April 19, 2008

• Oh she's gorgeous. I'm jealous. Call her Ada.
• Jacinth - an orange gem. This has Biblical connotations which might not appeal to everyone, however. Similarly, Rubicelle, Almandine, Malaia. (Malaia is my favorite of the above) because of the remarkable eyes, which I confess I have not seen on a cat, if I recall.
• I like names that relate to colour; our last cat was Carmine and our other option was Saffron.
• Ooh, I like Ada too. Is it meant to be Ay-da or Ah-da, or is it a whatever thing? #2 will have final approval, since he was nice enough to give in to my pestering. Keep 'em coming! I know it's the weekend, but you've got until Friday.
• I think it can be either Ah-da or Ay-da. Kitty's eyes put me in mind of a Chartreux.
• Ooh, I loves me an orange-eyed ornage cat! Y'know, lloking at that picture, Ada does seem to suit her.
• Oh, and I almost forgot.. A-woogy-woogy-woo! Hooooozapwettygirl?
• yay, you're a cat person now! she looks like she could be steve's sister, except he has the yellow/green eyes. i'd name her sydney, but i'm like that.
• Slagathor
• Dagon. Tlazolteotl. Akatosh.
• Farts a lot? It's obvious -- Kitfisto.
• oh-oh. Trac has given up her house to the Forces of Evil Kittehdom. There will be no more peace at midnight, paw prints on the computer keys, and a litterbox demanding constant change. Life will be good. She's boot-i-ful! At first I was thinking the name would be pronounced as eye-ay-da, which I like. Ay-da's pretty, and fits. I may have to get another kitteh and call her Iayda. Here's another vote for Ada. Roryk FTW! O hai, Trac. Meow u hav to lern to spek LOLcat. chck icanhascheezburger.com for halp Kthxby
• Amber.
• I think she looks like a Maude though.
• that's a very pretty cat. you could name her after yr fav esoteric single malt scotch, her eyes are gorgeous :)
• I vote she should be named Quid so that there will actually one day be a Quidnunc Kit in succession for #1.... and she's almost as pretty as Quiddy, too
• Marmal-Ada?
• Umber.
• Poopy.
• Flumpfy Bundigus.
• Seriously, right now Poopy fits all too well. Today we are finding something a bit softer for her stomach that is less inclined to cause the Stinky Poop of Death.
• Is she going to be an indoor/outdoor cat? If so avoid things you don't want to stand at the backdoor and shout into the night. Names like "Far-Kit" or "Phar-Q". Ada (Lovelace) is a nice name. Then you can call your next cat ("but she needs a companion!") Charles (Babbage).
• She's beautiful! Does she have an M on her forehead? Looks like. I suggest you consider M names, such as Mercredi, MaoTse (AKA Mousy), Mirabelle or Marjory Margerine. Or Mingus. Missed ye, Capt.!
• > Then you can call your next cat ... Charles ( Babbage. Which is a great name for a second cat, let's face it.
• RalphTheCat.
• fish tick, ages ago I thought I'd call any cats we acquired Chairman Meow, but I think that's probably been done to death by now. :) I like those M names, though! May pass on Ada as another MoFi person had an Ada that passed away, and although it's a beautiful name, it wouldn't be fair.
• Tangerina McOrangestein.
• Valencia Orangejello
• 'Gimlet'?
• Mesmer/ Michigan J. Cat/ Muffet/ Merlot/ Malaprop/ Morphee/ Maxine/ Melanie/ Mrs. Tiggywinkle.
• In my experience, the name you first call your cat won't stick, since you don't know who it is when you first grace it with your care.
• My perfect cat, Ypres the Assassin, had 31 names at the time of her death. They all began with 'B' and I don't know why.
• All cats have three names... No, I'm not talking about that musical... three names such as: Cyde Benjamin Cat Bonnie Blunderina Cat (yes, Bonnie and Cyde) Whittaker K Kat Pandora Pork Cat Madea Snakehead Cat so... you get to choose THREE names...but the last one has to be Cat or Kat (your choice). cute kittie...have fun!
