkative now, I think, which is nice because I love his weird noise.
Anyway they don't seem arsed at all about their birthday, weirdly.
He's getting slightly more talkative now, I think, which is nice because I love his weird noise. Anyway they don't seem arsed at all about their birthday, weirdly.
Me76
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Orson used to be mainly silent but now does a load meow when he comes in the cat flap to announce his presence and also when he is reminding us its dinner time.
Ozzie has lots of different noises, trilling and pigeon and a very tiny meow like she's lost her voice and a really big meow when she's letting us know she's caught something.
Orson was a bit off on Monday night. Very slow and sleeping in the box which he never normally does. We were quite worried but he was fine yesterday, reckon he was off locking snails or something and had a bad belly.
Ozzie has lots of different noises, trilling and pigeon and a very tiny meow like she's lost her voice and a really big meow when she's letting us know she's caught something.
Orson was a bit off on Monday night. Very slow and sleeping in the box which he never normally does. We were quite worried but he was fine yesterday, reckon he was off locking snails or something and had a bad belly.
