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We were very pleased
to receive the following: Harley and Becky have settled well
after six weeks. Harley has learnt to use the cat flap and wanders into the
garden when he feels like it. He is a loving cat who likes to be stroked and
cuddled, he has explored the whole house and treats any warm spot as a place to
have a doze. Becky has remained an indoor cat who has ventured into the back
garden on a couple of occasions, she is very settled and makes her bed anywhere
she wants to, she enjoys sleeping on the back of our sofa and having the odd
tummy rub or cuddle. Both cats are eating well and are very relaxed with
visitors, they can often be found sleeping on our duvet or taking a keen
interest in the goldfish! |
We read
this letter with great pleasure as regular readers will recall that Tammy was
the Mum of the 3 handicapped kittens. They have all gone to a home together
with a lady who has experience of the potential problems and we hope to have
pictures in the near future. In the meantime read how Mum is getting on, she
certainly sounds as if she has fallen on her paws! When introducing a new cat
into another's territory, it is a good idea to put the new one in a room on
it's own for a while. This means that the resident cat will not have his
routine interrupted and can continue to come and go as he pleases. This is
better than having to shut them both in - this may cause resentment and even
aggression to both the new cat and the owner! Ann did try a harness to
introduce Princess to the outside but we would not recommend this. Unless
trained to them from a kitten, they can all too often cause panic - the cat
will inevitably escape, either with or without the harness - and will be very
difficult to encourage to return! It is better to 'bite the bullet' on the day
of release! Don't feed the cat in the morning so it is hungry and will return
in time for supper!
We must apologise to Ann for it taking so long for
Princess to appear on Happy Endings - we have been very busy!! |
Tammy went
home in February after having her 'wobbly' kittens. She has been aptly renamed
Princess and her devoted owner wrote a long letter singing her praises!
We could not print it all so here are a few excerpts: As advised we put her
in her own room apart from our existing cats, Honey & Handsome Boy. She
proceeded to explore the room, we quietly closed the door and left her to it.
After 2 hours of complete silence and feeling guilty, I decided to go up and
play with her for a while which she was extremely pleased about and even let me
have a cuddle and began to purr. She was not happy at being shut in and cried
all night! When I opened the door she came whizzing downstairs, immediately
said hello to the other two and had a wonderful time exploring the whole house.
We couldn't believe how extrovert she is and the other two just backed off into
corners! During this time Princess was very interested in the catflap, sniffing
all around it and looking through the French doors, it took her no time at all
to discover how to use it! Princess is the cleverest cat I have ever had. Thank
you so much for my little treasure and all the wonderful work you
do. |
Clarence and Homer were rehomed some time ago and as you
can see are doing really well! Clarence is brain damaged and came in with his
Mum to look after him. They were rehomed together initially but Mum, Purdy, was
very relieved to be able to have a rest from looking after him and moved in
with a neighbour. She does visit regularly though! As you can see from the
letter, there are pleasures and problems associated with taking on a
handicapped pet but overall the plusses outweigh the minuses! I think Ruth's
last paragraph says it all. |
Homer is
chilled out and loves nothing more than a fuss, food and a bed and as soon as
the sun comes out he's out there in the garden sunbathing! Clarence is a
bit more of a handful. He's a lovely cat who has come out of his shell but we
have a real time of it with him. We have had to laminate our whole house for
his benefit as he has a tendency to think that the whole floor is his litter
tray although he does go out in the garden he comes in to do his business..oh
well who said taking on a cat was easy! He loves a fuss though and because he's
not to good at keeping himself clean he has a bath once a month to keep him
looking good, actually he doesn't seem to mind them so much now. I call him my
little panther as that is exactly what he looks like! Clarence and Homer are
happy and very much loved. I do think though that although he is brain damaged,
he has an inner intelligence that goes beyond a normal cat, when you look into
his face it's almost like looking at a human. |
Most owners say that their cats do not get on with dogs
and these two were no exception. What most owners mean is that their cats have
had no experience of living with a dog but base their comments on the odd
meeting in the street which often results in the cat being chased! Unless the
dog is something like an ex-racing greyhound, it should be possible for cat
& dog to live in harmony as long as sensible precautions are taken. This
will include a dog free zone for the cats where they can take refuge if
necessary. Obviously cats and dogs should never be left together
unsupervised. |
Dana and
Scully are well and truly settled in. They are lovely cats, beautiful
and very affectionate. Scully is very much the family cat, she likes to be with
us and curls up in the evenings, on the settee next to someone, usually my
husband! She loves chasing string and will play for ages with anyone willing to
run about with it - keeps the children occupied! Dana did take longer to settle
in, but I think she prefers her own company generally. She really comes out of
her shell when we go up to bed and the lights go out! She follows me around
impatiently, even waiting outside the bathroom door! She runs into the bedroom
and up onto the bed chirrupping, waiting for me to get in and is then very
demanding of much fuss and affection with purring, kneading and head-butting.
Once we've done that, she is quite happy to settle herself down for the night,
curled up on the end of the bed! Dana loves a ping-pong ball, she has us all in
fits of laughter and will chase it around the house! We've had some lovely
sunshine recently and they really enjoyed being out in the garden. Thank you
for Dana and Scully. We love them. I think we have been really lucky to find
two cats who, really, have fitted in so well with us (or is it the other way
round!). They are lovely cats - what more can I say. |