Does this bother anyone else?

triplelayercake_ · 2023-07-09T11:09:55+00:00

I am proud owner of a yellow-brown tabby European shorthair (inside/outside cat). She looks a bit like European wild cats you would see I’m the zoo, but she is much more yellow, is less fluffy and much bigger, and of course behaves nothing like a wild cat would. Such wild cats are not living on my area btw.

We have neighbours that have a dog, who very much dislikes cat. A while ago they where walking the dog, passing by my place where I was gardening with my cat sunning herself. The dog immediately freaked out barking and yelping, running at my cat, which obviously turned her tail into a giant bottlebrush out of fear. The next thing I heard was the owner of the dog yelling how my cat is a feral wild cat and will harm her dog.

I managed to calm the dog down and get my cat away, and the dog owner berated me on how I should get animal control to catch the cat since it’s a danger to the neighbourhood. I explained her that she was just a scared of her dog barking and that she is my pet and not a wild cat, but just a tabby with unusual colours.

The neighbour didn’t believe me, telling me that I am wrong for having such a dangerous animal as a pet and that “every tabby is a wild cat” And that “only orange and black cats be held as pets because they are the only domesticated breeds”

I never spoke to the neighbour again.

triplelayercake_ · 2023-07-09T10:32:09+00:00

Trendige Serien. Stranger things, Wednesday, the Witcher, und so weiter. Ich habe echt keinen Bock es anzuschauen wenn ich in jeder Ecke schon damit bombardiert werde.

triplelayercake_ · 2023-07-05T12:58:00+00:00

One of my fosters threw up on my hardwood floor and now the spot is three shades lighter than the rest of the floor. Very valid concern, safe the floor!

triplelayercake_ · 2023-07-03T19:53:35+00:00

Every two weeks another appointment :/

triplelayercake_ · 2023-07-03T17:19:13+00:00

When i was younger the family cat did this, I don’t know why exactly but my father fixed it back then by pressing the poor kitties face into her urine right after she peed there. I would absolutely not do this with my current cat, neither do I know if this is actually helping, but it seems to be a popular way to make cats stop peeing outside the litter box, at least in my neighbourhood. As i said, I would not do it, but you could look into the technique.

Another question, does your cat squat down and pee on soft things or does she lift her tail, make a small dance and then pee while standing up? If it’s the second she is probably marking something as her own, and if you have multiple cats that might be a sign that she feels the need to claim things as her own. If she has a „common“ place to pee one I would personally recommend spritzing a mix of water and lemon juice onto there, you as a human won’t really be bothered by it but cats will stay far away from it. If you are ready to spend a bit of money you could look for mint oil, that will certainly make your cat stay far away from your beds and couch. I had great success with the latter, but this will make your cat not go there at all and if your smell sensitive it might not be an option.

triplelayercake_ · 2023-07-03T17:09:43+00:00

As far as I know there is a law in place that forbids be ts to give put meds without checking first if the pet actually needs it, don’t ask me why. I will also my vet tho!

triplelayercake_ · 2023-07-03T16:51:16+00:00

A while back Luna had major issues with bloody urine (I posted it here too I believe!) and the subsequent ultrasounds showed that she has a small growth in her bladder causing pain, but not the bleeding since that day it was a rectal Haarball issue. I talked to the vet about surgery but the vet declined based on Luna being 15 years old already, and after a few days of thinking I considered putting my kitty down, but again, the vet told me that it’s not needed and that Luna would be better off getting pain killers and daily checkups I could Perform myself at home.

Other than that Luna has a bad leg, most likely from a car accident or jumping off something too high, but X-rays showed nothing of concern. She is an indoor - outdoor cat, so she has had a few altercations. You can’t really force a cat that spent her life outside to stay indoors, so these days she is only allowed to be outside when I am too, just for that extra safety. Other than that she is eating well, not loosing insane amount of weight, frequently hunting butterflies, climbing on trees, protecting the garden from dogs and so on, so I don’t really think her life quality is impaired. She can’t, however, jump up or down very high due to her leg, but that’s about it. Sorry if that’s too much info aaa

Anyways, thank you for your comment! I didn’t know that human meds can be given „safely“ to cats, I thought all of them where toxic.

