Cat chat thread the umpteenth - the Café is open all welcome

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Sorry for horribly messy link above. It does work.

It's a Cat and a railway.

It's hilarious. Thanks for sharing

What a well behaved cat! Love the way s/he was delicately stepping in each truck 😁.

Leroy would've trashed it 🙄

I'd love a big proper train set...

Ollie isn't telling me what he's been up to

Oh Ollie! Stop worrying Mama!

I was looking at his recent photo on Facebook earlier. Is he completely black? He's so handsome.

Walter is being such an arsehole lately. I need to keep looking for a buddy for him.

He is except for a few white hairs on his chest!

What is it with cats and trains this week. Must admit I'm
Also feeling envious of that model railway. I could have one, with all my favourite bridges on it. Needs to get out more

I'd love a model railway too. And a few more cats to interact with it. Maybe when I'm old and alone with no pesky children in the way

fb.watch/44j59BWvXt/. This has just had me in stitches!

Hello All. Very new cat owner he. I adopted a tabby, male approximately 12 months old. He has been with me for four weeks. We are off to the vets this afternoon for his second vaccination.

Any pointers on getting a cat who won't let me touch him into a cat carrier? He loves ham so was thinking I would throw a few pieces in and hope I could close it before he eats it and runs out.

Here's him on my lap last night. Waiting on a treat.

Oh he's beautiful! What's his name?

To be honest the best thing for getting a cat in a carrier is a combination of speed and surprise.

You could leave the carrier out constantly so it's not always associated with V. E. T. visits, but I guess that depends on whether you have space to do that or not.

Good luck 😊

Thanks YesItsMeIDontCare. Cat carrier always out and he has gone into it of his own volition a few times. I'm mentally preparing myself for this battle. Also excited as I get to do something different.

Whoever would gave thought going to the vets counts as a day out. I've nice clothes (not joggers) on and have done make up for the occasion.

His name is Tom, highly original for a male cat. My friend was calling him Small Tom before I got him and it has stuck.

Tom's a good name! Traditional and strong 😁.

Has he got a catnip toy you could pop in there with him?

I know what you mean about it being a day out - I put some decent clothes on when I went for my vaccination 😂.

I'll throw his cuddle cushion in. Psyching myself up here. Appointment at 4:30. Thanks for the tips. I shall report back.

That did not go well at all. We have had to reschedule for tomo. The vets were so lovely and let me come collect a crate. Hoping I have better luck with that.

Tom hates me. He legged it when he saw me coming in the door. I feel so bad.

Hooman. Out for a stroll, called in for a snack

@NowYouListenToMeFella

That did not go well at all. We have had to reschedule for tomo. The vets were so lovely and let me come collect a crate. Hoping I have better luck with that.

Tom hates me. He legged it when he saw me coming in the door. I feel so bad.

Oh no! I am following this as have to do the same with my new rescue soon. Hope tomorrow goes better!

Tom will get over it. Write it off and act as normal so he doesn’t think it’s a big deal requiring hand fed prawns and counselling.

What you do is take the basket into the smallest room you have. Take cat up, gently scruff the back of the neck if you have to so he goes floppy. Close door, take the door off the basket and corner Tom using the basket, push basket over his head and scoop the bum in using the door. Fasten door while muttering swear words.

At the vet he should get back in on his own and they tend to behave better for no nonsense vet nurses who are having none of their shenanigans.

It worked on my departed 6.5kg Bengal until he learnt standing on your back legs like a meerkat makes it much harder.

My tips are yes to the smallest room. I start casually shutting doors until they're trapped, for me it's the hallway
Then I scruff cat and drop in box bum first while peeling claws off carpet. Failing that, bundle a towel over entire cat and shove in box
For me you basically have one chance or the game is up so be firm!

That's not an update anyone wanted NowYouListen! Don't lose heart - most us have been there. Hell, most of us have permanent scarring 😂

Queen's towel suggestion is the method I had to use for 2 previous cats 😱

Hope tomorrow's better for you 🤞🏻

I sat on the floor after a failed attempt (trying to get Ollie to the vet for his scope where they found the tooth in his nose) and wailed "I'm just trying to HELP you!"
He looked at me and walked straight in the carrier

Thanks for the sympathy and tips. Tom and I are friends again. Tomorrow it will happen. I'll master car wrangling if it kills me.

It's all in your attitude. If you act as if you'll take no shit from them no matter what they do, you'll get them into the box. I have a bitey, feisty female but even she knows that I'll get her into the box. The first hint of doubt from you and the cat will escape.

As PP have said, getting them into the smallest room works best. Cats really are just a bag of liquid, they can squeeze into the smallest spaces to escape. You'll feel horrible afterwards and they may sulk for a bit but you'll forgive each other. You can do it...

It may be worth practising shutting the cat carrier in advance. I once had a carrier that DCat would manage to burst out of because I struggled with closing it, giving her just enough time (a few nanaseconds ) to initiate her escape.

Morning all. Put Tom's food bowl in the crate last night and this morning. He went in to eat. So I am confident that we'll manage it.

I shall adopt a take no shit attitude instead of the meek one I had yesterday.

How's everyone else's kitties doing this morning? I have been lurking pre posting and enjoy all the pics and stories.