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New Additions to the Household
I'm getting temporary additions to my small apartment. My friend has sold her house and has to move, but it's difficult to arrange with 2 cats and an old dog, so I offered to foster the cats for a few weeks, until she's settled. Orca(t), a beautiful black-and-white just out of kittenhood, will be FINE. In fact, I'm hoping that he and Rita make friends and tear around the small apartment like banshees, after the initial hiss-spit wars, of course. Spot is going to be a bit more difficult. He's beautiful, by the way. Pure white and large, and none too smart. He's about 2 years old, and had 4 different homes in his first year, not all of them good. He moved into my friend's house for his foreverhome, and I don't think he's quite gotten it yet. He's very skittish and actually scares himself into bolting whenever he catches his reflection in the window. He's quiet and gets upset often. Just the movement of boxes in and out of the house has set off his behavior problems, like peeing all over. Oh, he's been checked,and he's perfectly healthy. It's definitely behavioral. So he'll be moving into another cat's territory. I'm anticipating cleaning up a lot after him, but I've had a cat like that, so I'm ready. The question is, what can we do to make this transition less shocking? I'm going down there this weekend and bringing the sheet that's been on my couch, all covered with Rita's fur and scent, and I'll be bringing back a sheet covered with their scent, for Rita to get used to. I have lots of catnip on hand, and they'll be coming with a kitty condo so they'll have something familiar of theirs around. At the very least, the boys know me already from my visits. Heck, I still wear the scar from the last time I tried to clip Orca(t)'s claws! It's not a very big apartment, so the only place to separate them would be the bedroom, like I did with Topaz. What I need is some Kitty Prozac, to calm him down and make the transition less painful. Will catnip work? Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita, soon to be foster mom to Spot and Orca(t) |
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A wise investment would be a Feliway diffuser.
http://www.petguys.com/-039079027910.html Poor guy. HOpe that he figures out that he is loved. "Jane" wrote in message ... I'm getting temporary additions to my small apartment. My friend has sold her house and has to move, but it's difficult to arrange with 2 cats and an old dog, so I offered to foster the cats for a few weeks, until she's settled. Orca(t), a beautiful black-and-white just out of kittenhood, will be FINE. In fact, I'm hoping that he and Rita make friends and tear around the small apartment like banshees, after the initial hiss-spit wars, of course. Spot is going to be a bit more difficult. He's beautiful, by the way. Pure white and large, and none too smart. He's about 2 years old, and had 4 different homes in his first year, not all of them good. He moved into my friend's house for his foreverhome, and I don't think he's quite gotten it yet. He's very skittish and actually scares himself into bolting whenever he catches his reflection in the window. He's quiet and gets upset often. Just the movement of boxes in and out of the house has set off his behavior problems, like peeing all over. Oh, he's been checked,and he's perfectly healthy. It's definitely behavioral. So he'll be moving into another cat's territory. I'm anticipating cleaning up a lot after him, but I've had a cat like that, so I'm ready. The question is, what can we do to make this transition less shocking? I'm going down there this weekend and bringing the sheet that's been on my couch, all covered with Rita's fur and scent, and I'll be bringing back a sheet covered with their scent, for Rita to get used to. I have lots of catnip on hand, and they'll be coming with a kitty condo so they'll have something familiar of theirs around. At the very least, the boys know me already from my visits. Heck, I still wear the scar from the last time I tried to clip Orca(t)'s claws! It's not a very big apartment, so the only place to separate them would be the bedroom, like I did with Topaz. What I need is some Kitty Prozac, to calm him down and make the transition less painful. Will catnip work? Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita, soon to be foster mom to Spot and Orca(t) |
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Jane wrote:
I'm getting temporary additions to my small apartment. My friend has sold her house and has to move, but it's difficult to arrange with 2 cats and an old dog, so I offered to foster the cats for a few weeks, until she's settled. Orca(t), a beautiful black-and-white just out of kittenhood, will be FINE. In fact, I'm hoping that he and Rita make friends and tear around the small apartment like banshees, after the initial hiss-spit wars, of course. Spot is going to be a bit more difficult. He's beautiful, by the way. Pure white and large, and none too smart. He's about 2 years old, and had 4 different homes in his first year, not all of them good. He moved into my friend's house for his foreverhome, and I don't think he's quite gotten it yet. He's very skittish and actually scares himself into bolting whenever he catches his reflection in the window. He's quiet and gets upset often. Just the movement of boxes in and out of the house has set off his behavior problems, like peeing all over. Oh, he's been checked,and he's perfectly healthy. It's definitely behavioral. So he'll be moving into another cat's territory. I'm anticipating cleaning up a lot after him, but I've had a cat like that, so I'm ready. The question is, what can we do to make this transition less shocking? I'm going down there this weekend and bringing the sheet that's been on my couch, all covered with Rita's fur and scent, and I'll be bringing back a sheet covered with their scent, for Rita to get used to. I have lots of catnip on hand, and they'll be coming with a kitty condo so they'll have something familiar of theirs around. At the very least, the boys know me already from my visits. Heck, I still wear the scar from the last time I tried to clip Orca(t)'s claws! It's not a very big apartment, so the only place to separate them would be the bedroom, like I did with Topaz. What I need is some Kitty Prozac, to calm him down and make the transition less painful. Will catnip work? Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita, soon to be foster mom to Spot and Orca(t) It wouldn't do any harm if you got a couple of, Feliway® diffusers, it could help. http://www.feliway.com/homefeliway.nsf several people hear have had success in the past. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. |
