Topic: Melissa. (one of the two siamese on street after owner died -Canterbury) (Read 11793 times)

BigPaws (Rae&Missa) · « **Reply #24 on:** May 20, 2008, 20:39:13 PM »

Hiya Millys mum and all

No!- the collar in the pic doesnt as its the one she came with and I didnt want to stress her out anymore but now she is venturing further than the freezer I have one ready for her, so will swap it over and then take her pic again when she is "dressed".

Rae
xxx

Millys Mum · « **Reply #23 on:** May 20, 2008, 18:54:28 PM »

Glad she is braving trips out now.
Does her collar have a break away clip?

clarenmax · « **Reply #22 on:** May 20, 2008, 16:30:50 PM »

Gorgeous

Dawn F · « **Reply #21 on:** May 20, 2008, 15:58:10 PM »

what a sweetie, i love colour pointed cats!

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #20 on:** May 20, 2008, 15:57:36 PM »

Ahhhhhhh

BigPaws (Rae&Missa) · « **Reply #19 on:** May 20, 2008, 15:19:41 PM »

Hope this works-

Not a brilliant picture but she only stayed still 10 mins!

This is Melissa- a little fatter and helping me on the PC

Rae
xxx

BigPaws (Rae&Missa) · « **Reply #18 on:** May 20, 2008, 14:47:24 PM »

Thanks all- I would love for her companion to be found and re-united with her that would be amazing but if not then I would definately consider bringing another rescue siamese in as company for her once she has settled a little more. I think about her friend all teh time, especially when Melissa is looking at you with that sad look in her beautiful blue eyes. I just hope and pray that if she is not caught then she is being loved as much as Melissa and someone is caring for her properly- poor baby.

All advice is greatfully received.

As I am typing she is sat in the front room being cuddled by my daughter and creeping around the furniture. She made loads of noise this morning and wouldnt stop, i it took a while but I have worked out that she doesnt like the sound of the dryer next to the freezer so she is now exporing the front room.

Hope everyone is well today
Love Rae
xxx

clarenmax · « **Reply #17 on:** May 20, 2008, 14:08:20 PM »

Brilliant, so pleased she's gradually coming out of her shell

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #16 on:** May 20, 2008, 13:22:33 PM »

ahh that's wonderful so pleased she has ventured out and is getting lots of cuddles.

BigPaws (Rae&Missa) · « **Reply #15 on:** May 20, 2008, 12:19:55 PM »

Hi all, sorry its been a few days since I updated.

Well, Melissa has eventually come out of hiding.

She sneaks into the front room at night when its really quiet. To start with any movement and she was off but now she hides but comes out after a while.

Melissa is now coming to her name a little more and when she gets stroked she rolls onto her back and from side to side and lets you really fuss her, purring her head off. She is now eating Siamese mix biscuits and fresh chicken or cod mixed with a little applaws food, which is fabulous as it is almost all meat and she has flavours like prawn and seaweed, it actually smells wonderful. She is partial to a little salmon and ham too. She is eating quite a boit now as the first few days she ate very very little and brought up more than she ate.

She loves her upgraded potato basket and snuggles into the furry wigwam (still on top of the freezer) all the time. I know she feels very safe there. (I think its like going from a 1 star to a 5 star hotel for her, and at least fur is more comfy than wicker and king edwards!!

)

She is brilliant. More news later
Thanks to everyone for your continued support, it means a lot.

Rae
xxx

madkittyrescue · « **Reply #14 on:** May 19, 2008, 10:08:24 AM »

great news to hear that Melissa is doing well... she is such a

girl.

These things all take time and by the sounds of things you have the patience she needs to let her do things in her own time. She will venture out from her wigwam when she is ready and so long as she does things in her own time and doesn't feel 'pressured' or 'forced' she will come to trust you.

She just needs to be able to see she is safe and considering what she has been through it is no wonder the wee angel is so afraid.

You'll both get there... 1 day at a time

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2008, 15:15:53 PM »

Hi Rae,

How's Melissa doing? Has she ventured out of her box yet?

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2008, 11:53:03 AM »

Abit of topic but as soon as Melissa went from my household my two Bella and Leo relaxed abit.. They are as i type both asleep on the blue cat bed that Melissa was on a few days ago, this time both together... I love Siamese and have had them for many many years, they are very loyal cats and i think Melissa would do well with another puss cat in her life later on.. I would be coaxing her outside during the summer..

Still i am sure it will all work out and in the meantime we are still trying to catch the AWOL one this way..

