Kitty Talk

[Absorbine_Sr]

Still in the safe room and last night she finally ate wet cat food. And a fair amount of it too. Progress!

[Dusty Chalk]

"Oh my, this is...this is food?!?!?  Why have I not been eating it all this time?!?!?"

[dsavitsk]

glad to hear she is doing better. lots of good advice.

for food, lots of cats love baby food. just make sure there is no onion or garlic in it - pureed chicken and turkey go over well here. also, strong smells sometimes work. our old vet used 9 Lives tuna for getting post operative cats to eat. truly the nastiest food on earth.

[Absorbine_Sr]

Since going back to the safe room method, she is now eating anything and everything we put in front of her. Even dry food. So again, human error seems to be at the root of her problems. We are taking our sweet time with her now and she is a much happier feline.

Matter of fact, here she is:

Edited August 13, 2013 by Absorbine_Sr

[Dusty Chalk]

Meatloafin'!

 

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[Voltron]

Hurray for Gumbalhead!

[skullguise]

That cat looks rather regal!

[Dreadhead]

Glad she is doing much better.

Our cat used to hate heading to the lake but now she's at home at either location. She still hates the car ride though.

[en480c4]

Love seeing the happy kitty posts!
 

Snapped this one of my 14 yo one-eyed cat, Koshka.  I really liked the rim lighting.  She's still ridicously affectionate, ridiculously loud, and ridiculously playful for a cat her age. 

 

[boomana]

^Love.

 

And glad Gumby is settling in.

 

Ivan is noising it up right now.  WON'T shut up, and I can't figure out what he wants other than to just gab gab gab.

[Dusty Chalk]

That is, indeed, a great icon picture of St. Koshka.  (choir:  "ah!")

[Absorbine_Sr]

 

 

Ivan is noising it up right now.  WON'T shut up, and I can't figure out what he wants other than to just gab gab gab.

 

Gumby is a noisy cat too. Right now I like that. But ask me again in a month or two...

[skullguise]

Yes, noisy cats can be fun and not fun.  Of our two cats, one is a pretty noisy one; he will come right up to me and meow in my face, and the SECOND I move my hand to pat him will purr like a machine.  But it does get annoying when we're trying to go to bed, or early in the morning.

[en480c4]

Yeah, Lauren was on the phone with her mom the last few mornings when Koshka will venture down from the loft.  She makes such a fuss when she wakes up and starts moving around that her mom asked if our cat was dying!

[CarlSeibert]

Love seeing the happy kitty posts!

 

Snapped this one of my 14 yo one-eyed cat, Koshka.  I really liked the rim lighting.  She's still ridicously affectionate, ridiculously loud, and ridiculously playful for a cat her age. 

 

Umm. Toaster. Food pops out. Tell me again how the humans do this.......

[Absorbine_Sr]

So, after a week of safe room confinement, Gumballhead seemed ready to try the whole house again. She seemed pretty happy, hanging with us part of the time and under the bed or back in the safe room part of the time. But she is not low walking, has been running and playful, and also hanging out in the windows checking out her domain. So pretty good so far. Debbie took this earlier.

[Dusty Chalk]

Aw yeah.

[boomana]

Great kitty.  She seems to have settled in quite quickly, and nice that she's so affectionate.

[skullguise]

Nothing like a nice lap kitty!  Glad she will take over is getting used to things.....

[CarlSeibert]

Happy cat.

[swt61]

My Mom's Snowshoe Siamese had to be put down. He had kidney problems, and it got much worse recently. This was the only cat that her husband ever liked, and they had a really special bond. 

 

I found Simon (yeah, Simon the Siamese) on a walk to the corner grocery store several years back. He was about 4 months old, and a walking skeleton. He found me and I'm sure was begging for food and help. I'm a total sucker for any animal in need, and couldn't help myself. My Mom was on vacation in Alaska at the time (visiting her Husband, who was still working there at the time). She fell in love with him instantly upon her return, as did her Husband once he moved down about a year later. She told me that Norm (her Husband) cried. I have never seen much emotion from Norm of any kind, so I guess the bond was even greater than I understood.

 

My dog Susie and Simon were great friends, and would play daily when Susie was at Granny daycare (my Mom watched Susie when I was at work). So now Mom & Norm are missing Susie and Simon.

 

I feel bad.

[Dusty Chalk]

Condolences.  Time to get them a new cat or two?  Are they in Texas?

[Torpedo]

Sorry, Steve. Cheers to Simon for being a good friend.

[swt61]

They are in Texas. They both say that they're going to wait quite a while, if ever getting another pet. I think that's the hurt talking. They both need an animal to care for, especially my Mom, who is home alone most days.

[skullguise]

Sympathies for Simon's passing, a nice rescue story.....and I agree, many say "not for a long time" or even "never again" but so many times it would be great for human and cat(s) alike to adopt again soon.