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Title: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on April 26, 2019, 20:42:53 PM
Spare a thought, everyone, for Tiffany, who having finally seen off that pesky Tosker is about to have her peace shattered by the arrival of Penny - an 11 year old Russian Blue who has been passed from pillar to post since her owner died, until someone who knows me heard about her and suggeted I be approached to see if I would take her. My head said no, because I'm pretty sure it will upset Tiffany, who is almost 17 now, but I felt so sorry for this girl, who it seems too many people liked the idea of but struggled to integrate, as apparently she hates other cats.  So on Sunday she is coming here. I'm hoping the enclosed back garden will make a difference to the integration, as Tiffany is more likely to cope with a stranger in her garden rather than one in the same room. Meanwhile Penny will have to share my bedroom.

I just hope she won't be able to climb the fence, like Tosker did - Trigger tried but never managed it, and Tiffany has never tried, but it is still a worry. Apparently she has some early arthritis in one leg which may be a blessing. And remember that although Tosker escaped on his very first night, and stayed out for 3 months, he turned into a total loverpuss in the end.

But sleepless nights coming up, I fear, if only for me :scared:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on April 26, 2019, 20:53:32 PM
      oh Kay.


Sounds like Tiffany mat have to absorb the mischief,  and the camaraderiea

Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on April 26, 2019, 21:26:01 PM
I hope that Penny settles quickly and doesn't cause Tiffany undue worry.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on April 26, 2019, 21:54:12 PM
Good luck to all three of you. :Luv:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Frances on April 27, 2019, 00:12:57 AM
:crossed: that Tiffany and Penny can come to an accommodation in time :)
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on May 02, 2019, 23:24:55 PM
Penny arrived on Sunday - she is not a Russian Blue, which I rather suspected as they are few and far between  - fur much too dark and body shape much too rounded, but she is gorgeouos anyway, and affectionate right away

she is living in my bedroom at the moment, and sleeping under my chin - I have let her see Tiffany, and Tiffany see her, by opening the door between them, as I feared they are both so quiet they would not be aware of each other for weeks so gradual introductions were a bit pointless - and fortunately Tiffany flew at her and she ran back into the bedroom, which is so much better than her frightening Tiffany - neither was traumatized by the encounter, if tucking into their food is a good indicator

She can stay undisturbed in my bedroom until we have some really nice weather, so I can carry her into the enclosure and sit with them - I think they will mind each other less outside

I am going to change her name because there are two Pennys in my family - she is now Tuppence, and I shall call her Tuppy
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on May 03, 2019, 07:25:39 AM
I am glad that neither were traumatised by the encounter, Tuppence is a good name, reminds me of Agatha Christie novels, Tommy and Tuppence.  :)[/size ]
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on May 03, 2019, 11:26:47 AM
Yes Paula, I was thinking of Tommy and Tuppence too  ;D I'm gad that the new resident seems to be settling in well and that Tiffany was not frightened of her.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on May 03, 2019, 13:38:09 PM
Aww, bless her. Do hope they can find their own space, and at least the first sighting of each other wasn't too bad.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Misa on May 03, 2019, 20:16:59 PM
GREAT NEWS AND AM SURE SHE WILL BE VERY HAPPY
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Rosella moggy on May 04, 2019, 15:43:14 PM

Any chance of a pic of your lovely new girl Tuppy and while you're  at it that other bully Tiffany Kay?  ;)
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on May 04, 2019, 16:40:27 PM
I'll see what I can do - don't think there's going to be any photos of them together just yet though - Tuppy howls at the sight of Tiffany, and flees back into the bedroom - I suppose the fact that Tiffany has decided she's no threat is progress of a sort, but persuading Tuppy is going to take time

I need to get Tiffany out into the garden so Tuppy can explore the sitting room without any chance of meeting her, but it's going to have to get a good deal warmer to separate Tiffany from her cushion by the heater

I've not had to do this introducing thing before, but neither cat is unhappy if I keep them apart, so I guess I have to let it take as long as it takes

and I've changed my mind - Penny suits her and so Penny she will stay, and I shall have to hope my nephew's wife Penny understands :naughty:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on May 05, 2019, 11:40:02 AM
She won't have to get used to a new name along with the other changes either. :)
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on May 05, 2019, 12:32:59 PM
Penny has discovered the top of the wardrobe (and the Flectabed up there :sneaky:) which will help, as there is no way Tiffany could, or would want to, get up there, so Penny can escape her without me having to keep the door shut all the time

I have had to order a tall cat tree to help her get up there though, as the current access via the dressing table leaves her with two big jumps which I think are too much for an 11 year old with possible early arthritis

and she much prefers Sheba to FelixAGAIL, so more expense  :(

I wonder what I used to spend all my money on :shocked:

Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Frances on May 05, 2019, 13:01:31 PM
Oh Kay, this all sounds really promising  ;D. 

