OT - More good cat news
Cathy F.
handled Kenya's adoption - the update she'd asked for on how Kenya was
faring. She wasn't there today, but I spoke to another attendant & left a
note for Cathy, who'll be in tomorrow.
Bogie, a 2 yr. old gray & white cat who was Kenya's cage-mate - they'd been
turned into the shelter together back in Feb. - was no longer there. I
asked today's attendant if he'd been shipped back to the main shelter.
Nope; he was adopted a couple of days after Kenya was! :-) When I took
Kenya, I mentioned that I wondered if having her out of the equation would
then increase his chances since there was no longer a 10 yr. old cat listed
on their cage ID card, causing people to bypass both of them. He was a very
friendly cat; am really glad he's been adopted. Plus, now I don't feel
semi-guilty for not adopting both of them together!
Cathy
Jette
That is good news.
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nickelshrink
Way cool! Till you posted this, it never occurred to me,
but when i see cats together at a shelter, with their stories
posted indicating they were together in their previous home,
i always think "I'd have to take both, and couldn't so i'd
have to pass on them." (Which is all fantasy anyway since
we can't adopt any more. It merely shows the all-or-nothing
mindset that potential adopters get, and i'd never been
conscious of it before.)
All Kenya or Bogie needed was one like you - apiece!
Someday we'll have a big piece of acreage and be able to
take home a bunch.... 8~)
--
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Cathy F.
"nickelshrink" <nickel...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Cathy F. wrote:
>> I went to Petsmart today, to give Cathy - the Humane Soc. attendant who
>> handled Kenya's adoption - the update she'd asked for on how Kenya was
>> faring. She wasn't there today, but I spoke to another attendant & left
>> a note for Cathy, who'll be in tomorrow.
>>
>> Bogie, a 2 yr. old gray & white cat who was Kenya's cage-mate - they'd
>> been turned into the shelter together back in Feb. - was no longer there.
>> I asked today's attendant if he'd been shipped back to the main shelter.
>> Nope; he was adopted a couple of days after Kenya was! :-) When I took
>> Kenya, I mentioned that I wondered if having her out of the equation
>> would then increase his chances since there was no longer a 10 yr. old
>> cat listed on their cage ID card, causing people to bypass both of them.
>> He was a very friendly cat; am really glad he's been adopted. Plus, now
>> I don't feel semi-guilty for not adopting both of them together!
>>
>> Cathy
>>
>>
>>
>
> Way cool! Till you posted this, it never occurred to me,
> but when i see cats together at a shelter, with their stories
> posted indicating they were together in their previous home,
> i always think "I'd have to take both, and couldn't so i'd
> have to pass on them." (Which is all fantasy anyway since
> we can't adopt any more. It merely shows the all-or-nothing
> mindset that potential adopters get, and i'd never been
> conscious of it before.)
Their ID info card said they could be adopted individually or together, so
that wasn't a huge issue.
But... what is an issue is that I got home from work today & found ph. msg.
from Humane Society. I called them back & it turns out Bogie tested
positive for FIV when his new owner brought him to the vet. :-( The
shelter had tested them for FeLeuk (neg.) but not FIV, so now need to get
Kenya tested... My other cat Herrie was initially tested back in '99 when I
adopted him as a stray, & was neg. But I assume if Kenya turns out to be
FIV+ that I'll then need to retest Herrie.
Cathy
Keera Ann Fox
> But... what is an issue is that I got home from work today & found ph. msg.
> from Humane Society. I called them back & it turns out Bogie tested
> positive for FIV when his new owner brought him to the vet. :-( The
> shelter had tested them for FeLeuk (neg.) but not FIV, so now need to get
> Kenya tested... My other cat Herrie was initially tested back in '99 when I
> adopted him as a stray, & was neg. But I assume if Kenya turns out to be
> FIV+ that I'll then need to retest Herrie.
Keeping fingers crossed for Kenya and Herrie!
--
Keera in Norway
http://kafox.blogspot.com/
nickelshrink
Yeah, it's rare for a shelter to require that they be
adopted together. I just feel guilty at the idea of
separating them anyway, because i
anthropomorphize animals too much. 8~)
>
> But... what is an issue is that I got home from work today & found ph. msg.
