It's Caturday- Post some cats (vol 3)
Discussion
Mr Snrub said:
What to buy every cat owner for Christmas - a fake tongue so they can lick their cat without getting fur in their mouths
http://www.lickibrush.com/#intro
Wait, what..............?
Holy juddering cluck!!!http://www.lickibrush.com/#intro
Wait, what..............?
Just watched the video......... thought it was a fancy brush from the link you put up, then saw the video.... the horror.....
Gretchen said:
He's looking healthier already. Good job. Contact your local Cats Protection League. They issue vouchers for neutering for £5, or £40 toward the cost.
Might try that. He went walkabout again last night. Hope the collar with contact info on works. Either way. He has less manky brown fur and his colours are starting to come out.
Weighed him at a shade under 4 kilos yesterday but picking him up was all growls and hisses, I expect he was less than that when we started to feed him (unable to catch him then). Our puss, comparable height and a tom is 6 kilos and not fat, finger in the air comparison I know but he is still a xylophone.
clarkmagpie said:
Does anyone have experience of Norwegian forest cats?
There is a localish breeder but when I sent of an email enquiry about kittens, it was like an interview!
Would appreciate some owner views if possible.
I have three pedigree cats (Maine Coons).There is a localish breeder but when I sent of an email enquiry about kittens, it was like an interview!
Would appreciate some owner views if possible.
Breeders ask questions. That is completely normal procedure because they want the best life for their cats and to be sure that the cats go into the right homes. They want their cats to spend their entire lives in the same home, which means roughly 15-20 years. They want to avoid shelters, rehoming and dumping as much as they can. The only way is to ask possible buyers questions - some of which may seem private or even invasive.
If you have no Interest in answering them, they simply wont let you buy a cat
digimeistter said:
How would they upset the neighbours? maybe the neighbours should build one for themselves to sit in, if cats are an issue 
Not exactly the neighbors job to keep your cats off their property is it? That is your job. You choose to have a cat as pet. The neighbors didn't
Dexter'a behaviour is still changing like a switch has been flicked once darkness falls.
He'll be pretty laid back, chilling out, and then when darkness falls....bam! Crazy cat. Gets rather agitated, kind of chirruping and restless. Completely different to how he is for the rest of the day.
It's taken me a while to realise that the behaviour change is coinciding with darkness, but it's definitely getting earlier and earlier as the nights draw in.
Do you think it could just be down to the fact that he goes into hunt mode when the sun sets? If you play with him in response to this he's happy as Larry...but the second you stop it starts back up again. But then again he doesn't sit by the door/window or do anything to suggest he wants to go out?
Another idea I had was that it's perhaps nervousness or fear? Being a former stray perhaps he still doesn't feel he's safe at night? I notice he sits and stares intently at his cat flap a lot at night, like he's on guard.
Oddly, when we go to bed and he's shut downstairs on his own, we don't hear a peep from him! Crazy cat...
Any tips? Perhaps getting a feliway and turning on from (say) an hour before dark and see if that makes a difference?
He'll be pretty laid back, chilling out, and then when darkness falls....bam! Crazy cat. Gets rather agitated, kind of chirruping and restless. Completely different to how he is for the rest of the day.
It's taken me a while to realise that the behaviour change is coinciding with darkness, but it's definitely getting earlier and earlier as the nights draw in.
Do you think it could just be down to the fact that he goes into hunt mode when the sun sets? If you play with him in response to this he's happy as Larry...but the second you stop it starts back up again. But then again he doesn't sit by the door/window or do anything to suggest he wants to go out?
Another idea I had was that it's perhaps nervousness or fear? Being a former stray perhaps he still doesn't feel he's safe at night? I notice he sits and stares intently at his cat flap a lot at night, like he's on guard.
Oddly, when we go to bed and he's shut downstairs on his own, we don't hear a peep from him! Crazy cat...
Any tips? Perhaps getting a feliway and turning on from (say) an hour before dark and see if that makes a difference?
jmorgan said:
Well, puss has a home. Turned up with a new collar and some info that is correct in a small message container.
Excellent! Sorry you'll miss him, but I bet he comes to see you now and again. Cats live where they're welcome and where they feel safe, so you may get a lodger yet. Once again, well done for caring!Gretchen said:
In preperation for a dinner party tomorrow night, I cleaned the table...anyone would think I polished it with Cat Nip! Lebowski has spent the past half an hour rolling around on it!?
It was just a regular all cleaning kitchen product!
Buffed to a remarkable sheen using the microfibre cat!It was just a regular all cleaning kitchen product!
lenats31 said:
clarkmagpie said:
Does anyone have experience of Norwegian forest cats?
There is a localish breeder but when I sent of an email enquiry about kittens, it was like an interview!
Would appreciate some owner views if possible.
I have three pedigree cats (Maine Coons).There is a localish breeder but when I sent of an email enquiry about kittens, it was like an interview!
Would appreciate some owner views if possible.
Breeders ask questions. That is completely normal procedure because they want the best life for their cats and to be sure that the cats go into the right homes. They want their cats to spend their entire lives in the same home, which means roughly 15-20 years. They want to avoid shelters, rehoming and dumping as much as they can. The only way is to ask possible buyers questions - some of which may seem private or even invasive.
If you have no Interest in answering them, they simply wont let you buy a cat
Of course I don't mind answering them, I'd be the same.
Also, the price was quite high (£600) seems quite a lot.
They do appear to be cracking looking mind.
Gretchen said:
jmorgan said:
Well, puss has a home. Turned up with a new collar and some info that is correct in a small message container.
He can't be happy there 
Here is hoping. Will check with the vet later to see if they have been in contact.
Meanwhile.
Jack having a hard day.
IMG_0333 by Jeff, on Flickr
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