The Chillout Zone (Off-Topic Thread)

tk123 · 26-07-2014 8:34pm

Really looking forward to it!! The one last year was like no class we've ever been to - just fantastic and as always the organisation in PDT was fantastic too!

SillyMangoX · 26-07-2014 10:27pm

She's eating bits of her normal food now the metacam has kicked in, no more sea bass for her :P TK she's named after the Nintendo character, cream was named to match her :P

Frigga_92 · 26-07-2014 10:49pm

Washed the puppies earlier and they've seriously got the hots for each other all evening :pac:

tk123 · 26-07-2014 11:26pm

SillyMangoX wrote: »

TK she's named after the Nintendo character, cream was named to match her :P

:pac: It's the done thing to give servers "cool names" where I work - I name all mine after Nintendo characters lol e.g. Koopa, Goomba, Peach, Kirby :pac:

sparkle_23 · 27-07-2014 6:08am

SillyMangoX wrote: »

She's eating bits of her normal food now the metacam has kicked in, no more sea bass for her :P TK she's named after the Nintendo character, cream was named to match her :P

Poor Peach hope she's on the mend x I hope cream is being a good bro and grooming her since she's not able!

Pumpkinseeds · 27-07-2014 10:38am

There's been an Autumn coloured tabby around our house a few times lately. He/she was asleep on the roof of the cat kennel when I came down at 8am. Puss dashed into next doors garden when I opened the front door, then sat looking at me sleepily. Jazzy was sniffing all around the pet fountain in the kitchen after that, so puss may have been in the kitchen at some point.

I'm not sure if puss is a neighbours cat, most of them aren't pet people. So we'll have to keep an eye on him/her and see if it's homeless.

toadfly · 27-07-2014 2:04pm

Found a kitten today near my mams house. Don't know much about cats but maybe around 8-10 weeks old. She was just sitting in the middle of the road, her eyes are shut with the amount of discharge from flu. Going to get kitten milk and food for her and bring to vet tomorrrow. People are assholes.

Pumpkinseeds · 27-07-2014 3:21pm

toadfly wrote: »

Found a kitten today near my mams house. Don't know much about cats but maybe around 8-10 weeks old. She was just sitting in the middle of the road, her eyes are shut with the amount of discharge from flu. Going to get kitten milk and food for her and bring to vet tomorrrow. People are assholes.

Well done, hopefully there weren't anymore of the litter abandoned nearby. There's a lot of arseholes dumping kittens:mad:

toadfly · 27-07-2014 4:55pm

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Well done, hopefully there weren't anymore of the litter abandoned nearby. There's a lot of arseholes dumping kittens:mad:

That's that I thought but couldn't find any. She hasnt eaten anything but I did get her eyes cleaned up a good bit. One is clear now but still shut. Could it be like that from birth?

Pumpkinseeds · 27-07-2014 5:05pm

toadfly wrote: »

That's that I thought but couldn't find any. She hasnt eaten anything but I did get her eyes cleaned up a good bit. One is clear now but still shut. Could it be like that from birth?

I haven't much of a clue about kittens, most of our cats have been adult strays when they showed up and moved in. You'll know more when puddy cat has been to the vet. Poor little thing. Maybe warm up the food in the microwave, just to a lukewarm temperature. If the kittens nose is stuffy it probably can't smell the food and if it can't smell the food it won't eat. Heating it will make it smell stronger.

honerbright · 27-07-2014 5:18pm

When I took in my stray he had a bad flu and wouldn't eat.
I went to boots and got a syringe to feed him with, think they're only about 10c if you ask at the pharmacy part. I fed him a meat based baby food and also syringed him water and cat milk.
Cleaned his eyes and nose with cotton buds/wool with warm water. We also kept him in the bathroom and I think the steam crib the shower also help clear the airways (he was so caught up). After about 2 days he was (and still is!) flying it.

Good luck with the little one.

toadfly · 27-07-2014 5:21pm

Thanks for the advice, I have a syringe and will try and get some food/milk/water into him. Poor pet, so friendly as well. He'll be ok hopefully.

nala2012 · 28-07-2014 11:15am

toadfly wrote: »

Found a kitten today near my mams house. Don't know much about cats but maybe around 8-10 weeks old. She was just sitting in the middle of the road, her eyes are shut with the amount of discharge from flu. Going to get kitten milk and food for her and bring to vet tomorrrow. People are assholes.

