The Chillout Zone (Off-Topic Thread)

Zapperzy

mymo wrote: »

But a Maine coon!
I'd love one, but we have 4 cats already.

Never had trouble with curtains with mine, Toby even pulls the blinds out to get around them, I even have curtain on the French doors which Figgy likes to hide behind with just her big floofy tail sticking out.
Biggest problem is hoovering hair off the curtains.
Try showing them how to get around or under them.

I know, very tempted but afraid to upset our two. It's an average sized 3 bed house but they're indoor cats, I'd be afraid of overcrowding them and upsetting the balance.

As for the curtains I'm sure they'll eventually figure it out, I tried showing them how to get under them and even left a gap in the middle to jump between but they kept insisting on just clawing at them either end!

aonb

mymo wrote: »

But a Maine coon!
I'd love one, but we have 4 cats already.

Never had trouble with curtains with mine, Toby even pulls the blinds out to get around them, I even have curtain on the French doors which Figgy likes to hide behind with just her big floofy tail sticking out.
Biggest problem is hoovering hair off the curtains.
Try showing them how to get around or under them.

Great name!

mymo

aonb wrote: »

Great name!

My daughter named her Arabella Figg, after the character from Harry Potter (grey haired, nervous, crazy cat lady), we tried every variation of the name and figgy was what she responded to.
She was small nervous and grey, she's now huge, nervous and beautiful, the ginger cat in the pic is a large 17year old boy of about 4kg, I'd say she's about 6kg, she's about 3 inches taller than him and has massive hairy paws.

Bells21

I think she captured my soul when I stared at her eyes a little too long lol! Beautiful looking cat.

SillyMangoX

We have discovered that our bathroom has the best acoustics in the house. How you ask?
When Moose is in a mood he goes in there to meow as loud as he can because he discovered the sound is intensified. We now have to keep the bathroom door closed.
For anyone considering getting a Bengal, do not underestimate how vocal they are :pac:

tk123

Oh we always had to keep our bathroom closed to stop the cat turning on the taps and flushing the toilet lol

Gremlinertia

SillyMangoX wrote: »

We have discovered that our bathroom has the best acoustics in the house. How you ask?
When Moose is in a mood he goes in there to meow as loud as he can because he discovered the sound is intensified. We now have to keep the bathroom door closed.
For anyone considering getting a Bengal, do not underestimate how vocal they are :pac:

Need a recording big time!.

Graces7

Watched some Bengal cats on youtube. Great fun .

Graces7

Woul love a rare breed like that again, but committed when I stopped breeding Siamese when I came to Ireland, to taking in strays and have never regretted it . Lost count of how many; three here now.

One literally hammering at the door to get in just now!

SillyMangoX

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Need a recording big time!.

Your wish is my command!
This is just a normal bathroom meowing situation which he does if he is anywhere with a closed door. Imagine this x10 if he is in a mood :pac:

Edited to add: he is now running around terrified of the sound of the video of himself meowing. What have I raised.

em_cat

SillyMangoX wrote: »

Your wish is my command!
This is just a normal bathroom meowing situation which he does if he is anywhere with a closed door. Imagine this x10 if he is in a mood :pac:

Edited to add: he is now running around terrified of the sound of the video of himself meowing. What have I raised.

Oh my, Moose is giving me flashbacks. We had a deaf, full white, moggie who sounded like that if anyone was in the shower.

Ps, luv the tiles...:)

mymo

I accidentally shut Ruby in my room going to bed, and she even talks in her sleep, she was chirping like a bird at 5am, woke me during the night talking in her sleep.
Anyone else notice torties are very chatty cats?

