Quoted from _litz:

Not my cat ... but is my game ...

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Quoted from mwsmith:

This one comes a runnin' when she hears "FIREPOWER"
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Quoted from swf127:

I guess the rope would be more attractive target than the cabinet. I'll think that over. Thanks.

Quoted from RWH:

Have to ask yourself, why the "Dog's Rule" thread is in the basement, while Cat's and Pinball have "Front Page" status Do I detect canine discrimination, hhmmmm

Quoted from RWH:

Have to ask yourself, why the "Dog's Rule" thread is in the basement, while Cat's and Pinball have "Front Page" status Do I detect canine discrimination, hhmmmm

Quoted from tmontana:

My cats usually stay off the games, luckily I had my phone ready.
https://www.facebook.com/bill.lembesis/videos/vb.1408328188/10209323385667485/?type=3

Quoted from merccat:

The cat stole a rubber from my parts bin, then the dog stole it from the cat followed by them taking turns running around the house with it.

Quoted from blueberryjohnson:

Cats are the greatest

Quoted from dothedoo:

Until they're running around climbing your curtains. Baby-proofing your house means putting breakable things up high where babies can't get to them. Yeah.....doesn't work with kittens. This is what I'm going through right now. Cute as the dickens, but man....little devils.

Quoted from JeffZee:

On the subject of cats and Christmas... I was trying to make a Lionel video a few years ago...
» YouTube video
And here's the clip that didn't make the final edit above...
» YouTube video

Quoted from JeffZee:

She was a Pixiebob. They don't always come with tails. Lost her to kidney failure this past summer. We'll probably go cat shopping in January.

Quoted from CromwellCat:

Kingsley climbing the north face of the Eiger.
Kingsley and his sister Fawkes catching a game from the outfield seats.

Quoted from pinwiztom:

I have yet to really introduce my new cats to pinball yet.
13yr old Jack has never expressed interest,
but we have 3 new kittens, that have limited exposure.
1 yr old poly-dactyl black cat named Ouija and
6 month old Himalayan named LeRoy might have potential with pinball.
But it is the latest kitten that is a 4 month old
Siamese/snowshoe mix, named Wednesday
who loves to play fetch with her catnip stuft toys
and floor hockey with a wadded up piece of paper ball,
that appears to have the most intelligence
to tackle pinball.
They all love their big brother Dewey the dog.

Quoted from Spyderturbo007:

Yup. All this time you've been missing the best thread on Pinside.

Quoted from Trekkie1978:

Get another kitten.
They will be best buds for life.

Quoted from klr650:

These guys are brothers. But they fight as much as they play! Especially when they see someone else's cat in our yard!

Quoted from pinwiztom:

What type/size of litter box do you use for your cats?
I have switched over to IKEA Samla 15gal size plastic bin (30x22x7in)
Reason being is that its bottom is perfectly flat/smooth
as there is no ridges or grooves in the bottom, making it easy to scoop out
the cat pees and not having the clay litter harden and accumulate
in the grooves that one has to dig out later.
It is also of a good larger size, especially since we have multiple cats.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00130129/
I also use Costco's Litter Purrfect cat litter, cause it is a good price per pound (<$9/35#)
and its good at clumping and odor reduction, just wish it would be more dust free.
Anyone found a better economical litter.
My #1 job around the house is cleaning the boxes at least 4 to 5 times a day,
We have 6 cats and six boxes thruout the house.
When i take the trash container out to the curb each week,
easily 1/3 the volume and >50% of the weight is due to used cat litter.

Quoted from Mk1Mod0:

6 boxes with 6 cats? Geez, I have 6 boxes for two! LOL But that includes one in the garage and one on the back screened in porch. I doubt there is such a thing as dust free litter because it compacts and breaks down during shipping. As for the poop, we use "Cat Genies." Like a diaper genie for cat waste. The plastic refill sleeves are ridiculously expensive so I figured out how to use a rubber band and plastic baggies from Wally-World that go for a couple of bucks for a roll of 100. Makes clean up a breeze and I just change out the bags once a week.

Quoted from Phat_Jay:

That’s a cute tiger!

Quoted from MacLean:

over the holidays our beloved 18 yr old Lexie passed away. My wife & I are still mourning her loss. She was a prize winner!

