fluffyfeet Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Oh Elaine - she's such a pretty girl! I'm soooooooo jealous We are currently looking into having another cat - we lost our old guy 3 months ago and we can tell that Pants really misses him, as I think Mortimer was the boss. I understand exactly what you mean about the 'clingy' thing - even if I just pop upstairsand am gone more than he thinks is long enough, up he comes looking for me, headbutting the bathroom door open if it's pushed too or sitting directly outside the shower cubicle so I can't open the door - little devil! Some pic's of Mortimer (b/w) and Pants (g/w) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2066875&id=1037287477&l=d5c8fbff92 My son has asked if we can dig Mortimer up and clone him to keep Pants company - failing that can he have a kitten please! I'm currently trying to arrange a home inspection so fingers crossed, we'll have a new addition soon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Oh he was lovely FluffyFeet, love the pics with the pegs . Maybe a kitty the age I have got would suit all needs. Flora is 7 months old but still plays ........a lot!! , but is past the really needy kitten stage. Also, a lot of people get rid of them after 6 months , once they are past the teeny tiny stage, so there are usually older kittens in rescue centres from people who have got bored . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 She is lovely and has such a long tail, I hope that she soon cheers up Oscar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyfeet Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Thinking about it a kitten would probably get squashed if the ginger pudding didn't see him prior to sitting down! I've found a black cat on the CPL site called Colin who is 6 months old needing a home. Snag is he is with his sister who I would love as well, but OH is digging his heels in and says only one. Booooooo! The ad states that they don't have to go together but I just wouldn't be able to take one and not the other. Will have to find a way of winning him round somehow Dawn x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Will have to find a way of winning him round somehow Dawn x Plans mwaaaa haaa haaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Try "Oh, that old thing - had it ages- didn't you notice??? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy-Deb Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 awww so happy to read your lovely posts and all is going so well. We have same situation too, lost a cat earlier this year leaving one behind. Shes become so clingy its untrue, especially as shes an indoor cat too. Keep trying to convince hubby that she needs a friend but he wont budge. I know she would benefit from some cat company and probably wouldnt be so clingy (drives me bonkers) but just cant get him to move on it. Even told him about your wonderful post. Effectively just having one cat now will stop us having any holidays as I just dont think it fair to leave her on her own (cat sitter calls 3 times a day) but its so not the same as before she used to have her buddy for 24 hour company. I wish he would reconsider, but think the memory too painful of having to have our other cat pts, it was so hard to have to do. Congrats on your new cat. xxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 I wish he would reconsider, but think the memory too painful of having to have our other cat pts, it was so hard to have to do. I have to admit that I am quite stunned OH came round to getting a new cat so soon. We have no children and our cats have always been our babies, but eventually he had to admit that he was being selfish to his own mourning by keeping Oscar unhappy and clingy, and we needed to think of Oscars feelings. It's been tough at times to see a new little face in the house and not Tilleys , but Oscar is so much happier already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy-Deb Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 We have no children and our cats have always been our babies, but eventually he had to admit that he was being selfish to his own mourning by keeping Oscar unhappy and clingy, and we needed to think of Oscars feelings. It's been tough at times to see a new little face in the house and not Tilleys , but Oscar is so much happier already its the same for us too, we dont have children. So the cat/s mean so much to us. I can only hope in time he will change his mind. Have looked at all the cats in rescue near me... and there are so so many! Its such a shame for them. I will keep trying. Wore him down over having some chickens . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Its such a shame for them. I will keep trying. Wore him down over having some chickens . Good luck , they generally give in to us in the end . And why shouldn't they? We are always right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Can you tell my OH that Elaine Mine is resisting my more pet urges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Thats because you want ickle piggies in the house SC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Thats because you want ickle piggies in the house SC! hmmmmmmmm , it may me tricky for even me to think of a way around that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 But ickle piggies are soooooo cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 Intros are still going well in the Mostin household . She is certainly finding her feet and becoming cheekier by the day . Sleeping under the duvet, between us! seems to hold no fears for her . The no table-top or kitchen surface, training continues , but she is getting much better . I do think some sort of massive dog has been using the litter tray though , no kitten that size can do that much.......that often........ . Oscar is taking it all in his stride. he has stopped being neurotically clingy, but still comes for cuddles and sleeps in his usual spots . He does get a bit miffed with Flora though, as she really wants to be very, very close to him , and he is just not having any of her cuddles . He puts up with her for a while, and then that look as he turns to me just says "Can't you entertain her for a while?" Bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Smashing now you know you did the right thing. She's got such a lovely face, so cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 That's lovely, I'm sure they'll grow to love each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Brilliant, you always have just the right saying to go with the photo, it looks so obvious thats what hes thinking Glad Floras settling in so well (and taking over the bed ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Hi guys........not such a hot update to give now........hence the radio silence for a few days . It appears that Oscars mourning was far more severe than we had realised. On Tues morning we woke up..........usual positions........Oscar in between our pillows, and Flora in between our feet..........but he was drooling at the mouth and his jaw was making these cracking noises as he was trying to move it . I had him to the vets within the hour, thinking he must have fallen on the ice the day before and dislocated his jaw! When the vet examined him, he found that his mouth was full of ulcers, and that he was severely dehydrated . I was distraught as the vet said the virus could have come from the new cat , but he also said that it could have been something Oscar was carrying anyway. I felt soooooooo guilty. I had to leave him there to be put on a drip and I sobbed all the way home. I brought Flora in the next day to be checked out, but she got a clean bill of health . Unfortunately Oscar still wasn't eating . They tried giving him appetite stimulants to get him to eat. This morning they rang to say that he still wasn't eating so they were putting a tube down his nose to feed him , they said it would be ok for us to visit him this afternoon as it might perk him up a bit. I've just come back from seeing the little love , bless him, he has a drip in his paw and a tube down his nose and a big cone round his neck. He started meowing as soon as he saw me and we had lots of cuddles . the vet nurses said that was the 1st noise they had heard him make so far, even when putting in the tube, so I am going back tomorrow to try to perk him up again, as he has just been laying like a rag doll in the corner . I feel slightly less guilty now, as they said for an infection to take this great a hold, he must have been letting himself go, and getting immuno-compromised ever since his sister died, and it's not because we got Flora a week last Sunday. It's still hard not to beat myself up about it though. Sorry for the long post , but I just had to unburden myself to you guys, hope you understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Poor Mostin what a rotten thing to happen to your little lad. Sounds as though he is getting good treatment now and suppose with a virus they just have to support him until he's through it. Big hugs for you both and little Flora xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Yes, they said that all they do is give supportive treatment to help him fight it himself. With him not eating he was getting too weak to fight it so hopefully now he may start to improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Oh Mostin love, im sorry, poor little Oscar, but now they are getting some nourishment inside him, hopefully he will find the strength to pull through. Sounds like seeing you helped him too A nice relief that Flora has a clean bill of health though and its not her fault. Bless Oscar, we are all for him. Please keep us informed Mostin {{hugs}} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Thanks CW, at least you know now why I haven't been in touch this week about visiting George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathybc Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Poor Oscar. Fingers crossed for a quick recovery x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