• All my cats have a common name, a proper name, and a fluffymuffins name. For instance, Missy's proper name is Mississippi, and her fluffymuffins name is Fluffy or Miss Puff.
• wow TUM, I never thought of it that way but y'r right! (except that most cats of my acquaintance have had 3-4 fluffymuffins names)
• All my cats have a common name, a proper name, and a fluffymuffins name. It is not perfect, but our cats are similarly named. Ours have a name, a nickname, and a wacky name. Aidan/Boogie/Monsterbrains Bella/Shorty/Bellakins Zimmerman/Zimmy/Fluffernutter Andy Bernard/(just discovered Andy living behind my office. He has been fixed, given shots, and had a cat door installed so he can come in and out of the office at will. As he has only been around a couple of weeks, he has yet to accumulate any nicknames).
• Very cutey-pie little dilute tabby you got there! wanna swap for a couple of slightly used 3rd-hand cats? kidding. No really. In general my family's cats have earned their names one way or another... Hector was Hungry old Hector, Freddie was Flash Freddie, Toby sat smiling like a wee Toby Jug. Good cat names I've come across over the years include Trevor (who had 3 legs), Norman (who belonged to a man named Trevor), Jelly, Velcro, Newman(short for Pneumonitis), Tea Leaf (rhyming slang), Mrs Miggins (who ate people), and the fabulous Juicy Lucy (whose cerebellum wasn't all there). Maybe if your little girl doesn't earn an obvious name for herself in the next month or so, consider naming her after a foodstuff...
• Long-distance romance does tend to bloom on the internet. How about Ms. Whiskers? (I mean, I assume there isn't a Ms. Whiskers already? I've never seen a wedding band in Mr. Whiskers' pictures.)
• #2 has suggested Diego, and Dog. He's a big help. Um. So today I was really dumb and took the kids out for three hours, leaving Wossname home alone -- all good -- but left the door shut between her and her litterbox. As soon as I walked in I realised my error, and then when I opened the inside door the smell was, well. BUT. On cleaning up after her (without telling her off, it was my own fault after all), I noticed some bloody streaks. I'm going to take her to the vet anyway for a general checkup this week, but could that be related to her general stinky gassiness? She seems fine otherwise, happy and eating normally, not irritable at all. Her past owner said she's been wormed, too. Also what other questions should I ask the vet at her first visit? I'll get her spayed when the vet okays it, she's wormed and deflea'd.
• Might just be adjusting to a different diet. I got a stray a few years ago, lovely natured cat, but at first, the fucking thing stank the place out. It would also fart, and honestly, you could cut the air with a knife, it was a pall of poogass. I have never ever smelt a fart as bad as that even from a dog, it was vile. After a while it sorted itself out, but we used to have to flee the room at first. Get her off the tinned stuff, if you are feeding her that. I recommend the 'fussy cat' brand meat or similar which is just basically minced beef with a bit of vitamins. Kangaroo mince is good too, and cheap (here anyway, YMMV), but they can get addicted to the strong taste. I alternated between decent 'gourmet cat' style tinned stuff & the minced raw stuff & roo meat, with a few biscuits. Seems to work well. Bit of blood? How hard is the poop? If it is constipated it might be hurting its arse. But just tell the vet what you've said here. There's gonna be an adjustment period, so that might be it, but don't fail to get vet advice.
• I wondered if it was constipation too -- it was quite firm, although I still had to scrub poop smears off the carpet, woo. I've got some tuna that I'm going to feed her tonight, still haven't been to get wet food. I bought Iams kitten bikkies, and she likes those, so I'll either try their wet food or switch to cheap gravy beef. She drinks lots of water, at least. I read a bunch of Ask Mefi posts tagged with "cats" and "catfood" and someone there mentioned kangaroo mince too. I haven't seen that in supermarkets here, though. It's like having another baby in the house. It's been so long since I've had a kitten around I've forgotten what to do with them.
