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My cats are thudsters. When they chase each other up and down the wooden stairs, it sounds like a cavalry charge. Even when they jump down from a chair, cakes fall two houses away.
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One of mine does a trill whenever she jumps up or down from something. It's sometimes pretty loud and almost always scares the poo poo out of me because I have no idea she's there. Especially in the morning when she wants food 
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Mar 26, 2022 18:22
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My cat has two modes: stealth and elephant.explosivo posted:One of mine does a trill whenever she jumps up or down from something. 
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Mar 27, 2022 00:49
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Mine's as light footed as a ballet dancer at 22 pounds Edit: With the exception of him refusing to allow anyone to trim his claws other than getting the vet to do it, so his footsteps have this little click-clack-click-clack from his hideous long old man nails
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Mar 27, 2022 00:54
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I noticed that my cat sometimes blinks asymmetrically, is this a thing?
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Mar 27, 2022 03:24
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Raenir Salazar posted:I noticed that my cat sometimes blinks asymmetrically, is this a thing? It's using Morse code. L R L L L L R L L R R L
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Mar 27, 2022 03:29
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Deteriorata posted:It's using Morse code. Is this Loss?
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Mar 27, 2022 03:36
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Deteriorata posted:It's using Morse code. ITS NOT DINNERTIME YOU LITTLE poo poo
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Mar 27, 2022 03:38
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So does anyone have any advice/experiences regarding at-home euthanasia? My beloved fluff demon is old and her kidney and related issues have really snowballed over the past few weeks. I'd like to do this at home because the vet is a real ordeal for her-- is there any reason I wouldn't want to do it this way?
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Mar 27, 2022 04:55
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The very real risk something goes wrong and it's a painful and terrifying experience rather than just a terrifying experience? Not trying to sound snarky, just, be aware it's very easy to gently caress up killing creatures painlessly.
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Mar 27, 2022 05:39
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I would call your vet and ask? Plenty of vets provide at-home euthanasia services now; even if they don't, they may be able to make a local recommendation.
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Mar 27, 2022 05:42
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We had at-home euthanasia for our last elderly cat. It was way better than the times I’ve had it done at the vet.
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Mar 27, 2022 11:28
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Raenir Salazar posted:I noticed that my cat sometimes blinks asymmetrically, is this a thing? Mine do this to, I like to think they're slow-winking at me. They're also very gentle 6 pound kitties unless they're chasing each other around the house, then all grace and poise goes out the window and they just bulldoze through everything parkour-style. InvisibleMonkey fucked around with this message at 11:36 on Mar 27, 2022 |
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Mar 27, 2022 11:34
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RapturesoftheDeep posted:So does anyone have any advice/experiences regarding at-home euthanasia? My beloved fluff demon is old and her kidney and related issues have really snowballed over the past few weeks. I'd like to do this at home because the vet is a real ordeal for her-- is there any reason I wouldn't want to do it this way? It sounds like the way to go, I think it's something that lots of vets offer so I'd suggest calling around if your first choice won't do it? I'm sure there's a vet that can help
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Mar 27, 2022 12:21
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I’m not sure why I assumed the person doing the euthanasia would be Rapture and not an at-home vet 
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Mar 27, 2022 12:26
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So, I woke up in the night to find my cat was widdling on the palm of my hand. I got up, washed my hand, vowed to visit the laundromat, went back to sleep. An hour later, I woke up to find her vomiting on the bed. No blood, no bile, just vomit. She's a shorthair, so not a hairball. I wiped that off. I'm going to keep a close eye to make sure she's eating, drinking, and using the catbox. Anything else I should watch out for? Normally I would call her vet, but I've been on the local vet's waiting list for 7 months, and they don't treat non-clients. If it gets to be an emergency I can put her in her carrier and drive an hour and a half (not kidding), but I'd rather avoid it before then.
