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Offline Chris_

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I have a cat now
« on: August 23, 2011, 07:37:02 PM »
And I have no clue what to do with the thing.

Bad timing... the property manager is inspecting units tomorrow and I do not have a pet deposit which is at least $300.  I'm not sure I want to let this thing loose in my apartment because I may never find it again.  I'm no judge of cats, but it looks less than a year old.  Doesn't seem to be feral or violent (yet).

Looks like a little orange and white tabby.
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2011, 07:38:34 PM »
Mazel tov!
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2011, 07:40:22 PM »

Like this only a little larger.
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2011, 07:45:42 PM »
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2011, 07:49:54 PM »
But I wanted a dog. :(

Looked at some dogs over the weekend after dropping off some food at the shelter.  Publix had big bags of Purina on sale for $10.
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2011, 07:58:11 PM »
So Chris finally got a little *****..... :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2011, 08:02:52 PM »
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2011, 08:17:41 PM »
Quote from: Thor on August 23, 2011, 07:58:11 PM
So Chris finally got a little *****..... :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2011, 08:32:31 PM »
My advice to you is to put the tyke in the bathroom, with a bowl of dry catfood and water each. Make sure you have a litter box in there with it. Keep the toiletcover seat down. Put the toilet paper in a closet(mine happens to be the champion shredder). A box with a blanket or old towel would be good as well.....
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2011, 08:43:23 PM »
Quote from: seahorse513 on August 23, 2011, 08:32:31 PM
My advice to you is to put the tyke in the bathroom, with a bowl of dry catfood and water each. Make sure you have a litter box in there with it. Keep the toiletcover seat down. Put the toilet paper in a closet(mine happens to be the champion shredder). A box with a blanket or old towel would be good as well.....

Yup. Landlord ain't likely to go trippin' in to your bathroom.

Of course, if the cat starts ripping up the wallpaper and bouncing off the walls while the LL is hangin' around, your ass will be sucking buttermilk.  :-)
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2011, 09:05:11 PM »
Done and done.  Got the cat transferred to the bathroom with cold water, food, and a litter box.  Whether he knows how to use the latter I guess I'll find out in the morning.

Joke's on him... I'm out of TP. :tongue:

I folded up an old sweater and put in the pet carrier.  I suppose that will have to do for a bed until I can get something else.
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2011, 09:12:48 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on August 23, 2011, 08:43:23 PM
Yup. Landlord ain't likely to go trippin' in to your bathroom.

Of course, if the cat starts ripping up the wallpaper and bouncing off the walls while the LL is hangin' around, your ass will be sucking buttermilk.  :-)
It'll probably just hide.

Took me almost an hour to coax it from under the car it was hiding under into the carrier.  I expected more of a fuss on the ride home in the car, but it was okay.
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2011, 09:22:58 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on August 23, 2011, 09:05:11 PM
Done and done.  Got the cat transferred to the bathroom with cold water, food, and a litter box.  Whether he knows how to use the latter I guess I'll find out in the morning.

Joke's on him... I'm out of TP. :tongue:

I folded up an old sweater and put in the pet carrier.  I suppose that will have to do for a bed until I can get something else.

Well you don't need to keep him in the bathroom when you are there, unless you work overnites...Just keep him in the bathroom when you are at work. Get a spray bottle to help train him not to scratch furniture or anything else you don't want him to do(jump on table, countertops). You should let him sleep with you , so you have a nice bond.
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2011, 10:03:37 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on August 23, 2011, 08:17:41 PM
:rimshot:

Your jokes are as bad as my sister's.

It might be bad, but it was pretty funny.   :-)  Pets pick you, you know.   :cheersmate:
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2011, 10:47:46 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on August 23, 2011, 10:03:37 PM
It might be bad, but it was pretty funny.   :-)  Pets pick you, you know.   :cheersmate:
It had a brother/sister that got run over messing around in the road.  The cat was hanging around the body and surrounding area.
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2011, 11:33:32 PM »
H5 for taking in the "hands up" cat  :-) 

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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2011, 02:55:02 AM »
I love kitties!! Soo here's my tribute to your new ***** cat!