Saw the photo's on facebook. Poor kitten hope he's feeling better today!

toadfly · 28-07-2014 12:11pm

nala2012 wrote: »

Saw the photo's on facebook. Poor kitten hope he's feeling better today!

Such a happy kitten, cleaned and feed him this morning. Going to vet shortly, they said they will probably have to keep him.

andreac · 28-07-2014 4:42pm

Anyone on this page work in the legal sector by any chance? Its not dog related.

Zapperzy · 28-07-2014 9:57pm

Bunty was in the vets this evening, still don't know what's wrong with her. She's only 3.8kg, that's about a kilo she's lost

Bloods came back normal, said she thought she could hear a bit of fluid on her lungs but her heart was fine, bladder a little small and no lumps or bumps in her abdomen. She's on ab's until friday and we'l see then. She said it could be another bout of FLUTD or it could be coming from her teeth, she has to get over this before they'll go ahead with the dental. She's at home feeling sorry for herself with a bald neck, I bought more chicken strips and turkey to try and put some meat on her. No vomiting since saturday anyways thankfully.

Pumpkinseeds · 28-07-2014 10:03pm

Zapperzy wrote: »

Bunty was in the vets this evening, still don't know what's wrong with her. She's only 3.8kg, that's about a kilo she's lost Bloods came back normal, said she thought she could hear a bit of fluid on her lungs but her heart was fine, bladder a little small and no lumps or bumps in her abdomen. She's on ab's until friday and we'l see then. She said it could be another bout of FLUTD or it could be coming from her teeth, she has to get over this before they'll go ahead with the dental. She's at home feeling sorry for herself with a bald neck, I bought more chicken strips and turkey to try and put some meat on her. No vomiting since saturday anyways thankfully.

Ahh, poor Bunty, hope she's better soon.

tk123 · 28-07-2014 11:29pm

Get well soon Bunty! I've always loved that name btw

xzanti · 29-07-2014 12:10am

My guinea pigs Winnie and Mojo are getting so much more relaxed and tame now.. have them just over a month..

They have such different personalities, it's so funny..

Mojo's really chilled and takes it all in his stride and Winnie's just a nut!!!

For example.. Feeding..

Mojo:

Hmmmmm....What's this?.... bit of food is it?...... Yeah...... ah sure...... I'll have a look

and Mozies on over for a look..

Winnie:

OMG FOOOOOD!!!! It's Food Food Food FoodFoodFoodFood

and darts around like a headless chicken.

Polar opposites.. but they're best pals

love them!!!!

Zapperzy · 29-07-2014 10:15am

tk123 wrote: »

Get well soon Bunty! I've always loved that name btw

She had stumpy wee legs as a kitten so I think that's why she was named bunty, it suited her so I couldn't change it. Iv heard since that some people use bunty as an insulting term :P

honerbright · 29-07-2014 3:11pm

Cinnamon threw a doozy of a tantrum this morning.
Had the dogs in bed with me and Cinnamon started jumping at the door handle to come in. Grand, I let her in. She decided to climb on top of the dresser and push everything off, bit by bit. Perfume, off. Make up, off. Hairspray, off. Howling the entire time like the lunatic that she is.

Turns out she wanted more biscuits than the half full bowl she already had :pac:. Cats!!

Max's (possible) litter mate came to visit us yesterday. (S)he used to get around with Max before he moved in and still comes by a few times a week to see him. I think one of the other neighbours took her in, she usually wears a collar but wasn't yesterday. But she let me pat her for the first time and looooooves the belly rubs like her brother.

Pumpkinseeds · 29-07-2014 5:16pm

Felix is very like that Honer. It starts most mornings at stupid o'clock, with him giving me lots of purry little kissy nips on the arms, then it's on to scratching the headboard, when that fails it's time to knock everything possible off the bedside table. It's almost always me that gets up, they don't bother with Mr P.