• Call her Kit. *ahem*
• Tell #2 that the last time I knew a cat named "dog" it was me and my idiot room-mates in college, and we named the cat when we were drunk.... Also, limit the Tuna, once in a while is ok.
• Yeah, I'd avoid the tuna, except on rare occasions. Maybe get her a cat food for sensitive tummies, something with chicken and rice. The fewer ingredients the better, as something may be aggrivating her digestion, resulting in the stinks. Get it from a pet store, as they'll have a better selection of special diets than a grocery store will.
• oh boy, I had a farting cat once. jebus!!! there is nothing fouler on the earth than a cat fart.
• Bring poop sample to vet. Kittehs come free with their own internal parasites, could be another explanation for the blood.. generally easy to treat! Also what Hank said; diet changes/new foods are the most common cause of poopy or kitteh poopage problems. And what Huron and Koko said. AND you can ask t'vet about foods as well. I like the name Cling; just not easy to yell that outside the backdoor at night. Two syllables would seem better.
• And definitely what Medusa just said.
• People eat kangaroos?
• I nearly bought some kangaroo steak from the market the other day to try it out, but then I remembered I don't eat red meat.
• I knew an amber-eyed orange cat named Pyro. He was male, though. Yours will tell you her name.
• The Naming of Cats
• Miss Kitty was a readhead. Might be a good name.
• My vet is kind of anti Iams. I've been feeding my cats Science Diet dry, plus a bit of Friskies-type canned every day. The cats have almost stopped eating the canned stuff, and love the Science Diet. Their coats and eye colors have become spectacular. The dry is kind of expensive - a 10 lb. bag is $20 US, but they seem to be more satified with smaller portions, so it may all work out. I suspect that I will start buying the SD canned stuff and skip the Friskies, mostly because my dear Whiskers died due to incursions on his immune system, and SD is supposed to protect that. Sorry if this sounds like a commercial.
• An M name? Mandarina. Spanish for Tangerine. It would fit with such lovely eye color. Remember the cat naming maxim: choose a name that's short, easy to say and that you won't be embarassed to yell in public one day, when you're looking for it around the neigbourhood... 'Here, Stinkbutt, here, kitty kitty!' Cats fart? I deny to believe that a race of such dignified, aloof beings can commit such a lowly act.
• They don't "fart;" they "emanate." And wear tiaras.
• Cat is saying "Why do you make me wear this, human?"
• I believe in the vernacular it is: WY U MAK ME WEAR DIS, STOOPID HOOMAN??
• She is so not an aloof kitty, she's all big eyes and "Whatcha doin'? Huh? Huh?" a little curious, very snuggly. The terrier of cats. Mostly it's the big bright eyes that get me. I was thinking of going Spanish too, but still not sure what with. Mandarina is lovely but I don't know if #2 will like it.
• Queeg. That cat has the look of a 'Queeg.' Intelligent, observant, questioning, tranquil, but with eyes that will soon develop the death-glare of moggy supremacy. You will recognize this when you insult her with less than gourmet offerings. Those eyes will then speak to you. They will say. "Die human scum!" Uh, okay, no? Then how about 'Mignonne'? (Small and delicate).
• On the poo issue. Don't give her dry food until she's a bit older. Despite what a Vet' may tell you, dry cat food will often cause extreme stink, and can be hard on the gut, hence blood. If her poo has mucus in it, definitely parasites.
• Call her Lola. (pronounced loll-a)
• Kitteh!!!1 She's gorgeous! Congrats on new family member! She looks like a Lyra to me. Or maybe Mia, if you're going with the M names. (I met the most beautiful M-on-his-forehead cat the other week, Monty -- are forehead M's a common thing in cats?)
