What Did YOUR Kitty do?
My kitty (Spiderman) crawled up on my shoulder to suck on my earlobe and purr and then she passed some wicked gas. There's a cloud hovering over the keyboard as I type.
What did your kitty do?
Spike farts constantly, the piker.
Eden is also a methane factory, and he likes to terrorize the other cats. He is young and playful.
Turbo bites Pico and makes him yelp like a baby. Neither one of them fart.
Is this a thread about vaginas?
Is this a thread about vaginas?
if you want it to be.
My cats don't fart that I know of. They eat a lot, and poo a lot.
And Gaines won't stop his incessant meowing. He wants to go outside, until I open the door and he stands there looking outside and looks at me like "waddya mean it's still cold?" I wouldn't think he'd mind. We found him hiding under my car one winter when we had a streak of minus 20 temps, a thousand years ago.
So he doesn't go out then he meows again, repeat process.
He's really lucky he's so darn cute. ;)
Oh, and 17 in April Tajjy likes to barf. Well, I don't know if she really LIKES it, but she does it a lot.
Ray works Merlin's perimeter for hours upon hours. Merlin, being an Aussie, can't turn his attention away.
My Bombay, Slick, is a very well-behaved kitteh. But he will only drink from the bathtub.
Dennis is a good boy. Best cat I've ever had.
Spike just ate a ham sandwich. And farted.
Dennis is a good boy. Best cat I've ever had.
Spike just ate a ham sandwich. And farted.
Spike's a nickname for LJ, right?
Flicker and Sylvester are still kittens yet, so there's plenty of high spirits to go around. This morning they were playing a game of tag combined with a game of let's see who can jump highest off the bed. Woke me right up, that did. Neither one farts, thank heavens.
Taj is happier drinking out of my glass of water. So, in addition to their water bowl, I keep a big cup of water on the floor in front of the TV. Her head is always in it.
Turbo loves to drink water out of a water bottle cap.
I have a drip in my bathtub that both my cats like to drink from. Aside: Last year my landlord patched some tiles in my bathroom. He noticed the leak and gave me a big lecture about informing him of leaks in the future, so he could come fix them. Then he finished the tile job, packed up his truck and drove off without fixing the leak. I haven't heard from him since, the idiot. :rolleyes:
The usual reason for kitty gas is lactose intolerance. Do you give your cat milk?
Spike gets no milk. The kids are sensitive to it, so we don't even have any.
He eats too much though, and I don't know what to do about it. He is absolutely frantic for food if anyone goes near the kitchen, even if he just ate. If it's been more than 2 hours he's unbearable.
If I feed him as much as he wants he gets belly aches, diarrhea, and farts even more.
This wont help the two hour interval situation, but I divvy up turbos daily allotment into 4 meals. Basically he gets a quarter of a cup of food every 6 hours or so. I started this because he was such a beggar that EVERYBODY fed him when he asked for it assuming that nobody else did. I was worried that he would get too fat. Now, everybody knows the schedule and usually sticks by it.
i never feed spike unless jinx asks me to. I just assume he just ate and is working me. also, i don't want him to think i'm the guy that feeds him.
It sounds like a case for the vet. If he is frantic for food, he may have some condition where he is not getting enough of a specific kind of nourishment. The symptoms if he eats too much would be part of it. Some conditions are serious. I would take him.
I don't give Spiderman milk - she just farts like a baby.
I hope Spike is ok. Have you had him since he was a kitten?
Spike gets no milk. The kids are sensitive to it, so we don't even have any.
He eats too much though, and I don't know what to do about it. He is absolutely frantic for food if anyone goes near the kitchen, even if he just ate. If it's been more than 2 hours he's unbearable.
If I feed him as much as he wants he gets belly aches, diarrhea, and farts even more.
One of my cats is overweight. He too is a bear for food.
Maybe it is because he is young and needs kitten chow?
The diarrhea is concerning. Let us know what the vet says? or maybe a change in food.
My original thought to your post was to tell you about this foraging toy I thought to try out.
