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Wendy, how is the ferocious feral kitten coming? Your story reminded me of a black kitten who inspired the term, "pink hisses." Though in your case (and hers, as well), the hisses were more than just noives. What you might try for Red Tongue is isolating him/her in cage with you as the only contact. Physical contact is very important to kittens; you just may start to look pretty good to this kitten after a day or two "in stir." Separating the fractious kitten from its siblings may well help settle the other kittens down as well. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats |
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"Sharon Talbert" wrote in message . washington.edu... Wendy, how is the ferocious feral kitten coming? Your story reminded me of a black kitten who inspired the term, "pink hisses." Though in your case (and hers, as well), the hisses were more than just noives. What you might try for Red Tongue is isolating him/her in cage with you as the only contact. Physical contact is very important to kittens; you just may start to look pretty good to this kitten after a day or two "in stir." Separating the fractious kitten from its siblings may well help settle the other kittens down as well. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats Thelma (aka Red Tongue) is coming along slowly and her tongue is no longer bright red. I guess it must have been from her being so freaked out. She no longer launches herself across the cage at me and tolerates being picked up.. She puts up with the tickles under the chin and every once in a while almost looks like she's considering whether to enjoy it or not. Then she catches herself and down go the ears. Her sister, Louise, OTOH has become a traitor and gone over to the other side. She cries for attention and does a fair amount of purring when picked up and snuggled for a bit. We also now have her brother who is very shy but does like the chin tickle and isn't afraid to show it. He isn't wild about being picked up but will tolerate it as long as it isn't for long. So I'm at least able to clean out the cage without risking skin and don't have to resort to the welders gloves. I've been able to worm all of them and get their ears cleaned out and treated for ear mites. I never would have thought of isolating her. I would have been afraid that might have upset her more. Do you think that still might help her? If so I'll certainly give it a try. We have 7 kittens from that "colony" and 4 are pretty friendly and the other three are still works in progress. At what point do you start showing them for adoption? W |
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"Sharon Talbert" wrote in message . washington.edu... Wendy, how is the ferocious feral kitten coming? Your story reminded me of a black kitten who inspired the term, "pink hisses." Though in your case (and hers, as well), the hisses were more than just noives. What you might try for Red Tongue is isolating him/her in cage with you as the only contact. Physical contact is very important to kittens; you just may start to look pretty good to this kitten after a day or two "in stir." Separating the fractious kitten from its siblings may well help settle the other kittens down as well. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats Thelma (aka Red Tongue) is coming along slowly and her tongue is no longer bright red. I guess it must have been from her being so freaked out. She no longer launches herself across the cage at me and tolerates being picked up.. She puts up with the tickles under the chin and every once in a while almost looks like she's considering whether to enjoy it or not. Then she catches herself and down go the ears. Her sister, Louise, OTOH has become a traitor and gone over to the other side. She cries for attention and does a fair amount of purring when picked up and snuggled for a bit. We also now have her brother who is very shy but does like the chin tickle and isn't afraid to show it. He isn't wild about being picked up but will tolerate it as long as it isn't for long. So I'm at least able to clean out the cage without risking skin and don't have to resort to the welders gloves. I've been able to worm all of them and get their ears cleaned out and treated for ear mites. I never would have thought of isolating her. I would have been afraid that might have upset her more. Do you think that still might help her? If so I'll certainly give it a try. We have 7 kittens from that "colony" and 4 are pretty friendly and the other three are still works in progress. At what point do you start showing them for adoption? W |
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I never would have thought of isolating her. I would have been afraid that might have upset her more. Do you think that still might help her? If so I'll certainly give it a try. I would try it, for this little one. It just might make her focus on human company instead of her siblings. Also, her negative energy will not be affecting her siblings. She is probably always going to be high-strung; let's hope you find a sympathetic home for her, even if as a companion to a lonely housecat. Another trick would be to put her in a highly-trafficked space (such as your living room), but caged and separate from the other cats. Then hold her in your lap every chance you get. Isolation is my vote, though. We have 7 kittens from that "colony" and 4 are pretty friendly and the other three are still works in progress. At what point do you start showing them for adoption? As they become socialized, put them on the adoption block as soon as they are old enough (8 wks min.), healthy and sterilized. Works for us! Sharon Talbert Campus Cats |
