Look what I did. Confession and Explanation #29

[mrspunkysmom]

Bob is now out of the pen and investigating. He is skittish. Emily swatted Spunky who was behaving so she earned a loud "NO". But she's old and has ruled the roost for a while and is not apt to give up her alpha role without a fight.

Emily is definitely an alpha female. This should be interesting. Sam thinks he should be alpha and spunky is an alpha that doesn't give a crap about it most of the time.

Jane is Jane.

[mrspunkysmom]

Well the Kitty Krew is settling in and for the most part getting along. Some boundaries have been reset, but it's for the better.

Confession: I'm glad I kept the kitties. Y'all were right; it's a failed fostering. Although not because no one would take the critters. I never posted flyers or advertised at all. :chagrin

Explanation: At the time, I didn't think my original krew would accept one let alone two new additions to the household. And finding time to play and focus on each kitty can be a problem.

Bob does not handle being caged well at all. I couldn't see him in a cage trying to get adopted. His world was already upset.

Update:
Spunky and Jane are just fabulous kitties and accepted the recruits with no problems. Sam is wonderful and is having some territorial issues, but we are working through it. At least he doesn't pick on anyone. With Sam it's mostly, "No, Emily, you may not take over this perch, too." Followed by hissing, growling, and spewing.

Emily and Bob are the ones that had to adjust. Emily is still hanging out in the kitchen and is eating dry food. Bob is learning to play and he and Jane are checking each other out. Jane is an excellent ambassador. Spunky, too, but he plays too much.

Thanks:
So thank you for reading about the crew and those that supported my original quest to find homes for them, understanding that we know our limit. I do believe that 5 is my limit.

And for those that knew that I might fail, hats off to you.

I do think that from now on, I'll stick to donating food to rescues.

[Freedom]

Y'all were right; it's a failed fostering. Although not because no one would take the critters. I never posted flyers or advertised at all.
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And for those that knew that I might fail, hats off to you.

I do think that from now on, I'll stick to donating food to rescues.

LOL I do think you need to stick w/ the food donations. You sound like me - once over the threshold, they stay!

So now you must work on regular photo updates!

[Taz_Zoee]

Hee hee. This is why I've never fostered.
We were going to foster before we got Jax, but then he came along and we didn't have to foster.

I must admit, I'm glad you were a foster failure. Emily and Bob are two very lucky kitties. And I'm glad they didn't upset the original krew.

[mrspunkysmom]

Oh, it's not perfect, but it's improving. Bob and Jane just had a spat and I'm not sure who was growling. I thought at first it was Jane, but it must have been Bob. Jane was too calm. I think Jane was trying to play with him and he is still adjusting to this household.

But no, no major upsets. Just have to soothe egos a lot.

Hee hee. This is why I've never fostered.
We were going to foster before we got Jax, but then he came along and we didn't have to foster.

I must admit, I'm glad you were a foster failure. Emily and Bob are two very lucky kitties. And I'm glad they didn't upset the original krew.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Well I'm also glad to hear that you failed at fostering. I know I would too so this is why I've never fostered. I'm glad to hear that they're getting along fairly well. My females are the ones that aren't very accepting to newbies and they will even fight with each other or their older male siblings too.

Have you tried using Feliway spray or plugins at all? Sometimes it'll work well and sometimes not. I've used it in the past but after a while my cats seemed to become immune to it. I look forward to hearing more about your krew of 5 and hopefully seeing many more pictures too. Good luck.

[mrspunkysmom]

Feliway? It's no where near that point yet. :whew:

The krew members are setting their individual boundaries again and it will take a while. It does require a lot of diplomatic loving on my part.