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Is this starving stray pregnant, or has she had her kittens?/ Thomas
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These kittens are deliberately getting cuter
With only three days to go until my beautiful rescue-foster kittens go for their de-sexing and adoption, I swear they are trying to make us change our minds and keep them all! They are becoming more loving and cuddly as every day passes.
Here are a few photos from last night's cuteness.
Minstrel has a habit of putting his head in my mother’s hands to go to sleep. This was taken soon after he woke.
Minstrel loves hands.
Minstrel and Ginge, in that quiet cuddly lull between waking from a lap-nap, and tearing through the house like a typhoon.
Possum and Minstrel, in the lull before the storm.
The 'pause' while they were sleeping.
At the suggestion of another foster carer, I introduced them to straws yesterday. They were a BIG hit - - - -
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Ginge cuddling into her big brothers.
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They are so gorgeous and sweet. Such a shame your mum has so much trouble with their claws. Kitten-claws are so sharp.
My late lotto used to sleep on my lap with his faced pushed into my hand for hours.
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@Stewball, you're still young! And while a lot of people do change as they age, I have a feeling you won't be one of them. I reckon you'll have cats forever!
I have to keep reminding myself that, unlike the people on this forum, not everyone's a 'cat person' or as accommodating when it comes to cats. The last thing I did before I left for work this morning was bathe and dress another couple of nasty scratches on my mother's leg, inflicted by an exuberant Ginge as she excitedly jumped up, I guess for a cuddle after being shut in the bathroom overnight. I'm covered in little scratches but my skin can handle them, and I can clean them up myself. She can't.
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I have found that if I dowse scratches with peroxide right away and then cover them with band-aids they don't become infected and heal really fast with hardly a scar if any. I'm no spring chicken either and I have heard other people say that after trying what I do they don't come up with the soreness and scars like they used to. Pouring peroxide on a wound does not hurt or sting, it just bubbles and disinfects, and it is really fast. You might want to try that with your mother.
@Stewball, you're still young! And while a lot of people do change as they age, I have a feeling you won't be one of them. I reckon you'll have cats forever!
I have to keep reminding myself that, unlike the people on this forum, not everyone's a 'cat person' or as accommodating when it comes to cats. The last thing I did before I left for work this morning was bathe and dress another couple of nasty scratches on my mother's leg, inflicted by an exuberant Ginge as she excitedly jumped up, I guess for a cuddle after being shut in the bathroom overnight. I'm covered in little scratches but my skin can handle them, and I can clean them up myself. She can't.
i got scratched quite badly last week. I cleaned them with alcohol bought from the pharmacy, put an ointment that has iodine in it, covered them and they were fine the next day.
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Thank you @segelkatt and @Stewball. I have some peroxide and I'll give it a go tonight. I've been using an antiseptic wash followed by Betadine antiseptic ointment and a Band-Aid and so far so good. None has become infected although several take awhile to heal. One in particular bled for a few days. I think the scratch cut a surface vein (surface veins are everywhere on my mother's legs).
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Can you see Ginge's heart?
Now, maybe this is common in tabbies, but I haven’t seen it before. I’ve noticed only in the last couple of days a heart shape at the nape of Ginge’s neck. It can be very obvious, depending, of course, on the way she is holding her head.
I took these 2 photos this morning while she was having her breakfast. If you can’t see it, to highlight it I’ve converted the second photo to ‘focal black and white’ which leaves one focal point in its original colour, so in this case the heart shape (roughly) is brown and the rest black and white.
Can you see it? Or has my imagination really gone over the top?
Now, maybe this is common in tabbies, but I haven’t seen it before. I’ve noticed only in the last couple of days a heart shape at the nape of Ginge’s neck. It can be very obvious, depending, of course, on the way she is holding her head.
I took these 2 photos this morning while she was having her breakfast. If you can’t see it, to highlight it I’ve converted the second photo to ‘focal black and white’ which leaves one focal point in its original colour, so in this case the heart shape (roughly) is brown and the rest black and white.
Can you see it? Or has my imagination really gone over the top?
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It's a sign! [emoji]10084[/emoji]️
Beautiful kittens. I imagine you will miss them very much.
Beautiful kittens. I imagine you will miss them very much.
You are breaking MY heart with your sentiments over these kittens ... sigh.
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@misterwhiskers , after I posted the 'heart' update, I thought for sure @Norachan would probably suggest it was a sign. But you beat her to it!
And yes, I'll miss them immensely.
Just had to go and check all my tabby cats. It IS a sign, none of my cats have a heart mark. It means she's very special.
@misterwhiskers , after I posted the 'heart' update, I thought for sure @Norachan would probably suggest it was a sign. But you beat her to it!
And yes, I'll miss them immensely.
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Thank you @Norachan! I KNEW I could count on you!
And many thanks for checking your cats. That is very interesting.
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That's so sweet!
And yes, @Checkers, I can see the heart...
Just a bit about the wounds... If elderly people get a wound below the knee it can very, very easily turn into an ulcer. I looked after my mother's and my uncle's ulcers, some of which went on for over a year, just from a simple skin break. So we really do have to be careful with wounds in those areas on older people.
I can see the heart.Can you see Ginge's heart?
Now, maybe this is common in tabbies, but I haven’t seen it before. I’ve noticed only in the last couple of days a heart shape at the nape of Ginge’s neck. It can be very obvious, depending, of course, on the way she is holding her head.
I took these 2 photos this morning while she was having her breakfast. If you can’t see it, to highlight it I’ve converted the second photo to ‘focal black and white’ which leaves one focal point in its original colour, so in this case the heart shape (roughly) is brown and the rest black and white.
Can you see it? Or has my imagination really gone over the top?
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How are you going to let them go? They won't know what's happening.
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Robin is a stunner, @misterwhiskers . What a gorgeous heart on his legs. And an extra one on his chest to boot. That's really special. And yes, these little creatures can be real life savers.
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Absolutely right, @Mani. My mother has a chronic venous-arterial ulcer on her ankle which I have to bathe and dress daily. (This type of ulcer is not from a wound, but from bad circulation.) We have to be so careful she doesn't get any other infections on her legs which could impact on the ulcer, but so far the cat scratches have not affected that part of her bad leg.
As I type this note, Possum is curled up on the 'cat doona' on her lap. He got there first, and with their growth, it's getting a bit crowded for all three now. The other two are on the chair next to her. All fast asleep. So sweet.
She'll probably miss them too, @Checkers. But I do understand your concern.Absolutely right, @Mani. My mother has a chronic venous-arterial ulcer on her ankle which I have to bathe and dress daily. (This type of ulcer is not from a wound, but from bad circulation.) We have to be so careful she doesn't get any other infections on her legs which could impact on the ulcer, but so far the cat scratches have not affected that part of her bad leg.
As I type this note, Possum is curled up on the 'cat doona' on her lap. He got there first, and with their growth, it's getting a bit crowded for all three now. The other two are on the chair next to her. All fast asleep. So sweet.
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Alcohol on scratches and other open wounds? OUCH!!! That stings which is why I use peroxide - no sting! I just keeping pouring it on until the bubbling stops, that means it has cleaned it out thoroughly. I have used that on my children's skinned knees etc and they never got infections, they were fascinated by the bubbles and never complained about having me "doctor" them as other kids do, because it did not hurt more than it already did. Those kids are now grandparents themselves and have used the same remedy without complaints. It's also less expensive than having all that other stuff around and ointments are easily contaminated.
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