New cat

[phesina]

Thanks for your long response, Jim. Your apartment sounds like mine; just a bedroom and a living room. No separate room to be hers. Is the kitchen a separate room? (Mine is just an alcove off the living room.) If it is, maybe that could become "her" room.

It sounds like she is friendly in many ways, letting you pick her up and hold her and rub her tummy. If she mostly play-bites and doesn't hurt you, then calmly move your arm or leg or whatever away from her mouth. For some reason she seems to feel quite vulnerable around her hind legs. You need to be as careful as you can not to touch her there, if doing that gets her to bite you hard, especially while you and she are just getting to know each other.

Sounds like a good idea to wear thick socks to bed if she has bitten your toes while you're sleeping!

Does she let you pet her, maybe along her sides and down her back? Does she let you touch her around her head? Many cats enjoy finger-pets around their heads, gentle skritches under the chin and along the jaw and at the base of the ears. The more "nice" things she comes to associate with you, the better!

What do you think your landlord might do if he finds out about her (and I would guess that will happen, sooner or later, depending on things like if some work needs to be done in your apartment)? Do you think he'd be okay if you offered to pay a "pet rent" surcharge? In my apartment complex there is a rent surcharge of $30 per pet, and up to two per apartment are allowed. And of course, keep things as clean as you can, so if (when?) the landlord discovers her, he'll see that she isn't making his property dirty or smelly.

Again, thank you and bless you for rescuing Kitty Face! Keep up the good work, both of you! We're sending all our loving best wishes and warm energies along that things go well.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}} and ~~~~PURRRS~~~~ and from Pat and Sparkler

[Jim Gleason]

Does she let you pet her, maybe along her sides and down her back? Does she let you touch her around her head? Many cats enjoy finger-pets around their heads, gentle skritches under the chin and along the jaw and at the base of the ears. The more "nice" things she comes to associate with you, the better!

I can pet and scratch her all over the place except the back feet. She like between the ears and just behind the tail on her back. And the tummy rub.

Today I'm walking though the dance hall. She comes running high speed from behind and jumps on my lower leg with a bear hug all four legs. Claws extended. I laughed.

Overall she is a great cat. I was considering changing her name to " homewrecker"

I can tell when she wants to knock something over. She stares at it a bit, then head butts it.

There is a warning sign when she going to bite. Everything is going fine and all of a sudden you see the last half of her tail wagging. At that point everything stops. Can't pick her up or anyhing.

[phesina]

Sounds like you both are doing a great job getting acquainted with each other!

[Jim Gleason]

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Today I bought Mr. Destruction his Christmas presents.

I hope he likes them and keeps him busy.

I bought,

Floppy Fish

And a self-propelled plastic ball with a motor. It rolls around and if it hits something it changes direction. I thought this would be fun for him because he likes the balls when I roll them. But once he catches it it no longer rolls. He walks away I figure when he catches it and it rolls again he will chase it again.

I know he will love the floppy fish. It's just a matter how long it lasts.

Please don't tell Mr. Destruction about these gifts. I want to see the look on his face.

I have given him instructions not to bite Santa Claus when he arrives.

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[Catty1]

Hi Jim.

Have you had Mr. Destruction in for a vet checkup? If money is an issue - as it is for many - would the vet take payments? Any family or friends that might help?

If he's not neutered then that surgery might make him less aggressive. However, he knew what a litterbox was, so maybe he had owners before and they had him neutered.

[phesina]

Those sound like great presents! Please let us know how Mr. Destruction likes them after Santa delivers them.

Good idea from Candace about a vet checkup and finding out whether he's been neutered. If he hasn't been, he should be!

Best wishes to you both!

[Jim Gleason]

Those sound like great presents! Please let us know how Mr. Destruction likes them after Santa delivers them.

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I really hope he like them.

I'm playing Christmas songs all day to get him in the mood. I got 54 Christmas songs on my phone. Johnny Mathis is playing now.

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[Jim Gleason]

Hi Jim.

Have you had Mr. Destruction in for a vet checkup? If money is an issue - as it is for many - would the vet take payments? Any family or friends that might help?

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I have no idea. Took me 5 months to figure out she was a he. <two minute laugh>

<still laughing> I'm waiting for the stimulus money. Then off to the vet.

My biggest problem is eating. My brother tells me I am watching to closely. So now I'm keeping an eye on the output instead of the input. The output seems good.

I was giving him caned food with gravy. I found he licks the gravy off and leaves the meat behind. However, by next meal 1/2 to 3/4 has been eaten. I switched to dry and he does do a bit better. He won't go near the cake type cat food.

I may have caused the gravy liking. When I am preparing his meal on the counter he jumps up on the counter to watch. I open the can and give him what I call, "The insensitive lick." then I put it in the bowl. Then bring it to his spot. Since I stopped giving him dry food he doesn't jump on the counter. He waits at his spot.

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[Jim Gleason]

[I can't figure out how to edit.

I balled up my last paragraph. It should be,

"I may have caused the gravy licking. When I am preparing his meal on the counter he jumps up on the counter to watch. I open the can and give him what I call, "The insensitive lick." then I put it in the bowl. Then bring it to his spot. Since I stopped giving him wet food he doesn't jump on the counter. He waits at his spot. "