• An Engineer's Guide To Cats
• I posted that already, baldy
• What should you call her? Why "Your Highness", of course. Re: diet. Cats are by nature hunters, and their digestive tracts are made for processing raw meat and grasses. We feed our old ladies raw ground meat (beef, chicken, turkey, goat, lamb) and mix in brewer's yeast, chopped parsley, and that's about it. If little snoogums is particularly sensitive or young, you can get away with rice with chicken broth. Perhaps a little egg yolk for texture and flavor. Good luck and welcome to the fuzzy side.
• A little late, but TUM FTW. Cats make me swell up and die, but I may get one anyway just so I can name it Tangerina McOrangestein.
• Hi Zanshin! I gave kitteh some raw beef yesterday (a gift from our awesome neighbour) and she wolfed it down. Today she is turning up her nose at the boring biscuits. At the same time, her stinky is on the retreat, I think due to the change in biscuits from cheap to overpriced. Everyone has such different opinions on cat food, and I hear that vets do too. I think the raw meat/biscuit combo may be what will work for us.
• Also consider BARF.
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are no farting cats, milord.
• I would like to go on record as stating that Iams is fine. IT'S FINE. Is it the 100% perfect food possible? No. However, it is reasonably-priced and available at the supermarket. I feed my cats Natural Balance, but I'd hardly call Iams cat abuse. I think sometimes we lose perspective on these things. In people terms, hoity-toity cat foods like Natural Balance are a local organically-grown salad with homemade preservative-free dressing. Iams is one of those big bags of pre-packaged salad with the croutons and dressing included. Meow Mix is the chaff that fills a Taco Bell soft taco. Is the middle rung ideal? No. But it's really not so bad, all things considered. We live in an imperfect world. The real solution re: cat food is, what was her previous owner feeding her? Because clearly the answer is, "Anything but that."
• I wish Iams was available at the supermarket here, but it's only found in pet stores. Mind you, it's been some time since I browsed the supermarket pet food aisle. I stopped in at the vet's today to make an appointment for her to be spayed, and mentioned the bloody stool. The vet tech (or whoever she was) said that is not uncommon and often not cause for alarm, likewise random kitty vomiting. Erm. The tech entered our details into the computer and asked kitty's name, to which I said we don't know yet. So at the vet's, her name is Cat. I'd prefer Rabbit or Platypus or something, just because. Maybe I should have said that.
• Why not go with Mandarina and call her Mandy?
• Oh, Lara, the Barry Manilow Factor can never be ignored...
• How about Lyra? I like Lyra.
• I got a message from #2 saying he's coming back a day early, so only 36 more hours! I'm leaning towards Lola. I can't believe how quickly kitty has become part of the family. Have I mentioned how it's like having another kid in the house? Right down to the frequent night waking, when she tries to sneak under my blankets or puts her wet nose in my ear, or eat my toes through the covers. Kid #2, who will be three in June, told me that kitty has sharp teeth like a shark! and sharp claws like a bear!
• Call it Bear-Shark then. Say what you see, I say. Oh, and koko - GET STUNNED FOUR EYES!!!!!
• If you still can't decide on a name, perhaps you should ask the Pope for guidance.
• Pumpkin!
• What's Spanish for pumpkin? I was thinking of Pumpkin last night, coincidentally.
• Calabaza
• Um.
• How about in Mandarin? 南瓜, or Nangua, literally means "South Melon".
• Nice Melons?
• Sorry, meant to say that Nangua = Pumpkin in Mandarin. For kitfisto: ahem
• Squashblossom.
• Peaches.
• Squeebottom.
• It's getting very hard to decide. I tested out Lola on her and it didn't seem right. Squashblossom would suit her surprisingly well, but it's probably going to be vetoed by #2. WHO IS HOME IN ONE HOUR.
• *jumps from bed, scrambles into pants*
• Naranja? Gina?* *(as in Orangina?)
• Melanie! (Part of a Two Ronnies Song: "I called her Melony because she was")
• Bazza/Bazzie as short for Calabaza would be cute, n'est-ce pas?
