Koala

On 7/28/2014 10:05 PM, Sylvia M wrote:
"Joy" wrote in message
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On 7/26/2014 10:15 PM, Sylvia M wrote:
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On 7/26/2014 4:15 PM, toci wrote:
On Saturday, July 26, 2014 5:35:19 PM UTC-5, Joy wrote:
On 7/26/2014 3:28 PM, Sylvia M wrote:

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On 7/26/2014 1:28 PM, Judith Latham wrote:

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Joy wrote:

As you may remember, Waffles went to the Bridge several weeks
ago.

Since then Pickles has been demanding a lot of attention, and

occasionally crying. I decided she should have a companion.
The

consensus was that a young male would be best.



Our local animal shelter is having a special - on Fridays, the
cat

adoption fee is $5! I went today and found a 4 month old
neutered

tabby. They say he's a brown tabby, but he looks gray and
black
to

me.

Anyway, the sign on the cage said his name was Wallace.
I

completed

the paperwork and was surprised to see that, instead of
Wallace,
it

said

his name is Koala Bear. I checked to make sure it was the
same
cat,

and

it was.



I'm dropping the "Bear", because koalas aren't bears.
However,
the

name

Koala couldn't have been more perfect for me. I'm an
Aussiephile,

and

have been to Australia six times, and have held koalas on
three

different occasions.



Right now Koala is in hiding. I don't even know where he is.
I
put

the

carrier in the room I'd prepared for him and opened it. When
I

checked

half an hour later, he still was in the carrier. I checked
just

now,

and he isn't in the carrier. He also isn't under the bed.
The

closet

door doesn't close tightly, so I suppose that's where he is.
I

certainly couldn't find him anywhere else. I'm not going to
try
to

find

him now. I have an appointment to have the vet check him on
Monday

afternoon. I hope I can find him by then.



Pickles is aware he's there. While I was eating my lunch, she
stood

outside his door and did the "intruder" howl.



Joy



Congratulations!! Koala will soon realise he's come to a good
home.

pickles is giving the intruder alert because to her that's what
he

is. She

hasn't met him yet let alone get to know him.



Purrs that all goes well and when they meet they get to like
each

other.



It will probably be good for Pickles to have a companion and it
will

be

good for you to have another kitty, which is important too.



Good Luck.



Judith





Thanks, Judith. Koala is still staying in his carrier whenever
I
look

in on him, but he has eaten and used the litter box, so I know
he's

okay. I have an appointment to have my vet check him Monday

afternoon. After he's recovered from that I'll try to get him
out
of

the carrier. Until then I'll leave him alone. For one thing, he
won't

feel threatened. For another, it will be easier to get him to
the
vet

if he's already in the carrier. ;-)



Pickles has only given the intruder alert twice, both yesterday.

Today she expressed great interest when I was about to go into
the

room where he is, so I waited until she had given up. It isn't
time

for them to meet yet. However, I saw that as a good sign.



Yes, I think it will be good for both of us, although I suspect
he
may

bond to her before he bonds to me. I was told he's "still a
little

feral" and not used to people. Eventually I'm sure he'll come
around.

As long as he and Pickles get along, I can wait.



Joy



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Perhaps get down to his level on the floor, near the carrier and
have

cat-chats

with him? For him to get used to you, and bond a bit?

Drop a few treats into the carrier?

HTH

Sylvia



That's a good idea. It remains to be seen whether I can do it.
Oh,
I

can probably get down on the floor, but getting up might be a bit
of
a

problem. I'm a bit older than he is - about 78 years older. ;-)



Joy
That's in human years, I believe. Toci

True. ;-)


Ditto, but I have this great gardening bench
(from a mail order catalog, I see it now and then here and there).
It has a green semisoft 'bench, and 2 levels , kneeling and sitting.
In the house I use the kneeling level to get to the bottom kitchen
cupboards, etc... It has handles on both ends, and when you are
kneeling,
they are taller than your elbow. They are metal tubing.
they work as just the "push-up' I need.,,ya think this would help?

Sylvia

It might if you send it to me. G If worst comes to worst, I might
put the crate up on the bed.

Joy


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I'll post the catalog info when I find it next...if it won't be
considered spam.
Just where to get the kneeling bench.
Sylvia

Thanks, but I don't think I'll be needing it now. I took him to the vet
for his checkup today. While he was on the table in the vet's office,
he let me pet him for quite a while. Naturally he wanted to hide when
we got home, but I'm much encouraged. Everything checked out fine, so
the vet said to keep him isolated for another week to make sure he shows
no signs of coughing or sneezing, and then I can introduce him to Pickles.

I do appreciate your suggestion and effort.

Joy

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