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Quoted from Electrocute:Yes, I do. Tonight they’ve all chosen Sky Jump.
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Had two Abyssinian’s. Beautiful cats. Your other one looks like my lilac boy.
Don’t know what’s more work collecting cats or pinballs.
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Sure. It’s a Shag print. “Mad mad monster party”. Got one with Godzilla and spidey too. Had to move the related pins underneath. Should probably have a Monster Bash here rather than Elvira. But really like Elvira and Fitz prefers the heated topper for his bum.
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Charlie threw up on Elvira
Rocket chews on my Bm66 signal light wire
Fitz walks onto playfields while I work on them. Last thing he broke was the Tesla towers in GZ.
They’re arseholes with a tail.
Quoted from gumnut01:Beautiful Aby! We love used to have 2. Awesome cats. Our current boys have a bit of Abyssinian in them. Not enough to give them any intelligence.
Although they are good at taking selfies
FCAB2991-5DE5-48EA-B701-1D07FA6C543B (resized).jpegQuoted from SilverUnicorn:Not a photo on a pinball machine, but I had to share. It's a bit of a long tale, but our Hobbes is lucky to still be here.
We were on vacation in Toronto, Canada. 8 hours from home. We have literally the BEST cat sitter ever. She is amazing, and can really handle anything. Hobbes is diabetic, and she is fully competent to give him his insulin shots, and/or any meds needed while we are away. 5 days into our 8 day trip we get a text from the sitter (I had missed her call) "Call me ASAP!" was the text.
Called her back and when she came to the house Hobbes was laying in front of the couch, in his own excrement, with his tongue hanging out. She did not see him breathing and said he was extremely cold. "I think he's gone" were her words. My heart sank as I heard it. We spoke a few minutes discussing what to do when she yelled "I think I saw him move!" - We had her take Hobbes to the vet we go to. Luckily they are close.
Once at the vet, they took him back immediately, doing CPR and inserting a line to get fluids into him. Michelle (the sitter) waited at the vet with him. 30 min later we got a call back from her (and the vet). Hobbes was still alive, and they determined that his blood sugar had gone too low. His level was unreadable when he got to the vet. They put him on a glucose drip and sedated him, and indicated the next few hours would be critical. Got another call 3 hours later stating that he had responded well to the glucose drip, and was far more alert and aware of his surroundings. The vet was "cautiously optomistic"
We decided to cut our trip short and come home the next day. When we did, we went to see him and he was doing well. the vet wanted to keep him one more night, give him some insulin and see how he responded. this went fairly well, and he was able to be released the following day. He is home now and doing well. He is more like himself every day.
Couple of interesting things as well. First is that the sitter came to check on them early that day. Usually she comes around 9 am and 8 pm because of her schedule, This day, when she picked her daughter up from school, her daughter wanted to "go see Calvin and Hobbes". So they did. If she had arrived at the normal time he would likely have died. Secondly, he was fine at 9 am when the sitter was there. This is how quickly things can change.
We're still not sure exactly what happened. Apparently cats can fall out of diabetes, and maybe he began a remission we were not aware of and because we kept his insulin levels the same it created an issue. The sitter was very upset and kept saying she didn't do anything differently. She loves these cats like her own, and I have no doubt this was nothing she did (or didn't do).
Well, if you held on this long, thanks! Hobbes is home and doing well. We have a checkup on Saturday and will have more course of action then. for now he is on a week long "insulin vacation" to see where his body stabilizes. I think he used one or 2 of his 9 lives. And we have the absolute best cat sitter ever.
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Thanks for sharing, he’s a beautiful looking cat. You made my wife get emotional…..
Quoted from SilverUnicorn:Thanks. He really is great, and is “my” cat. Has always favored me. His brother favors my wife. We were quite emotional too. Some think we are nuts to pay what we did to keep him alive but he is family. We don’t have kids, so he is like a child.
Well we have a kid and we much prefer our cats……
Edit: our cats never answer back except for a quick nip. Kids are good but cats are such characters. Unconditional love and never ask for money. Maybe ask for a prawn.
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Any cover I put on the pins the cats just knock them off. Funniest thing I ever saw was when Charlie went to wash his arse on the pin glass, and slowly slid down. She is well behaved.
Quoted from squirtbrnr:Long time lurker, but here's my cats. Uno (all black) and Jenga (black and white). Yes, both named after games. They're sisters but very different personalities. Uno has always been a very solitary and "only me" cat. She would still snuggle with you, but only on her terms. As a very young kitten she developed a cold and laryngitis which caused her meow to be a very hoarse squawk rather than a meow. Jenga is such a klutz. She would fall off a chair randomly, or run right into a wall, but then shake it off and meow like "I meant to do that". She also loves to burrow under any blanket. Neither cat took an interest in even climbing on my pinball machines. They hang out on the cat tower right next to the machines because they knew they could demand attention and head scratches.
