Re: 20 CATS...

[Nina]

Sandy, Remind me again, is Cotton mixed with all the others?  Does Miss have access to Cotton?  If she does, you could try something that worked like a charm on my Timmy when I recently brought Pistol Pete into the mix.  I told Timmy that Pete was HIS cat.  That I brought Pete home so that Tim would have someone to play with, (Tim lost his sisters, Jazz and Grace to felv).  I also told Timmy that he was Pete's big brother now, and that I needed him to help me take care of him and make sure he was safe.  Whenever I would see Tim watching Pete, I'd tell him what a good boy he was for keeping an eye on his brother.  I don't know how much my "talks" with Tim had to do with it, but he went from hissing at Pete to playing with him in a matter of a couple of days.  What a joy to behold! I don't know why they suggested flavoring the Interferon, they don't usually do that.  It's tasteless.  Now you have to hope that whatever they flavored it with appeals to Cotton!  You're not suppose to mix it in food, just gently squirt it in his mouth.  If he likes the way it tastes, that will be great.  I would suggest syringing it into his mouth anyway.  That way he'll get used to the process with something that's not too distasteful.  I always give my kitties meds in the same place, so they know what's coming, (I use the kitchen counter, because I don't want them jumping up there anyway, and this way they avoid it!).  Afterward, I'll give them something tasty as a reward.  Grace never cared that much about food, so her reward was supervised time outside directly after taking her meds.  It got to the point that as soon as I put her down, she'd run to the back door. Nina Dudes wrote: Nina, I thank you for your kind thoughts.  I do try to stay very in tune with my cats. To me, they convey so much of how they feel in their faces and body.  I could tell that Miss was quite angry about Cotton when he first came.  She started avoiding us, and I could just see the anger brewing in her eyes.  The look on her face was unmistakable to me.   I believe that you were very wise in dealing with Kimba's bad manners.  Will maybe have to try this when my Cricket chases Cotton and bullies him.  It has diminished quite a bit.  But on a positive note, I feel much closer to Cricket because I don't want to make her feel less loved by showing too much attention to Cotton in her presence.  I believe she knows how I feel about the other two cats, but she is uncertain about Cotton.  I've often wondered if she sensed that he was sick or different, and maybe that's why she is so affected by his presence. Sandy