Fireworks

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:21

Not quite October and they've started already.

Good luck to all the pet owners. Last year one of the cats ended up with £700 worth of stress related bladder infection because of weeks of unrelenting fireworks.

Is it time to restrict the sale to the public (i.e. very small sale period, limited size and quantity) ?

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:26

Thekwango said:
stuff the cats - i'll be kept up most nights now for the next few weeks while the local ~~weasels~~ kids set them off!

good luck with getting that to work

Well as long as you're OK..

I'd will people to go to organised displays to be honest if it cuts down on the amount set off.

Not just for the noise but the litter they cause and injuries from burns.

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:27

Moses said:
Your cat's a pussy, so no one can have fun?

Not what I said. Go to a display instead as per my last.

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:28

Malevolence said:
Waah, waah, waah, waah. I don't like something so let's ban it.

Again not what I said. Try harder please.

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:34

For the record I'm not saying ban anything. I like fireworks like everyone else, however it's tiresome living in Beirut for about 3 months.

I know this is GD and I'm not really expecting a serious discussion as such but would like to know others opinion.

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:35

Flack88 said:
Is this one of those 'cats' that are kept in the house all the time? Not sure if troll thread.

Why would it be a troll thread? Plenty of pets get massively stressed during firework season :confused:

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:40

Flack88 said:
Because your cat is wetting itself,.

Is it? I said last year it had bladder issues (cats when stressed don't wee, this can get very serious very quickly).

As for your ninja edit, not all animals are scared of the same things you know.

As for your second ninja edit now you're just trolling.

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:48

Flack88 said:
The cat has bladder issues and you blame it on fireworks? Sounds like the thyroid problem our cat had.

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:49

asim18 said:
I don't see how stress can cause a bladder to become infected!?

Increased stress does not correlate with increased infectious agents in a habitat.

neil_g said:
(cats when stressed don't wee, this can get very serious very quickly).

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:54

asim18 said:
Oh so it's not an infection. It's some innate physiological mechanism.

Which then causes infection.

Shall I change the thread title to "cat bladder talk"

So, fireworks....

neil_g · 30 Sep 2016 at 23:55

Flack88 said:
Bottom line is OP doesn't like fireworks.

neil_g said:
For the record I'm not saying ban anything. I like fireworks like everyone else, however it's tiresome living in Beirut for about 3 months.

Try harder.

neil_g · 1 Oct 2016 at 00:00

Flack88 said:
Do you dislike them? Or like them in a certain place?

As I said, I don't want to see them banned, just the time window they are on sale maybe reduced. Or that people go to organised displays to reduce the amount set off for such a long period of time. Let's face it a few quid on an organised display entry is going to be better than a back garden job.

neil_g · 1 Oct 2016 at 00:00

asim18 said:
Just proves cats are inferior animals. Should let the ones who cant **** after hearing some loud bangs to simply die from their self induced infections. Should clean up the cat gene pool a little give them a little step in the right direction in terms of evolving.

Dogs suffer from the same thing if I remember rightly but nice try.

neil_g · 1 Oct 2016 at 00:07

Flack88 said:
Not at all when you have a few mates/family round. Set up food, fire, alcohol and have a great time.

Fair enough. Like I said, not being a party pooper. I'm. Interested in hearing others thoughts.

Hooray a discussion!

neil_g · 1 Oct 2016 at 00:11

Jimbeam3678 said:
Only on OCUK can fireworks be blamed for a cat's urine infection

Live and let live its for 3 weeks tops not 3 months. Everyone has been a kid before , I'm sure you OP does something which annoys other people for example.

Well the vet blamed it on fireworks but let's not let facts get in the way, right.

I'm sure I do annoy others in some way but I'm not standing outside someones house at night banging a dustbin lid from October to December. Which I'm sure people would find unacceptable.

neil_g · 1 Oct 2016 at 08:39

Jimbeam3678 said:
If it is genuinely 3 months I'd be ringing the police! I'm sure the vet likes to justify his bills and everyone likes a reason for something. Surely if your cat is anxious there are tablets he/she can take?

okay last comment on the cat, this is supposed to be a discussion on fireworks.

the cat in question is not an anxious cat, its one of the most outgoing cats ive ever known. it just does not like the loud continuous bangs.

and yes there are people setting them off pretty much every night between now and new years. maybe its a bit different living on the edge of southampton. i would imagine it is not the same people all of the time (who could afford that) so not sure what or how the police could get involved.