> from Humane Society. I called them back & it turns out Bogie tested
> positive for FIV when his new owner brought him to the vet. :-( The
> shelter had tested them for FeLeuk (neg.) but not FIV, so now need to get
> Kenya tested... My other cat Herrie was initially tested back in '99 when I
> adopted him as a stray, & was neg. But I assume if Kenya turns out to be
> FIV+ that I'll then need to retest Herrie.
>
> Cathy
What Keera said! Keeping fingers crossed and
sending good thoughts.
Cathy F.
"Keera Ann Fox" <keera....@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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Thanks - me, too!
I'm not too worried about Herrie at this point. It's been a long time since
I've read up on it, so I dl info about FIV from Cornell's site; says it's
usually transmitted via bites vs. casual (or even sexual) contact and is
usually safe for FIV+ cats to live with FIV neg. ones if there's no fighting
going on. But I don't want Kenya to be positive - both for her sake & for
the fact that it could nix any more adoptions while she's still alive.
Cathy
Cathy F.
Thank you! The info I just read says it takes 2 - 3 months for enough
antibodies to be produced to show up in a test, so if Kenya turns out to be
positive, then Herrie prob. won't be tested until December.
Cathy
Cathy F.
Oops - forgot this part... Once in a while I notice that they ask for a
pair to be adopted together. I asked about these two cats, since they'd
been turned in together, & I therefore assume had been since housed tog.- if
they seemed very dependent upon each other, but was told no. And except for
one brief moment when I saw Kenya lick the top of Bogie's head, whenever I'd
seen them he'd be in one area of the cage while she was in another - usually
asleep, in her case.
Cathy
FurPaw
> But... what is an issue is that I got home from work today & found ph. msg.
> from Humane Society. I called them back & it turns out Bogie tested
> positive for FIV when his new owner brought him to the vet. :-( The
> shelter had tested them for FeLeuk (neg.) but not FIV, so now need to get
> Kenya tested... My other cat Herrie was initially tested back in '99 when I
> adopted him as a stray, & was neg. But I assume if Kenya turns out to be
> FIV+ that I'll then need to retest Herrie.
Sorry to hear this, Cathy. I hope the test comes back negative for both.
FurPaw
--
Why do people who embrace Social Darwinism object to teaching the theory of
evolution?
To reply, unleash the dog.
Cathy F.
"FurPaw" <furrea...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Cathy F. wrote:
>
>> But... what is an issue is that I got home from work today & found ph.
>> msg. from Humane Society. I called them back & it turns out Bogie tested
>> positive for FIV when his new owner brought him to the vet. :-( The
>> shelter had tested them for FeLeuk (neg.) but not FIV, so now need to get
>> Kenya tested... My other cat Herrie was initially tested back in '99
>> when I adopted him as a stray, & was neg. But I assume if Kenya turns
>> out to be FIV+ that I'll then need to retest Herrie.
>
> Sorry to hear this, Cathy. I hope the test comes back negative for both.
>
> FurPaw
Thanks, FP.
I haven't read up on FIV in years, so checked info on the Cornell site
yesterday. Seems to come down to transmission via biting in most instances,
not normal day-to-day contact. I asked Kenya if Boogie'd ever bitten her...
no reply. The Cornell site also says that one needs to wait 2 - 3 months to
test after possible exposure to avoid a false neg., so I assume Herrie
wouldn't be tested until at least December if she tests positive.
My pet sitter says it's not really a huge deal - that she has one FIV+ cat
among her brood - just keeps an eye on anyone getting sick & up to date with
their vaccinations. Which is good. But I went from being so happy that
they'd both been adopted in the same week - was all falling into place so
beautifully, to kind of bummed after the news that Boogie had tested
positive...
Cathy
Cathy F.
"Cathy F." <cl...@adelphiadotdeedot.net> wrote in message
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>
<snipped>
> But... what is an issue is that I got home from work today & found ph.
> msg. from Humane Society. I called them back & it turns out Bogie tested
> positive for FIV when his new owner brought him to the vet. :-( The
> shelter had tested them for FeLeuk (neg.) but not FIV, so now need to get
> Kenya tested...
Went to the vet after work today; Kenya tested negative for FIV. :-)
Cathy
FurPaw
PHEW!!!!!
