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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2004I don't need another cat.......
Help me be strong. Please. :) This evening I was standing in front of the house talking to DH and a friend of ours when I see a *tiny* grey kitten run down the sidewalk across the street. I blink, go 'What the..." and run across the street. Kitten is tiny, maybe 6-8 weeks old, nothing but skin and bones, and a super-sweet kneading purring machine. So Kitten is ensconced in the basement bathroom with food, water, litterbox (which he used!), toys, and bed of sweaters. He ate until his little tummy was enormous, purring like a motorboat the entire time. The boys have no idea that there's another cat in the house yet because the basement has a door at the top of the stairs and we shut them out of it. I do not need another cat. Right? Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid > Help me be strong. Please. :) > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage > Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid Yah. Sure. That's what you think. > Help me be strong. Please. :) > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage >Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/strays.htm > http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/strays.htm *laughing so hard tears are streaming down my face* And that kitty graphic is the CUTEST!  Signature-- ~kaeli~ The best part of having kids is giving them back to their parents. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace How great to see the original and the story that went with it! > http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/strays.htm THAT was a really lovely piece! I've sent copies of it to various cat friendly friends ... Iain > Help me be strong. Please. :) > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage >Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid ... >'o'< Rescued Cats & Kittens Needing Homes >'o'< www.celiahammond.org >'o'< I think sometimes the stray cat you meet up with in the street can end up being the most special of any cat you ever have. I just adopted an 8 week old kitten about a year ago. My 14 and 13 year old girls were not thrilled but due to my age it was get the kitten now or never again have a little kitten because I must outlive my cats. The cats adjusted and now are one big happy family. But my 14 year old is the stray I met in the street, declawed and not even full grown. She was playing with the kids and had been a stray in the neighborhood for 3 weeks. We had heard a kitten crying in the early morning hours but could never find the kitten. After I took her in we never heard the crying again. Very recently I came to the realization that this particular cat who is the most wonderful cat I ever met has been a guardian angel for me. She has seen me through troubles, most serious was breast cancer 7 years ago. There is just something so special about her. I do love the others but those cats I actually went and actively seeked out to adopt. So, take a second look at the little kitten you found in the street and go for it! Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > I think sometimes the stray cat you meet up with in the street can end up > being the most special of any cat you ever have. Yup. My Mom's favorite cat was her Tom, who she found in the parking lot of some Mexican restaurant. We had no intention of keeping him. ;) We thought he was nearly full grown at 9 pounds. He wasn't. He got to be a very robust 22 pounds and looked kinda sorta like a Maine Coon type cat. He was the bestest boy ever, or so we all say. :) My aunt's two cats that lived to be like 20 each were also strays found as babies. Signature-- ~kaeli~ The best part of having kids is giving them back to their parents. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > > I think sometimes the stray cat you meet up with in the street can end up > > being the most special of any cat you ever have. > > Yup. My Mom's favorite cat was her Tom, who she found in the parking lot of > some Mexican restaurant. It has never occurred to me to adopt anything but a stray. The response has always been "oh cool, this one's up for grabs!" My friend Amanda was kind enough to adopt two needy cats that I couldn't have. Now she calls them her 'lucky charms', since they brought her a lot of good luck and continue to do so. As to my cat; I strongly believe that my mother's soul is trapped in her - she came back to me as a cat so that I can take good care of her as she always wanted me to. Warm regards, Andr0:) > I think sometimes the stray cat you meet up with in the street can end up > being the most special of any cat you ever have. I just adopted an 8 week [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Of course I don't look busy, > I did it right the first time. > Help me be strong. Please. :) The last time I was telling myself that, I came home with Jeffrey. ;) Good luck. *grins* We all know I'd be introducing the new kitten to all my family. *LOL* Signature-- ~kaeli~ Do cemetery workers prefer the graveyard shift? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace >> Help me be strong. Please. :) > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >We all know I'd be introducing the new kitten to all my family. *LOL* How many is too many? I promised I wasn't getting more than two. Then I saw Jackie and had to get her out of there. So now I have three. My family says that after three you become the folks that we read about in the papers when they take them away. > >> Help me be strong. Please. :) > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > family says that after three you become the folks that we read about > in the papers when they take them away. Oh please. After 14 or something maybe. >> >In article <llu6l0l59jq1mjueob8ltqd2mele731k82@4ax.com>, >neko@ascendancy.net [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Oh please. After 14 or something maybe. Well I suppose it depends on the size of house, your budget, and so on. Plus, you need enough people to provide attention. Each cat requires something of a commitment of time just to pet them once in a while. Also, there needs to be enough laps for the lapsitters to fill. And enough old style (CRT) monitors to provide heat. > >> >In article <llu6l0l59jq1mjueob8ltqd2mele731k82@4ax.com>, > >neko@ascendancy.net [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > And enough old style (CRT) monitors to provide heat. Well, this is true, but IMO you can't seriously be labeled a collector unless you can't provide proper care, including spay neutering. And when you hide them in basements because of your inability. Otherwise, people need to mind their business. Just my opinion. Of course there needs to be common sense, but some people are a little over the edge about it. I used to think I could NOT have more than two cats because how could I provide enough attention. I inherited my brothers cat and really, they have worked out a nice schedule. It has convinced me that *probably* I could give attention and afford even two more. I would just need a bigger place. That will probably not happen, but adding Pearl showed me a lot. > > >> How many is too many? I promised I wasn't getting more than two. Then > > >> I saw Jackie and had to get her out of there. So now I have three. My [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > and afford even two more. I would just need a bigger place. That will > probably not happen, but adding Pearl showed me a lot. I wasn'tg ever going to ahve moe than 2 cats. Just couldn't handle it. Had 2 cats for about 14 years. Then we found a little kitten wandering loose over a period of days. Had 3 for a few years then I got another apple head siamese. A year later a woman came to work with a box of kitten, put this tiny gray thing in my hands and then I had Mosby. So now I have 7. Have had 8 but one died of Fe Leuk. Have another Feleuk pair so no more until they are gone. It can be done, but you gotta budge $$ and time. Mine are happy and content. LT For me it started out as one. I adopted Isis from the Humane Society and for four years she was the only cat until I rescued Jade from an abandoned apartment where the people got evicted and left her behind. Then a little over a month ago I found and rescued Icarus who was found wondering around outside as a stray. Now I have 3 cats. SignatureCat Galaxy: All Cats! All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > I wasn'tg ever going to ahve moe than 2 cats. Just couldn't handle it. > Had 2 cats for about 14 years. Then we found a little kitten [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > LT Linda Terrell <lindat5@mindspring.com> quoth: >So now I have 7. Have had 8 but one died of Fe Leuk. Have another >Feleuk >pair so no more until they are gone. How do you manage that? Are the others vaccinated against Fel Leuk? Priscilla > Linda Terrell <lindat5@mindspring.com> quoth: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Priscilla They are all vaccinated, including the ones with FeLeuk. I've got those 2 on metacam daily. They were rescues and by the time we found out (I was told they'd been tested) they had FeLeuk, they'd been with my other cats for months. Seemed useless to isolate them. LT http://photobucket.com/albums/v344/alfuso/ Karen <kchuplis@nospamalltel.net> quoth: >> Well I suppose it depends on the size of house, your budget, and so >> on. Plus, you need enough people to provide attention. Each cat >> requires something of a commitment of time just to pet them once in a >> while. Also, there needs to be enough laps for the lapsitters to fill. Hint: if you lie down on the couch, there's a lot more area for cats to cover. ;-) >Well, this is true, but IMO you can't seriously be labeled a collector >unless you can't provide proper care, including spay neutering. And when you [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >and afford even two more. I would just need a bigger place. That will >probably not happen, but adding Pearl showed me a lot. Yeah, mine have divvied up *where* they own me. Benjie owns me in my bed (he monitors my bedtime and rising), Caley owns me in the recliner and computer chari, and when I'm on the sofa it's first come first served, with room for many. Priscilla, mom to 3.5 furkids > >> Help me be strong. Please. :) > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > family says that after three you become the folks that we read about > in the papers when they take them away. I want more. We have the room. My husband won't agree, though, and until I get one of the current cats to get a job to pay half the mortgage we're just out of luck. Orchid <neko@ascendancy.net> quoth: > This evening I was standing in front of the house talking to >DH and a friend of ours when I see a *tiny* grey kitten run down the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >yet because the basement has a door at the top of the stairs and we >shut them out of it. > I do not need another cat. Right? Heh. I can relate. Sprocket may or may not be adopted out. Right now I couldn't stand to let the little smurf go. Priscilla Maybe the cat needs *you* Signaturerach > Help me be strong. Please. :) > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage > Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid > Help me be strong. Please. :) > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage >Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid Sounds like he needs you though. I think it also sounds like love at first site. Any chance of finding him a home? Karryl http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/soft63389/index.htm |
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