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I don't have answers on the testing. We always just had them tested the once. ...but I think sleeping in there is a great idea. You'll have to let us know if you wake up and pretend you're still sleeping with her investigating you!

StefanZ, Thanks for the insight. It's funny when Tiger want's me to come back he will grab my leg with his paw with no claws, also at play time he uses no claws. Tigers greeting call is a low gurgling meow. He does make different sounds depending what he is wanting to communicate, like a sweet low meow when he want's to go outside. Thanks again, Pete

the bright side of this happening is, its a lot easier to foster a semiferale when shehe is injured or sick, and sought your help. The big wide open window from the age of 3-7 weeks when it is easy to foster semiferales and ferales, does open again in these circumstances. nod: As we said in another thread, this is usually possible also otherwise, but also usually more difficult. Tx for you being there, and helping out this little sis of ours!...

I could really use some tips on keeping the water I set out for the strays from freezing now that it's getting cold. I can't afford to get electric bowls you can buy for all the places I feed at so I'm hoping someone has some suggestions for something home made that I could use. How do you guys solve this problem?

We have a few people who feed our colony, one being a retired woman whose garden backs onto their field. She also has the solar cover for a pool but one weekend when we all were away we got styrofoam containers and placed bowls in that - it didnt stop the top from freezing from the ambient temp but stopped the deep freeze from below the bowl. I know someone who puts rocks in boiling water and then in the bowl with warm water, it means they are...

I've always just called cats. They learn and so do opossums... I don't know about anyone else here, but my kitty kitty call can carry for a little over 1/2 a mile! You back off when the cat is in sight so as not to spook them. It seems universal that most cats will learn this call and associated it with food. Were I to make it right now, all of my house cats would flock to the kitchen (even the scaredy kittens) and if the neighbor...

We are starting "Tough Love" from the article from urbancatleague that crazy4catz2 gave me. Pretty much now that she is eating regularly, only putting out the food when we are in here with her. I can already tell its going to drive me bananas. I already want to cheat, but I won't. I think it may take her another day to eat anything, but it shouldn't hurt her. She has eaten a lot in the past few days and we are...

Nothing really new to report. Friday we go back to the vet for shots - it will have been 4 weeks already! I feel in some ways she is less curious of me now. She hasn't moved in my presence in a long time... no more peaking out at me when I sit there and read. I'm washing my sleeping bag so I can start 'camping out' in her room at night to see how that goes. So it sounds like I need to get her combo tested again in a month?...

Quote: Originally Posted by LDG So.... no further interest in coming back inside? Either way, she's one lucky girl. I've tried, but she just wants nothing to do with the other cats, especially now that Max decided to get all "street" back on her. I live on a dead end street with very little traffic, and Sissy is always in the back or the front yard, so I feel fairly secure that she's as safe as she can be,...

Sorry about that mess up with the cat names. I'm not so sure what we can say. Her kitty has come a looong way in such a short time. I would just stress the good job she is doing and the fact that kitty WILL regress if she goes back to shelter. Vibes for kitty's new parent.. you are doing a good job please realize that!! I'm not sure what you should say or do.. but it can take such a long time. This kitty is obviously curious,...