~ The Kitty Thread!! ~ Take 2!

eeriepadave

iluvcats wrote:

those are fat cats, eeriepadave thanks for posting! the squirrel wants to kick their butt.

FAT??? these cats are fat,




mine are not fat! I would say they are pretty average weight for a cat, I mean granted they aren't skinny, but fat?

iluvcats

mine is just skinny, didn't mean to criticize yours! my cat is way smaller/thinner than my last cat. yours are pretty.

eeriepadave

iluvcats wrote:

mine is just skinny, didn't mean to criticize yours! my cat is way smaller/thinner than my last cat. yours are pretty.

it's ok. I think mine are about 10-15 pounds? Willow is smaller and a little "chubbier", maybe 13 pounds. Kali just looks big at about 14 pounds but she's very athletic and runs around a lot.

megatron

my cat has a fupa

eeriepadave

megatron wrote:

my cat has a fupa

well i was gonan ask what that was but then googled it. Don't google fupa

megatron

eeriepadave wrote:

megatron wrote:

my cat has a fupa

well i was gonan ask what that was but then googled it. Don't google fupa

well he is a pussy cat.. :thumbup:

samjam

My little guy is 16 years old, and though we had a scare with him earlier in the year, he's doing just fine now. He's always been very warm and friendly but this summer is by far the most cuddly and I-need-to-be-near-you-at-all-times I've ever seen him! Something tells me maybe he's winding down and showing us all how much he loves us before he goes. Could be TOTALLY off though. I hope I am!

iluvcats

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I put a bird feeder on the balcony so my cats can bird and squirrel watch all day[/quote]

same here, comebackgirl. we have one for the deck and one for underneath it. my cat sits on top of a folded lawn chair and watches them below the deck. it keeps him company while we are at work.

megatron

samjam wrote:

My little guy is 16 years old, and though we had a scare with him earlier in the year, he's doing just fine now. He's always been very warm and friendly but this summer is by far the most cuddly and I-need-to-be-near-you-at-all-times I've ever seen him! Something tells me maybe he's winding down and showing us all how much he loves us before he goes. Could be TOTALLY off though. I hope I am!

that's sweet and sad at the same time. hope you're off too

Dissidentman

I can't wait till my cats are gone.



Perhaps this isn't the right thread...

eMMI

I can't remember if I've mentioned anything in this thread before, but my kitty loves grapes.

Loves as in she's obsessed with them. Whenever I have some in the house and am eating them, she keeps looking and meowing at me to give her one. Most of the time I do. She never eats them, at most carries them over to me to throw for her (she also loves to fetch ) and really just bats them around.

Anyone else's cat do this?

I also read somewhere that cats shouldn't be given grapes. :think: Anyone know anything about this? I don't get grapes often and only give Nauhuri one when I do anyway. (And like I said, she doesn't eat them. I often find them after some time, usually they're raisins by then. :roll: )

Lizard

funny Emmi......

one of my cats is obsessed with pipecleaners!! i Had some in a ribbon box under my bed and he discovered them and now he hoards them and protects them like crazy!!! It is so freaking funny and bizzare

eMMI

Lizard wrote:

funny Emmi......

one of my cats is obsessed with pipecleaners!! i Had some in a ribbon box under my bed and he discovered them and now he hoards them and protects them like crazy!!! It is so freaking funny and bizzare

Man, cats are crazy.

RKCNDY

http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos ... street-art

eeriepadave

RKCNDY wrote:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/arizona-has-the-best-cat-street-art

:thumbup:

comebackgirl

RKCNDY wrote:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/arizona-has-the-best-cat-street-art

That is really cool.


My kitties are both 16. I had to take one of mine to the vet twice this week for dehydration. She's drinking a little bit, but I can't get her to eat, not even her favorites. All of her blood work came back fine. They didn't find a blockage or tumor or anything. I don't know what's going on with her :(

vduboise

has anyone ever had a bad cat bite?

I read this article the other day

http://gizmodo.com/5931500/why-cat-bite ... pular=true

Mine has given me small bites- but this was a bit scary thinking.

eMMI

vduboise wrote:

has anyone ever had a bad cat bite?

I read this article the other day

http://gizmodo.com/5931500/why-cat-bite ... pular=true

Mine has given me small bites- but this was a bit scary thinking.

I've heard of cat bites, when they puncture the skin, can be pretty bad. That's never happened to me, though. *knocks on wood* I've been around cats my whole life and all I've gotten is little nips, just to tell me to stop what I'm doing and back off. (Like if they decide they've had enough tummy rubs.)

