I think this might be FABCat's last thread

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This morning she was coughing and has also had a sloppy bowel accident outside. She wasn't interested in breakfast even though I didn't come down until after 9 and she wasn't about when DH left at 7. He normally feeds her before he goes. I had to put the plate under her nose to get her to come and ear.

Her back legs are a bit wobbly and I will take her for a jab on Monday to hopefully get some relief. She didn't wee over night so that is postiive but when I was comforting her when she was coughing it really hit me that she is very old and isn't my baby anymore .

She has lasted for DD's birthday but I am not sure she will make her own .

I have just put a towel on the sofa for her to sit on, just in case, but she wasn't impressed and has jumped down on to the floor.

My cat is getting to the end of her life and I am not sure I will ever get over it .

She means the world to me, is the only thing in the world that is 100% mine, and I will miss her so much.

She continued to do it .

I think he got the message!

Lovely to see her playing and showing character.

After a lot of deliberating, leaving and going back to the shop, I have bought FABCat this. I put her on it so she would know it was for her and she walked straight off it . I put her back on and encouraged her to stay on it so DH could take a picture and she got off as soon as she could. Why do I even bother?!?!!?

Now there's your problem right away. If you had forbidden her to use it (a light forbidding) she'd have been up on it instantly!

I know! You would think I had learnt by now. She has taken a couple of days to get used to something to sleep on in the lounge in the past though so not all hope is lost maybe just my £15!

I bought a similar one for my cat. He gave it the look, and has never set foot on it. He will, however, sleep on any of my t-shirts that miss the laundry basket, my canvas shopping bags, my shoes, and any cushion that falls off the sofa.

FABCat had a long sleep on it, on the sofa, today after someone put her on it. She hasn't voluntarily gone on it yet. Disappointed.

Well she's not going to go on it voluntarily with anyone watching, is she? A girl has her pride after all.

Pride?

It is a gorgeous soft bed. Daft cat.

It's a gorgeous cost bed which was chosen for her by someone else. She'll make you work for the feedback!

soft bed, even.

I wouldn't care but it is her Christmas present and we have given it to her early due to her advanced age and illnesses. Damn cat needs to show some appreciation. Just get on it once and go to sleep and I will be happy.

Put it on the floor, preferably in front of a fire or next to a radiator. She'll be in it soon enough.

(Sorry for typing. I'm trying to type through Cozieseniorboy who had chicken for lunch and is trying to crawl all over me persuade me into chicken for supper. Not a chance.

It is now on the floor.

FABCat is on the single chair, asleep, snoring very very loudly.

Still rejecting pillow.

Found wee puddle.

Has lost 3lbs since put on rations.

Fed up.

Shouldn't you be easing up on the rations soon? How overweight was she?

She was a little over 12lbs iirc.

She doesn't look like she has lost any weight.

I think I will start giving her a bit more if the paw lifting carries on.

I may have given her some tuna earlier .

She has just peed all over the floor.

WHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?

More fed up.

So she's about 8 lbs now? That's an OK weight. I'd start easing up on the rationing I think.

We made it 9lbs.

DH has sprayed the carpet and it is setting my asthma off now.

Buy or borrow a steam cleaner. (I got a reconditioned Karcher one from the firm - which wasn't expensive.) That will clean and sterilise anything.

We have one. It is too noisy though to do it now as the children are in bed.

She has no infection so no medical reason to pee everywhere.

Did you notice the following thread, Just? Might be of interest.

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Looks good but we don't have that shop near us.

I have just put an old bath towel down.

Ah well. Maybe a friend or relative will have one nearby. At £3 it might be worth a punt.