Hi all. I am calling the vets tomorrow but wanted to see if anyone else's cat has been through the same in the meantime. Chadwicks fur around his mouth is thinning, and he has a bald patch under his chin. There's one small scratch but otherwise it doest seem red or angry. Just smooth and soft. I'm worried. I am also worried about the financial side of the vets. He is insured but I have to pay upfront and then claim. Plus he's due a dental soon. I don't know how I'm going to afford it ..read more

Hello, I know lots of collars for cats have bells on. And I know it should always be a safety collar.. but is a bell really necessary? I know that if i had a bell round my neck when I moved it would do my head in...!!!! Does it not affect them..? Or do they become immune.. i just wouldnt like it so I dont know if it's fair on my little Meeko! I have heard that they are good to help prevent your cat bringing you back little presents, but... what do you think about bells ..read more

So my cats have a tray they favour for poops. It's enclosed. Just recently they have put the body in with the bum towards the door so it is just outside the tray. Any ideas how to stop this? Or am I gonna have to change the tray. Not sure why as they've always used it fine x ..read more

Hello, I’m a first time poster so apologies if I am not posting this in the right place! My partner and I are hoping to find a colourpoint British Shorthair. We particularly like the lilac or light blue colourpoints; colourpoints on the lighter side. We don't have children or any other pets and have a quiet household where we would appreciate a friendly and cuddly feline companion. We live in a two bed flat in London and plan to keep them indoors only. We know BSH aren't known for... Colourpoint British Shorthair Breeder Recommendation ..read more

Good evening, maybe anyone else also had this problem. Veterinaries are not helping and cannot find what happens to my female cat. She has 8 years, sterilised, I saved her from previous owners. Day by day she is getting more bald in some spots on the body (more legs and face), and gets this random small wounds on face, with blood, from nowhere. At first I thought she just has anxiety - and it will pass. But it is getting worse and worse. Veterinaries haven’t found any underlying health... Hairloss and wounds ..read more

Didn't bother me before, but I am now struggling to get down to clean underneath it. Oh my word, just looked under and there's more cat fur than carpet. I put boxes under but they squeezed in-between the gaps. I used tinfoil which detered them for a bit but now it doesnt bother them. Is there anything I can buy? Or a cheap and easy DIY project? The cats are only in my room at night,and mostly sleep on my bed. But sometimes they go under the bed and I I don't want that as I can't get it... Ideas on stopping the cats from going under my bed ..read more

My sisters cat gave birth to 5 babies. All purebred Bengals. One of the babies is still not walking or atleast they’re not using their back feet as they should. They drag themselves across the floor but they can move their back legs as they do bend them. Now they’ve started to somewhat use their tip toes but still mostly dragging themselves across the floor. Theyre 3 weeks today and all girls. I’m looking for opinions as I am curious to what could be the issue and if it is actually curable... Congenital deformity with 3 week kitten or ..read more

Hello, Logging back into the forum, 10 years on. If you look at my profile you’ll see my excited posts about my BSH Olaf. Sadly, he died aged 2 and a half. He had a rare genetic joint condition that required a staged double hip replacement - he died under the first anaesthetic. Devastated does not even come close to how we felt. We have been pet free since as the trauma was just so deep. We now feel ready to try again, but it seems that the world securing a quality, health tested... I’m back again - this time it’s a minefield ..read more

Hi Friends, I am searching for an experienced and trustworthy veterinary doctor in London. I do not care about the clinic - I need a skilled and knowledgeable Doctor to take good care about my 2 Cats (and 1 dog). If you know and can recommend one - would be really grateful. Many thanks, Inna ..read more

Yes, it's today 11th April. So, let's see some lovely pics of your pets, whatever they are. In no particular order ..read more