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I mean, you named him "For You", what is he supposed to think when he sees something he likes?  (it is a Latin joke)
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Well technically his name is Tiberius as in James T Kirk, but we shortened it to Tibi
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Alteisen posted:Well technically his name is Tiberius as in James T Kirk, but we shortened it to Tibi He's just trying to boldly go where no cat has gone before.
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Alteisen posted:It frustrates me because I don't give my pets human food at all, never have and never will but for some reason tibi has a taste for it, he really loving loves it, he gets incredibly aggressive if he's inside and I'm eating human food in my room and I lock him out, like he wants to get in, if my mom leaves the spoons out for serving food tibi will be up there licking them, if we leave the chicken bones out, he'll fish one out and try to get at the meat on it. there's probably some well-meaning but irresponsible neighbor who's putting out scraps for neighborhood cats. Feliway has worked great for me, and we spray it on pee pads at the Hub to calm cats down. that does remind me I should order a kit when I get paid, though.
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Sep 14, 2016 05:53
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cat_herder posted:there's probably some well-meaning but irresponsible neighbor who's putting out scraps for neighborhood cats. Oh I know, this well meaning neighbor was also putting milk out.  Edit: Ok according to my extensive research it seems Omega 3 Fish oil is what I need, its an anti inflammatory, I'll consult with my vet and give it a shot. Alteisen fucked around with this message at 10:53 on Sep 14, 2016 |
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Sep 14, 2016 06:12
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Alteisen posted:Well technically his name is Tiberius as in James T Kirk, but we shortened it to Tibi better teach that cat the double fist overhead chop
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Sep 14, 2016 12:01
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I have the opposite problem- Ranga stares intently at us eating so we cut a tiny piece of steak or whatever off for her. She sniffs it, licks it then leaves it on the floor and goes back to staring intently. Occasionally she'll eat it so we'll cut another tiny piece which she wont touch despite happily eating the first piece. She gets super excited about her lovely bland cat biscuits but not about fillet steak. Idiot cat.
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Oh jeez. Okay, I was going to class today and ran into a tiny black streak harassing cars. I scooped the little dude up because it was a dangerous situation and brought him home. I gave him a look over and he seems healthy, but very hungry. I'm not sure how old he is--his eyes are still blue but he has a leggy lean little body. I've fed him some cat milk and left out wet, dry, and some water too. Currently he's shut up in the bathroom yelling. We're picking up some formula just in case and a litter box for him. Good news: I already may have found his owners by asking around the neighbourhood! Bad news: They might have been arrested yesterday! One woman I met said the kitten looks like her neighbours, but when I popped across the street to get paper for a note the man I spoke to said he also recognized the kitten...from being walked out with a small child by the police. I left the note anyway, but I don't know what to do. I don't want to steal some kid's cat after their parents got arrested. I called my local police and there's no way for me to find out about the people in question due to privacy laws, which I think is fair, just sucks for me and them. I already have a kitten (who is very confused right now) so I have plenty of cat supplies. Is there anything else I should do for the little guy? Does anyone have ideas for getting word out about him? Picture tax to come when he stops blurring my camera.
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Sep 14, 2016 21:35
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 You should steal the cat.Make it all plump and fat and happy. if it makes you feel better put up a flyer or two, but chances are if the kids parents were arrested cps isnt going to make allowances for family pets. But leaving a note is about as much as you can do in this particular case 
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Sep 14, 2016 21:41
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If they're not in a situation where they can keep the cat, let them know that you'll keep him safe and that he'll have a nice home where he's happy and loved.
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Sep 14, 2016 22:28
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Its 4am, I'm washing dishes when I hear yelping, suddenly the fattest, cuddliest, friendly puppy I've ever seen just ran out of nowhere, he's rubbing between my legs and demanding belly rubs and won't wagging his tail, seriously the tail is a blur. I haven't the slightest idea what to do, usually its kittens that do this.
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Sep 15, 2016 08:59
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dog is broken, probably raised by a cat. did he come in through a pet door or a window or what? present from SO? 
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Sep 15, 2016 09:11
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Congrats on your new puppy.