• Going with the "squash" theme, but not necessarily wanting to name a cat "Squash"... Delicata?
• It's like having another baby in the house. Have I mentioned how it's like having another kid in the house? This is the horror that I am dealing with. As the joy of this thread is quite feel-good, I'm stuck with the prospect of returning Maurice this weekend after nearly a one-year stint at our abode. In the end, it's going to be either him or the sanity of our family. *sighs* *covers head* I suggest Ginza.
• don't be so hard on yourself, smt, you tried, and hit hasn't been easy, to be sure. At least you found a place for Maurice to go, and your family's sanity will be saved. *hugs*
• I'm sorry to hear it, smt. But you did your best and some things are not meant to be. /cliche I can so understand how stressful owning a cat can be, especially with actual children in the house. I last owned a cat when I was young, childless, carefree and lived in a flat with a bunch of catloving housemates who took equal care of her. This is a whole new thing.
• What about "Curious Georgina?"
• What about "Monkey"? #2 might like it.
• If you still can't decide, sleep on it. When you go to bed, ask Bast to send you a name in your dreams.
• What homunculus just said about Bast. Although I would say that 'Squash' *is* an entirely good name for a cat.
• Call her "Senti": It's a play on "Scenty" for the pong; "sentient" because she's so clever; and "Centi" because this is the hundredth comment in our mission to try to name this cat. yes, shameless link to own comment in other thread
• M names: -------- Madge Maggie Midge Miranda Some interesting biblical names: -------------------------------- Bathsheba Delilah Jezebel Leah Magdalene Miriam (could be 'Mimi' in diminutive) Naomi Phoebe Tabitha Tamara Zina Names from songs: ----------------- Avenging Annie Daisy Mae Eleanor Rigby Georgia Gidget Gloria Mary Jane Minnie the Moocher (Minnie the Mouser?) Mustang Sally Proud Mary Roxanne Ruby Tuesday
• I have a cat named Melanie, because when she was a baby, her head was big, round and melony. I like Georgina (Georgie) and how about: PEACHES!
• I still like Mignonne / Mignon (pronounced, min-yonn) because you can call her Minnie as diminutive. Aka: Minnie the mouser. Yeh, yeh, squeee etc. But irresistible. ;] Melisande, Pippi Longstocking(s), Galatea, Agape, Digisimian, Astarte, Freya, Honeypot, Joire, Grimalkin.
• So what is the final choice?
• "Dog", of course.
• Bob?
• We may be going with Kira (KEE-ra) the Kitty of Doom. My mother thought Shakira would be a good name, which, no. But Kira is cool.
• i didn't see ridges on her nose, are you going to make her wear the earring?
• Damn you and your "in-jokes" with which I am not savvy.
• Codeword: DS9
• "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!" Crows the cock before the morn; "Kikirikee! kikirikee!" Roses in the east are born. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!" Early birds begin their singing; "Kikirikee! kikirikee!" The day, the day, the day is springing.
• Oops, forgot the credit (Christina Rossetti).
• EdArzakh is correct: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kira_Nerys
• And since WHEN have we ever had "in-jokes" around here? Damn.
• Hmm. Well, it seems #2 is allergic to Kitty. He starts sneezing when she's in close proximity, and she triggers his asthma (sucks to his ass-mar!). We've been waiting to see if he gets over it and it's been five days now. If he doesn't improve...well, I've already started telling kid#1 that kitty may have to go back.
• Tell kid #1 that #2 may have to go back. Obvious.
• Just tell him to put up with it.
• Well, you've obviously cursed the cat. "Kitty of Doom?" OF COURSE the kid's allergic! Should have named her Mistress FuzzyWuzzy NoseTickler. That would have done it. Sure hope the wee one gets over it It's kinda doubtful though, dang it The bigger one may wind up scarred for life, if not running away to a home where "mommy and daddy really truly love me."
