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Dragyn posted:Confirm. I can usually get within about 10 minutes of each other, but it'd be impossible to get them at the same time, since they're completely analog. I have a friend who mounted the feeder on the wall, and at mealtime it dumps kibble on the floor. This makes a mess, which the cat promptly cleans up, but does keep the cat from breaking the feeder.
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Dr. Chaco posted:I have a friend who mounted the feeder on the wall, and at mealtime it dumps kibble on the floor. This makes a mess, which the cat promptly cleans up, but does keep the cat from breaking the feeder. I've tried making a 2x4 square around it, so he can't get to the tray to force it open. Now he can only get at it from the top, so I think that will solve the problem. I guess I'll find out.
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Dr. Chaco posted:I have a friend who mounted the feeder on the wall, and at mealtime it dumps kibble on the floor. This makes a mess, which the cat promptly cleans up, but does keep the cat from breaking the feeder. My cats would love this. They take their kibble out of the bowl and put it onto the floor before eating it, and if when I'm filling the bowl up any misses and touches the floor, they rush to eat it even though they have plenty of food all the time. Cats are weird.
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I've heard that it's safe to use polysporin on a cat- is there any truth to this? Our Persian has a slight infection in the area between his nose and the corner of the eye. It's caused by the tearing in his eyes, and irritation occurs occasionally despite our best effort to wipe the tears and clean his face daily. We'll be taking him to the vet to get the ointment soon, but I was wondering if polysporin's okay to use in the mean time. \/Figures. We'll just hang on until the vet visit. Thanks! melon cat fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Jan 3, 2013 |
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melon cat posted:I've heard that it's safe to use polysporin on a cat- is there any truth to this? Our Persian has a slight infection in the area between his nose and the corner of the eye. It's caused by the tearing in his eyes, and irritation occurs occasionally despite our best effort to wipe the tears and clean his face daily. We'll be taking him to the vet to get the ointment soon, but I was wondering if polysporin's okay to use in the mean time. I wouldn't put it that close to his eyes.
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I wanted to pop in with a quick follow-up: Alfador is back to eating normally and chasing Greenies down the hallway with scrabbling sliding abandon.  I still have no idea what was going on there, but I'm happy that he's eating and pooping and behaving normally now! Of course, I continue to watch him like a hawk for the tiniest waver in his routine, because I am a worrywart.
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Dragyn posted:I've tried making a 2x4 square around it, so he can't get to the tray to force it open. Now he can only get at it from the top, so I think that will solve the problem. I guess I'll find out. You can maybe try this rainwater pipe setup I found while researching feeders myself, though depending on determination they might be able to climb it!
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motherfish posted:You can maybe try this rainwater pipe setup I found while researching feeders myself, though depending on determination they might be able to climb it! That's pretty cool, but I don't have the dispenser style like that, it's a tray with a top that opens. Here's my solution, seems to work so far to keep fatty from opening it ahead of time: From CatCam: 
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Maximusi posted:How often is it normal for a cat to vomit? I have a two year old male cat that typically vomits liquid once a week (not a hairball). My other cat, a bengal, is on the same food (Natural Balance, wet) and does just fine. Apart from the vomiting, he seems perfectly OK. Should I see a vet? Basically... Cats.
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I love that the totally legitimate answer to approximately one third to one half of the questions asked in this thread is some form of: "Well, basically... Cats." We should really make some sort of text-ish emoticon that sums up this sentiment, that the behavior of cats is often mercurial and inexplicable and there is no explanation that can properly be communicated via any known language.
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I was having a nightmare last night and when I woke up with a start I accidentally hit Sampson's head with the back of my hand. The frightened little noise he made was the single saddest thing I've ever heard  He wouldn't come near me all night after that - he usually snuggles with his head on my chest, so this was probably bound to happen sooner or later - he just curled up in the corner.He's been absolutely fine with me since I got back from work today, though, and has been his usual purring, kneading, chirpy self. Hopefully he's just forgotten all about it. Made me feel like a bag of poo poo even though it was an accident... I hate to imagine what the lovely owners that abandoned him in a locked room might've treated him like before he was rescued.
