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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on December 12, 2007, 11:12:48 AM
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This gorgeous little boy took up residence in the garden that Lucas came from. He's been around for the last few months but the guy bought a couple of kennels the other day for the ferals that frequent his garden. When he looked out, this cheeky chappie had decided to lay claim to one and has been there ever since both night and day. The problem with this is all the other cats have now disappeared so they are obviously frightened of him or he's been marking his territory :sneaky: We managed to catch him this morning, and I'm hoping now all the other residents will return. He isn't a feral but has a huge pair of :censored: on him so he is booked in on Friday to have them removed. He is a little nervous but has already had something to eat and has let me give him a little stroke :Luv: :Luv: Later on I'm going to transfer him to a dog cage as I don't think he'll be a problem getting hold of.
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Dawn, he's got such a sweet face. Bless :Luv:
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awww wee cutie pie!
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He's lovely! :Luv: What have you called him?
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He's lovely :Luv:
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He's lovely! :Luv: What have you called him?
He's nameless at the moment so if anyone can think of a name for him :yes: I've just checked his neck and all his Lymph Nodes are up, I think I'm going to have to book him into my other vets to get him bloodtested :scared:
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Awww, he is a big boy, i love his face. Are you going to take him back to the same garden or find him a home? :hug:
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He's too nice to be living rough, he's not a feral so he deserves to have a nice home. I have a horrible feeling though he is FIV but he's now booked in Sean's vets tomorrow so the test can be sent off to Glasgow.
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He's nameless at the moment so if anyone can think of a name for him
Firelight?. Matches his colour and the season!
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He has a very sweet face, and handsome, how old do you think he is?
But even FIV , you can still find him a home?? ;)
I have him and freddie. ;D I wish :Luv: :Luv2:
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He has a very sweet face, and handsome, how old do you think he is?
But even FIV , you can still find him a home?? ;)
I have him and freddie. ;D I wish :Luv: :Luv2:
I don't think he's very old but older than he looks looking at his teeth, he is very handsome bless him and has wolfed his way through a full bowl of food so obviously isn't too stressed by everything :Luv: :Luv: Yes, I'm sure even if FIV he'll get a home, I'm a bit gutted about Dawn's room being taken up again on Friday now, this little man would have been the perfect candidate but never mind, the other little lady needs it just as much :)
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Firelight?. Matches his colour and the season!
:um: not sure but will practise calling him and see how it sounds ;)
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Kringle! Very festive. :) Hmmm.....or Bayard (with red brown hair) or Derry. (red head.)
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:Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
Toulouse
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AWWWWW DD he's :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:.
what a gorgoeus gorgeous boy. His nosey wosey looks sore bless.
How about the name Biscuit?
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Bless him he's gorgeous....Good Luck with the blood tests fella :Luv2:
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sorry - laughing my socks off at what you wrote...
"He isn't a feral but has a huge pair of :censored: on him so he is booked in on Friday to have them removed. He is a little nervous"
i'm not bleedin surprised poor fella!!!!
sorry :heeee heeee: :heeee heeee: :heeee heeee:
he is totally gorgeous though :Luv: hope he's ok :hug:
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:naughty: I was trying to think of a nice way of putting it :evillaugh: It always surprises me when you check a "nice" cat and it still has it's nuts, I know it shouldn't but I can't believe anyone would leave a cat in tact unless it was for breeding purposes :Crazy: He'll be fine anyway, I've given Sean specific instructions to be gentle with him ;) I know he's nervous bless him but it's for the best and it will be over and done with tomorrow, they'll be no more sleeping out in the cold and no more competing for food, and he'll have a nice warm bed in time for xmas :Luv:
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Awwww I am in :Luv: :Luv:
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The vet nurse did his test as an inhouse by mistake and it did come back as FIV positive which doesn't surprise me in the least. The test will be getting sent off to Glasgow anyway to confirm but I think it will still be positive.
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AWWWWW DD he's :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:.
what a gorgoeus gorgeous boy. His nosey wosey looks sore bless.
How about the name Biscuit?
Awww Biscuit is sweet, You can call him Biscuite Doolittle. He needs a surname.
