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Post by toonia on Aug 31, 2006 11:53:35 GMT
I can't dispute that dogs smell having renamed mine the Pongster! The worst thing he ever did was to roll on a dead and rotting fish on the river bank. After driving home with all the windows open we gave him a bath but he smelt fishy for days.
At lesat he didn't sit on the terrace last night and dismember a rodent like the neighbour's cat who now thinks I'm her mummy!
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Post by owainglyndwr on Aug 31, 2006 21:48:44 GMT
[/quote] Hi WB Everytime I see this pic I find myself asking, "Is there only a four strand electric fence between that tiger and the rest of the world?"  Please say that there is a much bigger fence than that as well! Something like the ones in Jurassic Park would be nice! ;D Spruance[/quote] lol Hi Spruance That pic was taken Tuesday @ WestMidlandsSafariPark. There was the electric fence and about 10feet between me and that tiger (plus the sanctuary of being in my car  ) That was one pee'd off tiger. Just before that pic was taken he'd 'snarled' at a Daihatsu jeep (property of WMSP ... painted like a red tiger ... driven by a young man trying to look 'hard') and the tiger was going back for more. I just had to wind my window down for a clear picture |
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Post by rhodadendron on Sept 1, 2006 8:36:18 GMT
Hi CatherineEmma Thanks for the advice, by coincidence I have put them on a diet of Felix, Hills Science and the occasional chicken or coley treat and this seems to have cut down on the "wind" problem considerably!!! They are growing at a fantastic rate and Luka (my boy) is going to be huge. It is already a problem that when I am at the computer they both want to be on my lap and as there isn't really room they pile on top of each other squashing whoever is on the bottom (usually me!).  After someone told me that Iams were suspect because of their research using animals I checked various websites and it turns out pretty much all of them including Hills are doing similar stuff so difficult to avoid. RHoda |
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Post by Main Admin on Sept 1, 2006 9:26:27 GMT
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Sept 1, 2006 17:55:33 GMT
OOO Rhoda..those snow leopards just get more beautiful...lovely pics.
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Post by Alicat on Sept 2, 2006 16:18:21 GMT
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Post by Dutchy on Sept 2, 2006 17:23:00 GMT
Rhoda what handsome cats you've got. Christiebhoy, took me some time to notice the 2nd h in your name. Thanks for those movables ( you cats that will go on the avatar list ) I nicked them for my home e-mail. Hope you don't mind. Couldn't help notice that the original name under which they were saved was Dutch. Where are you from? Dutchy ( fish lover  ) |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 5, 2006 15:22:17 GMT
I must find a piccy of Poppy to post for you. She went to the vet a while back with a fur problem and the vet diagnosed a mite which was making her fur fall out, but it looked more like dandruff to me. It was £15 for special treatment shampoo on top of the other charges! We had to bath her with baby shampoo and then the medical stuff went on for 10 minutes. And that happened every week! It was a nightmare procedure and the problem didn't clear up. Eventually I washed her with Head & Shoulders and the problem has vanished!
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Post by lottielady on Sept 6, 2006 21:40:22 GMT
  LL x |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 7, 2006 8:25:15 GMT
YIKES!!!
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Post by MamIDdau on Sept 17, 2006 21:10:47 GMT
Our (well, my housemate's) cat is fed on whiskas meat with gravy pouches or the fish with jelly ones for a change. He is also given the dry food to keep him happy during the day. No wonder he's a fat bugger... His belly wobbles when he walks lol
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Post by MamIDdau on Sept 20, 2006 19:32:36 GMT
Does anyone else find this absolutely hilarious? I'm sat ere giggling away like a simpleton....
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Post by borderbabe on Sept 21, 2006 14:43:52 GMT
Hi can another cat lover join in? I have two a moggie - ginger and white called Fred and a persian pedegree called Mindy. I've rescued them both. Fred is 7 and Minday (AKA"Madame") is about 2. We dont know anything about her. She arrived in the OH's Office looking very sorry for herself and had to be shaved to allow a new coat to grow through but she's beautifull now and spend all her time asleep on the sofa (hence "Madame"!!!)
Fred is a moggie but had bags of personality. He had an accident as a kitten and he had to have half his tail amputated but it hasn't stopped him at all and still goes up a 6' fence - no problem!
I had a tabby but he died last December at the ripe old age of 16 and my feisty black cat Shaggy sadly died of cancer in March last year - i still miss waking up to find him asleep on my head!!
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Post by MamIDdau on Sept 21, 2006 17:55:38 GMT
I had a tortoiseshell called Dabs who had to be put to sleep in february because she was getting really doddery and started to smell funny.... She was a stray who decided to have me as her owner in 1999 so we had a her 7 years but no idea how old she was.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2006 7:34:29 GMT
Hi RD
As promised at the start of this link I asked our local breeder about cough problems. Her opinion was that British Shorthairs are usually quite robust..being British cats and not from far away hot places. Her only comment really was that maybe when the kittens are allowed outdoors things may improve.
