Sophie goes back to cattery

Sad to say, the fostering of Sophie has come to an abrupt end.

On Saturday, Sophie had severe diarrhea in the afternoon, and again at almost midnight, although she had hardly ate on Saturday. She refused to let me wipe her last night, and again this morning. I think she may need some medication to make her better, but if she doesn’t like me enough (although she’s always purring and kneading away) to let me wipe her diarrhea stain, trying to give her medicine would be quite unthinkable.

Her sponsor decided that it’s best for Sophie and all if Sophie returns to the cattery, where she won’t feel stressed and where she will be able receive full-time care, so arrangement was made for the pet taxi to send her back. It was my choice to foster Sophie and I’m sorry that things did not work out. At this point in time, I’m not capable to provide the level of care that she probably needs (maybe when I’m semi-retired and can spend more time at home).

Sophie's photo update

Sophie: I see you... *eyes big big*


Coco: You see me... hmm... *grumpy face*


The cool lady; the rug in the foreground has Coco's scent


Coco stealing peeps at Sophie...wondering who is this newbie that's taken over HRH's room! She seems more disturbed today - other than a bit of breakfast and cat treats, she hasn't eaten anything solid.


Being let out of the cage for breaks


She's a natural on the horizontal scratch mat...see mat only, straightway know what to do.


Choping all of Coco's favourite sunny spots


Sitting regally on top of the cage


Sophie loves to dip her paws into the water bowl and splash water all over the mat and marble floor. >_<"


Friday night was drafty and rather chilly, so she was happy to be enclosed in the semi-covered cage.


Sat afternoon: Though the cloth cover was removed, perhaps she was trying to tell me that it was still too hot.


The "compromise" arrangement, which Sophie promptly re-arranged again some minutes later.

Coco meets Sophie :)

Sophie arrived yesterday evening, and as I sat on the floor in the cat room, Coco must have forgotten there is a new cat in the house, and approached me confidently...then suddenly stopped in her tracks to check Sophie out!


Furry Encounter from Po P on Vimeo.

Update:
Immediately after she arrived, Sophie (the name I gave her) wasted no time in devouring the kibbles. She wasn't afraid at all; she was friendly, purring all the time and did the knead-front-paws dance. She was also quiet during the night. :)

By this morning, she still hadn't use the litter bin, so I swop hers with Coco's bin, hoping to send her a "stronger" message. Until she's learnt to use the clumping litter, I've to keep her in the cage, with regular breaks out of the cage to explore the cat room under close supervision.

Both cats seemed curious about each other, and I caught Coco taking occasional peeps into the cat room. So far, Coco seems unperturbed by the newbie's presence, and still behaves normally. The most surprising thing was there was no hissing at each other at all, except for a short snarl from Sophie at the SO when he tried to carry her suddenly.

At about 2.15pm, Sophie finally pee-ed in the litter bin, so she's now let out of the cage and free to nap around in the cat room. Photo updates coming up soon. :)

Oh, by the way, I discovered Sophie loves to dip her paws into the drinking bowl to splash out the water! I hope that means she enjoys bathing! Heheheh...