Getting a new moggy :)

[Jasandjules]

He's lovely. Has he Maine Coon/Norwegian Forest Cat in him?

[zcacogp]

He is a very handsopme fella - yes. I take it he has now arrived chez paps and is making himself at home?

Take care. With a set of whiskers like that he'll be running the house in no time. They are the feline equivalent of a goatee ...


Oli.

[Mobile Chicane]

He's beautiful.

[riosyd]

He's a lovely looking cat and I hope he's settling in well. He does look like he's got a bit of Norwegian Forest cat in him, I've recently rehomed a cross NFC/ragdoll and he has the hairiest feet I've ever seen on a cat!

[bexVN]

Mobile Chicane said:

Jasandjules said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Get him off Go Cat as soon as you can. It is the worst food as it is full of cheap carbohydrates which cats would not eat in the wild. I personally think the increasing incidence of diabetes in cats is entirely due to carbohydrates in their food. Even the so-called 'Science' diets sold at vets and 'premium' foods sold at pet shops are full of carbohydrates, since these are cheap fillers. However cats are obligate carnivores and their food should be all meat with no cereals. A little bit of veg is ok, but definitely no carbs.

Yep. I agree. Along with kidney problems.

Hence raw food - just raw meat, and offal. Elder cats are harder to switch but younger ones (and kittens) are all over it as a rule.

I 'sort of' agree, however there's a world of difference in the nutritional value of the free-range, organic country venison that my cat can't get enough of (see my other threads), and the intensively farmed, hormone fed supermarket chicken wing.

I'd go for the organic prepped food - Lily's Kitchen - for convenience.

MC nail on head, though have to say not really noticed much of an increase in diabetic cats in the last 24 yrs. Did however recently see a kitten with bone growth deformities due to being fed incorrectly, mainly raw chicken wings from ASSA!! Feed my cat and pup Lily's Kitchen.

Well done OP, he looks lovely

[paps]

Thanks guys, we're really happy with him.... And (more importantly) he seems pretty happy too, although he has been spraying around the two rooms we've given him access to. The pet rescue people say he's probably a bit stressed but he seems pretty content; lounging about purring, eating well, doing no.1 and no.2s etc.
hopefully he'll stop spraying soon?

[bexVN]

Try Feliway plug ins for the rooms he's in and/or Zylkene info on both easy to find.

[Mobile Chicane]

Feliway as Bex has suggested, but hopefully once he settles in a bit, the spraying will stop.

From his point of view, since he's been a stray, the first thing he'll want to do when finding a new and lovely 'territory' - which he wants to defend - is to spray to mark his ownership.

But, he could also be stressed by all the attention he's now getting, which he may not be used to. Difficult, since he's cute! I'd stroke on the head / ears for a maximum of 3 seconds, then back off completely.

Little and often in terms of physical contact, gradually building it up. If he breaks off and starts licking himself during a stroking, play, or grooming session, that's a sign he's had enough.

[paps]

Nearly a week on since we got him and he seems to have settled in quite nicely. He's just spent the last few minutes chasing a bit of chicken around the kitchen.
He's stopped spraying (as far as we know) but has had a go at scratching the sofa. This seems odd as he's had a scratching post here since day one, and has been using the scratching regularly as well.

My other have can't help babying him!

He's very good at lounging about!