The Chillout Zone (Off-Topic Thread)

Pumpkinseeds · 18-09-2013 9:41pm

It doesn't help that they move so fast either, you only have to twitch with a nervous cat for them to do a runner:D Madam seems quite happy upstairs, my husband is totally smitten with her. We try to have half hour sessions with her throughout the day and evening to stop her getting too bored.

Hopefully the pet gates we ordered will arrive this week and she'll be able to see her big 'brothers'. He's looking very healthy thanks to the food you're giving him:)

nala2012 · 19-09-2013 9:31am

Saw a hedgehog in our garden last night was so happy to see one. It's been years since i last saw one and this guy was huge! Am gonna keep an eye out for him now i know they're around. We also had a wild rabbit move in a few weeks ago. He's so cheeky he comes out when the dogs are in they're pen and goes right up and goes to the toilet in front of them!

honerbright · 19-09-2013 1:31pm

So my guess was right and Sylbs is most definitely a male. He sat at the window this morning and cleaned himself in that oh so classy way that cats do, legs spread with one leg sticking straight up so I took the opportunity to sneak a peak... on my hands and knees and all :pac: :P

tk123 · 19-09-2013 6:25pm

Stung!

maggiepip · 19-09-2013 6:46pm

tk123 wrote: »

Stung!

Good God your dog is beautiful:D!

Dunny · 19-09-2013 8:31pm

BBC2 now

tk123 · 19-09-2013 9:29pm

maggiepip wrote: »

Good God your dog is beautiful:D!

Ah my baba! Her face swelled up and eyes went all puffy! We didn't see her get stung BUT somebody I know had a dog who got a reaction to the powder inside some tennis ball toys after she chewed them up...bold Lucy burst Bailey's football so possibly that was it?! It didn't happen straight away, she burst the ball and an hour later she was with my mum and went mad rubbing her eyes and running around.. Vet gave her a steroid shot to stop her swelling anymore and it's stating to go down.

SillyMangoX · 20-09-2013 12:55am

Has anyone noticed their pets appetites increasing with the cold weather? My 3 are like savages, I just can't seem to fill cream!

Pumpkinseeds · 20-09-2013 4:44pm

SillyMangoX wrote: »

Has anyone noticed their pets appetites increasing with the cold weather? My 3 are like savages, I just can't seem to fill cream!

It's always like that in our house:)

muddypaws · 20-09-2013 5:37pm

I have a reputation locally I know, as the mad dog woman. Was giving Zebo a short walk today, and Baggy my black cat came along, as he tends to do. A local farmer drove past us, Baggy ran into a field (which I'm really pleased about, didn't know if he was road savvy or not, as we don't much traffic here) and Zebo and I were on the other side of the road. Farmer looked at us, looked across at Baggy, back at us. Mad dog woman walking 3 legged husky and cat, I can imagine the chat down the pub tonight.

tk123 · 20-09-2013 6:49pm

muddypaws wrote: »

I have a reputation locally I know, as the mad dog woman.

Yep - somebody even got a shot of your trolley from last time you were at Tescos and put in online!

:pac:

Pumpkinseeds · 21-09-2013 10:56am

Our 3 furry terrors met their new sister last night. My word she can make some scary noises when she wants to:D None of them was aggressive with her. Toby and Felix seem fascinated by her and Felix doesn't really seem that interested, he had a wide eyed shocked expression when he saw her through the pet gate, then headed back downstairs.

We got a tall pet gate that my husband attached a sheet of wire to in case she squeezed through the bars and a portable canvas pet gate for the upper part of the door in case any of them decided to climb over. So far it's working well and we can shut the door when we go to bed, otherwise she calls us, very loudly:rolleyes:

It's nice for her to be able to look out of the room and for the 4 of them to get to know each other from a safe distance on either side of the pet gate so nobody gets hurt.

tk123 · 21-09-2013 6:33pm

GAH! Just GAH @ stinky runny puppy poo. Think Lucy may have to retire from daycare

Whispered · 21-09-2013 6:45pm

tk123 wrote: »

GAH! Just GAH @ stinky runny puppy poo. Think Lucy may have to retire from daycare

Have you asked them to stop giving her food? If you have I wouldn't be happy at all to still be having problems.

tk123 · 21-09-2013 6:51pm

Whispered wrote: »

Have you asked them to stop giving her food? If you have I wouldn't be happy at all to still be having problems.

That's the thing they're not giving it to her even as treats (supposedly) - this is just from bits of it she's picking up off the floor! Everyone I know who sends dogs there has said they have bad poo after and Bailey was the same but this is a hose and scrubbing brush job. She loves it but don't think it's fair on her if this is what happens?

