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[Olympia5776]

I understand fully how you and your wife are feeling about your cat Paul and hope that all will be OK and she makes a full and speedy recovery .
We have a 13 year old Snow Leopard that has just underwent removal of a tumour and at the same time was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney disease. So far with the help of a special diet he is putting on weight and seems to be getting over it but we fear a return of the problem.
It's difficult for a non cat owner to understand the ambience that a loved cat gives to a household but I certainly do so good luck to you and especially her .
Keep us posted on her recovery.
Don

[Lazydocker]

Thanks Don

She's always been a "Petite" cat and the vets were convinced there was nothing wrong with her until the blood and urine tests were done this morning. Looked at the "Check list" for symptoms earlier and she doesn't show any of them

Pleased to hear your moggy is making a good recovery I'm sure ours will be fine but it's still a worry House feels very strange without her here tonight

[omega3000]

All the best for the cat and hope shes home soon , would be lost without our 2 cats one of which is 10 months old ...little monkey climbing the curtains and gets us up at 3am biting out feet 

[TheBoy]

Thats terrible news about the cooker......I hope the new one is not a Bosch....

Actually, Bosch induction hob and oven Right price at the time (and the only viable option for immediate delivery)

Beware, I spent a small fortune on a Bosch multi function oven.......and all I can say is that its shite!

Thus far, and it's only done one meal , it's been impressive Better than the one it replaced ever was (but then that was only £11.60 ) so we'll see what happens

What you will find is that it cooks more on one side than the other.......wait until you she does some cakes, brownies or pies 

Fixed that for you

You know my address. 1st class is best, don't want them going off in the post

[feeutfo]

Best of luck with little one. Having met her, she is a real charmer. Inquisitive and affectionate. 

Similar experience re Bosch group ovens. They also make Siemens and neff. Both cook round flat items more at the back than the front. Just have to set a timer to turn the item half way through.

[Vamps]

Here she is showing off her bandage and IV


Little Princess and her Bandage by lazydocker, on Flickr

Miss Vamps went aaawwwwww when I showed her the picture, she commented that 'Bumble' her cat, had a blue bandage like that, on one of his expensive trips to the vets....
We both hope she pull through OK and that everything is OK

[Lazydocker]

Here she is showing off her bandage and IV


Little Princess and her Bandage by lazydocker, on Flickr

Miss Vamps went aaawwwwww when I showed her the picture, she commented that 'Bumble' her cat, had a blue bandage like that, on one of his expensive trips to the vets....
We both hope she pull through OK and that everything is OK

It certainly will be! Over £100 for IV fluids overnight

I always said that expensive vets bills wouldn't happen with her and that I wouldn't pay more than a couple of hundred pounds for treatment That went out the window yesterday! "Yes, do what is best for her"

Been a really strange night... Neither of us slept well because there was someone missing

[Kevin Wood]

Hope the moggie pulls through OK, LD. 

What you will find is that it cooks more on one side than the other.......wait until you do some cakes or pies 

This is going to need careful research, I can see. I wouldn't want you to tackle that without help, especially with a poorly cat to take care of. Empty cake tin in the post.

[Martian]

You know my address. 1st class is best, don't want them going off in the post

I remember the days when first class post was on your mat the morning (before 8am) after it had been posted, does it still work that way where you are? 

Around here it seems to be:
1st class = when we can be bothered
2nd class = if we can be bothered



@ LD,

Glad to hear your cat is on the mend, and I know just how easy it is to get attached to what some people regard as nothing more than a "dumb animal".

I still remember with vivid clarity the day when my cat was 15 (same age as me) and it developed liver & kidney problems. The vets advice was to put it down as it had pretty much had it's lifespan, and any treatment would simply prolong the inevitable.
While I'm normally quite a cold bastard where emotion is concerned (until I get to know someone), that hit me quite hard as I'd had that cat from day one.

The real bitch though was my old man making me take it to the vets so the deed could be done. I don't know whether he made me do it to "toughen" me up or something, but if that was his plan then it failed dismally because I ended up resenting him for quite a while afterwards for making me kill my own cat (at least that was how I saw it then).

Ironically a few years later I fell in with the wrong group of people and became the "real" man he had wanted me to be for years (I joined a motorcycle club), he wasn't too impressed however when he realised that early morning alarm calls (courtesy of whichever police force wanted us at the time) were part & parcel of me being the "man" he so desperately wanted to see 

No amount of money can ever replace your cat, but if money is the only solution to her staying alive then it doesn't matter what you spend IMO as they are still part of the family.
Hell, if the truth be known I'd be more likely to trust an animal than a human being when meeting either for the first time.......although that's probably because animals (unlike humans) don't sit there and think of different ways to f**k each over.

[aaronjb]

Each other, perhaps not, but you know your cat is always plotting your demise..





(Kidding, of course, I love cats - but the picture amused me)

[henryd]

Any news on your pussy LD?

[Martian]

Each other, perhaps not, but you know your cat is always plotting your demise......snipped

Every single one of those examples is spot on 

[Lazydocker]

After a long and tense wait this morning I got a call from the vets about half an hour ago. All went well and she's coming home tonight

I'm sure she'll be feeling very sorry for herself but at least we'll have her home

I'll update again later once SWMBO has collected her and spoken with the vet

Thanks for the support!

As for the oven... I'll do some "Quality Control" tests during the week I expect

[omega3000]

Great , pat on the head from me ...sleep well 

[TheBoy]

You know my address. 1st class is best, don't want them going off in the post

I remember the days when first class post was on your mat the morning (before 8am) after it had been posted, does it still work that way where you are? 

Around here it seems to be:
1st class = when we can be bothered
2nd class = if we can be bothered

The local posties here are actually pretty good TBH. Like everywhere, one delivery a day (excluding parcels, as they come on van), but generally next day for 1st class, and a couple of days for 2nd.  Can't complain about the service we get here (and blondie is pretty fit, and has a nice smile )