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kaworu posted:I love that the totally legitimate answer to approximately one third to one half of the questions asked in this thread is some form of: "Well, basically... Cats." We should really make some sort of text-ish emoticon that sums up this sentiment, that the behavior of cats is often mercurial and inexplicable and there is no explanation that can properly be communicated via any known language. Something like  ? But maybe without the icon I pulled off one of those "shittons of free icons" sites.(I was going to do  fading into that, then  , but  )
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Kugyou no Tenshi posted:Something like Actually, yeah, with a better cat image that could be pretty decent - fits in with an established SA emoticon meme and that's nice. It's no  though, my idea just might not be simple and perfect enough  Quote-Unquote posted:I was having a nightmare last night and when I woke up with a start I accidentally hit Sampson's head with the back of my hand. The frightened little noise he made was the single saddest thing I've ever heard I can really relate to this post, in that I'm constantly worried whenever I accidentally harm my cat in any way. Or when I lose my temper and yell sharply at my cat and she runs away cowering, as if I'm this awful abusive parent. And it sort of makes me feel like an abusive parent! But I just remind myself that I'm not, and Jackie is just playing me like a flute and knows that I always give her like a freaking handful of treats and tons of attention to apologize if she acts pathetic enough. Even though I know all that, I still feel so so SO bad every time I accidentally bonk her head or whatever, because she adores me and trusts me so much (way more than any other human she's been around and even though I've only been Jackie's owner for 2 years I knew her for the 4 years prior when she lived with my parents and she was just mostly emotionally shut down over there for whatever reason when it came to humans). But now, as far as I can tell, after food the main thing that motivates Jackie and gives her life meaning is me, and being near me and around me as much as possible. This is not exactly unusual *at all* but it's new to me, and so is all the emotional baggage that comes along with having a living creature who is 100% dependent on you both physically and psychically. kaworu fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Jan 4, 2013 |
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-Age About 5 months -Sex Male -How long have you had your cat? 5 days -Is your cat spayed or neutered? Yes -What food do you use? Blue Buffalo Wilderness kitten -When was your last vet visit? He was cleared at the adoption facility, but we haven't taken him to the vet -Is your cat indoors, outdoors, both? indoors -How many pets in your household? 2, him and 1 other cat -How many litter boxes do you have? 2 We brought Bolt home from the adoption facility last Saturday. He adjusted amazingly quick and our other cat tolerated him. They were already cuddled up in the cat bed after 24 hours. Today he stepped out of the litter box and had some diarrhea poo stuck to the side of him, so my wife picked him up and we took him to the sink to was it up. He hadn't had any noticeable diarrhea before this. When we put him in the sink we noticed a slight spot of blood, and found the cause to be around his anus. It was very minimal, and there wasn't any noticeable blood in the diarrhea. Is this normal? Should we be concerned? Schedule a vet visit? Cat in question:  
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I have two one year old cats from the same litter. Today I accidentally left my lunch at home while I went to work. The cats chewed through the bag and ate a chocolate chocolate chip cookie. They are acting fine and haven't vomited or had diarrhea. How concerned should I be?
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This is late for the holidays but hoping it can be a service announcement. We have had a tree every Christmas for over 10 years. Until yesterday I had no idea pine needles were toxic to cats. One of our cats has always nibbled at the trees. I'm assuming this year he ate more than before. Either way, we spent almost 2 days on edge because he was so sick from the amount of pine needles he ate. He was vomiting and lethargic. We rushed him to the vet, where he stayed for nearly a day to have tests run. Thankfully we caught it in time and he received treatment before he had serious organ damage. You hear about mistletoe, pointsettias, etc, but tree toxins were unknown to us. We have three cats and have had a tree each year. No tinsel, lights, tree heavily weighed so they cannot knock it over - we do it all. Most cats don't eat the tree needles, but some of the more special ones, like ours, do. We came close to losing him over something we didn't even know about. Aside from puncture damage, some needles are toxic. Please keep an eye on your pets going forward. I wouldn't wish what we went through on anyone.
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Yarn! posted:I have two one year old cats from the same litter. Today I accidentally left my lunch at home while I went to work. The cats chewed through the bag and ate a chocolate chocolate chip cookie. They are acting fine and haven't vomited or had diarrhea. How concerned should I be? I'd be concerned as those kind of cookies generally used raw cocoa and semi-sweet chocolate chips, which are pretty potent. Signs can take 6-12 hours to manifest so if it were my pet, I'd probably call the e-vet with the situation and describe how much chocolate the cats may have eaten, and see if they think it's a toxic amount. If so, they'll want to decontaminate. It's easier to decontaminate before it's a problem than to treat the problem. Bad kitties.
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sharkytm posted:If this is new behavior (or a new cat), see the vet. However, our old cat puked on a semi daily basis for her entire life, and one out of four of my mother's cats pukes daily. I've had this cat for a few years. He's young. He's always had digestion issues. It took me forever to find a food that he didn't have diarrhea from. A few months ago, I put them on a really high protein diet and his kidney's creatine/BUN thing was out of control, so the vet had me change it back to Natural Balance and the levels went back to normal. The vet never explained why it happened, he had no clue and neither did the kidney specialist. He's kind of a retard cat and eats plants a lot so that may be why he throws up, but I'm not sure. He's always been sorta odd.
