Lorelei update 11-10-2010

ursef better watchit ifin yourown ownerz sees diz pozt ursef mite getsa
hairball in yourown shoez, OEJ
"Anti Sandy" wrote in message
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I remember when Rebecca first came here. She didn't want anything to do
with me at first; she just hid and didn't eat for two days. She finally
showed some interest when she saw there was another cat there. I didn't
push her, and just let her relate to Sundance until she was more
comfortable with me. It took her a long time, but it was on her terms.
Today she's just as much of a pest as he is!

Anti Sandy

"Storrmmee" wrote in message
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first off this can take weeks, and since you know her personality its a
waiting game, second i am wondering if the house and all of the "new" is
too much, might want to start ofer and consider one room, prefferrable
upstairs to restrict her to, soft
ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
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Well, Lorelei is making little baby steps of progress: she ate a little
more today, including some of her dry food, AND she used the litter box.

I have been worried, because since she got to my home on Monday
afternoon, she hasn't used it until sometime tonight. *BIG* sigh of
relief!

Given that she has eaten so little, until last night and today, it's not
too surprising.

I was concerned about her not drinking any water, but canned cat food
has a lot of water in it, so she's getting some water from that.

Lorelei is still very scared: I still find her down in the basement,
where it's cold and the floor is cement

The poor kitty. I have coaxed her upstairs several times, only to find
her back down in the basement again. So I finally got some old towels
and made her a sort of a bed, so at least she isn't on the cement floor
anymore.

I spend a lot of time with her, and she like to have her ears scratched,
but she prefers to hide in the basement.

Poor Lorelei is not taking the big move very well at all

I know she's a nice cat, because she came right up to me in her previous
home and let me give her scritches, and rub her pretty spotted tummy

But, I think she can use all the help she can get. I'm sure she can
At least there isn't another cat, or a dog to make it even harder on
her.

I went shopping today and I bought a package of assorted cat toys, some
more of her brand of dry cat food, some more Fancy Feast, and a package
of catnip for Lorelei.

So far, she has ignored the toys, and the catnip, too.

I will wait a few days, and try again.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, in loving memory of the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico
kitty, Kenzie.

Every day was a treasure with Kenzie; I tried to treat them that way.
There would only be so many, and now, there will never, ever, be any
more

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:39:26 -0600, "Granby" wrote:

She will have a grieveing period for the humans and animals she left behind.
Time will take care of it I am sure.

Her other human was going overseas in the military so she would have gone
through this change no matter what happened. Can you close the basement
door to keep her upstairs where it is warmer?

Unfortunately, I can't close the basement door anymore.

On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:58:54 -0600, Amelia T Cat
wrote:

Don't expect her to make the adjustment overnight. It's a really big
change for her, and a big disruption in her lifestyle. I know you feel
bad that she's not settled in yet, but it also was unavoidable. If her
previous humans were unable to keep her, then a change of this magnitude
was an absolute certainty for her.

She just needs time to adjust to a home that looks different, smells
different, and is populated by different people. She will make that
adjustment in her own time, and will come to see your place as home and
you as her loving catslave.

How did she get along with the other cat and the dog where she was
before? If she was close to either of them, might she adjust better if
she had a furkid companion? Or would she adjust better by herself? It's
something to consider.

And as for Stormee's suggestion about initially restricting her to one or
two rooms - I think that's an excellent idea. That's how all of us got
introduced to our homes with our current humans.

I am absolutely positive that Lorelei will make the adjustment, and will
come to be a happy, loving kitty companion. Just be patient.

Amelia

I know it is going to a lot more time than I expected.

When I got Kenzie in 1999, there was virtually NO adjustment period at
all. In a day or two, it was like she had always lived here.

Since I read what Dan said about how long it took his cats to adjust to
their new home in Iowa, with all the same furniture, people and cats, I
realize that I'm looking a MUCH longer adjustment period than I thought
at first.

But I KNOW she's a sweet kitty...who is very scared.

I will be VERY patient, and spoil her terribly in every way I possibly
can, and when she's gotten used to her new home, she will be a very nice
kitty, and we will grow old together

On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:33:39 -0800 (PST), Gabrielle
wrote:

On Nov 11, 12:17*am, ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote:
Well, Lorelei is making little baby steps of progress: she ate a little
more today, including some of her dry food, AND she used the litter box.

I have been worried, because since she got to my home on Monday
afternoon, she hasn't used it until sometime tonight. *BIG* sigh of
relief!

Given that she has eaten so little, until last night and today, it's not
too surprising.

I was concerned about her not drinking any water, but canned cat food
has a lot of water in it, so she's getting some water from that.

Lorelei is still very scared: I still find her down in the basement,
where it's cold and the floor is cement

The poor kitty. I have coaxed her upstairs several times, only to find
her back down in the basement again. So I finally got some old towels
and made her a sort of a bed, so at least she isn't on the cement floor
anymore.

