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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 314487" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Well, if it's any consolation, I've had Jake the pseudo-Siamese for about four years now. He was a rescued stray from the local shelter. I took him home to foster him because he had an horrific eye infection, and upper respiratory infection, and weighed about half what he should have.</p><p></p><p>I figured, what the heck--I certainly know how to deal with this type of nursing care in cats, I don't have any other cats to be infected, and my dog likes cats.</p><p></p><p>He was terrified when I first got him home. He'd gone from starving in the wild, to living in a tiny cage in an insanely loud and busy environment full of stranger cats.</p><p></p><p>I used to have to chase him down to poultice his eye and give him his medications. Over time he got over being afraid of me...he warmed up to the dog right away.</p><p></p><p>Now, years later, he is a fourteen lb mushbucket who adores people and being handled.</p><p></p><p>The only downside to this boy, who was fully sexually mature by the time he was neutered (done as soon as he was healthy and had put on some weight) is that he not only sprays outside, but refuses the litterpan completely. Twice a day he will go to the door and just like a dog, ask to be let out.</p><p></p><p>If the weather's good, he also goes hunting and is careful to bring the 'good parts' back to. If the weather is bad, he zips outside, does his business, and zips back in.</p><p></p><p>I worry about the bitter winters up here, but there's no real alternative. Luckily, I have vinyl flooring, so the worst case scenario is that I have to break out the mop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 314487, member: 1963"] Well, if it's any consolation, I've had Jake the pseudo-Siamese for about four years now. He was a rescued stray from the local shelter. I took him home to foster him because he had an horrific eye infection, and upper respiratory infection, and weighed about half what he should have. I figured, what the heck--I certainly know how to deal with this type of nursing care in cats, I don't have any other cats to be infected, and my dog likes cats. He was terrified when I first got him home. He'd gone from starving in the wild, to living in a tiny cage in an insanely loud and busy environment full of stranger cats. I used to have to chase him down to poultice his eye and give him his medications. Over time he got over being afraid of me...he warmed up to the dog right away. Now, years later, he is a fourteen lb mushbucket who adores people and being handled. The only downside to this boy, who was fully sexually mature by the time he was neutered (done as soon as he was healthy and had put on some weight) is that he not only sprays outside, but refuses the litterpan completely. Twice a day he will go to the door and just like a dog, ask to be let out. If the weather's good, he also goes hunting and is careful to bring the 'good parts' back to. If the weather is bad, he zips outside, does his business, and zips back in. I worry about the bitter winters up here, but there's no real alternative. Luckily, I have vinyl flooring, so the worst case scenario is that I have to break out the mop. [/QUOTE]
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