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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2011, 05:15:55 AM »
Quote from: Thor on August 23, 2011, 07:58:11 PM
So Chris finally got a little *****..... :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

GAWD!  you beat me to it!  :lmao:
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2011, 10:12:35 AM »
Aww, sounds like a cute little guy.  Get the kitty checked out for FIV/FeLV  before you invest too much emotional time with it.

Been there too many times.   :(
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2011, 12:59:53 PM »
That was very nice of you to take him in, Chris.  I have one kind of that color, too, and he was found as a kitten hanging around his dead mother by the side of the road.  He's the best cat, never has done anything wrong.  A real peach.  Have you named it yet?  How's he doing?  Did he take to the litter box OK?  I imagine he did.
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #20 on: August 24, 2011, 01:14:30 PM »
orange tabbys are the best one's
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #21 on: August 24, 2011, 02:03:26 PM »
Quote from: Karin on August 24, 2011, 12:59:53 PM
That was very nice of you to take him in, Chris.  I have one kind of that color, too, and he was found as a kitten hanging around his dead mother by the side of the road.  He's the best cat, never has done anything wrong.  A real peach.  Have you named it yet?  How's he doing?  Did he take to the litter box OK?  I imagine he did.
Yeah, he found the litter box on his own and used it.  From the looks of it, he ate plenty last night and no accidents to clean up yet.  He was calm this morning.  I got up early to check on him and refill the water bowl.  I have to leave him in the bathroom until I get home but I'll let him wander around the apartment later.  I blocked off the kitchen with some big boxes I weighed down and can close the door to the bedroom.  He should be okay.

I think it has yellow eyes.  Is that normal?  They're a mix of green with mostly yellow.  (The whites are white.  He doesn't look sick.)
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #22 on: August 24, 2011, 02:35:12 PM »
like this?

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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #23 on: August 24, 2011, 04:03:03 PM »
Chris, good on you for giving the little guy a home!!

You only need to lock him in the bathroom for a day or two while you are gone to make sure he uses the litter box, then he can find it on his own.

Either leave the food and water in there too, or move it to your kitchen. I have always fed my cats dry cat food, the canned stuff stinks too much as far as I'm concerned. I have one of those tower things that holds a small bag of food, and they eat whenever they want.

I have TP shedders...Puffer (  :bawl: ) and Bailey shred with their teeth, the other two could care less about it. Mine have had their front claws removed, so I don't have to worry about damage or them clawing their way up the furniture.

Cats are difficult to contain...they can find their way into or over all kinds of situations. If their whiskers "fit" through a space, they think their bodies will too. He will most likely want to sleep with you too. Make sure not to leave any food out on the kitchen counter. None of the girls grab anything off of my counters, but I did have one before that would grab baggies of cookies or biscuits and shred them all over the place. 

If you are going to keep him, I would recommend that you get quickly get him neutered. I have only had one male who was older than we were told, when he was brought into the house. He was not declawed or neutered and he was a holy terror. He clawed up a leather wingback chair and sliced up the sides of a cherry armoire, and I would find him sitting on top of the cornice boards after he climbed up the drapes. He also "sprayed" his territory all over the place. After about a month of this, he went to a new home, I got new hardwood floors in my LR, DR and foyer and new carpet all upstairs. The ex didn't bring home any more "surprise" animals after that.....
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Re: I have a cat now
« Reply #24 on: August 24, 2011, 04:05:42 PM »
I'm keeping it out of the kitchen for now.  I had to live with a female cat that wasn't spayed.  What a monster.  I'll never do that again.  I called a nearby vet... it's $60 for a checkup and tests. I'll stop by on Saturday. 

I don't think he's big enough to reach the toilet paper roll.  I did leave some "toys" in there with him.  A half-full bottle of fiber pills (it rattles :-)), a ball, a knotted-up terrycloth, and a small cardboard box.

I have no idea what I'm doing. :rofl:
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