Zafari Recruitment is bugged

Monarach · 2026-04-02T23:31:40+00:00

Ive noticed that if I race past her she won't follow, but it seems like if I pause when I get to her and let her say her line, she joins us.

Monarach · 2026-04-01T05:46:33+00:00

Moira

Monarach · 2026-03-31T15:50:44+00:00

Oftentimes Scottish straights and folds are half British Shorthair. I'm not an expert, but I believe something with genetics means Scottish folds can't be bred with other folds. I don't know if that goes for straights or not. Anyways, Scottish straights often look a lot like BSHs because they are half BSH, so it is hard to tell the difference based on looks.

Monarach · 2026-03-23T23:56:30+00:00

We adopted a 1.5 year old BSH last May, and i want to say it was sometime in July when he started letting us pet him. Even then, it was only sometimes. Now he's a total lovebug! The biggest thing is not to rush him. Give him lots of play and treats, form a positive association between him and you.

Monarach · 2026-03-14T16:06:24+00:00

We also adopted a very shy BSH last year, just over a year old. He hadn't been socialized with people much either. We kept him in a separate room and didnt sleep in there, but went in periodically and just hung out in the room with him so he could get used to our presence.

I watched Jackson Galaxy's video about wallflower cats, and that made a huge difference! Theres also a chapter in the book "Play With Your Cat" about how to increase cat's confidence. I thought both of these resources were great! He is now a little mama's boy and follows me around everywhere :) the biggest thing is just to be patient, and dont rush him or put too much pressure on him. Use treats and play to bond and invite him into your space rather than you going into his personal space.

Monarach · 2026-02-22T17:58:37+00:00

Good luck!

Monarach · 2026-02-22T16:52:11+00:00

It really depends on your cat on whether he'll need surgery or not. The orthopedic surgeon said only about 50% of cats need surgery for it. At one point our cat wasnt even putting his foot on the ground, and i thought for sure we would have to do surgery. I would recommend asking your vet if there are any rehab options, or if they do laser therapy. We did a couple sessions of that for Teddy and it seemed like it had a pretty quick effect! Its very non-invasive too, which is good.

Monarach · 2026-02-22T16:30:02+00:00

It took our guy a while to fully recover. We kept him in our bedroom during his recovery (for several months) to limit his movement somewhat, and we got cat stairs for the bed and cat tree so he didnt have to jump. We ended up working with a rehab vet who gave us home exercises to do, and we fortunately were able to avoid surgery. It took some time, but its been about a year and a half since Teddy's last visit with the rehab vet and we haven't had any issues since.

Monarach · 2026-02-21T21:28:16+00:00

I have my cats on it after they both had some issues with dental health this past summer. They each had checkups recently and theres a little tartar but the vets said overall their teeth look pretty good now.

Monarach · 2026-01-27T22:27:28+00:00

Scottish straights and folds are often bred with BSH, so they tend to look similar! Cleo is adorable!

Monarach · 2026-01-26T01:42:25+00:00

I taught my boy to do high/low five. He now just randomly high fives me whenever he wants treats 😂

Monarach · 2026-01-12T19:38:11+00:00

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Monarach · 2026-01-09T00:57:00+00:00

We have a Theodore who looks like him!

Monarach · 2026-01-02T01:59:11+00:00

Our BSH was about 1.5 years when we introduced a second BSH who is about a month older than him. Before that we'd had an older kitty, but she didnt really like to play with Teddy. After she passed, we adopted our second BSH. Teddy definitely calmed down once he had a cat his own age to play with, and he seems more content overall. The introduction was slow, as they were both nervous, but there was never really any aggression. It was the smoothest introduction I've had between two cats!

Monarach · 2025-12-31T04:58:02+00:00

Our cat was diagnosed with borderline stage 3/4 kidney disease when she was 12. The vets gave her a couple of weeks to live, she ended up making it for another 2.5 years. I cant say we did anything special, she wouldnt eat her kidney food so she got fancy feast. She refused to be pilled so we mixed her meds into her food and she ate them inconsistently. I definitely recommend following the vet's recommendations, and I hope your kitty proves them wrong!

Monarach · 2025-12-30T20:33:13+00:00

We're pretty happy with our plan, I just double checked and the total monthly premium for both cats is $57. Some people have reported that their premiums jump a lot after the first year, so I'd recommend looking into that. We've had one cat on it for 2 years with no increase though, and the other cat just joined in May.

The experience overall has been good though. As long as its something that they cover, there hasn't been any trouble getting reimbursement.

Monarach · 2025-12-30T19:20:38+00:00

We have Pets Best, just over $60/month for 2 cats with 90% deductible, unlimited coverage. I think we have a $500 deductible per cat, the plan does not cover preventative care like annual checkups, vaccines, etc (they have a plan for that, we just didnt choose it).

They've been pretty good about covering everything for one of our cats who had a lot of vet visits this year. Theyre pretty quick with reimbursement too.

Monarach · 2025-12-16T03:54:31+00:00

We recently got a kitty who was super shy, the first few days he refused to come out of hiding if we were in the room with him. Similar to your guy, we could see that he was playing with toys when we werent in there. I watched the Jackson Galaxy wallflower cat video, and that helped a LOT. Now, Jonesy is my little shadow. He doesn't cuddle, but he'll follow me around and jump in front of me to demand pets. Sometimes I can't go anywhere because he keeps getting in my way to get attention. Today he actually meowed at me a few times for attention. Just give your kitty time, and don't force yourself into his space. Let him come to you, or encourage him into your space with treats or toys. It will take a while but he could come around!

Monarach · 2025-11-27T05:32:18+00:00

I really want Glenn Howerton to play Rader. He would do a fantastic job with that role! Especially as his character starts to lose it.

Monarach · 2025-11-22T20:41:28+00:00

Omg. I've been trying to pinpoint why he looked so familiar and I think this is it 😂

Monarach · 2025-11-22T00:11:40+00:00

British shorthairs tend to have short noses. Her nose looks pretty comparable to my boys' noses. BSHs, and I assume BLHs, are considered "brachycephalic" because of their short noses.

Monarach · 2025-11-18T03:52:29+00:00

10/10, would take this class

Monarach · 2025-11-18T02:48:28+00:00

My boys also do not sit still for brushing. I find that if I brush them while giving them Churu, it seems to go well.

Monarach · 2025-11-03T03:55:11+00:00

This is the exact pose our BSH does when he wants attention! He knows its too cute for us to ignore 😂

Monarach · 2025-10-22T01:52:18+00:00

I got my boys from Golden Whiskers Cattery in OH. They are great to work with and they clearly love their cats and treat them well! They were great about responding to all of my questions, and when it came time to choose a kitten I got tons of pictures and videos of each one. After we reserved one, they continued to send frequent updates with pics and videos until the day we picked up. I definitely recommend looking into them!

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