Sadly, we had to put Uno to sleep today. She was a healthy cat with minor digestive issues controlled with diet for most of her adult life, but after her annual exam in February her health declined. She lost about 4lbs and could no longer hop up into our bed or do stairs and was going through a bowl of water a day. She was diagnosed as diabetic in May and never responded to insulin no matter how much we dosed her. It hurts that she's gone, but we keep telling ourselves it's the compassionate and loving thing to do.
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Sorry for your loss. Give Jenga lots of cuddles.
Quoted from Neal_W:They're adorable, but you couldn't pick 2 cats from the litter that weren't identical? I'm imaging the poor pet sitter... "the striped one with spots is hiding and the other spotted one with stripes is stealing his food".
There were 2 spotty boys available. Luckily Rocket the marbled one and Fitz his spotty brother were thick as thieves in the litter. Makes it so much easier. I think if they were both spotty would just have to name them Thing 1 and Thing 2. Our older lilac boy is also the same breed. They used to be called Australian Spotted Mists, but I think they renamed them to Australian Mists because the marbles were thought of as undesirable. Good thing for Rocket. Not good for leather couches or cardboard boxes or paper …..
Quoted from ReadyPO:Had the glass off on Judge Dredd to replace some rubbers. Michi wasn't sure what was going on and why she couldn't walk on it. Cat mind blown...
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Haha! Yeah mine just fall in say wtf?! Then break my Tesla towers etc… great that you caught this moment. Awesome!!
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Haha! That’s my life! Still kittens?
Seems like they’ve found the more exciting game to watch! How did you score, sometimes my best games are with a cat riding high. Great when they leap into the glass at a great moment.
Just a warning to cat owners. Raw chicken wings can splinter and harm your cats. Poor Rocket is has not eaten for 3 days , has lost more than 10% of his body weight. We think a piece of bone splintered and tore into his intestines. He is on antibiotics now and hopefully on the mend. Maybe chicken necks are better because they’re not long. Been a rough time.
Here he is just before on bond with the glass off happy as can be.
Apologies to Daditude who I was rude to through all of this.
I’ll let you know how Rocket progresses. He had some prawn today and is starting to purr again. Just be aware of the risk of Raw chicken wings.
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Going to be a minute before he can sleep in his Slugfest.
Pray for some sense to be granted to him.
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Glad the little idiot is ok! Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Fresh quilt out of the dryer. Fitz is glaring at his brothers who are circling down below.
Some things you just don’t share.
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Ok, I’ll share with him, but not that other one (still glaring)
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Quoted from CoolCatPinball:Paisley absolutely loves rubber rings!!
Quoted from CoolCatPinball:And here she is again. It's so funny how she picks it up and gets it back on the bed
So cute! Love it when the batter back from paw to paw on their haunches. She’s a bright spark, beautiful cat!
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Quoted from DiabloRush:A minor miracle all 3 are at the base. My kitties treat any Xmas tree as the world's most awesome cat toy. Can't keep them out of the damn thing, usually at the top.
Ours chew at them and then throw them up. Damn christmas trees!
Atari_Daze they must be telling you that you already have everything you want for Christmas, no more kittens required! Our daughter was looking at our older boy who was looking sad and then at our 2 kittens and wisely said "Dad, Charlie needs an older brother to keep him company", I replied "Yeah, he would REALLY love that!!"
Quoted from Oneironaut:Someone needs to mass produce this. Maybe some Mezel, lior or Medisinyl mods. To make it shine.
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I fucking need this!!! Seriously our lounge room door is closed all December cos of those bloody cats. May as well keep our tree in the cupboard.
Quoted from Atari_Daze:Thanks everyone, my boy called and Minnie is now resting, turns out it was her liver. We did the best by her that we could, I'd like to think she did ok by having us as pet parents.
My son had spoken once about possibly taking Luci, sometime after we knew this day would come, maybe by the new year he will be ready for another feline.
Luci may be a chunk, but he is a pretty lovable chunk, and I know my son will be able to get his weight down. He was able to do that with Minnie mouser, she too was a chunk at one time.
Thanks for this thread for letting me share and seek some slight peace.
I’m so sorry to hear about Minnie. It’s always such a tough time. Thank you for sharing the photo, Enjoy the memories you have. All the best to you and your extended feline and human family.
Quoted from Bundy:Reading about a fellow cat owner having to put their bellowed cat to sleep hits harder than a .50 BMG. Especially now since I had to do the same with my Ella yesterday after 14 years together.
