A rug in the litter box? Then when its time to clean wheres the rug go? his is very interesting as we also have several cats in groups I know that have this problem.....
Sincerely Carrie ----- Original Message ----- From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 8:58 AM Subject: RE: Tsubomi, Ginger and Garfunkle update - To Nina and Kerry > Hideyo, > > I have a kitty that does not use the litte box > regularly, much to our dislike, and I am so going to > try that towel in a kitty box thing because everytime > I have clothes on the floor to put into the wash, she > tinkles on them! I will let you know how this goes > and thanks so much for the tip! > > :) > Wendy > > --- Hideyo Yamamoto > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, Kerry - actually Carol (person in Jail) asked if > > she should have > > euthanized them before. I said "hell no" - I am not > > sure how dependable > > she is going to be as she is a drug addict (sort of) > > and am not sure how > > clean she can stay when she gets out of jail. But I > > told her not to > > worry about the kitties, I will take care of them > > indefinitely and she > > was very grateful. In a way, I am hoping that she > > never will ask for > > them (she was evicted from the apartment so she does > > not have a place to > > live either). > > > > Well, about tiger, I came to realize that some > > kitties don't like to > > touch the litter at all. And it might reinforce the > > idea now you > > mentioned that Tiger does not want to cover the > > litter box. I have a > > cat whose name is narita - she does not want to pee > > in the litter box, > > but does not mind doing so in a town (or any soft > > place) in a litter > > box, she does number 2 in the litter box, but she > > put all her legs on > > the top of the litter box and she does not put her > > feet in the box at > > all (of course, she does not cover the poops either) > > - > > > > I am not sure if it's the case with Tiger or not. I > > realized that I > > couldn't make her do what I wanted her to do (use a > > litter box like a > > normal kitty), so I accommodate her need or so that > > she won't keep > > peeing on my bed or couch (yikes) ... > > > > I hope it's not the case with Tiger and it might be > > just temporary.. but > > you might want to try a different type of litter --- > > do you use clay > > litter now? > > I use wheat kind.. > > > > Love. > > > > Hideyo > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of MacKenzie, > > Kerry N. > > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 7:33 AM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: RE: Tsubomi, Ginger and Garfunkle update - > > To Nina and Kerry > > > > How long is the owner in jail, Hideyo? Yes, you are > > going to have a > > tough time if you have to give them up, too. Maybe > > it won't come to > > that, tho. They can't depend on her, that's clear. > > (Heck, if it weren't > > for you, they probably would have been euthanized by > > the time she came > > out.) > > Hideyo, what's the idea behind the litter box with a > > towel -- I'm not > > clear, but I am intrigued. I sure need ideas! D'you > > mean that on those > > occasions when he doesn't use the box, he would > > perhaps use the > > non-litter box (instead of the wood floor as at > > present)? Thing is, I > > want to figure out how to get him to use the real > > litter box all the > > time. He's also the only cat that does not cover up. > > He's a bit of a > > slob, my Tiger....probably wasn't taught, along with > > not being weaned, > > poor love. > > Hope Garfunkle, and Ghandi and Ruby-E -- and > > Hideyo!-- are all doing ok. > > love, Kerry > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Hideyo > > Yamamoto > > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 4:41 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: RE: Tsubomi, Ginger and Garfunkle update - > > To Nina and Kerry > > > > > > Kerry, did I tell you about terumo needles? Let me > > ship some to you. > > If you are using Monoject right now, you will find > > much easier to use > > terumo -- it's so smooth that you don't even know > > that you are poking... > > with Monoject.. I had to use a couple of needles > > when Papa needed fluid > > (he is my FIV boy who had a very thick skin) because > > it took so much to > > poke - > > > > Wow, it will be hard to give up Pookie, won't it? I > > have 4 cats that I > > reclaimed from the pound the other day (the owner is > > in jail) and am > > going to have a hard time to return them to her once > > she gets out of > > jail, because she is sort of drug addict and she has > > some other mental > > illness and am worried that their safety might be at > > risk.. they are > > just so scared right now.. but started coming out a > > little bit --- I > > love them very much, too! > > > > As for Tiger, have you tried to add another box in a > > separate place or > > put a litter box not filled with litter, but with a > > towel or something.. > > your instinct is probably right and maybe there is > > something that can > > fix with homeopathy, which I will ask with my > > doctor.. the mean time, > > you might want to try to add another litter box with > > different litter or > > but old rug in the litter box (it works very well > > with a couple of my > > non-litter box user kitties) > > > > Love, > > > > Hideyo > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of MacKenzie, > > Kerry N. > > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 3:32 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: RE: Tsubomi, Ginger and Garfunkle update - > > To Nina and Kerry > > > > Mine are doing well; no one is sick just now, knock > > on wood, thanks, > > Hideyo. > > I'm still a bit clumsy with Pookie's subQs---I had > > thought I had it > > straightened out but I went thru 2 needles last > > night. He's very patient > > with me luckily. My other cats are slowly getting > > used to him. He is > > very serene---he simply ignores all the stare-downs, > > and the occasional > > Tiger-swat. He's a real class act. I heard a bit > > more about his > > history---he was living in a car this summer, with > > his human mom, in the > > sweltering heat. She apparently was buying ice bags > > to keep them both > > cool. I don't know how his CRF figured in all this. > > She has had Pookie > > all his life (he's 15) since she was a teen, so she > > must badly miss him. > > It seems she will be in a situation to take him back > > around Christmas. > > I've never fostered for someone before. I know > > already it will be tough > > to give him up, though. He has a home with me as > > long as he needs. > > I'm going to be in touch with Nina re Tiger. I need > > to figure out what's > > going on with him and how to help him. He goes > > outside the box once > > every other week now. My instinct tells me it's > > stress-related partly > > because he doesn't get enough attention to meet his > > needs (which are > > much greater than my other cats)...maybe he really > > is a cat that needs > > to be on his own with no competition. > > My positives, Mickey and Momcat seem fine, as do my > > other two negs, > > Trixie and Katyis... > > Thanks for asking! > > Kerry > > > === message truncated === > > > > > __________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs >
