Paola, The yowling is truly pathetic.
Sounds like you have similar set-up as far as your yard goes. Little stinker followed my son home from downtown when she was 6-7 weeks old. So even though she started life as a very sick stray, She is now way too familiar to really care what we think. However, when I sit outside with her I think she knows it is for her. Her little bored teenager side is what keeps me on my toes. All she has to do is catch me not looking and off she goes! Thanks for the sympathy! Melinda Sent from my iPhone On Sep 22, 2010, at 1:59 PM, paola cresti <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Melinda, > I feel your pain, I have in and out cats (live in a complex in the city away > from any possible cat-predators and in a house recessed from the street, > small > patio but with a grassy green area in front of my unit) as my place is rather > small and I have several cats. 2 are indoors only (or just the patio) as they > have a hard time with the 5+ foot wooden fence, they only go out if I'm > outside > and when I got back in I call them and they come right in. One can get out > easily but prefers staying in with mommy (his actual mommy) and me. 2 of > them > if I keep them in they will meow as if I was skinning them alive... well one > meows the other constantly runs around looking for a way out, and one is half > feral and feuding with my other females so is almost always out, but she's > adopted the patios of several neighbours so I always know where to find her. > > When it's bad weather and if I go on a trip (and have a catsitter) I close > them > in and suffer the consequences, ripped up stuff, peeing around etc... > > Then I took in a little stray that turned out to be FeLV+. His room is the > garage but when I'm home I let him in the house and supervise him. Call him > at > intervals, check where he is. He's gotten used to being checked up on and I > noticed that I could do this with letting him outside too. Mostly because > he's > so quick and sneaky he managed to get out once when I was closing the door. > Had > to stop of I would have closed it on him (little daredevil) but I followed > him > out and not alarmed at all called him back and petted him a while prior to > taking him back in. The result is I can take him out now for actual "walks" > like > a dog without a leash. He follows me if I change direction from where he's > going > and if I call him back. > > There is another feral cat outside that I feed and my little Felv+ Angel > (who > is really happy to have a home and doesn't want to leave... just visit the > outdoors every now and then) probably was in feuds with him before so once he > took off and chased him. I had to run after them like a crazy lady and then > took > him and uncerimoniously put him in the garage. No fuss. But somehow he got it > and that was the last time he chased him. > > They're pretty smart and when they want to please you they figure out what > you > want from them if you can give them clear messages, and no cat wants to > please > you like a stray you took in, I'm sorry to say. It's so sweet, but it's so > sad > that they would be made to feel that way. > > Paola > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Melinda Kerr <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, September 17, 2010 9:04:23 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Fw: New to Feline Leukemia > > I forgot to add that on our very small base there are no wild animals, most > strays are caught almost immediately ( Fuji is collared and chipped) and the > likelihood of Fuji coming across and getting into a confrontation with > another > cat are very slim. Most people who have cats brought them from the states > and > have already had them vaccinated. Again, very few are actually let out. The > speed limit on most of the base is less than 40 kilometers per hour (about 25 > mph.) I know there are a lot of things she can come across if she goes > outside. I'll probably keep trying to sit out with her as I have done since > she > got sick. However, if she occasionally manages to escape my clutches, I > won't > worry too much! She stays pretty close and always comes home in a couple of > hours. I really am trying to do my best to keep her healthy and happy. > > > Thanks again for your input and concern. > > Melinda and Fuji > On Sep 18, 2010, at 6:49 AM, Cougar Clan wrote: > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