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Mar 27, 2022 16:57
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Cats vomit sometimes, it doesn't necessarily mean anything. The pissing is more concerning, if the cat does it outside the litter box and seeks your company while doing it that might mean she's in pain and has something like kidney stones or a UTI. If she seems fine otherwise, it's probably not an immediate emergency, but if she's not back to normal in a day or two I'd definitely see the vet. Cat's little kidneys and bladders are relatively easily destroyed.
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Mar 27, 2022 17:39
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Yeah, she's at half her usual level of pep today. Not lethargic, but not bounding around like a mad thing. I'll call the two vets in town in a Hail Mary pass, then off to Ukiah. 
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Mar 27, 2022 22:27
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TheSwizzler posted:Mine's as light footed as a ballet dancer at 22 pounds Same. My 25-lb behemoth cat jumps on my bed in such a way that I don't feel a thing. The bed does not move or shake in even the tiniest way. How does he do it??? 
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Mar 28, 2022 18:04
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Meanwhile fatass Faffas can't quite make it up onto our bed so he jumps with his back feet on the rail of the frame and front claws digging into the comforter (and anything underneath) to haul himself up. Feels real loving great being sneak-attacked by 22 pounds of fur using your big toe to not fall down.
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Mar 28, 2022 18:08
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Is it a bad sign if my cat is immediately sitting down outside the litterbox and licking her booty after every bowel movement? She's like 2 and a half. She doesn't buttscoot or anything but I worry her booty may be irritated. I know how much that sucks for humans and I don't want her to have butt pain. No changes in diet or litter. Her behavior's otherwise fine, as gregarious as always. Her poops look about the same as ever, no blood. I see the vet in about a month for a yearly checkup anyway, but I thought I'd bring it up here.
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Mar 29, 2022 00:07
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Long hair? She might be sensing that her butthole is unclean which is hardly uncommon for longhaired cats. Does she have a history of dingleberries?
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Mar 29, 2022 00:51
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Cat's fine. She refused breakfast, which was when I made the appointment, but then she chowed down on lunch. She was still at only 50% of her usual rambunctiousness, so we took her to the vet. Vet's diagnosis: she ate something that irritated her bowels and then she passed it. Take the feathers off her cat toys. If she isn't all the way better in 24 hours, call them back.
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Mar 29, 2022 01:15
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My cat is confusing me because he likes to cuddle but then he wants to play and he'll play-bite and paw. He also apparently thinks my leg under the blanket is a completely different organism and he'll go ham on it. I suppose he needs more play with the toys. I also decided to bring him to the vet to get his nails clipped because every time I tried to hold his paw he thought I wanted to play.
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Mar 29, 2022 02:41
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quarantinethepast posted:He also apparently thinks my leg under the blanket is a completely different organism and he'll go ham on it.
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Mar 29, 2022 04:47
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quarantinethepast posted:He also apparently thinks my leg under the blanket is a completely different organism and he'll go ham on it. They are called "toe mice" in these parts.
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Mar 29, 2022 07:35
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Two questions about foolishly expensive kitty gadgets - Is the Litter Robot still awesome, and do they have referral codes at the EU store? - Anyone tried the Felaqua by Sure? I like the style of it, looks fairly easy to keep clean. Not sure I need another Hub of Things, or another way to worry about my fuzzfaces' health though!
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Mar 29, 2022 18:25
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I seriously question the necessity of tracking a cat's water intake, especially if most of their diet comes from wet food (and a high wet food diet will really diminish the value of any data that's collected). But I'm no doctor so so maybe they find that information valuable.
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Mar 29, 2022 19:05
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I don't think there's any benefit to it in 95% of cases. You aren't tracking the output so why track the intake? Cats with renal, cardiovascular disease where you care about fluid states, you'll be able to tell from their respiration whether they're fluid overloaded. Seems like another thing for anxious people to fixate on.