I will still be lurking this thread and who knows, one day I might gather strength enough to get a new cat and start posting here again.
The picture is from this summer, Ella sitting in her favorite part of the garden. This is also where she will be buried together with her favorite toy once the summer returns.
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May she enjoy her sunny spot and pat her toy from paw to paw forever. Rest in Peace. A beautiful cat. Sorry for your loss.
Quoted from Pinkitten:I’m a cat guy, I always have enjoyed their sometimes aloof, sometimes crazy, sometimes mischievous personalities. My first ever pet when I moved away from home in college was a cat named Steffan, who I named after Martin Short’s dinosaur toy in the movie Clifford. Few people probably recognize that reference. Lol. Then I added Knickers, who passed away too young (age 9) from a blood clot. Steffan lived 17 years and was by far my most troublesome cat. Then we got Bailey and later Banjo, my dilute tortie-looking cat. I enjoyed all our cats, but I never feared losing one until Banjo. She follows me everywhere and if I stop for a moment she’s finding a spot to sit on me, or demanding to be picked up. Many pets choose “their person,” and Banjo picked me from the first days we had her. She was a door-dasher and fence-climber in her prime, so she wears a blinking led collar with an address tag and orange flag on it when she’s outside. She’s 10 now, and picks her spots to climb. She bullies our harmless, blind golden retriever and he’s afraid of her. But she trusts me so much she sometimes rides around on my shoulder. She’s a one of the special ones you dread losing someday, but are thankful for while she’s here. Losing pets is no easy thing, but they are so worth it.
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For sure. All you need is one shoulder rider and the other cats notice. And copy. Now I have 3 that get up. Can feel my spine compacting everyday, but don’t have the heart to stop them. Also all my tshirts are dotted with holes from a claw slip now and then.
Oscar was our shoulder rider. He was a good lively solid cat. He developed breathing problems and battled cancer for a good 2 years. We knew he did not have much longer and our daughter was about to sit her school leaving certificate. So I decided to get 2 kittens before he passed in case he died on an exam morning. Stupid reasoning but grief does this sort of thing to me. Anyway Oscar lived happily one week with his brother and our kittens. He was fascinated by them. Followed them around everywhere. He hunted them and watched. By the end of the week he was throwing up blood so we knew it was time. We’ve had many cats as well. The pain remembering stuff like this lasts for a few years. My other cats that have passed don’t hurt anymore. And for sure the joyous memories way surpass the raw ones.
Love Banjo everyday.
Quoted from Oneironaut:I had a sweatband skullcap that I would wear in the garden. Every time I would look for it, it could be found in Bogies bed. I lost my Bogie in 2016, and as much as I liked my headband I got in Key West on my honeymoon, it is now with Bogie. I hope someday to wear that band while running with my Bogie again.
P.S. I have a spinal cord disease Transverse Myelitis. I cannot run, I can barely walk and have to play all my pinball from a stool, I can't attend shows, fests or arcades because no one gives a shit and see 0 stools.
Update on my fosters to come...
Bogie sounds awesome. I think Oscar carried his meerkat around like he caught a mouse and used to tell us about it. We would tell him what a good boy he was and give him a Pat for being such a good hunter. His brother Charlie now has ha knitted little quilt square which is his blankie and he carries that around too. The kittens leave Pom poms and toys on our bed and my pillow. They’re funny things. They learn and love being habitual.
Shit that’s awful about your health, I’m glad it’s not terminal but chronic pain is awful. I have tendinitis so I can’t play too often. My forearms, elbows, knees and rotator cuffs give me problems so I play 3 times a week for an hour at a time. I have tried using stools to help my knees, so I can sympathise but can’t imagine the difficulty you must face. It’s good to see pinball is bringing you joy, and post some photos of your fosters!!
Quoted from MrMikeman:So do we. I spend a lot of time with her in the day. She gets to rule the house 2-3 hours every evening when we lock up the 3 trouble makers.
We had real acceptance issues between Charlie and the kittens. Urinating and poo marking. All that shit, haha. It got better after a year or so. Now they all coexist. They’re not besties and there is teasing from the kittens now and then. They herd him and pounce on him. There’s some hitting back and forth now and then. But in winter they will all climb onto the same lap and now and then there is communal washing. My advice is to have communal treat giving. That’s where they all behave and are nice together. Communal licking of plates, spoons and hands. Get their mouths together. It’s not easy and they will never be best friends. Just what i found. Your situation may be completely different. But we went from full growling, hissing and attacking to something that is sort of harmonious. Then again we combined a fully fledged Alpha male with 2 boy kittens. We weren’t combining fully grown cats. But Charlie is no longer the Alpha male. He’s now accepted that.