FurPaw
Keera Ann Fox
WWSC #4
> Went to the vet after work today; Kenya tested negative for FIV. :-)
Wonderful!
It looks as if I will be adopting another one. OD (who is still having a
difficult time dealing with the death of her feline best friend last
year) has fallen in love with a sweet little 8 month old kitten at the
shelter. All of her sibs and her mom were adopted out long ago. She takes
a few minutes to warm up (but once she does she is such a sweetie) so she
doesn't show well to prospective adopters.
If all goes well we'll be bringing her home on Monday or Tuesday, after
our camping trip.
Karen R.
Peppermint Patootie
"Cathy F." <cl...@adelphiadotdeedot.net> wrote:
*whew*
PP
Jette
Yay! Good news after all.
Cathy F.
> Cathy F. wrote:
>> "Cathy F." <cl...@adelphiadotdeedot.net> wrote in message
>> news:MdOdnadQBcLc7HfV...@giganews.com...
>> <snipped>
>>
>>> But... what is an issue is that I got home from work today & found ph.
>>> msg. from Humane Society. I called them back & it turns out Bogie
>>> tested positive for FIV when his new owner brought him to the vet.
>>> :-( The shelter had tested them for FeLeuk (neg.) but not FIV, so now
>>> need to get Kenya tested...
>>
>> Went to the vet after work today; Kenya tested negative for FIV. :-)
>
> PHEW!!!!!
Yep!
Cathy
>
> FurPaw
Cathy F.
"Keera Ann Fox" <keera....@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
Exactly!
Cathy
Cathy F.
"WWSC #4" <kre...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Cathy F. wrote the following on 10/9/08 9:53 PM:
>
>> Went to the vet after work today; Kenya tested negative for FIV. :-)
>
> Wonderful!
Yes. :-)
>
> It looks as if I will be adopting another one. OD (who is still having a
> difficult time dealing with the death of her feline best friend last year)
> has fallen in love with a sweet little 8 month old kitten at the shelter.
Awwww... Good for all concerned! :-)
All of her sibs and her mom were adopted out long ago. She takes
> a few minutes to warm up (but once she does she is such a sweetie) so she
> doesn't show well to prospective adopters.
This was Kenya's problem, multiplied - very timid & reticent. Not to
mention her age... But she now leans into chin & jaw scritches, purrs, does
"quiver tail", plays "paws" with Herrie... She's still a on the timid side,
but not nearly as much as when I visited her at Petsmart's shelter area.
> If all goes well we'll be bringing her home on Monday or Tuesday, after
> our camping trip.
Great! May she have a long & happy life. :-)
Cathy
>
> Karen R.
Cathy F.
"Peppermint Patootie" <Peppermin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Got that right. :-)
Cathy
>
> PP
Cathy F.
"Jette" <boss...@scotlandmail.com> wrote in message
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> Cathy F. wrote:
>> "Cathy F." <cl...@adelphiadotdeedot.net> wrote in message
>> news:MdOdnadQBcLc7HfV...@giganews.com...
>> <snipped>
>>
>>> But... what is an issue is that I got home from work today & found ph.
>>> msg. from Humane Society. I called them back & it turns out Bogie
>>> tested positive for FIV when his new owner brought him to the vet.
>>> :-( The shelter had tested them for FeLeuk (neg.) but not FIV, so now
>>> need to get Kenya tested...
>>
>> Went to the vet after work today; Kenya tested negative for FIV. :-)
>>
>
> Yay! Good news after all.
Yep! :-)
Cathy
FurPaw
> "WWSC #4" <kre...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> All of her sibs and her mom were adopted out long ago. She takes
>> a few minutes to warm up (but once she does she is such a sweetie) so she
>> doesn't show well to prospective adopters.
She's lucky that you had the patience to see beyond her initial
reticence. Does she have a name yet?
> This was Kenya's problem, multiplied - very timid & reticent. Not to
> mention her age... But she now leans into chin & jaw scritches, purrs, does
> "quiver tail", plays "paws" with Herrie... She's still a on the timid side,
> but not nearly as much as when I visited her at Petsmart's shelter area.
It sounds like Kenya's blossoming in her new home!
nickelshrink
GREAT news for both you and her!
