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Post by Cookies Galore on Dec 24, 2015 14:11:48 GMT -5
Congratulations on your new fur babies! Sushi the Destroyer was a shelter cat. More than once. He had 3 previous owners. Each time the poor guy thought he had a forever home, they'd bring him back. People would say "Oh, look how pretty! He looks expensive! We'll take him!", without taking into account the Oriental personality. Yes, Tonkinese cats start at $1,000, but damn! They have quirks. Like bursting into a litany of howling at 04h00 when the sun is coming up, yelling at birds and squirrels outside. Yelling in the afternoon, evening, and night, too. They sound like a baby being butchered with a set of bagpipes. They start yakking away as soon as you make eye contact, and it Just. Doesn't. Stop. You have to know what you're getting into with certain breeds, and it isn't fair to the animal to keep taking it back. He must have been so confused. I knew exactly what I was getting into, and he has a forever home now, even though he is a pain in the a$$. People suck. I'm glad he landed in his forever home!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2015 14:53:10 GMT -5
Congratulations on your new fur babies! Sushi the Destroyer was a shelter cat. More than once. He had 3 previous owners. Each time the poor guy thought he had a forever home, they'd bring him back. People would say "Oh, look how pretty! He looks expensive! We'll take him!", without taking into account the Oriental personality. Yes, Tonkinese cats start at $1,000, but damn! They have quirks. Like bursting into a litany of howling at 04h00 when the sun is coming up, yelling at birds and squirrels outside. Yelling in the afternoon, evening, and night, too. They sound like a baby being butchered with a set of bagpipes. They start yakking away as soon as you make eye contact, and it Just. Doesn't. Stop. You have to know what you're getting into with certain breeds, and it isn't fair to the animal to keep taking it back. He must have been so confused. I knew exactly what I was getting into, and he has a forever home now, even though he is a pain in the a$$. People suck. I'm glad he landed in his forever home! No kidding. I would feel like a total ass taking one back, but I suppose, better that than be somewhere where they can't stand him.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Dec 24, 2015 15:23:41 GMT -5
Congratulations on your newest furry family member. We brought home an orange tabby three months ago ... he's about 7 months old now. Yesterday, he spotted the neighbor's cat outside on our windowsill and he LAUNCHED himself like a furry juggernaut at our front window ... setting off our window alarm and scattering all of our cats who wreaked an impressive amount of havoc in the process ~ knocking over things, skittering on the tile, etc. (Plus the window alarm is startlingly LOUD) They are lots of fun!
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Post by wvugurl26 on Dec 24, 2015 15:27:12 GMT -5
My aunt had to take a dog back. The shelter didn't disclose that he had massive anxiety issues. He was much better off with a family that didn't have both parents working full time and kids in school. They hated it but he was destroying everything and hurting himself in the process.
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Post by weltschmerz on Dec 24, 2015 15:44:52 GMT -5
My aunt had to take a dog back. The shelter didn't disclose that he had massive anxiety issues. He was much better off with a family that didn't have both parents working full time and kids in school. They hated it but he was destroying everything and hurting himself in the process. Sounds like the shelter wasn't doing its job in vetting the customers. Now the poor dog will have even more anxiety issues.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2015 15:57:32 GMT -5
I'm actually surprised there isn't some kind of "take back" time, but from reading the contract I signed it appears that from the moment you walk out the door if you change your mind you have to go through the normal surrender process which includes paying a fee. Dogs I would think could be a big issue, like if you find out they're bad with kids or are trying to kill your cats. Our shelter doesn't keep dogs there though, they are all kept in foster homes where all of this stuff is supposed to be evaluated before they're put up for adoption.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2015 14:01:04 GMT -5
Leroy is trying to be hospitable, but she still hisses at him a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2015 14:02:40 GMT -5
And yes, she did attack his tail.
