OT: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
My other issue is that is took in 3 female barn kittens last Sat. We are estimating they are about 8 wks (just got spayed on Mon and all weigh almost 3 lbs). They were born in a barn in Indiana- mom was dropped off on this man's farm and had her kittens in the barn. I don't know too many det

RE: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Chris
with their Animals From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caroline Kaufmann Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 3:59 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: OT: socializing barn kittens My other issue is that is took in 3 female barn kittens last Sat. We are estimating t

RE: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
r Animals From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caroline KaufmannSent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 3:59 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: OT: socializing barn kittens My other issue is that is took in 3 female barn kittens last Sat. We are estimating they are about 8 wks (just got

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2007-12-19 Thread Susan Hoffman
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Re: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Marylyn
-- From: Caroline Kaufmann To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:59 PM Subject: OT: socializing barn kittens My other issue is that is took in 3 female barn kittens last Sat. We are estimating they are about 8 wks (just got spayed on Mon and all weigh alm

RE: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Chris
their Animals From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caroline Kaufmann Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:31 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: socializing barn kittens Thanks! That makes me feel better! I do leave the TV on their room all day to force them

RE: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
f Of Caroline KaufmannSent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:31 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: RE: socializing barn kittens Thanks! That makes me feel better! I do leave the TV on their room all day to force them to get used to human voices. As far as food bowls and litter box- no problem (excep

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2007-12-19 Thread Marylyn
ecember 19, 2007 4:30 PM Subject: RE: socializing barn kittens Yes! That is exactly what I told my mom! That's the comparison I used. That they make me feel bad about myself b/c of the way they look at me when I come in the room...they look UP at me like I'm the giant from Jack

Re: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Marylyn
w man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Caroline Kaufmann To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:30 PM Subject: RE: socializing barn kittens Yes! That is exactly what I told my mom! That&

RE: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Caroline Kaufmann
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RE: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Chris
: RE: socializing barn kittens Yes! That is exactly what I told my mom! That's the comparison I used. That they make me feel bad about myself b/c of the way they look at me when I come in the room...they look UP at me like I'm the giant from Jack & the Beanstock and I'm there

Re: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Kelley Saveika
Sounds like you're doing a great job!:) -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home?tag=rescuties-20 http://www.zazzle.com/rescuties* Please help Clarissa! http://

Re: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Marylyn
ewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Marylyn To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 1:22 AM Subject: Re: socializing barn kittens You may want to get a

Re: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-20 Thread tamara stickler
: RE: socializing barn kittens On that note, I was told many times by the initial rescuer of these kittens that they are all females. The vet clinic that did their fvrcps, wormings, etc., marked them as all females. I thought all got spayed yesterday. But since I have had them, I kept calling

Re: OT: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread Susan Hoffman
You're actually off to a very good start. - Keep holding and petting, whether they admit to liking it or not, and keep the feathery toys handy. - Keep them in a very small space so you can easily get your hands on them. - Add a little meat baby food to your repertoire, especially t

Re: OT: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-19 Thread MaryChristine
yeah, what susan just said. i will go and sit in the room with them, too, with some absolutely irresistable toy and make an absolute fool out of myself playing with it, ignoring them all the while. often the temptation to play is just TOO great to resist i won't try to force contact on them

Re: OT: socializing barn kittens

2007-12-20 Thread Beth Noren
My crew of born-in-a-brush-pile kitties acted like that at first. They were 7-8 weeks old when we brought them into our house. We had them quarantined in our bedroom, got a positve FELV test, and kept them in there until we could run a confirming test 3 months later, and get our adult kitty vacci