Have you tried a snuggle safe (hard plastic filled with a fluid). Microwave
one, put it in a towel on whatever he sleeps on and it will stay warm for
about 8 hours. It is reusable and available in pet stores and on the
internet.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: Starman
Hi Wendy,
Thanks for asking about Star. I've got sleep deprivation from trying to
figure out a way to bring him in at night. His lungs are still congested
and his eyes, still runny. Sleeping outside in the cold cannot be good
for him. He's got shelter, but he insists on sleeping on a shelf that
looks into my bedroom and he's exposed to the elements. He cries and
cries to come in. When I open the window, he tries to push his way past
me into the bedroom. It's pitiful how much he wants to enjoy the comforts
of human living. He's still hostile toward my cats, and visa versa for
the most part. Two nights ago I tried to put him in a huge wire dog crate
next to the bed. I had it covered, but he was so freaked out about being
confined that he peed his bed twice. Nasty, nasty intact Tom, scared to
death, extremely pungent urine smell permeated every thing in the room.
Between crawling into the crate to try and comfort him, doing midnight
laundry duty, and his fearful crying, I got absolutely no sleep. The next
night he decided that he'd rather not come in and spent the night on the
shelf again. I put a heating pad under a blanket and except for a
pitifully crying for me to come out and join him every couple of hours, it
seemed to work out okay. Last night the winds were so bad that it had him
scared. Around 4am this morning I finally wrapped him in the blanket he
was sleeping on and hustled him into the bathroom. More crying, more
getting up to go in and comfort him. Arrgghh! I tell you I'm tired! He
has an appointment to get neutered this Thursday, but I'm still concerned
about his lung congestion and the anesthesia. The boy has got to get
those pom poms snipped before we can proceed with acclimation! On the
plus side, he's really come to trust me, (don't ask me why or how!)
Nina
wendy wrote:
Hey Nina,
How is Starman doing? Have things gotten any better?
:)
Wendy
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