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Mar 29, 2022 19:39
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With the standard disclaimer that not every cat will take to a Litter Robot, and I'm not sure what else is on the market now, but my LR has been a massive quality of life improvement because I spend a whole 10 minutes a week refilling litter, swapping bags and sweeping up stray litter off the ground. And that's with three cats making GBS threads and pissing into the thing which necessitates a much more frequent maintenance cycle. Better than scooping the waste of three cats manually, that's for drat sure.
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Mar 29, 2022 20:53
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kw0134 posted:With the standard disclaimer that not every cat will take to a Litter Robot, and I'm not sure what else is on the market now, but my LR has been a massive quality of life improvement because I spend a whole 10 minutes a week refilling litter, swapping bags and sweeping up stray litter off the ground. And that's with three cats making GBS threads and pissing into the thing which necessitates a much more frequent maintenance cycle. Better than scooping the waste of three cats manually, that's for drat sure. We have 3 robots for 6 cats and the robots are nothign short of a goddamn miracle.
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You people are really making me consider the robot. We currently use a walnut pellets type litter with little extruded walnut cylinders that don't clump. The concern is that the cat will track the other stuff all over the place, is this not an issue with the litter robot? I'm happy to switch if it's not a problem. How's the fancy litter stuff? Or whatever it's called, the one marketing all over social media right now.
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Mar 29, 2022 22:46
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My pitch for the litter robot is: Imagine only having to think about cat poop when the robot pings your phone that its full and needs to be emptied. Also think of how many times you've squatted over that box to scoop it over your lifetime and then never having to do that ever again. I bought mine after a bike accident where I physically couldn't deal with the box for a couple of months. With 2 small cats and world's best litter, I empty it about once every 1.5 weeks but add a scoop or two of litter once a week or so. Quelling litter tracking feels like a losing battle though I gave up and just vacuum more. It doesn't help that Milly bolts out of the thing like a rocket. Butters is too small for it to detect her but Milly eventually sets it off.
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Mar 29, 2022 22:56
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The poo poo robot is the best cat-related purchase ever, especially with Chewy delivering 40lbs of Dr Elsey's litter to my doorstep whenever needed. I've had it just over 3 years now, no issues with 2 cats!
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Mar 29, 2022 23:06
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pzy posted:The poo poo robot is the best cat-related purchase ever, especially with Chewy delivering 40lbs of Dr Elsey's litter to my doorstep whenever needed. How do you deal with litter getting into the paws and tracked all over? Quill spends a lot of time on my desk, on my bed, etc and the big reason we use the walnut stuff is that it literally never leaves the bathroom where her litter is.
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Litter robot is totes worth it and the only problem I’ve had with it is dustier litters will eventually coat the camera leading to it thinking it’s full 24/7. Switching to World’s Best and a good full cleaning has taken care of that…for now at least. It’s been like two months so I’m not super worried
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Mar 29, 2022 23:34
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Hawkperson posted:Litter robot is totes worth it and the only problem I’ve had with it is dustier litters will eventually coat the camera leading to it thinking it’s full 24/7. Switching to World’s Best and a good full cleaning has taken care of that…for now at least. It’s been like two months so I’m not super worried Which version of the World's Best are goons recommending? They seem to have quite a few options:  I'm interested in the low tracking one!
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Mar 30, 2022 00:52
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I find Okocat pellets are pretty great at reducing odor. The more "woodchip" version is worse for static-clinging to fur and ending up all over the house but the pellets have been fantastic so far
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For some reason, my litter robot periodically just stops rotating on it's own. Other than that, it's absolutely fantastic honestly It's not a big deal to just press the button as I walk by, since it's between my home office and the bathroom anyway, but I wish I could fix it. I keep meaning to send them a support request.. cause I'm presuming I just need to pop it open and give something a good cleaning on the pressure sensor. It still triggers if I push on it so I presume it's just a sensitivity thing due to grime build up
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I use Original unscented Worlds best and its pretty good. It does track, but honestly just vacuuming a bit more deals with it pretty well. It lasts for a super long time as well.
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