It might take a couple of hours to consume a serving?
http://www.amazon.com/MultiVet-SlimCat-Food-Distributor-Orange/dp/B0018CE8LQpeed on the floor. what else?
Actually she's been pretty good lately. I figured out the trick (I guess, for now) is putting an old towel on the floor in front of the litterbox. She seems to enjoy that. I collect them in a bucket with a lid and soak/wash them in a batch kind of like babies' cloth diapers. If that's all it takes, I'm OK with it.
I have a cat that farts, too. We actually named her Stink. She's a sweetie, though - black and part Siamese.
RE jinx - maybe try a different kind of food? Have you asked the vet?
My Spike likes to crawl into big plastic wrappers (like the outer wrapper from a big package of paper towels) and lick the plastic.
When I open the pantry door, he runs in and licks the plastic bags of beans on the lower shelf.
Spike is a dork.
I had a plastic licker too!
Bootsie is asleep on the dining room table. She is almost always asleep on the dining room table. She's waiting for me to do laundry, which I fold on the table, so she can scoot over and lay on the warm clothes. She waits all week for that. Bootsie is very old and doesn't do cute things anymore.
We are obviously all slaves to the master race, felidae. We give them nutritional food, offer them the shelter of our homes, present them with clever toys and scoop up their shit. In return, they destroy the furniture, fart, knock over plants and commit mayhem in general. Are we all suckers or what? ;)
But they are so cute! And they purr...
I rely on mine to kill spiders and those creepy millipedes in the basement. Sometimes they even get wasps and flies for me. No mice I hope!
MY kitty curls up sweetly on my chest and purrs. No nasty eructations or flatulations.
usually!
My cats consider me their heating pad. When I lay down on the couch to watch TV, Spike balances on my shoulder/side and makes himself comfortable. When I get into bed for the night, Spike assumes that same position, and Kirby spreads herself atop my feet (Zoey sleeps in the kitty bed nearby). That can't possibly be comfortable for Kirby, but she does it most nights. :neutral:
I wonder all the time how often I kick my cat in my sleep.
We are obviously all slaves to the master race, felidae. We give them nutritional food, offer them the shelter of our homes, present them with clever toys and scoop up their shit. In return, they destroy the furniture, fart, knock over plants and commit mayhem in general. Are we all suckers or what? ;)
I recommend these stories written from the cat's point of view. They are The Sentinel fanfic in which the cat saves the day, but you probably don't have to know much about the show to enjoy Tibbles' description of the Food Provider and Litter Emptier:
http://www.gilhalefic.com/meowmail/
http://www.gilhalefic.com/tibblestotherescue/Hey, thanks for the links! I read both stories with Sylvester purring in my lap. He gives them a rating of 4 whiskers (//''\\) out of 4. :)
He knows who's boss, obviously!
Miles just came up to me, looked me right in the eye, and licked his lips in a very obvious message that he wants his wet food. I'm like, "not yet--it's only 4:00".
ETA: I gave in, because they were both being obnoxious, and I'm a pushover.
It sounds like a case for the vet. If he is frantic for food, he may have some condition where he is not getting enough of a specific kind of nourishment. The symptoms if he eats too much would be part of it. Some conditions are serious. I would take him.
Alright, consensus says take him to the vet, so Ill see if we can get in tomorrow.
Bosco likes to move his water bowl off his kitteh fud mat to various places around the kitchen.
We have a fun new game now...while I'm sitting on the bed watching TV, he peeks at me from the floor on the other side. And when I duck down, he sits up on his back legs to see if I'm still there.
So funny, seeing his pointy-eared kitty head rise up slowly over the side of the bed.
So funny, seeing his pointy-eared kitty head rise up slowly over the side of the bed.
I love the pointy-ears. Little witch hats!
I had a plastic licker too!
Me three. Luna loves grocery bags, but only when we're around to scold her. :rolleyes:
Toonces and Madison both loved plastic. However, they were both allergic to it. I found this out because when we first got Toonces his little mouth was swelling up. Doc said he was allergic to his plastic bowls (apparently it's kind of common) and to switch. Now I use stainless steel and glass bowls. Madison had the same allergy, but was much more adamant about eating any plastic wrapper he could get his little teeth on.
