I have never had a cat that liked a covered box or scented litter. Mine also
use the 18 gallon or larger Rubbermaid (or knock off) boxes to give them more
kicking/scratching room. Obsidian may have the same preferences. I wish him
all the best luck in finding a new home--a forever home this time.
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: Sunday, March 25, 2007 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: OT - HELP, Cat crying all night long.
I don't think it has been a terrible experience. We have learned something
about Obsidian - he dislikes covered litter boxes and would probably be better
placed with a kitty friend. It was a week and a half, so should be no more
traumatic than being boarded.
The adopter has learned something about herself - and yes, she is a young
woman. She did have an elderly ferret previously who died after a long
illness. I've never had a ferret - perhaps they are less messy - I certainly
think they are smellier, cute though they are.
On 3/25/07, TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i would MUCH rather have an adopter who recognized her limitations,
early on, and returned the cat that to NOT do so, and have the cat
stuck there, unloved and resented.....
i gather this is a young woman, and this was her first critter on her
own--next time she'll have a much better idea of what's involved, and
be better able to decide whether she's cut out to be a cat parent. at
least obsidian will be returned to a safe place, and not tossed out
onto the street or into a kill shelter.
MC
On 3/25/07, Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> "Condition of her house"? Definitely get the cat back. Hope she never
has
> a child, or a husband or live-in boyfriend, or a houseguest who stays more
> than two days. (If I was concerned about the condition of my house, I
> wouldn't let myself live in it. Just rope everything off and look at it
> from afar.)
>
>
> Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think he is coming back. She emailed me a few days ago and told me she
> didn't think she was cut out to be a good kitty owner. She's not home
> enough and "is too concerned about the condition of her house." So she
will
> bring him back to me and he and I will try again:)
>
>
> On 3/25/07, catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > maybe give her a t-shirt with your scent on it, or a towel or something
> with your other cats' scents?
> > t
> >
> >
> > Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Nina,
> >
> > he can sleep whereever he wants. She says he gets in bed with her for
> 20-30 minutes, then gets tired of that and gets out of bed and starts
pacing
> and crying and does that until 5 am.. It almost broke my heart.
> >
> > She says she can't live without sleep forever, and I see her point. He
> apparently stops crying about 5 am, and she gets to sleep for 2 hours.
> That's not a good schedule for a working person. She works half a day on
> Friday and took a nap after getting home. He allowed her to sleep then.
> She says this weekend she has been sleeping from 5 am to 11 am, but she
> cant' do that during the week.
> >
> > Everyone isn't us, Nina. I wish they were, it would be so much easier.
I
> can't keep all these cats either - if I do I can't do rescue. Though I am
> frustrated and aggravated right now and not wanting to do rescue at the
> moment.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/18/07, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Kelley,
> > > Just by your brief explanation it sounds like this guy is confused
and
> > > scared. Since he's affectionate during the day, and you hinted that
> > > she's not giving him attention at night, I'm guessing he's calling out
> > > for reassurance. Do you remember me telling the list about Sophie
> > > Matilda? I had her confined to a bathroom because she's cat
> > > aggressive. She cried day and night, (but it was worse at night), and
> > > would only settle down when I was with her. This went on for what
> > > seemed like years, but was really only days. I got very little sleep,
> > > (sleeping on a bathroom floor is not so great for my aching back
> > > either). The scariest and most upsetting part for me was wondering
if
> > > she would ever stop. She actually cried herself hoarse. Well, she
did
> > > settle down and start to feel safe and at home.
> > >
> > > Give us more details. Is this kitty free to sleep with his new mom
or
> > > is she locking him out of her room at night? See if you can get the
> > > adopter to give him more time. You know, set a time limit to see if
> > > once he acclimates to his new surroundings and knows that he's home
for
> > > good he'll stop crying. If she'll give him just one more week, he may
> > > be just fine. What's one week without sleep compared to the rest of
> > > their lives together? Poor little guy, he deserves to have his human
> > > give him this consideration, I hope that she does.
> > > Nina
> > >
> > > Kelley Saveika wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I adopted out a cat on Thursday night. The adopter called me today
> > > > and said he has been crying all night every night and she hasn't
been
> > > > able to sleep at all. He is fine during the day, very
affectionate,
> > > > likes to give her kisses, but he will not let her sleep. I need
> > > > suggestions, or else this adopter will return this cat. As he's a
> > > > black cat, he is not going to have too many options. She is not
> > > > petting him when he is crying. He is eating and using the
litterbox.
> > > > I don't know how to get this adopter past this. She's willing to
try
> > > > things for a few more days, but I don't think much longer than
that.
> > > >
> > > > Kelley
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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> >
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>
>
>
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>
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>
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