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I would like to say a really big thank you to all of you who replied to my post. Your messages have given me a lot of comfort and reassurance at a time when my grief was overwhelming me and making it hard for me to see that I really did act out of love. Festra will never be forgotten. Missing...

thank you for your kind words. Everything happened so quickly that we were wondering if we should have fought for Festra more but we know her and she has a look in her eyes that suggested to us that she it was her time to go. We feel so bad that we went away for 10 days over Christmas but she...

Today, we had our 12 year old Persian, Festra, put to sleep. She had been losing weight, eating a lot but was still severely dehydrated. The vet said shehad lymphoma and that her mouth was becoming infected as her immune system was not functioning and he could feel masses of timours around her...

Yes, he is neutered. I wondered if he came from a home where he used to be kicked when he went out?

Oops, didn't make it clear. I've had him for 18 months now and he loves to go out! He definitely becomes more crazed if he can't go out. The problem with the aggression going out got worse when we moved (a year ago) as before we could just leave door/window open for him but there are too many...

Hi, I am concerned about my cat's very aggressive behaviour when he leaves the flat. Bit of background, he is a 3 year old rescue cat, involved in bad car accident, had a broken pelvis so probably has considerable trauma in his past. When he wants to go out, it is impossible to walk near to him...

Thank you all for responding. It's a new day in England and I've woken up to some very supportive and reassuring posts - and I do feel more optimistic today. New cat is still too nervous to eat when near old cat (when can't touch each other) so I feel that, for me, it is best to take things...

Yes, it does help me to read about your experiences, Elizabeth. Makes me think that my two may be able to work things out. I just fed them either side of glass door. Old cat hissed and growled a couple of times and was happy to eat. She was also purring a lot but maybe a stress-purr? new cat did...

Just seen your reply Elizabeth; thanks for reassurance. I think maybe I am worrying whereas I could just accept some swiping as inevitable but it appears that my old cat is in a very precarious position. When Sasha and Saba first met face-to-fasce, what actually happened? Did they swipe at each...

thanks hissy. i think you are right in that i need to calm down. My partner is being very negative about the situation and is very protective of our old cat. He said 'how would we feel if she loses an eye' and all this is not helping. I will try feeding them together and see what happens. thanks...

Hissy, I didn't have courage to let them have free access to each other but let them sniff through glass door. Old cat actually purred and only hissed once. New cat sniffed a bit and waited til she put her face to gap and then swiped at her face. Me and my partner then separated them. I know you...

To Petnurse - I don't know history of new cat. He was found by side of road after the accident and nobody ever claimed him so not sure if he was stray or if owners not make too much effort to find him. He was badly injured and has no hip bones now. He has been through a lot recently and I hope...

Thank you Hissy. I am using the carrier because I am scared of how they are when they meet. Neither of them seem very bothered being in it, its' when they're out of it that is problem! New cat (the younger male) has, every time, started chasing her and they end up fighting, although no blood as...

I am 3 weeks into introducing new cat (2 year old male) to old cat (8 year old female). I've read the articles on this site and have swapped bedding, litter trays, left the other one's fur in other's room. What I am doing now is putting one of them in carrier in presence of the other. My old cat...

Could possibly be frontline i suppose but i've been using it on her for years and it's been ok. i think the fur is starting to grow back and suspect that she probably feels a bit bored as i've had to disappear upstairs and work whilst she wants to play!It's too cold here in the uk for her to go...

Sandie - thanks for your suggestions. I don't think it is a flea allergy as she had that when we got her and her back was very red and lumpy but I will get her to the vet and see what he says.

I have noticed a small area on my Persian's back which looks like she has lost a lot of fur which is now growing back. It is not lumpy or itchy, red. She gets regular flea treatment with frontline. Does this sound like she has been grooming herself excessively and am I right in thinking this is...

Oh poor you - I dread losing Minky somewhere and not knowing if he's OK. Obviously I was imagining how that would feel over the days he was missing and it was horrible. I decided all I could do was concentrate on thinking that he had at least been looked after for the time he was with me. I...

Well you were right - Minky came back this morning and is fine. Not surprisingly he came in the house and slept for about 7 hours! The welfare person I spoke to was from the RSPCA who are probably the best known animal charity in the UK. He said they'd got into trouble neutering a cat for...

Thamks for the reply Hissy. I tried to get a local cat welfare group to help with neutering but they wouldn't as they said I could not prove that he didn't actually 'belong' to anyone else. Not helpful. I'm taking my other cat for her booster vacs in a couple of weeks and thought I might mention...