"Khalbali" (khalbali)
11/08/2015 at 15:43 • Filed to: None
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"Khalbali" (khalbali)
11/08/2015 at 15:43 • Filed to: None | 7
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So this cat has been in my wife’s work’s parking lot for almost a week, so today she brought it home. I’ve never had a cat before and we have a big loud dog, but I like it so far. Tomorrow it goes to the vet for shots/spaying and we may decide to keep it if there’s no microchip. Haven’t really tried to introduce it to our dog yet and we’re both pretty allergic although I haven’t had any reactions yet to this specific cat, so there’s a few hurdles to cross before it’s part of the family, but we’ll see how it goes!
PanchoVilleneuve ST
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 15:45 |
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You’ve been chosen, bro.
1111111111111111111111
> PanchoVilleneuve ST
11/08/2015 at 15:46 |
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Yup. Cats pick you.
Leon711
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 15:51 |
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Your cat now.
Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 15:53 |
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If you do decide to keep her I’ll give you this bit of advice:
Keep the cat and dog in separate rooms with a door closed. They should be able to smell each other under the door if they feel so inclined. Periodically, switch them so they can investigate each other’s scent without seeing each other yet. Then switch them back, always keeping the door between them closed. Doing this for a while will allow them to become familiar with the other through their prime means, the scent. Once it seems their curiosities have died down, try allowing them to be in the same areas together (always with you there too and for small bits of time increasing as their familiarity grows), but don’t force it. We did this with our two adult Boston Terriers and a cat we rescued last year. For us the whole process only took (surprisingly) under two weeks before they were able to be left alone together all the time with no issues. Timing will obviously vary so be patient and good luck.
If you don’t keep her, good on you for doing the right thing in doing what you can to take care of her and making sure she’s healthy and potentially find her a good home.
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Khalbali
> Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
11/08/2015 at 16:07 |
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Will definitely keep that in mind, it’s tough for us in a tiny apartment so the cat is in the bathroom until going to the vet. Cat doesn’t seem at all interested in the dog, dog cried a bit when he caught a glimpse of the cat. Dog is pretty friendly around other animals, we had a litter box trained rabbit when he was a puppy, he's just so energetic and playful we'll see how it goes.
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Khalbali
> Leon711
11/08/2015 at 16:09 |
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Seems like it, she’s the sweetest animal I think I’ve ever met, although I guess however long alone will do that, temps are getting into the 20’s already here so she seems happy just to lay in a warm lap.
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Khalbali
> PanchoVilleneuve ST
11/08/2015 at 16:10 |
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Hard to tell yet, she’s definitely friendly but may just be “any port in a storm”, she's warm and fed now so we're buds.
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Leon711
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 16:17 |
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She looks happy with you. If she hasn’t got a chip, I’m sure you’ll be happy. Cats are awesome.
Idiot In The Garage Needs A New CGI Job...
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 16:22 |
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Cute cat!
I had cats for years, and then suddenly became allergic. Taking Claritin helped me a lot. Try something like that if you start sneezing & coughing a lot more.
Also, Galileo Humpkins’ advice on slowly integrating your new & current pets is right on the money.
JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 16:27 |
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We never used to be cat people but have two now
Let me tell you that every one is different. The first one took less than a week to get fully settled and comfortable with us and the three dogs.
The other one took about 2.5 months.
Typically it will take about a month for a cat to become comfortable with new surroundings. Don’t rush it. Don’t force them to coexist with your dog or be social. The one that took over 2 months spent that time hiding under the bed. Now she is social and sleeps on the couch above our heads Or next to the dogs on the floor.
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Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 16:36 |
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Thats good, sounds like it may not be much of a hassle. One of. our pups is very playful and energetic, but always very friendly towards other animals. She was a bit much for the kitty at first, but they figured it out.
Bycjoe
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 16:46 |
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I’m pretty sure I have that same sweater
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Khalbali
> Bycjoe
11/08/2015 at 17:07 |
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Lol walmarts “faded glory” line.
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Bycjoe
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 17:45 |
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Yup that’s it ha, very nice taste sir, I tip my hat to you.
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Bycjoe
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 18:06 |
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Cute cat too, I worried about my first cat with my dog but they both get along great, allergies could make it miserable but I’m sure you’ll know soon enough weather or not your wife and yourself are having a reaction, hopefully not.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Khalbali
11/08/2015 at 19:43 |
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Cute little thing - thanks for rescuing her! :)
Our idiot lazy neighbours abandoned 6 cats (that we know of...) when their house got foreclosed on, we managed to trap 4 of them and find them homes as barn cats (they had been outside so long they’d become semi-feral, so beyond the point the poor things could be domesticated).
One of them had kittens back in August - an American Bobtail. There were 3 kittens and we trapped the momma first (she’s one of the barn cats.) Sadly, after we trapped her, we never saw two of the poor little kittens again (couldn’t let momma go to find them either because we’d never catch her again [she’d be weary of the trap], so we had to trap her whenever we could to get her fixed). One of the little kittens found it’s way back to where we had our feeding station while we were trapping all by it’s little lonesome and we managed to trap her.
The local shelter couldn’t take the kitten unless it was domesticated as they can’t re-home potentially dangerous kitties, so they asked if we could foster her for awhile and try our best to tame her. She was around 12-14 weeks at that time which is on the cusp of when kittens start to be extremely hard/impossible to tame if grown up feral. Luckily and proudly for us, our little girl grew accustomed to domesticated life and we couldn’t bear to part with her....she’s insane when she’s in “play mode” (then again, she is still less than a year old), but she can be a sook at times and pretty much sleeps with me every night right on my chest or right next to me. One of the few accomplishments in a LONG time I feel very proud and happy of saving that little creature’s life - she never asked to have her momma cruelly abandoned to a cold and lonely life outside....
Here she is a few weeks ago, stealing my brother’s computer chair in the morning sun - had we not caught her, the temperatures dip down to -20C in the winter here (Nova Scotia, Canada), plus windchill.....still have no idea how her mother survived alone outside all winter...
Her name is Tazz. :)
Sadly, one of the idiots we had given Tazz’s mother to as a barn cat did NOT follow the shelter’s instructions for letting the cat be accustomed to her new surroundings (locking the cat in the barn in an enclosed space for 2-3 weeks to she starts to think of it as “home) and basically left all the doors wide open just after we dropped her off.....now Momma cat is lost, which breaks out hearts after all we did to feed and try trapping her all winter...we fear the worst, although they CLAIM something is eating the food they put out, but we don’t trust them whatsoever. I hope that poor cat doesn’t have to survive another lonely winter outside alone...(we had the mother fixed, so she wouldn’t even have any kittens to keep her company)...
Sorry for the comment novel, but your post of helping this parking lot kitty strikes a somber nerve.
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Khalbali
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
11/08/2015 at 23:08 |
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It seems like she's probably ours, apparently one of my wife's coworkers got this cats sister about 7 months back as a kitten, she was on top of the engine of a security car and burned her paws. She remembered seeing a white and black one too but they couldn't catch it at the time, so seems like that would be this cat and it's never been indoors before.