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Tiffany Update - August 23, 2003
TIFFANY UPDATE - August 23, 2003
Tiffy has been at her new home for 10 weeks now and is slowly settling in. She is still spending most of her time in the study, which she doesn't seem to mind at all. In fact, even when I let her out she quite often comes back after a few minutes to "her room" to sit on her favorite chair by the window. Other times she wanders around the house for up to half an hour. I've had to increase Tiffy's exposure gradually to Romeo, Juliet and Chloe. Tiffy is still aggressive towards them but I suspect it is because she stares at them to try to read their body language because she is not getting the vocal signals. There is still a lot of hissing and spitting going on under the door, and when Tiffy spots one of the cats in person she still chases and screams at them. Fortunately though, Tiffy does not jump onto high benches or furniture so Romeo, Juliet, & Chloe have found a way to avoid her by "hiding" on the tall furniture for the half hour while she is walking around the house. For the past week I've been adding Rescue Remedy to the cat's water bowls, but doesn't appear to have had an effect on Tiffy. The other cats, however, have really mellowed out! J The first day after I started to add Rescue Remedy to the water, Romeo spent the whole day sleeping inside his Kitty Cube! This was unusual because normally he likes to go outside in the mornings. I noticed a change also with Juliet and Chloe, in that they weren' t quite so stressed about Tiffy. Ever since they were kittens, Romeo, Juliet, and Chloe have been allowed to jump up on the bed, furniture, (and even kitchen benches at times J). However, it is obvious from Tiffy's behaviour that in her previous home she had not been allowed to do this. Sometimes when she is walking around inspecting the house she jumps up onto the bed or other (low) furniture for a few seconds. Then she spots me and cringes - poor darling thinks that someone is going to hit her. Slowly though, she is getting used to the fact that we don't mind her jumping onto the furniture. Several times now when I have been out of the room and she thinks I'm not looking I've caught Tiffy jumping up onto the desk and even onto the monitor. At these times I'm careful not to make any sudden movements or even look in her direction - I don't want to frighten her. She is slowly getting used to the fact that she can jump up on the bed and other furniture here without getting into trouble. Grooming Tiffy is still a bit of a problem. Mia and I comb her for up to a minute at a time now. We always make sure to reward Tiffy with treats for sitting still for us. It is a slow process. Tiffy still hates having her face cleaned. I wait until she is sleeping or relaxed and then sneak up on her. As with the grooming she always gets a treat afterwards. Slowly but surely Tiffy is getting used to being petted. Sometimes she will let us pet her for a minute or two, and at times she even purrs! Mia and I consider this to be quite an achievement under the circumstances. I'd like to thank everyone for your kind messages of support and for your helpful hints. Mia and I appreciate all your emails, and we apologise in advance if we don't get around to replying to them all because of our heavy workload. Purrs to all, Flippy and Mia, & the kitties: Romeo, Juliet, Chloe, & Tiffany. Catpage: http://www.flippyscatpage.com |
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Sounds good so far, Flippy! It's good to hear that Tiffy's coming around
gradually. I am so glad you got her. I just shudder to think what would have happened to her if special people like you all hadn't taken her in. Not everybody has the patience you do. Sherry |
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Hmmmm....... Seems to me, if you picked her up, pet her a bit, put her on
top of the highest piece of furniture in the room, then left her there, she'd get the idea quick enough. But, you've already thought of that, right? So, what happened? Jack |
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You are taking such good care of Tiffany, Flippy and Mia. She is one lucky
kitty. Best wishes for continued improvement, -- Polonca & Soncek "Flippy" wrote in message ... TIFFANY UPDATE - August 23, 2003 Tiffy has been at her new home for 10 weeks now and is slowly settling in. snip |
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