Cats eh?!

My last cat managed to get his paw trapped in the collar so the collar was removed permanently and I had to endure extra presents.

Tara my present cat has never worn a collar. She was from CPL so was micro chipped before she came to live here.

Last year all of a sudden she stopped bringing home gifts for me- I have no idea why but I am truly thankful. She is around 12 but can run like a greyhound when the fancy takes her.

Erm ... mangled rabbit stew ... no thank you!

I think that collars from good pet shops have a safety feature that stops cats strangling themselves these days.

Rabbit stew??

Our puss is a rescue cat and was semi-feral when we got her. She is a rather prolific killer, but she does tend to eat what she kills too, except for some mice. She hasn't brought anything in all summer so it must be the change in the weather.

WE were cautioned not to use collars on cats, in case they catch on something. In the long distant past we did use collars, but each time the cat would dispose of it very quickly. Can't imagine this particular puss would put up with one for any length of time.

We are hardened to sorting out her kills ... just that she made a 'very fine mess' this morning first thing and having returned from work, I walked into yet a.n.other dead rabbit in the hallway - and puss looking very pleased with herself!

We had a moggie for years. We only ever fed him the cheapest supermarket tinned food-no fussing with diet here I'm afraid. we always kept him in overnight and he had a collar with a bell to give the other creatures a chance. We now have 2 cats next door and one the other side. We clap hands to stop them using our garden as a toilet which seems to work. One of the pair is described by the family who have (not own of course!) the one as "evil". It truly is a hunter and a fighter too.

I would accept a pheasant.?

A local cat decided that the residents in our flats needed feeding and began to helpfully provide us with a variety of small creatures kindly left on the doormat. Obviously, whoever found it first ate the day's offering at once. Wouldn't want to hurt the wee fella's feelings!

It’s the nature ofcats and nothing we can do to stop them hunting and killing, but a bell on the collar helps a bit.
We have had cats that are avid hunters and killers, others who are just hunters and bring dead prey to us, one who hunted and brought live prey to us (!) and two who never showed any interest in hunting at all.?

Just walked into the kitchen to find a sea of feathers and a 'stiff as a board' wren lying there (head intact for a change). No sign of the cat. We call her the 'Birderer'.

Last night she was last seen on our doorstep, demolishing a freshly caught rabbit - only the vital organs left this morning!

Bowls of catfood and biscuits untouched,

Off to get the hoover out ... tch.

I was even less glad for a squirrel than the blackbirds!

We have always both used tinned cat food or packets, Kit-e-Kat and Felix, raw mince occasionally, tuna fish (yes, I know they say now-a-days that none of this is good for cats). All our cats have lived to ripe old ages.

Right now, Storm has taken to eating the birds he catches, leaving only the tail feathers. I know he will probably get worms, but they can be dealt with. I have finally got him to understand that the cat flap does not mean he can bring his birds in and devour them in the kitchen. I can't stop him hunting, unless I refuse to let him out, which I have no intention of doing.

Both Storm and his brother, Troll prefer water in a bowl outdoors than water in the bowl indoors. Warm bath water is also a hit, when I am in the bath.

There's nowt so queer as folk, unless it's cats.

Commercial cat food, like pouches of Whiskas or Felix, is mostly water so cats don't need much if any additional water.
My cat is addicted to the jellied slush and won't eat the fresh meat I give him, which is what the dog gets. I say, "Here, George, Waitrose human grade chicken, snipped into tiny bits. Yummy!" He walks away in disgust.
If I give in and give him Whiskas jellied slush he gobbles it so fast that he then throws it up on the kitchen floor.

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Jane10 His eyes are amazing aren't they he must have been shocked at the flash from the camera,he has just come back indoors after playing with next doors main coon kitten and is now relaxing in prime position on the sofa & stretched on the kitchen floor so everyone has to stand over him,he is a shorthaired British Blue with a really thick grey/blue fur coat.

I dispair of Bertie.
5 birds in 3 days. Not good.
Yes I know it's his nature and all you cat haters will be up in arms but what can I do.

Well, it looks like a very dark long haired brown tabby, but having a couple of white socks means it's not a pure breed.Lovely though!

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This is my neighbour's cat. She? is beautiful, but quite shy. She doesn't visit often and is becoming less timid. I don't know what variety she is, and I call her she, because she is so pretty, but this was as close as she would let me come at the time.

Glamma, your cat looks like a big teddy bear, so cuddly. I don't have cats nowadays but in the past have had five at different times. As a small child I loved the 'Orlando the Marmalade Cat' books so my first ginger cat had to be called Orlando. He was thick as the proverbial. I once saw him, ears flattened, stalking a pigeon that was just standing there looking at him, ready to take off when he got close which it did. My last ginger cat was Sandy who went blind but could find his way around the house and garden without a white stick, especially when he could hear me using the can opener.

Glammanana - how much for your cat lol? Just gorgeous!

Love the name Oliver Sprout! callgirl1, you can get fountains for cats to drink from - bought one for my cat who had serious kidney disease in desperation to get him drinking more, but sadly he died before I had a chance to try it.

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Glammanana, I have always wanted a cat just like Oliver! They look so cuddly and I love the colour!

Another lovely boy! He looks so startled in the pic. What did you do to him!!

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JaneYou have a very handsome cat there he is lovely my Oliver is friends with a Main Coon kitten who lives next door to us,Oliver is now old enough and confident now to venture next doors back garden for playdates Oliver had his birthday loast week he is now one year old and still growing he is going to be one big cat I think.

Tara, if she had a choice, will drink from a muddy pool in the garden.

Jane that is one beautiful cat- he would not fit through Tara's cat flap without removing it and wearing it around his waist!

Oliver Sprout likes the tap turned on, just somewhere between a dribble and a trickle, Digby is quite happy with his water from a bowl.