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| 1325.1 | | BPOV09::GROSSE | | Tue May 03 1988 13:04 | 3 |
| A kitten can be very trying on an older cat as they want to play
and the older cat is too mellowed out for kitten antics.
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| 1325.2 | | CARMEL::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Tue May 03 1988 14:34 | 4 |
| On the other hand, a kitten can revitalize an older cat. Do you
have any clue as to how Tinkerbell feels about other cats, so you
could better guess which category she'd be in?
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| 1325.3 | Re: .2 | AKOV77::PARSONS | Lady Lioness | Tue May 03 1988 15:19 | 24 |
| Well, I know she don't like the guys from next door ;-) When we
first got Tinkerbell we had a Siamese cat who had quite an overbearing
personality. Cecil died soon after Tinkerbell's second litter of
kittens. We had Tinkerbell spayed and she became very loving -
in fact, she's quite pushy about it at time! :-) She disliked
our dog who has been gone for about two years now. She use to haul
off and belt him in the head when she was just high enough to do
so. But, then again, _we_ use to do that too, our dog had a most
irritating personality..... Anway, Tinkerbell hasn't been exposed
to any other cats since Cecil's death which was about eight or ten
years ago.
Do you think it would be good idea to bring the kitten home and
see what happens? My brother and his wife have the kittens so
it wouldn't be a problem if it didn't work out.
BTW - my sister-in-law is feeding the kittens milk, I know this
is bad for their tummies, can someone give me a good medical reason
as to why's it's bad to I have a concrete reason to give her! She
doesn't believe me.
Judy
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| 1325.4 | Call a vet | MEMV04::BULLOCK | Flamenco--NOT flamingo!! | Tue May 03 1988 15:47 | 12 |
| Call a vet, Judy--
They can provide the best advice and help. Surely THAT would have
enough punch to convince her!
I know that cow's milk isn't great for kittens; can't remember
just why. I think it has something to do with causing blockages,
vomiting, etc.
Good luck,
Jane
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| 1325.5 | | CARMEL::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Tue May 03 1988 17:43 | 3 |
| If you actually have a trial run situation, I'd say: go for it.
Remember that it will likely take some adjustment time.
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| 1325.6 | Trial run in process | AKOV77::PARSONS | Lady Lioness | Wed May 04 1988 09:11 | 14 |
| We're trying the trial run and so far it's going pretty well! I
brought the kitten home last night and Tinkerbell was quick to check
her out and the little one didn't like it too much. After a while
Tinkerbell just followed her around the house and watched her very
intently. She was fine until the kitten decided to check out the
food situation, then the hissing began. Tinkerbell hasn't tried to
belt her or anything, so far she just hisses and the kitten knows
all too well to keep her distance.
I appreciate everybody's input. I think this is going to work out
okay. My mother says it'll keep Tinkerbell occupied in the afternoon
anyway! She's a good watch cat! ;-)
Judy
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| 1325.7 | Milk even a no-no for us! | SKIVT::P_MARGOLIS | Paula Beth | Wed May 04 1988 12:46 | 6 |
| According to several recent studies (one being in FIT FOR LIFE),
cow's milk isn't even good for humans...Causes blockages, and there
are many other sources of calcium available.
Think about it. Do you know any other animal that drinks cow's
milk, except cows?
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| 1325.8 | dehydration can kill kittens | THE780::WILDE | Being clever is tiring.. | Wed May 04 1988 16:16 | 4 |
| Good Housekeeping (or maybe LHJ) recently had a statement in it that said cow's
milk is really bad for kittens as the diahrrhea can lead to dehydration and
THAT can kill a little fragile critter. MY vet also concurs that any milk
but mom's is bad for little ones.
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