I hope his FIV results are negative though.x
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Biscuit is a fab name :Luv: :Luv: I've been having a long think this evening and I'm thinking Biscuit may be the perfect next candidate to go to Dawn's. I'm picking Magnolia up tomorrow and she was going to go to Dawn's but I think Biscuit will be the better choice. At Dawn's he can have his own room and he's got less chance of picking up anything which is obviously going to be a worry if he is positive. I've not had a chat to Dawn yet as she's exhausted after her flight so I'll mention it when I speak to her tomorrow afternoon :scared:
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Ooooh , i am sure Dawn will love him, he is gorgeous and i can send him one of the fruity mats for his christmas ;D After all for some reason i won three :shify: :rofl:
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I'm sure she will Pav, he is extremely loveable and absolutely gorgeous :Luv: :Luv: Not sure of his age, the vet nurse said she's seen so many cats today and can't remember apart from him having a huge pair of goolies :evillaugh: He's had a full check over anyway, has been wormed, deflead and microchipped, his ears were manky so they've been cleaned, he's also a little bit snotty so has been given a course of antibiotics and other than that, he should be fine.
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My decision has been made eh? I just had a look at the first post and wondered if we might get him :evillaugh: he is beautiful! It will be nice to have a new cat from the same place as Lucas :Luv:
I like Biscuit - we can have Cheese and Biscuits :rofl: unless you want to call him Pickle? or Crackers? (Christmassy! :evillaugh: )
I need to sort out Lucas' room still, its a bit :sick: even after a scrubbing! - Where can I rent a carpet cleaner??? (Clueless! ;) )
I have had my 12 hours sleep catch up now Dawn so will ring you soon ;)
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Hi Dawn, glad you're back, hope you had a lovely time.
The best carpet cleaner I have used is the Rug Doctor, can normally hire them from Morrisons, DIY stores etc. For one room you should only need it for a few hours and only a small bottle of the carpet detergent. They also do an odour remover which you can use as well.
I used this in the study after Tia had her babies on the carpet, and then reared them on the floor for 8 weeks. :sick:
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AWWWW Biscuit.
I love naming kitties ;D ;D. I love kitties.
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Ooh, he's lovely....and the FIV foster who was due at my house has now got a home all of his own and won't be coming after all........!!
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I was going to call over today with him but I've come down with a nice dose of flu........I feel :censored: awful, aching all over and generally feel rubbish. Not looking forward to going to work tomorrow but if I'm off I don't get paid so not got a lot of choice really but will see how I feel tomorrow. Dawn, I'll bell you tomorrow sometime :hug:
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Sending over lots of positive 'get rid of orrible flu' vibes your way :hug:
Also, welcome back t'other Dawn, hope you had a fabulous holiday ;D
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Hope you feel better soon Dawn
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Aww, fingers crossed for this one.
Dawn, I bought a steam cleaner from TJ Hughes for £40 last year - admittedly it hasn't come out of the box yet, but it looks good!! You are welcome to borrow it if you like.
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Are you feeling any better today Dawn?
And how is the lovely Biscuit.....?
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I'm feeling a little better thank you but have been od'ing on Paracetamol and whisky coffees which taste disgusting but seem to have helped. I stopped in bed most of the day, got up this morning to feed the rabble and then had a lazy day. I was running a temp earlier and the cats made it worse by all snuggling up to me, they all seem to think when I'm in bed, it's their turn for cuddles :sneaky:
Biscuit is absolutely gorgeous, I'm in love with this little man, he is such a fuss pot and purrs for England :Luv: :Luv: I find it such a shame that all the nice cats seem to be the FIV one's, I think he's probably caught it by being attacked and not the other way round, he doesn't seem to have a nasty bone in his body bless him. He seems a little nervous and initially he reacts by trying to pull away from you but once he knows he's getting a fuss, he'll come forward and start headbutting. I'm sure Dawn and Phil will fall head over heels for him and I was telling the vet last night where he was going and she was over the moon for him :)
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Glad you're feeling a bit better and hopefully tomorrow will be better again.
Sending you PM now!
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Hope you feel much better soon Dawn! Sending lots of get well soon vibes!
Great to hear that little Biscuit is doing grand... he looks such a sweetheart.
At least he is warm, safe and loved... and just in time for Chrimbo!
