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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: BigPaws (Rae&Missa) on May 14, 2008, 12:24:40 PM
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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 :Luv:
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I'm sure she'll come round in time, she is probably a bit shell shocked at the moment! glad she is eating
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These are two fo the nice photos i took when Melissa was with me..
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Aw bless her she is gorgeous.... :Luv:
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! :hug:
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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!! ;D
Rae
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:Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: Ahhh she is gorgeous.
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She is lovely and I am sure she will come round when she is ready :hug:
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Aww, it is still such early days for her, I am sure she will come round soon.
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She's lovely, I don't normally 'do' siameses (don't shout at me, I'm converted now :evillaugh:) but her colouring is gorgeous :Luv:
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I love them - it's long haired ones I have issues with - although I was fussing Carolines 2 Persians yesterday.
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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.
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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..
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Hi Rae,
How's Melissa doing? Has she ventured out of her box yet?
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great news to hear that Melissa is doing well... she is such a :Luv2: 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 ;)
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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!! ;D)
She is brilliant. More news later
Thanks to everyone for your continued support, it means a lot.
Rae
xxx :Luv:
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ahh that's wonderful so pleased she has ventured out and is getting lots of cuddles.
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Brilliant, so pleased she's gradually coming out of her shell :Luv:
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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
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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
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(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/Sonntag-Blue/Melissa003.jpg)
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Ahhhhhhh :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
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what a sweetie, i love colour pointed cats!
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Gorgeous :Luv:
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:Luv: :Luv:
Glad she is braving trips out now.
Does her collar have a break away clip? :shy:
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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". ;D
Rae
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Aw Melissa is beautiful! :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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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". ;D
Rae
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As a lady cant be photographed undressed :rofl:
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Precisely :rofl:
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Sorry its taken so long, Melissa is a little camera shy!. She runs off to the safety of her wigwam when I switch the camera on.
Her new black collar has "diamonds" on the other side but she didnt want anyone to see them ;D. It is also a breakaway one.
I only wish her friend that went missing could see her now!- she has put on a lot of weight and is doing really well.
Rae
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(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q227/sonntagblue/IM000296.jpg)
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q227/sonntagblue/IM000295.jpg)
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She's looking much better, Rae. Well done! :1st place: Sharon will be so pleased when she sees this. :wow:
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Ahhh she's lovely and looks really well.
Hope you don't mind I've lightened your pics a bit to make them easier to see:
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OOh thats better!- I should have tried lighteningthem- Thank you :Luv:
Only problem now is that you can clearly see the paint on the kitchen wall where I ran out- Honestly its not mould :rofl:.
Melissa is now eating a tin of applaws a day (the larger size) mixed with Siamese mix and also a seperate bowl of Siamese mix biscuits. She also likes the odd bit of fish, prwn, ham etc. She has not been sick at all since the first couple of days she was here and apart from the fact that you wouldnt know there was a kitty in the house becasue she hides all the time, she is doing so so well. I LOVES HER ;D
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If you are only feeding her Applaws, do make sure she eats a decent amount of biscuits as well, as Applaws isn't a complete food.
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Hiya Desley
She is eating applaws and that is mixed with the Royal Canin Siamese mix and then she has a bowl of the Siamese biscuits as well. A big difference from the tea spoon of food that she was taking in the first week. She is now polishing the lot off over two meals every day. :)
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So pleased she is doing well ;D
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Today, I am going to let you see my sparkley collar, but touch it and ill fang you !!! ;D Love Misa (Melissa)
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q227/sonntagblue/IM000298.jpg)(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q227/sonntagblue/IM000297.jpg)
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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:Crazy: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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she is looking lovely
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Bless :Luv: :rofl:
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awwww great to hear and see that she is doing so well. well done :)
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You've done wonders with this little lady (well - she's quite a big lady actually, but you know what I mean) ;) :) Her new collar is very smart.
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Please dont fang me, I only looking ;D
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:rofl: :rofl:
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Sorry to bump up a thread from a while ago but thought you might like to see Melissa,
She has gained quite a bit of weight and now loves long cuddles and fusses all the time. She is very nervous of everyone other than me still but is getting better every day. She now likes whiskas mixer instead of the Royal Canin but other than that still enjoys fresh fish and meat. Last night I cooked her tuna and rice.
Anyway hope everyone is well today. And here is Melissa (Missa)
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk117/bigfluffypaws/PICT0175.jpg)
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Sorry Peeps, not sure what ive done but Photobucket wont let me flip it. Sorry had loads of problems managed to delete my old account last week!!
If anyone can flip it feel free or we will all have bad necks
Rae
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Ahhhh she looks gorgeous and it's great to see she has finally ventured out from the top of the cupboard! :rofl:
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Did the other siamese ever get caught? Was pondering this the other day. :) Melissa looks really healthy. ;D
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aw...she looks so much like my Stormie...!
pics of Stormie heer: http://thefurryfighter.blogspot.com
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aw...she looks so much like my Stormie...!
pics of Stormie heer: http://thefurryfighter.blogspot.com
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Ahhhhh what a beautiful brave girl .... I understand why you are missing her so much :hug: :hug:
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:'( That really choked me up. A lovely tribute to a beautiful and much loved cat :hug:
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that is lovely Meezer mum!