It's actually weird for me to think that some pet cats would/could/will/do bite people like that. Suppose some of them are just unfortunate accidents, though.

eeriepadave

comebackgirl wrote:

RKCNDY wrote:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/arizona-has-the-best-cat-street-art

That is really cool.


My kitties are both 16. I had to take one of mine to the vet twice this week for dehydration. She's drinking a little bit, but I can't get her to eat, not even her favorites. All of her blood work came back fine. They didn't find a blockage or tumor or anything. I don't know what's going on with her :(

:( hope she gets better

comebackgirl

eeriepadave wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

RKCNDY wrote:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/arizona-has-the-best-cat-street-art

That is really cool.


My kitties are both 16. I had to take one of mine to the vet twice this week for dehydration. She's drinking a little bit, but I can't get her to eat, not even her favorites. All of her blood work came back fine. They didn't find a blockage or tumor or anything. I don't know what's going on with her :(

:( hope she gets better

Thank you. I finally went and bought her meow mix of all things and she's eating that :? She'll eat that and her treats. I guess it's better than nothing.

eMMI

comebackgirl wrote:

eeriepadave wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

That is really cool.


My kitties are both 16. I had to take one of mine to the vet twice this week for dehydration. She's drinking a little bit, but I can't get her to eat, not even her favorites. All of her blood work came back fine. They didn't find a blockage or tumor or anything. I don't know what's going on with her :(

:( hope she gets better

Thank you. I finally went and bought her meow mix of all things and she's eating that :? She'll eat that and her treats. I guess it's better than nothing.

Nauhuri's sending kitty vibes to your little one.

Eating something is definitely better than nothing. I'm pretty sure drinking is somewhat more important (read that somewhere a while ago), so I'm glad to she's doing that. I don't know if it would make a difference, but sometimes it's advised to have multiple places for your cat to drink in (as in bowls in different spots) to encourage it more.

Either way, hoping she'll be right as rain soon!

RKCNDY

eMMI wrote:

vduboise wrote:

has anyone ever had a bad cat bite?

I read this article the other day

http://gizmodo.com/5931500/why-cat-bite ... pular=true

Mine has given me small bites- but this was a bit scary thinking.

I've heard of cat bites, when they puncture the skin, can be pretty bad. That's never happened to me, though. *knocks on wood* I've been around cats my whole life and all I've gotten is little nips, just to tell me to stop what I'm doing and back off. (Like if they decide they've had enough tummy rubs.)

It's actually weird for me to think that some pet cats would/could/will/do bite people like that. Suppose some of them are just unfortunate accidents, though.

When I worked at the clinic, any time someone got bit by a cat we were sent to the walk in clinic immediately. The bites are suspect because cat teeth are needle sharp, and their mouths are 'dirty' (full of bacteria), so when they bite, they basically inject the bacteria into your hand.
I've had several bites and was even referred to a hand surgeon to remove an abscess. If I had waited to go to the hand surgeon, I would have had to have surgery like the girl in the article did.
A medial assistant said that it also isn't uncommon for the teeth to puncture the bone causing a bone infection or the teeth to break off in the wound.

CBG, I hope your kitty gets well soon!

comebackgirl

eMMI wrote:

Nauhuri's sending kitty vibes to your little one.

Eating something is definitely better than nothing. I'm pretty sure drinking is somewhat more important (read that somewhere a while ago), so I'm glad to she's doing that. I don't know if it would make a difference, but sometimes it's advised to have multiple places for your cat to drink in (as in bowls in different spots) to encourage it more.

Either way, hoping she'll be right as rain soon!

Thank you! I bought her some more junk kitty food and she ate more today. I think she's just sick of eating healthy I've put a few food and water dishes around the house and raised them up and put the food in flat plates (I read that can help if they're not feeling well.) I bought her one of those little kitty fountains too since most cats prefer to drink running water. At first she was scared of it :roll: I'm also mixing a little water in with her food and giving her some by syringe to keep her hydrated. She seems to be doing better today.

RKCNDY wrote:

When I worked at the clinic, any time someone got bit by a cat we were sent to the walk in clinic immediately. The bites are suspect because cat teeth are needle sharp, and their mouths are 'dirty' (full of bacteria), so when they bite, they basically inject the bacteria into your hand.
I've had several bites and was even referred to a hand surgeon to remove an abscess. If I had waited to go to the hand surgeon, I would have had to have surgery like the girl in the article did.
A medial assistant said that it also isn't uncommon for the teeth to puncture the bone causing a bone infection or the teeth to break off in the wound.

CBG, I hope your kitty gets well soon!