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Alteisen posted:Its 4am, I'm washing dishes when I hear yelping, suddenly the fattest, cuddliest, friendly puppy I've ever seen just ran out of nowhere, he's rubbing between my legs and demanding belly rubs and won't wagging his tail, seriously the tail is a blur. Well first thing you need to do is take photos and share them with us     After that I'll admit I don't know, someone else can probably be more helpful 
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Sep 15, 2016 09:20
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Well it is my birthday today...  God awful quality since its so dark out but there ya go.
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Whats up fellow call of the wild person    It only gets worse when dogges start responding to your super animal call. Might need a bigger yard soon. Wait till the pitbulls show up. if you are intending to keep it, might want to drop into the dog owning for dipshits thread and at least browse the OP before asking one of the million questions covered there. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3471773 Dogs are a lot more work though fair warning, of course thats always offset by you being the center of their world so congratulations. TehRedWheelbarrow fucked around with this message at 13:29 on Sep 15, 2016 |
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Update on the stupid goblin living in my bathroom: So the potential owners are...not interested, evidently. They didn't call despite the note I left and they have barricaded their front door shut. I don't think the barricade is related to the cat. Would it be ethical to start trying to rehome her soon? She (pretty sure she's a girl) is a very energetic, friendly kitten who craves cuddling and attention. I'd say it shouldn't be so hard to find her a home, but the shelters here are all overflowing with kittens--which is one of several reasons I'm not giving her to Animal Control. I just want to do the right thing by this kitten and even her deadbeat owners, if I can. Also, if my existing kitten is barely hissing at her in a closed carrier, that's good, right? I think we might have this kitten for a while and it'd be nice to have our bathroom back.
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Tiny Deer posted:Update on the stupid goblin living in my bathroom: Congratulations on your new kitten!
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Tiny Deer posted:Update on the stupid goblin living in my bathroom: It sounds like they don't care and given the situation they might not have been the most responsible people in the first place, so I'd say go ahead and try to find her a new home (even if it's just yours). edit: Iron Crowned posted:Congratulations on your new kitten!
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Iron Crowned posted:Congratulations on your new kitten! This And dont worry too much about your existing cat. Kittens are somehow magical and usually make friends with everything (ymmv with this however). The current kitten: Special Agent D.O.G. pretty much thinks its a dog now, lays down and sleeps in the dog crates and will attempt to wrestle and play with the pibbul puppy, steal the big hound dog's sleepy spot, and do flying leaps off the bulldogs head as well as every other animal in the house since the little fucker seems to think he's 10 feet tall and bulletproof.
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Pupper update, it apparently belonged to someone who's big dog got out and the pupper followed after it, pupper is safely home now.
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That's good to hear. I'm glad the pupper's adventure had a happy ending.
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Sep 16, 2016 06:42
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I would like to see update pics on all fosters! If you don't mind sharing, can you please post pics?
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my cat is norris posted:I would like to see update pics on all fosters! If you don't mind sharing, can you please post pics? Yes, and there at least needs to be a Butterscotch pic on every page of this thread. Please do the needful.
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welp its not fosters but I'll take pictures of the horde.. Behold.  Intruder  The Doyle  Echo  Lady  Loki  Harley  Special Agent D.O.G. 
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Iron Crowned posted:Congratulations on your new kitten! time to rub feliway and catnip all over both of them and then set them loose in the living room, IMO. also SneakyFrog you have a nice collection there! Buncha cuties if you ask me. We aren't fostering atm because I've been sick and we're still heartbroken from Rio  the season is nearly over tho, so I think we're gonna be sleeping well until next May.
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cat_herder posted:time to rub feliway and catnip all over both of them and then set them loose in the living room, IMO. You guys are so awesome for what you do. 