Cathy F.
> Cathy F. wrote:
>> "Cathy F." <cl...@adelphiadotdeedot.net> wrote in message
>> news:MdOdnadQBcLc7HfV...@giganews.com...
>> <snipped>
>>
>>> But... what is an issue is that I got home from work today & found ph.
>>> msg. from Humane Society. I called them back & it turns out Bogie
>>> tested positive for FIV when his new owner brought him to the vet.
>>> :-( The shelter had tested them for FeLeuk (neg.) but not FIV, so now
>>> need to get Kenya tested...
>>
>> Went to the vet after work today; Kenya tested negative for FIV. :-)
>>
>> Cathy
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> GREAT news for both you and her!
> 8~)
Yes. :-)
Cathy
Cathy F.
> Cathy F. wrote:
>> "WWSC #4" <kre...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:gcnlv0$nve$1...@registered.motzarella.org...
>
>> All of her sibs and her mom were adopted out long ago. She takes
>>> a few minutes to warm up (but once she does she is such a sweetie) so
>>> she doesn't show well to prospective adopters.
>
> She's lucky that you had the patience to see beyond her initial reticence.
> Does she have a name yet?
>
>> This was Kenya's problem, multiplied - very timid & reticent. Not to
>> mention her age... But she now leans into chin & jaw scritches, purrs,
>> does "quiver tail", plays "paws" with Herrie... She's still a on the
>> timid side, but not nearly as much as when I visited her at Petsmart's
>> shelter area.
>
> It sounds like Kenya's blossoming in her new home!
She's doing considerably better than I thought she would - coming out of her
shell. I thought she'd basically be in hiding for the first week or two.
But she tried to hide (under beds) only on the first day, & even then I
could coax her back out after she'd been here for a couple of hours.
Cathy
>
> FurPaw
WWSC #4
> Cathy F. wrote:
>> "WWSC #4" <kre...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:gcnlv0$nve$1...@registered.motzarella.org...
>
>> All of her sibs and her mom were adopted out long ago. She takes
>>> a few minutes to warm up (but once she does she is such a sweetie) so she
>>> doesn't show well to prospective adopters.
>
> She's lucky that you had the patience to see beyond her initial
> reticence. Does she have a name yet?
Her current name is Tiffany, but we will probably change it. And we just
got lucky getting past her initial shyness. We were petting and playing
with the other cats when she finally decided that we were safe enough to
demand some attention from. And we fell in love. The shelter may be
closed today. It is staffed on an "by appointment only" basis, and I
haven't received a response to my request to pick her up tonight.
>> This was Kenya's problem, multiplied - very timid & reticent. Not to
>> mention her age... But she now leans into chin & jaw scritches, purrs, does
>> "quiver tail", plays "paws" with Herrie... She's still a on the timid side,
>> but not nearly as much as when I visited her at Petsmart's shelter area.
I assume that people who say that cats are boring and don't have
personalities have never really known a cat. Once they are comfortable
with someone they can be such characters. It sounds as if both of you
made the right choice to share your lives.
Karen R.
FurPaw
> I assume that people who say that cats are boring and don't have
> personalities have never really known a cat. Once they are comfortable
> with someone they can be such characters. It sounds as if both of you
> made the right choice to share your lives.
News alert! Scientists have just confirmed that animals have
personalities!
"Animals have personalities, too
"We know our siblings and in-laws have personalities — sometimes
to a fault. But science recently has revealed that such
individual differences are widespread in the animal kingdom, even
reaching to spiders, birds, mice, squid, rats and pigs."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27123058/
I love it when scientists get around to telling us what anyone
with the observational powers of a newt already knows.
OK, that's not fair. Scientists also are pretty good at pointing
out those times when what "everyone knows" just ain't so. And
any bit of "common knowledge" ought to be open to scientific
scrutiny. And the popular press does tend to write headlines to
grab attention, even when they distort the research.
But I still got a laugh when I saw that headline!
ellen
> "FurPaw" <furrealpaw...@gmail.com> wrote in message
cathy,
i haven't been around lately. glad to hear that kenya kitty is
healthy. hope that you are as well.
ellen
ellen
karen,
so are congrats in order??????????
