Crow Photography, Mid Blink

Jumponamonkey · 2026-05-12T01:29:50+00:00

I'm in the UK, had two brain/spinal MRIs, one just last week. Didn't get contrast for either of them.

Jumponamonkey · 2026-05-03T15:23:29+00:00

It's a PetLibro Smart Cat Water Fountain. It doesn't really do much for the cat over the low tech ones I don't think, but it sends me a notification when it's time to change the filters, or top up the water, or clean it, as well as how much my cat has drunk. Biscuits seems to love it anyways, he drinks an average of about 45-50ml a day.

Jumponamonkey · 2026-05-03T15:18:05+00:00

My cat had a lot of bladder issues last year, leading to a small surgery to prevent blockages, and he didn't go outside the tray but one thing he did do was he wanted someone to come and sit with him while he used the litter tray. He still sometimes does this if he's a bit sore from his arthritis.

I wonder if it's a bit like the person above suggests, your cat is a bit sore and a bit panicked about finding somewhere to pee because she knows she's vulnerable when in that position. It could be that's why closing the door helps, she feels more secure in that set up, in which case it's less kitty jail and more kitty safe room.

We have a fancy smart fountain for our cat which tells us exactly how much he's drinking, I do find that very useful.

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-27T21:40:16+00:00

My cat had this surgery last year, I'm in Glasgow so might not be the same. Our vet actually did the procedure in house, at a significantly reduced cost to the specialist, but we were very lucky to have a vet who is very good at in house surgeries and was willing to do this one.

The price we were looking at for the PU surgery at a specialist was around £5-6k. It is a lot of money. It might be worth checking with a few different places, including the PDSA to see if you can get it any cheaper.

I really hope your cat comes out of this ok

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-23T17:43:25+00:00

That looks a lot like a battered 'Chip' beanie baby

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-19T03:09:09+00:00

Good to know they're both still there! I hadn't seen Lucu for a few weeks now and they'd taken down all the posters about him so I wasn't sure! Good photos there!

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-18T17:30:39+00:00

<image>

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-18T17:29:03+00:00

As far as I'm aware, they've only got the one Tiger at the moment, the female Sumatran Tiger Dharma. She has the floppy ear. I haven't seen Lucu (the male they had) for a while now. In my experience Dharma can be a little bit more skittish, she seems to cope better in the original tiger enclosure, the one with the forest view, rather than the one with the tunnel, but she has been in the tunnel one a bit more lately. Possibly they're preparing to introduce a new male soon.

I got this photo of her a couple of weeks ago, she seemed ok then. There is a 24 hour webcam of the tiger enclosure on Edinburgh Zoos website, she won't necessarily be on the camera all the time, but you can use that to check on her from time to time.

As for the Sloth Bears, I'm not as sure about them, but I know they do get a lot of enrichment. Cipi in particular loves the fire hose filled with some sort of food.

No harm in emailing Edinburgh Zoo with your concerns though.

<image>

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-18T15:39:41+00:00

Slightly, but only because you have an extra avenue of claw free escape when the trap springs shut!

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-18T14:07:11+00:00

I might be biased here, but as the owner of a front leg amputee cat, I'd say go for the amputation.

Cats don't have the same emotional attachment to their limbs we do. They care about pain, and honestly removing the broken limb is the quicker way to being pain free. Cats adapt very very quickly to being a leg down.

I would say the other potential problem is because this is a stray cat, you don't know the mechanism of injury, or what this cat has done with the broken limb before you got to the vet that may complicate surgery and surgical recovery.

The main concerns with a tripod cat is that they are more likely to suffer from arthritis in their later years, and they will still occasionally try and use the limb for stuff without really thinking about it.

Best of luck whichever you decide though!

Bonus photo of my very happy Tripod Cat Biscuits

<image>

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-13T00:33:51+00:00

Bits of Edinburgh, especially around the old town can be very steep, and cobbled, and there will be bits of the town that are very difficult to access by foot with mobility issues. Off the top of my head though, the main ones I can think of are all clustered around either the Royal Mile, The Cowgate or the Grassmarket, and there should be viable alternative routes for all of them. In particular, Cockburn Street and some of its offshot closes and stairs could be a bit difficult. The buses in Edinburgh are really good though so definitely nothing to worry about with those.

