Hello Again, COTD May '09 Update

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Thank you for your kind words and compliments on my siggy pic!

We tried for over a year to make it work with Tiger Lily. Pretty much her whole story is told here:
http://cats.about.com/od/feralcatsre...ersey-Kitties/

At first, it seemed Tiger Lily was going to fit in okay. But then after several months it seemed she and especially Molly were fighting for alpha position, and sometimes Kit would get in on the skirmishes as well. We were kind of hoping the ultra sound would've shown a kidney stone and that if there was one, removal would stop the health issues and we could just tackle the behavior part, but alas it just wasn't to be.

Unfortunately, Tiger Lily is not close enough for us to visit, but I have heard from her new family and she's doing well.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Welcome back. I'm sorry to hear that you had to rehome Tiger Lily but you did the right thing. Some cats need to be only cats. I had to rehome my cat Cirrus several years ago because he also wanted to be the alpha cat but my Storm wasn't going to back down. Now he's in a wonderful home that even has an outdoor cat run. He does share it with 3 other cats and a pug but there's plenty of room for him to have his own space. I hope that you'll be able to keep posting on PT and I look forward to hearing more about your cats and seeing many pictures of your cats too.

[Laura's Babies]

We have to do what is best for our babies, and sometimes it is giving them up. It sounds like it has improved everyones quality of life so you know you did the right thing.

You still have 4 so when you have time, come and post pictures of them and tell us what is going on with them.

I gave my Chester to the one he loved the most, the one HE choose to be his human and it was the best thing I ever did for him. He is so happy now and everyone loves him so much there. I get to see him when ever I go visit (which is often) and it took a long time for him to quit running to hide when he saw me because he thought I was going to take him away from his Rie Rie. Now he no longer runs and hides from me so I can still love on him and see him whenever I want!

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Krazyaboutkatz,
Thank you for your reply. It is so nice to find people who've been through the same thing and who understand.
If it was only fighting, we may have continued to try things, but with the stress causing the discomfort of the cystitis for Tiger Lily, it just wasn't fair to keep trying because WE wanted to keep her with us.
I went through a lot of guilty feelings in my heart, even though my mind screamed at me that we did the right thing in re-homing Tiger Lily.

I do plan to post more regularly here now! Looking forward to becoming familiar with all the humans and kitties here!

[Momto4FemaleFelines]

Laura's Babies,
I wish Tiger Lily were close enough to visit. She traveled all the way to Massachusetts! She went to the same adoption center that took her two boy kittens in June of '08. I don't know if you saw the link I put in a post above, but there was a whole big story about how Tiger Lily and Piper came to be part of our household.
I'm glad things worked out for your Chester!

Don't encourage me on the picture thing, LOL! I'm a photo-taking-freak and can sometimes get carried away and when I have a good photo shoot in natural light with the kitties (or "the girls" as I call them), I have a hard time narrowing down just which pics to post and end up posting lots. (This is not the only cat forum I participate on).

But I am looking forward to sharing here and getting know the humans and kitties better!