I have a "plastic bag lover" AND., and a "little piece of trashy plastic chewer"
i heard that the plastic chewing thing comes from early weaning. Bunyip was a plastic chewer
I always assumed that too, LJ.
But both my Singas lived with their mothers in a kitten pen and chose when to wean themselves.
Dylan was a plastic chewer. His favourite was the handles of long-life carrier bags. He'd put little teeth holes in them which were easy to miss - until you had a bag full of heavy items like water and apples, then the handle would snap - usually halfway home.
Diz is a paper/ card chewer. His preference is book covers. Many of my books look ragged at the corners.
What he did today?
Well, waking me up at five by patting my eyes for a start. He wasn't shut in either - I shut Mia in my parents' room for a change and let him have the run of the house. He obviously just wanted some company.
Cost me $75.
Diagnosis: chow hound.
And got some abx in case he has a pee-pee infection, since he's peed on the floor a couple times.
Cost me $75.
Diagnosis: chow hound.
I think that's what I have
but do you pee on the floor?
Mother fucker just peed on the floor what the hell
Better get Spike on that new food, pronto. Kitties usually respond well to it. When I have a "problem child" Science Diet usually does the trick.
Oh, sorry. I thought abx was the name of some brand of food. Silly me. :blush: Anyhow, you can get food formulated especially for feline urinary tract and kidney health. I think its lower in magnesium among other things. It works very well with male cats, especially those who don't always use the litter box.
We'll see how the antibiotics works, to see if that's even the issue. It (uti) was just a guess on the vet's part because he couldn't find anything wrong but thinks he too young to be territorial. I gotta be careful with food because Dennis has allergies and Spike won't eat dry food. I'll keep the science diet in mind though, if they have a chicken, beef, corn, and wheat free variety.
Freakin cats...
I gotta be careful with food because Dennis has allergies and Spike won't eat dry food.
What happens if there is no other alternative? Is this when he bugs the crap outta you?
The food allergy dry food is always available.
Spike begs for food constantly, even when he still has food in his dish right after I've fed him. If there is no possibility of being fed more (like, I'm upstairs lounging, watching tv) he'll just hang out on my lap waiting for me to stand up - then he'll start freaking out, yowling, walking under my feet.
It's not that I want to starve him or force him to eat a certain food - I just think eating 1/3 of his body weight every day shouldn't leave him frantic for more food.
I've said food so much it's lost all meaning... is it even spelled right? Food food food food...
lol - poor little l boy with active hormones and Jim the big meanie is starving him. Thankfully Spike has you.
I got no idea. Never had anything like that with any of my pets.
I've never had a cat that was THAT demanding about food. But then I just leave a bowl of kibble down for my two to snack on whenever they want. In the evening they get a "bedtime snack." Either a handful of cat treats or half a can of canned food. They know when treat time is approaching and will campaign then, but not any other part of the day. Neither one seems to be getting fat off this regime, and its a lot less trouble for me. Good luck with Spike!
I'm glad Spike is okay. Is he gaining weight from all this demanding food? I have always given my cats 1/2 small can of "wet" food every morning and then dry food later in the day. The only time I have a problem is with the morning feeding - which happens as soon as I get up. Sometimes I have had one want me to get up sooner than I would like by a vocal or physical nudge. Nothing like a cold cat nose on your cheek to get you awake.
Spencer feeds him in the morning (sometimes he starts bugging him at 11pm for his am feeding). He eats 6-7 3oz packs a day and has gained about 1.5lbs since his last visit - so he's almost 3.5 lbs. The vet couldn't find a thing wrong.
My diagnosis: He's just not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I think he forgets where the litterbox is. And that he just ate. Little piker...
I know you said dry food, but did you already mention what kind/brand of food he's eating, jinx? I missed it.
The dry is this
and the wet is this
They make green peas and duck sound so delicious!
Jinx - you can do much better than Whiskas.
Given your horror of microwave food and your own healthy lifestyle, you are buying cat junk food.