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The cats ate the cookie somewhere between 2pm and 9:30 pm. Vet said to just keep an eye on them and check their litter box. I am going to keep them in my bedroom tonight with a fresh pan and a big bowl of water. I can't even find the bag the cookie was in...
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Yarn! posted:The cats ate the cookie somewhere between 2pm and 9:30 pm. Vet said to just keep an eye on them and check their litter box. I am going to keep them in my bedroom tonight with a fresh pan and a big bowl of water. I can't even find the bag the cookie was in... Another thing to worry about with baked goods is xylitol poisoning, if people use artificial sweeteners instead of sugar. A lot of people worry about the chocolate chips and don't realize the xylitol will cause liver failure.
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siggy2021 posted:-Age About 5 months Changing food can upset the cat's digestive system. Add that to the stress of a new environment, especially with another cat even if they're getting along, diarrhea and vomiting aren't the end of the world. If it's just a spattering of blood it's probably not a big deal either, since that could also be a result of the diarrhea. Probably don't need to see a vet right away for it. Just make sure he's eating and drinking. Obviously if it persists for a while and/or his condition gets worse then you'll want to reconsider. Also yay another member of the black kitty club!
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Maximusi posted:I've had this cat for a few years. He's young. He's always had digestion issues. It took me forever to find a food that he didn't have diarrhea from. A few months ago, I put them on a really high protein diet and his kidney's creatine/BUN thing was out of control, so the vet had me change it back to Natural Balance and the levels went back to normal. The vet never explained why it happened, he had no clue and neither did the kidney specialist. He's kind of a retard cat and eats plants a lot so that may be why he throws up, but I'm not sure. He's always been sorta odd. What kind of plants?
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Dragyn posted:That's pretty cool, but I don't have the dispenser style like that, it's a tray with a top that opens. Oh hey, are those the cheap $30 auto feeders? I got one and am considering getting an extra for my two cats. Have those been reasonably reliable?
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Blaine is sick. He's puked twice today (neither of my cats vomit regularly), and wouldn't come out for the laser pointer click which usually sends both of them to the living room like a rocket. I had to hunt him down, he was hiding under the covers and greeted me with a sad sneeze. Anything I can do for him over the counter? So far it just looks like the sniffles, not really worth a vet trip (I'll be watching him carefully) but is there a cat equivalent of nyquil I can give him? After he puked the second time he was laying down on the bathroom floor and his brother came over to fuss over him. 
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Vomiting isn't really a sign of "the sniffles" though. I don't think you should give your cat any medications when it has multisystemic signs of illness.
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-Age: 7 mo -Sex: female -How long have you had your cat? 2 months -Is your cat spayed or neutered? Yes -What food do you use? Fish and chicken, dried, occasional wet food -When was your last vet visit? 3 weeks ago -Is your cat indoors, outdoors, both? Indoors -How many pets in your household? 1 -How many litter boxes do you have? 1 Cat people of SA, how can I make my cat shut the hell up, or at least quiet down a touch? She's a Balinese (or Javanese for Americans). We knew they were a vocal breed going in, and her chattering is cute as hell, but she spends an awful lot of time just wandering around yowling at nothing. She'll stand in a room and just scream into the air, and she seems particularly obsessed with doing this in certain rooms. Doesn't appear to be in any pain and if you call her or get a toy she comes running, but if she's not sleeping, eating or playing she will spend 90% of her time mewling at nothing. What up with that?
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 This is Mirabelle, we got her from the animal shelter about two weeks ago. She's about 6 months old, going to be spayed in Feb., not going outside til then although the shelter had a really nice indoor/outdoor setup for all their cats. She last saw the vet the week before we picked her up. We've only got one litterbox for her, and atm we're feeding her Josera kitten food which after reading the Pet Nutrition thread we'll be changing. I've got a few questions about her hair. We brush her everyday, both with a comb and a brush, so how would the Furminator change things for us? How much of a difference does it make? Obviously, we're finding lots of little tangles and knots which we can tease out, but she's getting some big matted spots under her front legs, is there any way we can take care of these without a visit to the vet? I've got hair clippers, but I imagine she won't like the sound or feel of those and I guess using scissors is out of the question. We always had short-haired cats before, so this is the only new territory for us.
