It's Caturday- Post some cats (vol 3)

[wibble cb]

SlimJim16v said:

RIP Tiny. The vet came and put him to sleep on Friday. The drugs that were keeping him healthy were no longer working. I won't go into details*, but it was horrible, as expected.
I miss him so much, and his brother is ???








*Ask how it's done. Though the final stage is the same, how they get there can differ and make it easier for both you and your cat.

Edited by wibble cb on Sunday 6th June 16:23

[garythesign]

RIP Tiny

Sorry for your loss

[ali_kat]

sorry for your loss

[BigMon]

The final act of kindness and love is letting them go before their quality of life deteriorates to a point where you're keeping them going for you rather than them.

It's heartbreaking, but you've done the right thing so (hard as it is) you can take comfort from that.

[Raoul Duke]

Sorry to hear about Tiny, it’s the hardest thing to do - even when you know it’s the right thing to do.
They leave such a massive hole when they go, but maybe take solace that it’s the strength of the bond you’ve enjoyed with them, that makes that hole so big.

[Patch1875]

Sorry to loss RIP Tiny

Here’s Dexter finding the sunny spot

[Patch1875]

[SlimJim16v]

Thanks for all the kind words. At least he made it to the nice weather and enjoyed some time in the garden.

[Howaboutthis]

I'm informed we are getting a new pre-owned cat, a fairly out-doorsy fellow, of Norwegian Forrest persuasion. How best to persuade him that this is his new home, I wonder? Try keeping him indoors for a few weeks, make a harness so he can explore the garden, maybe? I'm told that putting butter on his paws was a thing, but I doubt he'd be familiar with such old Irish folklore. Thanks for any suggestions

Edited by Howaboutthis on Sunday 6th June 20:25

[Magnum 475]

Howaboutthis said:

I'm informed we are getting a new pre-owned cat, a fairly out-doorsy fellow, of Norwegian Forrest persuasion. How best to persuade him that this is his new home, I wonder? Try keeping him indoors for a few weeks, make a harness so he can explore the garden, maybe? I'm told that putting butter on his paws was a thing, but I doubt he'd be familiar with such old Irish folklore. Thanks for any suggestions

Edited by Howaboutthis on Sunday 6th June 20:25

I'd suggest keeping in for a few weeks, but the furry beast will probably escape if he can. I'd also spend lots of time with cat and a brush, if he's anything like the Siberian Forest Cats that we've got the you're going to spend a huge amount of time brushing. We kept ours upstairs (3 storey house) for the first week, then let them explore the floor below, then all of the house, then outside.

Our old cat who came with us when we moved here was allowed out a few days after we'd moved, and has never wandered off or got lost - he just explored his new garden, then came back for some food.

[LordLoveLength]

Howaboutthis said:

I'm told that putting butter on his paws was a thing, but I doubt he'd be familiar with such old Irish folklore.

? I’d be careful as he may go downhill very quickly afterwards...

[Howaboutthis]

Our late lamented Edward was likely a N.F.C. and got so matted he had be be shaved from his middle backwards. Nobody enjoyed the experience very much. After sending away for a variety of grooming devices, I found a regular human's hair comb worked well to keep matting at bay, once he deigned to permit.
There is a lot of toing and froing and doors being left open around here, I guess we will just have to do our best. When Edward was with us just a few days, he went missing, causing much lamentation and tears, but he wandered back eventually. Impressive really, given he was blind. Visually impaired to the tune of entirely.
Buttery paws? Not much traction on corners either.

[Pupp]

Ratbag looking grumpy as usual; probably not helped by the indignity of having just endured her ‘senior cat’ check up at the vets’… all ok except bloody kidney function it seems

[ali_kat]

Howaboutthis said:

I'm informed we are getting a new pre-owned cat, a fairly out-doorsy fellow, of Norwegian Forrest persuasion. How best to persuade him that this is his new home, I wonder? Try keeping him indoors for a few weeks, make a harness so he can explore the garden, maybe? I'm told that putting butter on his paws was a thing, but I doubt he'd be familiar with such old Irish folklore. Thanks for any suggestions

Edited by Howaboutthis on Sunday 6th June 20:25

Yes, keeping him in for a few weeks (at least a month) will help, that is once he’s come out of hiding

Let him have his own room for a few days, one you can come & go from but will be his safe space, where you just sit & let him smell you (all).

Once he’s got curious about you, open the door & let him explore the rest of the house; leaving the door open as his safe space to retreat to.

After a few weeks (over a month), let him out hungry & with you nearby; then feed him inside, gradually letting him out longer.

[ali_kat]

Pupp said:

Ratbag looking grumpy as usual; probably not helped by the indignity of having just endured her ‘senior cat’ check up at the vets’… all ok except bloody kidney function it seems

There are good foods that can help…. I mix a couple of teaspoons of water in to make more gravy.

[Kes Arevo]

SlimJim16v said:

RIP Tiny.

[Kes Arevo]

McVitie keeping tabs on the dogs.

[Pupp]

ali_kat said:

There are good foods that can help…. I mix a couple of teaspoons of water in to make more gravy.

Thanks, that’s a good tip. Warming food slightly seems to trigger her appetite too… but stinky!

[SlimJim16v]

Does anyone else's cat run around the house like a manic after doing a poo, or was it just Tiny?

[wibble cb]

Nothing to do with being lighter, ours just does it, usually around 2am, up and down the stairs, skittling alone on the hardwood floors, oh we love it….