Schroeder...is up for adoption again #112

[Moesha]

My sister comes home Friday.

I can take the biting. I make a loud noise, and he stops.

He won't eat a pill pocket. When I was trying to find the treats he liked, I tried everything in my cabinet, including pill pockets.

I personally don't get involved with psychics, human or pet.

Thank you very much for your story karyn and for including the pictorial proof! Love that it worked out that way.

Last night Schroeder woke me up by kneading on my chest and then plopping himself down to sleep for awhile. Around 4, I think I was imagining Aroara making terrible sounds in the rest of the house. I say I was imagining, because when I got up she was asleep on the couch. I then went to sleep on the couch, and she slept with me for a couple of hours. She needs her mommy time too. I just can't sleep on that couch very often because of how it hurts my back. She seemed fine this morning. She'd eaten and had not thrown up any more. She's gone outside for now and Schroeder is finding hair ties on the table and zooming around the house.

I should probably e-mail the cat rescue to see if they have any advice.

[Moesha]

Thanks for those suggestions Mary. I don't rub his belly. He doesn't like his ears touched either! I can wiggle my fingers on his head for a minute or rub my hand down his back a couple of times while he is walking around or when he jumps up to see me on the couch. I've thought about the medicine. I just have no idea how I would get it in him. Plus, I would rather him find his own home with someone that can make him happy than to medicate him. He deserves that. Plus, I'd almost have to medicate Aroara also at this point, I'm afraid. I don't have an issue with giving them medicine. It's just that with all the other issues, I'm not sure if that is the best option. I will ask the vet's office and the rescue organization for what their thoughts are on dealing with this.

[Taz_Zoee]

I am sorry you are having a stressful time with this. In my experience, when I brought Paizly home Taz was not happy. But I let them work it out. BUT Taz was not aggressive and I didn't have fear that he would hurt Paizly. Taz never did "like" Paizly. He still growled when she came near him. She never growled or hissed at him though. She always tried to play with him, attacking his tail when he was sitting on a chair.

Now that I have G, my friends cat, the tables have turned. Paizly doesn't like G and G isn't crazy about her either. When I let G out of his room he will chase Paizly until she goes under the chair or bed where he can't get to her. Then he will sit there waiting for her to come out. That's when he goes back to his room. So sometimes he is only out of his room for 5 minutes. I've had G since August 10th. His mommy should be coming to get him soon. So I can deal with the situation temporarily.

I can't tell you what you should do. You do what is right for you, Schroeder and Aroara. I will keep you in my thoughts that you can figure out a solution that is best for all involved. I also hope you find your sisters cat soon!

[catmandu]

My Pouncer used to really hiss and spit at Mr Scrappy to the point that I thought I might have to take Mr Scrappy to the SPCA.
I actually had him in a carrier and he started to cry.
Then I let him out and Pouncer came over and started washing him, and they were Best Pals after that!!!

Patience ,Patience and More Patience.
Love will find a way!!

[3Catcondo]

Moe,
Only you know what is going to be the best for you, Schroeder and Aurora. If you think it would be best to let Schroeder go to an only cat house, then give him back to the rescue group. He has been moved around alot in the last few months it seems so I'm sure he's confused. We all understand if you feel another home would be best for him, and if that's the case, it's best he go there sooner rather than later. Noone will judge you for making the best decision for all involved. Hugs and love heading your way....


Amy

[cassiesmom]

Prayers that either Aroara and Schroeder will start to get along better, or you will find another home where he can be an only kitty. Fingers and paws crossed for the former.

[Moesha]

I just sent a long e-mail to the cat rescue contact that I have. I detailed all of Schroeder's issues, like I did here. I also gave her a list of the suggestions that you guys gave me and asked her what they would like for me to do. I told her that his former adopter was definitely correct when she told them that he needed to be in a one cat household. I offered to be a foster for him until they could find a home. The problem with that is that I over an hour away from Nashville. It would be very hard for potential adopters to meet him due to the distance for them or for me. I'll post again when I hear back from her. Thank you for all the advice. I know I'm doing the right thing for Schroeder, but it still hurts terribly. I thought for sure we were a perfect match.

ETA: He just had the hiccups sitting here next to me. I'd never seen a cat with hiccups before. It was cute. They didn't last very long. And I didn't have to scare him to get rid of them either!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear that things aren't working out. I can relate to having to rehome a cat due to being aggressive. I had a semi-feral cat named Cirrus for about 2 years. He and Storm never really got along but I thought that in time that things would improve. Well they only got worse. Cirrus even started attacking Sky. He only liked Sunny but may have turned on him eventually too.

I learned from a foster that all of his siblings were like this. As they matured they all became much more aggressive. Luckily I was able to return him to the rescue group and they eventually found him a wonderful home. He isn't an only cat but he has a big house and a cat run outside to run in. The lady that adopted him even told me that she feels that he should be an only cat but with more space he's been doing well. I'm assuming that he's still doing well. I need to contact her again to make sure. Good luck.