Good job! xx
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There's been a little change of plan regarding Biscuit :shify: Schmew has kindly offered to foster him until he finds a forever home :hug: This is fab news as once he's settled down, he will be able to integrate with Schmew's other cats which are also FIV positive. Dawn and Phil are still willing to take the gorgeous Magnolia and when I drop her off, Dawn and I will be taking Biscuit to his new Foster mummy :Luv: :Luv:
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;D ;D ;D
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Well done Schmew, I did think of you when DD said he was FIV. :hug:
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Well I was due to take one on foster from AARU this weekend but he's been rehomed :wow: So there is a space for the gorgeous Biscuit - I can't wait to meet him! (and Dawn and Dawn!)
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Aww, I am glad that 2 cats get the chance of a foster home now.
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Magnolia the, er, black cat :Crazy: :evillaugh:
The Christmas prawns are ready and waiting. Oh and the turkey, seeing as it feeds 5-7 and there is only me and Phil and cats - Turkey sandwich/stew/soup anyone?? :rofl:
Desley, thanks so much for the offer :hug: I wonder if its worth us looking into buying one ourselves? I suppose we haven't seen our last poorly kitty - and after the lovely big runny poo Doc left us on the floor today I think the whole house might benefit from a once over :evillaugh:
Lesley, I meant to PM you about the carpet cleaner because I remember you saying you have rented them before - I was in Tesco, ASDA and Morrisons on Friday and Morrisons was the one I forgot to look in :innocent: I will have a look into it and also price up a carpet cleaner ;D :hug:
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The Christmas prawns are ready and waiting. Oh and the turkey, seeing as it feeds 5-7 and there is only me and Phil and cats - Turkey sandwich/stew/soup anyone?? :rofl:
My babes are asking can they come as well and what time do you want them there :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Might have to take Biscuit back in later for a check up but just waiting for the vets to phone. Looking at where he had his op, it looks like the insides have popped out if you know what I mean. Some vets just leave the sack which I think they have done but there's no fur on the actual sac bit and I've not noticed this on any of my others when they've had the chop. I can also see the incision so I just want to make sure everything is okay with him. I had to take a couple of pics which was quite difficult as you can imagine and Biscuit wasn't too impressed :evillaugh:
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That can happen if the incision is a little too big Dawn. I'd get him straight back in as it shouldn't be left like that.
Sometimes it can pop back in itself but he'll need to get a antibiotics jab... may need to essentially re-do the neuter. My Aston went through the same thing and they had to stitch up the sacks to cover it as they wouldn't pop back itself. He had a terrible time of it bless him and I wonder now if that is one of the reasons that we had problems with his weight post neuter.
Let us know how you get on. xx
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I've just heard back from the vets and he has to go back in bless him. Sean's on later so he'll be taking a look at him, it was pretty difficult trying to explain to the Receptionists so I sent piccies as well which was a help :evillaugh: It's not actually the insides that have come out but the actual sac out of the fur, they just look like wrinkled nuts but furless :evillaugh:
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lol... bless him... fingers crossed all goes well.
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When I sent the piccies, I headed it Biscuit's Balls so they've probably all had a look at it :evillaugh:
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Well Zebedee Boo has furry empty sacs (his dusters) ;D so he still looks like a little lad.
Zubin God love him has a nice flat back end.
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When I sent the piccies, I headed it Biscuit's Balls so they've probably all had a look at it :evillaugh:
Sorry Dawn but :rofl: :rofl:
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Crikey Dawn what are you bringing me?!! :rofl:
Poor little man, I hope he's ok and it's sorted quickly. So excited for him coming!
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Poor little man but I'm sure he'll be okay, I think Sean will have to try and ease them back into the furry bits :sick: :sick: I think the delivery of this little man will have to be tomorrow now but I'll see how long I'm in the vets with him and to how I feel, cos I'll have to pick the other cat up from Mold, go to Dawn's and then onto Wigan so tomorrow may be better :tired:
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Dawn he is LOVELY... bless him... .. ahh just beautiful
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Tomorrow eh?