Knine

Lol he kinda sounds like a Baby

tk123

Poor Bailey was sick again this morning. Took him to the vets as he was due his laser in the next week anyways so was expecting him to be fine and we get laser.. nope - he's really sore in his tummy! Could be from the antibiotics he was on but could also be pancreatitis. Some injections and I opted to get bloods drawn too rather than having go back if it happens again etc etc.. She warned that one of the injections would pain him.. well OMG he yelped and cried when he got it - normally he'd growl to say FO but never cry like this!! He's drugged up now and fast asleep. My second suspect was the food we'd been trying the last month so going to switch back to Nutriment to be safe - they do a low purine one for pancreas, kidney issues etc etc

em_cat

tk123 wrote: »

Poor Bailey was sick again this morning. Took him to the vets as he was due his laser in the next week anyways so was expecting him to be fine and we get laser.. nope - he's really sore in his tummy! Could be from the antibiotics he was on but could also be pancreatitis. Some injections and I opted to get bloods drawn too rather than having go back if it happens again etc etc.. She warned that one of the injections would pain him.. well OMG he yelped and cried when he got it - normally he'd growl to say FO but never cry like this!! He's drugged up now and fast asleep. My second suspect was the food we'd been trying the last month so going to switch back to Nutriment to be safe - they do a low purine one for pancreas, kidney issues etc etc

Oh no, so sorry to hear Bailey is feeling so poorly, hope he gets feeling better soon.

Fakediamond

Poor Bailey

tk123

Well he's feeling much better after his injections. Bloods were fine - no liver or kidney issues and one of the levels for the pancreas test is slightly abnormal so going to change their food back and keep it low fat.

em_cat

tk123 wrote: »

Well he's feeling much better after his injections. Bloods were fine - no liver or kidney issues and one of the levels for the pancreas test is slightly abnormal so going to change their food back and keep it low fat.

Glad to hear it!!

tk123

em_cat wrote: »

Glad to hear it!!

Ah he’s still very down in the dumps. Although he finally poo’d so I’m hoping he turns a corner over the weekend!

muddypaws

That proud moment in a puppy owner's life, not the first leg cock, but the first piece of cutlery taken off the kitchen worktop!

em_cat

muddypaws wrote: »

That proud moment in a puppy owner's life, not the first leg cock, but the first piece of cutlery taken off the kitchen worktop!

Hehehe

What about the first time you see them open a door? My chin dropped when Mr C did it... he’s got a bunny backside...we’re still working on that one...

mymo

muddypaws wrote: »

That proud moment in a puppy owner's life, not the first leg cock, but the first piece of cutlery taken off the kitchen worktop!

You have a puppy? Where's the pics?

tk123

mymo wrote: »

You have a puppy? Where's the pics?

'He's like a small horse' is how my Nana would have described him :pac::pac::pac:

Mr BB back in the vets today! Tummy/panc issues have been sorted by giving him a feed before I go to bed.. he was back for his laser therapy and repeat thyroid bloods.. I'm hoping it'll be low like she thinks (was low last week but he had no medicine as he was sick) then he'll need a slight increase, will loose weight and we'll need to feed him up anyways so he won't get fat with his midnight snack.. and LIGA :pac:

muddypaws

mymo wrote: »

You have a puppy? Where's the pics?

I have put some up in the photo thread, will throw a few more up over the weekend. 5 months old now and 18kg, he's going to be a big pony :P

Bells21

muddypaws wrote:

I have put some up in the photo thread, will throw a few more up over the weekend. 5 months old now and 18kg, he's going to be a big pony

Oh my word, that's heavier than both mine together and he still has growing to do!!!

VonVix

Booked the seminar for John Bradshaw. Funnily enough he was the guy who started it all for me. Super excited.

boomerang

One of my favourite authors, VonVix!

Joshua J

So got two absolute fussy young cats. They're about 8 and 9 months old and have been trying to feed them good food advised on here bought from zooplus. Animonda Carny, Catz Finefood, Taste of the Wild, Ferenga duo etc etc and if both of them don't turn their noses up at it one of them does. Starting to tick me off tbh. Last night as a test I gave them Tesco kitten pouches I'd left over from months ago and they gobbled it up. I'm guessing it's the jelly since the dear ones are all pate types. I'd also tried Bozita as it's closer to jelly but it gives them the runs. They also have a good quality dry available Applaws, Porta 21, Taste of the wild etc etc which they also both eat fine.

