She is wonderful just terrified as any of us would be. Keep putting yourself in her place, small, homeless suddenly, new noises and smells ..............it is just awful for her but she is coming around and is beginning to understand you mean her no harm. What we do to these little ones. Keep talking to her and explaining things to her. She really is calming down to the point that she can understand.
If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: Kelley Saveika To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:13 PM Subject: Re: OT - Help, aggressive cat I took some pictures of her, if anyone wants to see: http://www.rescuties.org/images/caroline.jpg http://www.rescuties.org/images/caroline1.jpg On 1/3/07, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It always scares me when they won't eat. Especially since I could not even have syringe fed her. On 1/3/07, Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: I wouldn't do the anti-anxiety as of yet, just let the cat food. I'm so glad she's coming around - thought she would. Gloria On Jan 3, 2007, at 9:29 AM, Kelley Saveika wrote: She's MUCH better as of last night. Ate a whole bowl of food, and let me come very close to touching her, then put her paw out to stop me (no claws this time, though.). I'm not sure of the next step. I can put her on anti anxiety meds, but if she's ok with me I won't know if they are working. I don't think I can take a chance on adopting her out at this point. On 1/2/07, Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: This is very true. Dixie Louise, who is a very laid back cat, snarled at a friend who had on a strange fragrance. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: tamara stickler To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 12:06 PM Subject: Re: OT - Help, aggressive cat Kelley, Do you wear any scents....or are you a smoker? It may take her a while to get used to your smell....or lack of if her owner used perfume or smoked. Kelley Saveika < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, I don't think she is feral at all. Her ex-guardian had her since 8 weeks of age, per the medical records she gave me. (she's had WAY too many shots, IMHO - the vet we have inside Petsmart here seems to be quite the ripoff joint). She doesn't seem to like my voice, she bares her teeth and hisses at me when she hears it. Seems pretty indifferent to other cats so far (I shoo them out when they go in her room, but she pays no mind to them). On 12/31/06, Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Keep in mind that apparently she's not feral, just terrified. Give her time, and try tasty stuff (like the fried chicken - great idea). Talk to her soothingly. Gloria On Dec 31, 2006, at 6:28 AM, Kelley Saveika wrote: Oh, she also hasn't eaten since she got here. I have tried her regular food (they brought the remains of a bag over), pill pockets (with no pills in them - my cats love them), freeze dried shrimp, yucky Pounce treats, and canned food. Next I am going to try tuna. There's no way I can syringe her, and I can't get her to a vet without trapping her, which usually involves food. So I just have to hope that she eats, I guess. Judging from my cats, maybe I should try white bread - they think that is the best thing going! On 12/31/06, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Not only can I not touch her ears, I can't get closer than about a foot and a half without being in danger of losing a finger. On 12/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If you are able to touch her ears, I would ask the vet to prescribe benadryl to be compounded at a compounding pharmacy into transdermal cream to rub inside her ear. My Patches has been on this for years for anxiety. She was prescribed it because she was pulling her fur out of her belly and back legs, and the benadryl stopped that. But she also used to go after the other cats, and the benadryl pretty much stopped that too. If I forget to give it to her, it is noticeable because she goes after Lucy and sometimes even me. With the benadryl she is pretty much fine. It does not seem to make her groggy at all-- she is quite perky and energetic-- but just takes the edge off I guess. Michelle -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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