Whispered · 21-09-2013 6:59pm

tk123 wrote: »

That's the thing they're not giving it to her even as treats (supposedly) - this is just from bits of it she's picking up off the floor! Everyone I know who sends dogs there has said they have bad poo after and Bailey was the same but this is a hose and scrubbing brush job. She loves it but don't think it's fair on her if this is what happens?

I don't think it's fair on her, but I don't think it's fair for you to have to worry about it. Maybe a dog walker or a daycare who doesn't use treats would suit better? How is Bailey getting on in daycare now?

tk123 · 21-09-2013 8:40pm

Whispered wrote: »

I don't think it's fair on her, but I don't think it's fair for you to have to worry about it. Maybe a dog walker or a daycare who doesn't use treats would suit better? How is Bailey getting on in daycare now?

I agree tbh

I've had to skip her evening meal now to give her tummy a chance to recover which is a pain (for both of us lol) when I'm trying to put weight on her :mad: Bailey hasn't been back - didn't think it was fair on him when he was so stressed out.

boomerang · 21-09-2013 11:01pm

Was at Maxi Zoo today with some of our kittens for adoption.

It was too warm to leave Josie in the van, so she came in with me for a little R&R. She had a ball! Lots of rubs from kids, a sheet of vet bed to lie on and lots of treats. She was in her element!

DBB · 22-09-2013 12:36am

Oh WOW Boomerang, she's gorgeous!

SillyMangoX · 22-09-2013 2:01am

Oh she is absolutely stunning!! I was offered a grey on my last placement but couldn't risk him around my cats as he was an ex courser, would love to get one someday!

tk123 · 22-09-2013 1:06pm

hehe Lucy was weeing today out on a walk and I praised her..i don't know why lol - I thought she was going on strike but relieved to see she was stopping for a reason... Anyhoos some aul wan passing asks me am I going to clean it up -told her she'd peed and that I had two bags of poo I'd been carrying around for the last hour that welcome to look at if she wanted proof I tidy up after my dogs! LOL

First time that's happened to me!

Tranceypoo · 22-09-2013 1:43pm

DBB wrote: »

Oh WOW Boomerang, she's gorgeous!

I'll see that Wow and raise you a Zoweeeee!!! What a corker she is!

Pumpkinseeds · 22-09-2013 2:22pm

Boomerang she is a fabulous looking dog.

boomerang · 22-09-2013 5:36pm

Yerra, she's alright!

:P

muddypaws · 22-09-2013 6:10pm

Watched the first half of the match in the dog room and scared most of the dogs with my shouting and leaping about, then moved to the 'non dog' room for the second half, with 3 dogs and a cat in it, and managed to do the same there. You'd think they'd be used to it by now

Pumpkinseeds · 22-09-2013 9:02pm

I ordered cat litter from Tesco a few days ago, the dearer one thats supposed to be lightweight and low dust. Of course they didn't say on the Tesco page or on the packaging for that matter, that its scented. 40 litres I ordered and my cats won't use it since its scented, now I'm going to have to see if I can get them to take it back. I already had to bin the 10 litre bag I put in their litter tray, it's enormous and takes a good 10 litres minimum of litter.

The best litter we had was Worlds best but it's just too expensive for us these days, the cheapest I've seen it is 50 odd pounds sterling for 25 litres, which is going nowhere with 4 cats and several litter trays.

tk123 · 22-09-2013 9:06pm

OMG I'm so happy.. Lucy has been stinking the room out, so brought her out to the loo and peeked through my fingers as she 'got busy' afraid of what was going to come out and how would I get it cleaned up before Downtown Abbey...The poops bounced off the ground - back to normal at last!

mymo · 22-09-2013 9:23pm

Pumpkinseeds, have you tried the wood pellet litter?
Every cat/kitten we've had through the house use it, and one here is very fussy, it's unscented, and cheap!
Big pink bag is about €16 in maxizoo. (20ltr multifit)

boomerang · 22-09-2013 9:29pm

Or even better mymo, go to your local fuel merchant and buy a bag of wood pellets for stoves - same sized bag (or even slightly heavier, IIRC) for about €6 or €7! And it's the very same thing!

tk123 · 22-09-2013 9:32pm

My cat didn't take to pellets at all - iirc he found an alternative place to wee! I used to get ours on zooplus

Pumpkinseeds · 22-09-2013 9:46pm

They hate the wood pellets and since we got it Toby has started peeing in the wood chip in the garden. At the moment we've got the Thomas litter as a stop gap but they don't really like it. I've got biokat in Poppys tray as she's small and needs something light. I might try the Cats best Oko litter.
Felix took to peeing in the lilac shrub I was growing in a big container and the urine killed it, I don't want to loose the rest of the plants:)

anniehoo · 22-09-2013 9:53pm

I HATE wood pellets, they don't clump and stink...a really musty mouldy smell. I've always used Lidls cat litter and Beanie never had a problem. Tried the wood pellets with Eddie and while he was fine using it, I thought the smell was disgusting. :eek: Back to Lidls best...cheap,clumps fine and he has no problem with the changover either.

