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  The 18th of September was Pumpkin's first birthday so of course we celebrated. She's really good with visitors so we invited a few of her favourites for an afternoon tea.   The tipi was one of her presents. She also got a shirt tent, tuna and mackerel loins, and a new laser pointer.   ...

Hi,   Pumpkin had her spay today and I noticed this little red patch next to her incision. Is this the norm? She isn't letting us too close at the moment so I could only get a blurry pic. No one at the vets mentioned it but it does look like a blood red bruise. Other than not letting us get too...

Hi,   We were originally going to have two kittens but after an unfortunate death, we ended up with only Pumpkin. After going to a couple of RSPCA events I find myself wanting another. I think it's been left too late though. Pumpkin, 5 1/2 months, is quite aggressive towards all of my cat...

Hi,    I noticed something black near Pumpkin's mouth today so I had a better look when she fell asleep. I'm worried about what I found. The black was a spot on her gum (she's a torbie so random pigmentation) that's being exposed by her bottom canine tooth pushing the lip up. The canine tooth...

Hi,   Pumpkin is getting desexed in 12 days so, since she is almost 6 months, I thought that it would be a good time to begin the transition to adult food. The issue I've found is that she's almost always wanting food so I'm not sure how to decrease her portions while transitioning from the...

Pumpkin had her second kitten booster two days ago. Since her breakfast after the vet visit, Pumpkin's appetite is pretty lacking. She approaches her wet food with interest, licks it and walks away. Normally it'd be gone within twenty minutes. I offered some cat milk to see what she'd do and she...

The second I snipped the corner of the bag to squeeze out the cat treat mix, Pumpkin pounced on the corner. Above is an estimate of how much she ate. It was half a 2cm x 2cm square roughly. Is it a decent plan to watch for signs of illness, bloating and check her poops for it during tomorrow...

  One of my local pet supply stores is hosting a Christmas competition that spans four weeks. The idea is people upload photos of their pets playing with something from  the store, simple. Over the first two weeks there were dogs, birds and even a Siamese fighting fish but absolutely no cats...

The Australian RSPCA apparently perform early age desexing on kittens and puppies. I'm going to try get my 11 week old kitten in to be spayed rather than wait until the traditional 6 months. But before I do, has anyone had their kittens desexed early or with the RSPCA? Was the kitten alright...

Okay I've been posting a lot so last one for a while.  Our friends want to combine households and get a rental property together. One of those friends recently got her own kitten and I, of course, have Pumpkin. The issue I'm having is I (roughly) understand how to introduce kittens but not at...

Hey so Pumpkin went to the vet yesterday for a free consultation which turned into $150 in microchipping and vaccination. As a result I have 3 questions. Can the vaccination schedule allow a month and two days between them? They booked me in for New Years Day and I think thats a holiday. They...

  I bought one of those collars from the local supermarket so I could cut the excess length off since she's so little and cat collars just don't fit. Anyway the collar went on, she freaked out pretty badly, I got bit getting it off. Pumpkin hates bells and apparently the hanging ID tag.   Do I...

Hi,   I have posted and commented in a few threads but haven't posted here yet. Time for introductions! :D   Pumpkin used to be a semi-stray barn kitten who had a lovely mother who liked people. The owners were going to drown bubs but my friend was given the cats to rehome. After 6 regretfully...

Pumpkin always smells. It's not an overly offensive odour (to me) but it's certainly not pleasant. I have seen her groom herself but it seems ineffective. Yesterday I picked her up and my palm had a streak of poop as a result. I gave up and bathed her today (she took it pretty well) but I don't...

Hi,   I'm expecting to collect my kitten, Pumpkin, really soon so I've started to research appropriate brands of kitten food. The problem I've found is that, as a student, I can't afford the recommended brands (wellness, royal canin, science diet) that cost over $20 per kg. Almost every source...