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Yes, I had this happen, luckily two of my guys got on my porch and Bailey went in the neighbors yard and sat in her flower bed after pusing the screen out. They are now wedged in so they can't be pushed out. This was also the reason we ended up putting up the enclosure, once Bailey had a taste of the outside he was driving us nuts trying to get out and rolling around in front of the door meowing!! Within a month or so we had the cat enclosure built off the back door. -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com
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Mine have never worn collars, and they too are all microchipped. I know all the pros but experienced a very big con with a break away collar. Mi Tu caught her paw between her neck and the collar and was struggling when I found her. That was the last collar any cat of mine wore. They are now microchipped if they are inside cats (I'm not sure how much good that will do given my circumstances but it makes me feel better). -- Belinda happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties http://www.bemikitties.com HostDesign4U.com [affordable hosting web design] http://www.hostdesign4u.com ForYouByUs.com [custom printing] http://www.foryoubyus.com
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Be careful opening windows. Cats can push the screens right out and escape! tonya Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try bird feeders near the window and a window perch. Cats can bat balls and toys even on carpet. A nice box to hide in would be great. I had two cats who loved the Catnip (I think that is the title) tape (birds, squirrels etc) even though they had a 12x6x6 covered kennel with 24/7 access. Lots of personal time with you too.maybe a tv or radio to listen to part of the time (not all of the time--it becomes noise then). Dixie has three pans (goat food size rubber pans) on dollies with grass and capnip growing in them. She can get into the pans and roll in the grass and catnip and have a ball (she has three because she wears them down and they need time to refresh). A warm place to snuggle, maybe with a snuggle safe. Ideas.take what works for you and for Amond. On Feb 17, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Lance wrote: I think most cats play best with interactive toys. Ember loves the Cat Charmer, and while we haven't played with it in awhile, she liked the Cat Dancer, too. I also have a few pieces of elastic material that my mom gave me, and those work. A cat condo with a view is a great idea. Lance On Feb 17, 2008, at 5:10 PM, Sue Frank Koren wrote: Dorothy, Thank you for telling about Armond. I guess that answers my question - they can be infected even with the vaccination. That is too much risk for me and my original cats. If one of them got sick I would feel horrible! I don't want to get another FeLV+ cat, it seems like that would just double the trouble, and both of them in this small room. The best I can do is make this as a place as possible for him. I already have one of those donuts with a ball inside, a soft square he can hide in and various other cat toys. I think I will replace the chair by the window with a cat condo. Any suggestions for making room sweet room a fun place for Buzz to be? The floor is carpeted, so things that roll across the floor don't work. Sue - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: + - cats together To Sue Frank ~ I absolutely understand about you wanting Buzz to be with the others. It is so tough to have them separated. We brought in a stray a year ago and did not have her tested (but we did have her vaccinated). Anyway, she was positive and exposed our others. Armond caught the virus but my other cat did not. All of my animals were always vaccinated. Based on my experience, I would not mix them. I have had Armond since he was 4 weeks old, he has had all of his shots and he still tested positive from being with the other positive cat. We just adopted another FeLV positive cat so Armond could have a friend and we had a special house built for them. It works out great. Dorothy - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
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I truly believe this. My semi feral was chasing another cat around the house. They were making such a racket I went to break it up. I found Gray and White (I did not name her) had hung herself on my apron. SHe was going limp which helped me free her. She was fine but would not have been had I not see her. Sally
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Try bird feeders near the window and a window perch. Cats can bat balls and toys even on carpet. A nice box to hide in would be great. I had two cats who loved the Catnip (I think that is the title) tape (birds, squirrels etc) even though they had a 12x6x6 covered kennel with 24/7 access. Lots of personal time with you too.maybe a tv or radio to listen to part of the time (not all of the time--it becomes noise then). Dixie has three pans (goat food size rubber pans) on dollies with grass and capnip growing in them. She can get into the pans and roll in the grass and catnip and have a ball (she has three because she wears them down and they need time to refresh). A warm place to snuggle, maybe with a snuggle safe. Ideas.take what works for you and for Amond. On Feb 17, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Lance wrote: I think most cats play best with interactive toys. Ember loves the Cat Charmer, and while we haven't played with it