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Evidently something has happened to these forums as they have been down for a few days and to get in today I had to rejoin. It also appears that the thread that I started looking for help with my traumatized cat CJ has dissapeared. I just want to thank everyone for their advice and encouragement. I didn't get a chance to email individuals before the forums wwent on vacation. CJ is still hiding out and not mingling with us or the other pets. He has two hiding places that he seems to like and keeps moving between the two. I couldn't follow all the suggestions but have improvised to meet our situation. Like the suggestion to give CJ his own room doesn't quite work for us as our house is an open concept and the only rooms with doors are the bathroom, bedroom, and my office/studio. He has found two spots where he can hide out and I have given him litter pans nearby to both. I have put articles of my clothing in both for him to sleep on. I feed him at regular times and talk to him for awhile when I bring the food. He actually poked his head out in anticipation once yesterday. The two other cats aren't harrassing him. They seem to sense his need to be alone.
For those of you who hadn't seen the first thread here's the story -
Cj is a young cat - just about a year old - who disapeared on Saturday 11/13/04. He was found the same day over a mile from our home after traveling through dense woods. He was found in an attached garage as the owner returned in the early evening. He was bouncing of the walls and part of his tail was missing. After 4 days of living in her garage, the homeowner and her neighbor captured him, put him in a cat carrier and took him to the Vet. They put him under a general anisthetic, repaired the tail, and neutered him. She took him home and he was with her for a total of 2 weeks. I found him as she had posted a notice on the local general store bulletin board. We live in a very remote area of the North Maine Woods and have a pack of coyotes that we hear in the woods at night howling. Although we never let the cats out at night we do let them out in the day and that's when CJ disapeared. My personal guess is that he was attacked by a coyote but there are a number of things that could have happened. I promised a couple of folks who were kind enough to have answered my posts that I would keep everyone updated. I love this site....such generous caring people on it... well of course... they're cat people!!!!!
Hugs from Northern Maine,
Sherylt
For those of you who hadn't seen the first thread here's the story -
Cj is a young cat - just about a year old - who disapeared on Saturday 11/13/04. He was found the same day over a mile from our home after traveling through dense woods. He was found in an attached garage as the owner returned in the early evening. He was bouncing of the walls and part of his tail was missing. After 4 days of living in her garage, the homeowner and her neighbor captured him, put him in a cat carrier and took him to the Vet. They put him under a general anisthetic, repaired the tail, and neutered him. She took him home and he was with her for a total of 2 weeks. I found him as she had posted a notice on the local general store bulletin board. We live in a very remote area of the North Maine Woods and have a pack of coyotes that we hear in the woods at night howling. Although we never let the cats out at night we do let them out in the day and that's when CJ disapeared. My personal guess is that he was attacked by a coyote but there are a number of things that could have happened. I promised a couple of folks who were kind enough to have answered my posts that I would keep everyone updated. I love this site....such generous caring people on it... well of course... they're cat people!!!!!
Hugs from Northern Maine,
Sherylt