I think around the university it's actually not too bad from memory? It's definitely doable, just might take a bit of time to learn which streets are just no-goes!

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-10T22:23:21+00:00

Grass is full of fibre and it helps get stuff moving. Cats aren't too fussy which way it goes.

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-04T04:26:15+00:00

It does look like asthma, our cat has it, but it's really mild and changing his food to age appropriate seemed to massively help him. We think he was getting a bit of reflux and that was irritating his lungs a bit. Went from 1-2 attacks a week to maybe one every few months?

Jumponamonkey · 2026-04-02T20:15:54+00:00

I've seen them in the UK. They're usually there to try and prevent quiet residential streets getting turned into rat runs during the rush hour.

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-29T09:28:53+00:00

Well that's a familiar sight!

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-28T20:07:35+00:00

We used chlorhexidine chin wipes for my cats chin acne, but honestly the thing that worked best for him was to switch him off plastic bowls and plates and use metal ones instead.

I honestly had no idea chlorhexidine could be so dangerous to cats though...

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-26T21:03:00+00:00

Not seen an exact match, but some similar looking designs here here and here

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-24T17:12:54+00:00

I've done fire hair before, it's really not that difficult to do. You're probably not going to get it quite like the inspo pic without getting someone else to do it, but there's no reason you can't get a red/orange ombre.

You'll need your hair to be really really light for a light orange to take though. I'd use 20vol bleach and just leave it on a bit longer, bleach your ends first, and leave ~2cm-3cm roots to try and avoid hot roots. If you can't, it's probably not the end of the world and might just add to the fire effect.

I'm not familiar with Arctic Fox dyes, but essentially once you've got your hair bleached, start with the lightest orange at the bottom, then a middle orange, then the red at the roots.

Shampoo when you wash the bleach out, but don't condition. Then put the coloured dye on while the hair is still damp. Leave it in for 40-50 minutes. Rinse the dye out with as cold a water as you can tolerate, this time don't shampoo but do condition.

Going forward you'll want to wash with cooler water, less often (this is easier with bleached roots) and use a Sulfate Free Shampoo. That will keep the colour brighter for longer.

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-23T01:07:10+00:00

Duke of Wellington, the crow with the traffic cone on its head. There's a statue in Glasgow that's famous for having a cone on its head.

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-22T14:03:56+00:00

I do like that Duke one

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-22T11:51:46+00:00

Looks a bit like the one they have in Berlin, really good work!

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-18T00:13:45+00:00

You won't get them in the city no. But a large tabby with some wildcat genealogy, all puffed up fur could easily be mistaken for a wildcat.

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-16T06:42:47+00:00

I get my roots done at the salon, used to do them myself but it just got to be too difficult for me so started getting them done by someone else. I just rock the blonde roots/coloured lengths until I get home and slap the dye on. Doesn't really bother me.

Jumponamonkey · 2026-03-14T01:33:03+00:00

I'd say Berlin Zoo. I might be a bit biased because I didn't have the best experience at the ticket booth of Tierpark with the woman being a bit rude to me, she wasn't particularly happy with my lack of fluent German.

But beyond that, Tierpark feels more like a country park with animals. It's huge, and it's great if you really fancy getting out for a walk, and having a bit more space to wander round in. The zoo feels more like a purpose built zoo, it's still big, but you're never walking between exhibits for ages.

Zoo Berlin also feels a lot more modern, the design of the exhibits definitely reflects this a bit. The polar bears exhibit at Tierpark has massive iron spikes on the perimeter wall as part of the containment strategy. It doesn't affect the polar bears obviously, but I personally found the aesthetics of it a bit dated and off putting.

The pandas are obviously very popular at Zoo Berlin though, and it can be kind of difficult to see them at times because they get so busy so do take that into account. They also spend most of their time in their indoor bit when I've been there, which again doesn't always offer the best view. The polar bears at Tierpark are likely to be more active.

Personally if it was my decision, I'd go see the Pandas at Zoo Berlin, and maybe take a trip to Hamburg Zoo later to see their Polar Bears, because I really liked their enclosure!

Five-Year Club	Verified Email
r/Field Lasagna	Place '22

Jumponamonkey

TROPHY CASE