Ashleigh,
Yeah, that cracked me up too :). I knew you were a goner the moment
you opened the door. For Heaven's sake I've never heard of anyone
being chosen more deliberately. Are you sure the word isn't out on
your in the neighborhood and somebody didn't put him there and then
run? It's amazing how these guys know which door to come to, isn't
it? Is there any way you can put a screen door on the room that
Freddie lives in? This way he won't feel so isolated, Bella can "meet"
him and get used to his presence and he'll still be safe, (felv isn't
an airborne contagion). Make sure he's got lots of toys and things to
keep him busy in there. Does he have a window? When I had to isolate
Gypsy, (she was a 4 month old born-in-the-wild feral when she came to
us), I built a ladder that led from the sink to a window perch. She
loved it! A couple of years later that ladder is still there in our
guest bathroom. You should see the looks we get from friends visiting
us for the first time. Actually the whole darn house is set up for our
animal's comfort and enjoyment. I remember the first time I paid a
visit to a woman's house that volunteers with a rescue group in our
area. She opened the door and behind her, instead of couches and
chairs, were elaborate jungle gym type cat trees. Not a stick of
furniture in her living room a human would be comfortable sitting on.
Hee hee. I knew I'd found a kindred spirit.
I wish you much joy and happiness with your new arrival. I believe he
was meant to be with you, Bella, and the rest of your family.
Congratulations Mommy!
Nina
Ashleigh Smith wrote:
LOL . . "if you do get attached to Freddie . . ."
TOO LATE! He's already been made a member of the family. I
took it as a sign from Pepper that Freddie arrived at my doorstep last
night :-)
Freddie and Bella will just have to live separate and apart for
a while. Right now, Bella's food, water, and litter are in the
guest/computer room. Freddie is set up in the master bathroom (which
is about as big as a small bedroom). We'll have to live this way for a
while, I guess. When Freddie gets older, I'm going to see about
letting him sleep in my daughter's room. (Bella usually sleeps in my
room.)
Hi
Ashley,
I would not use Frontline on a kitten that young, but
others here might have had more experience with a
kitten this young. You might do better just picking
the fleas off his little body with your fingers or
using a very fine tooth comb.
Definitely, I would keep Bella and Freddie away from
each other, and not sharing litter boxes or
food/water. Freddie could catch it from Bella, and
that would be bad since he's so little. And Bella
could 'catch' it/be made worse from Freddie. The
experts don't know much about FeLV, but I suspect
there is more than one strain of this virus like so
many other viruses (which would explain why some
kitties fight it off and others don't, and why the
symtoms/illnesses are so vast). If this is true,
Bella could catch more than one strain, thus making
her worse off. And vice versa for Freddie.
Unfortunately, if he is NOT FeLV positive (which would
be great), you will have to keep them separated for a
long time because he is a kitten and is not
vaccinated. Kittens are so susceptible. If he's not,
then you might consider finding him a new home if
possible. You truly do have a situation right now,
but it will resolve itself given time. But if you do
get attached to Freddie, then you will find a way to
keep both babies, even if they have to be separated
for some time.
It's so weird that another black kitten found you
after losing Pepper so soon. That's exactly what
happened to me after I lost my black kitty Cricket.
And the two are so similar, like your Pepper and
Freddie, so I just consider it a blessing from above
and a reward of sorts because I loved Cricket so much
and grieved for him so hard. Life is funny sometimes!
Thank you for not turning Freddie away.
:)
Wendy
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