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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Dec 12, 2018 21:38:54 GMT
I spoil my cats, I know I spend too much on treats and toys, but I get huge satisfaction from giving them a good life. Especially since they were abandoned here by their feral mother. I always wonder what would have become of them otherwise. I buy toys for them, but they seem to prefer household items like clothes pins, hair curlers, bottle caps or paper towel rolls. What are some other things you've seen your cats play with? my cat was not too playful in the traditional kitty way. she wouldnt really chase things or claw things or pounce on things but she enjoyed laying and stretching across my face like an alien facehugger, often licking my cheeks/ears/nose to the point of me having to “wrestle” her away, so I guess I was her favorite toy to play with. It has been 8 years since she passed and I can honestly tell you I still miss her like crazy. Oh but she did like to play an Ipad game for cats. I even have a video of her playing it somewhere... Nora, back to the original thought to adopt, go to petfinders.com, you can see cats - and organizations - in your area. That way you can kind of see what you are in for, as far as adoption fees, vet checks, etc. |
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Dec 12, 2018 21:46:07 GMT
Cats aint cheap. But they aint expsensive either. For all the love they give its worth it. Even with the scratching. And the waking me up in the morning. And the pooping... that I have to clean up. And the fucking up my furniture...
...y'know what?! Fuck those needy little shits!
LOL! Nah, I'm just kidding! I love my pets more than some people! The furniture thing did my head in the most. The cat post\scratcher got ignored and the back of the recliner copped it big time. The cat bed got ignored in favor of my bed and I gave up trying to stop him. For the love he gave, it was all worth it though. it's all about the love isn't it? |
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Post by Sulla on Dec 12, 2018 23:53:10 GMT
Kitty love!  
Yup! Cats can always tell which people are good; anyone new in my life has always had to pass the "cat scan". It can't be faked!  The "cat scan". I like that. |
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Post by Marv on Dec 13, 2018 0:46:36 GMT
Mines basically just the cost of food and kitty litter. I adopted him from a medical study so he came with a clean slate, all his shots and free neutering...no superpowers tho, unfortunately.
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Post by CynicalDreamer2 on Dec 13, 2018 1:06:06 GMT
Mines basically just the cost of food and kitty litter. I adopted him from a medical study so he came with a clean slate, all his shots and free neutering...no superpowers tho, unfortunately. No superpowers that you know of. |
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Post by Marv on Dec 13, 2018 1:07:07 GMT
Mines basically just the cost of food and kitty litter. I adopted him from a medical study so he came with a clean slate, all his shots and free neutering...no superpowers tho, unfortunately. No superpowers that you know of. He does fetch. For a cat that might as well be super. |
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Post by CynicalDreamer2 on Dec 13, 2018 1:25:45 GMT
No superpowers that you know of. He does fetch. For a cat that might as well be super. He may be a shapeshifter dog. |
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Post by QueenB on Jan 17, 2019 1:53:27 GMT
I spoil my cats, I know I spend too much on treats and toys, but I get huge satisfaction from giving them a good life. Especially since they were abandoned here by their feral mother. I always wonder what would have become of them otherwise. I buy toys for them, but they seem to prefer household items like clothes pins, hair curlers, bottle caps or paper towel rolls. What are some other things you've seen your cats play with? ^This. I easily spend about $1000 - $2000 on them each year. They love to play with anything really - my shoelaces, my dog's tail, catnip toys and a laser light for example. I have 3 cats. 2 of my cats are overweight. One cat more than the other so they are both on a prescription diet food. One of my cats started having seizures recently and is being monitored. Might need to go on meds. Another cat has congenital eye issues. She is blind in one eye and there's a possibility she may go blind in the other eye. She also just had her teeth cleaned recently and needed 6 teeth pulled. That was pretty expensive. So what I spend now each year, will most likely go up.
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 17, 2019 2:01:02 GMT
My cat is very high needs care wise. She gets insulin twice a day, a special diabetic management diet and blood glucose readings about every other month. Insulin about 120 (lasts 3 months), food about 100 every 6 weeks, and about 100 for the blood glucose readings. And if she has a crash and starts to go into a diabetic coma it's best case scenario a couple hundred at the regular vet or about 900 to 1000 at the emergency vet (if after hours). I really wish you the best of luck with your four-legged family member.
I hope she gets to enjoy all 9 of her lives.
