RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted June 22 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 22 On 20/06/2024 at 14:45, J. S. Bach said: Speaking of cats and children: You have set me thinking, I would love to have a cat but my wife is allergic to them! 1 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Markwj Posted June 22 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 22 She has nicked my space on the coach and foot stool! 15 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 5 hours ago, Chris116 said: You have set me thinking, I would love to have a cat but my wife is allergic to them! Technically I'm allergic to cats, but currently live happily with 6 of them. I've been lucky in that my allergy has become less severe over years of exposure, to the point where the worst that happens is that I sometimes get a bit sniffly when meeting a new moggy. Not everyone would be that lucky though. If someone's cat allergy were on a par with my horse allergy, which, while not life threatening, is unpleasant enough that I avoid provoking it as far as possible, I can understand a policy of strict feline avoidance. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted June 23 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 23 My nephew has (or had) a cat allergy that only happened the first time he met one. He was at our place once and met our new cat and had an asthma attack. He'd left his puffer at home. We went to our druggist who said that "There isn't much of a black market for puffers so he'd let us have one and get a prescription later". 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Most of the cats we have had have tended to shun visitors. Except for one or two friends and relatives who have an allergy / general dislike of cats. Then they are all over them like a rash determined to leave furry evidence of their attention. 2 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Captain Kernow Posted June 23 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 23 Two cats, but where does one begin and the other end?!... 17 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post petethemole Posted June 23 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 23 We had visitors yesterday. About 5 am my son Martyn, who is nocturnal, saw from his bedroom window five kittens playing in the garden, one ginger and white, and an adult ginger and white cat in the garden next door. I went out about 9.30 and they were still playing, but on seeing me they all hid. They stayed hiding in various places all day, moving occasionally. They were quite small, I reckon about 8 weeks old. One climbed the fence to the car park behind and disappeared, later another did the same. I put some water out for them but they didn't appear to touch it. By late evening we could only find one. After midnight Martyn heard mewing outside and went out to see the last kitten climbing the fence and dropping off outside. Looking over the fence with a torch he saw the adult cat with all five kittens. I took one photo, of two hiding in the space between our tree and the fence, hidden beneath branches of a straggly laurel. Before I went for the camera there were four there. 19 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Dagworth Posted June 23 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 23 Happy tenth birthday to my Jareth, a magnificent beast of a cat. He is a gentle giant, very affectionate but doesn’t know his own strength. Andi 24 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted June 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/24/wildcat-kittens-birth-cairngorms-national-park Wildcat kittens! 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steamport Southport Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Bizarre cat related incident. Went to the boozer yesterday and as soon as I opened the door the cat jumped over my shoulder and straight down the flight of steps. Went in, got my beer and noticed there was a dog running about. One of those Dulex dogs, but was only a puppy and quite harmless. But it's probably irked the cat so he's gone outside for a bit. About half an hour later the dog owner said "That shouldn't be allowed" "Eh?" "That thing. You shouldn't be allowed to bring your pet cat to a pub" "I haven't got a cat!" "What's that then?" pointing at the cat now sitting next to me on the pool table "That's your cat" "That's Sirius, the pub cat. He lives here! Where do you expect him to be?" I give the cat a bit of a stroke With that the cat starts rubbing his head on me. He seemed to know I've just defended him. Bloke walks away muttering under his breath.... I'll see if I've got some photos of him on my phone. Should have some. Not of the idiot, the cat! 11 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 (edited) No dogs allowed as I'm the bouncer! He He And, yes he was asked if he wanted to go out. He's usually quite happy sitting there. Edited June 24 by Steamport Southport 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Popular Post JZ Posted June 24 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted June 24 (edited) Lovely Bengal on my train from Portsmouth to Bristol. Other passengers in that part of the train all gave it a stroke and got it's photo. Edited June 25 by JZ 20 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Remedee had some roast chicken yesterday. Fortunately she doesn't read RMWeb so probably won't be hot footing it to Andi's gaff knowing he's a soft touch for that particular culinary treat. Besides which, I think she's young so has yet to develop much in the way of a "Madam" complex, currently anything goes food wise! C6T. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 On 23/06/2024 at 10:14, Captain Kernow said: Two cats, but where does one begin and the other end?!... Just noticed, a Tux with white ear tips, how rare is that!? C6T. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted June 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25 10 hours ago, Classsix T said: Just noticed, a Tux with white ear tips, how rare is that!? I didn't realise it was particularly rare?! What I do know is that we have to put cat sunscreen on his ear tips and his white nose during the summer, on vets advice... 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 51 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: I didn't realise it was particularly rare?! What I do know is that we have to put cat sunscreen on his ear tips and his white nose during the summer, on vets advice... 2 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted June 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25 (edited) 16 hours ago, JZ said: Lovely Bengal on my train from Portsmouth to Bristol. Other passengers in that part of the train all gave it a stroke and got it's photo. Taking my adopted 1 ish year old home for the first time and then to the vets for jabs, in her box, on her blanket with a ton of treats was a fairly traumatic experience for both of us (perhaps more me in fairness). How do you discover that actually they'd be perfectly fine loose on a train? I saw a bloke with one that wasnt even on a lead at Bath station once, just sat on his shoulders. if it bolted you wouldn't have a hope of finding it again? Edited June 25 by Hal Nail 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted June 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25 Sun cream on, relaxing in the shade of the cloud cover... 13 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 23 minutes ago, Hal Nail said: Taking my adopted 1 ish year old home for the first time and then to the vets for jabs, in her box, on her blanket with a ton of treats was a fairly traumatic experience for both of us (perhaps more me in fairness). Our last cat became too stressed when transported in any form of ‘cage’ so the routine was for her to just sit on my lap, with the wife driving, when taking her to the vets for its annual check-up and flu jab. She would have a collar and lead on (the cat, not my wife!) and although the police would have taken a grim view of the cat not being properly secured all went well. In the vets waiting room the cat was quite happy on my lap, even when other people brought dogs in. I sensed there was a sort of truce between all the animals there as they knew what lay ahead and were mutually sympathetic to each other. 5 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 7 minutes ago, Deeps said: and although the police would have taken a grim view of the cat not being properly secured all went well. If I remember correctly it is the devil is in the detail of what is properly secured! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmianmianm Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 (edited) On 23/06/2024 at 11:35, petethemole said: We had visitors yesterday. About 5 am my son Martyn, who is nocturnal, saw from his bedroom window five kittens playing in the garden, one ginger and white, and an adult ginger and white cat in the garden next door. I went out about 9.30 and they were still playing, but on seeing me they all hid. They stayed hiding in various places all day, moving occasionally. They were quite small, I reckon about 8 weeks old. One climbed the fence to the car park behind and disappeared, later another did the same. I put some water out for them but they didn't appear to touch it. By late evening we could only find one. After midnight Martyn heard mewing outside and went out to see the last kitten climbing the fence and dropping off outside. Looking over the fence with a torch he saw the adult cat with all five kittens. I took one photo, of two hiding in the space between our tree and the fence, hidden beneath branches of a straggly laurel. Before I went for the camera there were four there. Please contact your local Cats Protection or other charity and get these kittens and their relaitves trapped and neutered. They will do this for free. You could easily have a feral colony of 25 in under 6 months time as these kittens will themselves be fertile in 3 months from now. Edited June 25 by ianmianmianm added some extra info 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 49 minutes ago, Mark Saunders said: If I remember correctly it is the devil is in the detail of what is properly secured! 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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