Having integrated Eleanor with James and Christopher and then Misa with my three after Sasa died I can only offer from experience that once the incumbent(s) know there is Another Cat and that they are Not Going Anywhere (which is the “it takes time” bit) you just need to open all the doors and let them get on with it.   I can’t pretend it’s not a bit nerve wracking :Crazy: but provided everyone (including you!) has a space they can escape to, an accommodation will be reached :).
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on May 28, 2019, 22:05:52 PM
Penny is still spending all day on top of the wardrobe, coming down to eat and use her tray, and joining me on the bed at night - she seems quite happy though, and I leave the door open for Tiffany  to wander in (looking for food, of course) which doesn't bother her much from her ceiling high perch

I have stopped going in during the day to keep her company as I reckon the likeliest way to tempt her down, and out, is getting fed up on her own - she must have sussed by now Tiffany is not much of a threat, and she has taken a few steps out of the bedroom - it's been 4 weeks though so it's going to be a long haul

there seems no point on trying to force things though as Penny would be sure to run straight back to the top of the wardrobe at the earliest opportunity, and we would be no further forward
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Liz on May 29, 2019, 06:43:22 AM
Kay they come on their own time and I am sure she is happy, we had an oldies rescue who ate on top of one wardrobe, used the litter tray on the other one -thankful for high ceilings and after about 3 months he came for a wander during the evening and stayed down most of the time he did love his wardrobe though and we even arranged our new bedroom the same as our old house when we moved and he mastered that and the stairs - he was blind by that point x
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on May 29, 2019, 07:03:08 AM


I'm hoping Penny will realise there's more to life than her wardrobe, bless her, and follow Liz's oldie in terms of venturing forth.

I am chuckling though - isn't it typical of people who share their lives with cats that their homes are adapted as much to the needs of the cats as to our own?  And that's just right and proper.    :)


Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Frances on May 29, 2019, 12:30:58 PM
I agree with Liz that Penny sounds happy.  You said she had been “passed from pillar to post since her owner died” so she’s had a lot to contend with.  Four weeks in the life of an 11 year old is nothing, particularly if she had the same home for most of that time and then her world turned upside down.

She obviously feels secure enough to come down from her safe space for food and ablutions and for a bit of night-time snuggling.  Having already stuck her head out the bedroom to see what’s Out There I’m sure that as she becomes more confident her curiosity will kick in and she’ll start exploring. 
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on May 29, 2019, 12:56:04 PM



I know.  Good point Frances.  It's the snuggling on the bed bit that I think is so sweet.  I wish our Malt would come for a night-time snuggle, but I swear Barley-Gurley "persuaded" her that she "wunt allowed"  :innocent:


Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on May 29, 2019, 13:59:55 PM
Certainly sounds like she is happy and not willing to move anytime soon Kay, which might be a good thing. I wouldn’t stop going spending time with her though, I don’t think it will entice her out, but could set her back. Maybe not letting Tiffany in will make her feel more comfortable and willing to explore? 4 weeks isn’t long for her to adjust to a new place and a cat with her age, recent upheaval and not being cat-friendly. Lucy had had a home for 6 months before being taken back to the rescue, so I knew it was going to take that at least that long for her to realise this was a permanent situation, it actually took about 8 months, although she still has issues that will never go. What I’ve found with the girls is that fully opening the door is very scary, but only partly opening the door allows them to be curious, but still feel safe, it still took 2 months of doing it just once a week for Chanel to leave the room.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on May 29, 2019, 15:57:59 PM
I suppose things could be a lot worse, if she was nervous of me too - what's Out There, to quote Frances, is 17 year old Tiffany, who only a mouse need be scared of, but cats won't listen, will they :(

I have told her that Liz's boy came down from his wardrobe after 3 months, and I expect better from a feisty girl like her - so we shall see

snuggling up with me on the bed would be nice - what she actually does is plonk herself on my chest or side, depending on how I'm lying, and turns herself from a 4k cat into a 10 ton elephant  :doh:

and rubs her cheeks repeatedly along the sides of my Kindle just to make sure I can't ignore her

remind me again why we have cats
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on May 29, 2019, 18:11:13 PM
Because we like being bullied. :rofl:

It sounds as if she is coming on well to me. :)
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Misa on May 29, 2019, 21:45:40 PM
OH I UNDERSTAND ABOUT TEN TON ELEPHANTS LOL
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on May 30, 2019, 13:36:45 PM
Yes, it could be a lot worse Kay! I regularly wonder why I have cats!
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on June 09, 2019, 13:22:27 PM
6 weeks in and she still won't venture  out of the bedroom - the only bit of progress is that she sometimes lies on the bed where she can look into the sitting room - I leave the door wide open all day now so she can feel part of the rest of the house

but apart from over-grooming - she hasn't much fur left on the inside of her legs - she still seems happy enough, and I think the over-grooming is more down to boredom than stress
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: jezebel on June 09, 2019, 14:55:46 PM
When we got Bass, she lived under a wardrobe for three months. She eventually came out when she felt ready but from then on she stayed in the bedroom, coming out for meals and litter tray visits. Her sister Drum was completely the opposite from the start - she's always been a people cat but Bass didn't want company or toys. She would have a fuss and she loved treats but she never looked for either.
One evening - it might have been six months or even a year later - as she walked past the living room on her way back from the kitchen, she stopped and looked in. Then she walked in (I actualy held my breath!) and jumped on a paper bag lying on the floor. She got bored after a couple of minutes and sauntered back to the bedroom but from then on she started to spend less time in the bedroom and more with us.

So, Penny might be happy where she is right now, but she'll probably change. As long as you're not in a hurry!

Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on June 21, 2019, 09:58:58 AM
 :wooooo: Penny is currently sitting on my desk by my PC - only the second time she has ventured out of the bedroom - and no doubt she'll scamper back in there when she encounters Tiffany, but it's a start

and yesterday when Penny was on the bed Tiffany jumped on to it - and although there was much hissing on both sides, there was no growling, and both seems unbothered once Tiffany had jumped down again

so there is light at the end of the tunnel
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on June 21, 2019, 12:30:49 PM
Glad she is venturing a bit now, and that both of them just hissed at each other.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on June 23, 2019, 10:26:19 AM
she's on the desk again now - the more often she ventures out the more she is going to be dissatisfied with spending all day on her own in the bedroom, so I think we are getting there

when she and Tiffany get close at floor level there is going to be hissing for some time yet, but I haven't heard any of the awful growling Penny first made whenever she saw Tiffany, so it's going to be ok
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on June 23, 2019, 11:32:05 AM
she's on the desk again now - the more often she ventures out the more she is going to be dissatisfied with spending all day on her own in the bedroom, so I think we are getting there

when she and Tiffany get close at floor level there is going to be hissing for some time yet, but I haven't heard any of the awful growling Penny first made whenever she saw Tiffany, so it's going to be ok

That is very good news
  ;D
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on June 24, 2019, 06:40:23 AM


Well done Kay.  Rome wasn't built in a day but you're making real progress.   ;D

Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on July 03, 2019, 15:18:46 PM
another smallish step forward - Pennypuss (a compromise new name ;D) and Tiffany came nose to nose this morning, and Pennypuss didn't hiss or growl - just as I thought they were about to share a sisterly kiss, Tiffany hissed and Pennypuss ran off, but it showed Pennypuss is not going to remain determined to avoid Tiffany at all costs
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on July 03, 2019, 17:47:14 PM
Wooooohoooo!!  Each precious step is one to be celebrated.    :wow:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on July 03, 2019, 18:20:39 PM
Wooooohoooo!!  Each precious step is one to be celebrated.    :wow:

Absolutely, I'd say that is a fairly large step for Pennypuss :Luv:, glad that you aren't immune to silly pet names either Kay. :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on July 04, 2019, 13:11:56 PM
That’s a promising step, and just a hiss with no aggression, impressive from Tiffany.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on July 04, 2019, 13:50:59 PM
That’s a promising step, and just a hiss with no aggression, impressive from Tiffany.

it was a pretty loud hiss though - it made me stand back a bit :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on July 04, 2019, 17:30:37 PM
 :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on September 02, 2019, 15:46:22 PM
Can anyone advise me regarding Penny, please? Since Tiffany left us she has become used to spending time in the sitting room as well as the adjoining bedroom, but has hardly ventured into the kitchen, and shows no interest in going out into the enclosed garden. She has wandered around a bit out there when I have left the back door open, but scuttled back in when she saw Tiffany, or the two cats, who hang around outside the enclosure. But she hasn't gone out, or shown any interest in going out, for a couple of weeks now. Is this normal behaviour? I was told she had gone out at her previous permanent home, and used a cat flap, but I'm beginning to doubt it.