Pumpkinseeds · 22-09-2013 9:57pm

I didn't think of the Lidl stuff, I'll give that one a go first.

SillyMangoX · 22-09-2013 10:23pm

I used to use the lidl stuff but found it tracked awfully around the house, my guys are happy with wood pellets, I find that there isn't much of a smell if them when using a hooded tray but they stink in a normal tray!

boomerang · 22-09-2013 10:31pm

That's the downside of the wooden pellets - you need to change them out after only a few widdles!

Never liked the clay stuff 'cos it's harder to remove once wet, and it makes a feck of the bottom litter tray forever.

(Yes, these things matter!)

muddypaws · 22-09-2013 10:31pm

Maxi Zoo sell one that smells of baby powder

boomerang · 22-09-2013 10:33pm

Is that Pura? That's what my friend uses for her cats - great stuff but she spends a fortune on it with eight cats!

mymo · 22-09-2013 10:40pm

Never found the pellets smelly, but we have two covered trays only one open, and I rake out the pellets and dump the rest twice a week when kittens or confined cats using them.
Resident two oldier cats (12 and about 10years) rarely use a tray, Mouse used them mostly.

anniehoo · 22-09-2013 10:43pm

I think I'm gonna start a thread on this. Gas, seeing all the variations. I'm really interested in what everyone uses and how often they clean it out etc.:D:pac:

muddypaws · 22-09-2013 10:43pm

boomerang wrote: »

Is that Pura? That's what my friend uses for her cats - great stuff but she spends a fortune on it with eight cats!

I don't think so, it has pink on the packaging. lol Thats all I know, don't use litter trays in this house, so haven't bought it, but always like to open the sample jar and have a few sniffs :rolleyes:

boomerang · 22-09-2013 10:48pm

LOL muddypaws!

I'm really fastidious about litter trays - think it's the height of slovenliness to leave a tray sitting there dirty, yok.

(Not aimed at anyone in this thread - just pointing out how anal I am about litter trays, no pun intended, lol!)

mymo · 22-09-2013 10:53pm

Boomerang I agree, poops are scoped as soon as seen, good clean out twice a week (or more if required by number of cats/kittens).

I use mats under the trays too, removes any excess litter in those little paws.
Hoover the mats as needed, wash once a week!

tk123 · 22-09-2013 10:58pm

I used to get the scented version of this one - http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/cat_litter/clumping_litter/extreme_classic/209260

anniehoo · 22-09-2013 11:28pm

tk123 wrote: »

I used to get the scented version of this one - http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/cat_litter/clumping_litter/extreme_classic/209260

:eek: ~€20 for 15kg....WOW!

I put a poll up there TK, would love to see peoples opinions on this, because it' gonna take me a lot of persuasion to stop me buying Lidls and I am DEFINITELY open to suggestions.

SillyMangoX · 23-09-2013 12:04am

Since we're going off topic from cat litter :P I'm sending off the entry for Dude's first show tomorrow, excitement!! I'm retiring Peach and Cream so I'm hoping that Dude will like the show scene

mymo · 23-09-2013 7:41am

Awww, champions retiring, have you told them?
Hope they got a good pension plan

Layinghen · 23-09-2013 8:01am

Oh poor Peach and Cream, hope they don't get jealous when Dude starts coming home with loads of trophys! I know nothing about cats (just like them) but to me he looks like a winner, he has the cutest little face.

tk123 · 23-09-2013 9:51am

anniehoo wrote: »

:eek: ~€20 for 15kg....WOW!

I put a poll up there TK, would love to see peoples opinions on this, because it' gonna take me a lot of persuasion to stop me buying Lidls and I am DEFINITELY open to suggestions.

I know seems pricey - I don't think it was that dear when I was getting it years ago! :P

SillyMangoX · 23-09-2013 3:31pm

mymo wrote: »

Awww, champions retiring, have you told them?
Hope they got a good pension plan

I told them last night, Cream is delighted, Peach didn't care :P They are still going to go to the show in Limerick because it's so close to me, and Peach has to return her trophy, but Dude is the only one we shall be travelling with, way to expensive to bring 3 cats to Dublin!! As for the pension plan, they made me sign a contract that they have to be given applaws wet food at least once a month :P

rannerap · 23-09-2013 7:59pm

SillyMangoX wrote: »

I told them last night, Cream is delighted, Peach didn't care :P They are still going to go to the show in Limerick because it's so close to me, and Peach has to return her trophy, but Dude is the only one we shall be travelling with, way to expensive to bring 3 cats to Dublin!! As for the pension plan, they made me sign a contract that they have to be given applaws wet food at least once a month :P

I'm entering my two into it for the craic

The Chillout Zone (Off-Topic Thread)

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