WWSC #4
(on our new kitty)
> so are congrats in order??????????
Well, maybe. She's been here since the evening of October 13. She spent
the first 24 hours hiding under the bed in my currently-away-at-college
daughter's room, then came out for some affection. So we left the bedroom
door open.
And she vanished. There are food dishes everywhere for the other cats,
and we left one down in the basement in case she was hiding there. No
sign of her for 4 days, then my DH couldn't sleep, went downstairs, and
saw her streak past him into the laundry room. He shut the door, woke me
up, and we managed to catch her and deposit her back into the bedroom.
By the Monday evening she was approaching me for love when I went in
there, so it looked as if we were working our way toward being able to
let her out in few more days. However, Tuesday morning DH went into the
room while I was in the shower, and forgot to close the door when he
left. She's been in the basement ever since.
I did have the foresight to put a belled collar on her after we caught
her the first time, and I hear occasional jingling when I am down there
(I've been spending hours sitting in the dark reading with a book light
in the hopes that she will come out). But no sightings and extensive
searches haven't turned her up. The food is being eaten and the litter
box is used, but we don't see her. The jingling seems to be coming from
the laundry room, but I've torn it apart and can't find her.
Karen R.
Cathy F.
Well... it's good you hear the jingling and that the food & litter's being
used & eaten. Cats are extremely adept at hiding, but gee, it'd be nice to
find her soon! Is she behind the washer & dryer, by any chance? IIRC, when
Harry A. (who occasionally posts) first adopted a couple of cats, they'd
disappeared from view, & it turned out they were hiding behind the washer
&/or dryer.
Would it be possible for you to bring a book, work, whatever... down there
& sit very quietly for a long time and see if she eventually got brave &
showed herself - with just you there?
Cathy
Cathy F.
"ellen" <epdp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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cathy,
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Thanks! After over 3 weeks, a couple of days ago she'd gathered enough
courage to sit on my lap. :-)
Cathy
ellen
WWSC #4
> Well... it's good you hear the jingling and that the food & litter's being
> used & eaten. Cats are extremely adept at hiding, but gee, it'd be nice to
> find her soon! Is she behind the washer & dryer, by any chance? IIRC, when
> Harry A. (who occasionally posts) first adopted a couple of cats, they'd
> disappeared from view, & it turned out they were hiding behind the washer
> &/or dryer.
I wish. I checked. Last night we put food, water, and a litter box in
both the utility room and the main basement. Then we closed off the
utility room. This morning only the food in the main basement was
touched, so the utility room remains closed off and we'll concentrate our
searches in the main area.
> Would it be possible for you to bring a book, work, whatever... down there
> & sit very quietly for a long time and see if she eventually got brave &
> showed herself - with just you there?
I did that for hours yesterday, sitting in the dark with a booklight. I
heard the occasional jingle, but didn't see her. DH is home today, and it
won't be a hardship for him to be assigned to sit there and read quietly
-- unless his TS is acting up -- for much of the day.
Karen R.
Jette
Try rubbing yourself with a mixture of tuna and catnip! ;-)
nickelshrink
> WWSC #4 wrote:
>> Cathy F. wrote the following on 10/23/08 9:58 PM:
>>
>>> Well... it's good you hear the jingling and that the food & litter's
>>> being used & eaten. Cats are extremely adept at hiding, but gee,
>>> it'd be nice to find her soon! Is she behind the washer & dryer, by
>>> any chance? IIRC, when Harry A. (who occasionally posts) first
>>> adopted a couple of cats, they'd disappeared from view, & it turned
>>> out they were hiding behind the washer &/or dryer.
>>
>> I wish. I checked. Last night we put food, water, and a litter box in
>> both the utility room and the main basement. Then we closed off the
>> utility room. This morning only the food in the main basement was
>> touched, so the utility room remains closed off and we'll concentrate
>> our searches in the main area.
>>
>>> Would it be possible for you to bring a book, work, whatever... down
>>> there & sit very quietly for a long time and see if she eventually
>>> got brave & showed herself - with just you there?
>>
>> I did that for hours yesterday, sitting in the dark with a booklight.
>> I heard the occasional jingle, but didn't see her. DH is home today,
>> and it won't be a hardship for him to be assigned to sit there and
>> read quietly -- unless his TS is acting up -- for much of the day.
