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slowmotion

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
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lost somewhere
Meanwhile.....all's well with the World......
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Reynard

Reynard

Guru
Location
Cambridgeshire, UK
Gravity Aided said:
Will do.
Hope steak dinner and profiteroles worked out well.
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Yep, it did. And got some left for tomorrow. Am thinking beef, stilton and tomato chutney sandwiches for lunch. :hungry:
 
raleighnut

raleighnut

Legendary Member
Location
One of the 'Elite'
Speicher said:
All quiet here. Is it because the two cats are about the same size and weight and both smell of flea spray? Do worming tablets make cats feel sleepy?

Kitts is eating well.
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I've never had a problem with getting cats to 'get on' with each other, when I met Maz I'd got a Mum (Kissa a tricolour) and her Son (Tommi a big neutered ginger tom) where Maz had a neutered tom (a black 'n' white called Tom) and a GSD (female called Bump)

I moved Kissa in first and she just settled straight away but I knew she would and Tommi the next day, he was a bit wary of the dog for a couple of days (he did the 'I'm not moving' slooooowwww walk past the dog for a few days). Since then we've added a few to the household (and lost a few too but then Maz and I have been together for 22yrs) some of whom have been older rescues, others kittens and 2 that have adopted us and just moved in along with one of next doors cats (Mao, a tortie) who seems to think both houses are hers.

The strangest one was Fifi who wandered in one day and has never left, we found out her story. She originally lived in Birmingham where she'd had a litter of kittens at her 1st 'season', then been hit by a car and broke a back leg (which had been 'pinned' then the couple who owned her had split up (somewhat acrimoniously apparently) so had been fostered by the woman's cousin here in Leicester along with her Kittens but due to Corrinne's (the fosterer) child being severely allergic were all being kept in a shed in a garden that backs on to ours. Maz overheard Corrinne talking about the cat (Corrinne has a very distinctive voice) so went round and spoke to her, it turned out that homes could be found for the kittens but not Fifi and also heard some of the story but not all of it as when she arrived she'd got a shaved patch on her side which we assumed was from when she'd been 'done' but was really where she'd had her hip/femur pinned (we had her neutered so she had matching shaved sides for the rest of that summer)

Anyhoo, I've been rambling but generally I've found that feeding cats together is the best way of introducing them to each other, you don't want the dishes too close together but once they find out that the other is not competition for grub they generally get on fine. The only other advice I'd give is to restrict access to the outdoors as the new arrival will have to try to 'fit in' with the wider cat community and they will see her as 'competition'
 
raleighnut

raleighnut

Legendary Member
Location
One of the 'Elite'
I've been searching for this photo for a while, somehow it wasn't in the folder I thought,

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The 4 close together are our 'Girls', the black lad at the bottom left is Merlin and the gingery tortie is Mao (next doors cat) whilst the longhaired black tom with the white feet (and a white 'blaze') is a semi-feral stray who seems intent on moving in.
 
Illaveago

Illaveago

Guru
Location
Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Morning. They said Mrs T. May may have difficulty balancing her top table. I usually find a piece of cardboard folded up helps.
 
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