Hideyo, I have a kitty that does not use the litte box regularly, much to our dislike, and I am so going to try that towel in a kitty box thing because everytime I have clothes on the floor to put into the wash, she tinkles on them! I will let you know how this goes and thanks so much for the tip!
:) Wendy --- Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Kerry - actually Carol (person in Jail) asked if > she should have > euthanized them before. I said "hell no" - I am not > sure how dependable > she is going to be as she is a drug addict (sort of) > and am not sure how > clean she can stay when she gets out of jail. But I > told her not to > worry about the kitties, I will take care of them > indefinitely and she > was very grateful. In a way, I am hoping that she > never will ask for > them (she was evicted from the apartment so she does > not have a place to > live either). > > Well, about tiger, I came to realize that some > kitties don't like to > touch the litter at all. And it might reinforce the > idea now you > mentioned that Tiger does not want to cover the > litter box. I have a > cat whose name is narita - she does not want to pee > in the litter box, > but does not mind doing so in a town (or any soft > place) in a litter > box, she does number 2 in the litter box, but she > put all her legs on > the top of the litter box and she does not put her > feet in the box at > all (of course, she does not cover the poops either) > - > > I am not sure if it's the case with Tiger or not. I > realized that I > couldn't make her do what I wanted her to do (use a > litter box like a > normal kitty), so I accommodate her need or so that > she won't keep > peeing on my bed or couch (yikes) ... > > I hope it's not the case with Tiger and it might be > just temporary.. but > you might want to try a different type of litter --- > do you use clay > litter now? > I use wheat kind.. > > Love. > > Hideyo > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of MacKenzie, > Kerry N. > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 7:33 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: RE: Tsubomi, Ginger and Garfunkle update - > To Nina and Kerry > > How long is the owner in jail, Hideyo? Yes, you are > going to have a > tough time if you have to give them up, too. Maybe > it won't come to > that, tho. They can't depend on her, that's clear. > (Heck, if it weren't > for you, they probably would have been euthanized by > the time she came > out.) > Hideyo, what's the idea behind the litter box with a > towel -- I'm not > clear, but I am intrigued. I sure need ideas! D'you > mean that on those > occasions when he doesn't use the box, he would > perhaps use the > non-litter box (instead of the wood floor as at > present)? Thing is, I > want to figure out how to get him to use the real > litter box all the > time. He's also the only cat that does not cover up. > He's a bit of a > slob, my Tiger....probably wasn't taught, along with > not being weaned, > poor love. > Hope Garfunkle, and Ghandi and Ruby-E -- and > Hideyo!-- are all doing ok. > love, Kerry > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Hideyo > Yamamoto > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 4:41 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: RE: Tsubomi, Ginger and Garfunkle update - > To Nina and Kerry > > > Kerry, did I tell you about terumo needles? Let me > ship some to you. > If you are using Monoject right now, you will find > much easier to use > terumo -- it's so smooth that you don't even know > that you are poking... > with Monoject.. I had to use a couple of needles > when Papa needed fluid > (he is my FIV boy who had a very thick skin) because > it took so much to > poke - > > Wow, it will be hard to give up Pookie, won't it? I > have 4 cats that I > reclaimed from the pound the other day (the owner is > in jail) and am > going to have a hard time to return them to her once > she gets out of > jail, because she is sort of drug addict and she has > some other mental > illness and am worried that their safety might be at > risk.. they are > just so scared right now.. but started coming out a > little bit --- I > love them very much, too! > > As for Tiger, have you tried to add another box in a > separate place or > put a litter box not filled with litter, but with a > towel or something.. > your instinct is probably right and maybe there is > something that can > fix with homeopathy, which I will ask with my > doctor.. the mean time, > you might want to try to add another litter box with > different litter or > but old rug in the litter box (it works very well > with a couple of my > non-litter box user kitties) > > Love, > > Hideyo > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of MacKenzie, > Kerry N. > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 3:32 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: RE: Tsubomi, Ginger and Garfunkle update - > To Nina and Kerry > > Mine are doing well; no one is sick just now, knock > on wood, thanks, > Hideyo. > I'm still a bit clumsy with Pookie's subQs---I had > thought I had it > straightened out but I went thru 2 needles last > night. He's very patient > with me luckily. My other cats are slowly getting > used to him. He is > very serene---he simply ignores all the stare-downs, > and the occasional > Tiger-swat. He's a real class act. I heard a bit > more about his > history---he was living in a car this summer, with > his human mom, in the > sweltering heat. She apparently was buying ice bags > to keep them both > cool. I don't know how his CRF figured in all this. > She has had Pookie > all his life (he's 15) since she was a teen, so she > must badly miss him. > It seems she will be in a situation to take him back > around Christmas. > I've never fostered for someone before. I know > already it will be tough > to give him up, though. He has a home with me as > long as he needs. > I'm going to be in touch with Nina re Tiger. I need > to figure out what's > going on with him and how to help him. He goes > outside the box once > every other week now. My instinct tells me it's > stress-related partly > because he doesn't get enough attention to meet his > needs (which are > much greater than my other cats)...maybe he really > is a cat that needs > to be on his own with no competition. > My positives, Mickey and Momcat seem fine, as do my > other two negs, > Trixie and Katyis... > Thanks for asking! > Kerry > === message truncated === __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