She's 11 now, so not a youngster, so I'm wondering if I should just close the flap and let her be an indoor cat. 
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Frances on September 02, 2019, 17:57:48 PM
I think Penny is one of those people cats who like to have a good long think about things before deciding whether or not she approves of changes to her environment.  Two weeks  . . . she’s barely had enough time to start making notes ;D.

I think this is probably normal behaviour for her and she just needs a bit more time.  I wouldn’t close the door on the outside world just yet.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Misa on September 02, 2019, 19:43:04 PM
I AGREE WITH FRANCES, DEFINATELY FONT SHUT OFF THE CAT FLAP

SHE IS STILL NEW AND MUST BE A HELL OF A CHANGE FOR HER ESPECIALLY AT HER AGE

GIVE HER TIME KAY
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on September 03, 2019, 13:38:28 PM
I wouldn’t shut the cat flap Kay, but just let her do things at her own time, at least she is leaving the bedroom.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Rosella moggy on September 03, 2019, 15:52:34 PM

If she were living here Kay, I would want to ensure she didn't go out for first time on her own so would keep flap closed when I wasn't able to be with her. 

Can you remove the flap and leave it open whilst you keep an eye on her.  We've been doing that here whilst weather has been good as think Dinah's tail not fully recovered yet from whatever happened to it at the beginning of the year.

Amazing how quickly the youngsters forget how to use it with the flap on though  :innocent:

I think you have just got to be led by whatever Penny seems to prefer but agree with others that it is too soon to make her an indoor cat if she was previously used to going outside  :hug: :hug:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on September 03, 2019, 16:06:10 PM
I won't lock the flap, then, but I do wonder if she will ever want to use it - my tiny cottage has a bedroom, leading into the sitting room, leading into the kitchen, and after 4 months she has hardly ventured into the half of the sitting room next to the kitchen. Curiosity is never going to kill this cat!!

Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on September 03, 2019, 19:53:43 PM
That is not a bad thing. :Luv:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on September 04, 2019, 06:59:21 AM



You know, Kay - one thing I've learned from my cats over the decades is that they're full of surprises, often when we least expect it.  When you go out, and Penny is left alone, I suspect she becomes a confident cartographer who guides Arctic explorers on their missions and plots satellite movements for NASA.   ;)

I've long suspected Barley of covertly working for air traffic control under the guise of observing bird flight.   :evillaugh:   We just don't know.........  :shify:


Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on September 04, 2019, 14:29:03 PM
LOL Sue! That reminds me of T S Eliot's 'Gumbie Cat'  :rofl:

http://www.moggies.co.uk/html/oldpssm.html#gumbie
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on September 04, 2019, 18:46:05 PM
 ;) ;)    Yes indeed.  Just so.  We do not know......             
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on September 04, 2019, 20:25:28 PM
Wonderful Lyn,

I must get another copy of the book, I never tire of T S Eliot's 'Old Possum.'

I like MaCavity, having known Jo's, my Old Dear, not at work, MaCavity intimately.

Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw—
For he's the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime—Macavity's not there!

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime—Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air—
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity's not there!

Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin;
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in.
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed;
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed.
He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake.

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square—
But when a crime's discovered, then Macavity's not there!

He's outwardly respectable. (They say he cheats at cards.)
And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard's
And when the larder's looted, or the jewel-case is rifled,
Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke's been stifled,
Or the greenhouse glass is broken, and the trellis past repair
Ay, there's the wonder of the thing! Macavity's not there!

And when the Foreign Office find a Treaty's gone astray,
Or the Admiralty lose some plans and drawings by the way,
There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the stair—
But it's useless to investigate—Macavity's not there!
And when the loss has been disclosed, the Secret Service say:
It must have been Macavity!'—but he's a mile away.
You'll be sure to find him resting, or a-licking of his thumb;
Or engaged in doing complicated long division sums.

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.
He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare:
At whatever time the deed took place—MACAVITY WASN'T THERE !
And they say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
(I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone)
Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time
Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!






 
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on September 04, 2019, 22:18:51 PM
Yes Paula, I love Macavity too  :briggin:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on September 04, 2019, 22:34:19 PM
I think Penny is more of a Rum Tum Tugger

“For he will do
As he do do
And there's no doing anything about it!"
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on September 05, 2019, 05:41:44 AM
 :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on September 05, 2019, 10:36:49 AM
I think Penny is more of a Rum Tum Tugger

“For he will do
As he do do
And there's no doing anything about it!"