I hope yours have improved now and that they are at last able to go outside. Your latest picture is absolutely gorgeous and I can think of nothing better than being pinned down by the two of them ...!!
Wx
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Post by stevel88 on Nov 1, 2006 14:45:10 GMT
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Post by sweetleaf on Nov 1, 2006 15:22:36 GMT
AAAAh!
Shes beautiful, and her name suits her to a T. How old is she?
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Post by Plocket on Nov 1, 2006 15:36:20 GMT
Oh she is soooooooo cute! Does she climb jeans???
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Post by Plocket on Nov 1, 2006 16:57:21 GMT
Sleepy you are incorregible!!! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2006 14:56:59 GMT
What a difference a day makes. We took our poorly cat to the vet yesterday morning. He had been eating old chicken from someones bin & had an infected sore throat. We struggled to get him in the basket, got to the vet in the car, OH got out with him & he burst the door open, raced accross the main road, 2 buses just missed him and over a 10 foot wall. We managed to catch him, couldnot quite believe he had survived. Today after a shot of anti biotic & a pill so far he is happily wandering round the garden. It will take me longer to get sorted.
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Post by sweetleaf on Nov 7, 2006 15:01:52 GMT
As soon as they see that basket they know dont they? Glad to hear hes feeling better, sorry to hear its raised your stress levels hope things settle down for you soon  |
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Post by Plocket on Nov 7, 2006 15:25:58 GMT
Oh my, what a scare for you Gertrude. I'm glad your cat is feeling better now and hope he continues to mend. I bet he doesn't learn his lesson though!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2006 18:49:33 GMT
Almost a month later I can't stop him eating, dread taking him anywhere again though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2006 18:13:14 GMT
I have always encouraged my cats use their baskets as beds, nice and cosy for them too, so they don't panic too much about going to the vets. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2006 19:27:44 GMT
Hellooo all, i'm absolutely cat mad! Until recently we had 3 cats but Blackie died at aged 15 in September,  still she had a good life. We still have her daughter Ziggy (my namesake) and another younger 2yo name Bagpuss (she came with that name) so i tend to call her Bagster. I had to smile at the incident with the cat basket, my cats used to get sooo stressed by it all and me too that we eventually bought leads....much better. Used to drive or walk to the vets no probs and Blackie used to sit quite the thing on a chair in the vets until she was called and would walk in. Vet wanted a pic of her to encourage others to use leads lol. It was amazing how many folk would stop and talk to me and fuss her whilst walking her t othe vets.....only prob was sometimes that she would take the urge to climb a wall usually when we were nearly home. It is defintely much less stressful all round with a lead |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2006 21:50:20 GMT
;D ;D ;D What happens when they decide to walk under a car and then just sit there looking at you ..  Its a good idea really I must say, even if you tuck the cat under your arm and have the lead for emergency . Good advice thanks. Wx |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2006 22:00:15 GMT
Hello Willow, with the lead you can pull them out as it goes around their body (it's still a carry on but at least they can't dart out t'other side ( it did happen to me first time but you soon get wise). In the car it's better as if i'm on my own i pop the handle around the gear stick so when i open the door they can't make a dash for freedom...well they can but they soon run out of lead. ;D Funnily enough though they don't seem to try that the same because they're not as restricted and they're not as stressed. As you say you can carry them under the arm whilst having the lead to keep them safe. Latterly with the old timer i used to let her waddle for a while and then carry her for a while and she loved it.  |
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Post by lottielady on Dec 11, 2006 22:13:34 GMT
I got sent this by email - I don't know who's cat it is - but it is cute! Whats this?  Help!  Maybe we can be friends  Nice Mousey!  I like neck rubs!  Best of Friends  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 11, 2006 23:03:11 GMT
I'm not..YUCK! Having lulled the poor pussums into a false sense of security 378 other rats suddenly appeared and dragged the poor little thing to their underground lair where they made mincemeat out of it for the festive season. (well they say if you see one rat there are hundreds of others close by).
NO! I wish I hadn't thought of that...the poor little puddy tat........
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Post by Alicat on Dec 11, 2006 23:18:31 GMT
;D
Sorry 4P
I don't like rats either - but the pictures are soooo cute.
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Please say that there is a much bigger fence than that as well! Something like the ones in Jurassic Park would be nice! ;D
) That was one pee'd off tiger. Just before that pic was taken he'd 'snarled' at a Daihatsu jeep (property of WMSP ... painted like a red tiger ... driven by a young man trying to look 'hard') and the tiger was going back for more. 
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still she had a good life. We still have her daughter Ziggy (my namesake) and another younger 2yo name Bagpuss (she came with that name) so i tend to call her Bagster.
