Show us your kitty cats

My mum has sworn by Frontline for our dogs for the past 20 years, so sure it would be great with cats too.

Why am I posting in this thread? The gf and I are thinking about getting a car after the summer. We are looking for a cuddly, somewhat lazy housecat, and general consensus seems to be British Shorthair or Ragdoll that fit that bill the best.

I'm quite taken with Silver Spotted BSHs, they look gorgeous.

Any thoughts?
 
I have always found Advantage to be better than Frontline for our cats. Whichever one you get if it has coverage for ringworm then it made some our cats go a bit strange for a while after they had it given to them.
 
sunama said:
I see.

Is this frontline spot on?
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Spot on as "yeah, this stuff is great, its spot on"

Or you literally mean you drop spots of it on the cats skin?

Its both!

Most vets recommend it.

I gave up trying to hoover everything in the house when my cat had fleas. I used frontline and stuck the cat everywhere and locked it in my bedroom for a while too.

Did the trick, as the all the fleas from the house disappeared in about 10 days.

Cheap flea collars are bad too, they use Permethrin which is actually toxic to cats. Great eh. :rolleyes:
 
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we used a Drontil spot on wormer / Flea combo once on Murray as he's a PITA getting a Milbemax down his neck. Never again, it stripped the fur and top layer of skin off his neck within about an hour of using it. It took over a year to grow back and was a scaly flaky mess for the whole time.
 
sunama said:
I see.

Is this frontline spot on?
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NB: DO NOT buy the frontline that is available in pet shops like pets at home. There are two seperate products, spot on, and spot on combi. The former kills fleas, the latter kills fleas AND eggs, but only vets are licensed to sell it. The non-combi one is rubbish and far less effective at managing an infestation.
 
For our 2 cats we use Advocate spot on treatment, costs about £36 iirc and does both cats for 3 months.

Seems to work pretty well, however if the cats are wise to the fact you are about to put it on them then they go spastic :p
 
We've had cats before but sadly lost both 2 years ago. We used Frontline with them only bought from the vets (as I know supermarket ones aren't licensed to sell flea treatment that's strong enough.)

It worked for the boys so will continue to do that. Not sure if they just used Stronghold because they are so young, I dont know but generally all of the treatment they have is Frontline. Either way its doing the trick considering how many we found dead :)
 
sunama said:
I'd go with the heart condition reason and that if he is overfed, he will die. Try telling her that and hopefully she will listen. This isn't far from the the truth as overfeeding can lead to all sorts of illnesses which could lead to premature death. Overfeeding a pet (or human child) is just as bad as underfeeding.

My Egyptian Mau has recently been getting fat, so I have stopped the dry food completely and am strictly monitoring how much wet food I give him. It's hard work as you have to make sure that he doesn't eat my Bengal's food.

I'd be pretty miffed, if I found out that after all my careful monitoring of food, somebody else was coming along and giving him snacks.
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My problem is the other way round - the Bengal has quite an appetite and I have to be careful he doesn't eat the tabby's food.

My best friend has a brother and sister Bengal, he is a big boy and she is a small girl, and his appetite is bordering on ferocious, he's getting worried about how fat the boy looks.

sunama, do you feed your Bengal any raw meat?
 
What I found was that when my Bengal was young, he was fat. As he got older, he leaned out, to the point that he is now quite thin (especially in comparison to my Egyptian Mau).

What I found was that the high protein dry food (like Applaws and Orijen) allows my 2 to put on more weight. I guess this has something to do with cats only being able to digest/process protein.

As my Bengal has grown older (he is 4 years of age now), he is now extremely fussy about what he eats. He will first smell it. Then rub his nose in it. Then if he likes it, he will eat it. Some times when I force something down his throat like a worming tablet or paste, he will actually spit it out. He is extremely fussy.

I bought some raw food from here:
http://www.naturalinstinct.com/categories/Cat-Food
...it is very high quality food and probably good enough for a human to eat

My bengal doesnt touch it. He smelt it quite a few times and one licked some blood...but didnt take any interest in it after that.

My Egyptian Mau had some raw food (meat) 3 days ago and was puking the following morning.

If you lived closer to me (London), I would've let you have a few packs of frozen raw meat to try out on your cats, for free. I'd rather it go into a cats belly than in the bin.

