Cat owners in Oz........
Jan 11th 2011, 1:41 pm
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Beneath the box you type your reply in, is a button that says 'manage attachments' click on it, find the pic, upload and bobs your auntie's husband.
Jan 11th 2011, 2:08 pm
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Gordon used to sit on top of open doors
He is too big now, his mother was British Shorthaired the vet reckons and we know his dad was siamese.
Yes we bought him with us, he never grew out of eating towels and even ate some carpet on the cat ladder in quarantine. I love him so much. He also bites you if you dont feed him on time, starts off gentley and then increases in pressure until you give in.
He only eats one brand and one flavour of cat meat - 'Snappy Tom', salmon and tuna flavour plus biscuit, we tend to give him what he wants being a senior boy of nearly 9 years old.
He is too big now, his mother was British Shorthaired the vet reckons and we know his dad was siamese.Yes we bought him with us, he never grew out of eating towels and even ate some carpet on the cat ladder in quarantine. I love him so much. He also bites you if you dont feed him on time, starts off gentley and then increases in pressure until you give in.
He only eats one brand and one flavour of cat meat - 'Snappy Tom', salmon and tuna flavour plus biscuit, we tend to give him what he wants being a senior boy of nearly 9 years old.
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Jan 11th 2011, 2:14 pm
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Jan 11th 2011, 5:47 pm
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This was Chintzie when she was still quite young. Still loves to be inside anything! Under duvet, in jumper, under anything that "was" hanging on radiator! 
Jan 11th 2011, 5:49 pm
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I dont have any single towel that hasnt been eaten, he really tucks into them as well and enjoys chewing the threads, bitter spray, chilli sauce doesnt work and he can open cupboards and we cant lock damp towels away and sometimes he breaks into the bathroom to get them.
Here is my big boy! Bearing in mind this is a large size dog bed he has taken over, you get the gist of how big he is.
Here is my big boy!
Bearing in mind this is a large size dog bed he has taken over, you get the gist of how big he is.
He looks nice and silky smooth........
Jan 11th 2011, 8:42 pm
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Re: Cat owners in Oz........
I have three cats, Frank, Eric and Dagwood and Dagwood is a kitten, Frank is white with blue eyes and she is not deaf, the other two are ginger and white. Thought I would keep the keep out of the sun theme going.
Had many cats over the years always two or three.
Where I live we have to keep our cats on our property all the time, they are not allowed to nip over next door to the neighbours, fortunately on acreage its easy to confine them to our property. I only let them out in the day time and they always come in at night, well they have to, cats are not allowed out at night.
We have to register our cats with the council and they wear collars with discs like the dogs. They also have to be microchipped.
I feed them on dry food, Royal Canin Oral Sensitive which saves me a lot of money having their teeth cleaned. The young one is on the kitten science diet.
I use revolution for fleas and worming. However when there are no fleas around like now with all the rain they do not get a dose as I worry about the chemicals long term.
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Had many cats over the years always two or three.
Where I live we have to keep our cats on our property all the time, they are not allowed to nip over next door to the neighbours, fortunately on acreage its easy to confine them to our property. I only let them out in the day time and they always come in at night, well they have to, cats are not allowed out at night.
We have to register our cats with the council and they wear collars with discs like the dogs. They also have to be microchipped.
I feed them on dry food, Royal Canin Oral Sensitive which saves me a lot of money having their teeth cleaned. The young one is on the kitten science diet.
I use revolution for fleas and worming. However when there are no fleas around like now with all the rain they do not get a dose as I worry about the chemicals long term.
Love cats
Jan 12th 2011, 4:00 am
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Re: Cat owners in Oz........
Since others have posted pictures, here are our two just after we got them from the pound. They were skin and bones, riddled with fleas and worms, and Molly (the black and white one) was really ill for a time and had to be given rehydration fluids every hour for about a week (it was like having a newborn again 
). The vet guessed she was five weeks old when we first got her, so she was way too young to be away from mum. We have had them for almost a year now and wouldn't be without them! Molly is absolutely lovely with our daughters, especially our eldest. She makes a certain sound when she sees her! Tabitha (the grey one) is a bit more stand-offish, but will come for a fuss and a cuddle providing it is on her terms! The second photo of Molly shows what a lump she is now. We call her 'Cat-Dog' because she wags her tail and rolls over like a dog.
). The vet guessed she was five weeks old when we first got her, so she was way too young to be away from mum. We have had them for almost a year now and wouldn't be without them! Molly is absolutely lovely with our daughters, especially our eldest. She makes a certain sound when she sees her! Tabitha (the grey one) is a bit more stand-offish, but will come for a fuss and a cuddle providing it is on her terms! The second photo of Molly shows what a lump she is now. We call her 'Cat-Dog' because she wags her tail and rolls over like a dog.
Jan 12th 2011, 7:12 am
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Re: Cat owners in Oz........
Domestic pet cats slaughtering indigenous wildlife to the point of threat is a total myth.
I have worked on projects tracking the metrics of native wildlife proliferation in Australia, including the impact of introduced species like the domestic cat. In fact we just starting into a project to measure the impact of petroleum companies on just such habitats in WA. Compared to the impact on indigenous wildlife caused by man (directly or indirectly) the kills made by domestic cats are a tiny drop in the ocean.
If government was really concerned about this issue they would restrict the expansion of commercial and industrial building into known habitats by requiring full wildlife impact analysis on all new projects. Far too much land is being "bought" by corporations and industrial developers without any consideration to it's impact on these species.
I should state that we have two cats, both indoor cats who do venture out for a walk now and then. Neither bring home kills and I doubt they could be arsed to be honest. Both are registered, chipped and well cared for.
