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Tibb, the cat that was lost for 10 days in FL, went to the rainbow
bridge about a month ago. Even friends said they still feel his presence in our house. But I really wanted another to take his place. We spent a day looking at 3 animal humane societies, and found a beautiful 1 year old 7lb cat that had been brought in as a stray. He had no name so we named him Leo. It is really a change going from a 17 yr. old to a 1 yr. old. He looks like a miniature Maine coon cat. In the evening he comes out to get petted, eat, etc. but during the day he hides. The hiding bothers me a bit. It is obvious that this was a well trained cat. We told the Humane Society that if anyone comes in looking, give them our phone. I don't want to take someone else's cat if they still want it. The man there said that less than 5% ever come to claim a lost pet. That seems so strange. |
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Kathy wrote in message
... Tibb, the cat that was lost for 10 days in FL, went to the rainbow bridge about a month ago. Even friends said they still feel his presence in our house. But I really wanted another to take his place. We spent a day looking at 3 animal humane societies, and found a beautiful 1 year old 7lb cat that had been brought in as a stray. He had no name so we named him Leo. It is really a change going from a 17 yr. old to a 1 yr. old. He looks like a miniature Maine coon cat. In the evening he comes out to get petted, eat, etc. but during the day he hides. The hiding bothers me a bit. It is obvious that this was a well trained cat. We told the Humane Society that if anyone comes in looking, give them our phone. I don't want to take someone else's cat if they still want it. The man there said that less than 5% ever come to claim a lost pet. That seems so strange. Pickles and Waffles hid most of the time for the first month or two after I got them. However, now, they're all over the house (except when other people come, when they go back into hiding mode), and both spend a lot of time on my lap. I'm sure Leo will get over the hiding after a while too. Joy |
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On 09/06/2012 11:49 PM, Kathy wrote:
Tibb, the cat that was lost for 10 days in FL, went to the rainbow bridge about a month ago. Even friends said they still feel his presence in our house. But I really wanted another to take his place. We spent a day looking at 3 animal humane societies, and found a beautiful 1 year old 7lb cat that had been brought in as a stray. He had no name so we named him Leo. It is really a change going from a 17 yr. old to a 1 yr. old. He looks like a miniature Maine coon cat. In the evening he comes out to get petted, eat, etc. but during the day he hides. The hiding bothers me a bit. It is obvious that this was a well trained cat. We told the Humane Society that if anyone comes in looking, give them our phone. I don't want to take someone else's cat if they still want it. The man there said that less than 5% ever come to claim a lost pet. That seems so strange. It's natural for a new cat to hide for a while. As he becomes more and more comfortable, he'll spend less and less time hiding. I got my Sammy from someone who worked for the same employer. He'd wandered into her neighbourhood, and was annoying all the local cats, so she and her neighbours started looking for someone to take him in. Like you Leo, he clearly had had a good start in life and was familiar with humans, in a good way. I wondered enough about it that I didn't take these people's assurances that they'd tried to find his home, and called the SPCA and the Humane Society myself. No one had been looking for a black male cat at any of the usual animal places. My best guess was that as he matured, he started wandering more and more, looking for adventure and female cats, and his original family never missed him and never bothered looking for him. I find that so bizarre. -- Cheryl |
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Judith Latham wrote: In article , Kathy wrote: Tibb, the cat that was lost for 10 days in FL, went to the rainbow bridge about a month ago. Even friends said they still feel his presence in our house. But I really wanted another to take his place. We spent a day looking at 3 animal humane societies, and found a beautiful 1 year old 7lb cat that had been brought in as a stray. He had no name so we named him Leo. It is really a change going from a 17 yr. old to a 1 yr. old. He looks like a miniature Maine coon cat. In the evening he comes out to get petted, eat, etc. but during the day he hides. The hiding bothers me a bit. It is obvious that this was a well trained cat. We told the Humane Society that if anyone comes in looking, give them our phone. I don't want to take someone else's cat if they still want it. The man there said that less than 5% ever come to claim a lost pet. That seems so strange. I'm glad you've found a furfriend. he sounds beautiful and nice natured too. Don't worry about the hiding, he does come to you for petting so it's just a matter of him getting familiar with his new home and routine. No, I don't understand how people can lose a pet and not do everything possible to find them either. Judith Even worse, a friend of mine lives in a resort area in Northern Minnesota. Every fall, she can expect to find numerous cats (and dogs) abandoned on her property by people who got them to amuse their kids during their summer stay, but don't want to be "bothered" taking them home when they return to the cities. (What are they teaching their children, with that kind of attitude?) |
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On Jun 9, 7:19*pm, Kathy wrote:
.. The hiding bothers me a bit. I wouldn't worry about it- when we got Bonnie as soon as she got out the carrier she hid under the sofa for 2 days some of you may remember me posting that I was worried she was dead by day 3 she moved about under the sofa and we'd hear the occasional "meep"- we were in the other room and when we walked past she was out and playing but as soon as she realised she'd been spotted she bolted under the sofa- I think it was 5-6 days before we could even touch her briefly and she was here about 2 weeks before she'd be comfortable being in the same room with us and out in the open (Of course the first room she was comfortable in with us was the kitchen) but now she's a complete love bug- she's curled up next to me while I am typing this Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Kathy wrote in message ... Tibb, the cat that was lost for 10 days in FL, went to the rainbow bridge about a month ago. Even friends said they still feel his presence in our house. But I really wanted another to take his place. We spent a day looking at 3 animal humane societies, and found a beautiful 1 year old 7lb cat that had been brought in as a stray. He had no name so we named him Leo. It is really a change going from a 17 yr. old to a 1 yr. old. He looks like a miniature Maine coon cat. In the evening he comes out to get petted, eat, etc. but during the day he hides. The hiding bothers me a bit. It is obvious that this was a well trained cat. We told the Humane Society that if anyone comes in looking, give them our phone. I don't want to take someone else's cat if they still want it. The man there said that less than 5% ever come to claim a lost pet. That seems so strange. I could never understand why someone did not claim Boyfriend, I advertised him on the local radio and in a supermarket where we all go. No one came forward. I know he was well loved as he had a very expensive collar on. Maybe he got into a van delivering something and got miles away from his home. They must miss him terribly and will never know what happened to him. If only they had microchipped him. I'd like to say to his previous owners that he is very happy here, and is microchipped to me. He had a taste for dry food, which he only gets as a sprinkle at 10 pm. Bad for the boys. I wish he could tell me where he came from because he is such a lovely boy that if he was originally mine IYSWIM, I would never stop looking for him. He is gentle and charming and doesn't have a scratch or bite in him. He does have one fault. He is horribly greedy. I forget how many times I've taken him to the vet because of it. He's had all the tests known to mankind. There is nothing wrong with him - the vet says he is just a greedy boy and I should not increase his food as he is a perfect weight for his size, and if I give in to him he will get fat. Tweed |
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