 ;D
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Misa on September 05, 2019, 12:32:08 PM
LOVE THAT PAULA
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on September 06, 2019, 21:58:00 PM
My copy of Old Possum should be here tomorrow. Far too long since I read about The Jellicles etc. :Luv2:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on October 16, 2019, 21:01:27 PM
Here's my girl
she's very dark grey, quite small but on the tubby side

the windowsill is one of her few places - that and my bed and of coure the top of the wardrobe - no sign yet of her venturing further


Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Liz on October 16, 2019, 21:13:25 PM
She is gorgeous and will come on in her own time x
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on October 16, 2019, 23:40:01 PM
She is lovely. :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on October 17, 2019, 08:24:55 AM


What a sweet little face.  She's  gorgeous.  :Luv:

Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on October 17, 2019, 08:39:35 AM
Awwww, she is lovely  :Luv2:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Frances on October 17, 2019, 12:31:24 PM
She's lovely Kay :Luv:, and certainly has the look of a person who likes to weigh things up :shify: ;D
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on October 17, 2019, 12:38:48 PM
She's lovely Kay :Luv:, and certainly has the look of a person who likes to weigh things up :shify: ;D

I've never come across a cat like her before, in my now lengthy years of cat ownership - for example, I bought a cardboard scrach bed for her, which my previous cats have all loved, and put it on top of the wardrobe, where she studiously ignored it for 5 months - then the other day I saw her dabbing at the outside of it, then hastily retreating, then advancing for another dab

you can see why a cat so timid when dealing with inanimate objects is so fearful of other cats

but she is happy, and healthy, and loves me, and that is all that matters - meanwhile the two outside cats come inside the outside enclosure for their meals now, and if we have a really brutal winter I will move their kennels inside too so  I can put heated pads in them
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on October 17, 2019, 13:18:06 PM
Aw bless her. She looks lovely.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: dawnf on October 17, 2019, 15:42:42 PM
she is lovely Kay, looks very fine boned to me!
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Rosella moggy on October 17, 2019, 22:37:19 PM

She's beautiful  :blow kiss: :blow kiss:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on December 09, 2019, 23:04:33 PM
Well, she still goes on top of the wardrobe sometimes, or on my bed, but there is a new favourite place now https://www.kalven.co.uk/products/18a24-28in-tower-penthouse-cat-tree-with-bed

it was a risk as she'd totally ignored the igloo bed and the tall scratching post I bought for her, but placing this bed alongside my chair has done the trick

still not interested in going outside though
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on December 10, 2019, 08:27:33 AM


Woohoo!!  Way to go, Penny.  See? Much more attractive when its close to your Ma, eh?  It looks very cosy and rather smart.   ;D

Title: Re: Penny
Post by: dawnf on December 10, 2019, 08:31:28 AM
great news Kay, that's a nice looking cat tree as well
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Liz on December 10, 2019, 09:32:56 AM
Kay nice to hear from you and Penny and love the cat tree, little steps are obviously her way, and perhaps put the bed in a cardboard box works wonders here for our lot who look in horror at anything new :)
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on December 10, 2019, 09:34:28 AM
Penny was clearly waiting until you got some furniture in line with her status!  :briggin:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on December 10, 2019, 13:07:57 PM
Glad you have found a new spot for Penny Kay, and lovely to see you again. It may not be conventional, or what you might want for her, but she seems happy and content, which is the priority.
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on December 19, 2019, 16:00:57 PM
finally sorted out a picture of her in her new bed - not a very good one but you can see how good these Kalven products are
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: dawnf on December 19, 2019, 16:09:21 PM
its always nice when they actually use them!  does look like a nice bed though
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Misa on December 20, 2019, 22:31:00 PM
PENNY IS GORGEOUS
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on December 21, 2019, 07:37:33 AM


Baby steps and baby steps can take a gel a long way.  ;)

Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Judecat (Paula) on December 21, 2019, 20:39:32 PM
That is brilliant Kay, baby steps are working. Penny! :Luv:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Kay and Penny on December 22, 2021, 22:38:49 PM
I thought I would  update this thread in case it resonates with someone else - for many months Penny would only spend a few moments in her bed by my chair, preferring to be on top of the wardrobe or on my bed - for a large part of every day I hardly knew I had a cat

I took away the vet bedding in the bed in case she preferred the bare carpetting, but no joy - then two weeks ago I put a folded smooth fleece in the bed, and bingo - she now spends at least half the day in the bed, even when I'm not in the chair

so it was all about texture - she's even using the windowsill again now I've put another fleece there

cats, eh - who'd have 'em :innocent:
Title: Re: Penny
Post by: Lyn (Slugsta) on December 22, 2021, 22:58:54 PM
Thanks for the update, Kay, it is lovely to hear that Penny is still doing well  ;D ;D