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The kittens are warming up to each other, I think. We're doing short supervised visits and they seem to be trying a mixture of playing and slightly more serious wrasslin'. Goblin is the instigator, the little shithead Anyway, here are some pictures. She's much more shiny than that now. I gave her a bath. I as in me singular, because this kitten does not give a gently caress. She crawls in the shower with us. She walks on Sticky Paws. She chases Spooky who is about twice her size. I have never seen her sleep. She shrieks like an infant harpy in the night. I am terrified of this kitten. She's actually a doll, but definitely too energetic for her to mesh long-term with our current kitten, sadly. We also can't really afford another round of shots and spaying so soon after our first cat. ...I'm still tempted, mind you, but we're making an earnest effort to find her a good home before accepting defeat.
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Ofecks posted:Yes, and there at least needs to be a Butterscotch pic on every page of this thread. Please do the needful. Alrighty then:  Bonus video of blankey nursing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRIyBjCUioQ And a gif: 
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Sep 18, 2016 03:59
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Thank you all for sharing.
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Chili posted:Bonus video of blankey nursing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRIyBjCUioQ Oh, oh my. My life is miserable, but thank you for briefly transporting me to a world that is not miserable.
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Oh Butty
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And I was just lamenting last night; "where the hell's the new Butterscotch pics?!"
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Sep 18, 2016 15:09
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Butters is looking thin these days, unless that is just a flattering angle.
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The goblin has a home! A very nice grad student came by today, snuggled her once, and was instantly smitten. We packed up her meager possessions and sent her on her way. I'm so full of emotions, many of them mixed, but mostly I'm happy. I did a good thing for that kitten. You all do great things for pets, temporary or otherwise. I also kind of have a hankering for more work with kittens...
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I'm happy to report the Omega 3 has been a massive success with Tiberius, his personality has done a complete 180, he's eating more and more, he's more social, he still has some pain but its lessened quite a bit, he can almost do a full yawn! And the things its done to his coat, my god its like petting a fluffy cloud.
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Hooray for happy kitty stories!
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I posted this in the Cat Questions Megathread, but didn't really get any suggestions, so I thought I'd post it here, too. My cat Henry has these scabs around his neck and on his head. The other two have one or two little dots, but he has a lot of them. I took them to the vet about two weeks ago to get their rabies shots, and the vet checked all of them for fleas but didn't find any (I haven't seen any in my apartment and I haven't had any bites myself). He said it might be mange, but he didn't take a skin sample. He just told me to put Neosporin on the spots if they look bad and to bring Henry back if it gets worse. I can't really tell if it's worse or not. Some of the scabs get knocked off when they play with each other, and one spot was bleeding the other day, so I cleaned it up and put Neosporin on it. Henry seems to be okay otherwise, as do the other two. He scratches a bit, and so do the other two to a much lesser extent. But they're all eating and excreting normally, as far as I can tell, and they're very active and basically act like 4-month old kittens. Does anyone have any suggestions? I can try to get a picture of one of the spots, if I can get him to cooperate. Someone in the other thread suggested a possible food allergy, and asked if I'd changed up their food recently. They're eating the same canned food they did in the shelter, but I added a dry food because I can't come home and feed them in the middle of the day. I chose one of the ones listed as a "good dry food" in the Pet Nutrition Thread: Solid Gold Indigo Moon. Maybe he's allergic to something in that? So I'm not sure what to do now. I wasn't impressed with this vet. He seemed sort of rushed and nonchalant during the examination. And he didn't know what the green tattoos on their bellies meant; I had to tell him it was to indicate they'd been fixed. I only took them to that office because they offered a free first visit to shelter-adopted pets, and I needed to get their rabies shots. I'm planning to take him to a different vet that a coworker recommended, but I was hoping someone here might have seen or heard of this before. ZoeDomingo fucked around with this message at 14:43 on Sep 21, 2016 |
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Second opinion time for sure. I hope another more competent vet can help you out. Are the other 2 just playing too roughly with him? My Charlotte is always getting scrapes from playing too roughly with my Henry (best cat name btw). Allergies seem plausible as well. Have you tried stopping the dry food to see if his condition improves?
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Well, George plays a little rough, but Emily is tiny compared to Henry. Maybe she compensates with extra meanness.  I want to try stopping the dry food but since I work during the day I don't have any other way to feed them then. I may try to find a different one that has different ingredients.
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