Ooh-I need to get one of those Snuggle Safes for my geriatric kitty, Julie. She would LOVE that! I didn't know they made them, and I've always been afraid to leave the house with a heating pad turned on. Thanks Marylyn!
:) Wendy --- Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> > 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 > >> > >>__________________________________________________ > >>Do You Yahoo!? > >>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >>http://mail.yahoo.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
