Still in jail!! I just spoke to the shelter and no one has claimed her yet. They have until end of business today to do so. She'll get her medical workup in the morning (to make sure she doesn't have feline AIDS or feline leukemia) and then get scheduled for surgery. I hate that she has to stay there all week.
Come friday it will be kitten madness!!
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quite cute. she won't be up for playing much right after surgery tho. no crazy jumping or running per the vet for my little molly-moo last week.
Surgery tomorrow, recuperating in a cage til Friday sounds good for our new kitten.
Lola recuperated quickly from his abdominal surgery, didn't he?
And you will be home on the weekend to make sure the new baby doesn't overdo. Right?
It's a shame she has to have the surgery at such a young age, but I know it's the policy. Maddie hasn't been spade yet, has she?
Depending on how she's feeling you might want to make her cozy in the bathroom for a day; she's used to being in a little cocoon and it's good to let them sniff each other out through a door first anyway.
The shelter gave me a list of "to-do's" when I was bringing the second into the house. They said to do it that way and also stressed that the way you introduce the kittens sets the tone for the friendship. Another thing I did was make sure every single time I petted the new one I also petted the older cat. Every. Single. Time. If the first cat feels secure in your affection and realizes they haven't lost anything you've gone a long way toward getting them into a good balance.
I didn't know any of this before, because I've only been a one-cat person my whole life. But now I'd never have it any other way.
Good luck and I can't wait to see the great pics!!!
I hope you've stocked up on feathers-on-a-stick and milk jug rings.
You're gonna need a LOT!
flory
What a sweet face... oh that she not get some cold while she waits in the shelter. I had to wait ten days for La Doyenne because she was found abandoned in an apartment and the shelter had to send a registered letter to the place to make sure the people who had ditched her didn't want her (!). By the time the letter came back returned unopened, she'd gotten a cold and had to stay three more days. Finally, we agreed that I could take her home and keep her quarantined for a week. No memory of that for her; she's stretched out in the sun with her tail curled up... an image of happiness.
Jenny from the blog suggests a very good way for the kittens to meet, through a closed door gently, at first.
If you think Maddie is tiring out her little sister, you might take her in to be spayed. You've got to do it soon, Four Legs.
If Maddie is a ball of energy now, wait til you see her in heat. She'll be a ball of frustrated energy, locked inside yearning to get out to meet her first tomcat. And every tomcat in your neighborhood will be on your doorstep, yodeling to convince her how potent he is. They fight each other, too.
Still in jail? Where are those Texas desperados? Don't they rescue damsels in distress any more?
Bet Arthur GWPDA would come to the rescue, if he knew about this situation.
I noticed even after my new cat was happy and integrated she'd still run into her old "nook", the bathroom once in a while, just because that was her safe spot! She doesn't do that anymore, but it took a while.
If you like the idea, you could put the kitten on a soft blanket in the little room, with some food, water and a little litter pan -- keep it calm and comforting and go in to visit her often. Having the smell of her on you is also a major way for Maddie to understand that the new kitty is a part of the clan. And you as the Alpha in the house, approves.
Hope I don't sound like a know-it-all, but I remember how anxious I was last year when I decided to get a second cat; all the potential problems raced through my mind, what if they don't like each other, etc. But following the guidance from the people at the shelter helped it to work out really well.
I'm just passing it along. Oh, and I also love that you're getting a female. A lot of people think male/female is the way to go, but as they get older the males are restless and yearn to go outside. I hate to keep a male cat inside - it hurts to be their jailer like that. The females don't seem to mind as much.
I'm only talkin' about cats here... not people. :)
Feathers-on-a-stick are in the mail and should be there to welcome the new beauty!
Awwwww......
Too cute!!!!
tornado? tornado? stay safe and warm...welcome home to the ne wlitttle bundle this weekend with thoughts of prezzies her way!
I hate to keep a male cat inside - it hurts to be their jailer like that. The females don't seem to mind as much.
Our Jude, who was a neutered male, hated going outside--he didn't trust any room without a ceiling. Whereas, Minx, our female tabby, was an escape cat. Now, we have two neutered males--Tom Thumb and Nomad. Tom Thumb gets out whenever he can (not very often, because there are some bruiser bully cats and dogs roaming our neighborhood, and we don't want him to get beaten up, which he would, because he is a wuss); Nomad, on the other hand, couldn't care less about being outside. (We do let them go on the screened porch any time the temp is above about 40 degrees, so they get lots of fresh air.)
It seems to depend on the individual cat, as well as their sex.
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