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[catmandu]

A BIG FOUND Cat welcome to the Terrific Trio.
And that would be a great thing for Canadian Pet Talkers to meet, and compare notes.
Its just that Canada is such a big country,oh well we can dream.

[AbbyMom]

Welcome to Pet Talk! Psycho's story is charming. Good work. We all love stories with happy endings here at Pet Talk.

[Reachoutrescue]

Nicole,

Welcome to PT. This is an awsome place to be. I have learned that there are so many good hearted animal lovers out there. I hope you enjoy it here.

I love your pets. They are so cute. Your cat Peace, is so handsome. I just love white cats!

Again, welcome.

[NicoleLJ]

krazyaboutkatz - Thanks. That is so wonderful that you have rescued so many. I admire the people that adopt animals form shelters and rescues. They are the last and most important link in the rescue chain in my book.

orangemm - Thanks. Psychos was a hard case but she turned around nicely once she was re socialize, had behaviour modifaction and some training.

CultureJunky - Thanks. No Peace can hear perfectly. I tested his hearing th every first day to make sure.

trayi52 - Thank you so much

Freedom - When we found Peace at teh beginning of September he was just starting to lose his teeth. So the vet figured his age at about 5-6 months old. He was small when he first arrived but good food has helped him to grow fast. lol. 9 cats!!!! WOW. I ahve never had that many except when I was fostering mommies with kittens.

Maya & Inka's mommy - Thanks. Since my home was litterally a last resort and her aggression was so bad I had to take the most extreme messures. She was put in my spare room with a bowl of water and a litter box. For two days she was alone in there to settle down. But no food at all. I know some will look at me badly for that but in her case food was the only way we could change her beahaviour. After 2 days I would go in to her room several times a day with a food dish of various foods. Took her another whole day to come and eat out of my lap. But the only way she could eat was to eat out of my lap. For a week I would no touch her. Just let her eat. She would growl and eat at the same time. The whole time. By the end of the week though the growling had gotten to just being periodic. Then for a week when she would start to eat I would just barely touch her back for a few seconds. The first time she flipped out. She went at my face and just freaked. Luckily I only ended up with a few good scraches. But after a few days she would just scream at me. By the end of the week she would growl loudly when i touched her back. AS the weeks went by I slowly increased the amount of touching. After about 6 months there was no more growling and she actually would arch her back to be touched. She would also great me at teh door and once in a while she would actually purr. That is when I started letting her out of the room for supervised time with the other animals. It was a very long journey for her. But she is such a lovable cat now that it was well worth it. ANd hse has the loudest motor of all the cats. lol

catmandu - Thanks. I would love to meet some of you some day but as you said Canada is a big country.

AbbyMom - Thanks. She always had it in her to be a great cat. She just had to learn to trust people.

Reachoutrescue - Thanks. I am addicted to white animals as you can see from Peace and Sheena. lol
Nicole & Sheena PSD OFA FD FDX

[KitCat]

I think you found the right place! You sound like alot of the people here who really go the extra mile to make a home for cats!

[Dorothy39]

Your cats are just beautiful~ and I have to admit, I was smitten with Psycho's photo, I would have never guessed the story of how he got that name!!!!! How did you ever regain his trust!!!! because it is such a wonderful, happy story!!!

I'm glad you like to post pictures~ your pets are Beautiful!!!!!!



I just read the amazing story of how you helped Psycho become a Warm and Loving Cat.!!!!!!

[phesina]

Dear Nicole, welcome to the Cats section of Pet Talk! This is a wonderful group of people from all over whose lives are ruled by cats. I have five cats, and all of them are rescues too. I work at a cat shelter and pet-sit sometimes.

Your story of Psycho is amazing. I had a cat like that, Mitsie, and like you I gave him a home so he wouldn't be euthanized. I was absolutely fascinated to read the process by which you socialized Psycho. I wish I had known of it. I didn't have any ideas on how to retrain Mitsie. I just gave him the space to be however he felt like being and plenty of food and warmth and love. He never did become resocialized, but he did calm down somewhat over the years. I had him for about 8 years, and he got quite old. He finally passed away last year from kidney disease complications. Toward the end I was able to hold him and pet him. I told him often how much I loved him.

All the best! Looking forward to learning more about you and your family,

Pat, and Peony, Sydney, Priscilla, Poppy, and Elmer

[NicoleLJ]

KitCat - Thanks. I don't beleive in not giving a chance. If someone tries and fails that is one thing but to not try at all I just find wrong. That is why I always seemed to end up witht eh harder cases. lol

Dorothy39 - I think that is one of the things I like about cats. If they don't trust you forget it. Ther ei snot much you can do unless you earn that trust. But once you do the results can be very surprising.

phesina - Thanks. I rarely had to use that technique. I think about 5-7 times out of 13 years of fostering did I have to use that technique. The point is to get them to realize that you are a food and resource provider. So first they have to get hungry. I would never allow an animal to go without food for more then 2 days and only for cases like this. In these types of situations food can be a very powerful tool in resocializing and modifying behaviour.
Nicole

[GreyhoundGirl]

Welcome to Pet Talk. Your kitties are gorgeous, but I especailly like Psycho's name and markings - what a beauty!

Dito, the face colouring is lovely.

WELCOME, I'll have to check out the Dog section (which I am more often in ) for some of your Pups pics. From your siggy... Looks like a cutie !

[MajesticCollies]

Welcome to PT Nicole. You will probably see me around here alot. I love to help people understand nutrition and health for there pets. I also work with Tri State Collie Rescue. Careful, this place is addicting.

[Randy_K]

The name Psycho is OK. I know of a cat named Ernie the Assassin.

Welcome Nicole!

[jazzcat]

Welcome to PT! Your kitties are adorable and what an interesting story of how Psycho got her name.

[Abby&Buddy'sMom]

Hi I have 2 cats: Abby is a black medium hair 3 yrs old and Buddy is a blue point siamese 2 yrs old.
Hope you like it here as well as I do. Everyone is so nice and we most certainly like lots of pictures !!

[Bengalz]

Hi Nicole and welcome to Pet Talk. I hope you enjoy coming here and meeting some kindred spirits - pet lovers

You kitties are adorable and very lucky to have you. I admire your patience and dedication to Pyscho especially. Poor little kitty didn't know what being loved was until you took the time and energy to teach the little baby compassion.

We have one little kitty girl who has stolen our hearts and makes our days very fun and interesting. Her name is Eve and she is a bengal mix.

You'll fit right in on this site - there are so many amazing people with amazing fur kids. They are all special - just like you.

Betty