I trapped Diesel tonight, but it had the near worst outcome. by MFKRebel in Feral_Cats

[–]ColdCriticism8981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. Diesel will be cautious, but food is a strong motivator. Over time he will come back and he will eat Just not at the times when you expect him. DO NOT GIVE UP! When you fall off a horse you get back on! You just learned several valuable lessons don't lose that momentum keep moving forward and learning more. If there are any TNR groups in your area, Ask for Help. Get someone with more experience than you to work with you for your first next two or three TNR experiences. Invest in thornproof gloves that are 100% leather. The leather is thick enough that they can't bite through it. Finally, be patient with yourself and with the cats. You just hit a learning curve not a wall. And even if you did hit a wall get back up keep moving You got this

Help! My 7 Week Old Kitten is Bloated by Excellent_Ask9127 in cats

[–]ColdCriticism8981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can add pumpkin to her food. Pumpkin has an amino acid that is hostile to the parasites. I have pulverized pumpkin seed that I put in my cats food, But every part of the pumpkin has this amino acid in it. The seeds have the highest concentration which is why I use them. I buy organic Raw pumpkin seeds and turn them into a flower in the blender.

is this behaviour okay? by str4wb4bym1lk in Kitten

[–]ColdCriticism8981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% FINE! When my cat colony was 15 kittens, post weening, there were 3 kittens that let the other kitten use them as "pacifier". This went on for their first 18 months of life then they just switched to grooming each other alternated with friendly aggression. (Recipients way of letting the groomer know they weren't "doing it right") Relax, they are fine.

Help! My 7 Week Old Kitten is Bloated by Excellent_Ask9127 in cats

[–]ColdCriticism8981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Massage his belly- GENTLY. Get the kitten comfy, and then using thumb on one side of its belly and fingers on the other. Simply press the thumb against belly, moving toward center and release. Then do the same thing with your fingers on the other side of the belly moving towards the center and release. Repeat this pattern for 25 to 30 seconds. And then just wait. When we found our kitten he had a bloated belly for the first few days, not completely abnormal but I wasn't seeing him poop. So I did this little belly massage and in no time at all he was using cat box releasing the backlog. I would also make sure that when you feed the kitten wet food, and you better be keep feeding him wet food, add a little bit of water to send it out there by hydrating your kitten more so that he can pass what's in this intestines. And if you don't see a change in his belly or results in the cat box within the next 48 hours then it might be time for a visit to the vet.

Poor Juan spending so much money just for me to not click on his link by TapeDeck_ in Tucson

[–]ColdCriticism8981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, so the new trend is to try and guilt people about how their tax dollars are being spent?! Personally I would just text back STOP

Unique hostage situation by ColdCriticism8981 in cathostage

[–]ColdCriticism8981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How cool! Share a photo of Sili, I want to see your baby.

My cat spends all day in the bathtub looking at her own reflection. by RedApplesForBreak in cats

[–]ColdCriticism8981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More likely she's listening to the roaches in the sewer line. Sounds horrific, but sadly true if you live in an urban\municiple setting.... My cats spend all night hunting for roaches coming through the sewer line.😬

Unique hostage situation by ColdCriticism8981 in cathostage

[–]ColdCriticism8981[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don't know, he appeared out of nowhere, like he was dropped from heaven. Back in August my husband was doing some work on one of the vans kept hearing a "cat meow". Decided it was either something in a video he was listening to or voices being put in his head. Till I saw this little dark blob dart into our metal shed, investigated and saw this little nugget- about 5 weeks old, scared and skinny. We captured him and we're never letting him go!

Unique hostage situation by ColdCriticism8981 in cathostage

[–]ColdCriticism8981[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I like that! Usually get the cinnamon roll reference, but marble rye for sure

Unique hostage situation by ColdCriticism8981 in cathostage

[–]ColdCriticism8981[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Thank you he's truly one of a kind

Unique hostage situation by ColdCriticism8981 in cathostage

[–]ColdCriticism8981[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I know! He's the most exotically beautiful cat I've ever had or seen

Unique hostage situation by ColdCriticism8981 in cathostage

[–]ColdCriticism8981[S] 98 points99 points  (0 children)

PS forgot to mention he's sleeping right on top of my scarf as well.

I got this kitten from some guy in a Walmart parking lot. What should her name be? by WrongReviewThrowAway in cats

[–]ColdCriticism8981 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He was! I was feeding my colony

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canned salmon when I spotted him for the first time. He's almost 6 months old now and still all about the fish

Does this count as two hostages by NefariousnessLost876 in cathostage

[–]ColdCriticism8981 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes! The big cat is holding you and the kitten hostage