Re: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style
Maybe leave a tv or radio on??? The new one is probably used to someone around 24/7. On Jul 29, 2011, at 9:54 PM, dlg...@windstream.net dlg...@windstream.net wrote: I also got my new ones suddenly so I had a few hissing, slapping episodes to begin with, but now we are settld down to just a few episodes. Mostly it happens when someone rounds a corner at the same time as someone else coming from te opposite direction. It has never gone beyond slaps and hisses. Becuse of the felv issus, you might have to isolate her at first, but ifyou gve her lots of love wen you get home and don't ignore your boy, shouldn't be too bad. Maybe a friend/neighbor could come in for a few minutes each day and love on both of them to comfort them? Edna Taylor taylore...@msn.com wrote: Bonnie, Email me at taylore...@msn.com and I can send you my tried and true Cat Intro 101 instructions :) Edna From: ho...@sonic.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:20:02 -0700 Subject: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild- mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/ felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style
Hi Bonnie, Thank you for taking your aunt's cat. From description you gave us, it sounds like Princess will be no problem at all to integrate into your household. I think she will be more comfortable confined to one room at first, as it is overwhelming to have an entire house plus 4 other cats all at once. Your vet is correct.. Five cats are no more trouble than four. I thought I had a lot when I took in my fifth cat, and now I have 15 All rescued. Thankfully our house is large and they also have three outdoor enclosures they can access from the house. Let us know what the biopsy results show. I hope she is FelV neg. and the biopsy is benign. Lorrie On 07-29, Bonnie Hogue wrote: Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild-mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style
Thanks for your responses! I appreciate it. Princess got the in-office Felv test and was negative (thank goodness). The biopsy result should be available Mon. or Tue. but the vet said it looked rather nasty... Poor little think peed in the cage and now smells pretty bad. I'm thinking of bathing her (more trauma!) but want to give her a few days to acclimate. She finally came out from under the bed this morning and let me pet her while she ate. What a little sweetheart. She has the prettiest little pointy face. She looks like she is smiling. And she purred while I pet her, so hopefully she understands she is not in danger. Will keep you posted! B. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 4:33 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style Hi Bonnie, Thank you for taking your aunt's cat. From description you gave us, it sounds like Princess will be no problem at all to integrate into your household. I think she will be more comfortable confined to one room at first, as it is overwhelming to have an entire house plus 4 other cats all at once. Your vet is correct.. Five cats are no more trouble than four. I thought I had a lot when I took in my fifth cat, and now I have 15 All rescued. Thankfully our house is large and they also have three outdoor enclosures they can access from the house. Let us know what the biopsy results show. I hope she is FelV neg. and the biopsy is benign. Lorrie On 07-29, Bonnie Hogue wrote: Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild-mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style
I already have picked out a no kill shelter. All my people have to do is transport my pride there. I have made provision for their expenses for transportation and the rest goes to the shelter. They have houses with reglar furniture for the cats to sleep on and outdoor areas fo them also. Most of my friends/family I have left are almost as old as I am and dumping seveal cats on them is asking a bit much. A good shelter that taks FELV babies is the answer. It may not be the same as home, but I think it is the solution for them. Natalie at...@optonline.net wrote: That's very nice of you - I wish more people would care for their relatives' petsevery day, there's a notice or phone call about someone's mother/father, aunt/uncle either dying or moving to assisted living, and every time it sounds almost like blackmail: If someone doesn't take this cat/dog, I'm either going to throw it outside or bring it to a shelter, mostly kill shelters! You should see some of the photos of these beautiful animals, living in the lap of luxury while their parent were taking care of them, on sofas, elaborate beds, pampered...and these poor animals would have to end up like that? -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 5:20 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild-mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
[Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style
Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild-mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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That's very nice of you - I wish more people would care for their relatives' petsevery day, there's a notice or phone call about someone's mother/father, aunt/uncle either dying or moving to assisted living, and every time it sounds almost like blackmail: If someone doesn't take this cat/dog, I'm either going to throw it outside or bring it to a shelter, mostly kill shelters! You should see some of the photos of these beautiful animals, living in the lap of luxury while their parent were taking care of them, on sofas, elaborate beds, pampered...and these poor animals would have to end up like that? -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 5:20 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild-mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style
Sorry, didn't reply to your other question What I would normally do, would be to keep Princess in a separate room for a few days, exchange the cats beddings so that they can intermingle the scentsthen, if you have one, place her in a large cage, with a sheet over the sleeping area for privacy, that way the other 4 cats and she could meet safely...I always do that when I introduce a new cat to a large group of cats. Sometimes it takes a few days, sometimes more, depending on how the cats ineract. -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 5:20 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild-mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style
You will be fine. I suggest you rub the other cats with a towel and put it where she can smell it and do the same to her. This really does help. I love Feliway and use it frequently but I use the spray. I use Rescue Remedy too. On Jul 29, 2011, at 4:20 PM, Bonnie Hogue wrote: Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild- mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style
Proof that animals need to be provided for in wills. On Jul 29, 2011, at 4:32 PM, Natalie wrote: That's very nice of you - I wish more people would care for their relatives' petsevery day, there's a notice or phone call about someone's mother/father, aunt/uncle either dying or moving to assisted living, and every time it sounds almost like blackmail: If someone doesn't take this cat/dog, I'm either going to throw it outside or bring it to a shelter, mostly kill shelters! You should see some of the photos of these beautiful animals, living in the lap of luxury while their parent were taking care of them, on sofas, elaborate beds, pampered...and these poor animals would have to end up like that? -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 5:20 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild- mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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Bonnie, Email me at taylore...@msn.com and I can send you my tried and true Cat Intro 101 instructions :) Edna From: ho...@sonic.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:20:02 -0700 Subject: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild-mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style
I also got my new ones suddenly so I had a few hissing, slapping episodes to begin with, but now we are settld down to just a few episodes. Mostly it happens when someone rounds a corner at the same time as someone else coming from te opposite direction. It has never gone beyond slaps and hisses. Becuse of the felv issus, you might have to isolate her at first, but ifyou gve her lots of love wen you get home and don't ignore your boy, shouldn't be too bad. Maybe a friend/neighbor could come in for a few minutes each day and love on both of them to comfort them? Edna Taylor taylore...@msn.com wrote: Bonnie, Email me at taylore...@msn.com and I can send you my tried and true Cat Intro 101 instructions :) Edna From: ho...@sonic.net To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:20:02 -0700 Subject: [Felvtalk] Intro New Cat Quick Style Hi Everyone Life can be stressful sometimes. My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a sweet and mild-mannered little one. I took her to the vet today for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a couple hours. The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate her in a week or two. This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. The vet said, Well, four or five isn't much different. Bless him. What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room 7-14 days, or longer? Thanks for your input! Bonnie ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