in awhile, she liked the Cat Dancer, too. I also have a few pieces of elastic material that my mom gave me, and those work. A cat condo with a view is a great idea. Lance On Feb 17, 2008, at 5:10 PM, Sue Frank Koren wrote: Dorothy, Thank you for telling about Armond. I guess that answers my question - they can be infected even with the vaccination. That is too much risk for me and my original cats. If one of them got sick I would feel horrible! I don't want to get another FeLV+ cat, it seems like that would just double the trouble, and both of them in this small room. The best I can do is make this as a place as possible for him. I already have one of those donuts with a ball inside, a soft square he can hide in and various other cat toys. I think I will replace the chair by the window with a cat condo. Any suggestions for making room sweet room a fun place for Buzz to be? The floor is carpeted, so things that roll across the floor don't work. Sue - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: + - cats together To Sue Frank ~ I absolutely understand about you wanting Buzz to be with the others. It is so tough to have them separated. We brought in a stray a year ago and did not have her tested (but we did have her vaccinated). Anyway, she was positive and exposed our others. Armond caught the virus but my other cat did not. All of my animals were always vaccinated. Based on my experience, I would not mix them. I have had Armond since he was 4 weeks old, he has had all of his shots and he still tested positive from being with the other positive cat. We just adopted another FeLV positive cat so Armond could have a friend and we had a special house built for them. It works out great. Dorothy Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
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Thanks for the ideas! I googled the cat dancer and it is very similar to Buzz's favorite toy which is a wand with a long leather string tied to a mouse with feathers. He plays so hard with that toy that he ends up panting. While on that website I found something called Mouse in the House that looks like it will be good for the long times when he is alone. We have to keep his room locked because one of our other cats, Scottie, is very good at opening closed doors. Every time I visit him I have to pick the lock from the outside. I say goodbye to him before I leave for work, and check on him for a few minutes when I come home. Then I have to fix dinner and after it is cleaned up I try to bring him out to the family room on my lap for a little bit, but he doesn't want to be held out there. I end up going back in his room with him for the rest of the evening. The idea about a bird feeder will work and I think grass in tubs would be good also. I assume cat grass is OK for FeLV + ? The other cats would enjoy the grass, also. All of them are indoor cats. Can't play favorites. Maybe after some time goes by Buzz will get used to living in one room and not cry so. Sue Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: = Try bird feeders near the window and a window perch. Cats can bat balls and toys even on carpet. A nice box to hide in would be great. I had two cats who loved the Catnip (I think that is the title) tape (birds, squirrels etc) even though they had a 12x6x6 covered kennel with 24/7 access. Lots of personal time with you too.maybe a tv or radio to listen to part of the time (not all of the time--it becomes noise then). Dixie has three pans (goat food size rubber pans) on dollies with grass and capnip growing in them. She can get into the pans and roll in the grass and catnip and have a ball (she has three because she wears them down and they need time to refresh). A warm place to snuggle, maybe with a snuggle safe. Ideas.take what works for you and for Amond. On Feb 17, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Lance wrote: I think most cats play best with interactive toys. Ember loves the Cat Charmer, and while we haven't played with it in awhile, she liked the Cat Dancer, too. I also have a few pieces of elastic material that my mom gave me, and those work. A cat condo with a view is a great idea. Lance On Feb 17, 2008, at 5:10 PM, Sue Frank Koren wrote: Dorothy, Thank you for telling about Armond. I guess that answers my question - they can be infected even with the vaccination. That is too much risk for me and my original cats. If one of them got sick I would feel horrible! I don't want to get another FeLV+ cat, it seems like that would just double the trouble, and both of them in this small room. The best I can do is make this as a place as possible for him. I already have one of those donuts with a ball inside, a soft square he can hide in and various other cat toys. I think I will replace the chair by the window with a cat condo. Any suggestions for making room sweet room a fun place for Buzz to be? The floor is carpeted, so things that roll across the floor don't work. Sue - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: + - cats together To Sue Frank ~ I absolutely understand about you wanting Buzz to be with the others. It is so tough to have them separated. We brought in a stray a year ago and did not have her tested (but we did have her vaccinated). Anyway, she was positive and exposed our others. Armond caught the virus but my other cat did not. All of my animals were always vaccinated. Based on my experience, I would not mix them. I have had Armond since he was 4 weeks old, he has had all of his shots and he still tested positive from being with the other positive cat. We just adopted another FeLV positive cat so Armond could have a friend and we had a special house built for them. It works out great. Dorothy Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