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duckfarts posted:Oh hey, are those the cheap $30 auto feeders? I got one and am considering getting an extra for my two cats. Have those been reasonably reliable? They are. They're pretty reliable (If the cat doesn't break into it), but they run on a single AA battery.. so if that battery dies, no food for kitty. Hasn't happened yet, and I have no idea what to expect from them. If I only had to buy one unit, I'd get one of the nicer feeders, but there was no way I was buying two at ~$60.
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An update on my adorable idiots: I got up every few hours to check on them and they seem fine. Normal bowel movements and urination, their appetite is the same and their energy level. I don't go to work until the evening so I can keep an eye on them anyway. I thought I would wake up to very ill cats, I'm so relieved.
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Dragyn posted:That's pretty cool, but I don't have the dispenser style like that, it's a tray with a top that opens. This is awesome. My cat often bangs the drat thing around in the middle of the night trying to open it, so I may have to build one like this. I was wondering what the hell I was going to do since he's been disturbing my sleep with the noise, but you are a genius.
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greazeball posted:
I can't really speak for the Furminator, but you're probably better off taking her to a groomer for the mats. Really cute kitty, by the way!
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greazeball posted:
Brushing is like overall maintenance, but to deal with the mats, you should use a dematting blade/comb: Example: http://www.amazon.com/ORRCO-INC-Matbreaker-Dematting-Tool/dp/B000FGAAEU/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1357324160&sr=8-14&keywords=Cat+mat+blade I had to use one recently on my family cat and my brother's cat. On one, it was able to work through the mat. On the other, the mats were really thick, so we had to gently pick underneath the mat with the comb until it was cut out and separated from below. If the hair is clumped together enough to be a mat, the furminator will be pretty useless. Alternatively, go to a vet if they're really tight.
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 Aiapaec, my long-haired nightmare cat. I use a combination of the large Furminator for cats and a flea comb/rat tail comb. The Furminator works wonders for general coat maintenance, just make sure to angle it so you're not scraping Mirabelle's skin and take care not to catch her whiskers in the Furminator blade. For mats, especially under the legs I use the combs to gently loosen and brush out mats. Do not use the Furminator to pull out mats, you'll just end up upsetting Mirabelle. Edit: I've never used a dematting comb, but with how often I've untangled mats under Ai's front legs, a dematting comb seems worth looking into. mistressminako fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Jan 4, 2013 |
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I ended up getting two feeders like this one: http://www.petsafe.net/products/feeders-and-waterers/feeding-systems/5-meal-timed-pet-feeder - I had purchased two of the dial-timer ones at first, and I couldn't deal with not having them open at the exact same time, and Fussy doesn't finish his food on the first go, anyhow, so Clove would have finished his meal for him. Since these are 5-meal feeders (but only 4 are hidden from the cat... so really they are 4-meal feeders), I have it set so Clove gets fed at 7am and 7pm every day, and Fussy gets half of his meal and 7pm, the other half at 9pm, and repeat for breakfast. When I'm out of town, someone will have to refill the feeder daily for Fuss, but they'd need to come play with him, clean the poobox, and refresh the water dishes daily anyhow, so no big.
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My Foster has started doing normal cat things after about 2 weeks at the house. Like chilling on the floor and watching TV, attacking things under blankets and sitting on top of the couch grooming my hair. Wait that part is weird. I guess she thinks my hair care regimen isn't up to par. Her coat is also getting very nice and soft and shiny! If her FeLV doesn't act up, she is a sure fire adoption for me. Even if it does, she will be my long term foster. 
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Black cats are all kinds of awesome. Arthur is acting a little odd. He has taken to trying to bury his food in the kitchen, which basically means he is pawing at the floor and tipping over his dishes. Now he isn't off his food, he will demolish his dry food in seconds, so I figure he does not like the range of flavours. Here in the UK we have so far tried whiskers meaty in jelly, and in gravy along with jelly fishy flavours (the rspca shelter said he should stick to jelly based foods). We have now moved on to Shiba and he is doing it again. He seems to last about a week and then get bored. He is using his litter tray normally, scooped daily, and his behaviour hasn't changed aside from what I described above. I want him to enjoy his food but I don't want to be wiping up his food and mopping up his water every day. Is h getting bored of his flavours, or could it be something else?
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O Hanraha-hanrahan posted:-Age: 7 mo This kitten, being an only kitten, probably needs more mental and physical stimulation and is 'bored' and restless.
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Whyyyyyy do I keep going in on rescues in my city? Whyyyy? I already know I want a cat (or more like ALL THE CATS) and I also know we can't get another one until after the wedding, so whyyyyy do I keep torturing myself by falling in love with all these beautiful kitties in need of homes? Batman wants a buddy, damnit.
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Gah, triple post. My phone has gone mental.
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