Thank you! I think she's on the mend. She's stalking the birds outside right now.

Apparently cat bites can be pretty bad. My sister-in-law is a vet tech and the only time she ever had to go to the ER was after a cat bite. Apparently it was pretty bad. My kitty (the one that's sick) can be pretty vicious at the vet. They tried to muzzle her, but that made things worse. They have to hold her down with those huge gloves and she has a warning on her permanent record :oops: She's really a sweetheart at home though. I swear

I joke about cats being good protectors, but I swear it's true. When I was selling my house my kitty wouldn't let certain buyers go up the stairs. If she didn't like the looks of them she literally chased them away. I just read a book (Homer's Odyssey) that's a true story about a blind kitty. One night a man broke into the author's home while she was sleeping and she woke to find the man at the foot of her bed. The blind kitty (Homer) lunged at the man's face and chased him out of the apartment Go Homer!

loolooloo

comebackgirl wrote:

eMMI wrote:

Nauhuri's sending kitty vibes to your little one.

Eating something is definitely better than nothing. I'm pretty sure drinking is somewhat more important (read that somewhere a while ago), so I'm glad to she's doing that. I don't know if it would make a difference, but sometimes it's advised to have multiple places for your cat to drink in (as in bowls in different spots) to encourage it more.

Either way, hoping she'll be right as rain soon!

Thank you! I bought her some more junk kitty food and she ate more today. I think she's just sick of eating healthy I've put a few food and water dishes around the house and raised them up and put the food in flat plates (I read that can help if they're not feeling well.) I bought her one of those little kitty fountains too since most cats prefer to drink running water. At first she was scared of it :roll: I'm also mixing a little water in with her food and giving her some by syringe to keep her hydrated. She seems to be doing better today.

RKCNDY wrote:

CBG, I hope your kitty gets well soon!

Thank you! I think she's on the mend. She's stalking the birds outside right now.

Glad your kitty is feeling better! When the vet checked the labs, were they able to get a good look at her teeth? older cats start getting FUNKY teeth, which will cause them pain, which will cause them not to eat...you may not want to put her under the stress of a dental, but if she has an infection they may want to put her on antibiotics! Hopefully she was just having some off days and now she is back to normal. Good luck

comebackgirl

loolooloo wrote:

Glad your kitty is feeling better! When the vet checked the labs, were they able to get a good look at her teeth? older cats start getting FUNKY teeth, which will cause them pain, which will cause them not to eat...you may not want to put her under the stress of a dental, but if she has an infection they may want to put her on antibiotics! Hopefully she was just having some off days and now she is back to normal. Good luck

Thank you! She's doing even better today, eating more and drinking a bunch from the fountain. I finally breathed a sigh of relief. They did check her teeth and said they were good. She's always preferred her hard food, so I think that's helped. My other kitty had to have a fang removed a few months ago. Ugh it was so sad having to put her through that, but she's gained a bunch of weight since having it done, so I think it was the right decision. I wish they were immortal.

comebackgirl

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

eeriepadave

comebackgirl wrote:

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

:( hopefully everything is ok and she'll be back to eating normally soon

comebackgirl

eeriepadave wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

:( hopefully everything is ok and she'll be back to eating normally soon

Thanks Dave. I sprinkled catnip on top of her tuna this morning and that seemed to work. I know it's not really the best thing for her, but at this point I'm happy when she eats anything. I'm going to try first stage baby food later (no onion or onion powder) and see if that works.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

comebackgirl wrote:

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

I bought some Turkey Deli meat yesterday...
My kitty (Samantha) thought it was a WONDERFUL IDEA!!!!!!

The Fat Fuck!!!!

hehehehehehehehehehehehe

comebackgirl

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

So my kitty still isn't eating much. She'll eat some turkey deli meat (it has to be a specific kind) :roll: and she'll lick the gravy from her cat food, but won't eat much food. She loves her fountain though, and she's drinking a bunch. We brought her back to the vet and they took an x-ray and said everything looked clear - no blockages or anything (just a little gas because she's been on a stool softener for the dehydration). He said her blood tests looked good for any cat,not just a 16 year old cat. So we don't know why she's not eating. We're cutting back on the stool softener to see if that might be upsetting her stomach. Any ideas of what we might be able to feed her?

I bought some Turkey Deli meat yesterday...
My kitty (Samantha) thought it was a WONDERFUL IDEA!!!!!!

The Fat Fuck!!!!

hehehehehehehehehehehehe

I'm sure she loved it! I would love for my kitty to be fat again. She's about half what she used to weigh now.