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Ronnie settled down for the day. He is a scraggy looking thing now -needs a good brush but he wont have it.
He went out about 5.00 this morning but was soon back soaking wet.

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Cat Flap dads, how did you all get a flap fitted? New door completely? We've a full glass panel backdoor so can't really cut the glass to fit a flap....or can I?? Leaving the window open isn't an option. Mario now neutered and chipped, with Matilda shortly to undergo the same op. Once she's recovered, we'll be starting to let them outside. I'm considering getting a catflap so they can come and go as they please.
 
Mine isn't in a door. Our kitchen sink is in front of a window (as most are I imagine) and to the right of the sink is where the washing machine/dishwasher goes. We don't have a dishwasher unless you count the wife and the washing machine is in a cupboard off the hallway so we had this space doing nothing. I took the fibre glass panel off the outside which was just clipped in and replaced it with a 18mm marine ply sheet which I painted white to match the outside. I cut a hole in the inside plasterboard and boarded it up to deny any cold air coming out of the void. I then cut the new 18mm panel to the correct size using the template that came with the microchip cat flap and fitted it and sealed the edges with silicon. I built a platform outside from the cat flap to the top rear step because there was a three foot drop from the cat flap. I soon discovered that with a NE wind and raining that rain came through the flap so I then built a tunnel over the platform to stop this plus it gives the cats somewhere to shelter when they are deciding whether or not to go out. I went a steep further eventually and put a door on the end of the tunnel as it filled with snow in the winter.
 
subbytna said:
Cat Flap dads, how did you all get a flap fitted? New door completely? We've a full glass panel backdoor so can't really cut the glass to fit a flap....or can I?? Leaving the window open isn't an option. Mario now neutered and chipped, with Matilda shortly to undergo the same op. Once she's recovered, we'll be starting to let them outside. I'm considering getting a catflap so they can come and go as they please.
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Through the wall would probably work out cheaper, or they can be fitted to glass doors, but you'd need new glass fitted - link
 
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Just came back from shopping and found Ronnie sitting around the back with a stoat at his feet.
I think a Buzzard had it and dropped it and landed at his feet.
 
Not really - he just left it - much prefers double cream. - I put it in the field for the crows/magpies.
Unlike our other cat years ago who bought one in still alive - it made such a noise I went downstairs to look for the noise and found Tiggy with this stoat running around dining room and did it stink - I did manage to catch it but they are vicious little things.
 
It seems Ronnie has been at it again - Not sure if it was the stoat but he was quiet and lethargic over the weekend - wouldn't eat or setttle.
Yesterday I found out why. When you look at a cats nose you see between the nostrals is a plain flat space - In that was a big hole - It's looks like he has walked into some barbed wire and one of the bits went straight in -You can see the hole (if you go in real close) No wonder he wasn't eating - every time he put his nose in bowl he banged the hole.
We were going to take him in today but what a difference a day makes.
We are keeping a eye on it now we know it's there and if he goes lethargic again we will get him in.

In the field at bottom of garden they have old barbed wire up and just by next door the spike that holds it up has rotted away so the two runs are close to the floor -Went out yesterday and put a stake in.
He uses the field for the loo but there is also the Black cat that beats him up so perhaps he ran and hit the wire.
If is going to happen it's always to Ronnie.
 
No idea why I have this on watch
But never get notified of new posts in here

Anyway
Here's probably the last picture of my old boy
He's on the right
Other one came to stay for a couple of weeks
As his owner had to go into a refuge
That was 3 years ago lol
The old boys 19 and diabetes, old age and other ailments
Have finally caught up with him
Vets are coming tomorrow
Can't believe I am sitting crying over a cat,trying to get up the courage
To tell the vets to go ahead tomorrow
Put it off a couple of times already

 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
No idea why I have this on watch
But never get notified of new posts in here

Anyway
Here's probably the last picture of my old boy
He's on the right
Other one came to stay for a couple of weeks
As his owner had to go into a refuge
That was 3 years ago lol
The old boys 19 and diabetes, old age and other ailments
Have finally caught up with him
Vets are coming tomorrow
Can't believe I am sitting crying over a cat,trying to get up the courage
To tell the vets to go ahead tomorrow
Put it off a couple of times already

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He's a beautiful old boy, of course you'd be upset. I'm tearing up just reading your post and looking at the lad.

These are just words on a forum, but if he's not well, you're doing the right thing. Give him a lot of love tonight.

So sorry you're going through this.
 
Thanks guys
That photo he actually looks pretty ok
That was about 6 weeks ago
Sadly he's went downhill a lot since then
From 6.5kg to 3.5kg which is very drastic weight loss
The vets think he may have a GIST
Which by weird coincidence my partner has
Though she's responding really well to chemotherapy
But given his age and the fact he gets absolutely stressed
And travel sick before even leaving the car park
They don't recommend putting him through it
In order to take him for more thorough tests/xrays/mri/ct etc
And being diabetic clashes with some treatments
That might be possible anyway
Luckily the vets are mobile so been visiting constantly
But they're limited to ultrasound and physically feeling his abdomen
As mobile vets they have to send him to another vet
For the more extensive scans

I know I have to make the decision
But poorly as he is he still plods out and somehow jumps up
Onto the stool for his insulin injection
Sits there purring away while being injected
And looks up at me so trustingly that I feel awful for contemplating
What i am thinking of having done

Wow I am a right mess
I guess when the vets come i will have to bite the bullet
At least since they're mobile he will be in his own home
If that's what it comes down to
But boy is this hard
 
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