http://www.feralcatbehavior.com Blogging about feral cats and life in general Wed, 07 May 2008 18:33:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Charlie spent 24 hours in an oxygen box because his fever did indeed break- but then it also started going sub-normal and he began to have problems breathing. He is home now and he isn’t much interested in life at the moment. I just gave him my last-shot effort a shot ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/392/the-charlie-chronicles-part-ii.html Last night when I got off work, when I walked into the house, I noticed that Charlie was sleeping in an odd way on the couch. He was all balled up in a kitty fetal position and his breathing was off (rapid and shallow.) I could hear him gurgling even ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/391/the-charlie-chronicles.html Tonight, when I was out feeding in the enclosure, Dash allowed me to get close to her and pet her. I felt all the mats on her back, neck and shoulder and knew that I couldn’t put it off any longer. Not able to afford the proper type of clippers ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/390/its-a-mat-mat-mat-mat-world.html A starling has made a nest in the knife shop. The area she chose isn’t a low-traffic area. She picked a shelf by the main door behind a tool box. The babies are gone now, fled the nest, flew the coop on to a better more safer place is ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/389/nature-has-marvelous-engineers.html A hissing cat can be a daunting, formidable creature. When a cat hisses, she draws herself into a crouch low to the ground. Her eyes are riveted on you, wide open as she needs to see what your intentions are going to be. If her ears are flat, and her ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/388/miss-dash-its-in-the-hiss.html Felix is now Tarzan because he currently is the King of the Jungle over here. I had to take him to the vet today as his tummy was so bloated and red. He was red from the middle of his belly to his rear legs and when I stimulated him, ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/387/felix-has-been-re-named.html Pretty well known at the local grocery stores around here, after all, who can ignore a lady who comes into the store every two weeks to buy multiple cans for cat food? While buying cat food this morning an employee tugged at my sleeve. She wanted to show me what they ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/386/kitten-season-has-started.html Recently, I had oral surgery, never fun to have a tooth extracted. But afterward, I developed a bad infection at the extraction site, so the dentist prescribed Tramadol. I was told by the pharmacist only two things: take with a lot of water, take with food. My mouth was so ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/384/the-tramadol-scare.html Kodie and Echo have quickly found their way with each other. One thing that we are trying to work with Echo on is getting on the couch! His Royal Highness is used to laying all over the furniture and in this home, that isn’t allowed. This morning Echo tried to ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/383/youve-gotta-friend.html Yes another new arrival. Sadly, there is never a lack of animals in need of a loving home. I am so appalled when I read on Craig’s List and other lists about all the dogs and cats that people are looking to “get rid of.’ I hate that term- I ... http://www.feralcatbehavior.com/382/new-arrival.html