Some "mousers" may catch the odd lizard or pretty birdy but that isn't made a dent in the numbers.
I have worked on projects tracking the metrics of native wildlife proliferation in Australia, including the impact of introduced species like the domestic cat. In fact we just starting into a project to measure the impact of petroleum companies on just such habitats in WA. Compared to the impact on indigenous wildlife caused by man (directly or indirectly) the kills made by domestic cats are a tiny drop in the ocean.
If government was really concerned about this issue they would restrict the expansion of commercial and industrial building into known habitats by requiring full wildlife impact analysis on all new projects. Far too much land is being "bought" by corporations and industrial developers without any consideration to it's impact on these species.
I should state that we have two cats, both indoor cats who do venture out for a walk now and then. Neither bring home kills and I doubt they could be arsed to be honest. Both are registered, chipped and well cared for.
Some "mousers" may catch the odd lizard or pretty birdy but that isn't made a dent in the numbers.
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Jan 12th 2011, 9:04 am
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Re: Cat owners in Oz........
Santa brought us this little fella. 
Really we got him to keep Edward company and after an awkward first week they are now inseparable.
He is a really agile kitten, he climbed up to the top of the tree in 0.5 seconds. Edward (a very unagile persian) couldn't jump onto the bed until he was 6 months old. We keep saying our Australian cat is a lot sportier than his English brother.
Really we got him to keep Edward company and after an awkward first week they are now inseparable.
He is a really agile kitten, he climbed up to the top of the tree in 0.5 seconds. Edward (a very unagile persian) couldn't jump onto the bed until he was 6 months old. We keep saying our Australian cat is a lot sportier than his English brother.
Jan 12th 2011, 9:32 am
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Domestic pet cats slaughtering indigenous wildlife to the point of threat is a total myth.
I have worked on projects tracking the metrics of native wildlife proliferation in Australia, including the impact of introduced species like the domestic cat. In fact we just starting into a project to measure the impact of petroleum companies on just such habitats in WA. Compared to the impact on indigenous wildlife caused by man (directly or indirectly) the kills made by domestic cats are a tiny drop in the ocean.
If government was really concerned about this issue they would restrict the expansion of commercial and industrial building into known habitats by requiring full wildlife impact analysis on all new projects. Far too much land is being "bought" by corporations and industrial developers without any consideration to it's impact on these species.
I should state that we have two cats, both indoor cats who do venture out for a walk now and then. Neither bring home kills and I doubt they could be arsed to be honest. Both are registered, chipped and well cared for.
Some "mousers" may catch the odd lizard or pretty birdy but that isn't made a dent in the numbers.
I have worked on projects tracking the metrics of native wildlife proliferation in Australia, including the impact of introduced species like the domestic cat. In fact we just starting into a project to measure the impact of petroleum companies on just such habitats in WA. Compared to the impact on indigenous wildlife caused by man (directly or indirectly) the kills made by domestic cats are a tiny drop in the ocean.
If government was really concerned about this issue they would restrict the expansion of commercial and industrial building into known habitats by requiring full wildlife impact analysis on all new projects. Far too much land is being "bought" by corporations and industrial developers without any consideration to it's impact on these species.
I should state that we have two cats, both indoor cats who do venture out for a walk now and then. Neither bring home kills and I doubt they could be arsed to be honest. Both are registered, chipped and well cared for.
Some "mousers" may catch the odd lizard or pretty birdy but that isn't made a dent in the numbers.
Jan 12th 2011, 9:40 am
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Re: Cat owners in Oz........
Domestic pet cats slaughtering indigenous wildlife to the point of threat is a total myth.
I have worked on projects tracking the metrics of native wildlife proliferation in Australia, including the impact of introduced species like the domestic cat. In fact we just starting into a project to measure the impact of petroleum companies on just such habitats in WA. Compared to the impact on indigenous wildlife caused by man (directly or indirectly) the kills made by domestic cats are a tiny drop in the ocean.
If government was really concerned about this issue they would restrict the expansion of commercial and industrial building into known habitats by requiring full wildlife impact analysis on all new projects. Far too much land is being "bought" by corporations and industrial developers without any consideration to it's impact on these species.
I should state that we have two cats, both indoor cats who do venture out for a walk now and then. Neither bring home kills and I doubt they could be arsed to be honest. Both are registered, chipped and well cared for.
Some "mousers" may catch the odd lizard or pretty birdy but that isn't made a dent in the numbers.
I have worked on projects tracking the metrics of native wildlife proliferation in Australia, including the impact of introduced species like the domestic cat. In fact we just starting into a project to measure the impact of petroleum companies on just such habitats in WA. Compared to the impact on indigenous wildlife caused by man (directly or indirectly) the kills made by domestic cats are a tiny drop in the ocean.
If government was really concerned about this issue they would restrict the expansion of commercial and industrial building into known habitats by requiring full wildlife impact analysis on all new projects. Far too much land is being "bought" by corporations and industrial developers without any consideration to it's impact on these species.
I should state that we have two cats, both indoor cats who do venture out for a walk now and then. Neither bring home kills and I doubt they could be arsed to be honest. Both are registered, chipped and well cared for.
Some "mousers" may catch the odd lizard or pretty birdy but that isn't made a dent in the numbers.
If every single owner took responsibility for their own cat, took control and kept them confined so they couldnt hunt endangered animals, then it would make a difference.
Nature is nature and if a cat comes into my garden then chances are my dog will kill it, he loves his own cat but as nature would have it, would more than likely kill anyone elses that came into our garden but hey, no great loss or impact.
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Jan 12th 2011, 10:17 am
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