What Is Wrong With People?, and question about multiple cats |
What Is Wrong With People?, and question about multiple cats |
Dec 6 2007, 10:52 AM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 294 Joined: 29-July 06 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,899 |
This one woman let her boyfriend give up her cat to the local HS... He must be one heck of a guy... I dated a woman once, after about 2 weeks, that told me to get rid of Simba... I got rid of her instead. The girls go before the cat!
Girlfriends/Boyfriends come and go... Our furry companions are FOREVER. Here is what my friend from the HS told me in an email: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I worked last Friday but didn't do any adoptions. Several "cat" intakes - one "dumbo" guy brought his girlfriend's black cat in to the shelter. Reason for surrender: The guy thought the cat was too friendly, didn't like the cat rubbing against him for attention - AND this strange guy said, "well, this cat is eating too much food." The poor cat was very friendly and not overweight at all. I set him up in the cat area and gave him extra food. Hopefully he will make it through the system, but you never know. Sometimes animals get stressed out after being given up and don't pass "eval." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am so tempted to tell her that I want to adopt this cat. I only wish I knew that Simba would approve. If you have more than one cat how did they do when you brought a new one home after one has been in your home for a while? Does it matter if you have 2 males or should it be male/female? Would 2 males want to fight? -------------------- |
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Dec 6 2007, 11:27 AM
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Forum Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 1,073 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Midwest USA Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE If you have more than one cat how did they do when you brought a new one home after one has been in your home for a while? Does it matter if you have 2 males or should it be male/female? Would 2 males want to fight? well i am in a single cat household (plus a dog) but was in a 5-8 cat household, depending on the day you asked, when married to my now ex-wife who was a veterinarian (hence, the multi cats...many were unadoptable). best thing to do is separate them immediately, but let them explore each other, ie: under a door with paws extended, let them sniff each other out for a few days. another good thing to do is rub each cat with a hand towel or cloth and place each cloth into the other cat's living space. whole thing here is to get each of them used to the scent and presence of the other cat. then over some time, you decide, let them get together for bit on their own terms. if you need to put the new cat back into the temporary holding place again, do it. trick is to not intro too quickly. as for getting along, and this is my opinion folks, 2 male cats (fixed) tend to get along better than a male and female. oh my the fights i have seen between the ***es the women cats can be quite feisty, while the neutered males are like, well they are like kittycats another suggestion and some people may find it overboard, is to have one box per kitty. that way they can have their own bathroom space as well. cats get along well most of the time, but you can get oil and water sometimes...as with people, sometimes animals just do not get along. hope that helps! p.s. i grew up with a cat named simba, a loud female siamese who was pretty mean...only time we could touch her is when she was eating, otherwise the claws and teeth would come out. still, i love the name and love cats. so.... -------------------- |