Lilly the Kitty

Troglin · May 2010

Long story short, I now have a petite Calico/white kitty. The previous owner didn't want her anymore, claimed she didn't get enough attention, and then blamed her dogs on the lack of attention. :roll: She was pretty much facing shelter life or death, honestly. Nobody in our area cares much for cats. At any rate.. now I have a very vocal kitty. I'm not sure what I'm doing with her. She used to be a feral/farm cat, and was very happy doing it. I might let her go on our new property. She's spayed, so there's no chance of breeding. We go there often enough to leave food and such, and there's a wooden dog house there that she could use. Finding her a permanent home isn't really likely, but I'll try. I'd love to keep her, but the only way that would happen is for her to live at the property until we actually move there. [And yes, I got her knowing that I can't keep her.] As soon as I got her inside, she just began yowling. You could hear it echoing in the neighborhood - it was that loud. Since then, she's been absolutely silent and just hidden under my bed. XD A minute ago she began meowing, but won't come out. <img src="http://www.natsiya.com/images/kitty.png"; alt="http://www.natsiya.com/images/kitty.png"; class="bb-image" /> That's the best I can do right now. I'll try to get more with an actual camera rather than my cell phone. - Anastasia

Hibachi · May 2010

I got Simba as a stray kitten and he hid under my bed and dresser for two days, the best thing to do is leave food and water in your room closest to her and leave a litter box out - she will eventualy come out. Don't try reaching out for her as soon as she comes out or that will most likely scare her and cause her to run back to hiding. The only thing that got Simba to come out was a shoe string. XD He came out to play with me once I brought out a shoe string, then he was VERY friendly after we played he rubbed up against me and let me pet him and now we are best friends. 8D So, she's probably just scared that she's in a new place. EDIT: And if she was an outside cat, she's most likely stressed/scared from confinment. But, I wouldn't recomend letting her out until you got a bond going.

RoyalRaccoon · May 2010

I own outdoor cats, and they definitely will yowl(loudly!) once they realize they are stuck inside(the house or a crate). I would not suggest letting her outside until she has associated you as her caretaker. Once she knows where the food is coming from, she will be less likely to venture off. Other than that, it just takes time and patience in order for them to get used to being inside. When we moved and locked my then 3 cats in my unoccupied bedroom(I was staying with my grandmother) they yowled for a few days, and were settled in after a week. However, they were more than eager to get outside once we felt they were ready. That day I showed them where the food and water was, and I spent about an hour watching them. Everything turned out great, and they came into the garage when they were done exploring. Hopefully everything works out. She's a gorgeous calico.

Troglin · May 2010

She's been an indoor cat for about a year now. She was born to a barn cat, raised as a barn cat, but adjusted to living comfortably indoors with her previous owner. I have owned cats before, and for my entire life, actually. I've had indoor/outdoor cats, feral cats, and have raised over a dozen litters. XD I know cat behavior. :P I personally love feral cats. I love taming them. When we get our buildings all set up, I plan on adopting quite a few unwanted barn/feral cats from one of the rescues near me. This particular rescue takes in not-so-indoor cats and tries to find them barns or land to live on. Moving on though.. I did get her to come out from under the bed this afternoon. The only real way to get her was to grab her, but she realized that it wasn't so bad. I think she felt she was alone, but now she knows there's actually someone here. She likes Mimi too, so I'll use that to my advantage. Her purr is incredibly loud. She's all lovey-dovey too, so my clothes are covered in long calico hairs. XD If I let her go outside, it's not someplace where I'll be every day. I just want to mention that. I live in an area full of aggressive/fighting strays, speeding cars, and where a lot of the teenagers pride themselves on slaughtering cats on the weekends. The new property is secluded, there are few cars, no kids, and nobody does anything out there. I'd go there every two or three days to feed her. When the construction starts, I'd probably build a large run of some sort to keep her safe. When the house is finally built, and we move in, she would be able to live inside if she wanted to. * About the aggressive strays.. One of my friends just moved to this neighborhood, and his cats have already been fought by several of this area's top cats. These strays come from dumping or by people just leaving them behind. Being aggressive towards humans and other animals seems to be how they are able to live out there. I probably should specify that one person in my house has no clue that this cat is here. He never does know about the rescues or take-ins. They're hidden until I find homes for them. He's the kind of person who would gladly let an animal die just to save $5. To him, our dogs live outside because they're dogs. Our Eskimo dog, as a puppy, didn't learn how to become fully house trained in a week, so he picked her up by her ears and tail, and threw her outside. She was 3 months old, and now she will be 9 years old this year. He is another, long story entirely though. I won't get into that here. I pretty much told myself to not take in any more rescues until I either moved out or until we got the new property. I've been able to live up to that for a few months, but then I saw her and I didn't want her getting euthanized. It's coming up close to the six-year mark for when my cat was murdered, so I've been especially irritated by all the cats being euthanized for no good reason. This kitty, although it applies to all, didn't deserve to be killed just because the owner decided one day to get rid of her. I don't know about anywhere else, but veterinarians out here will euthanize a healthy animal just because someone doesn't want it anymore. A lot of the vets don't ask questions as long as you pay in advance. $40 for a 30lb animal isn't that much to pay either, if you really want something out of your life. Long reply, but I need to get back to class work. I'll upload another picture of her later.

Irian Jaya · July 2010

She Just needs time To Adjust.Get Use To everything.Poor Baby :P

Troglin · July 2010

Irian Jaya wrote:

She Just needs time To Adjust.Get Use To everything.Poor Baby :P

Yeah. I did find someone who was willing to take her, and he sends me updates when he remembers to. ^-^ The guy who got her doesn't live with anyone else and has no other animals, so she came out of her shell really quickly for him. My house has four people, two dogs, three cats, two ferrets, fish, a turtle, and a hedgehog. :P Way too busy for her. I'm glad she's happy though, and should he decide to get rid of her he's supposed to ask me first.

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