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My first rescue office cat "DC"
She was caught as a feral kitten, took a month before I could even touch her and I had her for 18yrs before she passed
She taught me what it was like to love and be loved by a cat (I was a dog person)
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^^^(y)

She’s the same as mine, and with the hair on her nose tip growing opposite direction of the hair higher up.
I got mine from the pound in June. Kinda surprised she was there for three weeks without anyone snagging her which is what I did soon as I saw her. She did look a bit odd though back then with her stomach and front leg shaved. Had a few people since tell me they’ll take her if I don’t want her. Yeah nope, go to the pound and get your own cat.
 
Going out of town for a week so dropped her off at a cat kennel earlier.
She HATED it, was growling continuously when I placed her in her small assigned room.
Left my blanket, hoodie, shirt, & one of my bike gloves that she would always rub her head against every day.
There’s a webcam for keeping an eye on her.
It was tough leaving her there knowing she hated it so much. Hope she doesn’t think she’s been abandoned :cry:
 
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Going out of town for a week so dropped her off at a cat kennel earlier.
She HATED it, was growling continuously when I placed her in her small assigned room.
Left my blanket, hoodie, shirt, & one of my bike gloves that she would always rub her head against every day.
There’s a webcam for keeping an eye on her.
It was tough leaving her there knowing she hated it so much. Hope she doesn’t think she’s been abandoned :cry:
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Bummer as cats really don't like any changes but at least you left articles with your scent on it.
 
Grissom said:
Bummer as cats really don't like any changes but at least you left articles with your scent on it.
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Checked in on her webcam several times since yesterday and seems everytime she’s hiding under the blanket I left.
Lucky I left it if helps her be a bit more comfortable but she’s not enjoying herself, verified by the kennel supervisor’s email update.
I paid an additional fee for one of the girls there to spend 1 on 1 time with her each day, hopefully they follow through with that.
Gives me a headache to think she might be stressed out and I never get headaches.
Won’t be doing this again, will have to get her a bowl of goldfish to make up for it.
Used to wonder why people spend so much on their pets. Kinda get it now.
 
Grissom said:
Does the webcam have audio capability also?
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Just checking now and the app does have a prompt asking to give permission to use my tablet’s microphone.
There was no mention of that being an option when the kennel setup my webcam access. Gonna shoot an email and ask.
Not sure if it’s a good idea or not to have her hear my voice but then not show up.

Check the webcam a few times again today and she’s been under the blanket each time.
Kennel employee emailed me saying she’s been growling at them but also included a pic of her showing interest in a toy they tried getting her to play with.

Her kennel is just 32sqft. It’s like locking her in a bathroom for a week, seems like torture.
Six more nights to go, I’m concerned about any lingering negative effects.


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This is incredibly distressing to me 🙁 Boarding works well for dogs because they’re social animals and they get to play and interact with all the other dogs. Kitties definitely do better in their own homes. I travel quite often…well, I used to…but anyway, I have Petlibro automatic feeders for dry food which I can schedule and/or activate with my phone, I have cameras to keep an eye on them, I turned my deck into a catio with a microchip-activated cat flap door for access. If I’m gone more than a day or two I have my cat sitter come and give them their wet food once per day. Apollo, my big orange boy, hides from her when she comes, but my little tabby girl Mae likes her and they play with the laser pointer when she comes over.

All that being said, cats as a general rule live in the here and now, and they don’t hold grudges. I’m sure she will be extremely unhappy, but she will forgive you and will probably be back to normal in no time once you are both together again. Hopefully you will have a day or so to spend with her before you have to go back to work or whatever.
 
I forgot to say, our cameras give us the ability to talk to our cats. I do not recommend it! We tried it once. We could see the cats on the cameras and they were freaked out, looking for where our voices were coming from. I regretted doing it, and haven’t done it since. Your mileage may certainly vary, but that’s my experience with it.
 
This is my boy Apollo. He is a total troublemaker and has upended my life, but I love him like no other…
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And his little tabby sister Mae. She is a champ. Tiny but fierce, nothing rattles her. She has the tiniest paws I’ve ever seen, but she is a lightning fast runner, and the best tree climber ever…
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WoodsChick said:
This is incredibly distressing to me 🙁 Boarding works well for dogs because they’re social animals and they get to play and interact with all the other dogs. Kitties definitely do better in their own homes. I travel quite often…well, I used to…but anyway, I have Petlibro automatic feeders for dry food which I can schedule and/or activate with my phone, I have cameras to keep an eye on them, I turned my deck into a catio with a microchip-activated cat flap door for access. If I’m gone more than a day or two I have my cat sitter come and give them their wet food once per day. Apollo, my big orange boy, hides from her when she comes, but my little tabby girl Mae likes her and they play with the laser pointer when she comes over.

All that being said, cats as a general rule live in the here and now, and they don’t hold grudges. I’m sure she will be extremely unhappy, but she will forgive you and will probably be back to normal in no time once you are both together again. Hopefully you will have a day or so to spend with her before you have to go back to work or whatever.
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I didn’t have a lot of options besides the kennel. A friend from work volunteered to look after her at his place but I wasn’t comfortable with that and knew if she got out I’d never see her again. The only two people I would trust weren’t available as one was going on vacation same time and the other a busy student. She couldn’t escape from the kennel and they were the pros for this matter.

This cat made a strong connection with me immediately, at the pound when I chose her and when I brought her home. It surprised the girl working there cause she was avoiding people and the other cats.

She has some funny routines. Will wait on the stairs in the morning for me to finish in the shower and pet her for a few minutes before going to work. I’ll never skip doing this running late or not.
When I get home from work it’s the same thing, she’s runs to the stairs to be petted again. There’s something about stretching out on the steps for her. She then goes to the tv waiting for me to put on a mouse video.

When I call the gf midday from work she’ll put the phone on speaker, the cats hears my voice and goes to the stairs looking for me. She’ll then go to the phone to smell and meow so I of course will meow back and she starts purring.

Below pics are two hours into her first day at my place, she knew she was home. Took a week before she’d pay attention to my gf.
Never thought I’d like a cat this much, definitely found the right one.

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When you go to a shelter or some place looking for a cat, you're really going to make yourself available to be chosen.

Just have to show up and and be open and see which has an affinity for you.

When we got our first cat, we had our eye on some cats, but then one just curled up in my wife's lap and that was that.

Similarly, an aloof cat that was in the shelter for over 6 months quickly bonded to my wife, and we took her home.

Dini, she chose us. She was a stray, that just showed up one day. When God gives you an animal, keep it.
 
It’s unfortunate though for the more timid cats that take a while to warm up to strangers. They’d probably make for awesome pets but likely miss out on the opportunity because they’ve run and hid or growled at prospective owners out checking local pounds for new pets.
 
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