The Chillout Zone (Off-Topic Thread)

I held his paw up for about 30 minutes after it happened to try and ease the bleeding, it has largely stopped now. I wouldn't want to ice it because he wouldn't be able to tell me to stop lol.

I've been outsmarted by Kovu :pac:
Lately I was training him to miaow for mayonnaise (don't ask, it's his favourite treat since he was a kitten) as i'd decided he was getting it too easily. He'd jump on a certain chair and wait for the fridge to open or when he seen the kettle go on for tea he'd anticipate someone had to open it and sit and wait!!
But anyway last night he came into my room & started to miaow. Usually this means food so I got up and headed down to the kitchen with him running in front of me to feed him but cat was nowhere to be seen when i got there.
Turned on the light and there was the smug little furry faced yoke sitting on his chair, then he looked at me and miaowed at the fridge.

:D

jellybear wrote: »

Ah lads I'm at my wits end with dogs not being controlled by their owners. Twice in 6 days I've been walking Milo, muzzled, harnessed etc and I don't know why but owners just can't seem to control their dogs and they somehow let go of or drop the lead and the dogs charge at poor Milo. I am so scared to walk him as I'm afraid he'll slip his harness, although he always wears a coat over it, or else himself or I will get hurt. I just don't know how to deal with it. People say bring a stick but I need both hands to control him if a dog goes for him as he's terrified. It happened again this evening and in fairness the man who owned the dog was apologetic but it's getting ridiculous at this stage. It's happened with 5 different dogs now and we live in a small estate! #rantover!

I used to nervous about one of my boy's slipping his harness too. I bought him a Ruffwear Webmaster (a bit pricey, but SO worth it) it has an extra strap which basically makes it damn near impossible to escape out of.

Also a carabiner clip (a real one) strategically placed to join collar + harness together can also ease the worries.

The fear he'll slip out is not a fear anyone should have, it won't make walks any easier if you're nervous.

jellybear wrote:

I'll look into them but thankfully he is very good and he just recoils out of fear the poor thing, he doesn't try to get out of the harness! I use one of the double clip leads, front and top of harness, so any harness would need to have those loops. I just wish people could control their dogs to be honest as I'm trying my hardest to walk him safely but we've had a run of bad luck lately

Ruffwear has a mental ring on top and another loop on the front. I ordered the every day ruffwear harness a few weeks back as I thought the webmaster only came in bigger sizes and then I found it in our size, guess I will have to start saving again.
It's a pain in the butt when it happens and you and your boy are put in that situation.

Those Houdini harnesses are a good price range considering they're custom fit!

Just ordered smilla cat food from zooplus, as part of their black fortnight deal it's now 20.99, was 21.99. Only I went back on my previous orders and it's always been 18.99! Bunch of scammers! They also tried to charge me 4.99 delivery through dhl even though I was over the €49 free delivery, apparently only free through dpd. Most of the cat litter is out of stock too. Not overly happy with them lately.

Zapperzy wrote: »

Also just spotted they never included my 3% savings plan. They've just been sent a strongly worded email.

oooooh!!! :mad: The postage thing has driven me mad - the bed I wanted for Bailey was only available in that size from .de - took much longer as it went with DHL and box ripped open! The bed itself was fine thank god. The same with something else I wanted last month - only had it in stock on .de.. when it all comes from the same place!!
I have an order coming from them today - a new light collar for Bailey and a spare to have.. His other one met it's watery end on Monday after he jumped in for paddle and the river was quite high.. I handn't got the collar sealed up properly as he doesn't normally jump down into the river in the mornings!! I was livid - more at the though of one of his booties coming off and me having to go and retrieve it lol!

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Oh gawd there's 3 little puppies in a rescue and they're just like Jellybears Milo! So...Hard...To...Resist!!!!!!!

Oh don't tell me that!!!

Some of you might remember that I found a half dead feral kitten, wow, two years ago now, my first cat ever. She has totally taken over our house, and is a joy and has converted me to cat slavery.

Well now feral cat #2 has entered our lives. Shes been here for nearly 6 months. Arrived in a horrific state, skeletal and loads of medical issues/problems, and completely feral. Now shes looking fab, neutered, medical problems "repaired" and living in our old utility in a comfy bed in a turf basket. Eating her head off. Actually letting me stroke her, is in love with one of the dogs, comes when called, and is really relaxed around us.

Shes got a lovely little bed, heaps of wool blankets in a deep basket. The vets reckoned shes about 3-4 years old. Im assuming that at this age, she is well used to the cold as she has managed to survive this long.

So the thing is. Our first cat is a super fussy eater. Only 'gourmet' wet food, and never really finishes a 50g sachet at a time. The new feral would eat yourself. I put her food in the unused utility (really a seperate wash-house) so it can stay there without fear of anyone else eating it. As shes outdoors Ive been of the opinion that she needs to eat as much as possible to stay warm/keep condition on.

Just a question for you cat-experts on feeding: small female adult cat, I feed her wet food and dry food, bowl of water, if I have some chicken or other meat, a bit of probiotic yogourt, the odd tin of sardines/fish. She eats approx 3x85g sachets wet food a day, plus a good handful of dry kibble when she empties the bowl - maybe 2 handfuls kibble/day. Then a bit of yogourt most days. And if I have a bit of meat, will give her a small bowl of that. She was skeletal, but is looking really well now. Is this enough food for a cat that is basically an outdoor cat? Anything else I should be giving her? I know nothing about cats really, so advise please (shes wormed and deflea'd)

aonb wrote: »

Some of you might remember that I found a half dead feral kitten, wow, two years ago now, my first cat ever. She has totally taken over our house, and is a joy and has converted me to cat slavery.

