Copanel
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Who is the new tenant?
Any cat lovers here?
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This one has become a real lap kitty
Fatso taking his position on his Lazy-Boy... that would be me.
When we got Raffi from the rescue folks, they said she was a West VA barn cat, which we figured meant semi feral,
but she's been an indoor cat for the 5+ years we've had her - she has no urge to run outside.
But she did go out on the screened-in back porch yesterday with me.
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but she's been an indoor cat for the 5+ years we've had her - she has no urge to run outside.
But she did go out on the screened-in back porch yesterday with me.
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YY1
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Rolls (outside cat) has developed some small wounds and pretty bad swelling on all four paws.
He showed up like this last weekend.
Not sure if they are fire ant bites (they don't look pussy, but he has been digging at them), or something else.
This is day 4, and one front paw looks slightly less swollen.
He's been staying inside the screen porch, and has cleared himself a spot on a roll top desk I found and am in the process of repairing.
I wonder where all my tools went, that were up there.
We've been giving him antihistamines, which finally fixed his raw, pussy underbelly that he initially showed up with , and neither of the two vets we took him to could figure out.
...and some CBD, so he's less likely to wander around outside, and might stay off those paws, which does seem to be achieving those objectives.
Prior to the paw thing, he had been hanging out under the hedge, just outside the back porch screen door.
There was a fire ant mound about 8 feet away, so maybe that's it.
I treated it Sunday.
Might have to change the name of the furniture to "Rolls' top desk".
He showed up like this last weekend.
Not sure if they are fire ant bites (they don't look pussy, but he has been digging at them), or something else.
This is day 4, and one front paw looks slightly less swollen.
He's been staying inside the screen porch, and has cleared himself a spot on a roll top desk I found and am in the process of repairing.
I wonder where all my tools went, that were up there.
We've been giving him antihistamines, which finally fixed his raw, pussy underbelly that he initially showed up with , and neither of the two vets we took him to could figure out.
...and some CBD, so he's less likely to wander around outside, and might stay off those paws, which does seem to be achieving those objectives.
Prior to the paw thing, he had been hanging out under the hedge, just outside the back porch screen door.
There was a fire ant mound about 8 feet away, so maybe that's it.
I treated it Sunday.
Might have to change the name of the furniture to "Rolls' top desk".
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Raffi has always had a thing about "paw drinking" She'd dip her paw in the water bowl up in the office and lick her paw.
About 2 months ago, I got her one of those Stainless water bowls with an internal pump, so now I catch her washing off her paw under the fountain,
then she jumps in my lap with a wet paw before she does the padding biscuits thing ... with the wet paw!
About 2 months ago, I got her one of those Stainless water bowls with an internal pump, so now I catch her washing off her paw under the fountain,
then she jumps in my lap with a wet paw before she does the padding biscuits thing ... with the wet paw!
Because she loves you.
Because I am the one that feeds her and cleans her litter box!
Thats the luv!
YY1
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My wife has "her cats"-
Romey
Mango
Abra
...and it looks like Marlo is warming up to her a bit more than she is to me.
I have "my cats"-
Mr White
Valley
Dinky
Uhura
Meanwhile-
Missy
Willow
Skippy
Josie
Are "equal timers"
...and Charlotte is her own cat.
We take turns feeding them but it's usually her with the food and me with the litter.
Rollo is pretty much an equal timer as well.
Romeo and Valentine are by far SUPER SWEET on their respective people.
They tolerate the other human in the house.
Romey
Mango
Abra
...and it looks like Marlo is warming up to her a bit more than she is to me.
I have "my cats"-
Mr White
Valley
Dinky
Uhura
Meanwhile-
Missy
Willow
Skippy
Josie
Are "equal timers"
...and Charlotte is her own cat.
We take turns feeding them but it's usually her with the food and me with the litter.
Rollo is pretty much an equal timer as well.
Romeo and Valentine are by far SUPER SWEET on their respective people.
They tolerate the other human in the house.
with me being the litter servant
My dearest Gypsy did the paw drinking thing all the 16 or so years she was with me.
She also was fascinated with running water, checking it out with her paw. Lots of times i let a small stream drip from the faucet for her.
I miss you, Gypsy— You were a friend of mine.
Here is a pic of her:
Cool thing about cats is they really know what's up. To them love is safety & security and that's when they really show their true self.
My two 10 month old kittens, well, cats (they're big enough to be past that kitten reference) are water cats. I bought an aluminum bowl that's big enough for a dog that holds somewhere around a half gallon of water thinking that would prevent them from spilling all the water in it like they do with smaller bowls.
That is not the case. This is what I found today.
I cleaned up the water spilled. There was probably a quarter gallon of it on the floor.
I didn't notice the walls being dirty - I need to clean that mess up.
I bought a gravity fed water dish that has an 8 liter jug on it. I'm hoping that will be too heavy for them to knock it over. Rain seems to be the primary culprit. She manages to drag that dish across the silicone mat and spills water in the process. It's a good thing I got two of those silicone mats too. They are very messy eaters.
I know I've mentioned this pulley toy I got for the girls. They just love it, and still play with it constantly.
Granted, it's not moving in that image, which explains them lounging about waiting for it to fire up again. It has a timer where it will turn itself on after a period of minutes, although I can't remember exactly what the cycle times are. Sometimes they'll just lay on the line, sometimes they'll chase the toy, sometimes they'll lay next to the line with their paw on the line waiting to capture the toy and finally they'll wait for it at one of the pulleys and pull the line off so you have to reset it for them. Oh, the flying tackle is another tactic. At the fastest mode, it really moves. It spontaneously stops and will then reverse direction.
Turns out the battery is low. Recharge time!
They're just getting back to their normal behavior. The thunderstorms a few days ago stressed them out. Today I had a camera on a tripod on the balcony taking pictures of the sunset and left the sliding glass door and screen open (no bugs yet). Rain came out and spent some time outside. She likes the rough surface of the cement balcony, so she lays down and rolls over and over.
Tomorrow storms are predicted for the evening/early morning hours, so they might have a stressful experience. The storms a few days ago were extreme, so it's understandable they didn't like it. Hopefully I can get some more lightning shots.
That pulley/string toy might not be for every cat, but mine absolutely love playing with it. That's by far the most used toy they have, and they have a lot of them.
Here's the progression. I washed the new water dispenser and set it up.
Rain and Choco gathered around it and were investigating. I positioned it so that Rain can't pull the water dish out like she has been.
But, as a show of defiance, she still managed to somehow pull the dish hard enough that there's water on the floor again. She can't pull it out, so she must have tipped it.
And the saga continues.
Rain and Choco gathered around it and were investigating. I positioned it so that Rain can't pull the water dish out like she has been.
But, as a show of defiance, she still managed to somehow pull the dish hard enough that there's water on the floor again. She can't pull it out, so she must have tipped it.
And the saga continues.
Copanel
Super Member
I would try a cast iron pot or a stainless steel pot placed in a cast iron pot.Here's the progression. I washed the new water dispenser and set it up.
Rain and Choco gathered around it and were investigating. I positioned it so that Rain can't pull the water dish out like she has been.
But, as a show of defiance, she still managed to somehow pull the dish hard enough that there's water on the floor again. She can't pull it out, so she must have tipped it.
And the saga continues.
YY1
Addicted Member
Yep.
Went from cleaning up spilled water every day, to only about once every week or two.
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