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possible temporary home needed for LA Maine Coone
This cat belongs to our next-door neighbor Bob. On June 15, I got
suspicious when I noticed the newspapers piling up outside Bob's door because he would always let someone know when he was going away and his car was here. I mentioned my suspicions to another neighbor named Sunday so we went in and found him sitting in his pajama bottoms in his downstairs bathroom. He had throat cancer last year but has been cancer-free since December. His problem turned out to be a bacterial infection of the blood and he has been in the hospital since then getting surgeries for gallstones and a heart valve replacement. The poor cat had not eaten in 3 days because Bob had been too weak to even get up. Sunday and I were taking turns taking care of this cat - however, I asked someone else here to take over for me starting July 16 because my husband had to go into the hospital for prostate cancer surgery and I've had my hands full since then. I tried to bring this cat - named Kitty - over to our house the day we found our neighbor (I should add we had just received confirmation 5 days before that my husband had cancer). However, Kitty and our cat Natasha right away got into a fight. We could not deal with this with everything that was going on so I put Kitty back into her own home and we agreed it would be best for someone to go over there morning and night to feed her, play with her, and clean her litter box. We don't know at this point when Bob is coming home as he may have to go into a convalescent home for a while. Would anybody in the LA area be able to temporarily take this cat? I should add that Sunday (who has been staying somewhere else because she is having her house fixed up after a fire last winter) has offered to take Kitty when she is moved back in. However, Sunday has 2 cats and Kitty doesn't really do well with other cats (I have her bite mark on my temple to prove it - she went crazy when she saw another cat while I was carrying her) so I have my doubts about that working out. This is why I am asking. -- Debbie Trujillo Please visit my website at http://mysite.verizon.net/res21yh8/index.html. |
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From: Debbie Trujillo
Would anybody in the LA area be able to temporarily take this cat? So sorry to hear about your husband, Debbie. I don't live in the LA area but I can ask around. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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Debbie Trujillo wrote:
Kitty doesn't really do well with other cats (I have her bite mark on my temple to prove it - she went crazy when she saw another cat while I was carrying her) so I have my doubts about that working out. The cat's response to the other cat was an absolutely normal one and it certainly doesn't mean she can't get along with other cats. Exposing her to your cat right away was a huge mistake. When you bring a new cat into the house you need to keep it in a separate room for a week or so and then start doing a *very* slow introduction. Here are instructions: http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html You can also see a photo diary of a very slow introduction (six weeks) by clicking on my photo album link below and then clicking on the album tiled "Duffy- The Introduction." Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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Debbie Trujillo wrote:
Kitty doesn't really do well with other cats (I have her bite mark on my temple to prove it - she went crazy when she saw another cat while I was carrying her) so I have my doubts about that working out. The cat's response to the other cat was an absolutely normal one and it certainly doesn't mean she can't get along with other cats. Exposing her to your cat right away was a huge mistake. When you bring a new cat into the house you need to keep it in a separate room for a week or so and then start doing a *very* slow introduction. Here are instructions: http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html You can also see a photo diary of a very slow introduction (six weeks) by clicking on my photo album link below and then clicking on the album tiled "Duffy- The Introduction." Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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From: Organization: WebTV Subscriber Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:53:54 -0500 (CDT) Subject: possible temporary home needed for LA Maine Coone Debbie Trujillo wrote: Kitty doesn't really do well with other cats (I have her bite mark on my temple to prove it - she went crazy when she saw another cat while I was carrying her) so I have my doubts about that working out. The cat's response to the other cat was an absolutely normal one and it certainly doesn't mean she can't get along with other cats. Exposing her to your cat right away was a huge mistake. When you bring a new cat into the house you need to keep it in a separate room for a week or so and then start doing a *very* slow introduction. Here are instructions: http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html It was a mistake. I should have shut her in the back bedroom - however, at the time we were concerned about our neighbor and I thought it best to get her out of there at least until the paramedics took him to the hospital. Plus, with everything going on I was a bit overwhelmed and just wasn't thinking of that. You can also see a photo diary of a very slow introduction (six weeks) by clicking on my photo album link below and then clicking on the album tiled "Duffy- The Introduction." Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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From: Organization: WebTV Subscriber Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.health+behav Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:53:54 -0500 (CDT) Subject: possible temporary home needed for LA Maine Coone Debbie Trujillo wrote: Kitty doesn't really do well with other cats (I have her bite mark on my temple to prove it - she went crazy when she saw another cat while I was carrying her) so I have my doubts about that working out. The cat's response to the other cat was an absolutely normal one and it certainly doesn't mean she can't get along with other cats. Exposing her to your cat right away was a huge mistake. When you bring a new cat into the house you need to keep it in a separate room for a week or so and then start doing a *very* slow introduction. Here are instructions: http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html It was a mistake. I should have shut her in the back bedroom - however, at the time we were concerned about our neighbor and I thought it best to get her out of there at least until the paramedics took him to the hospital. Plus, with everything going on I was a bit overwhelmed and just wasn't thinking of that. You can also see a photo diary of a very slow introduction (six weeks) by clicking on my photo album link below and then clicking on the album tiled "Duffy- The Introduction." Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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I'm happy to report my neighbor will be coming home tomorrow or the next
day. Another neighbor took the cat to get groomed today so she'll be nice and clean for her papa. Thank you everyone who responded! -- Debbie Trujillo Please visit my website at http://mysite.verizon.net/res21yh8/index.html. |
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I'm happy to report my neighbor will be coming home tomorrow or the next
day. Another neighbor took the cat to get groomed today so she'll be nice and clean for her papa. Thank you everyone who responded! -- Debbie Trujillo Please visit my website at http://mysite.verizon.net/res21yh8/index.html. |
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