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Hello, Barbara,
Welcome to rec.pets.anecdotes! If you have the room and the werewithal to feed three cats, and it seems you do, I would recommend adopting two kittens to be companions for one another. I think Lovey will pass through a period of stress through the introduction of strange cats to her territory, and getting only one as opposed to two wouldn't decrease it by much. But having two young ones smaller than she is hopefully will be less scary/stressful for her than cohabiting with Ginger. (As sad as that was, I'd have to reluctantly agree that you did what you had to, and that she was damaged long before you got her. She might have been one of those cats who needs to be an only cat.) Adult cats accept kittens more readily than they will another adult. Regarding males vs females, my honest impression is that females bond just fine. =o) I am owned by Francesca and Nina, a mother-daughter pair, and they have bonded very well with me. My recently departed male cat spent his life convinced that he was actually my husband, but I feel no LACK of affection from my two girls. Melissa |
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Thanks, Pam - it IS a readable FAQ.
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Thank you all for your great ideas!
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Tanada wrote in news:FTpcg.538$Sf2.250
@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net: BTW, welcome to the group. We are a group of cat servants (ok slaves, but I don't like to admit it) here with an occasional troll. the FAQ for this group is at http://www.angelfire.com/mt/yowie/catfaq.htm It can help explain many of our quirks and make it easier for you to understand the group dynamics of this place. Besides, it's one of the few readable FAQs I've ever found. What fun the FAQ is! I think I recall reading it back when I first posted to this group, but I'm not sure. BTW, to the Keeper of the FAQ: some of the links are dead now. (The ones I remember are in the section explaining (as if that were possible!) the First Church of The Porcelain Three-Three. Chak -- You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. --Jeannette Rankin |
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Of the two cats I currently have, Nanki-Poo is a Mama's boy. He is very
cuddly with me, but usually stays out of sight when anyone else is around. OTOH, Lindy is what somebody here used to call a "love slut". She craves attention, the more the better, from anyone who is around. Cats are like people - each one is different, and generalities seldom apply and almost always have exceptions. Joy "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote in message news:60be24c28fa61@uwe... Welcome to the cathouse :-)!!! We, the catslaves, enjoy the company of new servants in our midst. Some do say that boys are friendlier, but it's not always the case; my friend has a male who's the biggest wuss around and runs from company. And our baby girl Brandy is one of the most outgoing cats I've ever known in my life. Our Odessa is a flirt and prefers the company of men; Roxie also is very friendly, though quieter than her tomboy sister Brandy. And our one boy, Stosh, has the manners and appetite of Fred Flintstone. He's far cuter though! Blessed be, Baha wrote: Hello all! I am a cat lover in Salt Lake City Utah, the proud purr-son of Lovey, a two year old adopted dilute tortie who loves my husband and tolerates me. I am a firm believer in adoption and non declawing; neutering when young, and that fur people are people too (my husband & kids think I'm a little nuts). I adopted a forlorn long term cage resident last year this time, and we had nine months of fun and sadness. Ginger had a very sad combo of wanting to be on or by me and a very unpredictable tolerance to physical contact. As background, I am 52, the daughter of a veterinarian, and have "owned" cats since I was 7 years old. I'm experienced in "cat language" both verbal & non. I learned Ginger's cues, and survived many scratches and a couple of minor bites in the process. Ginger was 6 yrs old and Lovey a little over 1 when Ginger joined our family. They NEVER got along. Although Lovey has our three little dogs whipped into shape, she lived in fear of Ginger. To shorten my long sad story in March of this year Ginger, completely unprovoked, while sitting on my lap jumped up and bit my face, missing my left eye by 1 inch. This was the second unprovoked severe bite in 8 weeks, and it became seriously infected just as the first one had (IV antibiotics & all that great stuff. This bite was so severe it required 5 stitches- even though it was a cat bite, it was a gaping wound on my forehead & the ER decided it had to be stitched). I had Ginger euthanized the next day at Animal Control, after contacting the agency I had adopted her from and they said she needed to be euthanized, she was too dangerous to try to adopt out again. It broke my heart to have to do this - I tried so hard with her and I know she was probably abused / damaged long before she came into our home. So now it's kitten season. My Dad (the vet) suggested I try again with a male young kitten. I have a couple of questions. Should I get 2 kittens to keep each other company and reduce Loveys' stress? Or would one kitten be less stressful? (I have a separate room for the kitten to call it's own, and I do sslloooow intros to the other animals. Is it true male kittens are more loving & bond better? Lovey is a spayed female (spayed at first heat at 6 months old). Thank you in advance for reading this BOOK :-) and any helpful advice. I'm so happy I found cat lovers! Barbara -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...dotes/200605/1 |
