MD/DC/NoVa/SoEast PA Dopers - Kitties Need A Home!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I just want to tell you how much I’m enjoying this thread. I love reading the updates and knowing that a pair of Doper Kitties were taken in by fellow Dopers so that they could stay Doper Kitties together. It warms my old, cold heart. :slight_smile:

We adopted a 5 year-old kitty last year. She was extremely displeased the day we got her, and for the first week I wasn’t sure we’d made the right decision getting an older cat, because she rarely ever came out from under the bed, she was so petrified. Now, of course, she wears her rightful mantle as Her Royal Highness, Overlady of the Manse. I’m sure Kipper and Nicky will come around soon, as well. Congrats to all of you!

More Emma (I know the rules!).

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I just got a call from home: Nicky is in the living room on the climber!

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Yay! I’m glad he’s making himself at home.

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The king surveying his territory.

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Nicky is looking quite comfy. :smiley: Thanks for the follow-up pictures, as they are soul-soothing.

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Once Kipper starts getting used to the place, she’s gonna knock him off of there.
The top of the climber is HERS. :slight_smile:

But again, thanks for the pictures. Nicky looks like he’s settling in just fine.

(I really miss them - it’s so strange to come home and not have them greet me at the door and not have them rattling the bedroom doorknob at the crack of dawn.)

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Kip has finally started venturing into the rest of the place during the day but won’t still come near me for some reason. Whenever I try to approach her, she heads back toward under the bed.

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She’ll warm up eventually.
I’m just glad she’s not still cowering in the closet.

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Kipper exploring

Nicky investigating a Furby

Nicky snoozing

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Thanks again!
They look like they’re settling in.
I really miss them. but it’s good to know that they’re happy.

Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner, but I was away all weekend.

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Nicky’s currently atop my desk, trying to catch (and eat) the mouse pointer.

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snort Normal Nicky.

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Sure am glad he’s declawed! My monintor’s a Samsung LCD.

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Glad to hear they’re getting more social.
Have either of them sat on your laps for scritches yet? Or gotten close enough for petting?

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Nicky will jump into laps, even the lap of someone he just met, but won’t stay very long. He’s been using my lap as a stepping stone onto the desk.

Kipper prefers beds to laps and still doesn’t really venture out from hiding when I’m home.

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We love the cats but I’m not sure this is working out. AC is tired of dealing with kitty barf all over the place.

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We don’t think it’s hairballs, we were able to get that under control. The barf is pretty much all food and mainly dry. Seems Nicky just tries to eat more than his stomach can handle and it rebels. AC says she can’t deal with this anymore and I’m not much help due to getting carpal tunnel in my right wrist recently.

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I think Nicky hid my watch somewhere. I know he took a nickel out of my room and buried it in his food bowl.

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Do you free feed? You might try feeding Nicky just a little food at a time so he can’t overeat.

You might also talk to the vet. I thought my Koshka was having problems with eating too fast. Turned out she had cancer, and I had to put her to sleep less than a year later. :frowning:

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Turns out it likely was Kipper and probably hairballs. I’ve gone back to getting their food from a drugstore near work, which usually has food formulated for indoor cats (i.e.: contains hairball remedy) in stock.