If you want to experiment with raw meat, try getting frozen minced rabbit - I used to buy this when my 2 were very young, from Pets At Home. This stuff is cheaper than the meat I linked to above. If your cats are happy with it, then you can buy the stuff from Natural Instinct. You can also try going to your local butcher and get the cheapest cut of meat from there.

I always try and give my cats the highest quality food I can afford, but in most cases, they don't like it...except for Applaws Wet food in a can (this stuff is uber high quality and my Bengal salivates over this stuff ... yes even the fussy Bengal).
 
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One tip with frontline is to warm the container a bit first in your hands or something so that the cats don't freak out when you drop cold liquid on the back of their necks.
 
Someone said something the other day which I think's true - cat owners generally like dogs too, just prefer cats, whereas a lot of dog owners feel the need to keep saying how much they hate cats and how much better dogs are...
 
sunama said:
Food stuff.
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Thanks. Neo is 1 year old and has a monstrous appetite. He is currently not fussy at all, he will eat anything (literally) except dry food on it's own.
Total contrast to our Tabby who eats dry food and almost nothing else - she has zero interest in human food scraps.

When Neo isn't going berserk and playing fetch he spends most of his time like this:

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He is absolutely NOT the dominant cat of the house, he chases Flo but when he catches her he becomes submissive. Although he did make the same noise at her earlier that cats make when they are watching birds.
 
Lopéz said:
Thanks. Neo is 1 year old and has a monstrous appetite. He is currently not fussy at all, he will eat anything (literally) except dry food on it's own.
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That sounds a lot like my 2 cats when they were younger. Especially my Bengal. When he was younger my Bengal would have a fit every time I would buy some cooked chicken. These days, even if place some cooked, hot chicken in front of him, he shys away from it.

If you want, you could try him out on some raw food. This is a good time to try him out on it, as he likes to eat. If his body gets used to eating raw meat, then this can only be a good thing.

It also works out cheaper to feed him the raw food/meat diet...not to mention that pure meat is higher in quality than the food you can buy in pouches. Cheaper and higher quality...it doesnt really get better than that.

If you have a Pets At Home near you, you can buy some rabbit mince for about £2/pack. See if any of your cats go for that. If they do, then spend £20-£25 on Natural Instinct raw meat - it is good stuff and should last you 2 months.
 
vicisthebest said:
Someone said something the other day which I think's true - cat owners generally like dogs too, just prefer cats, whereas a lot of dog owners feel the need to keep saying how much they hate cats and how much better dogs are...
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I would love to own a dog, but I just dont have time to walk it so much. Some people spend 2-5 hours walking their dogs.
 
Lovely photos! I have 3 favourites! Number 1) The little Kittens, adorable. 2) The cat and the little bird, amazing shots. 3) the cat in the white box, very cute.... :)
 
sunama said:
I would love to own a dog, but I just dont have time to walk it so much. Some people spend 2-5 hours walking their dogs.
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My parents have a greyhound/saluki cross.

She gets walked twice a day - takes about 30 minutes a time. They walk to their local park/playing field, let her off the lead, she runs around in a circle for about 10 minutes until she's absolutely shattered, then they walk home again. They're really lazy dogs and don't take much walking - built for speed, but not stamina!

Greyhounds are quiet, gentle, and loyal to owners. They are very loving creatures, and they enjoy the company of their humans and other dogs. Greyhounds live most happily as pets in quiet environments. They do well in families with children as long as the children are taught to treat the dog properly and with politeness and appropriate respect. Greyhounds have a sensitive nature, and gentle commands work best as training methods.

Occasionally, a greyhound may bark, however greyhounds are generally not barkers, which is beneficial in suburban environments, and they are usually as friendly to strangers as they are with their own family. Greyhounds can live comfortably as apartment dogs, as they do not require much space and sleep close to 18 hours per day. In fact, due to their calm temperament, Greyhounds can make better "apartment dogs" than smaller, more active breeds. Contrary to popular belief, adult Greyhounds do not need extended periods of daily exercise, as they are bred for sprinting rather than endurance.
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Just an idea ;) x
 
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I'm sitting watching Iron Man, nice to know spike's comfy too:

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// Edit - he does have a cover for his bean bag before anyone says anything. However at 16 years of age he does have the occasional "accident" and the cover is in the wash :o
 
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