The real kicker is when instead of heading for the kitchen for food, he just goes to the front door to be let out, grr, they have a cat flap:(:D

muddypaws · 29-07-2014 6:11pm

I found out last night that Vince has won our county's round of Nose of Tralee. We are now waiting for his sash to arrive in the post and then take a photo for him to go forward to the final. I think its brilliant considering he only has half a nose

Pumpkinseeds · 29-07-2014 6:31pm

Toby is being a little tease today. He keeps snuggling his head up to me, showing me his tummy and stretching out his front paws for a cuddle. The thing is it's a typical puddy cat honey trap, he then gets the 'I kind of want you to rub my tummy, but I kinda want to bite you too' thing going on:)

tk123 · 29-07-2014 9:03pm

So we're in the park and one of the dogs starts limping and holding up her paw. My friend lifted up her paw and I pluck to what I thought was grass seed from the meadow... no it was a wasp!! I touched a wasp!!!:eek:

SillyMangoX · 29-07-2014 10:43pm

We have surmised that we have the most dysfunctional cat family around. One is incontinent, one possibly has FIV, and one is schizophrenic (okay not actually diagnosed but he has all the symptoms of feline hyperaesthesia except seizures!). I love my dysfunctional cat family

mymo · 29-07-2014 11:01pm

Don't get me started on dysfunctional pets!

Oliver tried to move into someone's tent at the river this evening, he's afraid of ducks, eats salad, and is a compulsive thief.
Tiffi is a lazy bitch who is either snoozing or acting cute, or thinking she's a cat (she's destroyed more cat toys than the actual cats, and plays with them more)

One drooly purr monster cat, one homicidal, and one shouty cat that screams at me to get out of the shower in the mornings!

Oh and two kittens at the mo, one mad as a hatter that just runs everywhere, her sister is a growling ball of fluff that wants to kill everyone!

tk123 · 29-07-2014 11:06pm

Started a thread on this but nobody replied yet... Bailey has a weird bruise/lump on his gum covering the small tooth beside the canine.. Why it always out of hours/ a day when our vet is off that stuff like this happens? Don't even know if he needs to go to the vet - I was planning on getting him a bigger Thundershirt so will have to try and get one tomorrow just in case! gah!

SingItOut · 29-07-2014 11:31pm

One of my friends has a 24 year old collie called ruddie (nicknamed gandalf because of his age!) we got talking about him today and he sent me a picture of ruddie munching on some chocolate biscuit cake from a party at the weekend! He's 24 he can do what he wants at this stage! He's pretty much blind and deaf but his nose obviously still works

honerbright · 30-07-2014 12:28am

Came up to bed this evening, my OH stayed downstairs doing bits. Was about to hop into bed when I realised all 4 little furbabies had followed me up! Feel kind of bad for my OH, not a one stayed down there to keep him company :pac: :P

mymo · 30-07-2014 8:32am

How can a cat purr in his sleep all night long?

He was purring when I fell asleep, I woke twice and he was still purring, and I woke at 6 he was still purring and it kept me awake until I got up at 7.
He even walked downstairs and out the back door, purring all the time.

My daughter thinks he's getting senile, he purrs if you look at him!

Pumpkinseeds · 30-07-2014 11:04am

Felix is loving the Moo Goo breast feeding mums cream I got for his scraped paws, of course he licks it off as soon as I put it on and watches to see if any falls so he can eat that. I tried to brush Toby too soon after breakfast so he gave me a warning snap of teeth in my direction. He's going to be disappointed that my husband is has a week off work from tonight. He should be on nights next week and Toby sprawls on his side of the bed for most of the night.

Funnily enough if I am sitting up reading he'd stay on the bed all night but as soon as I lay down he heads off. Mr P often has his feet wrestled under the duvet when he gets into the bed, I'm not sure if Toby is playing or trying to oust him from the bed.:D

tk123 · 30-07-2014 4:27pm

Magpies were chasing squirrels in the park earlier lol - it looked mad

mymo · 30-07-2014 6:46pm

Magpies tried to chase our Ruby (cat) in out garden a few weeks ago, such a racket, Ruby was howling at them, they were squawking angrily, they haven't been back since, but we got some lovely blue tail feathers!

(She didn't kill them, but did manage to grab a few feathers as they left)

muddypaws · 30-07-2014 8:17pm

My dogs used to get dive bombed by the magpies and crows in London - they're tough birds.

tk123 · 31-07-2014 10:41am

Double trouble for the vet today - Bailey in about his gum and Lucy girl getting her boosters and check up!

honerbright · 31-07-2014 11:03am

I think the best thing about having Roisin crate trained is whenever something goes missing (pens, crochet hooks, cat food pouch etc) you never have to look far... Everything gets stored in her crate! :pac:

tk123 · 31-07-2014 11:13am

honerbright wrote: »

I think the best thing about having Roisin crate trained is whenever something goes missing (pens, crochet hooks, cat food pouch etc) you never have to look far... Everything gets stored in her crate! :pac:

Haha the same with Lucy - everything ends up in her bed!

