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Everybody likes kitty pictures.. my troublesome brood
Thought I'd post some pics.
To recap, Tiger is an 11-yr old farm cat we saved from coyotes (Maine Coon lookalike). Louis is our first breeder-bought cat, a two year-old Bengal. Henry is a 2 yr old stray we adopted whose murder Louis plots constantly. First pic.. we got Louis as a kitten, and Tiger is a ridiculously friendly cat who adopted him instantly. They are best friends http://frontpage.visi.com/~blink/images/Henry%20001.jpg Henry is a loving, beautiful stray who would have died this winter if he'd been left out. He was skinny and sick when we brought him inside. http://frontpage.visi.com/~blink/images/Henry.jpg He's still loving and cuddly, and as you can see is healthy and no longer skinny. http://frontpage.visi.com/~blink/images/Henry%20005.jpg He has a chipped fang, probably earned in a fight. He still tries to look fearsome occasionally. http://frontpage.visi.com/~blink/images/Henry%20003.jpg When Henry first arrived, he and Tiger tolerated each other. Now Tiger is mortally afraid of him. http://frontpage.visi.com/~blink/images/TigerHenry.jpg I love Henry. I'm glad I could help him. http://frontpage.visi.com/~blink/images/Henry%20005.jpg For those that have been following the saga, I think we've finally found a good home for Henry. It would have been wonderful to have him stay, but given our ridiculous schedules and lifestyles, it's hard to see how we could have spent the time to do decent behavior modification. Oh and Louis, neutered at six weeks, has started spraying. =P Nonetheless, one less stray will die in the streets this winter, and one more human will have an incredibly affectionate and loyal cat-friend. BLink |
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 23:31:21 -0600, Brian Link wrote:
Thought I'd post some pics. Great pics. Thanks for sharing. For those that have been following the saga, I think we've finally found a good home for Henry. It would have been wonderful to have him stay, but given our ridiculous schedules and lifestyles, it's hard to see how we could have spent the time to do decent behavior modification. I am so sorry to hear that. Really sorry. I was hoping we could derive some hints of success from your experience. We adopted three from the shelter in December, two that were given up by owner (Indie and Ty) and one that was a stray (Lucy). Indie and Ty get along well. There's still some hissing and smacking every now and then, but no fur flying. Add Lucy to the mix and all hell breaks loose. Screeching and fur flying everywhere. Lucy lives in the basement now, and the other two on the main floor. We bring Lucy up during the day and contain her in the bedrooms and open up the basement to the other two. I'm hoping the intermingling of smells will help. They can see each other through the baby gate in the hallway, but for the most part, Indie and Ty just avoid Lucy as much as they can. Plus Lucy spends most of her time in one of the bedrooms in front of a window instead of out by the gate in the hallway. We still don't have much controlled exposure, but I suppose we can work with this for now. They almost always hiss when they do see each other through the gate, so it doesn't seem like we're making any progress. Sorry it didn't work out for you and Henry, but it sounds like he will do well. Lorraine Cat pictures. http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/thecats |
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in article , Lorraine at
wrote on 1/28/05 11:58AM: On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 23:31:21 -0600, Brian Link wrote: Thought I'd post some pics. Great pics. Thanks for sharing. For those that have been following the saga, I think we've finally found a good home for Henry. It would have been wonderful to have him stay, but given our ridiculous schedules and lifestyles, it's hard to see how we could have spent the time to do decent behavior modification. I am so sorry to hear that. Really sorry. I was hoping we could derive some hints of success from your experience. We adopted three from the shelter in December, two that were given up by owner (Indie and Ty) and one that was a stray (Lucy). Indie and Ty get along well. There's still some hissing and smacking every now and then, but no fur flying. Add Lucy to the mix and all hell breaks loose. Screeching and fur flying everywhere. Lucy lives in the basement now, and the other two on the main floor. We bring Lucy up during the day and contain her in the bedrooms and open up the basement to the other two. I'm hoping the intermingling of smells will help. They can see each other through the baby gate in the hallway, but for the most part, Indie and Ty just avoid Lucy as much as they can. Plus Lucy spends most of her time in one of the bedrooms in front of a window instead of out by the gate in the hallway. We still don't have much controlled exposure, but I suppose we can work with this for now. They almost always hiss when they do see each other through the gate, so it doesn't seem like we're making any progress. Sorry it didn't work out for you and Henry, but it sounds like he will do well. Lorraine Cat pictures. http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/thecats how long has it been Lorraine? |
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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:21:34 -0600, Karen Chuplis
wrote: how long has it been Lorraine? Forever! :-) Not really. We're not even up to two months yet. We're not close to giving up or anything, it's just that we have the sinking feeling that we have a long road ahead of us. When we move Lucy upstairs so she can have some daylight, she tries to bite whoever is carrying her if she even sees one of the other cats. She's a mean one. L. |
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in article , Lorraine at
wrote on 1/28/05 12:26 PM: On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:21:34 -0600, Karen Chuplis wrote: how long has it been Lorraine? Forever! :-) Not really. We're not even up to two months yet. We're not close to giving up or anything, it's just that we have the sinking feeling that we have a long road ahead of us. When we move Lucy upstairs so she can have some daylight, she tries to bite whoever is carrying her if she even sees one of the other cats. She's a mean one. L. Oh gosh. Yeah, you have to give it longer than that. I'm at two years and we finally almost never have "time out". They aren't buds but they seem to enjoy baiting each other from time to time with no serious conflagrations. |
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