Our New Kittens

[bexVN]

Mixed diet will reduce their urge to drink but as dry food is in their diet they should drink some, water fountains can be excellent to encourage this and not a gimmick.

My cats drink well so no need for one but I would consider if I thought it was needed.

Sometimes they prefer certain types of bowls ie cheap plastic bowls can taint the water so they won't drink from it. Croc bowls are good as are glass. Or stainless steel. Dark bowls can put animals off as can't see the water and no depth perception! all possibles to consider if you think they should be drinking more and want to try and encourage it

[anonymous-user]

Cheers MC and Bex for all the advice we will look into it

As I said they seem generally fine and happy but against all the odds and intial thoughts I do find myself becoming quite attached to the little sods so want to give them the best quality of life we can

[okgo]

Bottled water?

only on PH would you read that.

Cats eat and eat till they get fat, so I think you're probably right amount wise. Ours got a bit porky at one point so I cut it back, despite their protests to have moaaaar!

[bexVN]

okgo said:

Bottled water?

only on PH would you read that.

Cats eat and eat till they get fat, so I think you're probably right amount wise. Ours got a bit porky at one point so I cut it back, despite their protests to have moaaaar!

My 3 cats and the dog get filtered water

[okgo]

bexVN said:

My 3 cats and the dog get filtered water

Christ.

Mine get water from the tap and they seem to drink it, if it aint broke and all that. But then again bengals tend not to drink like normal cats in that they use their paws to cup the water or something, they don't put their heads in the bowl.

[Mobile Chicane]

Yep, bottled water.

Of course, Bob isn't spoilt at all, oooh noo...

(Actually tap water round here is as hard as fook, and I keep Highland Spring in the house for making tea.)

[bexVN]

okgo said:

bexVN said:

My 3 cats and the dog get filtered water

Christ.

Mine get water from the tap and they seem to drink it, if it aint broke and all that. But then again bengals tend not to drink like normal cats in that they use their paws to cup the water or something, they don't put their heads in the bowl.

To be fair they drink tap water as well but our water isn't the nicest, it was just a habit we got into!

[anonymous-user]

A quick pic of them enjoying the garden

[okgo]

You'd like to think that they wouldn't be able to escape from a garden that is so well enclosed, but the little buggers would run up the fence like it was flat if they wanted to haha!

I tried to take ours outside once (live on the first floor) and bought some little harnesses to take them to our back garden. I gave up in the end with two bleeding arms

[Mobile Chicane]

KS - you need to water that turf - looks like it's drying out

[VinceFox]

Mobile Chicane said:

KS - you need to water that turf - looks like it's drying out

And the appearance displeases the two new owners.

[anonymous-user]

okgo said:

You'd like to think that they wouldn't be able to escape from a garden that is so well enclosed, but the little buggers would run up the fence like it was flat if they wanted to haha!

I tried to take ours outside once (live on the first floor) and bought some little harnesses to take them to our back garden. I gave up in the end with two bleeding arms

if/when they do my money is on Status (the bigger of the two in nearest the camera) she has already worked out how to jump up on the kitchen counter, whilst Chase just meows looking up and Status is definitley the more cat like cat, Chase is very much a lap cat whilst Status sometimes allows us to stroke her when she is in the mood

Regarding the turf it had only been laid the day before and I was advised not to water it whilst the sun was shining, it got a good dowsing as soon as the sun went down, after all the toil of digging the garden over and laying it myself I am taking the utmost care of it as buggered if I doing that again!

[sleep envy]

nice cats

and get them to fill the joints between the rolls of turf with topsoil whilst they're out there!!

[anonymous-user]

sleep envy said:

nice cats

and get them to fill the joints between the rolls of turf with topsoil whilst they're out there!!

everyones a critic

I had assumed with liberal watering and feeding these would just knit together, I did get some close than others, is topsoil required then?

[sleep envy]

the roots will need a media to grow into

have you got a plank? lay it on the turf so you can walk on it

[anonymous-user]

sleep envy said:

the roots will need a media to grow into

have you got a plank? lay it on the turf so you can walk on it

Cheers I will grab some tonight, I do yes from the pallet the turf arrived on

Is it worth getting a soluble feed to use when watering too to encourage growth?

[sleep envy]

anonymous said:

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I didn't bother with ours - just gave it a good watering when it needed it and just kept filling the gaps when they appeared

after three years of being down it still looks good, have very little wild grass and is still pancake flat

[anonymous-user]

sleep envy said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I didn't bother with ours - just gave it a good watering when it needed it and just kept filling the gaps when they appeared

after three years of being down it still looks good, have very little wild grass and is still pancake flat

Excellent cheers, I will go home via Homebase tonight

[Mobile Chicane]

I'd peg down the edges where it's curling and get some topsoil mixed with grass seed to fill the gaps.

Watering should be enough but if you are going to feed it, check the feed is cat-compatible. Easier not to I'd say.

[sleep envy]

Mobile Chicane said:

check the feed is cat-compatible

very good point