The Cat Thread

bit harsh

She really does need to slim down a little, for her size she should definitely be under 4kg :(

It's a dog's life

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My sister's cat has been on a permanent diet since she got him a few years ago. I feel a bit sorry for him as I think he's constantly a bit hungry, but he has gone down from 7.2kg to around 5 I think and seems perkier for it.

Moved a bit

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That's good going on the diet!

I would tickle that belly.

I have an additional incentive for Meabh to lose weight, as if the two cats weigh less than 8kg together I can have them in the same carrier as carry on luggage on the plane, rather than making the horrible decision of which one goes in the hold...

Will they tolerate being in the same carrier for 10 hours?!

I think they would be ok with it if they were near me. It's actually more like 15+ hours, with a refueling stop - it's pretty awful and I feel terrible inflicting this journey on them.

They'll get over it soon enough I'm sure

Either that or they will get their revenge by waking me up at 5am for the rest of eternity. Oh no wait, they already do that...

Has anyone else done rabies vaccine + antibody titre tests for their cats? Did you get boosters before doing the test? My vet suggested it could be a good idea to make sure that the antibodies are high enough, but taking Celeste in particular to the vet is such a fucking pain.

Méabh relies on her looks to get away with waking me up at 5am every day.

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Them eyes 😍😍😍👀

Really pretty eyes indeed.

Couldn't resist snapping this one just now.

I've had a joint & that cat's giving me The Fear.

Time to get better gear… ;)

Looks like Ian Brown!

I caved in and agreed that my daughter can have a kitten ths summer..
Question is where to get one from these days and how much should i expect it to cost?
Our family had cats yeears ago (wild ones that we adopted in rural devon in the 70s to a very pretty burmese blue..)
They now seem to cost £100s of pounds and then you've got pet insurance on top...
Do people just still give them away like they used to?

Cats protection have always been great to us, kittens are in high demand though I think

So majestic!

I took Celeste to the vet on saturday, trying out the anti-anxiety medicine the vet gave me last time. For her, not for me. Though I kind of felt like I needed it too. I felt bad drugging her, but (once I eventually managed to get her in the case and get her to the vet) the vet said that her heart wasn't beating as fast as last time (200bpm last time - "only" 180bpm this time) although poor Celeste was CRYING actual tears (I didn't know cats could do that... heartbreak).

For the rest of the day, Celeste was super cuddly and needy, wanting to be on my lap. Maybe the anti-anxiety meds, maybe the vaccines... whatever, I cancelled my plans and lived my best life as a cat cushion. She's climbed onto my lap a few times since - perhaps becoming a lap cat? An exciting and very welcome development if so.

Find a local no kill shelter, is there such a thing in the UK? Or friends cats getting pregnant.