I Finally Have some Pictures of Her!!!

[wolflady]

Hi everyone!! Some of you may know that I am caring for a neighborhood stray cat whom I fondly call Crookshanks (due to the badly healed break in her tail...). I ache to leave her outside and I really want to bring her in as a 3rd housecat, but hubby doesn't think it's a good idea with our small house and Scooter's behavioral problem. I'm hoping to gradually start letting her in though...hehehehehehe So far I'm getting Marius and Scooter used to her presence since I keep her food, water and shelter in our backyard by the sliding glass door. A lot of times I'll open the glass door, but leave the screen shut, so Marius and she can sniff each other through the screen and get used to each other that way.

I finally got some pictures of her and wanted to share!!!! Here she is sitting pretty in front of my house...



Here's another one of her sitting out front. You can kinda see the crook in her tail in this one...


And here she is being guard kitty...

[K & L]

Oh she melts my heart! What a beauty.

[Logan]

Her introduction into your home reminds me of Butter, Karen!! I kept telling myself "no, don't feed him", then "well, feed him, but don't let him inside". You know where I am now! LOL!!



I think she is gorgeous, by the way!! And I love the unique little crook in her tail!!

[Former User]

Wow Karen she's a real beauty! Don't tell me she doesn't melt your hubby's heart?

[wolflady]

Thanks guys!!! Actually, I think hubby is growing a little fond of her He always comments on how sad she looks and he took some pics of her!!
Logan, don't you just love how they sneak their little furry bodies into your heart??!! hehehe Butter is a gorgeous cat. When Amberlee and I were at the cat show in Pleasonton there was a cat rescue group there and I was in love with all the babies needing homes. One of them was a gorgeous flame point, and I thought of you! I wish I could take them all!! It's a weakness!! I'm thinking I may just start letting her inside slowly...the only problem is where to put a 3rd litterbox if I can successfully transform her into a housecat!! Yikes!!
It's kinda gross, but our litterboxes are in the kitchen since it's the only place where there was room. So, needless to say, Scooter's huge playpen takes up a majority of our kitchen floor!! LOL LOL

[catwoman]

Ooh, look at those sweet eyes! She's lovely!

I bet she'll be inside in no time ...

[auggie]

Crookshanks is so beautiful!!!
I have only 2 litterboxes for my 3 cats.(Hint)

[lizbud]

Wolflady,

The kitty looks like a very dignified lady cat. Do you
know her age or anything about her medically ?

She is a very Pretty kitty !!! Good luck to you .

Sorry if I've missed something previous, but who is
the kitty in the cage? Thanks. Liz.

[C.C.'s Mom]

Those pictures are so sweet. What a pretty kitty! I love those little tabby tigers.

We've got one of those strangers too. He's very interested in our house, and simply comes inside, walks up the stairs and goes to sleep in my bed!!! I named him Brian Boogieman (my cats are afraid of him)



We don't feed him; he takes what he needs.

[Randi]

What lovely pictures! I bet there's no way you can keep her out now, LOL! She's a real beauty! And of course she'll charm her way in in no time - she already has I suppose. The way you handle them getting used to each other is just perfect!!

Please, let us know how it's going!

[gini]

What a beautiful lady! They just take over your heart don't they?

[wolflady]

Auggie True, true....that's a thought! HA!!! I'm sure she and Marius could share litterboxes if I were to be able to bring her in successfully.
Liz, that's Scooter in his huge playpen that is stuck in the middle of our kitchen floor! He seems to like it and feels safe there, but I still feel bad about leaving him cooped up in there when we are unable to supervise him. He has a behavioral problem and this was the last thing we could think of to try, and it seems to be working!
I did take Crookshanks to my regular vet when I first moved into the neighborhood since I knew my vet was involved with the TNR program. Since I do volunteer work with a cat rescue, I was able to bring her in and have her vaccinated, checked over and spayed all for $10!! They also put a little notch in her ear so they know that she's been taken care of under the TNR program. Apparantly she'd been spayed already, so that was good...but she was in very bad shape (very thin) so it seems like she's been out on her own for awhile. I think they estimated her to be 4-6 years old. She's a really leggy cat too! Very tall! Even taller than my 15 pound boy cat!!!LOL LOL
C.C's mom, Brian Boogieman is a very striking cat!! Where did he come from? So funny how they can just take charge and barge right in, eh?? LOL It sure looks like he's taking all he needs! LOL LOL He's a very...filled out cat!
Randi and Gini, both my mom and I really want to bring her in...or at least find a good home for her. She is a really sweet cat, a little rough around the edges, but sweet. It's nothing a little TLC couldn't fix! I did mention it to hubby last night and he got all on the defensive with me. I was a little surprised at that!! He said that we can't let her in because she's already peeing on the doorstep! Now, this is news to me! It's the first time he mentioned that to me, so I was a bit surprised and hurt when he got mad
Do female cats spray like males do? This just seems very strange to me, but maybe she's just marking her territory, because I have seen neighborhood pet cats in my front yard since I put food for Crookshanks out there. But it could be any one of the neighborhood cats too, right? I can see why hubby is concerned, as Scooter has that behavioral problem where he'll pee on the floor for no reason...and we can't have 2 cats peeing in the house!! I don't know what to do on that front with Crookshanks...but maybe it would be different if she were inside??
**hugs** to you all!!
Karen

[gini]

Oh Karen, I am sorry to say, Yes! female cats pee in the house.
I have forest green carpeting and there is discoloring in every room from my (rainbow bridge) calico, Patches. She peed at the slightest whim - in front of us - while we weren't looking, anywhere, anytime. I had her for over 16 1/2 years and she was a problem child from day one!!

We could never figure out what it was that caused it, because for two years of her young life she was an only cat. It didn't matter how much attention she got, how many treats she just would decide to pee! I have to tell you that it was maddening, but on the good side of the coin, I have never had a cat that was more expressive, loyal, talkative and very loving. She ordered me around - told me when it was time to go to bed and curled up contentedly at my head each night as I rubbed her belly! I work at home, and she spent every day inside with me in my office, supervising my work. Strange, but she never peed in my office.

[wolflady]

Gini, this sounds just like our Scooter's behavior!! Very strange, huh? It's wierd, because Scooter is really a one person cat. He loves his daddy, which is adorable...but he really can't stand anyone else including me! LOL LOL So, I guess you could say he's really loyal to his daddy!
Cats can be so confusing sometimes, but we love em anyway. Your Patches sounds like she was a very precious girl Do you have any pics of her?

I'm thinking that if Crookshanks is peeing on the door, it's probably because of all the other cats that come into our yard to eat her food...which would be understandable. I guess I'll have to make a point of looking at the door tonight when I get home...

Originally posted by gini
Oh Karen, I am sorry to say, Yes! female cats pee in the house.
I have forest green carpeting and there is discoloring in every room from my (rainbow bridge) calico, Patches. She peed at the slightest whim - in front of us - while we weren't looking, anywhere, anytime. I had her for over 16 1/2 years and she was a problem child from day one!!...

[Logan]

Isn't this strange?? I have had many cats over the years and never has a single one ever wet the floor! Guess I should be grateful. I figure if Mimi was ever going to do it, she would have done it when Butter came to live with us, but she hasn't. And Butter hasn't done it either. He will only use the litterbox (and he has one of his "own") if he is inside for a long period of time. Mimi does use the litterbox more now since she is getting older, but still prefers to do her business outside and come right back in.

I guess I'll consider myself lucky, and grateful that I don't have any carpet in my whole house!!!!