>>
>> Karen R.
>
>
> Try rubbing yourself with a mixture of tuna and catnip! ;-)
>
That's good! 8~)
It can take some time. My 1995 shelter cat took about
8 weeks to begin coming out for me. Yes, *begin* .
And then it was a slow skittish process. Some of them have
a lot iof issues to overcome, but of the ones i have known,
they really did overcome them and get more sociable in'
time.
Oh, and that shelter cat ignored both catnip and McDonalds'
fish sandwiches. OK, he was kind of ... exceptional.
WWSC #4
her in a towel, stuffed her in the carrier, and she is safely set up in
the bedroom again. And I received major lovings once she was settled in,
so we aren't completely back to square one with her.
Karen R.
Cathy F.
Yea - excellent!! :-)
Cathy
>
>
> Karen R.
ellen
almost a week later, so i'm hoping that things are going well. after
reading these posts, i can see why my friends who have cats talk about
having to earn the love..... but i suppose there is some truth to
that about shelter dogs as well.
good luck!
ellen
WWSC #4
Day by day improvement. I've left the door open (with the basement door
shut) for the last few days, but apparently she was so traumatized by her
basement adventures that she won't leave the room. The first day she
spent most of the day hiding under the nightstand -- which is about 3"
off the floor. Day two she would sometimes peer cautiously around the
doorjamb, then dive under the bed. The last couple of days she is usually
visible in the room, and has been very playful, but she won't come out.
With the door open I put her food and water dishes on top of the high
dresser so dieting Lovey can't get at them. This puts us at eye level
when she is eating (I'm 4'11") and she loves nuzzling me in between bites
of food. She even lets me hold her for a few seconds, as long as I don't
go near the door.
I think things will be fine eventually, but she needs a lot of time to
adjust. She is a total sweetheart and a charmer, and the effort she is
taking now is well worth it.
Yes, a cat's love is special. They aren't easy. :-)
Karen R.
Cathy F.
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In general, prob. more true about cats than dogs. OTOH, some cats are
super-easy going, and "I love you" - along with everybody else, in my
Herrie's case - and relaxed and/or confident right away.
Cathy
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good luck!
ellen
Cathy F.
> ellen wrote the following on 10/30/08 3:03 PM:
>> On Oct 24, 6:54 pm, WWSC #4 <kre...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Found her! Behind a shelf I swear I checked a few dozen times. Wrapped
>>> her in a towel, stuffed her in the carrier, and she is safely set up in
>>> the bedroom again. And I received major lovings once she was settled in,
>>> so we aren't completely back to square one with her.
>>>
>>> Karen R.
>>
>> almost a week later, so i'm hoping that things are going well. after
>> reading these posts, i can see why my friends who have cats talk about
>> having to earn the love..... but i suppose there is some truth to
>> that about shelter dogs as well.
>
> Day by day improvement. I've left the door open (with the basement door
> shut) for the last few days, but apparently she was so traumatized by her
> basement adventures that she won't leave the room. The first day she spent
> most of the day hiding under the nightstand -- which is about 3" off the
> floor. Day two she would sometimes peer cautiously around the doorjamb,
> then dive under the bed. The last couple of days she is usually visible in
> the room, and has been very playful, but she won't come out.
>
> With the door open I put her food and water dishes on top of the high
> dresser so dieting Lovey can't get at them. This puts us at eye level when
> she is eating (I'm 4'11")
One of my college roomies was (& still is) betwen 4'10" - 4'11". I'm 5'8"
(well, 5' 7½" now, I think due to a degenerated disk) & she used to leave
messages for me on our room door --way-- up high. I finally told her they
were too high for even me to read. ;-)
and she loves nuzzling me in between bites
> of food. She even lets me hold her for a few seconds, as long as I don't
> go near the door.
Kenya still does'nt like being held. And she ventured onto my lap twice
last week, but not since. OTOH, she usually sleeps with me, & purrs like
crazy as soon as I rub her jaw or under her chin.
>
> I think things will be fine eventually, but she needs a lot of time to
> adjust. She is a total sweetheart and a charmer, and the effort she is
> taking now is well worth it.
This is great. :-)
Cathy