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 25, 2015 14:10:44 GMT -5
Your Leroy is one really laid back dude.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2015 14:18:55 GMT -5
He is. Very much so. She clawed his tail and then bit it too and he just meowed and continued to chill with his catnip infused worm that he got for Christmas without even turning to look at her.
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Post by weltschmerz on Dec 25, 2015 15:10:11 GMT -5
Sushi the Destroyer got his own Christmas stocking full of toys. He's ignoring them all.
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Post by midjd on Dec 25, 2015 15:45:23 GMT -5
I love the pic of her staring at Leroy's tail! I think it's better to have the old cat be OK with the new cat than vice versa, looks like they'll be good friends soon.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2015 17:46:11 GMT -5
Oh my, MPL, you and Leroy are the best! Tumbles is obviously feeling right at home now.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 25, 2015 17:48:56 GMT -5
Sushi the Destroyer got his own Christmas stocking full of toys. He's ignoring them all. Same here. The cats are more interested in the doggies new toys than their own
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2015 17:50:52 GMT -5
Congratulations on your new fur babies! Sushi the Destroyer was a shelter cat. More than once. He had 3 previous owners. Each time the poor guy thought he had a forever home, they'd bring him back. People would say "Oh, look how pretty! He looks expensive! We'll take him!", without taking into account the Oriental personality. Yes, Tonkinese cats start at $1,000, but damn! They have quirks. Like bursting into a litany of howling at 04h00 when the sun is coming up, yelling at birds and squirrels outside. Yelling in the afternoon, evening, and night, too. They sound like a baby being butchered with a set of bagpipes. They start yakking away as soon as you make eye contact, and it Just. Doesn't. Stop. You have to know what you're getting into with certain breeds, and it isn't fair to the animal to keep taking it back. He must have been so confused. I knew exactly what I was getting into, and he has a forever home now, even though he is a pain in the a$$. Thanks for the warning! Sort of sounds like Siamese on steroids. Thanks for loving Sushi and giving him a forever home. Friends say we're stupid but for us an animal is forever. The only circumstances in which I would surrender an animal is if I were physically or financially unable to give them the care they deserve.
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Post by mollyanna58 on Dec 25, 2015 23:20:50 GMT -5
Sounds like my current human houseguest.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2015 13:15:28 GMT -5
So the kitty assimilation is going faster than expected. She now likes the big fluffy thing that meows when she tackles it from out of nowhere and then runs from at full speed and she is starting to hate being locked in her room. I would have just let her loose in the house today when I went to work, but damn. We have to cat proof. I didn't know the cat we had was so not...cat-like. This little girl is a handful. She gets into EVERYTHING and the kids have Legos all over on the dining room table right now.
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 28, 2015 13:40:37 GMT -5
That's wonderful !
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Post by Opti on Dec 28, 2015 17:34:19 GMT -5
So the kitty assimilation is going faster than expected. She now likes the big fluffy thing that meows when she tackles it from out of nowhere and then runs from at full speed and she is starting to hate being locked in her room. I would have just let her loose in the house today when I went to work, but damn. We have to cat proof. I didn't know the cat we had was so not...cat-like. This little girl is a handful. She gets into EVERYTHING and the kids have Legos all over on the dining room table right now.
I guess your concerns of her being too mellow or boring are over?