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One thing my firiend did was bring out the kitty in a carrier and place her up high so she could watch the goings on but not interact with the others. - Original Message - From: Sue Koren [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 7:03 AM Subject: Re: + - cats together Thanks for the ideas! I googled the cat dancer and it is very similar to Buzz's favorite toy which is a wand with a long leather string tied to a mouse with feathers. He plays so hard with that toy that he ends up panting. While on that website I found something called Mouse in the House that looks like it will be good for the long times when he is alone. We have to keep his room locked because one of our other cats, Scottie, is very good at opening closed doors. Every time I visit him I have to pick the lock from the outside. I say goodbye to him before I leave for work, and check on him for a few minutes when I come home. Then I have to fix dinner and after it is cleaned up I try to bring him out to the family room on my lap for a little bit, but he doesn't want to be held out there. I end up going back in his room with him for the rest of the evening. The idea about a bird feeder will work and I think grass in tubs would be good also. I assume cat grass is OK for FeLV + ? The other cats would enjoy the grass, also. All of them are indoor cats. Can't play favorites. Maybe after some time goes by Buzz will get used to living in one room and not cry so. Sue Marylyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: = Try bird feeders near the window and a window perch. Cats can bat balls and toys even on carpet. A nice box to hide in would be great. I had two cats who loved the Catnip (I think that is the title) tape (birds, squirrels etc) even though they had a 12x6x6 covered kennel with 24/7 access. Lots of personal time with you too.maybe a tv or radio to listen to part of the time (not all of the time--it becomes noise then). Dixie has three pans (goat food size rubber pans) on dollies with grass and capnip growing in them. She can get into the pans and roll in the grass and catnip and have a ball (she has three because she wears them down and they need time to refresh). A warm place to snuggle, maybe with a snuggle safe. Ideas.take what works for you and for Amond. On Feb 17, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Lance wrote: I think most cats play best with interactive toys. Ember loves the Cat Charmer, and while we haven't played with it in awhile, she liked the Cat Dancer, too. I also have a few pieces of elastic material that my mom gave me, and those work. A cat condo with a view is a great idea. Lance On Feb 17, 2008, at 5:10 PM, Sue Frank Koren wrote: Dorothy, Thank you for telling about Armond. I guess that answers my question - they can be infected even with the vaccination. That is too much risk for me and my original cats. If one of them got sick I would feel horrible! I don't want to get another FeLV+ cat, it seems like that would just double the trouble, and both of them in this small room. The best I can do is make this as a place as possible for him. I already have one of those donuts with a ball inside, a soft square he can hide in and various other cat toys. I think I will replace the chair by the window with a cat condo. Any suggestions for making room sweet room a fun place for Buzz to be? The floor is carpeted, so things that roll across the floor don't work. Sue - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: + - cats together To Sue Frank ~ I absolutely understand about you wanting Buzz to be with the others. It is so tough to have them separated. We brought in a stray a year ago and did not have her tested (but we did have her vaccinated). Anyway, she was positive and exposed our others. Armond caught the virus but my other cat did not. All of my animals were always vaccinated. Based on my experience, I would not mix them. I have had Armond since he was 4 weeks old, he has had all of his shots and he still tested positive from being with the other positive cat. We just adopted another FeLV positive cat so Armond could have a friend and we had a special house built for them. It works out great. Dorothy Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
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Even a paper bag. And you can hide treats for him to find. - Original Message - From: Marylyn To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 6:13 AM Subject: Re: + - cats together Try bird feeders near the window and a window perch. Cats can bat balls and toys even on carpet. A nice box to hide in would be great. I had two cats who loved the Catnip (I think that is the title) tape (birds, squirrels etc) even though they had a 12x6x6 covered kennel with 24/7 access. Lots of personal time with you too.maybe a tv or radio to listen to part of the time (not all of the time--it becomes noise then). Dixie has three pans (goat food size rubber pans) on dollies with grass and capnip growing in them. She can get into the pans and roll in the grass and catnip and have a ball (she has three because she wears them down and they need time to refresh). A warm place to snuggle, maybe with a snuggle safe. Ideas.take what works for you and for Amond. On Feb 17, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Lance wrote: I think most cats play best with interactive toys. Ember loves the Cat Charmer, and while we haven't played with it in awhile, she liked the Cat Dancer, too. I also have a few pieces of elastic material that my mom gave me, and those work. A cat condo with a view is a great idea. Lance On Feb 17, 2008, at 5:10 PM, Sue Frank Koren wrote: Dorothy, Thank you for telling about Armond. I guess that answers my question - they can be infected even with the vaccination. That is too much risk for me and my original cats. If one of them got sick I would feel horrible! I don't want to get another FeLV+ cat, it seems like that would just double the trouble, and both of them in this small room. The best I can do is make this as a place as possible for him. I already have one of those donuts with a ball inside, a soft square he can hide in and various other cat toys. I think I will replace the chair by the window with a cat condo. Any suggestions for making room sweet room a fun place for Buzz to be? The floor is carpeted, so things that roll across the floor don't work. Sue - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: + - cats together To Sue Frank ~ I absolutely understand about you wanting Buzz to be with the others. It is so tough to have them separated. We brought in a stray a year ago and did not have her tested (but we did have her vaccinated). Anyway, she was positive and exposed our others. Armond caught the virus but my other cat did not. All of my animals were always vaccinated. Based on my experience, I would not mix them. I have had Armond since he was 4 weeks old, he has had all of his shots and he still tested positive from being with the other positive cat. We just adopted another FeLV positive cat so Armond could have a friend and we had a special house built for them. It works out great. Dorothy Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
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Dorothy, Thank you for telling about Armond. I guess that answers my question - they can be infected even with the vaccination. That is too much risk for me and my original cats. If one of them got sick I would feel horrible! I don't want to get another FeLV+ cat, it seems like that would just double the trouble, and both of them in this small room. The best I can do is make this asa place as possible for him. I already have one of those donuts with a ball inside, a soft square he can hide in and various other cat toys. I think I will replace the chair by the window with a cat condo. Any suggestions for making room sweet room a fun place for Buzz to be? The floor is carpeted, so things that roll across the floor don't work. Sue - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: + - cats together To Sue Frank ~ I absolutely understand about you wanting Buzz to be with the others. It is so tough to have them separated. We brought in a stray a year ago and did not have her tested (but we did have her vaccinated). Anyway, she was positive and exposed our others. Armond caught the virus but my other cat did not. All of my animals were always vaccinated. Based on my experience, I would not mix them. I have had Armond since he was 4 weeks old, he has had all of his shots and he still tested positive from being with the other positive cat. We just adopted another FeLV positive cat so Armond could have a friend and we had a special house built for them. It works out great. Dorothy -- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
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My cats love the Cat Sitter DVD. If it would work to set up a DVD player, he'd be entertained for hours! http://www.thecatconnection.com/page/TCC/PROD/HOL-PET/ If that won't work, try playing a radio for him. Or even TV. When (if) it's nice outside, an open window can entertain for hours. L - Original Message - From: Sue Frank Koren To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:10 PM Subject: Re: + - cats together Dorothy, Thank you for telling about Armond. I guess that answers my question - they can be infected even with the vaccination. That is too much risk for me and my original cats. If one of them got sick I would feel horrible! I don't want to get another FeLV+ cat, it seems like that would just double the trouble, and both of them in this small room. The best I can do is make this as a place as possible for him. I already have one of those donuts with a ball inside, a soft square he can hide in and various other cat toys. I think I will replace the chair by the window with a cat condo. Any suggestions for making room sweet room a fun place for Buzz to be? The floor is carpeted, so things that roll across the floor don't work. Sue - Original Message - From: Dorothy Noble To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:34 PM Subject: + - cats together To Sue Frank ~ I absolutely understand about you wanting Buzz to be with the others. It is so tough to have them separated. We brought in a stray a year ago and did not have her tested (but we did have her vaccinated). Anyway, she was positive and exposed our others. Armond caught the virus but my other cat did not. All of my animals were always vaccinated. Based on my experience, I would not mix them. I have had Armond since he was 4 weeks old, he has had all of his shots and he still tested positive from being with the other positive cat. We just adopted another FeLV positive cat so Armond could have a friend and we had a special house built for them. It works out great. Dorothy Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
