Trapping for 2nd time?

She was feral and therefore probably very used to having other cats in her life. I would be surprised if she wasn't intrigued by Batman on the other side of the door!

My intuition tells me that there may be a bit of hissing, then they will settle down with each other quickly. Let's hope it's right!!

I've got my fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well - it's still 10 days to go.

8 days!

Originally Posted by LDG

8 days!

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A week from today!!!!

We should be buying screen door tomorrow (we've scoped it out already - just need to buy).

There was a LOT of fur near the door this morning from Patches. Gosh, I really hope it isn't a health related thing. I hope she's just playing with Batman a lot. I am taking it as a good sign!!!! (I will have vet make sure there isn't another reason why she would be shedding fur - but I think it's because she is probably laying there interacting with Batman under the door and just shedding?) She's a fuzzy girl, maybe it's her winter coat, idunno.

Batman is SO interested in her room, that I have to have my DH hold/distract him when I need to go in her room - or else I risk him running in the room!!

Will keep you all posted and take pictures of screen door when it's set up. I've been reading the other threads about screen doors - we'll see what we rig up.

I think it's a good idea to let Batman in her room when she's at the vet and the screen door is going up!

...and I suspect she's shedding her Winter coat since she's been inside for a while now - and I'm willing to bet she and Batman are interacting under the door.

Oh great idea!!!!

Here's the door we got:


Both mornings this weekend, Patches has left her cubby cube to watch me close the door. A little braver than usual - but gosh, she is so darn scared of me. When I put her treats out for her, I can see her tense up. Poor girl. I'm not looking forward to Saturday morning - getting her in the crate. She's been in her cubby cube only lately - so I may have to unfortunately startle her to leave the cubby and hide in carrier. Yikes.

Or maybe I'll get lucky this week and won't have to do that.

6 days!!!!!

6 days! So - that means she goes in Saturday?

And do you have Bach's Rescue Remedy for pets? And did you ever get the music CD especially for cats?

Saturday morning!

I have Diane Schneider's Harp of Hope CD. I play it for a bit when I go in to feed/clean and then play it when I'm hanging out with her.

I haven't gotten Rescue Remedy yet. I keep forgetting to check at the store - I may just have to order it online.

If you need to order it online, this is where it is: http://www.bachflower.com/Pets.htm

Ordered!

Got woken up very rudely around 4am this morning to very loud banging sounds - Batman messing with her door. Geez!

Patches has been eating much better this week!

Not sure if she's been using her new wooden scratching post we made (untreated cedar). Need to find an actual log when things aren't frozen or wet. I can't imagine how frustrating it must feel if she's NOT using one of the 3 posts in the room. Wouldn't that just feel itchy, if you want to scratch your claws but not sure where to scratch them? Or maybe she is but I just can't tell. She has a wood one, a sisal one, and a carpet one. The sisal one kinda stinks - it's basically "kitten" sized. Batman prefers carpet ones. Just have to figure out what she likes.

Just a few more days before the screen door goes up! It looks pretty sturdy. I'll keep a close eye on it and if someone starts ripping into it somehow, we'll get it re-enforced. I'll make sure things are closed off just in case Patches does get through it somehow.

Here is hope that sweet Patches will do fine and everything will go well

We only have sisal and wood scratching posts. We used to have carpet covered ones as well but we got rid of them since some of the babies were getting confused why they could scratch the carpet on the post but not the carpet on the floor. Our house is fully carpeted. I noticed you have wooden floors so this may not be a problem in your case...
Marina

It's officially Tuesday so you have 5 more days to go!!

You mentioned waiting for a log to thaw out before you put it in there. Take a wet one from your wood pile and let it dry inside the house on a plastic garbage bag. If Batman will get at it, perhaps put it in a closet or something.

ooooooo - 5 days!!!!!!

they go by fast!

Just a few more days now!

Had a little bit of "excitement" last night - probably terror for her. She again was in the middle of the room when I went in - hiding under the coffee table with the blanket draped over it instead of her cubbie cube or carrier - so I just got down low and didn't move, just talked quietly to her and stayed put. I didn't want to walk by her and turn on the music or fiddle with much other than her litter box. A bit of her being out stemmed from the fact that I went in a slightly different time than usual and maybe caught her off guard.

Batman is glued to the door. I have to have my husband hold him or play with him downstairs when I go in and out of the room or else I risk him running in there! It's going to be interesting to see what those 2 do. I guess I'll hear some hissing in the middle of the night.

I am so hoping that she will learn how great people are from Batman - that usually goes a long - long way! Let's call this - 3 1/2 days!

Yeah, there's a lot of pressure on Batman We're like "Batman, you have a big role here coming up!" and he'll start chasing his tail around and acting like a goofy kitten.

3 days from now I'll be posting that the screen door is up and Patches is back from the vet and doing well!

Batman brought another toy to her door today during the day... so cute! (Our birds are in a closed off room - he does not bring toys to that closed off door unless I'm with them for a long time and no one else is home to give him attention... so I really do think he is bringing them to her or whatever he thinks is in the room!)

Great, we might get 5-8 inches of snow over the next 36 hours.



Hopefully this won't mess up tomorrow's kitty plans.

1.5 days!!!

I hope not! Hopefully it'll be plowed before it's time to go! We're expecting a foot.

Batman is just too cute! That does sound very promising, I must say!