Showing posts with label pain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pain. Show all posts
Saturday, June 21, 2025

I am biting my nails... so what!

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  OK, so we cats bite our nails. Not because we are neurotic like humans who bite their nails. We have a good reason for doing this. We pull...
Saturday, November 30, 2024

It hurts, you stupid human!

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  Ouch.. why do humans do that? The vet was pulling my leg around so I doubled back and bit him. Then my human apologized as if I had done s...
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Saturday, July 06, 2024

Do your joints ache?

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  It's tough getting old, whether you are a cat or a human. But we cats have an extra problem. We hide our pain. So for the help of your...
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Friday, February 24, 2023

It it itches I grooms it.

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Gracie groomed because she had fleas If I itch, I scratch. Or I groom my hair fiercely. But I also scratch or groom when I am in pain. And...
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Saturday, January 28, 2023

Recognise my pain

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  Signs of pain - narrowed eyes, tight face, stary ungroomed coat, ears lowered, tense body posture rather than relaxed posture. Difficult t...
Saturday, November 05, 2022

Pain makes us grumpy

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  My ears hurt. Don't touch me or I will nip When I have a pain in my ears, my tummy or my joints, I get grumpy. I might even nip my hum...
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Saturday, May 14, 2022

Why don't I show when I am in pain?

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Elderly Sam Humans are not good at recognizing when I am in physical pain, let alone emotional pain. I do not whimper or whine like a dog. ...
Saturday, October 16, 2021

Pay attention, humans - we hurt.

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We elderly cats do sleep more than younger ones but it's just old age, as some ignorant humans think. We may be in pain. One estimate is...
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Friday, August 20, 2021

Take Your Cat to the Vet Day? No.

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  Last Sunday was Take Your Cat to the Vet Day.... what on earth do humans think they are doing. Take your cat to the vet day? I think not. ...
Saturday, June 05, 2021

Vets... the power of the purr?

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My pal, Toby, is going through hell. Two awful days in a strange pen with horrible veterinary humans prodding and poking and sticking needle...
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Saturday, October 17, 2020

Ouch. It hurts when my human picks me up

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Are you finding that you don't want to jump up on the bed any more? Or feeling that the litter tray is difficult to climb into? Or even ...
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Saturday, June 02, 2018

I've rocked up in……Barbados!

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Dear George, I have recently moved from Europe to Barbados! Why? I really don’t know but my human got tired living in a big, busy city so...
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Friday, November 24, 2017

Vaccines - do they hurt? Why bother?

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Dear George,   I have a question for you if you’ll be so kind to answer. I’m just a kitten (about 3 months old) and I don’t know or un...
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Saturday, July 08, 2017

Do I look fat in my fur? Do I need to diet?

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--> Dear George, I don’t want to see anybody (as you can tell by the photo attached) - I’m mad! I’m angry because my mum...
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Saturday, July 01, 2017

Ouch... toothache... pain....dental hygeine

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Dear George,   I’m a 5 year old cat who has lived on the streets and in shelters until I was adopted by my current human parents! I’ve...
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Saturday, January 16, 2016

I’m watching you….and everybody else!

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Dear George, I must say…THIS IS the advantage of our “color”- sometimes …we can go undercover or….notoriously unnoticed . We can act ...
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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Help us! We are being poisoned by cruel people.

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My release after being spayed. Dear George , We need your help and the help of every single one of your readers. My friends and I have ...
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Saturday, May 05, 2012

Finding a chiropractor for cats

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Dear George, You didn’t hear from me lately as I was busy seeing a chiropractic doctor twice a week. I would like to share my...
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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Pain - how do you tell if your human is in pain?

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Dear George, I am looking after an elderly human who has some health problems. I am finding it difficult to know when she is in pain. Obviou...
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Why do these apes think we don't feel pain?

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Dear George, I am a very senior lady cat of 19 years young and despite living all these years there is one particular thing (amongst many) ...
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