Cats often divide people’s opinions as most feel strongly about them one way or the other. However, it is safe to say that cats are among the most popular pets in the whole wide world, but regardless of whether someone owns a pet cat or not, one thing is for sure, no one wants to see these little animals in pain and suffering from a disease.… Click here to continue reading...
If you want a happy, well-adjusted cat, here’s 10 things you should not do…
1. Shout At Your CatWhether you’re shouting at your cat because it did something that annoyed you or you’re shouting for another reason, you’ll terrify your cat. A cat’s ears are far more sensitive to noise than ours and loud sounds are amplified to painful levels in a cat’s ears.… Click here to continue reading...
It never rains but it pours. Ripley has an occasional habit of piddling in the bath to see what comes out of him. He must have a certain level of discomfort that prompts this behaviour, and I’ve found bloody urine in the bath on several occasions that I’ve always attributed to him (because I’ve seen him piddling there).
After Ripley had been at the vet last Friday, he was kept in the bedroom overnight to separate him from Mocha, who can be a bit rambunctious.… Click here to continue reading...
While Ripley’s cystitis has never fully gone away, the discomfort he felt was managed by a daily dose of Metacam. He suffers from Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC), a condition where cystitis is triggered from an unknown cause, but usually stress-related. What that stress factor is can be very difficult to diagnose.
However, a little over a week ago I noticed he was straining when trying to urinate and that very little urine was being expelled.… Click here to continue reading...
Two nights ago, I found a dead mouse outside the kitchen door. I reckon Mocha was responsible as Ripley had spent the night in.
There was little apparent damage to the mouse and it didn’t look like it had been savaged. Merely left as a present for me to find the next time I went into the garden. I’ve no problem with cats killing vermin.… Click here to continue reading...
I’m just back from the vet with some bad news.
I noticed that Mocha was very quiet on Sunday and eh spent most of the day in the cat igloo which was a bit odd given the time of year. He hasn’t been using the igloo since late April when the temperature started rising. He did seem to be licking the inside of his right front leg more than normal but I didn’t think anything of it.… Click here to continue reading...
I noticed today that Mocha had some blood in his stools, so I took him up to the vet to get him checked out.
Turns out he has a bout of gastro-enteritis. He’s been put on antibiotics for a week but otherwise he checks out ok.
I contacted the cat rescue people about Mocha’s health history, just in case there was something I should know about.… Click here to continue reading...
I’ve had my new cats, Loki and Lir for for a few days now and I can’t say I really like their names. These where the names given to them by the cat rescue people so I’ve renamed them. Naming cats is always tough, I find, as I try to pick names that are reminiscent of their character or reflect some unique physical feature.… Click here to continue reading...
It’s been about a week since Fritz died and I’m really missing the company of a cat. Being at a loose end, I’ve found myself looking online for people selling or giving away tabby kittens.
I’ve felt guilty doing this but then I realized that the need to have a cat is a testament to the companionship that both Fritz and Kira gave.… Click here to continue reading...
Fritz, my remaining elderly cat (he’ll be 18 in April), hasn’t been well for the last couple of weeks. He’s suffered from asthma for several years now but giving him tablets regularly has pretty much kept that under control except for the odd coughing fit.
Here he is, sleeping in his cat igloo
He also has arthritis as so so many old cats.… Click here to continue reading...
