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I am fostering a cat whose owner died of cancer last week. I didn't
know the woman, but a friend of mine did and she is allergic to cats and had the cat at her house so I offered to take the cat into my one bedroom apartment with my THREE cats. I was telling a friend of mine about it and she told me she was going to start calling me the "Cat Lady." Laughing, I asked, "What, not Crazy Cat Lady?" She quickly came back and said she was just trying to be gentle! So, I guess I have become a crazy cat lady. The cat who put me over that line is a sweet little calico who is adjusting pretty well to life in this dense household. My cats are settling down quite well too. The biggest gripe at this point doesn't seem to be that she exists anymore, that seems to be at least acceptable. The biggest gripe now is that she is getting canned food and they aren't. But it is all she is eating and I don't give it to them so they are all drooling mouth when I open a can of food for her. I have to literally drag them kicking and hissing out of the bathroom while I give her a chance to eat. It looks like she may have a new home to go to pretty soon, but before then, she has a vet visit to clear up an eye problem that has her eyes going goopy and her ears have a bacterial/yeast infection and she has fleas. She'll be in to see the vet on Monday. My friend will pay for it, so I don't have to worry about that. I just have to make sure I take good care of her. And I can do that. I gave her a once over this morning like I do all my cats once a week and that is all I found, so she is doing pretty well. My friend is just glad that I know what to look for so that she does get good vet care. In the mean time, I will be treating EVERYone in the house for fleas, including my new friend. That's why I keep flea treatment around, I guess. Cheers, Bridget |
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Bridget wrote: I am fostering a cat whose owner died of cancer last week. I didn't know the woman, but a friend of mine did and she is allergic to cats and had the cat at her house so I offered to take the cat into my one bedroom apartment with my THREE cats. I was telling a friend of mine about it and she told me she was going to start calling me the "Cat Lady." Laughing, I asked, "What, not Crazy Cat Lady?" She quickly came back and said she was just trying to be gentle! So, I guess I have become a crazy cat lady I think we became "Crazy cat people" when we took in the two 3-week-old bitties, just before a cross country move, when we already had two cats. We had good intentions to foster, but the fact we have 4 cats in our 2 bedroom apt means.... You are wonderful to give that cat (who must be so lonely at losing her slave) another chance. --Fil |
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God bless you, Bridget. There is a special place in the RB for you when you
get there. Hope the little one finds a forever home soon. Lily & her mama -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time "Bridget" wrote in message news:%3MJf.784969$_o.548676@attbi_s71... I am fostering a cat whose owner died of cancer last week. I didn't know the woman, but a friend of mine did and she is allergic to cats and had the cat at her house so I offered to take the cat into my one bedroom apartment with my THREE cats. I was telling a friend of mine about it and she told me she was going to start calling me the "Cat Lady." Laughing, I asked, "What, not Crazy Cat Lady?" She quickly came back and said she was just trying to be gentle! So, I guess I have become a crazy cat lady. The cat who put me over that line is a sweet little calico who is adjusting pretty well to life in this dense household. My cats are settling down quite well too. The biggest gripe at this point doesn't seem to be that she exists anymore, that seems to be at least acceptable. The biggest gripe now is that she is getting canned food and they aren't. But it is all she is eating and I don't give it to them so they are all drooling mouth when I open a can of food for her. I have to literally drag them kicking and hissing out of the bathroom while I give her a chance to eat. It looks like she may have a new home to go to pretty soon, but before then, she has a vet visit to clear up an eye problem that has her eyes going goopy and her ears have a bacterial/yeast infection and she has fleas. She'll be in to see the vet on Monday. My friend will pay for it, so I don't have to worry about that. I just have to make sure I take good care of her. And I can do that. I gave her a once over this morning like I do all my cats once a week and that is all I found, so she is doing pretty well. My friend is just glad that I know what to look for so that she does get good vet care. In the mean time, I will be treating EVERYone in the house for fleas, including my new friend. That's why I keep flea treatment around, I guess. Cheers, Bridget |
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"Bridget" wrote The cat who put me over that line is a sweet little calico who is adjusting pretty well to life in this dense household. My cats are settling down quite well too. The biggest gripe at this point doesn't seem to be that she exists anymore, that seems to be at least acceptable. The biggest gripe now is that she is getting canned food and they aren't. But it is all she is eating and I don't give it to them so they are all drooling mouth when I open a can of food for her. I have to literally drag them kicking and hissing out of the bathroom while I give her a chance to eat. Feed them all canned. It is better for them. I saw remarkable improvements in coat, eyes, behavior, everything when I switched to all-canned. |
