Impossible Cat

[foxxycat]

I agree straw does suck. I hate the feel of it myself.

 

[maggiedemi]

What time are Drifter's meals? I could try 7am and 7pm I guess and see what happens.

 

[susieqz]

drifter eats when i get up, 7 or 8.
supper is at 5 or 6. i guess every 12 hours would be better, but
an early supper lets her spend more time in the house.
she does get little pieces of cheese when i'm near the fridge.
she is definitely not underweight.

 

[maggiedemi]

Thanks you guys. I'll try your suggestions this week and see if I can make a better feeding schedule. I don't really want to free-feed because they would just nibble all day and I would have no idea how much each cat is eating.

 

[susieqz]

i tried free feeding a dog. she stayed healthy, but
we hated it.
i could see, she lost the joy of eating.
eating is supposed to be fun.
drifter looks forward to her meals n that's the way it's supposed to be.

 

[susieqz]

maybe i saved he life, but maybe i didn't.
don't ever say that screaming at cats is bad.

i fertilized my indoor plants today.
i always pour til some runs out the bottom into the tray.
we were relaxing after breakfast when i saw el stupido gato
drinking fertilizer.
of course, i screamed NO as loud as i could.
she stopped but it looked like her back feet were spasming.
seems ok now.
it is good to have a word that means ,stop everything you are doing, THIS SECOND'

 

[maggiedemi]

Oh man, I hope she's okay. How much did she drink?

 

[susieqz]

i have no idea how much she drank, because i was just watering plants, not paying much attention.
she drives me crazy. she has nice clean water to drink inside, so she drinks fertilizer.
she has lots of clean water outside, but i see her drinking stuff that's green with algae.
she does this on purpose to drive me crazy.

 

[susieqz]

98 DAYS WITH NO HEAT?
i thot cats went into heat more often than that?
i have seen no signs of heat yet.
is this a problem?
no behavior changes, except for attempted suicide.

 

[maggiedemi]

Could she be a boy? It seems like she would have gone into heat by now.

 

[susieqz]

i can't get her on her back n spread her legs, but
it seems like i would have seen boy parts by now.
anyway i thot boys sprayed.?
she squats to pee.

there are disadvantages to having a feral cat.
i bet with a normal house cat i could handle hr enow to check.
well, as long as he/she doesn't spray, we won't have any problems.
drifter is a unisex name, after all.

 

[maggiedemi]

Demi only sprayed when he had a UTI, and stopped after he got antibiotics. You don't have to put her on her back just lift up her tail when she's standing up, and if there is a big pouchy looking thing hanging down under her butt hole, then she is a boy. Sorry to be so gross.

 

[foxxycat]

my girls always drink slimy green water too. It's cats..they all do it. I have tons of clean water in here for them and they drink the nasty puddle water outside.

As far as the planter with water leaking out=put a layer of aluminum foil around where she can reach the water. Most cats hate the crinkle of it. You can feed her some watery tuna to flush the fluids. If she licks your hand you can dip your finger into the cup and have her lick off drop of water. I know this is tedious..syringes on hand make this much faster.


This has a good long tip on it. you can dribble water into side of mouth. These come in handy if Drifter ever comes down with a cold and you need to up fluid intake. I have 5 on hand at all times. Wet the black part before putting the small part inside the big part-makes it slide easier. I use these on Pumps 2 times a day. When I pill her I give her a couple of sips of water, pill her then some more water to make sure pill gets down to stomach. Their esophagus is twice the length of ours so its good idea to give water after pilling. I hope you never have to pill Drifter. But as sweet as she's become I don't think you will have too much issues in regards to behavior. She would have been hissing and swatting at you by now-Honeybee hisses at me more than your Drifter does...I laugh at her when she hisses...she's telling me to g blank off. LOL.

 

[susieqz]

thanks.mag. not sure i can lift her tail when she's facing away.
i'm pretty sure she will turn to face me, but i'll try.
mag, drifter is often cuddly n well behaved, but she is still feral.
way down deep, she thinks i may try to eat her,

thanks, fox, i can do tin foil. i have a meat injector that i could use, if it doesn't drown her.

 

[maggiedemi]

Maybe when you are petting her you can sneak a peak, or when she's eating. Sometimes they walk with their tail in the air if they are feeling really happy and confident, then maybe you'll get a look.

 

[ailish]

Yes, they go right in. They aren't afraid of it because I leave it out all the time. They would rather be carried around in that than picked up, they hate being picked up.

How did you train them to go in on command? I leave the carrier out about half the time and I fed Ailish in the carrier for 4 months. She does not run and hide when she sees the carrier and it is not a struggle for her to be put in the carrier. However, she is not trained to go in on command, and I don't want to trick her by putting food in there and then shutting the door. I would LOVE for her to go in by herself! Any tips?

 

[susieqz]

i'll work at it, but i think i would have noticed boy parts by now.
if drifter wasn't so very feral, i'd be thinking she was neutered.

 

[maggiedemi]

Right from the beginning, when I had to keep them separate, or if guests came over, I used the cage to move them from room to room. They hate being picked up, so they would rather just go in there to be carried around. I would say Get in your cage, go side side (outside in the garage). Or Hurry, get in your cage, go see your boyfriend/girlfriend (what they call each other). I just always treated it as a positive thing, in an excited voice, like they were going somewhere fun. They even sleep in there sometimes. They don't go to the vet very often, so they don't associate it with that.

 

[susieqz]

great tip, mag.
i'l do that when i get around to getting a carrier.

 

[foxxycat]

you should take some more pictures of Drifter before the snow flies.