Get yer cats out for the lads!

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

Lovely looking cat! She's got similar colours to our cat Star. If she ever has kittens you'll have to call them names like gigahertz and dual-core

I wish our new kitten Oscar was as well behaved! He'll sit quietly and want to be stroked when he's just woken up, but as soon as he's fully away he's running around and wanting to play fight with everything, including us Anyone got any tips for calming down a kitten? Star and Shadow definitely weren't as hyper as he is!

I dunno how your Cats react to Catnip. Some get chilled on it while others go nuts. You could try it and see what happens.
Theres another thing you can get from the Vets or possibly your local supermarket called 'Feliway' which is like those air freshners that you plug in. They release a Cats natural pheremones which calm down the Cat.

Either that or Oscar is just a bit more hyper than other Cats so u could put it down to being part of his character

[chopemon]

Hey guys, I could do with some cat advice and this seems to be the thread to get it.

We got a cat back in April from the RSPCA. She is a wonderful, well behaved and loving 8 year old and we love her to bits and I have pics incoming of her. Her name is Yuffie (as in Final Fantasy 7).

We've decided we'd like to get another cat to go with her and keep her company and were thinking about getting a kitten.

So my question is this: has anyone else had a similar situation? And if so, how did your first cat take it? If you got a kitten did your cat mother it at all, kind of adopt it?

Any advice would be much appreciated, cheers!

[chopemon]

As promised, pics of Yuffie!

[wicky]

As promised, pics of Yuffie!

Yuffie is lovely remind me of one of my old cats

I had to introduce a kitten into my house after a lad at work bought a kitten to pull chicks and realised he couldn't look after her.

She (Neko) got on great with one of my cats (Toggles) but not with the other (Kuma).

Guess it kinda just depends on the cats

[shuzo]

As promised, pics of Yuffie!

Awwwww, what a lovely chunky-looking cat

[EJG1980]

Lovely cat As Wicky said, how a cat reacts to a kitten all depends on the individual cat. Our latest, Oscar, provokes different reactions from all three of our existing cats!

Shadow actually tolerates him enough that he'll sleep on the same chair as Oscar with no problems. Even puts up with Oscar following him around without too much fuss Smudge is basically indifferent to him. She won't chase him, but will hiss and give him a whack if he gets too close. Star doesn't like him at all! I think she's scared of him because she doesn't attack when she sees him, just buggers off in the opposite direction asap!

They'll probably end up all ignoring each other in the end though. Smudge really disliked Shadow and Star at first, but now they just all ignore each other 99% of the time. Probably helps that they can go out in the garden and all have their own space whenever they want.

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

Hey guys, I could do with some cat advice and this seems to be the thread to get it.

We got a cat back in April from the RSPCA. She is a wonderful, well behaved and loving 8 year old and we love her to bits and I have pics incoming of her. Her name is Yuffie (as in Final Fantasy 7).

We've decided we'd like to get another cat to go with her and keep her company and were thinking about getting a kitten.

So my question is this: has anyone else had a similar situation? And if so, how did your first cat take it? If you got a kitten did your cat mother it at all, kind of adopt it?

Any advice would be much appreciated, cheers!

It can vary depending on what your current cat is like tbh.
Our Geoff is a pretty territorial cat & doesnt reallly like strange people coming in the house so we werent sure what was gonna happen when we decided to introduce yr old Lily to the family. Surprisingly they got on well. In fact she took over for a bit & was wrestling him to the ground & pinning him down (LOL). Now they're the best of mates bar the occasional scuffle.

Your best bet is to try them together & if they dont get on then put the kitten in a little cage like a hamster or a dog cage or summat & then introduce them. Keep them both together keeping the kitten in the cage so that they get used to each other & each others scent but so that no harm will come to the little un, & eventually they will be fine with each other. So much so that you'll be able to let the nipper out.

Whatever you do dont let the kitten outside as it will get lost
or hurt.
If u need any more help just let me know mate!!

[chopemon]

Thanks for the advice and comments guys!

We have done some research and it seems like there is loads of stuff to do with introductions that can help it all go smoothly.

We'll hopefully get him in about a month so I'll post some pics then and let you know how it goes.

Thanks again guys!

[chopemon]

Have any of you had to wash your cat's feet and if so, how did you do it without traumatising them?

Yuffie has some kind of localised bacterial/fungal infection on some of her toes. The vet thinks this is down to a poor immune system in her feet as she is extremely healthy in every other respect.

The upshot of it is that we have to wash her feet with an anti fungal shampoo and obviously she hates it. I have to hold her over the bath while my girlfriend wets her feet, lathers up this shampoo and then let it sit for a couple of minutes before rinsing it off.

Our poor little cat is completely stressed and traumatised by it and it is upsetting us to do.

Has anyone got any hints or tips for relaxing the cat or making it less upsetting for her?

Thanks!

[^Katsu]

My cat as a Kitten many years ago! He's in his teens now

He's more than happy around water, even been in the bath on his own

[Canton Province]

This is my marble bengal kitten, little Herman.

Talks far too much, he has to tell me every time he takes a poo, but not when he takes a wee! He cries when he wants to play, which is all the time. He's very active and he plays fetch better then some dogs!

[Canton Province]

Have any of you had to wash your cat's feet and if so, how did you do it without traumatising them?

Yuffie has some kind of localised bacterial/fungal infection on some of her toes. The vet thinks this is down to a poor immune system in her feet as she is extremely healthy in every other respect.

The upshot of it is that we have to wash her feet with an anti fungal shampoo and obviously she hates it. I have to hold her over the bath while my girlfriend wets her feet, lathers up this shampoo and then let it sit for a couple of minutes before rinsing it off.

Our poor little cat is completely stressed and traumatised by it and it is upsetting us to do.

Has anyone got any hints or tips for relaxing the cat or making it less upsetting for her?

Thanks!

Hey man, I'd suggest just lathering up the shampoo on a flannel, and have a second damp flannel to rinse the shampoo off. Take them to where she's lying down sleeping or relaxing and clean them there rather then carrying her to the bathroom.

If she get's up while the shampoo is still on you could try picking her up and stroking her for a while before cleaning it off with a damp flannel.

[wicky]

A friend of mine at work's cat died today, he was only about 5-6. he was called ernest and was the best mouser ever ! I had never met ernest but it still brought a tear to my eye.

Go hug your kitties people, you never know what's around the corner.

[EJG1980]

Sad to hear that Wicky Not a day goes by without our cats getting a good hug!

Oscar is now old enough (and vaccinated enough!) to go out into the big wide world of our garden, so I thought I'd take a few pics.

Wildlife beware, he's looking very agile! We were thinking "He's only young, he won't be too adventurous straight away," and then within five minutes of going outside he's found his way to the top of the next door neighbours big shed

He'll still have to work hard to beat Star though. She has no problem with somehow scaling the house and coming in through upstairs windows rather than using the catflap!

[wicky]

OMG he is sooo cute