Advice Please - now introducing Mia!

hows things with your little visitor hope you have seen him ?

Originally Posted by mooficat

hows things with your little visitor

hope you have seen him ?

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Nope I haven't seen him since Thursday.
The food I put in the shed every day is disappearing soon after I put it out though. As soon as it gets a little warmer I'm going to try to clean out the shed so I'll be able to see him in there.

Originally Posted by Jenny82

Nope I haven't seen him since Thursday.

The food I put in the shed every day is disappearing soon after I put it out though.

As soon as it gets a little warmer I'm going to try to clean out the shed so I'll be able to see him in there.

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oh that is a shame, but he sounds a clever kit, so he'll be keeping warm & obviously filling his tum with the food you leave............keep us posted !

We cleaned out our shed today since it was so nice outside. We thought kitty wasn't in there but he was hiding behind the last thing we took out (a small stove). I was able to get him into a carrier by putting food in it and making it his only way out. Right now he's in our master bathroom and won't come out of the carrier, but it's only been an hour or two. He looks very healthy but he's very scared. He is smaller than my cats. I have a picture of him but it's only his backside. He doesn't have a collar.

I want to try to find his home if he has one. I'm going to try to take him to the vet tomorrow night and ask them to scan for a microchip. Should I put up signs? I don't want a false owner to claim him. I asked DH if we could keep him if we don't find his home and he smiled and said maybe. I'm also going to see if my parents want him because they only have one cat who I think is lonely. Sorry I'm rambling so much! Is there anything else I should do? Thanks!

Here's his butt, lol. I couldn't get a better picture without scaring him even more.

I'm so happy you were able to catch that little guy.

Originally Posted by Graciecat

I'm so happy you were able to catch that little guy.

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Me too. I've been worried about him being outside.

The only thing my cats can think about is staring at the bathroom door. I made sure they didn't see him when I brought him in but I'm sure they can smell him (and vice versa).

I'm sure they can and they're probably thinking "Who's that stranger in our bathroom, I hope Mommy and Daddy don't think they're going to let him live with us "
When we first brought Elliott in, Gracie and Lizzie would slink past the bathroom, but not Annabelle she sat in front of the door and decided to "talk" to Elliott

Here's a better picture of him in the box I set up for him:

I have something amazing to share. A few minutes ago I saw another kitty that looked just like the kitty we caught today peering in our window on our deck. He had the saddest look I've ever seen on a cat, it literally took my breath away. I told DH to keep an eye on him while I went to get the carrier but as soon as I left he ran off. I had only ever seen one cat outside before. Do you think they are related?? I swear it looked like he was looking for his friend. I put some food on the deck for him to see if he'll come back.

He's adorable.

Okay, this might sound out there...BUT...if the two cats look that much alike do you think it's possible that you thought you were only seeing one when actually you may have seen the bathroom kitty on some occasions and the window peering kitty on others?

It's possible they are related.
I hope he comes back to the deck to eat.

Originally Posted by Graciecat

He's adorable.

Okay, this might sound out there...BUT...if the two cats look that much alike do you think it's possible that you thought you were only seeing one when actually you may have seen the bathroom kitty on some occasions and the window peering kitty on others?

It's possible they are related.
I hope he comes back to the deck to eat.

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That's definitely possible. If they are not related or know each other then it's a HUGE coincidence that he was looking in the window because I never see cats in this neighborhood. I'm worried about the one that's still outside now that I've separated them. What have I gotten into?

What have you gotten into?

Well, it sounds like you're gotten into having two more cats

I went into the bathroom and layed down on the floor so she could get used to me (good thing I cleaned earlier today ). I let her smell my hand and it only took about 2 minutes for her to warm up to me. Soon she was rubbing all over me and purring and she didn't once try to bite me or scratch me. I think she is a female now that I got a closer look. She is really skinny. Also, her back legs are really weak. She isn't walking around, she is just kind of dragging her back legs. I stood her on all fours a few times and she's able to walk but soon collapses. I showed her where the water bowl and litter are but so far she hasn't used either. At least she had a lot of wet food today so she can't be too dehydrated. Hopefully the vet can see her tomorrow night.

Oh the poor little thing.
I hope the Vet can see her tomorrow night and that the thing with her back legs isn't anything serious.

Did the "Peeping Tom" come and eat the food you left out?

Sending lots of vibes that the Vet gives her a clean bill of health tomorrow, that whatever is wrong with her back legs is something simple and that the peeper comes back to eat.

Originally Posted by Graciecat

Oh the poor little thing.
I hope the Vet can see her tomorrow night and that the thing with her back legs isn't anything serious.

Did the "Peeping Tom" come and eat the food you left out?

Sending lots of vibes that the Vet gives her a clean bill of health tomorrow, that whatever is wrong with her back legs is something simple and that the peeper comes back to eat.

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Thanks!!

Peeping Tom did not eat the food and I haven't seen him again.

We are going to try to relocate our kitty to the basement tonight because it's not working out in the bathroom. This morning she was crying constantly and trying to get out of the door and it was upsetting Emily and Chessy. The basement will be much larger and further away from E & C.

Also her back legs seem to be a lot better this morning. She was still dragging them behind her occasionally, but she was walking around much more!

I was hoping...as I know you were...that the food would have been gone this morning.

Sounds like the basement would be a better option for her and I'm glad she seems to be walking better this morning.

Hi,

This is Jenny's husband checking in. We've named the little kitty, Mia, so unless we see missing cat signs, it looks like she's happily ours now. And I do mean happily ours. Part of Jenny's Christmas present was that we could get another cat, but apparently my giving her a little oranged stuffed cat confused "we can get a new cat" to "this is your new cat." Oops. Good thing Mia appeared to clear up that little issue.

Chessy doesn't seem to mind the new intruder. He's a laid back cat, and he was just sitting outside the door to the room Mia's in, being totally relaxed. We took her out of that room for a while, and Chessy just wandered through, smelling her new smells. When we brought Chessy home from the shelter, he immediatly wanted to be friends with Emily, so I don't think we have to worry how he'll handle it. Emily, on the otherhand, is not so happy. She did a little hissing and is being very skittish. It took a while for Emily to get used to Chessy last summer, so we're not surprised, but we also know she'll get over it. We'll just go through the slow introduction process we did before.

We're both very worried about the peeping tom cat. I'm not so sure the peeping tom cat isn't significantly smaller than Mia and might be her kitten. That might explain why her back legs weren't doing so well and why she was so thin despite the food we'd been putting out.

We thank you for your support and any other help or advice we can get would be welcome!
-TGT

Mia's vet appointment is tomorrow at 5.

Just wanted to say what you're doing for this sweet kitty is awesome. Hope all goes well at the vet.