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Post by lynxlady on Jan 23, 2012 14:22:18 GMT -8
OK, I got a email yesterday that greatly disturbed me.. it was from a lady named "Christi" she has 2 of my cat's.. there was a mix up at the time she got her kittens from me about 4 years ago.. My vet and I both sexed the kittens, she got.. one male and one female... how ever her vet said they were both females??? OK, so got the paper work from her Vet with the one male/ one female scratched out and saying 2 females!! Well, not much I can do at that point but made the offer to either return both, or one and I would refund her money. Well she had grown attached so she decided she wanted to keep them both and I refunded the difference to her. Now 4 years later she tells me she thinks she spent too much money for what she got and the one cat she thinks is brain damaged.. they are afraid of just about everything.. so I told her to talk to you guys and see if you have any of the same problems she seems to be having with them. I did remind her that at first she was taking them back and forth every weekend to the new home they were building .. so I thought all the noise of the building just freaked them out as they were just babies and should have been left at just one house till they were secure.. anyway the story can go on and on but perhaps she will join us and we can figure it out.. I'm at a loss as the only ones I have that hid from people are Tarzan, the Tarzan son "Lynx" and my cleft pallet baby Trip.. other then that mine pretty much are pests when people come to visit. I was going to say it might be a female thing but my girls are just as affectionate and as big a pain in the butt as the boys :-) Well, I hope she joins the forum but if not .. oh well..
BTW I can swear that Kiki is getting fat already.. so YEAH!! She just might have more then one or two babies this time :-)
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Post by Dan on Jan 23, 2012 16:12:03 GMT -8
If she wants to see what a brain damaged cat is like, I'll ship Jenny to her...  Scooter, is incredibly smart. I'm not just saying that because he's my bud, either. We've watched him 'logic out' many problems. How to retrieve his lost toys from under the couch, for example. He tried to reach the toy by crouching down, but it was just out of reach. He looked at it for 15 minutes, and eventually rolled over on his back. This extended his reach just enough so he could hook it with his big paw, and drag it out. Here's a pic:  You could see the look of satisfaction on his face when he got it. Seriously... He worked on the pantry door for about a month. He kept trying to push it open, and it obviously wouldn't open. One day we watched him walk up to it, hook his paw under the gap between the floor, and pull it open. We can't keep him out now. I know an intelligence test for dogs, and we tried it on Scooter. Take a box and carefully sit it over the cat. If they just sit there, or cry, let them out. A smart cat will figure out a way to lift the box and get out. Scooter passed the test in 10 seconds or less. Jenny, failed miserably... |
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Post by Dan on Jan 23, 2012 16:22:57 GMT -8
Oh, and as far as being afraid of things, not Scooter. He's quite the opposite. Every time we have guests, which is often, he comes out and introduces himself. He's quite the ham, and will let anyone pick him up or pet him. He loves the attention, and assumes they are his guests, not ours. His favorite spot is standing on the back of the bar stool. This gets him up to people level, and he can look everyone in the eye. He'll stay up there all night if we let him.  Once a year, we have a large party. It gets loud and runs late. He's not even phased, just hangs with everyone and has as much fun as we do. Jenny, on the other hand, goes into hiding. We won't see her until late the next day... He only has to be told once what's off limits. He stays off of the kitchen counter and table. He was told he's not allowed there once, and that's all it took. |
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Post by deb on Jan 24, 2012 7:45:37 GMT -8
After 4 years I don't feel she has much recourse at all. I also find it hard to believe that both you AND your vet mis-sexed the kittens.
As for my two, they are both hams when people come over and love the attention. Dave has his gaming group over a couple times a month and both cats spend most of the day hanging around in the living room and getting in the way. They are both WAY too smart and if they start working together we're in big trouble.
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Post by lynxlady on Jan 24, 2012 20:26:10 GMT -8
I'm now thinking it could be Ketamin.. not sure if she knew about it but I'm pretty sure I did tell her, I usually give everyone a instruction paper telling them to tell their vet to NOT use Ketamin. Since I found out what it does to this breed ( and also many others I have found out lately) I have always told people .. I have known since I had the problem with the one kitty "Buck-a-roo) I just called him Bucky. It left him with seizures, and he walked like he was drunk.. it was so sad it broke my heart when he would come to me for help.. I knew he needed his meds .. such a sweet baby boy but he had such a big seizure at 3 it left him paralyzed and had to be put down.. such a heart break, I still love and miss him, still cry over him, he left me way back in 03. Gosh, I sure do go on and on.. sorry.
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