Well now feral cat #2 has entered our lives. Shes been here for nearly 6 months. Arrived in a horrific state, skeletal and loads of medical issues/problems, and completely feral. Now shes looking fab, neutered, medical problems "repaired" and living in our old utility in a comfy bed in a turf basket. Eating her head off. Actually letting me stroke her, is in love with one of the dogs, comes when called, and is really relaxed around us.

Shes got a lovely little bed, heaps of wool blankets in a deep basket. The vets reckoned shes about 3-4 years old. Im assuming that at this age, she is well used to the cold as she has managed to survive this long.

So the thing is. Our first cat is a super fussy eater. Only 'gourmet' wet food, and never really finishes a 50g sachet at a time. The new feral would eat yourself. I put her food in the unused utility (really a seperate wash-house) so it can stay there without fear of anyone else eating it. As shes outdoors Ive been of the opinion that she needs to eat as much as possible to stay warm/keep condition on.

Just a question for you cat-experts on feeding: small female adult cat, I feed her wet food and dry food, bowl of water, if I have some chicken or other meat, a bit of probiotic yogourt, the odd tin of sardines/fish. She eats approx 3x85g sachets wet food a day, plus a good handful of dry kibble when she empties the bowl - maybe 2 handfuls kibble/day. Then a bit of yogourt most days. And if I have a bit of meat, will give her a small bowl of that. She was skeletal, but is looking really well now. Is this enough food for a cat that is basically an outdoor cat? Anything else I should be giving her? I know nothing about cats really, so advise please (shes wormed and deflea'd)

Sounds good to me, but every cat is different so hard to know. If she's not looking thin, she's OK. Try increasing it slightly, if she's still eating it all she may just need more food. With ex feral it's hard to know if it's hunger or the need to eat everything in case it's the last meal for a while.

jellybear wrote: »

Some lovely pet pressies available in Aldi from Thursday for anyone looking

https://www.aldi.ie/c/specialbuys/dates/2017-12-07?sort=popular&q=%3Apopular%3AtransactionalStatus%3Atransactional%3AtransactionalStatus%3Anontransactional%3AEvent%3AGifts+for+Pets&page=0

I want the sprout for Lucy!!

em_cat wrote: »

Would you know if they train brace & mobility asisstance dogs? Or do you know if there are any organisations that do?

AFAIK they do but I think kids get priority? They have a long waiting list too.

I feel like a celebrity chef, I am late making dinner and I turned around to an audience of all 4 cats and the 2 dogs.
I have starved them to within an inch of their lives, 2 hours since I fed dogs!
30 mins since I topped up cat nuts!
It's only chicken noodle soup I scraped up from leftovers and bits in fridge, quickest thing I could think of, it's a bit light on the chicken now because of all the sad eyes, weak from the hunger.


*I may have also made the Swedish chef noises from the Muppets to my adoring fans too
I think I'm loosing my marbles

So two weeks ago one of my dogs pulled his middle nail out, yesterday my other dog snapped his dew claw. The other half is giving out that I'm breaking the dogs.

Choc Chip wrote: »

My partner decided to picked up the little terrier in all the commotion and put him on the radiator, as if the dog was going to chase the mouse down the inside of the radiator and under the sofa. The dog just stood there on the radiator and stared at my husband as if he was stupid (I can see his point). Can't. Stop. Laughing.

Haha

Mr C would've quite happily done so, the horror when he first was let out in my parents in laws back garden and came back in to deposit a dead rat at my feet! I was like, ok I expect that from a cat; just not a little terrier that we had just adopted...

tk123 wrote: »

Well so much for our snow - piddling rain for hours instead and the dogs won’t even got out for a pee! Normally we go out around now on a Sunday, stop for coffee etc etc

It's the same here, our garden is full of lochs of water. Had gotten up early to bring the dogs as we were due to head shopping. Literally a few fields over is full of snow!

Random question of the day. One of my dogs licks our other dogs eyes at least once a day. It usually happens when she's either lying down or sitting quite still. Her eyes are fine, there's no discharge and she's never had any complaints with them and the behaviour has been going on for quite a long time. It doesn't appear to bother her and he doesn't seem to be doing it obsessively, I'm just curious as to why he does it! Any ideas?

tk123 wrote: »

What to do here.. As per bargain alerts thread I was in home store today and just happened to see doggy xmas stockings so got 2 for us and 2 more for 2 friends I had presents for - a treat I'd set aside from zooplus etc etc.. Then I realised I'd forgotten another friend so ran in and got one for her.. Now the dog is almost a year old - a retriever - and a resource SWALLOWER - has already had a blockage removed courtesy of UCD emergency clinic so while I'd love to get her a toy... I don't want to be the one who lands her back in the OOH vets! What could I get?!? She does give her junk pedigree stuff but I can't bring myself to buying it lol and would shy away from the stuff I give - snouts, rabbits ears etc etc Are biscuity treats safest I wonder? I'd still love to get a toy!

A new collar maybe?

Bells21 wrote: »

I'm not sure if you have a Mr.Price near you but they had a range of 'tough' dog teddies in our local one lately. Not too much stuffing and the exterior was made from that tough woven material similar to but not identical to fire hose type stuff? There also wasn't any eyes sown on or floppy ears/Tails etc to be chewed off?

Gah I was only in Mr Price today - will have a look next time! She doesn’t wear a collar(!)

What about one of those little flashing lights? I use one for night-time walks in the country. Great for finding your dog in the dark!

tk123 wrote: »

It’s the carol service for Peata therapy dogs

Excellent, thank you.

Very cute idea and a good cause

We saw a new vet today and she was just fantastic - worlds apart from the metacam for life diagnosis we had before! He was very good too being examined even though it hurt him so got lots of treats lol!