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Bridget wrote:
I am fostering a cat whose owner died of cancer last week. I didn't know the woman, but a friend of mine did and she is allergic to cats and had the cat at her house so I offered to take the cat into my one bedroom apartment with my THREE cats. I was telling a friend of mine about it and she told me she was going to start calling me the "Cat Lady." Laughing, I asked, "What, not Crazy Cat Lady?" She quickly came back and said she was just trying to be gentle! So, I guess I have become a crazy cat lady. snip Congratulations on becoming an official 'crazy cat lady' I think it's a great compliment. Thank you for taking in the little girl, it must be strange for her to loose her human. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Bridget wrote:
I am fostering a cat whose owner died of cancer last week. snip It looks like she may have a new home to go to pretty soon, but before then, she has a vet visit to clear up an eye problem that has her eyes going goopy and her ears have a bacterial/yeast infection and she has fleas. She'll be in to see the vet on Monday. My friend will pay for it, so I don't have to worry about that. I just have to make sure I take good care of her. And I can do that. I gave her a once over this morning like I do all my cats once a week and that is all I found, so she is doing pretty well. My friend is just glad that I know what to look for so that she does get good vet care. In the mean time, I will be treating EVERYone in the house for fleas, including my new friend. That's why I keep flea treatment around, I guess. Cheers, Bridget Thank you so much for taking such good care of the foster kitty (and of your kitties of course!). Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes for foster kitty's health problems to be minor, Polonca and Soncek |
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Bridget wrote:
It looks like she may have a new home to go to pretty soon, but before then, she has a vet visit to clear up an eye problem that has her eyes going goopy and her ears have a bacterial/yeast infection and she has fleas. Purrs for the vet visit. So glad she will have a new home to go to. But does that make you not a crazy cat lady when you only have three left? ;o) -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:11:23 GMT, Bridget
wrote: So, I guess I have become a crazy cat lady. Top Ten Signs That You Are A "Crazy Cat Lady": 1. Your colleagues no longer ask how your weekend was. Instead they ask how your cats are doing. 2. People at work have stopped offering you their lint brushes. They realize it's hopeless anyway. 3. When you get your latest roll of film developed, there's not a single human being in the pictures. 4. You have more cats than the local pet store and there are several kitty litter boxes in every room of your apartment. 5. Your personal motto is: "You can never have enough cats." 6. You buy more than 60 pounds of cat litter a month. 7. You'd rather watch hours of boring infomercials than disturb the cat sleeping on the remote. 8. You choose your friends based on how well your cats like them. 9. The only time you leave your apartment is to feed the stray cats in the neighborhood. 10. You introduce your cats by name to the pizza delivery guy. -- T.E.D. ) |
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Well that's me rumbled then! I'm a certified crazy cat lady!
Helen M "Ted Davis" wrote in message news Top Ten Signs That You Are A "Crazy Cat Lady": 1. Your colleagues no longer ask how your weekend was. Instead they ask how your cats are doing. -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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"Ted Davis" wrote in message news On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:11:23 GMT, Bridget wrote: So, I guess I have become a crazy cat lady. Top Ten Signs That You Are A "Crazy Cat Lady": 1. Your colleagues no longer ask how your weekend was. Instead they ask how your cats are doing. Guilty. 2. People at work have stopped offering you their lint brushes. They realize it's hopeless anyway. 3. When you get your latest roll of film developed, there's not a single human being in the pictures. Why else would you have a camera? 4. You have more cats than the local pet store and there are several kitty litter boxes in every room of your apartment. 5. Your personal motto is: "You can never have enough cats." 6. You buy more than 60 pounds of cat litter a month. 7. You'd rather watch hours of boring infomercials than disturb the cat sleeping on the remote. No, but their are numerous compromises in the bed. 8. You choose your friends based on how well your cats like them. 9. The only time you leave your apartment is to feed the stray cats in the neighborhood. 10. You introduce your cats by name to the pizza delivery guy. That settles it, I'm a crazy cat lady. -- T.E.D. ) |
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