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    weird ear goo, one ear only?

    Today the sun was coming in the window (Hello Spring!), and I was down on the floor with my tripod Kitty.  The sun was shining on her face and I looked into her ears, since she was feeling pretty relaxed with me. (she was an outdoor semi-feral, but has been indoors a few years now with me. ...
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    How to weigh a cat that won't be held? Or maybe, how to HOLD a cat that won't be picked up and held

    Kitty is getting a bit of a pudge belly.  I would like to try to reduce her weight a little.  She is a tripod, and I know any excess weight she carries could be a problem for her 3 legs and joints. But, she was a semi-feral outdoor cat, and she really does not allow me to pick her up or hold...
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    Upstairs, downstairs, starring old cat, new cat!

      A good friend, due to unfortunate circumstances, had to move from a home into an apartment, and couldn't take her cat. I have volunteered to take her cat into my household. I already have a cat; a tripod, that was originally a kitty I TNRed, who lost her leg after an injury. I have had my...
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    Felidae being discontinued?

    I found that my cat really enjoys Felidae, and she's been eating it a few months now.  I couldn't locate any recently, so got some Canidae, and mixed the two, so she could get used to the Canidae.  I just opened a new bag of Canidae now, and she's not thrilled with it.  It seems to not have the...
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    lap acclimation? lifting and holding?

    I have a semi-feral 4 y.o. that is getting used to life as a tripod, indoors.  She is bonded to me, and I am able to pet her, and can touch her mostly comfortably, but now I'd like to get her on my lap, or comfortable ON me, not just next to me or near me.  Trying to gently move her as I...
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    How to? pick up/lift up a semi-feral?

    Kitty Farrell has been living indoors with me since mid-October now, and she's still coming along very nicely and has come to trust me enough to jump up into my bed, and will sleep with me, as well as enjoying petting and playing.  Now, I'm beginning to think ahead to the future.  I'd like to...
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    Feral learning her name?

    The semi-feral I've taken in, after injury and amputation, has always been simply called "Kitty" by me. As we work together each day, with feeding time, play time, cuddle time, I realize I'd like to start to try some training, starting with "come".  After doing some reading I see I have to be...
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    Looking for a video on cat handling, now I can't find it...

    Maybe someone does better bookmarking than I do, or has a better memory? About 2 months ago, after doing a lot of online searches about information on taming and/or socializing feral and semi-feral cats, I stumbled on a website that had a link to a video presentation given by a woman...
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    Former 4-legged, now "tripod" semi-feral; keep indoors or return to outdoors?

    Hi everyone, I'm new here to this forum, live in Chicago, IL.  Our city supports TNR efforts, and I've been the "feeder" for a small group of TNR cats on my block.  One of the cats has been coming around since she was just a kitten, in 2009.  She is bonded to me pretty well, and will rub her...
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