I also had them in separate sleeping rooms for a few months then in they all went together in the same room at night. There were a few fights for the first few weeks but they eventually put up with each other.
Merry Christmas to you, your family and all your cats!
Quoted from CoolCatPinball:So, the light reflected off of the glass just right, and it caught my eyes. Oh, the joys of owning cats. I swear it's like they intentionally try to walk on every square inch of the glass.....
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I can see the main suspect leaving the crime 
Quoted from dmacy:Some prayers for Karolina. Too much to type and not in the best space to explain. Tomorrow is going to be a good or very bad day.
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All the best for Karolina. I hope she pulls through.
It’s a tough time. I feel for you brother.
Quoted from Jenk540i:Thank you. We’re owned many cars but he’s one of the sweetest cats. Very intelligent but what makes him so interesting is that he’s the only cat we’ve owned who will watch TV. Animated movies (favorite is Despicable Me) and nature shows with animals. He will sit and watch for hours.
Here he is watching a Hallmark movie.
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Awesome! Does he get his own beer?
Mine loves elden ring. But he just likes the movement whereas yours you could ask “so what’s happened so far?” And you would get an intelligent response.
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Quoted from Trekkie1978:No desire to get another one.
I’ll never find another one with a heart as big as her. She was perfect. She always had a “I love you daddy” look on her face. He just tolerates me. lol
I put a cat condo in the living room tonight. I figure it gives him a little something more in that room.
I’m very sorry that you lost your Princess. The pain for you will be real for a very long time.
In a year you will be able to think of her and smile even though the tears will still gather. It will get better and you do have those memories to cherish.
Your boy will either be forlorn and miss his sister or will cherish he’s extra time he can have with you now. Cats seem to go either way. We are on our third pair of cats from the same litter now.
Stay strong and give your remaining furr baby lots of hugs.
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:This is amazing stuff! I have all my tools under the stairs, but this makes a lot of sense. Do you have any more photos? I'd love to take this on as a weekend project.
Thanks. You need a staircase at least 1m wide to fit cupboards underneath that are 400mm deep.
We have 3.4m high ceilings downstairs so our staircase has 6 steps then a 180 landing with remaining 14 steps leading to our attic. And yes we have carried pins up it with varying success.
Under the 6 stairs is a nook for litter and then a cupboard under the landing for washing baskets etc. our landing is halfway up an old external window which we have made internal. The cats get a little hidey hole with a grate on top to fill in the gap between landing and glass. They can look out here over the pinballs down stairs.
The thought process with this is cupboards in three different heights, a sleeping platform above the main door reusing the old glass above the door as another view for them and then walking platforms and boxes connecting everything up. Feeding platforms are like a bookcase with side protection so cats can’t steal rack others dinners. Worked with my old cats. Kittens have no manners. Scratching tree between feed area and cupboards.
Sorry if it’s not clear. More photos.
For cat flap cut into door you need a solid door. We just hinge the cutout behind with a barrel bolt to lock in closed position. We wanted a car flap without it being ugly.
Should have cleaned up the vomit stains, Charlie's a bit of a chucker...
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Quoted from DiabloRush:Thank you for both the support and thoughtful idea, so very much. What a great community, with others chipping in with wonderful suggestions.
We've tried about a half-dozen cones on our little girl, and nothing kept her from messing with her tail. We ended up with the contraption shown above (clear cone backed up by a donut). It's the only thing we've found that works, unfortunately. This is apparently common with cats and tail injuries, for the obvious reason that can still reach it mostly.
We had her on painkillers for 3 weeks, and those just ended. This makes her sleepy and it really helps with her pain; she doesn't bother her tail at all while on those. She'll get another 2-week prescription on Monday with the surgery. The most upsetting thing has been the very-long recovery process and need to keep her in that damn cone. At least we have an end-date now.
All the best with her recovery. Our poor little Abyssinian kitten Nutmeg got caught in the seat part of a manual recliner 30 years ago. We were staying at our mums place. Can remember seeing the lump in the seat. Was ready to cut the seat open to get her out. Luckily she wriggled herself out of there when we opened the cat can for an impromptu dinner.
Would be good if furniture company put some sort of stretchy netting underneath to stop kittens from doing this. I’m sorry for her loss but overjoyed to see she is on the mend. Must have been an awful experience. Be sure to post photos once she’s mended.
Quoted from Arsenal129:Those are huge paws! I have a handful of forums that I have tagged as favourites. When I check to see if there are any new posts on any of them I always end up looking at this forum first. Here’s my sundial. She always moves just enough so that she is entirely in the sun.
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Haha! Does she get up and move or just roll like
a rotisserie?
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So cute when they vocalise. He seems very content getting used to the new order.
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