So question is would I be better just leaving them eat the quality dry with some of the good wet every 2-3 days or just give them their damn Tesco pouches daily?. Or just put out the good food and they eat it or go hungry?. Spoiled gits.

SillyMangoX

My kitten was the same, turned his nose up at all those fancy pate type foods even though they were what he was weaned onto. So we made a little compromise with James wellbeloved pouches, they’re grain free so i feel better and they’re chunks in gravy so he doesn’t mind eating them

Joshua J

SillyMangoX wrote: »

My kitten was the same, turned his nose up at all those fancy pate type foods even though they were what he was weaned onto. So we made a little compromise with James wellbeloved pouches, they’re grain free so i feel better and they’re chunks in gravy so he doesn’t mind eating them

Looking for something around the €4/kg mark. If they'd just eat Animonda Carny and be happy but no, they like Tesco garbage. :mad:

Graces7

Joshua J wrote: »

Looking for something around the €4/kg mark. If they'd just eat Animonda Carny and be happy but no, they like Tesco garbage. :mad:

Mine are happy campers with tesco, dunnes, aldi lidl.. tins that is... and raw chicken.. They
thrive which is what matters..

aonb

Joshua J wrote: »

Looking for something around the €4/kg mark. If they'd just eat Animonda Carny and be happy but no, they like Tesco garbage. :mad:

Cats are just incredible. I have two rescues here, one was skeletal and took her to the vet, thinking it would be a one way visit - she was half-dead. Roll forward now, and I have one, super-fussy wont eat anything except posh (i.e expensive) tiny pouches of gravy or jelly pieces only (never pate! never tinned! never cheap!) and then theres the other, recovered-skeleton, a fat little lump who is getting decidedly fussy/picky now too :mad:

My lovely uncomplicated dogs always eat anything you put it in their bowl...

Graces7

aonb wrote: »

Cats are just incredible. I have two rescues here, one was skeletal and took her to the vet, thinking it would be a one way visit - she was half-dead. Roll forward now, and I have one, super-fussy wont eat anything except posh (i.e expensive) tiny pouches of gravy or jelly pieces only (never pate! never tinned! never cheap!) and then theres the other, recovered-skeleton, a fat little lump who is getting decidedly fussy/picky now too :mad:

My lovely uncomplicated dogs always eat anything you put it in their bowl...

Yeah the ones who have nearly died know how to live! I had one like that who would not eat anything except tinned tuna, which i had tried when she was so sick.
Memories of taking a jar of it when I brought her to Ireland; sitting in the
lounge at Edinburgh Airport feeding her tuna.... Now it is eat or go hungry and they know that! Same as for me.

aonb

Graces7 wrote: »

Yeah the ones who have nearly died know how to live! I had one like that who would not eat anything except tinned tuna, which i had tried when she was so sick.
Memories of taking a jar of it when I brought her to Ireland; sitting in the
lounge at Edinburgh Airport feeding her tuna.... Now it is eat or go hungry and they know that! Same as for me.

Im a softie - especially when they had such a tough life before they came here... I thought (being a cat novice) that cats "shouldnt" go without food for too long? Have been reluctant to let them starve to force them to eat whats offered. I know my first rescue would wear me down, she has no real interest in food - eats very little and only when shes obviously hungry - the other one would eat all day - but is getting selective - the vet reckons she is approx 4 years old, how could I let her go hungry :o:o

tk123

Cats are masterminds!

Knine

A lovely lady collecting her dog from me brought me some free range eggs. My god the differerence in them is unreal compared to the shop brought eggs. You hen owners are very lucky.

Graces7

aonb wrote: »

Im a softie - especially when they had such a tough life before they came here... I thought (being a cat novice) that cats "shouldnt" go without food for too long? Have been reluctant to let them starve to force them to eat whats offered. I know my first rescue would wear me down, she has no real interest in food - eats very little and only when shes obviously hungry - the other one would eat all day - but is getting selective - the vet reckons she is approx 4 years old, how could I let her go hungry :o:o

Yes I know what you mean.. bu they are crafty are cats.They pretend to ignore the food to worry us,but somehow it vanishes later.... I can only shop occasionally so they have to eat what they get. And that seems fine ... Never had a cat starve itself but how they can blackmail us!

