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    Emily hates Cupcake

    Hi My cat Emily hates my foster Cupcake. When I open the door to let cupcake out, Emily charges in. She does not really attack CC but CC does get afraid. Someone suggested that each time Emily does that, I put her in the bathroom for a time out. Would that really work. Pattie
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    Calculating phosphorus in canned food

    I want to use rad cat food but my cat needs a lower protein, phosphorus food. Looks like the carbs is 3% but they list the phosphorus as .093 gms. Will this be safe to use? Pattie
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    Additional help with my shy girl Cupcake

    Cupcake (CC) went to stay with an "experienced" foster. 3 days later, the door was left open and CC was gone. Broke my heart. A cat trapper was brought in to try and trap her. I had the great joy of joining this lady one night as she set her traps and waited. No luck, no CC. So the next...
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    Additional help with my shy girl Cupcake

    I have had Cupcake for almost a year. She was doing fine with the guys last year u til I when on vacation and had a friend take care of them. When I got back, my 2 younger ones just would keep,charging her. She use to eat with them but now that won't happen. She is out and about with them and...
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    Additional help with my shy girl Cupcake

    Cupcake has come such a long way but I have to give her up. My guys still will not accept her no matter what I try and do. Whenever she is out of the bedroom they run after her. I do not think they are trying to attack her but still, it scares her and she will hide for the rest of the day Does...
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    Up to my eyeballs in giardia!

    What is a stall disinfectant. Pattie
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    Up to my eyeballs in giardia!

    I am currently battling giardia with my 6 cats. 5 have been on metronidazole for the last 2 weeks. The other needs to go back on it. Things are improving but I need to work on the environment so they don't reinfect. I cannot use bleach on my hardwood floors but did find a quat called Watchdog...
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    Need more advice on Cupcake

    Will it say on bottle how much to give. Hope it's ok to give up dates on her here and get your advice. She let me touch her for 2 sec this morn so progress and She wants to stay I. Living room. I am not letting the youngsters near her yet. Not sure when safe to let. Them together. Thank you...
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    Need more advice on Cupcake

    What do u do with the rescue remedy? Put in food, water? Certainly can't rub on her since she is not letting me too near her. Pattie
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    Need more advice on Cupcake

    Need to say I am feeling sorry for myself and dear cupcake. I could shoot my friend for what she did to this sweet cast. CC, as I call her, has been crying at the screen, so I have put the youngsters in the porch and let her out. Hopefull that will be ok. Sorry but I had to vent...damn...
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    Need more advice on Cupcake

    Ok, I am going to keep her in her room. I do have a screen door that is attached by 3M picture tape (much like Velcro). She will come and eat next to me but every time I move, sneeze or whatever she runs under the bed. Does not take too long for her to come out again. I am back to giving...
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    Need more advice on Cupcake

    So should I put her back into the bathroom so she has little room to roam? She has never been that contained but if it will help with the process, I am willing to do it. Pattie
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    Need more advice on Cupcake

    Last November I talked about my feral (not) cat Cupcake that I am taking care of. She has progressed very well (out of the room, eating with the other cats, letting me pet her on limited basis) until a friend came to visit in February through March. She decided to take CC out of the bedroom...
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    My Feral Mom - am I doing ok

    ok, guess I was lucky on that one. I will try the fist. Never thought of that. Thanks Pattie
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    My Feral Mom - am I doing ok

    I had posted before about the "feral" mom I am taking care of. I use the " " because she was found with a collar and shortly after being found had kittens. I am fostering her. Kittens are grown and adopted. Now I need to work with her. I have gotten her to eat by me or in a kennel. She is...
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    Advice on socializing a feral mother cat

    She will,not come to me unless I put food or treat down. Then she will. Oops, she just went into the carrier by herself, no food there. Apparently does not like the generic stuff I bought so back to friskies. Now she is checkin me out. Yeah Pattie
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    Advice on socializing a feral mother cat

    I am trying so,hard to get this to work. She will come and sit by me to eat but the second I move, it's back under the bed for her. I feel futility that I cannot or don't spend a lot of time with her. I need to clean the room but am afraid it will just upset her. Not sure if this is a losing...
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    Advice on socializing a feral mother cat

    I can get the neighbor to put boards on the sides of the bed to block it off. I can stuff pillows or blankets in front of and sides of the other furniture. Problem will be my closet. Does not have a door - just a curtain on rod for the door. Not sure what I can do with that one. Pattie
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    Advice on socializing a feral mother cat

    She is in my bedroom and has been for the last 3 months with her babies. Babies are now gone. I originally read that they need places to hide so I have not blocked of the under the bed area. Should I be doing this? She will come out from there for food and at night sleep on the kitty steps...
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    Advice on socializing a feral mother cat

    Hi, I am new to this site. I found it by searching socializing feral cats. A bit of history on Cupcake and myself. I started volunteering for,this rescue. There was a feral mom and 3 kittens that were in the "pound" as I call it, in the sick ward. If someone would not foster, they would be...
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