Pets

[Ali Smith]

Yes, but I suspect you don't jog or cycle.

[Papyrus]

This is Tilly, a Kelpie which is an Australian sheep herding breed whose bloodlines originated in Scotland 150 years ago. Tilly likes to hunt joggers and cyclists so she is never let off the lead on public pathways. Unfortunately, joggers and cyclists are groups who mostly have a limited sense of humour and don't appreciate being rounded up.



Webbo

She's gorgeous! Another bed-hogger, I see. Bella, our youngest, is one, but she likes to rearrange the bedding to her satisfaction... She's already ruined one bedcover.

Spot the dog.

Cheers,

Chris

[Trainfish]

Not wanting to miss out Bobby decided to take a look today:



He is only 7 months old so I'll let him get away with it for now:



Well it had to happen didn't it?



And finally for now. Bertie the orange cat. Bertie is Bobby's brother so also 7 months old, and Black Betty who is 27 months old:



We do of course also have Bella who is now 135 months old and doesn't like her picture being taken.

[Safety Engineer]

Beware dogs eating grapes, can be expensive in vet bills. Our little Cavachon swallowed a grape that fell on the floor, as grapes (and saltanas) can be deadly to dogs we phoned the emergency vet as it was 8 o clock at night.
Out of hours consultation £250
Injection to make him sick another £150 or activated charcoal dose £30.
We opted for the charcoal, stayed with him all night and he seemed ok in the morning.
The vet did say not all dogs are affected, perhaps we were just lucky.
Which are apparently running a campaign for reasonable vet bills.

[weave]

Thought I'd join in.

Saskia not impressed with a Dentistick, they are NOT Chicken Chews!  .....

[Trainfish]

A couple of pictures today with Bobby and Bertie 'helping' me on the PC:



They got bored in the end though and both retired to the top of the tower where they both still just about fit:



And finally...........

Love the kittens
The ginger one looks like he/she would be into everything

It looks like you were right. Bertie does like to steal pieces of paper, card, cardboard etc. He then takes them to somewhere secret (at least he thinks it's a secret place anyway but I know where it is) to destroy them. I managed to catch this one before he could destroy it:

Bobby is more into stealing cotton buds which he proudly walks around with in his mouth or as earlier today, nips outside, picks up a leaf and takes it to Bertie's 'secret' place. I'll get some pictures of him doing that soon hopefully 

[Newportnobby]

Wow. They are both having growing spurts by the look of them

[Trainfish]

Mrs Fish is a 'feeder' not just to me but to them too. They (Bobby and Bertie that is) are both now just over 4kg and are both heavier than Bella and Betty.
Below is Betty who is our almost ex-feral cat. She's struggling to accept the 2 younger ones indoors but is fine with them in the garden. We can't get them to stay in the same room at the moment but we're determined to get there. Bella doesn't care as she's in charge and does what she wants whether any of the other 3 are around or not:



I would have taken a picture of Bella too but the stoopid cat has just gone out!

I saw the 'kittens' mother the other day when I cut down my mate's tree, I got the right tree at the second attempt but that's another story, and she's doing rerally well. They have 2 other cats and they all seem to get on ok.

[Bob Tidbury]

We had to put our 19 year old cat Fergie to sleep the Vet  said she wouldnt servive the
Kidney operation she needed and it was kinder to
do that than let her suffer .
She was an avid layout supporter or should I say tree eater she used to come through the window of the shed in the summer and chew the handmade copper wire trees .
Bob

[dannyboy]

So sorry to hear that Bob. Always a sad time.

[Trainfish]

Always sad to lose a pet. We lost Brian when he came through the catflap at 100mph and did himself serious damage and didn't survive it. Then Bruce who always struggled with asthma and we eventually had to let him go. Then Boris the mad cat who got run over. Buki was 19 when her thyroid issues eventually got too much for her. Finally Bonnie who had FIV when I think she was just over 1 year old. Bella is 11 now, Betty 2.5, Bobby and Bertie both 8 months. Hopefully they will all last a while yet but it's difficult with cats as they're left to go outside on their own etc and I must admit that these days I always wonder how many we will have left whenever I return home. I also hope each time that Mrs Fish hasn't re-homed another one!

[emjaybee]

Sorry to hear that Bob, she was a lovely girl.

My condolences to you both.

M.

[Safety Engineer]

We have a little Cavachon ( King Charles Cavalier x Bishon) who is loverly. Likes
 His cuddles first thing in the morning even though he has just turned 10.

[Roy L S]

Always sad to lose a pet. We lost Brian when he came through the catflap at 100mph and did himself serious damage and didn't survive it. Then Bruce who always struggled with asthma and we eventually had to let him go. Then Boris the mad cat who got run over. Buki was 19 when her thyroid issues eventually got too much for her. Finally Bonnie who had FIV when I think she was just over 1 year old. Bella is 11 now, Betty 2.5, Bobby and Bertie both 8 months. Hopefully they will all last a while yet but it's difficult with cats as they're left to go outside on their own etc and I must admit that these days I always wonder how many we will have left whenever I return home. I also hope each time that Mrs Fish hasn't re-homed another one!

Our three cats are indoor cats aged 14, 2 and 18 months. They very content as long as they have space to play and bimble around and we take time to play with them, we live far too close to a busy road to have it any other way. We are hoping to move within the next 1 to 2 years and a priority will be a "catio" to give them the option of having a safe outdoor space too.

[Newportnobby]

@Roy L S
@zwilnik has experience of 'catio' building should you require any advice for the future