Discussion on Cats, Moggies and Felines in general [with Pictures]

[whatmeworry]

I showed my little 18 month Nephew the Cat today through the sliding door. Very impressed when I heard him say Cat twice. More impressive we didn't really teach him that word.

 

[coriander]

Is this a definition of relaxed bliss?



{surgery's finished for the day, the instrument trolley is nice and cool and central to activity, we've eaten our Indian Mynah for the week - another day in the the ongoing active life of Toby - also see #450,#452,#702}

 

[Strategic Aviation]

Snoozing kittens.

 

[love_the_life]

Love the one that seems to have gone head first into the brick with only the tail and back leg out.
In a cat's home?

 

[k_sheep]

Portal kitties!

 

[Strategic Aviation]

Love the one that seems to have gone head first into the brick with only the tail and back leg out.
In a cat's home?

Head first is the only way in

Photos taken on a street somewhere in Asia years ago.

 

[love_the_life]

Ok - they are very cute.

 

[Rugby]

A doco on the stray cats of Istanbul - Kedi - looks great.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lKq7UqplcL8

 

[Happy Trails]

Earning their keep for a change, guarding the beer fridge.

 

[love_the_life]

But are they guarding your well-being by not letting you in?

 

[Cossie]

This is Ami, we are cat sitting her, these are from her home, 16 and no teeth! Nice little catrun she has. I'll get some more of her here, but I have to use my camera!

 

[love_the_life]

Precious girl
Is she pining at all?

 

[Cossie]

Precious girl
Is she pining at all?

No, she is the strangest cat, can be very (very) vocal, but to no-one in particular. She spent the first 10 years of her life being beaten up by the brother of our Atani (Tani) and after he died she came into her own, but unfortunately she looks likes a real sour puss! Even though she is a real sweety.

 

[love_the_life]

All cats are lovely! (well apart from the ugly bruisers I suppose).

 

[Milboo]

Big changes in our house as my old boy has come back with a diabetes diagnosis - which is better than the kidney failure we were expecting based on symptoms. We are adjusting to giving him insulin via needles twice a day.

We caught it very early so hoping we might be able to push him into remission.

It does mean he has to go back to being limpy as he cant have cortisone (very low dose every 3 days) for his arthritis.

For info - 4 classic symptoms of diabetes in cats is increased drinking, increased urination, weight loss and increased appetite. We had the first 2. There was weight loss but not visible under his fur and appetite - did not notice a change.

 

[love_the_life]

Hope it all works out. Our old girl was on medication for the last few years for a thyroid condition. Unfortunately she was not a good pill taker :shock:

 

[Dr Bob]

Hey Milboo how long has he been on "low dose" cortisone? Make sure you monitor his glucose while he comes off the cortisone.
I believe there are some non-steroi_als (Metacam for instance) that are good with cat arthritis.

 

[Milboo]

Hey Milboo how long has he been on "low dose" cortisone? Make sure you monitor his glucose while he comes off the cortisone.
I believe there are some non-steroi_als (Metacam for instance) that are good with cat arthritis.

He was on 0.5ml every 3rd day for about 10 weeks. I tapered him to 0.25ml in the last week and he spent 6 days in the vet for diet transition and then insulin starting.

He did not tolerate Metacam

Cortisone was also being used secondarily to help an IBD type issue that would reoccur.

 

[Milboo]

Hope it all works out. Our old girl was on medication for the last few years for a thyroid condition. Unfortunately she was not a good pill taker :shock:

Thanks.

Least that is a benefit of insulin - it's injected! If it was tablets I'd be screwed!

 

[love_the_life]

Yes, daughter did vet and she has no trouble getting pills down cats but when I tried Patsy would hold it in her mouth and seem to swallow then as soon as I released her, she would spit it out and look at me balefully. Clever!