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My Fin (RB) was the biggest coward I'd ever seen, but that might have
been due to the fact that his last people threw him out when he was young. As the years went by, he settled down and realized that not all people were out to hurt him, so he bravely came out when company came over and even warmed up to most of my friends. Rita, however, hasn't met an owner she didn't like. She greets everyone at the door, howling for petting. She even tried to crawl into the cable guy's tool belt! It was hysterical. She loves to sit in the window when I have it open, and seems to be fascinated by thunder and lightning. She's fearless. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita In article , Joy wrote: Of the two cats I currently have, Nanki-Poo is a Mama's boy. He is very cuddly with me, but usually stays out of sight when anyone else is around. OTOH, Lindy is what somebody here used to call a "love slut". She craves attention, the more the better, from anyone who is around. Cats are like people - each one is different, and generalities seldom apply and almost always have exceptions. Joy "Baha via CatKB.com" u18616@uwe wrote in message news:60be24c28fa61@uwe... |
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HAPPY DAYS! On Tuesday I adopted an 8 week old black and white male
kitten who we have named Yitzak (Hebrew for laughter)! You're all going to get kitten fever....:-) He is of course absoluteley adorable. He was apparently weaned too early (the shelter "assumes" he is 8 weeks and my vet concurred yesterday). So he thinks my nose/nostrils are the perfect substitute nipple. Even though we clipped his wee sharp nails I have an attractive scratch across the bridge of my nose... The last two cats that adopted me were nearly adult and adult, so it's been quite awhile since I have watched kitten antics! The spider or sideways walking; his first view of himself in the mirror in his room - he puffed his teensy little self up and was very fierce. The amazing twisting jumps and the mad dashes at invisible objects....It has been incredibly difficult to tear myself away to work (happily it's summer & I'm only doing ~6 hr/day). My beloved husband the cat "hater" is petting Yitzy just like he does Lovey, crooning "you're a hideous beast" to him, too. Lovey and Yitzy have seen each other twice and it was a hiss -fest supreme. Thank goodness for doors. Lovey is quite annoyed with me and sat on our bed last night telling me in no uncertain terms that I am a complete fool. The dogs (all small) have been hissed at too, and are a bit wary but quite curious about this little black & white pest. Yitzak immediately took to his litter box and the squishy kitten food he gets as a twice a dya trat. He can play full out for 45 minutes before fading. Both the past two nights, he did not cry after I wore him out & fed him at 9:30 - such a good boy! He passed his feLV and FIV tests and was dewormed with no discernable disgusting results yesterday. Planning on an early July snip of his manlieness - I haven't told HIM that yet. The vet's office was bowled over & they all got kitten fever too :-) Hope you all have a lovely day. I'll be the one playing with the baby :-) |
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wrote:
HAPPY DAYS! On Tuesday I adopted an 8 week old black and white male kitten who we have named Yitzak (Hebrew for laughter)! You're all going to get kitten fever....:-) He is of course absoluteley adorable. He was apparently weaned too early (the shelter "assumes" he is 8 weeks and my vet concurred yesterday). So he thinks my nose/nostrils are the perfect substitute nipple. Even though we clipped his wee sharp nails I have an attractive scratch across the bridge of my nose... The last two cats that adopted me were nearly adult and adult, so it's been quite awhile since I have watched kitten antics! The spider or sideways walking; his first view of himself in the mirror in his room - he puffed his teensy little self up and was very fierce. The amazing twisting jumps and the mad dashes at invisible objects....It has been incredibly difficult to tear myself away to work (happily it's summer & I'm only doing ~6 hr/day). My beloved husband the cat "hater" is petting Yitzy just like he does Lovey, crooning "you're a hideous beast" to him, too. Lovey and Yitzy have seen each other twice and it was a hiss -fest supreme. Thank goodness for doors. Lovey is quite annoyed with me and sat on our bed last night telling me in no uncertain terms that I am a complete fool. The dogs (all small) have been hissed at too, and are a bit wary but quite curious about this little black & white pest. Yitzak immediately took to his litter box and the squishy kitten food he gets as a twice a dya trat. He can play full out for 45 minutes before fading. Both the past two nights, he did not cry after I wore him out & fed him at 9:30 - such a good boy! He passed his feLV and FIV tests and was dewormed with no discernable disgusting results yesterday. Planning on an early July snip of his manlieness - I haven't told HIM that yet. The vet's office was bowled over & they all got kitten fever too :-) Hope you all have a lovely day. I'll be the one playing with the baby :-) Yitzy sounds adorable, I hope you're going to post some pictures somewhere, soon. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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