Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-25 Thread LauraM
--- On Sat, 12/25/10, dlg...@windstream.net wrote: From: dlg...@windstream.net Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Saturday, December 25, 2010, 5:58 PM Thank God we only have hissing, slapping type fights.  So far. Lorrie wrote: > Lau

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-25 Thread dlgegg
Thank God we only have hissing, slapping type fights. So far. Lorrie wrote: > Laura, I feel for you I had one like that! He tore up all my > other cats, and it got so bad I had to keep him in one section of our > house. He was about two when we rescued him and we had to do this for

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-25 Thread dlgegg
You said it, your attention. I have left and then when they all thought I was gone snuck around to a window and everyone was just a peaceful as could be. They all follow me around the house and want to be close. That is when the hissing, screaming and slapping starts. Not everyone fits on on

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-23 Thread Natalie
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 7:46 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along With 14 cats it gets even worse :-( > Natalie wrote: > There is something about that magic number of 8 cats that I've > been hearing about for so longw

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-23 Thread Lorrie
With 14 cats it gets even worse :-( > Natalie wrote: > There is something about that magic number of 8 cats that I've > been hearing about for so longwhen you have 8 cats, one is > bound to pee where it shouldn't! ___ Felvtalk mailing lis

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-22 Thread dlgegg
k-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Sally Davis > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 12:50 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along > > Right now there are five cats on my bed and it can

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-22 Thread dlgegg
Glad I am not the only one with that problem. Homie marked a rocking chair and an oriental carpet. have to reupholster the chair back and when warm weather gets here, take the carpet out on the deck and wash it. Amazing, I can tell which one has just used the box by the smell. As for communic

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread Sally Davis
Daisy started marking when she came in heat. She had an appt for spaying. It was at a low cost clinic so I could not get an earlier date. That was the first of many times she peed on my headboard. Nothing like waking up to that., Oh and yes she has very strong scented pee. It has actually gotten b

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread Natalie
vtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along There's a book by a Dr. Nicholas Dodman called "The Cat Who Cried For Help" that has a chapter on feline aggression- it may not be the absolute answer for Blizzard (or others), but it is informative and it m

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread Natalie
ally Davis Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 12:50 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along Right now there are five cats on my bed and it can be up to 7 maybe even 8. That is not to say they don't hiss at each other. Once settled they look like "

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread Lorrie
Good for you with 10 cats. It's nice to know there are many of us who either rescue or have ended up with lots of cats. Lorrie > On 12-20, Sally Davis wrote: > Right now there are five cats on my bed and it can be up to 7 maybe even 8. > That is not to say they don't hiss at each other. Once sett

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread POTT, BEVERLY
0553378542.html -Original Message- From: LauraM [mailto:hingebacktorto...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 12:42 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along Thank you, Dana, I will try this. I'm desperate and Blizzard is a good cat, I j

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread Sally Davis
Right now there are five cats on my bed and it can be up to 7 maybe even 8. That is not to say they don't hiss at each other. Once settled they look like "angel kitties".Mine arrived at different times as well. The hardest one to adjust is Daisy. She lost her BEST BUD during the feline leukemia cri

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread LauraM
Thank you, Dana, I will try this. I'm desperate and Blizzard is a good cat, I just can't understand why he is the way he is.   ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread Natalie
visits all afternoon. Natalie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Lorrie Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 8:02 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along Natalie, I'd lik

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread Heather
little clan this morning while it was pouring rain outside, "At least you > guys are warm, dry, safe and don't have to hunt for your next meal." So it > beats the alternative! > ~Bonnie > - Original Message - From: "Lorrie" > To: > Sent: Sunday

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread Lorrie
Natalie, I'd like to hear about your method of introductions. and I'd love to know how many cats you have. I assume you must rescue too. I have what I think is an excellent set up here. I have an entire little guest cottage attached to our house that has never housed guests other than cats :-) I

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-20 Thread Lorrie
Laura, I feel for you I had one like that! He tore up all my other cats, and it got so bad I had to keep him in one section of our house. He was about two when we rescued him and we had to do this for ten years until he finally got so old he decided he'd rather sleep than fight! Lorrie

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-19 Thread dana giordano
Have you looked into homeopathy?I'm not learnt enough yet to do anything than point out a possible area to look into. My situation is my cats aggression ( sounds a lot like yours but not quite as aggressive with me) I can trace directly to the presence of the other cats. She was the first cat

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-19 Thread LauraM
I can handle a few spats. I can no longer handle the aggression displayed by one of my cats towards several of the others. It's so bad that I'm seriously considering  rehoming him into a single-cat household. Blizzard will literally try to kill Jet, Percy, Charlie and Tiger. They have to be kept

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-19 Thread Natalie
- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 5:00 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along Please remember that a group of people, especially siblings, argu

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-19 Thread MaiMaiPG
; To: Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along None of my cats sleep together either. They are affectionate with me, but not each other. They either ignore each other or have hiss, spit, yowling arguments along with a few well placed swats at eac

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-19 Thread Bonnie Hogue
nal Message - From: "Lorrie" To: Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along None of my cats sleep together either. They are affectionate with me, but not each other. They either ignore each other or have hiss, spit, yowling arguments alon

Re: [Felvtalk] Cats not getting along

2010-12-19 Thread Lorrie
None of my cats sleep together either. They are affectionate with me, but not each other. They either ignore each other or have hiss, spit, yowling arguments along with a few well placed swats at each other. I wonder if this is because all 14 of my cats were rescues who all arrived here at differ