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New Cat (was: hair comes out in chunks when pulled)
Hi Melissa, thanks for asking about Zoey. She is doing very well. She
finally seems to be warming up to me. Not totally trusting me, but it is getting better. Of course, if I have food, I am her best friend! :-) She will still run from me if I approach her but I'm beginning to think that's just the way she is going to be. She's now coming up the basement steps and sitting at the door. My husband thinks she is getting bored with being in the basement, but I think she is fine. We are still keeping her isolated from the other 2 cats. After talking with a few people, including my vet's office, they all recommended that I keep her isolated for at least 8 weeks and then have her retested for FeLV/FIV (it's been 6 weeks now since we caught her). My vet recommends 12 weeks but I don't think I'm going to be able to hold out for that long. I don't think there's going to be a problem but I'm erring on the side of caution. And I'm going out of town for a few days next week so when I get back, the introductions will begin. My other 2 cats have been sniffing her through the door, etc. I've tried the sock trick trying to get my resident cats use to the new cat's smells and vice versa. I have real concerns about my one cat and how he is going to handle all of this. He smells the sock and starts hissing and growling and then will go after the other cat. I know, redirected aggression. Guess we'll have to take these introductions nice and slow. Thanks for asking. I'll keep you posted. S. -- **Visit me and my cats at http://www.island-cats.com/ ** --- "mc" wrote in message ... On Mar 29, 8:12 am, "blkcatgal" wrote: That's a good suggestion. When I was looking for a particular brand of cat food which my local pet store did not carry, I asked the owner if he could order it for me. He agreed and he didn't charge me for shipping at all. Of course, I had to buy at least a case of the canned food (which wasn't a big deal). All you have to do is ask. Hey Blkcatgal, How is your newest member of the family doing? Is she adjusting pretty well? Have you accomplished the full intros with your other cats yet? Is she getting friendlier? Thanks! Melissa ;-) |
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New Cat (was: hair comes out in chunks when pulled)
Here's a couple of photos of Zoey.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x.../IMG_0193a.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/IMG_0218.jpg S. -- **Visit me and my cats at http://www.island-cats.com/ ** --- "blkcatgal" wrote in message ... Hi Melissa, thanks for asking about Zoey. She is doing very well. She finally seems to be warming up to me. Not totally trusting me, but it is getting better. Of course, if I have food, I am her best friend! :-) She will still run from me if I approach her but I'm beginning to think that's just the way she is going to be. She's now coming up the basement steps and sitting at the door. My husband thinks she is getting bored with being in the basement, but I think she is fine. We are still keeping her isolated from the other 2 cats. After talking with a few people, including my vet's office, they all recommended that I keep her isolated for at least 8 weeks and then have her retested for FeLV/FIV (it's been 6 weeks now since we caught her). My vet recommends 12 weeks but I don't think I'm going to be able to hold out for that long. I don't think there's going to be a problem but I'm erring on the side of caution. And I'm going out of town for a few days next week so when I get back, the introductions will begin. My other 2 cats have been sniffing her through the door, etc. I've tried the sock trick trying to get my resident cats use to the new cat's smells and vice versa. I have real concerns about my one cat and how he is going to handle all of this. He smells the sock and starts hissing and growling and then will go after the other cat. I know, redirected aggression. Guess we'll have to take these introductions nice and slow. Thanks for asking. I'll keep you posted. S. -- **Visit me and my cats at http://www.island-cats.com/ ** --- "mc" wrote in message ... On Mar 29, 8:12 am, "blkcatgal" wrote: That's a good suggestion. When I was looking for a particular brand of cat food which my local pet store did not carry, I asked the owner if he could order it for me. He agreed and he didn't charge me for shipping at all. Of course, I had to buy at least a case of the canned food (which wasn't a big deal). All you have to do is ask. Hey Blkcatgal, How is your newest member of the family doing? Is she adjusting pretty well? Have you accomplished the full intros with your other cats yet? Is she getting friendlier? Thanks! Melissa ;-) |
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"blkcatgal" wrote in message ... Here's a couple of photos of Zoey. http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x.../IMG_0193a.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/IMG_0218.jpg S. She is absolutely gorgeous! Good luck introducing them--I have mostly had good experiences but was too impatient with one of my rescues. Now there is an uneasy truce--every once in awhile fur will fly. Cats can be so silly sometimes! Bonnie |
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New Cat (was: hair comes out in chunks when pulled)
On Mar 29, 1:28 pm, "22brix" wrote:
"blkcatgal" wrote in message ... Here's a couple of photos of Zoey. http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x.../IMG_0193a.jpg http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...l/IMG_0218.jpg S. She is gorgeous!!! What a sweetie! Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures! Adorable! I am with that, mostly good experiences with intros... I have a feeling waiting the couple of extra weeks will help with that as well ;-) Lots of luck ;-) |
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