Hi Bonnie, Thank you for taking your aunt's cat. From description you gave us, it sounds like Princess will be no problem at all to integrate into your household. I think she will be more comfortable confined to one room at first, as it is overwhelming to have an entire house plus 4 other cats all at once.
Your vet is correct...... Five cats are no more trouble than four. I thought I had a lot when I took in my fifth cat, and now I have 15........ All rescued. Thankfully our house is large and they also have three outdoor enclosures they can access from the house. Let us know what the biopsy results show. I hope she is FelV neg. and the biopsy is benign. Lorrie On 07-29, Bonnie Hogue wrote: > Hi Everyone > > Life can be stressful sometimes. > > My aunt is going into assisted living (suddenly) and I'm taking her > cat. I took my mom's cat, Lucky, last Fall, and he's become part > of the household very nicely. This little cat, Princess, is a > sweet and mild-mannered little one. I took her to the vet today > for a checkup and unfortunately he spied a growth on her tongue. > He's biopsied it (so we will know) and I'm picking her up in a > couple hours. > > The thing is, this is very sudden and I haven't had much time to > prepare. And I'm going to be gone 12 or more hours a day next week > (eek). I can put her in the spare bedroom until the Felv test comes > back. But I don't want her to be freaked out or too frightened. > I'm hoping that instead of a three weeks, I can try to integrate > her in a week or two. > This will make FIVE indoor cats for me. I've never had so many. > The vet said, "Well, four or five isn't much different." Bless him. > > What's the conventional wisdom out there? Leave her in the room > 7-14 days, or longer? > > Thanks for your input! > > Bonnie _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
