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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2005Please Purr For My Stinky
My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my finger on. He seemed to be accepting Dante more and more, but that process seems to have stalled, and he just is not really acting at home in his own house. The fleas and taking him to the vet were pretty traumatic too. But I thought he would be perking up a little by now. Please purr for my darling boy. I am worried sick about him. If I don't seem him perk up in another day or so, I'm taking him back to the vet. I am so afraid I have done something really bad to him by bringing the kitten home. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War Purrs on the way. But, although there's always the possibility that he's really not well, he might just need longer. I'd usually expect it to take at least 4-6 months after a new feline arrival for things to really settle down. Especially if Stinky doesn't already know from experience that a newcomer doesn't mean he's getting the push. My memory's a little fuzzy and I'm not sure if it's been that long, but I don't think it has. > I am so afraid I have done something really bad to him by bringing the > kitten home. I know exactly how you feel. I wasn't sure about either of the kittens, and it did take some time for Frank to accept them. I did worry I'd done something terrible, but it turned out alright in the end. We are sending oodles of purrs for Stinky to soon be back to his old lovely self.  SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I am so afraid I have done something really bad to him by bringing the > kitten home. Big huge purrs on their way to your handsome boy to be back to his old self soon! Susan M Otis and Chester > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I am so afraid I have done something really bad to him by bringing the > kitten home. Here's hoping Stinky improves soon. You know, it can take *months* for cats to accept each other. Each is an individual just as we are and just as we can't expect to be best buddies with everyone we spend time with, it's the same with cats. With my three Waffles & Francis are fine with each other, but adding Marble into the equation was fun... not. Marble is a big tabby tyrant with one brain cell which is geared to finding food. As a result, Waffles loathed Marble from day 1. It took *months* for a certain tolerance to settle between them. They'll never be best buddies, but they tolerate each other. Thankfully I've space enough where they aren't fighting for space, but they'll never be best buddies. Patience is the key. Cheers, helen s Please don't kick yourself! Poor Stinky has had a devil of a time of it: the vet, fleas, and this little newcomer, well they must be throwing him for a loop but good! Take care of the health matters, and give Stinky lots of good kitty-love. He'll come around to Dante, I think. It really can take months for two cats to get used to one another. Ours still have territory issues, and still get into squabbles. They're not much different from two-legged siblings in that regard. Stosh and Roxie are always arguing, but when we brought Brandy home from the vet last week they were licking her, cuddling with her and caring for her, without one nasty word being exchanged. It was no mistake to bring into your home a little one who might have never known love and good care but for you. Eventually, as Stinky feels physically better and more secure in his "place," he and Dante will at least come to a certain cordial understanding. I wonder if he is a bossy cat, or as our vet put it an "alpha male" like Stosh. Our vet said to let Stosh roll with his alpha tendencies; to try and wean them out of him would have been against his nature and caused more harm than good. As a result Stosh is territorial, but protective of the Ladies. It may well be so with Stinky too. As with all things, patience will bring its rewards. Just love him like crazy and he'll come around. Blessed be, Baha > > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Cheers, helen s Purrs for Stinky - and for you. SignatureJoy **Don't believe everything you think** > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War > My poor boy is just not himself. I's purin xtra lowd for u Stinky 'cos I hav hoolikitn trubles tu. There horid fings an' I hate 'em. Sumtimes, tho, I carnt help miself an hav to play. I 'spect fings get better wen they get oder an setl down. Purs Snowball the put-upon Ragdoll. Dear Stinky I 2 hope you feel beter soon, I like my new hulikit so hav a gud time wiv him. Fud's beter now, mor choyce. Purrs Bandit the contented B&W DSH (like u) Deer Stinky Hoolikit are FUN. Enjoy. WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Luv Claudius And purrs from me too Gordon the hoomin Woofs from Raki the d-pet, afeared of all superior beings whatever age and size. > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War Purrs for Stinky to feel better soon. Personally I would avoid the vet unless it's absolutely nescessary. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Purrs for Stinky to feel better soon. Personally I would avoid the > vet unless it's absolutely nescessary. Why? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Purrs for Stinky to feel better soon. Personally I would avoid the >> vet unless it's absolutely nescessary. > > Why? Because the last visit seamed to distress Stinky a lot. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>> Purrs for Stinky to feel better soon. Personally I would avoid the >>> vet unless it's absolutely nescessary. >> >> Why? > > Because the last visit seamed to distress Stinky a lot. Oh. Okay, that makes sense then. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I am so afraid I have done something really bad to him by bringing the > kitten home. Lots of purrs on the way. Give him time to adjust, sometimes it takes months! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Purrs for Stinky to feel better very quickly. Extra scritches and lovin' for your pretty boy. Jill > Please purr for my darling boy. I am worried sick about him. A bunch of purrs are on the way for Stinky. For you too. I'm sure he'll be fine. BTW, our Speckles and Hobo still take swats at each other after more than 12 years together. They mostly tolerate their togetherness but just barely. Not to worry, though, nothing dangerous or serious. Jeanne Jeanne Hajos spamguard:( u is i, and not is net) === "Anger improves nothing except the arch of a cat's back." --- Coleman Cox My SETI team: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_125874.html Awww. Purring for Stinky. Is he still eating well? Do you think he's just pouting, or do you think he might not feel well? Sherry >Awww. Purring for Stinky. Is he still eating well? Do you think he's >just pouting, or do you think he might not feel well? > >Sherry I've gotten to the point where I am really worried, and wonder if his unhappiness over Dante might be making me overlook something else. He just is not himself. He looks so miserable. He spends more time than usual meatloafed and his coat is just not right. That's what really worries me. His coat is usually incredibly smooth and shiny, and now it is all messy and dull. Relatively. For him. Thanks all for the purrs, keep 'em coming. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War >>Awww. Purring for Stinky. Is he still eating well? Do you think he's >>just pouting, or do you think he might not feel well? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > worries me. His coat is usually incredibly smooth and shiny, and now > it is all messy and dull. Relatively. For him. You are right to keep an eye on him, and I would be worried too. But isn't this the time of year when their winter coats start to come in and make them look kind of ragged for a month or so? Jo Purrs on the way. Ann Signatureread Sam's blog at http://kittens-3.blogspot.com/ see pictures of Sam at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ann791/my_photos > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I am so afraid I have done something really bad to him by bringing > the kitten home. Please don't go borrowing trouble ... the kitten probably has nothing to do with Stinky's malaise. But definitely bring Stinky to the vet so the vet can tell you him/herself. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > If I don't seem him perk up in another day or so, I'm taking him back > to the vet. We will purr for him just in case he's ill, but it just might have been a shock for him to have another kitty in the house when he'd been the only one for so long. > I am so afraid I have done something really bad to him by bringing the > kitten home. You haven't. If he doesn't improve, like you say a vet check is in order, but it could be that he is just sulking for the moment, and will be glad of a little naughty companion eventually. He's had you to himself for a long time, hasn't he? It must be a shock to share you. Lots of skritches for Stinky, and BF sez remember your mommy loves you best, bruv. Alldertime honestly. Tweed & BF > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > > Make Levees, Not War >My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he >should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Make Levees, Not War Purrs for Stinky. Sometimes it just takes cats awhile to really get comfortable, even when they like it each other. Some take to each other immediately, while others can take weeks or even longer to be okay. Hang in there. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > kitten home. > Theresa We've had hordes of cats over the years, and their reactions to newcomers differ. But one thing has been constant - after a new feline family member enters the picture, after varying periods of adjustment, the cats have settled down to their previous normal lives. Sometimes, inter-cat animosities grow and continue. Like Emily's for Sophie. We have to keep them divided in the house or Emily goes into attack mode. But we've learned to live with this, and endure what we call twice-daily "cat swaps", where Emily gets the upstairs and Sophie gets the downstairs and vice versa. Stinky may be jealous of the attention you're paying the new kitten, and be reacting in a surprisingly human fashion. But in time, if our experience is any indication, he'll probably get over it. But I understand your feelings. We've been there. Best wishes to you and the kitties. > My poor boy is just not himself. Many purrs for Stinky. Don't blame yourself or the kitten. after all, the kitten needed a home too! When we first got the bits, we had an awful time because usually we had nox on our head at night and during that time she wouldn't even come into the bedroom at all because that's where the HELL SPAWN slept in their box! She'd hiss and spit just walking by the door. Within a month, those kittens were her right and left hand (paw?) "men" in the feline-world-order... --Fil > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War Purrs for Stinky. I really don't think you did anything bad bringing Dante home. You also have to keep in mind that coincidences happen as far as timing goes. I really hope that you see him bouncing back from the whole flea incident soon. Is he eating OK? Any particular signs? > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War Purrs for Stinky, I'm sure he'll be OK. Perhaps your mom could take Dante for a few days to put your mind at ease. If Stinky doesn't perk up right away, you'll know Dante is not the problem. Deer Stinky, At leest yu're only living with ONE Hoolikitten--I've got to live with two. AND they're both GIRLS! Best Wishus, Panther Purrs heading out your way! > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War Lots of purrs from us. Will be thinking of you and Stinky. Christine > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War Purrs on the way from Mistletoe and Smokey for "the Stinkster". Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe Lots and lots of purrs for Stinky to start feeling better right away, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > My poor boy is just not himself. He is not bouncing back the way he > should. There is something not right about him, that I can't put my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War |
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