Quoted from pinwiztom:

Not much to do with pinball
but here is what one of our cats have been up to lately
Look what the cat has dragged in (to the closet).
» YouTube video

Quoted from pinwiztom:

We caught him this afternoon trying to take the whole bedspread off the bed.
His name is Mo or MoJo
but lately it has become
MoNoooo!!
Funny thing is that his closet stash place
is not where he beds down nor hangs out there much,
only hides his stash.
He has in the past also dragged down an 3x4ft area rug from all the way upstairs
to that downstairs bedroom closet.
Mostly boots and slippers and rugs or blankets.
Go figure.

Quoted from goingincirclez:

Bruce is keenly interested in this restoration. I think he approves of his cameo (Shelby is in there too)...

Quoted from Atari_Daze:

Hope kitty was accounted for after the crating, they love boxes!!

Quoted from someotherguy:

Hoping the best for y'all. For some reason male cats seem to be more susceptible to urinary tract issues and a lot of it comes down to their diet. Talk with the vet about that, though I'm assuming the subject has probably already come up. My aunt had a Burmese male that had cystitis and it was resolved by changing him to a particular dry food (I think it was the original Science Diet way back in the day.)
Richard

Quoted from SilverUnicorn:

Thanks for the well wishes! Hobbes is NOT getting along with his brother AT ALL. They really got into it tonight. It's like they never knew each other. More stresses. Keeping them separated and trying to do scent swaps to get them acclimated again.
Chris

Quoted from girloveswaffles:

Not to get off topic, but I see the Chewy.com box there. I keep seeing commercials for them. Any feedback on them?

Quoted from Bundy:

Ella not caring too much
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Quoted from Ericpinballfan:

We bought some soft kitty treats and cut pills in half and stuff a half in each treat. It worked for stormy, but cat has to be hungry.

Quoted from Spyderturbo007:

Thanks for the suggestion, but we tried the pill pockets and the little bugger wants nothing to do with them. He also won't eat wet food or baby food. We bought about 10 different kinds of wet food and he snubs his nose at all of them.
I've reached out to my vet to see about either making a liquid or being able to complex a few of these together to lower the sheer number of pills.

I appreciate the thought and that is very nice of you, but isn't necessary. It's a strain on our savings account, but manageable depending on how many weeks in a row we have to shell out $460 for blood work.

No worries. Am I sure.....not 100%. All I can do is consider the information provided by our specialist. My biggest concern was if he was in pain. When I asked the vet that question, his immediate response was "Not at all. He just feels like a tired old man". I then asked if any of the medication or the possible resulting kidney failure from the medication would cause pain. His response was "No".
The next question was a point blank "Being an impartial, not emotionally invested expert, what would you do?". To which he replied "There isn't any reason not to treat".
According to the vet, congestive heart failure is treatable and he could go on to live for years to come. On the other hand, he might not respond to treatment or his kidneys could fail and we face the alternative. He also mentioned that sometimes its overwhelming trying to medicate a cat. Dogs are apparently easy, whereas some cats won't take a pill no matter how hard you try. He recommended that we try and if it becomes too stressful for Calvin then we go with the alternative.
We decided, based on his expertise, that we would try treatment and see what happens.
Both of us are 100% considering his welfare before ours.

Thanks for all the recommendations. We are definitely trying to find what is easiest for everyone involved. Some of the pills are small and pretty easy to hide, but others are huge and have to be cut in half. They are bigger than the treats.

Quoted from arolden:

I always wondered whether a full-sized cat could fit through there...[quoted image]

Quoted from Atari_Daze:

Tails of Arabian Nights, LITERALLY

Quoted from Captainhook:

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Quoted from Atari_Daze:

Welp, inherited another edition to the Atari Daze feline family.
His owner's moved out with out taking him so we now have 10 outside cats. All males save one who just gave birth yesterday! No idea yet how many she had.
If any one in or around Houston has the space for a sweet boy, let me know. He currently goes by Snowball II but that is open for negotiations he says. He would prefer to keep his 'boys' but that too is up for discussion with him.
He's going to get food a water here as long as needed but my landlord is sure gonna be upset. He makes our total count 13, before the new kittens. And I honestly think he's the daddy, but that's another Maury Povich episode for another day.
3 inside and the 10 outside. Apparently I'm a crazy cat guy. [quoted image]

Quoted from YeOldPinPlayer:

Not coincidentally, all of the things required to keep your cat safe can be purr-chased right here! We’ll explain how best you can protect all of your pets by spending at Petco!
I prefer a catio for ours. They can still go out and bring me snakes and the occasional scorpion. I take the snakes back outside but I kill the scorpions.

