HKP90 Posted December 13, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2022 I love how polarised the voting options are on this thread. The best, or shite, you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 3 hours ago, HKP90 said: I love how polarised the voting options are on this thread. The best, or shite, you decide. 83 very sad and strange people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted December 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, leemond2008 said: So poor old Theodore isn't doing too well at all. Since I posted that back in September he has well and truly become my pal, almost every day he comes to my window and waits for me to give him some grub, I've known him to sit out there for 3 or 4 hours, he's only come inside a couple of times, he's a proper outdoor cat, but he's really affectionate, if I go outside to him he runs over and loves a load of fuss, he just doesn't like coming inside. anyways, about a week ago he came to the window and I assumed he'd been scrapping because his eye was all swollen, a few days later the swelling had gone down but it was really pussy and weepy, I saw him yesterday and now its badly bloodshot and is clouding over, looks like he's already gone completely blind in it. The problem is that he isn't actually my cat, I just feed the poor sod and I'm sure that he has a home because of the times that I see him, its almost as if he gets thrown out during office hours because I see him a lot more on weekdays than I do of a weekend. I have called the RSPCA and told them that I could get him inside my flat and they could send someone out but they just told me that I have gotta take him to a vet and then if the treatment is minor I've gotta go and pick him up and bring him back here again, now I don't drive and I don't have a cat box to shove him inside and I doubt if work would be too happy if I told them I'm just nipping out for half a day to take someone else's cat to the vets. They also pretty much said that if he isn't chipped and it is anything more than minor that they'd probably just put him down. i would take to cats protection if you have one nearby (or give them a call for advice)...they are less likely to put him down and will try and get him the treatment he needs the RSPCA isn't great in these matters unfortunately Edited December 14, 2022 by tomav84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 23 minutes ago, tomav84 said: i would take to cats protection if you have one nearby (or give them a call for advice)...they are less likely to put him down and will try and get him the treatment he needs the RSPCA isn't great in these matters unfortunately Cats protection has a recorded message saying to go to the RSPCA. I'm not a cat person at all but Theodore has really grown on me, it's genuinely upsetting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted December 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, leemond2008 said: Cats protection has a recorded message saying to go to the RSPCA. I'm not a cat person at all but Theodore has really grown on me, it's genuinely upsetting that's disappointing...and surprising do you know anyone else who has a cat you can borrow a cat box from? sounds like you're gonna need to take him to the vet. if not chipped then i guess you have a decision to make as to whether you adopt him or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 24 minutes ago, tomav84 said: that's disappointing...and surprising do you know anyone else who has a cat you can borrow a cat box from? sounds like you're gonna need to take him to the vet. if not chipped then i guess you have a decision to make as to whether you adopt him or not I actually don't know anyone with a cat, there are 2 people at work that I was hoping were going to be in the office today so I could have mentioned it to them in the hope that they would offer to give me their cat box to get him sorted but alas, neither of them have turned up today. Me adopting him is out of the question, the landlord wouldn't allow it, not for a second, the fact that Theodore has came inside my flat a few times would be enough for him to do his nut in a big way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 3 hours ago, leemond2008 said: Me adopting him is out of the question, the landlord wouldn't allow it, not for a second, the fact that Theodore has came inside my flat a few times would be enough for him to do his nut in a big way. Sounds a proper word removed. Obviously needs this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 6 hours ago, leemond2008 said: Cats protection has a recorded message saying to go to the RSPCA. I'm not a cat person at all but Theodore has really grown on me, it's genuinely upsetting Are you in the Erdington area? Look up Team Cat Rescue, they've helped me with some ferals in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GarethRDR Posted January 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2023 Wife just came bursting into the room whilst I was on a Teams call, hysterically demanding my keys because apparently our boy was out the back fighting (which would explain why I could hear what I can only describe as "emphatic Oh-Long-Johnson-ing" just outside my window) and she'd forgotten where her keys were. Queue yours truly hurriedly apologising to my peers, abandoning said call only to find the cats engaged in not fisticuffs (paw-icuffs?) but rather, no worse then a stern debate. Of course, chasing the other cat off was the only thing that would placate my wife, who then (after coaxing ours back inside) was in such a rush to give him a treat to "calm him down" (he looked totally nonplussed by this point) that she gave herself a paper-cut opening his food. So in summary, the only injuries sustained during this "catfight" were to 1) my wife and 2) my professional reputation. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 14/12/2022 at 08:17, leemond2008 said: Cats protection has a recorded message saying to go to the RSPCA. I'm not a cat person at all but Theodore has really grown on me, it's genuinely upsetting You can still take him to a vet if your prepared for a big bill to sort him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted January 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2023 Got a rescue cat from the cats protection last week , would have been less paperwork and criteria to meet if we’d adopted a child but all done now . She’d been living wild in Horsell common for a few week( yeah that one for you HG Wells fans ) , maybe longer but looks like someone owned her previously even though she isn’t chipped or anything strange cat , purrs a lot and gives you nose rubs and then jumps 4 foot in the air if you try and stroke her , but probably still getting used to us had to put a chair in front of the fish tank for her as she kept trying to jump up and not quite making it , the thump gets quite annoying after the 20th one in 5 mins .. seems to be like TV for her id forgotten what it had been like to be a human servant after not having a cat for around 12 months 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted January 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2023 A notable portion of people still skip over fully black cats. Their loss, she's absolutely beautiful. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loxstock92 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: Got a rescue cat from the cats protection last week , would have been less paperwork and criteria to meet if we’d adopted a child but all done now . She’d been living wild in Horsell common for a few week( yeah that one for you HG Wells fans ) , maybe longer but looks like someone owned her previously even though she isn’t chipped or anything strange cat , purrs a lot and gives you nose rubs and then jumps 4 foot in the air if you try and stroke her , but probably still getting used to us had to put a chair in front of the fish tank for her as she kept trying to jump up and not quite making it , the thump gets quite annoying after the 20th one in 5 mins .. seems to be like TV for her id forgotten what it had been like to be a human servant after not having a cat for around 12 months What a stunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 12 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Got a rescue cat from the cats protection last week , would have been less paperwork and criteria to meet if we’d adopted a child but all done now . She’d been living wild in Horsell common for a few week( yeah that one for you HG Wells fans ) , maybe longer but looks like someone owned her previously even though she isn’t chipped or anything strange cat , purrs a lot and gives you nose rubs and then jumps 4 foot in the air if you try and stroke her , but probably still getting used to us had to put a chair in front of the fish tank for her as she kept trying to jump up and not quite making it , the thump gets quite annoying after the 20th one in 5 mins .. seems to be like TV for her id forgotten what it had been like to be a human servant after not having a cat for around 12 months and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post leemond2008 Posted January 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) This was Theodore from about a week ago, his eye has healed up really well, its still clouded over so he is fully blind but he is back to being his old self again so he's going to be fine, such a shame though, he was a proper handsome boy, now he looks like a proper scrapper. Edited January 15, 2023 by leemond2008 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted January 15, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 15, 2023 55 minutes ago, leemond2008 said: This was Theodore from about a week ago, his eye has healed up really well, its still clouded over so he is fully blind but he is back to being his old self again so he's going to be fine, such a shame though, he was a proper handsome boy, now he looks like a proper scrapper. If it helps, one of our cars had to have an eye out last year (melting ulcer, horrible to look at) but cats adapt really well to having 1 eye. After he had healed a week or 2 later he was bouncing around like there’s nothing wrong with him and apart from him physically only having 1 eye you couldn’t tell. If anything he’s become more of a moggy since and I’m sure you will see that very soon if not already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, cyrusr said: If it helps, one of our cars had to have an eye out last year (melting ulcer, horrible to look at) but cats adapt really well to having 1 eye. After he had healed a week or 2 later he was bouncing around like there’s nothing wrong with him and apart from him physically only having 1 eye you couldn’t tell. If anything he’s become more of a moggy since and I’m sure you will see that very soon if not already! yeah he's back to himself already, he had a few weeks where he was feeling sorry for himself, he'd come round have his food and **** off, didn't want any fuss or anything, he's back to being a dickhead again now though. I bought him inside the other day and he wonders round then sits at the door just looking out, he sat like that for about 40 minutes happy as Larry, as soon as I close the door he turns around and gives me a meow as if to say what the **** do you think you are doing, then he jumps out when I reopen it. He is obviously happy in here when he knows he can get out, I'm gunna get some catnip for him and see if that helps him chill out while he is inside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 On 14/01/2023 at 20:33, Davkaus said: A notable portion of people still skip over fully black cats. Their loss, she's absolutely beautiful. Me and my partner love ours to bits, he is really obsessed with her so I always wind her up by saying he wants to replace me and don’t be surprised if he tries to kill me in the night lol. We’ve had Ace for 2 years now since a kitten, along with our older cat Nemo who’s been in my life for about 16 years now and still going strong. They have a typical big brother little brother relationship, most of the time Ace annoys Nemo. However, you can see and feel the love between them. When growing up in my culture specifically on my mums side, black cats are seen as evil so I naturally avoided them a lot when young. Ace doesn’t have an evil bone in his body, he can be annoying at times (he opens our bedroom door in the night from the handle lol). I’ve found that black cats are really chatty, he has to let us what he’s doing all the time by chirping or meowing lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 When I was a kid in the 70s, almost none of my friends had any pets at all. My house was like a zoo to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2023 10 hours ago, Rustibrooks said: We’ve had Ace for 2 years now Does he liked smoked kipper? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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