The Cat Cavern

This is something a little bit off-topic, but somehow still related to my cats.

I’m really glad to have found a pet forum where I can discuss things relating to my cat. It all started with Philippine Pet Finder but there are now some new pet forums. Its kind of funny because I just keep on seeing the same people in each of the forums, and we discuss the same topics. I actually have no particular preference as to which one to lurk in because I visit all and just post where I find some interesting threads. Of course, PPF has more topics as of now since it has been around the longest, so that’s usually the one I go back to repeatedly. The newer ones are Philippine Pet Lovers and Philippine Pets, which you can access by clicking on my links.

What I love the most about these forums is that the people are really friendly and would answer even the seemingly silly questions. They are genuine pet lovers who would do everything for their pet’s best interests.

I was cleaning up the room when I saw some kind of poop-like substance on my guy’s white polo shirt. I laughed when I saw it, because I had assumed it was poop and wondered what his reaction would be. Naturally, he wasn’t pleased, but laughed it off and picked up Finn. But when he examined his shirt closely, he realized it wasn’t poop but a dried-up hairball (but it looked kind of disgusting just the same).

Well anyway, now I know what a hairball looks like. Of course, I don’t want to see any more of them, because I also don’t want to see or hear Finn suffer when she tries to puke them out. I actually didn’t think she’d be prone to this because we brush her (semi-long) hair practically every day. Apparently though, that’s not enough. It was suggested that I give a hairball control formula cat food or some grass to chew on. Although according to others, the current brand of cat food I’m giving to Finn is a pretty good anti-hairball formula.

I haven’t noticed any hairballs recently, so all seems to be going well. Hopefully things will go smoothly from here on out.

Trimming Finn’s nails is like waiting for the day when pigs can fly. It’s impossible! Okay, well that may be a tad exaggerated, but believe me when I say that it’s the ultimate challenge.

But what I find weird though is that her claws seem to always be bared. Usually we have to softly push our kitty’s paws so that her nails will be exposed. But with Finn, we don’t need to. I don’t know if its normal but its actually a bit scary. I’ve had multiple scratches on my legs and arms because of her!

Well anyway, I guess we can always have the Vet trim her nails for us!