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Meezeer Mum that is so Beautiful yet so sad - she was dearly loved and dreadfully missed - I can tell just by your post. This is how I felt when loosing my Beau & Zak.
You tribute to Stormie bought tears to me :'( :'(
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What a beautiful tribute, it made me cry :hug:
Melissa and Storm could be twins! :Luv:
Rae and Missa
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aw...she looks so much like my Stormie...!
pics of Stormie heer: http://thefurryfighter.blogspot.com
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Oh My goodness that takes some reading :'( :'( I am in floods here
What a beautiful Girl Stormie is :hug:
How is Castle doing without her ?
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So glad Madeline has been found, hope evrything goes smoothly and she can be reunited with her sister and new Mum :)
Oh My goodness that takes some reading :'( :'( I am in floods here
I had to stop reading, couldn't even get past the first few paragraphs without crying and still have a lump in my throat.
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So glad Madeline has been found, hope evrything goes smoothly and she can be reunited with her sister and new Mum :)
Oh My goodness that takes some reading :'( :'( I am in floods here
I had to stop reading, couldn't even get past the first few paragraphs without crying and still have a lump in my throat.
When you can Helen you must go back and read the rest, It has been written so beautifully xx
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thank you everyone for the kind words...Stormie is indeed hugely missed. I am so glad I wrote the blog about her, I haven't yet had the strength to go back to Day One when we first discovered the cancer (Christmas 2006) and read through the blog from start to finish...but I wil do. it is great to dip into it and remember her though...the first blog post is here if you are interested http://thefurryfighter.blogspot.com/2006/12/not-such-great-christmas-present.html
i have to try and draw some positives as I still feel that Stormie was taken from us a little too early (12 years and 5 months old). her experience has encouraged a lot of people who read her blog to take out pet insurance - especially amongst her american readers (it is not such a big thing over there). her blog has also been a source of strength for people who discover their cat has lymphoma...they can see that you can beat the odds (Storm lived for 18 months instead of the predicted 6-9months). Storm's vet, who saw her through the whole illness, is also becoming a good friend, he is such a wonderful and gentle person and it is great to have people like that in your life.
Storm's brother...well, he is better than he was some weeks ago and only calls occasionally during the day now, usually in the morning for a minute or two. he seems much more relaxed than he did but I am sure he misses her, they were liter-mates. i allowed him to see Storm's body after she was PTS and i think it definitely helped, he washed her and lay next to her for two hours. he used to get incredibly upset and visibly depressed when she had to spend a day or two at the vet i.e. disappear - he hasn't done that this time, his behaviour is different, it seems like he is understanding, not confused. my only issue with him is that he spends 9 hours a day on his own now when I am at work(my partner or i do pop in to see him during our lunch hours though)...hence why i am considering a companion for him. i need to give him time to adjust, if he doesn't adjust though then i will see about adopting an older cat to keep him company.
gosh..i have rambled..apologies! x
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Such a lovely blog - but sitting here in tears.
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Such a lovely blog - but sitting here in tears.
Me too :'( Stormie was indeed beautiful and I hope Castle manages to come to terms with his loss, give him a big cuddle for me and sending :hug: to you and your family, xxxx
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If you are thinking of a companion for Castle, there is a lovely 12 year old Siamese cross girl, called Ginger still looking for a home. She is in Herne Bay, Kent at the moment.
http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/topic,16816.0.html
I saw the poster up at the vets yesterday as well.
Going by her description, she sounds the perfect companion :Luv2: "a little timid around other pets although she often likes to 'mother' other cats"
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i saw her, she is lovely, but I am looking for an indoor only cat as I live on the 11th floor. I also need a cat that is as hypoallergenic as possible as my partner is allergic to cats, can cope with single coat orientals (with histamines) just. we don't live together (only because we couldn't face giving our own cats up for adoption!) but I still need to minimise reactions for when they come to my home.
i was made aware of an 11year old red point yesterday, the trouible is it is a male - i am not at all sure my Castle will accept another male, he has only ever known his sister! are male-male integrations more difficult than male-female ones?
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What area are you in? I know there was a female looking for a home but needed to be where someone was in most of the time as she was a little bit of a chewer. Not sure if she's still going or not. I do know where there are others for rehoming but they've all had problems and I would be dubious getting them homed with another :tired:
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I'm in central London Dawn. I think it will be a while for the right cat to come up...female, 12years plus, hypoallergenic (therefore a single coat pedigree), used to other cats, no medical problems that would not be covered by pet insurance, indoors only...maybe this will give me time to make my mind up though! :)
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are male-male integrations more difficult than male-female ones?
I only have experience with one male cat and he his the most accepting cat ever - I don't know if he would be the same with males. In theory, they are supposed to e the same after neutering but I'm not so sure about that :evillaugh: