That's a great story--what a savvy little scamp. Suspect "mommy" quite enjoyed it too! Hilarious. Kerry
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TenHouseCats Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:43 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: I need ideas on best brand of carrier for feral friend is a black, dmh. totally feral when he came into the sanctuary (he's FeLV). before i got there, he got really ill, and had to be force-fed, given fluids, meds, the whole nine yards. they really didn't think he would pull thru.... after awhile, however, still hissing and spitting, he started to put on some weight and get healthier.... HOWEVER, he'd decided that he wasn't gonna eat on his own. when i started at the sanctuary, the director had been feeding him a/d with a syringe for about 6 months. he'd attack the syringe, and usually went through two or three of them per feeding. he would NOT eat dry, nor a/d in a bowl, nor anything else..... as time went on, all she had to do was go to the door of the FeLV room and call his name--he'd come running for his daily "force feeding...." by this time, he wasn't the slightest bit feral, of course..... months later, the director was going on vacation, so feeding friend was one of my jobs.... go to the door, call his name, scoop him up, syringe-feed him his a/d..... on the second day, i decided to just SEE if he'd eat on his own.... started with putting some a/d on a spoon and holding it to his mouth.... he ate it, so i kept moving the filled spoon closer and closer to the bowl--whereupon, he immediately slurped up the rest of the can all on his own. for a week, he ate from the bowl just like a normal cat.... THEN mommy came back from vacation--everyone was so excited to tell her that friend could eat on his own...... yep, you guessed it--as soon as he saw her, he totally forgot how to eat! she ended up syringe feeding him for another 6 or 7 months before he finally decided he could eat with the other cats..... that was his mommy/cat time, and he clearly valued it! (did i mention he became rather HUGE from this experience??????) -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
