Show us your kitty cats

randal · 15 Jul 2012 at 18:27

Mum's cat, Colin.

Twirlywoos · 16 Jul 2012 at 00:13

I know this may sound weird but has anyone opened their cats mouth, and noticed comb like bristles on the tongue and the saliva smelling of dettol?

Blackjack Davy · 16 Jul 2012 at 00:46

^ Cats have papillae on their tongues its used like a comb for grooming, also for rasping the flesh off bones especially in big cats.

As for the other, no idea other than it sounds they've been licking something they shouldn't? (dettol contains phenols which are toxic so not a good idea)

Westyfield2 · 16 Jul 2012 at 10:15

sunama said:
I can't believe I missed this one.
That is one unusual specimen.
I don't think I've ever seen a cat with such close coat and such yellow eyes.

That looks great :cool:

. Kinda like a Panther.

krooton · 16 Jul 2012 at 10:19

hopeful_builder said:
Winston's such a cool cat mate! Loved watching all his videos on youtube hope you post some more soon. The weather man one on the laptops is my fave

As you wish!

Skunkworks · 16 Jul 2012 at 20:59

Pippa with her new collar and name tag. The tag has my phone number on the back just in case she escapes.

EDIT:

Link to image which will default to fullscreen: http://i.imgur.com/hWx4y.jpg

Or, full res pic:

sunama · 16 Jul 2012 at 23:46

Westyfield2 said:
That looks great . Kinda like a Panther.

Yes. That's it.

sunama · 16 Jul 2012 at 23:48

krooton said:

How do the cat and dog get on?
Are you not worried that the dog will injure the cat, when you are not watching?

Kol · 16 Jul 2012 at 23:53

Krooton, he is simply awesome. Lucky people!

crinkleshoes · 17 Jul 2012 at 10:00

sunama said:
How do the cat and dog get on?
Are you not worried that the dog will injure the cat, when you are not watching?

It's actually more likely that the cat will injure the dog!

Also - the common view that cats and dogs don't get along very well is wrong... they get along just fine, especially if one or both have been with the other since being quite young, that really helps.

krooton · 17 Jul 2012 at 10:05

sunama said:
How do the cat and dog get on?
Are you not worried that the dog will injure the cat, when you are not watching?

They aren't great, but only met for the first time over the weekend, so it will be slow going.

My gf's parents have a cat and 3 dogs.

We put Winston in a large cage to initially introduce them.

The older cat growled and hissed like a boss, which is to be expected.

The smallest dog and Winston don't mind eachother at all, pretty much ignore one another.

The Jack Russell is proving to be tricky. She's very excitable, and loves chasing things, so Winston is very defensive as she is all up in his face. We don't leave them together unsupervised, but he just hides behind the sofa if she is around.

The largest dog (Spinone) was interested at first, but is pretty old and chilled, and Winston has already come over to sniff her a few times whilst she lay down, before running back to his safe spot.

It's all early days, but we are sure they will all be fine in time. He took to the other home instantly though, which is good, as we are often down there on weekends.

krooton · 17 Jul 2012 at 10:06

Kol said:
Krooton, he is simply awesome. Lucky people!

Thanks!

People said we were made for shelling out so much for a pedigree, but he has been totally worth it.

15k!!

sunama · 17 Jul 2012 at 10:12

crinkleshoes said:
Also - the common view that cats and dogs don't get along very well is wrong...

The issue I have is that there is a massive size/power difference. Animals should never be trusted - they can do something completely out of turn. So if a cat and dog live in harmony for 1 year, all it takes is 1 day for the dog to flip and end up killing the cat. That's all it takes. Some people trust animals far too much and IMO, this is wrong. All animals should be looked upon as having the potential to "flip".

Now, if the dog is very small/weak, even if he "flips", he probably won't end up killing the cat, so IMO small dogs (although more yappy), are less likely to cause lasting damage.

I would very much like a Greyhound, but now that I have 2 cats, I won't be getting the greyhound...probably until both cats have passed away (in about 10 years or so).

crinkleshoes · 17 Jul 2012 at 10:18

While true, it's a rather unlikely scenario.

If you were to get a greyhound puppy (ie, not fully grown) then you should be perfectly safe

krooton · 17 Jul 2012 at 10:18

sunama said:
The issue I have is that there is a massive size/power difference. Animals should never be trusted - they can do something completely out of turn. So if a cat and dog live in harmony for 1 year, all it takes is 1 day for the dog to flip and end up killing the cat. That's all it takes. Some people trust animals far too much and IMO, this is wrong. All animals should be looked upon as having the potential to "flip".