And they get raw chicken almost every day... as well as cat food.

Graces7

Knine wrote: »

A lovely lady collecting her dog from me brought me some free range eggs. My god the differerence in them is unreal compared to the shop brought eggs. You hen owners are very lucky.

I agree totally. I had forgotten until my kind neighbours gave me some Took me back to self sufficiiency days

SillyMangoX

Knine wrote: »

A lovely lady collecting her dog from me brought me some free range eggs. My god the differerence in them is unreal compared to the shop brought eggs. You hen owners are very lucky.

We always get free range eggs from my granny’s hens, I always hate when they stop laying and we have to go back to shop bought. They’re so bland in comparison!

aonb

Im amazed that more people dont keep hens. They're so low maintenance - needing only a safe place to sleep (from predators) - and a run to keep them from decimating your garden. Four hens need very little space, and make for such lovely interesting past-time - even before the wonderful eggs are factored in

Knine

aonb wrote: »

Im amazed that more people dont keep hens. They're so low maintenance - needing only a safe place to sleep (from predators) - and a run to keep them from decimating your garden. Four hens need very little space, and make for such lovely interesting past-time - even before the wonderful eggs are factored in

Stop it. Stop it now. I have enough to look after

muddypaws

Knine wrote: »

A lovely lady collecting her dog from me brought me some free range eggs. My god the differerence in them is unreal compared to the shop brought eggs. You hen owners are very lucky.

One of the families that comes to my puppy classes each week keeps hens, they turn up each week with 6 eggs for me. Thankfully they foster pups, so will be coming to classes for a long time yet

em_cat

Knine wrote: »

Stop it. Stop it now. I have enough to look after

Hahaha, jus asked my hubby how much space they need, he said more than we have...I’m like but they could use the spare bedroom!

Knine

I saw on Facebook that you can rent some out for a few months. Tempting.

aonb

Knine wrote: »

Stop it. Stop it now. I have enough to look after

The Eggs The Eggs The Eggs The Eggs The Eggs The Eggs The Eggs The Eggs
:D:D:D:D:D:D

aonb

Knine wrote: »

I saw on Facebook that you can rent some out for a few months. Tempting.

Or you could get some rescues from a battery - just think, THE EGGS!! aaaannnndddd you're rescuing some poor miserable defenseless little battery hens!

muddypaws

I would love to take some rescue ex battery hens on, but I have a fear of birds. Probably started by my Grandparents' neighbours hens chasing us around when I was a kid.

Knine

aonb wrote: »

Or you could get some rescues from a battery - just think, THE EGGS!! aaaannnndddd you're rescuing some poor miserable defenseless little battery hens!

My friend did this & by God the difference in them now.

Bells21

There's one of the rescues I follow on Facebook do runs every now and again all over the country with rescued ex battery hens. I would really love some chickens but I fear they might drown in our garden at the mo! I really think kids these days(holy feck I opened my mouth and out came my mother) are missing out big time. We're covering the topic of The Farm at the minute with Junior Infants and the amount of kids that don't actually know where their food comes from is unreal. The look of shock(or disgust I'm not too sure) on one child's face when another enlightened them to the fact that we get milk from cows was unreal.

Graces7

Bells21 wrote: »

There's one of the rescues I follow on Facebook do runs every now and again all over the country with rescued ex battery hens. I would really love some chickens but I fear they might drown in our garden at the mo! I really think kids these days(holy feck I opened my mouth and out came my mother) are missing out big time. We're covering the topic of The Farm at the minute with Junior Infants and the amount of kids that don't actually know where their food comes from is unreal. The look of shock(or disgust I'm not too sure) on one child's face when another enlightened them to the fact that we get milk from cows was unreal.

I used to get ex battery hens. They are .. smiling here.. they do not know how to scratch the ground for food etc and watching the skills return is amazing. Also they are very tame and friendly