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Post by Nora on Jan 17, 2019 2:43:23 GMT
I spoil my cats, I know I spend too much on treats and toys, but I get huge satisfaction from giving them a good life. Especially since they were abandoned here by their feral mother. I always wonder what would have become of them otherwise. I buy toys for them, but they seem to prefer household items like clothes pins, hair curlers, bottle caps or paper towel rolls. What are some other things you've seen your cats play with? ^This. I easily spend about $1000 - $2000 on them each year. They love to play with anything really - my shoelaces, my dog's tail, catnip toys and a laser light for example. I have 3 cats. 2 of my cats are overweight. One cat more than the other so they are both on a prescription diet food. One of my cats started having seizures recently and is being monitored. Might need to go on meds. Another cat has congenital eye issues. She is blind in one eye and there's a possibility she may go blind in the other eye. She also just had her teeth cleaned recently and needed 6 teeth pulled. That was pretty expensive. So what I spend now each year, will most likely go up. thanks for sharing and all the best to your kitties. may i ask, what was the cost for those teeth being pulled? i had to have that done once in Europe for my cat and it came up to about 100 USD. Just wanted to compare what it would be here?
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Post by QueenB on Jan 17, 2019 2:59:00 GMT
^This. I easily spend about $1000 - $2000 on them each year. They love to play with anything really - my shoelaces, my dog's tail, catnip toys and a laser light for example. I have 3 cats. 2 of my cats are overweight. One cat more than the other so they are both on a prescription diet food. One of my cats started having seizures recently and is being monitored. Might need to go on meds. Another cat has congenital eye issues. She is blind in one eye and there's a possibility she may go blind in the other eye. She also just had her teeth cleaned recently and needed 6 teeth pulled. That was pretty expensive. So what I spend now each year, will most likely go up. thanks for sharing and all the best to your kitties. may i ask, what was the cost for those teeth being pulled? i had to have that done once in Europe for my cat and it came up to about 100 USD. Just wanted to compare what it would be here? The price varies depending on which tooth is being pulled. The fee for just one of her teeth that was pulled was $100, then there were 3 teeth where the fee was $66 a tooth and 2 teeth where it was $103 per tooth. That's also not including the anesthesia, pain meds, actual cleaning, etc.....
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Post by Nora on Jan 17, 2019 3:58:12 GMT
thanks for sharing and all the best to your kitties. may i ask, what was the cost for those teeth being pulled? i had to have that done once in Europe for my cat and it came up to about 100 USD. Just wanted to compare what it would be here? The price varies depending on which tooth is being pulled. The fee for just one of her teeth that was pulled was $100, then there were 3 teeth where the fee was $66 a tooth and 2 teeth where it was $103 per tooth. That's also not including the anesthesia, pain meds, actual cleaning, etc..... oh thats a lot. My 100 usd was for 10 teeth and includes all of the cosr for the entire process. |
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Post by QueenB on Jan 17, 2019 4:08:31 GMT
The price varies depending on which tooth is being pulled. The fee for just one of her teeth that was pulled was $100, then there were 3 teeth where the fee was $66 a tooth and 2 teeth where it was $103 per tooth. That's also not including the anesthesia, pain meds, actual cleaning, etc..... oh thats a lot. My 100 usd was for 10 teeth and includes all of the cosr for the entire process. Wow, that's great. I wish it only cost me that much.
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Post by loofapotato on Jan 17, 2019 4:28:54 GMT
Odd that Catman hasn't responded to this thread. One would think he would.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Jan 17, 2019 4:35:41 GMT
Odd that Catman hasn't responded to this thread. One would think he would. Ummm, his was the first response... I don't think having your head upside down is a good thing...
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 17, 2019 9:10:20 GMT
Odd that Catman hasn't responded to this thread. One would think he would. Ummm, his was the first response... I don't think having your head upside down is a good thing... I live in Australia, so my head is permanently upside down... 
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Post by loofapotato on Jan 19, 2019 5:14:55 GMT
Odd that Catman hasn't responded to this thread. One would think he would. Ummm, his was the first response... I don't think having your head upside down is a good thing... Dammit! I completely missed it! He should stop changing his profile pic.  |
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Jan 19, 2019 5:31:08 GMT
My cat lived to be fifteen and rarely went to the vet. Ya'll doing it wrong. No, you were lucky. |
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