No declaw or no adoption
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Comments (33)All of your stories are wonderful. Your story is sad, Tally. My indoor kitty is presently having a fit because he can smell the stray (Cleo) on me. He'll hiss and growl at me when he smells my pants. It's funny but at the same time it gets me thinking "How in the world is this going to work when he behaves like this and it's only a smell and not yet the other cat 'in person'.... I'm going day by day. Now I just hope I can get her to the clinic on Wed. to get spayed. We have a lot of melting snow and refreezing the next morning. I'm hoping it's all mostly gone so I can get her there bright and early Wed. morning. I don't want to wait another day! I think I'm in for quite a nightmare. We brought in a kitty that was about 5 wks old over last summer. My dd fell in love with it and we figured we'd give it a try. Our vet had a bunch of them at the time so we tried for a week. Our cat became so aggressive that he'd try to bite us. He actually took to my MIL's ankle who was visiting at the time. It got so we couldn't even walk by him without him growling at us! Sunny, our cat, never even saw the kitty... it was just from the smell and the soft meowing from the kitty. We eventually returned the kitty to the vet. We checked often and she was adopted eventually. I think of this and then I think of an actual introduction of Sunny to Cleo and I panick inside. Ok, enough torture for now. I'm going to take it one day at a time! Hay Dios mio!!...See MoreGoing over Raw and no DE-clawing with a Group home?
Comments (14)Until you know what the conditions will be regarding pets in the group home, you really shouldn't "worry". But I think being prepared with good information is always helpful. I think there is lots of good information about declawing on the internet. Education is the key. If they require declawing, perhaps print out the page from the linked web page and ask them to change their declawing requirement for humane reasons. However, you should be able and willing to pay for any damages that your clawed cat may do to the group home. Perhaps offer an additional security deposit to cover pet damage? As for raw food? If you are the person that would be responsible for purchasing and feeding the cats, I don't see how they could dictate what you are feeding them? However, if someone else is buying the food and feeding the cats, you may or may not have to make a compromise on the diet? They may follow your wishes as it is your cat and it is your money. However, if someone is totally grossed out by raw, you may want to consider alternatives out of respect for that person. Here is a link that might be useful: declawing...See MoreAdvice on getting another cat
Comments (8)I'm so sorry about your recent loss of Rocky Top. Death is especially tragic when it takes one so young. These issues vary so much depending on the personalities of the felines involved that everyone's experience is likely to be different, as is everyone's advice. As far as my own experience is concerned, if your goal is to get another feline who will hopefully develop a close bond with Abigail Rose, your best bet is to adopt a young kitten - preferably female. Adult females like Abigail Rose who has only lived with one other cat, may deeply resent another adult, young adult, or even older adolescent feline invading her territory. She may find them threatening. A young kitten, however, is not nearly so intimidating and, if you're lucky, may even trigger her maternal instincts. Male kittens tend to be relentlessly active and rowdy, making huge pests of themselves with other cats. That's why I think a female kitten may be more easily accepted by Abigail Rose. Female kittens are a bit less maniacal than males, as a general rule, and easier for an adult cat to tolerate. If you really want a male, though, avoid the most pushy and playful ones in the litters; they are the ones who will make huge pests of themselves with your female. In fact, whichever age or gender you decide to adopt, choose a feline with a middle-of-the-road personality. Avoid the more dominant, aggressively playful and affectionate kittens, as well as the shy, reclusive, "victim" types. Find an engaging feline with a non-pushy but friendly demeanor, confident and curious without being demanding, and gently playful. That's the type who will transition smoothly into your family. Good luck! Laurie...See MoreCat Scratching solutions or declawing?
Comments (30)I have adopted 3 previously declawed cats...and I've had the same experience as oregpsnow. They were/are sweet, affectionate, and no more prone to biting than the other cats I've had with claws. And while I could never have a cat declawed, it is a great solution for people who don't have the patience or know how to get a cat to scratch appropriate places. Its also a wonderful opportunity for especially vulnerable adult cats to be adopted into loving homes. Ironically, when I bought Odessa home from the ASPCA she paid absolutely no attention to the old cat condo that all my late cats (with and without claws) loved. Nor does she seem interested in my most valuable pieces of upholstered living room furniture, but she does 'claw' the sofa in the office that would be shredded to ribbons if she had claws. Having said that, you do have careful when assesing a declawed cat. Before adopting Odessa, I briefly fostered another declawed cat, She was obviously frightnend and not friendly, but I thought I could make it work. I think the vet knew that this poor puss had problems besides her hyper thyroid because it was she who insisted on a temporary fostering before adoption. Because he had to be medicated and would not let me near her, so had to give her back to the ASPCA. When I looked at Odessa (she was not my first choice because she was a few years older)I could see that her personality was just fine. She let me play with her paws, purred, and jumped right into my arms when I opened the cage...and she has been an ideal puss ever since....See Morelivvysmom
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