Quoted from Coyote:

Hey guys, I need some input.
I currently have three cats. The original two - which I've posted here, I adopted about three years ago (I think? Maybe four?). Last December, I saved a stray that was on death's door. She (named Tiger) has perpetual health issues, and is about ten years old. I never posted any pictures of her since I do not let her into my gameroom.
Friday, I found another stray kitten (guessing about 7-9 months old?). He was starving and very sociable. He followed me home partway, and I just then picked him up. He started purring immediately. The no-kill shelter I got Artie and Yuki from hung up on me (twice, it wasn't an accident) when I called to speak to them, and my local animal control does not take in felines at all.
Artie does not get along with Tiger at all, and I'm worried about bringing in a 4th cat. But I ALSO do not want to just.. kick it outside. Or abandon it. But I'm not sure I want to bring it in. (ESPECIALLY not until I can take it to a vet and get bloodwork done to verify he's not carrying anything bad. For now, he's living in my garage, with a heater that's able to keep the temperature above freezing.)
Thoughts? Options? Yes, he's up for adoption. Active, chatty, and very social.[quoted image]

Quoted from benheck:

LION CAT!
This is Bud. He was a stray taken to a shelter. I got him at 4 months of age and now he's 6 months and doubled in weight!
He likes boxes, Greenies, the Velcro on my computer headsets and watching Star Trek The Next Generation.
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Quoted from Atari_Daze:

And screws, and plastic star posts, those are a big hit!
Sugar pretty much loves anything she can knock off a counter an bat around until it vanishes.
She vanished this past laundry day for a bit. I went to clean the kitty boxes, I don't want you to find me she said.[quoted image]

Quoted from Elix72:

My boys love their catnip. After seeing this, I went to Amazon to purchase our 3 banana set. They dragged the package from off the table to under the table and made lots of holes in the package. Once I got home from work, I handed them out. [quoted image]

Quoted from Electrocute:

Rocket! passed away today. Stunned right now [quoted image]

Quoted from DCFAN:

Sorry for your loss. About 10 years ago I had a 3 year old cat that died from myelodysplasia . I was giving her about 12 doses of liquid medicine a day in the mouth by a syringe for three months to keep her going. It was really rough. When they are that young you can kind of feel like you need to save them so they can have a full life. Much tougher to go through than when my 11 year old cat died from cancer. Best wishes

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Quoted from pinwiztom:

I think we found the culprit that pissed in our bed last week.
Mom caught Ouija red-handed peeing in her brother's, Dewey, dog bed.
There has been a spat of peeing outside the box lately;
previously we have suspected Jack and/or Wednesday (Lil Bit)
But now the cat that regularly poos outside the box may be the recent offender in peeing outside the box
or on rugs or beds.
Mom was so pissed, she ended uptaking Ouija, putting her nose in the pee,
then throwing her outside on our back deck for about 5 minutes, ( our deck in fully surrounded with 3 ft high railing and gates.)
Mind you all our cats are inside only cats . Ouija cried for a few minutes, then mom relented and let her back in the house,
but Ouija is going to be walking on thin ice from now on.
We have plenty of litter boxes on every level of the house
(8 in total and all are super jumbo size and cleaned 2to3 times a day).
Pooing outside the box we can handle as it is fairly easy clean up, but peeing can wreck havok, especially if not found right away.
And it is a bad influence on the other cats.
Can not think of anything to explain this sudden change in bathroom behavior.
what to do, what to do.

Quoted from pinwiztom:

One or two bad apples spoil it for all the others.
Another cat peed on the bed again,
fortunately we had the water proof mattress pad in place.
But this will be the last straw for the wife.
No cats allowed in the bedroom anymore,
door closed at all times from now on, even when sleeping.
This will be hard on my wife and the cats
as most all the cats spend time on the bed at various time throughout the nite.
But in long run it will be for the best, as it will keep our bed cleaner,
no longer having to lint roller the sheets for hair and litter.

Quoted from YeOldPinPlayer:

pinwiztom I found your cat's YouTube diary entry. Starts at the 2.22 mark