:rolleyes:

Pumpkinseeds · 31-07-2014 7:04pm

Am watching the new pet programme on RTE 1 and I already feel like I got just a little bit sick in my mouth. Sorry folks but putting a dress on a dog is just ridiculous. Looking at the woman with all the pedigree dogs and pearl necklaces for the dogs from Newbridge silver makes me angry when I think of all the rescues struggling to find funds to meet even the most basic of needs for animals.:mad:

tk123 · 31-07-2014 7:14pm

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Am watching the new pet programme on RTE 1 and I already feel like I got just a little bit sick in my mouth. Sorry folks but putting a dress on a dog is just ridiculous. Looking at the woman with all the pedigree dogs and pearl necklaces for the dogs from Newbridge silver makes me angry when I think of all the rescues struggling to find funds to meet even the most basic of needs for animals.:mad:

They sell WEDDING dresses in PetStop - i kid you not!

Bailey and Lucy at the vets today - Bailey was inconsolable and Lucy was delighted with herself - woo wooing at everyone, getting everyone to pet her and standing with her 2 paws up on the table lol!!

mymo · 01-08-2014 1:20am

I came up to bed at 11 and jake followed me.
2 hrs and 18 mins later, he's still purring, I think this may be a repeat of the other night.

How can a cat purr all night?

honerbright · 01-08-2014 9:11am

Max woke me up 5 or 6 times during the night licking my arms/legs/feet. He's come a long way from the stray we trapped nearly a year ago

tk123 · 03-08-2014 12:01pm

GAH!! An injured bird in the park this morning - my friends dog tried to chase it and then Bailey got interested it in but was very good and left it when I told him!

No movement with Bailey's weirdy lumpy gum and now poor Lucy has a sore eye! So I'll probably end up taking her over tomorrow and big boy in on Tuesday morning to be knocked out and the lump lanced etc!

In happier news the park was the most flooded we've ever seen it and the dogs were in their element lol! :pac:

Edit - decided the eye had gotten too bad too fast for it to be just conjunctivitis and I was right - a small ulcer!! Her face is all dyed from when the vet was examining her eye

Hellrazer · 04-08-2014 4:59pm

Anyone know if an English Mastiff is on the restricted breeds list.

Think I have my eye on my next puppy but I cant take any dog that's on the restricted breeds list for personal reasons.

angeldaisy · 04-08-2014 6:26pm

I'm over in the UK at the moment and the pet shops have some fab stuff. Even down to freezers with raw food in them! Wishing they were the same at home, but at the same time glad they're not - I'd never have any money!!

SillyMangoX · 04-08-2014 6:35pm

Hellrazer wrote: »

Anyone know if an English Mastiff is on the restricted breeds list.

Think I have my eye on my next puppy but I cant take any dog that's on the restricted breeds list for personal reasons.

Nope just the Bull Mastiff, though I'd imagine that a lot of people may have trouble differentiating between the two breeds!

Hellrazer · 04-08-2014 7:06pm

SillyMangoX wrote: »

Nope just the Bull Mastiff, though I'd imagine that a lot of people may have trouble differentiating between the two breeds!

Thanks for that.I have to be careful with my choices of breeds..Long winded post about it in the parenting forum.

snoman · 04-08-2014 9:36pm

Hellrazer wrote: »

Thanks for that.I have to be careful with my choices of breeds..Long winded post about it in the parenting forum.

I think there is a sort of catch-all phrase that can mean that certain dog types can be included on the list but it would be down to individual interpretation by dog wardens etc. DBB wrote about it but I can't find the post/thread. It would be worth checking though.

tk123 · 05-08-2014 9:41am

Just left my poor Bailey boy howling and crying in the vets!

Pumpkinseeds · 05-08-2014 12:14pm

Toby has discovered his inner snugglepuss. The last few nights he's moved right up to the middle of us in bed when we're reading and goes fast asleep against my husbands thigh. He used to just sleep at the bottom of the bed. I know there's a lap cat in there, I just have to keep working on him:)

The Chillout Zone (Off-Topic Thread)

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