Now, if the dog is very small/weak, even if he "flips", he probably won't end up killing the cat, so IMO small dogs (although more yappy), are less likely to cause lasting damage.

I would very much like a Greyhound, but now that I have 2 cats, I won't be getting the greyhound...probably until both cats have passed away (in about 10 years or so).

Well my gf's parents have a 5 year old Papillion/Chihuahua cross, 9 year old Jack Russell, 13 year old Spinone, and 13 year old moggy, who all live in harmony.

The only time there is a fight is if the Spinone (greedy cow) tries to nick the JR's food.

sunama · 17 Jul 2012 at 11:09

I don't feel that the problem is the fight itself.
My 2 cats fight, but as they are of similar size/power, accidental damage is highly unlikely.
The problem is when there is a massive disparity between the 2 animals.
If a fight breaks out between a fully grown Rottweiler and a cat, no matter how gentle the Rottweiler is, he may end up killing the cat, by mistake.

Another example might be if the cat and Rottweiler are sleeping together and inadvertently, the Rotty places his whole weight on the cat (while asleep). This could suffocate the cat, if the cat is unable to wriggle its way out. I'm just giving examples here and I'm sure actual dog owners could give plenty more examples.

With regards to Greyhound puppies, traditionally, these are bred in the Middle East for racing purposes. I would be getting an ex-racing dog. Greyhound (pedigree) puppies, as far as I am aware are around £3k+. By their very nature, racing greyhounds are trained to chase small animals, the size of a rabbit or cat.

krooton · 17 Jul 2012 at 11:14

sunama said:
I don't feel that the problem is the fight itself.
My 2 cats fight, but as they are of similar size/power, accidental damage is highly unlikely.
The problem is when there is a massive disparity between the 2 animals.
If a fight breaks out between a fully grown Rottweiler and a cat, no matter how gentle the Rottweiler is, he may end up killing the cat, by mistake.

Another example might be if the cat and Rottweiler are sleeping together and inadvertently, the Rotty places his whole weight on the cat (while asleep). This could suffocate the cat, if the cat is unable to wriggle its way out. I'm just giving examples here and I'm sure actual dog owners could give plenty more examples.

With regards to Greyhound puppies, traditionally, these are bred in the Middle East for racing purposes. I would be getting an ex-racing dog. Greyhound (pedigree) puppies, as far as I am aware are around £3k+. By their very nature, racing greyhounds are trained to chase small animals, the size of a rabbit or cat.

Their smallest dog is around the size of medium cat, and their largest the size of a german shepherd, so one could easily damage the other. I think as long as the animals are intensively socialised before being left unsupervised, the risks are minimal.

_dogma_ · 17 Jul 2012 at 14:46

krooton said:
Their smallest dog is around the size of medium cat, and their largest the size of a german shepherd, so one could easily damage the other. I think as long as the animals are intensively socialised before being left unsupervised, the risks are minimal.

I agree that dogs and cats can live together if well socialised there are some breeds that are more likely to pose a threat to a cat. Terriers and greyhounds could live happily with a cat but they have very high prey drives that may 'kick in' if they see the cat running or something like that.

I have cats and rats. The rats live in the living room where the cats have access. The rats are not bothered by the cats and vice versa when they are in the cage. If one of the rats is on the sofa with us the cats show more interest as they can see them running about. Which is why i never freerange the rats in the same room as the cats but trust the cats completely when the rats are caged.

Not sure if that makes sense but it would be the way i would feel if i had high prey drive dogs around the cats. They could be fine but if the cat makes certain movements the dog may just do what is instict to it.

stoofa · 17 Jul 2012 at 15:08

We have a new addition. In this thread you will see our cat Dora and also Mog.
Unfortunately Mog (a lovely Norwegian Forest) went missing two months ago and we of course fear the worst. If he ever comes back he will be welcomed with open arms.
This morning we popped along to our local cat rescue (Woodgreen) and we found this lovely 10 week old male kitten. His brother and sister were both rehomed over the weekend so he was all alone, noisy and just desperate to come home with us - so how could we refuse?
Two quick pics - this is Qyzen, I'm sure more will follow:

crinkleshoes · 17 Jul 2012 at 18:09

Sorry to hear about Mog.

Not sure if I would rather know the fate (like I did with Stewie) or always have that hope that he's off living somewhere happily... must be driving you nuts

I remember the first time Stewie got lost... I couldn't go to bed, ended up staying up all night and taking the following day off work - little sod came back about 6am, hah!