Tagalong · « **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2008, 11:35:12 AM »

She is lovely and a Seal point-a little underweight but nothing that you can't soon sort.
As they get older the points do darken and you get more colouration on the body too also the coat gets a little shaggier as they age.
She has had a bad experience and inevitably will be traumatised and nervous. Having kept Siamese oover the years I know how hard it can be to get them to relax and some will never loose their fears and tbh if she were mine (and I would have happily had her as I recently lost my 20 year old rescue Siamese and have a 5 year old lilac point rescue girl from a cruelty case rescue who was bonding with her so well and now misses her) i would use a kitten pen and get her used to it as her space and her safe place. When Ice came to me she was confident but had a habit of biting hard for attention which she craved having been kept with her own babies with her uncastrated brother in a garage and was a baby machine. Ice soon accepted it was her place with her bed and water and tray -although I fed her in the room to get her used to me. Undoutably your girl will miss feline company especially since she is used to it and I hope you will let her have a friend soon.
As far as outdoor life goes she may never want to go out and at least that way she remains safe-she has no happy memories of life outdoors!
I have a mixed cat household and over the years have introduced all kinds of cats many from rescues and many with problems and disabilities and i know that although Siamese will happily befriend other cats they do love the company of a fellow Siamese.
It would be great if her sister could be found and reunited with her but in reality she may need a more confident cat as a companion to help her get over her nervousness.
I hope it all works out well for you both.

Mark · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2008, 09:49:06 AM »

I love them - it's long haired ones I have issues with - although I was fussing Carolines 2 Persians yesterday.

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2008, 09:32:41 AM »

She's lovely, I don't normally 'do' siameses (don't shout at me, I'm converted now

) but her colouring is gorgeous

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2008, 08:04:29 AM »

Aww, it is still such early days for her, I am sure she will come round soon.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2008, 22:33:46 PM »

She is lovely and I am sure she will come round when she is ready

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2008, 17:22:48 PM »

Ahhh she is gorgeous.

BigPaws (Rae&Missa) · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2008, 16:47:31 PM »

Aww Sharon- Thank you they are lovely.

Time is something I have a lot of with her so thats good, as I moderate my local Freecycle group from home.

She is still in her wigwam!- although she has looked out twice today, and meowed and hissed too- so I know she is still in there!!

Rae
xxx

Bazsmum · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2008, 16:08:02 PM »

Aw bless her she is gorgeous....

Tis very early day's with Melissa for you at the moment Rae.....I wonder if plugging in a Feliway diffuser may help make her feel more relaxed in herself? Its a big upheaval she has been through with the loss of her slave, her missing pal, being with Sharon then being with you....time is gonna play a big part here....Good luck!

Canterbury_cats (Sharon) · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2008, 15:33:51 PM »

These are two fo the nice photos i took when Melissa was with me..

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Dawn F · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2008, 12:50:48 PM »

I'm sure she'll come round in time, she is probably a bit shell shocked at the moment! glad she is eating

BigPaws (Rae&Missa) · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2008, 12:24:40 PM »

I thought, if it is ok with the moderators, that I would put an update about Melissa on a seperate thread so that you could all see her progress.

As you know I fetched Melissa from Sharon at Canterbury Cats on Sunday. She is one of the two siames that were made homeless after their owner passed away and one of the duo is still AWOL.

Day one, she caused a rescue mission after hiding up behind the sink and then once she was out of there found away behind the washing machine. We Melissa proofed the kitchen and she then decided to make her home on top of the fridge freezer in the porch off the kitchen, in a potato basket. She ate very little and brought up what she had eaten so I then cooked her chicken breast for her second night and mixed it with a teaspoon of her food and put siamese mix biscuits seperate. She has now for the past two nights eaten this almost in its entirity and kept it all down.

She is a funy cat, she wont come down from the fridge for anything and only leaves her safe place at night when the house is dark and all are in bed. Then she sneaks down, eats, drinks and uses her tray and then goes back to her little den. If I didnt tell you there was a puss in the house you would never even know.

Yesterday, I upgraded the potato basket for a flufffy T.P and she seems quite content snuggled up in there. If you stretch in and stroke her head you sometimes get a purr but she has not left the safety of her kitty house once yet.

Its early days and where she is she is warm and safe and left to settle in on her terms so I am sure within the next few weeks she will see that she is safe and loved and may venture out at some stage.

I will post you some pics soon (although you may have to look really hard to see her).

Bye for now and thanks for all the support it is really appreciated.

Rae

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