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Ginny posted:So my cat has been obsessed with the shower for a couple of weeks now. She's always had a fascination with running water since small but it's kind of weird now. Awww! My old kitty Amber used to do the same thing. Looooved water. Not being in it, just looking at it. Ferremit posted:Cats can loose their voice, right? Please tell me they can loose their voice because another 3 weeks of this 22 1/2hrs a day is going to drive me up the wall...
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We have a creepy shower cat as well. Embrace the weirdness, heaven forbid your cat is a weirdo. Ours sits between the shower curtains and watches you when you shower... Mostly just the water going down the drain though. We also have a water dish in the bathroom since the only place our other cat would drink was from water glasses left out on the counter in the bathroom or the bathroom sink. Luckily he took a liking to the bowl, and it's the master bath so no one else has to judge our weird cats.
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Sep 8, 2015 13:48
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Jasper will just sit on the bathroom counter and wait for me to get out of the shower. When I finally do, he meows and headbutts me. He doesn't even care that I'm all wet. Fuckin' weirdo.
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Sep 8, 2015 14:06
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Hydrolith posted:Awww! My old kitty Amber used to do the same thing. Looooved water. Not being in it, just looking at it. Thats funny, because smudge fucks off to the other end of the house whenever he starts to carry on, shes totally sick of his complaining too! 
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Sep 8, 2015 15:11
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Ferremit posted:Cats can loose their voice, right? Please tell me they can loose their voice because another 3 weeks of this 22 1/2hrs a day is going to drive me up the wall... Now I have to get a video of Jayne ~3:00pm or so. He starts whining his fool head off to get wet food and will not shut up until he gets it (5:00pm every day). It's maddening  In other news, since Kaylee and Jayne have done nothing but fight. We're starting from step one today of reintroducing them. Feliway doesn't help much even when Kaylee's in her safe room. I'm hoping it works cause she's such a sweet girl and I'd like to have them both around.
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Sep 8, 2015 15:16
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Ginny posted:So my cat has been obsessed with the shower for a couple of weeks now. She's always had a fascination with running water since small but it's kind of weird now. ALL my cats are water cats I keep telling them that normal cats don't like to jump in the shower while its going, and normal cats don't like sticking their head under a full running tap and sitting in the sink with the tap on. 2 of them think they are raccoons and sit by the water bowl and play with it using their paws like a raccoon.They are all broken :*( Every single one of them knows to ask for Sink Water because apparently that is better than the water in their fountain, and one has even learned how to turn on the faucet himself It's not right I tell you. Not right at all. I can't even take a shower without a) having 5 cats IN the shower with me or b) closing the door and having 5 cats screaming at me that the door is closed and they must come in to be sure they are not missing something vitally important to their special cat lives. Apparently seeing me or my husband naked in the shower is important to them.... weird weird weird cats. Now, Finbarr, our youngest has decided that he is a parrot. As soon as either of us get out of the shower, a sopping wet young cat with dreams of being a budgie launches himself onto our shoulders,(cat chirping the whole time), and proceeds to not only get himself completely wet (at least the parts he missed in the shower), but to apparently show us that we are using the towels wrong and try to lick us dry. Not to mention grooming our hair as well, and shedding cat fur on us and smelling like wet cat. Then when he is finished, he has to run across the bed leaving a trail of wet Finn-prints on the duvet cover, along with a large wet catte-butt spot where he had to stop and lick himself for a moment. Sigh. My cats are broken. Utterly, totally, broken.
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Sep 8, 2015 16:29
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 thanks Disco Salmon, you made me laugh so hard  your cats sound awesome!I guess you're all right. I'm aware it's normal on cats to be a bit strange about water, so I'll indulge her a bit more. I just hope she doesn't get too demanding about it... I don't get any good quality wet food where I live either, so I only give her dry. It's a better for her to drink more water. I may take her to the vet just in case since some google searches freaked me out (I doubt though that she has something).
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Sep 8, 2015 17:49
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Wow. I guess it CAN be worse.
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Sep 8, 2015 19:32
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And now the sound of my madness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkbLHkN06f4
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Sep 8, 2015 22:42
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Drythe posted:Yea, I picked one up at my local pet store. It did great at getting rid of all the knots from my cat that we rescued off the street. Just attacked my poor cat with this. He hated it but it was very effective, seemed to be less torturous than the Fulminator with better results. Still, poor guy hates it Can't do it long enough to really take care of things, still might go the shaving route.
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Sep 9, 2015 00:52
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K, I don't think I will be able to read through all 495 pages of this thread to see if this question has been ask, so please excuse me if it has. I am thinking about getting a cat from a rescue shelter, SPCA as a matter of fact but I have a question. How can I tell if a cat is a good fit? I have had dogs all my life but I think cats would be a little different. What should I look for as in the way they act around me? To be fair, I am not really concerned about color, sex, and such but I am leaning towards a 1-1/2 yo short haired cat.
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Sep 9, 2015 02:15
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They've all got different personalities, plus cats in shelters are definitely more reserved than they are at home. You can pick up on things though. Is the cat really friendly? Is it meowing loudly all the goddamn time? Talk to the shelter staff about your concerns, they'll be happy to talk you through it. There's also definitely such a thing as a cat picking you too. My first cat kept staring at me while I was at the shelter and poked his paw out between the bars to poke at me, and when the staff took him out for a little one on one time he immediately flopped over purring for petting. Also keep in mind that 1-2 years is pretty much rear end in a top hat cat teenager, generally they calm down as they get older.
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Sep 9, 2015 02:29
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Puppy Galaxy posted:Just attacked my poor cat with this. He hated it but it was very effective, seemed to be less torturous than the Fulminator with better results. Space it out over a few sessions if his fur is super knotted, that's what I do with my cat.
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Sep 9, 2015 02:34
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Do you guys have recommendations for toys for interactive play? My fiancé and I have a really energetic young cat who we have to play with a lot. We try to play in such a way that our cat gets to run around, to wear her out. Otherwise she is a nut. We have one of those feather-string toys that she loves, and cheap plastic springs which she chases everywhere and kicks around. She's starting to lose interest in the springs, though. Are there other types of toys that get a cat to run a lot?
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Sep 9, 2015 02:36
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The Dagda posted:Do you guys have recommendations for toys for interactive play? My fiancé and I have a really energetic young cat who we have to play with a lot. We try to play in such a way that our cat gets to run around, to wear her out. Otherwise she is a nut. Bird: http://www.amazon.com/GoCat-Cat-Feather-Assorted-Colors/dp/B000F9JJJE Mouse: http://www.amazon.com/Go-Cat-Catcher-Teaser-Mouse/dp/B000LPOUNW Both are great Also laser pointers
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Sep 9, 2015 02:38
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The Dagda posted:Do you guys have recommendations for toys for interactive play? My fiancé and I have a really energetic young cat who we have to play with a lot. We try to play in such a way that our cat gets to run around, to wear her out. Otherwise she is a nut. Best toy we got our 2 year old Joey was 8 week old Finbarr. They would rather wrestle all day than play with any toy.... Now Finn is 1 and Joey is 3 and they are still each others favorite toys in the whole house.
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Sep 9, 2015 02:42
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Disco Salmon posted:Best toy we got our 2 year old Joey was 8 week old Finbarr. They would rather wrestle all day than play with any toy.... Ours is 1.5. We have definitely considered getting another cat, but are worried about them not getting along. 600 square feet is not enough room for discord. How did you know your cats were compatible when you got Finn?
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Sep 9, 2015 02:55
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The Dagda posted:Do you guys have recommendations for toys for interactive play? My fiancé and I have a really energetic young cat who we have to play with a lot. We try to play in such a way that our cat gets to run around, to wear her out. Otherwise she is a nut. Get a stick or a pole, attach string to stick/pole, optionally attach things to the end of string to keep up interest. My cat gets bored with almost every toy I try within 24 hours and this is the only way I'm able to keep up her interest. Suggestions for things to put at the end of the string: knotted up drinking straws, shiny metallic ribbon, just knot the end of the string, feathers, basically anything.
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Sep 9, 2015 03:17
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The Dagda posted:Ours is 1.5. We have definitely considered getting another cat, but are worried about them not getting along. 600 square feet is not enough room for discord. How did you know your cats were compatible when you got Finn? TBH we didn't. We got Finn at a shelter, and he was a rowdy, rambunctious bundle of fuzz that was just busy busy busy. Then he saw me, and climbed up my leg in about .03 seconds and snuggled into my neck, purring away. Needless to say, it was a done deal and we took him home on a wing and a prayer that he and Joebugz would get along. We figured they probably would get along well because Joey is a completely wild and crazy guy, and had more than enough energy to deal with the mini Tasmanian Devil whirlwind we brought home. Joeybugz hated him for a week and then decided that it was the bestest fun beating the crap out of each other, and they haven't stopped. They do everything together....Finn is Joey's shadow and is never far from him. Even now they are in the cat tree next to me with paws wrapped around each other washing each others ears. Which means in about 5 minutes they will be playing Thundering Herd of Elephants down the hallway like a fuzz-covered set of bowling balls. I really am lucky they bonded so well though. Joebugz has so much energy, and his sister just was not into the roughhousing like he was wanting. Newton is too fat and hates playing, so he was out on that as well. Pixie lives to bitch at him and slap him around but she is not into roughhousing at her age. Joey needed someone who would give it back to him, and he got that in spades from Finbarr.
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Sep 9, 2015 03:24
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Derplord Isaac has managed to one up himself again... Took a dump and turned around to do the typical cat inspection of the biological weapon they've just backed out. And self scooped the tray with his bucket. Nothing worse than trying to get a cat out of a poop filled bucket without smearing poop on the cat, yourself or the surrounding world. This is the SECOND time in two days hes managed this...
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Sep 9, 2015 12:42
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Since my wife has been pregnant, I have been the one scooping the assholes litter boxes. Everything was fine and dandy with multiple different brands of litter inside the house. We decided to put a cat door out to the garage so they can sin out there. I'm from Northern California and it's very loving hot out here during the summer. I'm not sure if this is the reason, but ever since the boxes have been in the garage, their piss will not stay clumped. I've literally tried 12 different brands, none of which had any trouble clumping in our air conditioned palace. Could this be why(hot)? Can any one recommend a brand or two that always clumps the urine? I'm tired of scooping up these exploding piss bombs.
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Sep 10, 2015 06:06
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Then move it back inside? You basically made an outhouse and even if the heat isn't an issue, how much does anyone enjoy an outhouse when its 90 degrees out.
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Sep 10, 2015 12:09
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It's probably the humidity.
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marchantia posted:It's probably the humidity. Humidity? In California?
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Sep 10, 2015 16:23
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Lol, just kidding, my brain was thinking you were in Florida when I responded this morning. Never mind.
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Sep 10, 2015 19:29
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Is $3500 for a ct scan + rhinoscopy higher than normal? Googling around it seems kinda high but maybe I'm not taking into account the sedation and such too. Not that it matters too much probably going to go with them either way. (cat been sneezing for about a year, done absolutely everything our vet can think of to figure out why, referred to specialist who recommends doing both at the same time to locate the source of sneezing) FuzzySlippers fucked around with this message at 20:29 on Sep 10, 2015 |
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Sep 10, 2015 20:27
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So me and my girlfriend took in a cat from a bad household where the cat was living off table scraps with drug addicts. The cat has adjusted fine to our apartment, partially due to the fact that we are pretty nonchalant about her scratching at our furniture and generally milling about as she pleases. This bad household, however, meant that she had not been spayed or given vaccinations. We took her into the vet today for this, and were told when they examined her later that she was 4 weeks pregnant. We discussed the situation with the vet, and decided to abort and spay, as they made it seem like a very common procedure and perfectly safe. Should I be worried about her safety? More importantly, could you give me any advice as to what to expect when she gets home? I'm expecting some hostility, but I really have no idea how bad it may be. She's been warming up to us nicely, and I would hate for this procedure to undo all of that. Fingers crossed that she doesn't have too much vet anxiety as a result. EDIT: Surgery went okay, picking her up in the morning. InternetOfTwinks fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Sep 10, 2015 |
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Sep 10, 2015 20:42
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My cat was pregnant when I got her off the street. I had her pregnancy aborted and spayed. She came home high on drugs and tried to sit like Buddha. The next few days she was tired and just typical surgery cat stuff. It's not very different, the vet just needed to make a larger incision I believe.
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Sep 10, 2015 21:22
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I let my indoor cat outside for probably the first time in her life (Other than a few supervised outdoor visits with a leash) a few days back. She came back the next day with a dead bird. Freshly killed. How did she do that? How did she magically pick up master hunting skills while being stuck in a house for her entire life? It's a mystery. I'm not letting her back outside for now. I for one like my neighborhood wildlife and the thought of unleashing a serial killer on it...ugh... Of course she is still the most precious thing in the world to me. Even if she's a murderer.
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Sep 10, 2015 21:31
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It's their instincts. She didn't pick up master hunting skills, it's hardwired into her brain. It is for the best she stays inside unless she's on a leash with you, for the health of the local wildlife and for hers (because wildlife tends to carry parasites and diseases she could pick up from contact with them).
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Sep 10, 2015 21:40
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I'm dealing with, for the first time, an ear infection. Bad enough that the eardrum has ruptured. Kitty gave me no indication anything was wrong, until I came home from work to find her in a little ball under the bed. When I picked her up, he body went limp, and I noticed pendular nystagmus (her eyes rapidly moving from left to right uncontrollably), and her head was following the nystagmus like Katherine Hepburn. So, a panicked trip to the vet ensued, where she showed me that simply squeezing the ear was making pus pool inside the canal. She got a bolus of fluid under her skin, an injectable antibiotic that lasts two weeks, and a prescription of Cerenia to help with dizziness and nausea. This was all yesterday morning. She's still having trouble walking (she looks like a very drunk person trying to walk) and last night I gave her some tuna with clam juice poured over, which she only half-heartedly ate. How soon until I can expect her to feel better? She still has been sleeping all day on the sofa. She gave me quite a scare (I had no idea ear infections in cats developed these kinds of symptoms), and I'm still worried about her. Any tips for helping ease her pain or discomfort? I've gotten very used to her laying down a reign of terror at least twice a day, and miss it. EDIT: I don't know if this is important, but I suppose every little bit of info helps: 
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Sep 10, 2015 21:41
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I've seen people put little bells on their cats so the birds get some notice they are being stalked. I'm not sure if that works at all (and the noise might get pretty annoying).WombatCyborg posted:We used to care for strays on occasion years ago and they never held a grudge when we'd take them to the vet. I bet you won't get the blame. FuzzySlippers fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Sep 10, 2015 |
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Sep 10, 2015 22:53
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Huntersoninski posted:It's their instincts. She didn't pick up master hunting skills, it's hardwired into her brain. It is for the best she stays inside unless she's on a leash with you, for the health of the local wildlife and for hers (because wildlife tends to carry parasites and diseases she could pick up from contact with them). This. Cats are predators and will happily kill anything they can. Do not let your cat outdoors.
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Lycaeon posted:I let my indoor cat outside for probably the first time in her life (Other than a few supervised outdoor visits with a leash) a few days back. She did that because she is a cat and that is what they do. The thing you have to understand about cats is that they are cuddly and fluffy and lovable and also merciless serial killers that that enjoy murdering small animals, even when they're well fed and have no need to eat them. Even when they have no intention of eating them. Don't let your cat outside. It's dangerous for the cat and a death sentence for the local wildlife.
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SynthOrange posted:They've all got different personalities, plus cats in shelters are definitely more reserved than they are at home. You can pick up on things though. Is the cat really friendly? Is it meowing loudly all the goddamn time? Talk to the shelter staff about your concerns, they'll be happy to talk you through it. There's also definitely such a thing as a cat picking you too. My first cat kept staring at me while I was at the shelter and poked his paw out between the bars to poke at me, and when the staff took him out for a little one on one time he immediately flopped over purring for petting. Kewl! Thanks for the advice. Yea, I am not really concerned about the age of the cat but I didn't really want to get a kitten due to my work schedule and all (always changing hours worked per day). Now I just need to see what SPCA has on hand.
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FuzzySlippers posted:Is $3500 for a ct scan + rhinoscopy higher than normal? Googling around it seems kinda high but maybe I'm not taking into account the sedation and such too. Not that it matters too much probably going to go with them either way. Specialist prices vary widely by location. CT and rhinoscopy is the best next step to work up the sneezing. If you really wanted to price shop you could try calling other specialty hospitals in your area but I doubt it'll be different enough to make a difference.
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Sep 11, 2015 04:03
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Lycaeon posted:I let my indoor cat outside for probably the first time in her life (Other than a few supervised outdoor visits with a leash) a few days back. Way back when I was a kid I had an indoor cat, being 4 I let him out. he walked into the backyard, sat for a moment, then rammed his body down into a mole run (constant problem at the house forever.) and came back up with a mole impaled on his claws, which he proceeded to end and bring to me as a gift. Cats.
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Sep 11, 2015 04:17
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FuzzySlippers posted:I've seen people put little bells on their cats so the birds get some notice they are being stalked. I'm not sure if that works at all (and the noise might get pretty annoying). Nope, the little bells do absolutely nothing except let you know when your cat is moving around the house. I grew up with cats with bells on, one of whom was very proficient at killing birds, and the main difference I noticed when I got a cat as an adult and didn't put a bell on her is that it took some getting used to how she could just ninja around the house and how I had to try harder not to accidentally step on her.
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Cythereal posted:This. Cats are predators and will happily kill anything they can. Do not let your cat outdoors. Is it okay to let a cat out on a leash and harness? Mine seems to be too dumb to catch a bird anyway, but he just likes to roll in dirt and eat grass. We've also started to play fetch in the yard.
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