Dawn doesn't tell me nuthin :evillaugh: :P
Is Magnolia lady still arriving at the same time :shy:
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:-[ :-[ sorry, I was going to bell you later :evillaugh: Yes, Magnolia will be arriving at the same time :Luv:
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Awww yay :hug: I am looking forward to it :)
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Ooh the description don't sound good Dawn! :sick: Poor Biscuit :hug:
See you (both?) tomorrow then!
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The vet who looked at the pic was Trevor and he said to take him in which I did :sneaky: When I got there he was nearly wetting himself laughing about the email I'd sent and said they've never had an email with a piccie of cats nuts before and loved the title :naughty: Sean took a look and he said he is fine but he too thought it was hilarious :slap: He said the reason Biscuit were plucked, and his nuts were like they were is because he was huge and that's why I've not seen them like that before because all the others I've taken in have been quite young so it's just a case of a snip :rofl: :rofl: He's looked at Biscuits teeth again for me and he think's he's about 10 years old but he said he is gorgeous and he reminds him of Jimmy, he said you don't normally get cats like that and if I weren't doing what I was doing, he would have been worth keeping :Luv: :Luv: So anyway, he is fine but I will probably be the laughing stock of the surgery for the next few weeks and Sean and Trevor will probably end up with a clip around the earhole :evillaugh:
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Oh Myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Bless him! :Luv2:
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I made a post and it disappeared :shify:
I said ... yessss you will see us both, if you think you can handle the confusion of being visited by Dawn and Dawn :evillaugh:
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I said ... yessss you will see us both, if you think you can handle the confusion of being visited by Dawn and Dawn :evillaugh:
I'm the better looking one :innocent:
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I said ... yessss you will see us both, if you think you can handle the confusion of being visited by Dawn and Dawn :evillaugh:
I'm the better looking one :innocent:
And two years younger than me if your profile is correct :sneaky:
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At least I won't get your names mixed up! :rofl:
Can't wait to meet you both and BISCUIT!! I'm so excited!
I will try and remember to get proper milk in so you can have a cuppa and biccies. See you tomorrow!
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Or you can put cat milk in and just not tell us :shify: :evillaugh: (I think someone said they have done that for guests before :rofl: - was it Liz with the clan cats??)
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No it's soya milk here but I think some people would prob prefer cat milk!
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I must admit I have tried soya milk on cereal and wasn't converted.. :sick:
Not sure I would notice the difference in drinks though :shy:
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ooh no will get proper milk, and hoover up and everything it's like being homechecked! :rofl:
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Don't forget the choccie biscuits then :evillaugh: :rofl:
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:rofl: :rofl I will bring a clipboard and ask lots of awkward questions :naughty:
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Biscuit has arrived! He is a stunner :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
He is still cleaning himself, he's going to be one smart looking pud by the morning!
Really good to finally meet Dawn and Dawn (andCraig!) and DD - you left your cat carrier! I will be able to srop it off with Dawn next time I'm in Manchester on a hedgehog run (or 2nd Jan if not before)
Off for last cuddles now before I drag myself away from the beautiful new arrival and off to bed.
Thanks again for bringing him, I am smitten already :Luv2:
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It was lovely to meet you Sue :shy: we guessed our way back to the motorway (I was judging if we were going the right way on whether or not I thought I had seen the Christmas lights before :rofl: )
Biscuit is GORGEOUS! I really fell for this little man. Anyone who meets him will fall in love - his pictures really don't do him justice do they? He is such a cheeky lovable character and he has definitely fallen on his paws with his new foster meowmy where he will be spoilt rotten :hug:
Bless him and all his washing... he must really want to impress :play: lovely to meet the kittens too, and the lovely doggies! ;D
Feel free to pop round here any time with the carrier and meet the clan too :hug:
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Awww Sue, lovely to meet you too and I realised about my carrier when I was half way home :doh: I'm glad you're smitten with Biscuit already, he really is a little sweetheart and as Dawn said, he seems to have landed on his paws bless him :Luv: :Luv: I think he'll soon charm his way into somebody's heart, everybody who's met him up to now has fallen in love, us two Dawn's included :Luv2: Thank you for offering to foster him for me, I'm sure he'll repay you with lots of furrs and headbutts :Luv: :Luv: :hug:
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Aww, fingers crossed for him.