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Thanks! I'll look for it this afternoon after work. Yeah, my friend
says that she wishes that that pet psychic were real, so she could tell Spot that this is his FOREVERhome and he will never be shuffled around again. He might calm down then, poor boy. He's really a beautiful baby. Jane In article , Karen wrote: A wise investment would be a Feliway diffuser. http://www.petguys.com/-039079027910.html Poor guy. HOpe that he figures out that he is loved. |
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Jane wrote in message ... I'm getting temporary additions to my small apartment. My friend has sold her house and has to move, but it's difficult to arrange with 2 cats and an old dog, so I offered to foster the cats for a few weeks, until she's settled. Orca(t), a beautiful black-and-white just out of kittenhood, will be FINE. In fact, I'm hoping that he and Rita make friends and tear around the small apartment like banshees, after the initial hiss-spit wars, of course. Spot is going to be a bit more difficult. He's beautiful, by the way. Pure white and large, and none too smart. He's about 2 years old, and had 4 different homes in his first year, not all of them good. He moved into my friend's house for his foreverhome, and I don't think he's quite gotten it yet. He's very skittish and actually scares himself into bolting whenever he catches his reflection in the window. He's quiet and gets upset often. Just the movement of boxes in and out of the house has set off his behavior problems, like peeing all over. Oh, he's been checked,and he's perfectly healthy. It's definitely behavioral. So he'll be moving into another cat's territory. I'm anticipating cleaning up a lot after him, but I've had a cat like that, so I'm ready. The question is, what can we do to make this transition less shocking? I'm going down there this weekend and bringing the sheet that's been on my couch, all covered with Rita's fur and scent, and I'll be bringing back a sheet covered with their scent, for Rita to get used to. I have lots of catnip on hand, and they'll be coming with a kitty condo so they'll have something familiar of theirs around. At the very least, the boys know me already from my visits. Heck, I still wear the scar from the last time I tried to clip Orca(t)'s claws! It's not a very big apartment, so the only place to separate them would be the bedroom, like I did with Topaz. What I need is some Kitty Prozac, to calm him down and make the transition less painful. Will catnip work? Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita, soon to be foster mom to Spot and Orca(t) I'd say put Spot in a room by himself at first, with a nice large and clean litterbox in plain sight. That way, the number of things that will freak him out will be less overwhelming. (It will also cut down on the area you have to clean up when he makes mistakes. Even with the best will in the world, cleaning up cat accidents does get old soon. Visit and talk to Spot in a very calm gentle tone of voice. If he's in a room by himself with Rita on the other side of the door, he'll know there's a cat he doesn't know in the place, but he'll also know she can't get in and eat him, and that will make him feel more secure. Other than that, there's a product called Feliway that helped my friend's cats get along when she introduced the second cat into the household. Good luck to all parties concerned during the transition period! Melissa |
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Pure white and large, and none too smart.
What color are his eyes? If they are blue, and he seems to howl for no apparent reasonyou could be dealing with a deaf, or partially deaf, cat. When you said he was "vet-checked," did that include a hearing test? PixieDust413 aka Meowmie Debby |
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Thank you for taking such good care of the kitties while your friend moves.
I'm sure they'll be more very happy with you. Best wishes and purrs, -- Polonca & Soncek "Jane" wrote in message ... I'm getting temporary additions to my small apartment. My friend has sold her house and has to move, but it's difficult to arrange with 2 cats and an old dog, so I offered to foster the cats for a few weeks, until she's settled. Orca(t), a beautiful black-and-white just out of kittenhood, will be FINE. In fact, I'm hoping that he and Rita make friends and tear around the small apartment like banshees, after the initial hiss-spit wars, of course. Spot is going to be a bit more difficult. He's beautiful, by the way. Pure white and large, and none too smart. He's about 2 years old, and had 4 different homes in his first year, not all of them good. He moved into my friend's house for his foreverhome, and I don't think he's quite gotten it yet. He's very skittish and actually scares himself into bolting whenever he catches his reflection in the window. He's quiet and gets upset often. Just the movement of boxes in and out of the house has set off his behavior problems, like peeing all over. Oh, he's been checked,and he's perfectly healthy. It's definitely behavioral. So he'll be moving into another cat's territory. I'm anticipating cleaning up a lot after him, but I've had a cat like that, so I'm ready. The question is, what can we do to make this transition less shocking? I'm going down there this weekend and bringing the sheet that's been on my couch, all covered with Rita's fur and scent, and I'll be bringing back a sheet covered with their scent, for Rita to get used to. I have lots of catnip on hand, and they'll be coming with a kitty condo so they'll have something familiar of theirs around. At the very least, the boys know me already from my visits. Heck, I still wear the scar from the last time I tried to clip Orca(t)'s claws! It's not a very big apartment, so the only place to separate them would be the bedroom, like I did with Topaz. What I need is some Kitty Prozac, to calm him down and make the transition less painful. Will catnip work? Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita, soon to be foster mom to Spot and Orca(t) |
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I'm not remembering the color of his eyes, but I'm sure they're not blue. I'm pretty sure he can hear, though. He hears the rattle of his favorite treat bottle and comes running. But when he's here, I'll keep an eye on his to see if that could be a problem. Jane What color are his eyes? If they are blue, and he seems to howl for no apparent reasonyou could be dealing with a deaf, or partially deaf, cat. When you said he was "vet-checked," did that include a hearing test? |
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