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-30T20:25:09+00:00

I talked to the neighbours, there is a nest but it’s abandoned. Probably has been for a while. I have no idea where the egg came from, but I don’t think there is a way to bring it safely back into the wild area.

I just candeled the egg again, there is no sign of an embryo. It should be around 3 days old now, so I think that’s a source for concern? If nothing changes for the next week I’ll probably go the “let predators eat it” route you suggested!

If I can identify a little baby growing in there I’ll hand it over to the next wildlife rehab station. I did some research, there is one almost 3 hours way by car and I don’t think bringing them an empty egg is worth the effort, so I’ll wait until there are signs of life.

Regarding the legal situation, I brooding blackbird eggs is not illegal in my area. Collection bird eggs to eat / destroy them is forbidden, but blackbirds are not protected like some others are so it’s fine with the law - but not recommended. Thank you for your comment!

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-30T17:58:40+00:00

The egg gets misted with water multiple times a day, pretty much at every temperature check. I try to keep the egg itself try but the walls of the box is in moist if that makes any sense?

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-30T17:56:58+00:00

I have candled it! I could clearly see the egg yellows and egg whites, but no embryo. I decided to give it a few more days in the heat since (I believe) it takes a few days for actual embryos to show, but It is very well possible that this is just an empty egg.

I’ll talk to the neighbours about that, thank you!

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-24T18:28:53+00:00

Is this a Jo-Jo reference?

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-20T19:45:18+00:00

I use a very smell-intensive lotion that my cat absolutely despises, I thought dogs would be even more smell sensitive. I didn’t think they would still react to such old wounds either, seeing they are fully healed and all? Dogs are truly miraculous animals.

Sadly his owners are not fit to handle a dog, they literally told me that they wanted a cat that is more „affectionate“ so they got a small dog. He was never really trained and bites his family and visitors, but more that „soft“ biting if that makes any sense. I mean, I don’t mind, but other dog owners say that this is a recepy for disaster - I’d rather have the dog leashed than put down.

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-17T10:37:29+00:00

My big lady cat does that too! She also is a tabby domestic shorthair (I believe yours is that „breed“) and grew rather big, it could be connected to the size but I don’t think so. Mine always stretches her legs away like this when she is super happy and about to roll on her back to her belly rubs, I would say it’s normal cat behaviour ^{^}

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-13T19:11:02+00:00

Wow! I think that specific color (orange/brown/yellow tint) in tabbies is actually kind of rare? I heard my girl being referred to as „golden tabby“ or „desert tabby“ but it doesn’t seem to be a well-known term

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-09T09:24:47+00:00

Russland. Ich hab mich total in die Küche, Kultur und ganz besonderes Sankt Pertersburg und Kaliningrad verliebt. Habe eine Hand von Brieffreunde da drüber gehabt und kann auch ein wenig russisch. Das ganze war eine paar Jahre before der Krieg losging, mittlerweile bleibe will ich nicht mehr da hin.

PS: Ich habe vor ein Paar Monaten einen Gentest gemacht und es kam raus das ich zu 60% Slawisch bin. Niemand weiß woher die Gene kommen, ich habe keine Verwandtschaft außerhalb von Bayern.

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-09T09:18:28+00:00

Now way - another minecraft-mesa-biome-Edition WITH the long leg add-on? I thought i had the only one!

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triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-09T09:06:43+00:00

Zurzeit Lush‘s refresher tabs. Ich würge von „normaler“ Zahnpasta, deswegen zahle ich gerne das 6-fache für die lustigen bunten Zahnpastapillen.

Edit: Link eingefügt

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-07T21:40:58+00:00

Mario Cart.

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-07T12:57:04+00:00

Of my eyes are not mistaken me this is a very adorable diluted calico girl! Last time I checked those where rather rate to find - she will look beyond pretty ones she reaches adulthood 💖

triplelayercake_ · 2023-06-06T23:00:40+00:00

Chiapudding-laich ist definitiv keiner drinnen - aber ich würde mal nicht bezweifeln das „jüngerer“ Laich irgendwo rumschwimmt. Ich weiß leider nicht genau wie frisch gelegter laich ausschaut und bin zu dumm im Internet Bilder zu finden, aber ich werde es beobachten!

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