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Well Biscuit has made himself right at home - he moves between the food bowl, litter tray and the settee! I think he is becoming surgically attached to it! Nice to see him happy and warm and comfortable though, he must have been so cold outside bless him. :hug:
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Hows biscuit today :Luv:
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Ooo, he is a babe!
He's eating well and seems very settled. He's had to spend a few days in a cage while I've had my folks staying but bless him he's not been bothered. He's been out and about and met the two residents, Buffy aint too impressed by him and has given him a clout but generally Biscuit and Bobby seem to be ok - only one incident where Biscuit decided to have a go. The dogs broke upstairs one night while I was out and introduced themselves to him, but he didn't seem too traumatised!
I lurve him. :Luv:
He is such a snuggler and likes to headbutt you and roll upside down for tummy tickles. How he has coped living rough with no one to love him I just don't know, he really likes a fuss!
Wil try and get some pics and see if someone kind will post them for me!
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I love a happy ending :Luv:
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That's fantastic news Schmew, he really sounds as if he's landed on his paws :Luv: :Luv: I had a funny feeling you'd fall in lurve with him :evillaugh: Can't wait for some piccies, if you send them to me, I'll post them for you :hug:
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Only once did I put cat milk in a visitors tea!
Cats not amused and visitor never noticed and to this day still haven't said a word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :Crazy: :innocent:
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Only once did I put cat milk in a visitors tea!
Cats not amused and visitor never noticed and to this day still haven't said a word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :Crazy: :innocent:
:rofl: :rofl: I am glad I got the right person as I did not want to wrongly accuse :naughty:
Isn't cat milk just long life milk with reduced lactose anyway? :shify:
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Biscuit update - what a darling! He's so snuggly and loveable, and likes a good chat :Luv:
DD I have taken some photos (he has ominously green eyes) and will email them tomorrow.
He's still fine, but although his poos had got to almost normal, they are loose again last night and today and he has just done the runniest smelliest poo while I've been in here, ee yuk! So I#'d best go and clean up the litter tray, and then see if I can still stomach my tea :sick:
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Awww so good to hear he's still using his charms, I'm soooo pleased for him :hug: I can't wait to get some piccies of him :Luv2: :Luv2: and I hope his bum has improved poor babe :sick:
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Sorry about lack of pics DD - battery in camera died and not got round to recharging it yet. Mind you, you've had enough on your plate with everything :hug:
Biscuit is soooo attached to his settee, he doesn't want to leave the spare room! I am opening the door when I get home, the others are coming in for a nosey (Charlie dog to eat his food more than anything!) and Biscuit just sits in his bed watching them all! He even accepted a lick from Charlie tonight without taking his eyes out (he's made no attempt to swipe them so far, he did have a bit of a growl so Reba is hiding from him but that aint doing anyone any harm!). Oh, and for the last few days his poos have been nice and solid (fingers crossed it continues...)
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Here's some pics of the gorgeous boy :Luv2: :Luv2:
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He's lovely :Luv:
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Awww!!
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Well he waltzed his way upstairs last night and plonked himself on my bed! My two are not amused by him, but it'll settle. He's currently taking up the ginger dogs spot on the settee - he doesn't half know how to make himself at home!
Vet says he has an arthritic shoulder, so he's had a long acting antibiotic jab (he's been limping quite badly). The jab should also help his skin - he's got patches on shoulder joint where he's been overgrooming, I'm assuming it's linked to pain so we'll see.
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Blocked anal glands can cause over grooming so it may be worth getting these checked out. Poor little babe, I hope the injection helps to sort his limp out :ahh:
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Just remembered :innocent: of course I have some biccie-piccies I can post :evillaugh:
He is such a charmer :Luv:
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Awww thanks Dawn :hug: That 3rd pic down really shows his true character, such a scrummy little lad :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Yeah thats the best one I took - he kept being really cute and then by the time i got the camera on he was washing again :evillaugh:
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Can you send me that pic Dawn so I can send it to Sean, I know he fell in love with Biscuit as soon as he saw him and I'm sure he'd love to see him so chilled out :Luv:
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He's permanently chilled out! My Ted cat was the only other cat I've known that's been so laid back!
Nice pics Dawn
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