I spend a lot of time with her, and she like to have her ears scratched,
but she prefers to hide in the basement.

Poor Lorelei is not taking the big move very well at all

I know she's a nice cat, because she came right up to me in her previous
home and let me give her scritches, and rub her pretty spotted tummy

But, I think she can use all the help she can get. I'm sure she can
At least there isn't another cat, or a dog to make it even harder on
her.

I went shopping today and I bought a package of assorted cat toys, some
more of her brand of dry cat food, some more Fancy Feast, and a package
of catnip for Lorelei.

So far, she has ignored the toys, and the catnip, too.

I will wait a few days, and try again.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ *^..^ * *

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, in loving memory of the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico
kitty, Kenzie.

Every day was a treasure with Kenzie; I tried to treat them that way.
There would only be so many, and now, there will never, ever, be any
more

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

We ar purrrin dat Lorelei cum owt uv da bazemint sun.
Ralph, Fred, Alice, Jane, Ricky, Mary, Judith, and Claude

I found her at the top of the stairs today, and she hasn't gone back
downstairs, that I know of.

She's been hanging out in the kitchen, which is the warmest room in the
house: it only has 1 outside wall, instead of 2, like every other room,
and it gets 'extra' heat from the refrigerator, and the pilot lights on
the gas stove.

I'll bet she ventures into the dining room in a few days

On 11/12/2010 1:36 AM, Gandalf wrote:


I found her at the top of the stairs today, and she hasn't gone back
downstairs, that I know of.

She's been hanging out in the kitchen, which is the warmest room in the
house: it only has 1 outside wall, instead of 2, like every other room,
and it gets 'extra' heat from the refrigerator, and the pilot lights on
the gas stove.

I'll bet she ventures into the dining room in a few days

Gud fur yu Lorelei! Ize bin sittin in front of da frigerator, cuz warm
air cumz out dere. Den wen da furnace iz on (rarely, stoopid hoominz)
Ize sitz on top ov da vent. Heet iz important. Hoominz ar warm too,
Lorelei, an dey like to cuddle wif kittiez.

Booker

On Nov 12, 4:36*am, ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:33:39 -0800 (PST), Gabrielle
wrote:





On Nov 11, 12:17 am, ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote:
Well, Lorelei is making little baby steps of progress: she ate a little
more today, including some of her dry food, AND she used the litter box.

In article ,
ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote:

I found her at the top of the stairs today, and she hasn't gone back
downstairs, that I know of.

She's been hanging out in the kitchen, which is the warmest room in the
house: it only has 1 outside wall, instead of 2, like every other room,
and it gets 'extra' heat from the refrigerator, and the pilot lights on
the gas stove.

I'll bet she ventures into the dining room in a few days

Hurrah! She's settling, and finding the warm spots as every sensible
kitty does in the cold season.

Your house sounds a little like ours, but we only have 4 rooms upstairs
including the teeny bathroom, and 4 in the semi-finished
semi-in-renovations basement. Including the teenier half bath. The bed,
the livingroom couch, and the kitchen chairs are favorite spots to chill
out and snooze this time of year.

Maybe she'll be tempted by sardines soon.

--
minnow ^..^

http://twitter.com/taheenahana
http://www.flickr.com/photos/minnow/

U bedder stop makink fun of Sammy haffink a boyfriend. Trudi will kome
ofver der anna whack urelf wiff her skort book. U iz messink in herown
territorie now! Piglett not want to see Trudi deliver a sermon to any cat.
"Will in New Haven" wrote in message
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On Nov 12, 4:36 am, ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:33:39 -0800 (PST), Gabrielle
wrote:





On Nov 11, 12:17 am, ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote:
Well, Lorelei is making little baby steps of progress: she ate a little
more today, including some of her dry food, AND she used the litter
box.

I have been worried, because since she got to my home on Monday
afternoon, she hasn't used it until sometime tonight. *BIG* sigh of
relief!

Given that she has eaten so little, until last night and today, it's
not
too surprising.

I was concerned about her not drinking any water, but canned cat food
has a lot of water in it, so she's getting some water from that.

Lorelei is still very scared: I still find her down in the basement,
where it's cold and the floor is cement

The poor kitty. I have coaxed her upstairs several times, only to find
her back down in the basement again. So I finally got some old towels
and made her a sort of a bed, so at least she isn't on the cement floor
anymore.

I spend a lot of time with her, and she like to have her ears
scratched,
but she prefers to hide in the basement.

Poor Lorelei is not taking the big move very well at all

I know she's a nice cat, because she came right up to me in her
previous
home and let me give her scritches, and rub her pretty spotted tummy

But, I think she can use all the help she can get. I'm sure she can
At least there isn't another cat, or a dog to make it even harder on
her.

