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General Discussion: The "What pets are you rocking at the moment thread!"
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22 Feb 2021 12:30
I'll be honest, cats are not the type to go for toys, because you have bought them one. For example, you may get a scratching post or sleeping tower type thing, they'll scratch the sofa instead and use the tower as a leg up to the window!
Anything that dangles down like a fishing rod is usually good, catnip too but they can go mad after. I would be wary of anything that could be ripped apart, especially with ribbon. Our cat ate a piece of christmas wrapping ribbon and ended up needing £3ks worth of surgery. On that note, get insurance!
22 Feb 2021 16:44
posted 22 Feb 2021 21:29, edited 22 Feb 2021 21:29
22 Feb 2021 21:34
5 Mar 2021 15:29
Could get a cat with FIV. They need to stay inside, can live perfectly healthy lives and you're doing a good thing with a rescue. Do think rescue places can be far too strict, had a friend who wanted to rescue a blind deaf cat but they wouldnt let her because she had no outdoor space
5 Mar 2021 16:27
Could get a cat with FIV. They need to stay inside, can live perfectly healthy lives and you're doing a good thing with a rescue. Do think rescue places can be far too strict, had a friend who wanted to rescue a blind deaf cat but they wouldnt let her because she had no outdoor space
sounds a pretty fun cat tbh
5 Mar 2021 16:54
We BuY KoNg ToYs…
smug prick.
posted 5 Mar 2021 21:05, edited 5 Mar 2021 21:05
We BuY KoNg ToYs…
smug prick.
- yeah bastard. Rubbing his nice dog in all our faces
6 Mar 2021 11:47
We got our British Shorthair from these guys toward the end of last year and they were great, I think they’ve just had a litter:
https://sites.google.com/animal-arc.com/bsh/home?authuser=2
Some of the breeders my wife contacted before we decided on these guys were real oddballs / knobs.
Came litter trained, vaccinated, chipped etc and is a very chilled cat even with two mental kids bothering him.
Got a british blue shorthair kitten coming in two months time - would appreciate any recommendations for decent litter trays/toys/etc. that don't look like crap!
I'll be honest, cats are not the type to go for toys, because you have bought them one. For example, you may get a scratching post or sleeping tower type thing, they'll scratch the sofa instead and use the tower as a leg up to the window!
Anything that dangles down like a fishing rod is usually good, catnip too but they can go mad after. I would be wary of anything that could be ripped apart, especially with ribbon. Our cat ate a piece of christmas wrapping ribbon and ended up needing £3ks worth of surgery. On that note, get insurance!
My cat's the rare exception to the rule. Uses her scratching posts religiously (did do the end of the sofa until we put the post in front of it) and actually uses the tower we bought her. It's this one from Made - https://www.made.com/kyali-cat-climber-walnut-navy - spicy but worth the price as it's not ugly.
Don't waste money on any toys that aren't the fishing rods like Hanto said. A bit of string is basically all you need. Also, never pretend your feet are mice under the duvet. It creates a shit habit they don't grow out of - the cat claw alarm clock.
Don't waste money on any toys that aren't the fishing rods like Hanto said. A bit of string is basically all you need. Also, never pretend your feet are mice under the duvet. It creates a shit habit they don't grow out of - the cat claw alarm clock.
Ours uses its cat tree / straching post, it used to use the end of the sofa until we got it, took a few weeks to get used to it though, she still sometimes scrats the carpet on the top step 
They do like scratching posts to be quite tall so they stretch out reaching up to them.
This is exactly the same as the one we got, it was £75 from local pet shop, then Aldi got them in for £40
sold out at the moment but might be worth a look in store
https://www.aldi.co.uk/rosewood-large-cat-scratcher/p/708915420133700
They do like scratching posts to be quite tall so they stretch out reaching up to them.
This is exactly the same as the one we got, it was £75 from local pet shop, then Aldi got them in for £40
sold out at the moment but might be worth a look in storehttps://www.aldi.co.uk/rosewood-large-cat-scratcher/p/708915420133700
litter tray you want something like this to mimise litter getting out of the box - https://www.petplanet.co.uk/p31150/round_cat_litter_box_top_open_white.aspx?ptm_source=google&ptm;_medium=shopping&ptm;_campaign=under10_70485&campaign;=9791169979&adgroup;=100170520215&keyword;=&gclid;=CjwKCAiAyc2BBhAaEiwA44-wW597kcWv1kfO3jp3EPvDp0QwPBf1fD5USFITYPVi4_LS9JwhS2aNMhoCYHUQAvD_BwE
defo get a scratch post/makeshift one on dining table. toys just get a mixed bag off amazon… ones with like a wand and a dangling fish/feather and bell they love. i also got a stuffed fish which moves when you touch it (usb rechargable). cat loves it
defo get a scratch post/makeshift one on dining table. toys just get a mixed bag off amazon… ones with like a wand and a dangling fish/feather and bell they love. i also got a stuffed fish which moves when you touch it (usb rechargable). cat loves it
Rez you got a hookup for the breeders? Looking to get an indoor cat (main priority was rescue cat but all need outdoors space),and feel breeders online are a minefield. Would greatly appreciate it!
Could get a cat with FIV. They need to stay inside, can live perfectly healthy lives and you're doing a good thing with a rescue. Do think rescue places can be far too strict, had a friend who wanted to rescue a blind deaf cat but they wouldnt let her because she had no outdoor space
Rez you got a hookup for the breeders? Looking to get an indoor cat (main priority was rescue cat but all need outdoors space),and feel breeders online are a minefield. Would greatly appreciate it!
Could get a cat with FIV. They need to stay inside, can live perfectly healthy lives and you're doing a good thing with a rescue. Do think rescue places can be far too strict, had a friend who wanted to rescue a blind deaf cat but they wouldnt let her because she had no outdoor space
sounds a pretty fun cat tbh
We buy Kong toys, as anything else, our dog seems to easily destroy them within seconds, though probably not too much of an issue with cats. They also have the benefit of not looking too much like you've left your sex toys strewn across the living room floor.
We BuY KoNg ToYs…
smug prick.
We buy Kong toys, as anything else, our dog seems to easily destroy them within seconds, though probably not too much of an issue with cats. They also have the benefit of not looking too much like you've left your sex toys strewn across the living room floor.
We BuY KoNg ToYs…
smug prick.
- yeah bastard. Rubbing his nice dog in all our faces
Yeah that's my experience of it so far. Been told no rescue places would even consider me if I didn't cat net up all my windows (I do agree), but so far all cats I've seen on the big sites require garden space.
We got our British Shorthair from these guys toward the end of last year and they were great, I think they’ve just had a litter:
https://sites.google.com/animal-arc.com/bsh/home?authuser=2
Some of the breeders my wife contacted before we decided on these guys were real oddballs / knobs.
Came litter trained, vaccinated, chipped etc and is a very chilled cat even with two mental kids bothering him.
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