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I never would have thought of isolating her. I would have been afraid that might have upset her more. Do you think that still might help her? If so I'll certainly give it a try. I would try it, for this little one. It just might make her focus on human company instead of her siblings. Also, her negative energy will not be affecting her siblings. She is probably always going to be high-strung; let's hope you find a sympathetic home for her, even if as a companion to a lonely housecat. Another trick would be to put her in a highly-trafficked space (such as your living room), but caged and separate from the other cats. Then hold her in your lap every chance you get. Isolation is my vote, though. We have 7 kittens from that "colony" and 4 are pretty friendly and the other three are still works in progress. At what point do you start showing them for adoption? As they become socialized, put them on the adoption block as soon as they are old enough (8 wks min.), healthy and sterilized. Works for us! Sharon Talbert Campus Cats |
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"Sharon Talbert" wrote in message . washington.edu... I never would have thought of isolating her. I would have been afraid that might have upset her more. Do you think that still might help her? If so I'll certainly give it a try. I would try it, for this little one. It just might make her focus on human company instead of her siblings. Also, her negative energy will not be affecting her siblings. She is probably always going to be high-strung; let's hope you find a sympathetic home for her, even if as a companion to a lonely housecat. Another trick would be to put her in a highly-trafficked space (such as your living room), but caged and separate from the other cats. Then hold her in your lap every chance you get. Isolation is my vote, though. We have 7 kittens from that "colony" and 4 are pretty friendly and the other three are still works in progress. At what point do you start showing them for adoption? As they become socialized, put them on the adoption block as soon as they are old enough (8 wks min.), healthy and sterilized. Works for us! Sharon Talbert Campus Cats We're doing an adoption weekend this weekend. I took the two little ones, Louise and one of the older ones, Tonto. We didn't even get all the cages set up when someone was filling out an application for one of the little ones. I didn't figure he'd be around long. I think I might take Harry down if that adoption goes through. He has pretty much stopped hissing on GP and enjoys his chin tickles. He can be picked up and handled and doesn't lower the ears. If we can find a home without young children (or even better no children) I think he'll come around. When I get my cages back I'll try isolating Thelma and see how it goes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the friendly ones are adopted this weekend so I have more time for my shy guys. Wendy |
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"Sharon Talbert" wrote in message . washington.edu... I never would have thought of isolating her. I would have been afraid that might have upset her more. Do you think that still might help her? If so I'll certainly give it a try. I would try it, for this little one. It just might make her focus on human company instead of her siblings. Also, her negative energy will not be affecting her siblings. She is probably always going to be high-strung; let's hope you find a sympathetic home for her, even if as a companion to a lonely housecat. Another trick would be to put her in a highly-trafficked space (such as your living room), but caged and separate from the other cats. Then hold her in your lap every chance you get. Isolation is my vote, though. We have 7 kittens from that "colony" and 4 are pretty friendly and the other three are still works in progress. At what point do you start showing them for adoption? As they become socialized, put them on the adoption block as soon as they are old enough (8 wks min.), healthy and sterilized. Works for us! Sharon Talbert Campus Cats We're doing an adoption weekend this weekend. I took the two little ones, Louise and one of the older ones, Tonto. We didn't even get all the cages set up when someone was filling out an application for one of the little ones. I didn't figure he'd be around long. I think I might take Harry down if that adoption goes through. He has pretty much stopped hissing on GP and enjoys his chin tickles. He can be picked up and handled and doesn't lower the ears. If we can find a home without young children (or even better no children) I think he'll come around. When I get my cages back I'll try isolating Thelma and see how it goes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the friendly ones are adopted this weekend so I have more time for my shy guys. Wendy |
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Yee hah! Now may I send you a couple of growing kittens from Campus Cats who haven't yet found homes? Sharon Talbert Campus Cats Seattle |
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Yee hah! Now may I send you a couple of growing kittens from Campus Cats who haven't yet found homes? Sharon Talbert Campus Cats Seattle |
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Sharon Talbert quoth:
As they become socialized, put them on the adoption block as soon as they are old enough (8 wks min.), healthy and sterilized. Works for us! Sharon, Sprocket's vet says he's too young to be tested for Feline Leukemia. She says there are a lot of false negatives when they're tested this young. He was 4 weeks old when she saw him, and she's seeing him again at 8 weeks of age. Do you know when he'll be old enough to test effectively? Thanks! Priscilla |
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