QUOTE(spidergirl @ Aug 23 2008, 08:15 PM)
Asked a vet about his age, he also can't say. Even asked him to give a guess, he dun dare to do so (he looked like a young doc, thats why not so good

). His teeth is still white (no yellow stain yet) and averagely big.
Hitam has stopped eating dry food at the age of 4. Since then we've been buying canned or wet food. If out of stock then we made our cat food. If we feed her dry food, she'll rather starve. Even some other wet food like chicken flavor (iams and eagle pack), she'll just sniff and run away. Membazir!

My 9 yr old cat died under her care too. I don't want her sis to die too
Sigh, I wish I could stop Hitam from eating fried fish, El, but my maid's the one who feed the cats. I've been scolding her to stop feeding those stuff cos its bad, but she would justify it by saying Hitam prefers the 'bad food'. Argh!

I think I've an idea what to do. Maybe I get few big canned food and categorize it bag by bag. That way its better than oily fried fish isn't it?
I'm no longer staying in my parents house since I started university, now working already. I would go back home once every 2 weeks, min once a month. My mom would monitor the cat's progress, but she's working too and only have time at night.
Is it okay to leave cats un-caged in an apartment and leave the balcony door open for litter? Maybe I can install a net on the balcony rail.
Hmm...I might consider bringing Oren (haha, same name like KP's cat) with me as a trial.

How long should the trial be, El? Or should I try Hitam.
Pros & Cons Hitam staying in apartment
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1. Take awhile for her to adjust to new surrounding (con)
2. I can monitor her eating and poop habit (pro)
3. Oren won't be there to bother her = no tantrums (pro)
4. New environment will make her more stresser (con)
Pros & Cons Oren staying in apartment
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1. He was a stray a few months ago, and might adjust to moving out (pro)
2. Oren already happy staying in my parents house as its a nice play area (garden) for a young cat. (pro)
3. I have few sofas in my place that can be potential sleeping place for Oren. (pro)

pening pening
you can only bring one cat with you? kan best kalau bawa dua dua

kesian juga si hitam, di tinggal kan. if i were you, i rather not to take both. sebab mesti kecil hati si hitam dan sedih if oren pindah. sometimes, silent does not mean they hate the other cat.
if you want to open the door, better to have net at your balcony, else someone will make free jump eheheh.. yep you can put the litter box outside the house - better place

as long as not too many poop until your neighbor complaint ehehehe.
some cat might not like to be move from one place to another place for many times. it make them feel stress. cat very easy to get used to a new place if there's other cat with him/her. like bring oren and hitam together for the trial.
if you have a cats that has been living together for so long, and suddenly you separate them, at your new place you will hear him meowing looking for accompany, scare, and stress.
My cats has their own room. if they play outside the room, i have to bring more than 2 cats. if i only bring 1 cat, that cat will meowing so loud calling for the other cats. they want to be together. they get freak out if the environment change to only 1 cat house.
p/s ouch i can't imagine hitam is actually having fried oily fish