• Though Mistress FuzzyWuzzy NoseTickler is an awesome name, thus far here are the names we call our cat: Fern (we're reading Charlotte's Web) Kira Stinkybum Fuzzbucket Motormouth Kitteh! (exclamation required) Koko (this being Kid#2's contribution) PussCat Ngeru (this is Maori for cat and damn near impossible for the kids as well as #2 to say)
• well, aren't Stinkybum and Koko the same thing already?
• Tracicle - I think we're confused as to whether it's bashi #2, or kid #2 who's allergic.
• Oh yes, of course. It's Mr Bashi who is allergic. Kid #2, aside from getting her face scratched two days ago, is most definitely not.
• He will get used to it after a week or so.
• Or he can take antihistamines. The needs of the kitteh outweigh the needs of the #2.
• "well, aren't Stinkybum and Koko the same thing already?" BURN! I third (fourth, eleventh?) everyone else. Tell #2 to suck it up! Just kidding, but seriously, my mom has been to an allergist for other allergies, and he's tried a new technique. They make a tincture of whatever you're allergic to, and you take a drop or two on your tongue when you're going to be exposed. The theory is something along the lines of your body responding to the smaller dose, and being too saturated to respond to the airborne dose. I'll have to, like, look it up when I have time.
• Kittehfilter: the needs of the kitteh outweigh the needs of the #2
• But Lara, I'm allergic to LSD....
• Well, now, you'll have to name her Sneezy.
• Ralph, Lara's remedy sounds like homeopathic medicine where you use tiny, tiny, maybe un-noticable infusions of the bad thing, and come out the other side in complete harmony with Gaia. You might want to try that to overcome your reaction.
• Bashi II seems to be slowly getting better (knock on wood) and he keeps saying, "Let's give it a few more days," meaning he doesn't want to send her back any more than I do. His parents had a cat (she died a couple of years ago at a grand old age) and he usually needed three or so days to stop sneezing and wheezing. Here he is much more exposed to kitteh because his allergies are the equivalent to a cat of the newspaper being read on the floor. She insists on climbing into his lap and nuzzling his face. At the same time he turns into a big old softy when kitty is around, which I adore. Trust me, I wouldn't consider sending the kitteh away if I didn't know she'd be returning to the family she was born into, where she would be just as loved and wanted. And neither would #2. I certainly wouldn't abandon a cat over allergies.
• Koko (this being Kid#2's contribution) The child is clearly a genius. well, aren't Stinkybum and Koko the same thing already? NOT GENIUS.
• the truth is often stupid...
• Allergies all gone!
• huh? How? Don't tell me you beamed those tribbles aboard the Klingon ship, missie.
• YAYZ! Congrats to #2 for shaping up!
• Not this time, Hank. Just continuous exposure until he got his tolerance back. It's similar to our marriage, really.
• no tribble at all.
• Let this be a lesson to all: snorking with a tincture of tribble essence works. Does tolerance really build up that fast?
• So, does kitteh have an official name yet?
• I think intolerance built up over the last nine years (since we last lived with a cat) -- his allergies may not have been that bad but first exposure obviously really aggravated what allergies he had built up.
• Still no name! I am trying to remember to call her Kira but she is still Kitteh! which is not unlike calling my children Kid! and Other Kid! so I feel bad. Child #2 still insists on Koko, and Child #1 still insists on Fern after reading Charlotte's Web.
• My uncle and aunt had a cat named "Cat" and a dog named "Dog." Their two oldest children, although they possessed proper names, were generally called "Boy" and "Girl" around the house.
• How about Kiferko? Koferki? Ferkora?
• Miss Katherine K. Kat.
• Cats are smart enough to understand that they are occasionally referred to by different names. They are also able to ignore any of 'em if the mood suits.
• One of my aunts gave her three daughters lovely names, but everyone in the family calls them Girl, Mei Mei (Chinese for little sister), and Baby. They used to have a dog. It was called Doggie.