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Dec 28, 2015 20:21:03 GMT -5
Looks like you're moving steadily through the 10 stages of cat ownership:
Stage 1: Aww, isn't it cute? Stage 2: Wow, it's claws are sharp. But it's still cute. Stage 3: We just have a few little problems to work out, don't we, cuteums? Stage 4: Can I get some helpful advice on dealing with cat behaviour? Stage 5: We're still catifying and cat-proofing the house; I'm sure our budget will hold up. Stage 6: Well he's a menace, but he's worth it. Stage 7: Stupid DH hates the cat. Wimp! Stage 8: You think that's bad? Listen to what mine did! Stage 9: She's right: never use a bleach-based cleaner to clean up cat pee. Also, they sell furniture cheapest at La-Z-Boy. And you can stop the bleeding faster... Stage 10: lkrdtufg jdkdlfg lpldfgjkffk LOL. Cuteumdifsodijf is walking on fdsjd fjd key7board. Ooops another widdle piddle. g2g I hope you get the vot3eo7kkjdsf vomit out of your carpet.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2015 21:40:03 GMT -5
So the kitty assimilation is going faster than expected. She now likes the big fluffy thing that meows when she tackles it from out of nowhere and then runs from at full speed and she is starting to hate being locked in her room. I would have just let her loose in the house today when I went to work, but damn. We have to cat proof. I didn't know the cat we had was so not...cat-like. This little girl is a handful. She gets into EVERYTHING and the kids have Legos all over on the dining room table right now.
I guess your concerns of her being too mellow or boring are over?
Pretty much, yes. Now my main concern is what the heck is that other one going to be like!?!? She did get the old guy running around the house playing tonight though, so that was pretty funny. This is a gassy kitten too. I didn't even know that cat's farted, but she does all the time and wow, they stink bad! I just bought a pretty big bag of the food she was getting at the shelter, but I think I'm going to try and switch her to something else after that is gone and see if that helps.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 28, 2015 22:10:11 GMT -5
Either a cat farts or it doesn't. DH's cat farts are so bad I used to turn on the light and look for poop on the covers. His farts would wake me up out of a sound sleep. DH re-incarnated.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2015 22:40:53 GMT -5
The night we brought her home I had DS check because I was sure she got stressed out and pooped in the cat carrier the van all of a sudden stunk so bad. But nope, she was just laying there on her side happy as could be.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 28, 2015 22:45:29 GMT -5
Yup, you've got a farter on your hands. It's the cat not the food. The girls eat the same food, no farts. It's just him. His can honestly make your eyes water. His purr is as loud as a jackhammer. He weighs a ton and he's knock kneed. But I love him to pieces!! DH said I only stayed with him because of his cat. . Not totally true but it was a perk.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2015 22:54:25 GMT -5
She's pretty awesome otherwise, so I'll deal with the occasional toxic fumes. Today she knocked over the Christmas tree, put two "very important to DS" Legos down the heat vent and kept getting in the dishwasher while I was trying to load it, but she's a sweety. She's fitting in really well with the kids and other cat and is snuggled up next to me on the couch right now.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 28, 2015 23:14:58 GMT -5
I wonder if DH's cat wonder what happened to DH? Talking about his cat reminds me of him.
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Post by Opti on Dec 29, 2015 3:59:02 GMT -5
I think it could be the food and/or hydration levels. I would think cats would be like people, not all of us can eat the same things and have our digestion handle it the same way.
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Post by Opti on Dec 29, 2015 4:00:38 GMT -5
I knew Virgil would have to post on this thread eventually.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Dec 29, 2015 6:20:35 GMT -5
I knew Virgil would have to post on this thread eventually. Decrying cat owner abuse is a war I've chosen to fight. Every hour of every day, an innocent soul comes into possession of a cat and is thrust into a life of torment, destitution, and Stockholmian apologetics. The authorities sit by and do nothing. Secular and religious leaders say nothing for fear of provoking pro-misanthropy activists and the all-powerful cat food lobby. Online forums fill up with the silent screams of cat owners compelled to document the serial abuses they face. Victims swap stories in an effort to cope with their suffering. I could only stand it for so long before I knew I had to do something. Now I'm diligent to warn people of the dangers. I look for opportunities to help cat victims escape to healthy, productive post-cat lives. There is no cure for cat owner abuse, cat lovers' psychosis, or post-cat traumatic stress disorder (PCTSD), but prevention and treatment can mitigate the damage. I was too late to save minnesotapaintlady, but maybe others. I won't give up hope.
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 29, 2015 6:25:13 GMT -5
It's a losing battle. I have a kitty with s cold of all things. She's sneezing everywhere!
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