I went shopping today and I bought a package of assorted cat toys, some
more of her brand of dry cat food, some more Fancy Feast, and a package
of catnip for Lorelei.

So far, she has ignored the toys, and the catnip, too.

I will wait a few days, and try again.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, in loving memory of the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico
kitty, Kenzie.

Every day was a treasure with Kenzie; I tried to treat them that way.
There would only be so many, and now, there will never, ever, be any
more

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in
Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

We ar purrrin dat Lorelei cum owt uv da bazemint sun.
Ralph, Fred, Alice, Jane, Ricky, Mary, Judith, and Claude

I found her at the top of the stairs today, and she hasn't gone back
downstairs, that I know of.

She's been hanging out in the kitchen, which is the warmest room in the
house: it only has 1 outside wall, instead of 2, like every other room,
and it gets 'extra' heat from the refrigerator, and the pilot lights on
the gas stove.

Da Kitchum is mine favrit rume. It is warm, da wadder bole is dere,
fudz for efferywun is dere an mine dogs come in an out alla tim
bisitin me an admirin mine byooty. Wen it iz gness outted I sit on da
winner ledj an let da hol neyborhood see meee in all mine red Pershun
glory. An I can see fings dat I can report to da catmoonity.

Four Instanse: Widdle Samanfa gotted a BOYFREN

Sammy an Kasper, sitting in a tree, Kay, eye, ess, ess, eye, en, jee.

I'll bet she ventures into the dining room in a few days

Da dinng rume is gness too. Wen da hoomins ar eetin wee awl stay in
dere in case sumfin is offerd or dropt.

Lorelei is a purty nam for a purty kittee an shee will sune see wut a
gudgud daddy yoo ar.

--
Sunrise, da PRITTY wun

See, she knows that being near you is better than being in the basement
alone. That is a big step. Just do as you are and it will be right in the
end.
ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:33:39 -0800 (PST), Gabrielle
wrote:

On Nov 11, 12:17 am, ingold1234[at]yahoo[dot]com (Gandalf) wrote:
Well, Lorelei is making little baby steps of progress: she ate a little
more today, including some of her dry food, AND she used the litter box.

I have been worried, because since she got to my home on Monday
afternoon, she hasn't used it until sometime tonight. *BIG* sigh of
relief!

Given that she has eaten so little, until last night and today, it's not
too surprising.

I was concerned about her not drinking any water, but canned cat food
has a lot of water in it, so she's getting some water from that.

Lorelei is still very scared: I still find her down in the basement,
where it's cold and the floor is cement

The poor kitty. I have coaxed her upstairs several times, only to find
her back down in the basement again. So I finally got some old towels
and made her a sort of a bed, so at least she isn't on the cement floor
anymore.

I spend a lot of time with her, and she like to have her ears scratched,
but she prefers to hide in the basement.

Poor Lorelei is not taking the big move very well at all

I know she's a nice cat, because she came right up to me in her previous
home and let me give her scritches, and rub her pretty spotted tummy

But, I think she can use all the help she can get. I'm sure she can
At least there isn't another cat, or a dog to make it even harder on
her.

I went shopping today and I bought a package of assorted cat toys, some
more of her brand of dry cat food, some more Fancy Feast, and a package
of catnip for Lorelei.

So far, she has ignored the toys, and the catnip, too.

I will wait a few days, and try again.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, in loving memory of the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico
kitty, Kenzie.

Every day was a treasure with Kenzie; I tried to treat them that way.
There would only be so many, and now, there will never, ever, be any
more

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein

We ar purrrin dat Lorelei cum owt uv da bazemint sun.
Ralph, Fred, Alice, Jane, Ricky, Mary, Judith, and Claude

I found her at the top of the stairs today, and she hasn't gone back
downstairs, that I know of.

She's been hanging out in the kitchen, which is the warmest room in the
house: it only has 1 outside wall, instead of 2, like every other room,
and it gets 'extra' heat from the refrigerator, and the pilot lights on
the gas stove.

I'll bet she ventures into the dining room in a few days

On Nov 12, 12:13*pm, "Granby" wrote:
U bedder stop makink fun of Sammy haffink a boyfriend. *Trudi will kome
ofver der anna whack urelf wiff her skort book. *U iz messink in herown
territorie now! *Piglett not want to see Trudi deliver a sermon to any cat.

Dey iz sew KYOOT togever. Kasper is a bichin freez, a widdl wite doggy
onlee a littl bigger dan Samanfa. Hee iz a ol fren ub da Bear butted
he wanna be WINKED wiff r Sammy. Uncl Bill sez dat Samanfa gonna be
fixed in too weeks, sew we ain gonna haff no puppies. But dey wood be
sutsh KYOOT puppies. I wood hep tak car ub dem.

--
Sunrise, the PRITTY wun