• Child #2 still insists on Koko So the lollipops I've been sending are working. If it's any help, our cat has a name that we rarely use, unless we're at the vet's. We have about 10 different nicknames for her, including "kitty". So just pick an official name, and let the kids call her whatever they want.
• I think that's how it's going to be. Should I admit that naming Kid#2 was a bit like this too? Except neither of us wanted to call her Koko.
• I personally think it's great that you took time to get to know your kid a bit before settling on a name. I know more than one person who feels a sense of chagrin at being burdened with a name that just doesn't fit. Sure, you can change it, but that's trouble and expense. Or, you can go by a nickname all your life, but then you always have that awkward explanation when your name on a document doesn't match the one you go by.
• Yeah, well, my parents didn't want to name me Koko either, but I fixed that. FIXED IT GOOD.
• Cat Proximity
• Hehehe. It's funny 'cos it's true.
• So, there's a certain point that intelligence virtually disappears, and beyond that I'm going to regain my smarts? Kom here kittah! You has a flavor! Get into ma belly! Nom Nom Nom Nom *LOL* *burps I is intelele intillug smarts agan!
• So, this cat, it still smell bad?
• So, this husband of yours, it still leak around kitteh?
• The husband seems to be much, much better. We have banned kitteh from the main couch where we sit in the evenings, and he doesn't get sneezy or wheezy at all as far as I can tell. He's reverted to jokingly offering the cat to anyone he can, which in #2-speak means he likes kitteh and wouldn't part with her for nothin'. Also no! No stinky! She has a serving of wet food in the evenings to balance out the biscuits which she grazes on through the day. The other day I caught her eating bread I'd chucked out for the birds, though. I went to visit my friend from whom kitteh was acquired last night and her house is a wealth of cat-fart smells. Newly acquired names: Sprinkles (from Kid#1), Girl (from Kid#2).
• Cats do actually need a bit of vegetable material in their diet.
• But I'm glad to hear that the cat's digestive issues seem to be over. Like I said, that can happen, but if a cat is fed properly they usually don't smell all that much. Their piss usually always stinks up a storm, though, sad to say.
• I'm trying hard to convince said friend to give the other kittehs some meat now and then; every time I go over I mention how unstinky Koko is (heh) and how the wet food makes all the difference. She's a biscuit person though and I am still working on it. We have also had no more unfortunate pooping incidents since the diet change, and I'm assuming no more constipation as she has a very regular in-out routine.
• It's total animal cruelty to only feed them biscuits. This person is basically undernourishing their animals and ensuring they will have illnesses & bone problems in later life. Makes me incredibly angry, actually.
• Moar pix pls
• It's total animal cruelty to only feed them biscuits. You reckon Hank? My cat gets pretty much only biscuit. I buy these horrible mechanically reclaimed meat ham sausages as a treat for him and the dog and he rarely takes more than a nibble. Apart from that he occasionally pinches a bit of the dog's tinned food. He's in blooming health by all professional accounts. The biscuit is infused with essence of meat slops, so maybe that's it.
• Monkeyfilter: infused with essence of meat slops
• Well done, TUM! Have a biscuit.
• nom nom nom
• No. They gotta have more than just biscuits.
• Kitteh got spayed today. She is very sad, and has a sore throat from the tracheotube as well as a big swollen shaved patch. She tried to purr earlier and could only make sort of clicking sounds. Also the vet said she's a bit overweight. I need to start ignoring her begging and mewing at me.
• Poor the kitteh. Although you do have the amusing site of the space-ray reception collar to console you, I hope. Pix plz!
• Nah, the vet said we only get one if she's scratching or licking, which she hasn't been yet. She escaped outside last night and sat out on the frosty grass, glaring at us. I mean glaring. She's so mad at me it's hilarious -- but I daren't laugh at her.
• no, she'll get you while you sleep.
• Hope my kitteh!
• PS her eyes are generic green now. S'okay, she's still cute.
• Vet!
• Yessir, this week for sure.