Kathy Robinson
I’m Kathy Robinson and I’ve been a cat owner for as long as I can remember. I guess my mother did a lot of training in the early days but by the time I was in middle primary school, the job became mine. This was the time we got a new kitten as our previous cat had gone to ‘kittty heaven’ as my mother put it. I soon learned that patience was the first thing I needed to have. Kittens are a bit like children – you have to teach them over and over before they ‘get it’! Playtime was great for both of us, but cleaning up the messes wasn’t, at least for me. Some diligent putting kitty in the litter box just after feeding her and praising her for a ‘job well done’ soon had that problem licked.
It wasn’t until I became a mother myself and taught my children how to train their own little bundle of fur that I decided to start writing about the problems my family’s cats (and those of my friends) seemed to have and how best to treat them. I’ve read countless books and articles, talked to my vet, spoken to other cat owners and researched widely on the internet.
The result of all this is Cat Problems Resolved, your resource for what ever ails your feline friend. New articles will be added often so check back frequently.
Below are a couple of photos taken from our veranda of the friends our cats can play with. Usually they just watch from a distance!
Taken from the veranda, lavender in the foreground.
Taken from side veranda, creeper burned in fire management burn.
Hello Kathie;
I have a theory about why our cat (Sadie) has trouble with her appitite and bloating. You see Amy,(the owner of the cat) thinks
that because cats sleep up to 12 hours a day…it must be done on her lap. And when Sadie even goes to her litter box,or goes to
nibble on some food…Amy is right there and makes sure she is right back on her lap! Amy has sucessfully brainwashed poor Sadie into thinking that is where she belongs BUT FOR HER ENTIRE LIFE? All the time!! Poor Sadie can’t even get a moment to herself! And now she LOOKS bloated and tired most of the time.
She comes to me when Amy exercises (1/2 hr.) and then I get to give her gentle belly rubs which she enjoys very much.I have this feeling that it might help her digestive system. To help with her bloating problem. I also like to brush her too, and she loves it. Or sometimes we’ll play with her mouse-mouse which she also enjoys.
But it’s sad that Amy dosen’t ever want to play with her or groom her…she just want’s Sadie on her lap ALL THE TIME!!!
Amy hasn’t ever owned a cat befor,nor has a cat ever been in her family. I come from a family that have always had a cat in the family. But Amy, being as stubbrn as she is never takes any suggestions I might want to tell her. In fact, she get’s extreamly angry with me. And sc So now Amy just has to walk hehind Sadie (to round her up…and it’s so sad to her kind of cry (or mew) it’s like feel her fusteration and pain,God how it hurt’s! I even get in trouble when I cook in the kitchen, and Sadie comes to investigate the smells. Then (you guessed it) Amy is right there to pick her up and yells at me but also right into Sadies ears.
Amy must be totally insecure and NEEDS Sadie right there 24/7
She also closes her door at bed time and Sadie is locked in there.
FRUSTRATED…IS this dangerous fo Sadie to be kept on Amys’ lap ALL the time???
Marty
This is a great contribution towards the cat owners community. Thanks for setting up such a wonderful resource for cat lovers.
Martin,
Sadie needs time to play, to get outside, to do whatever she wants to do. Tell Amy to read some of the articles on my website. It is not healthy for either of them the way things are now.
Kathy
I just read the article about ear mites. I’ve known this to happen only once, but my best friends cat had the mites eat through the ear drum and into his brain. The veterinarian tried to treat him, but it was too late. He lived only 5 weeks after the problem was discovered.
That’s really sad Carol. The poor cat must have been in so much distress with these mites.