You want to go for a wet food that has as little as possible in carbohydrates. Cats eat a miniscule amount of these in the wild. Basically what is in the stomach of the birds and rodents they consume. Tiny, tiny amount. Any food that includes grain, semolina, rice etc is not a natural diet for your cat.
I wholeheartedly recommend
Applaws. When I moved back home I had a whole case of it for the Diz cat. Given my drop in income, Mum commented frequently on the disparity between what I bought myself and what I bought the boy. His dinner looked like something that you'd see on top of a blini.
I'm not being holier than thou - my boy is what is technically called fat-fatty-fat-fat at present. I need to sort out how many beebles he should have access to a day, along with his raw meat & bones diet. Either one should be sufficient, which is why he is putting on weight.
But seriously - start checking the labels. If you are happy with the ingredients it's none of my business; many, many cats live to a ripe old age on that diet. But consider cutting biologically and evolutionary unnecessary carbs if you can.
Thanks SG, spike has solid poops with that specific whiskas which wasn't the case with regular salmon, mackeral, or sardines, or other wet cat foods. At less than 2lbs, I didn't want to fool around with diarrhea.
Last time I raise it, I promise.
But do have a look at the (sometimes conflicting) cat nutritional requirements.
The majority of brand name cat food has very high levels of carbs.
I know you (in a very minor way I admit)
You don't want to feed your cats ingredients just because "that's what we've always done"
Just check out what additives there are. What carbs there are. What SUGARS there are. And read some anti-processed food websites.
I know you'd do it for your kids
(and you and your cats are currently skinny in a beautiful way ;))
Oh, and ... it being too late for LJ... I mean... a photo stripped to the waist and I would eat my words... and it would sound like mmmmmm.
That isn't what I've always done. But thanks for pointing out that making any effort at all makes me a hypocrit for not achieving perfection.
I hope the med for the possible urinary problems help jinx.
I think corn in food is terrible too. My cats coats are so susceptible to it.
I also don't think the urinary care foods are so great considering the ingredients. It looks like what you are feeding him is fine. The least amount of ingredients the better from what I have read trying to find a urinary food for my mom's poodle.
not that yer asking
lol @ your husband :) he be a funny
Argh. I do not think you are hypocritical at all.
My very sincere apologies if anything I posted suggested that.
I know you are very careful regarding the food your family eat.
You are far more careful than I am. I am solely responsible for my diet and I manage it badly.
I did not mean to suggest you manage the diet of your cats badly. I pay more attention to Diz's diet than I do to mine and yet I have still managed to let him get overweight. Not to the untrained eye, but according to Singa standards. And just because he is so damn cute.
I meant to offer advice as a cat owner and include my issues about processed food - NOT launch an attack. I'll post a pic of fat-cat-Diz sometime soon and you can verbally smack me up for my bad cat management skill with no rebuttal.
That isn't what I've always done. But thanks for pointing out that making any effort at all makes me a hypocrit for not achieving perfection.
I know you and SG are buds, so maybe I'm off, but that seemed majorly harsh for someone who is just trying to be helpful.
I didn't view it as a harsh statement. More like an ..oh..well..fuck.
She feels bad enough already I suppose.
ok. Well I guess it just sounded that way in my head.
Carry on.
My kitty sits ON my keyboard when I'm at the puter. Is annoying - havbing to type over her furry body. argh.
She only wants to cuddle and bond with me when I'm sitting here trying to type....
whats your kitty up to?
My kitty is telling you to stop procrastinating.
My kitty is prolly at home, snuggled completely under the afghan on our bed. Luckily it's not on a chair or we might sit on her.
My chihuahua loves to do that too. I cant count how many times he almost got squashed by my husband.
(Named after my one blue, one green eyed kitteh)
This is what My Turbo does under the sheets...:D
Dennis is in the picture, but that is clearly Spike's handiwork.
I think it's good that the cat is learning to wipe.
Corvina had to go for an ultrasound yesterday. She peed on the vet and deposited a ton of white fur on the dark blue scrubs of the technician who shaved her belly. I was proud of her...
