Re: OT: What's you number?

[Cherie A Gabbert]

I am hoping they will be happy with the basement when I am done. 

Faye Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

WOW!! They hit kittie paydirt!!

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>I just moved into a huge house with tons of room, and I am looking into
>finishing the basement strictly for the cats, ie the columns I will get
>carpeted! so they can climb, so space is not the issue I am concered about
>attention.
>
>Faye Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:One thing you do have to consider
>with large numbers of cats. Space.
>Crowding them too closely can create stress. If you have a small house and
>are not in an area where the cats can go outside safely, then you might
>want
>to keep the number down.
>
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> >I've also found that ! it's much easier to integrate a young cat (less than
>a
> >year old...preferably around 6 mos.)! We only have two actual littermates
> >left, and we got 4 when they were around 6 months old (except for Boots
> >who's been "grandfathered" into the clan...he's considered the "Mama" as
>he
> >took care of the original 5 kittens when their mom passed away)...All
>treat
> >each other like brothers and sisters from the same litter, chasing,
> >wrestling and grooming each other...Except for poor Marvin (a Siamese)
>who
> >I tried to add as a 3 year old male! The others tolerate him at best and
> >chase him around at worst...the sad thing is, 3 "kids" have been
>introduced
> >to the family *after* Marvin and seem to have taken a cue from the
>resident
> >cats that he is someone to be avoided... :( Then again, he is a little
> >weird... :) He kind of rem! inds me of "the weird cousin" you had as a kid!
> >:) He prefers human company anyway (very much like a human baby...he's a
> >purebred modern? Siamese
> >...not apple-headed, and does have FeLV)...He tries to play with one of
>the
> >girls (Lola), but he's a little rough so he usual sends her away in a
>fit.
> >It's kinda sweet, in a way, because Ewok and Sleepypants (the two
>remaining
> >litter mates) will run to Lola's aide and "trap" Marvin underneath the
> >chair in the front room! They don't hurt him, they will just stare at him
> >in a very "thug-like" way for a few minutes as if to say "Touch her again
> >and we'll make minced meat outta ya!" :) Anyway, we've pretty much
> >decided that it's much less stress on everyone involved to only add young
> >cats, if we can!
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Faye Lewis
> >Date: Thursday, February 3, 2005 12:48 pm
> >Subject: Re: OT: What's you number?
> >
> > > One advantage of getting cats from the same litter is that they
> > > will give
> > > each other attention. Often cats not from the same litter will
> > > bond however,
> > > I have had more success with litter mates. I probably won't add
> > > single cats
> > > to my household again for that reason. I am not going to say
> > > never....
> > > Plus, I don't find it hard to give them attention. I do try to
> > > capture each
> > > cat alone somewhere and talk to him/her and pet her--every day.
> > > That hasn't
> > > been hard. I probably give mine more attention than they want. I
> > > swear some
> > > days Simba growls at me "get a life."
> > >
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