Automatic Litterbox Central

I am so sorry you lost your sweet angel. Lily truly was a delight to see and we got to know her through your posts. I wish there was something I could
say that would make it better. A lot of folks here are thinking of you and Lily at this time and know you have friends on LBC that you can contact for
some TLC.

Thank you guys, your caring means the world to me. Yes, I am very sad and miss her with my whole being, but at the same time, I have a sense of calmness and relief. She was different than any cat I have ever had or probably ever will. A lot of people loved her and will miss her little self.

I am taking her body to UCD today, they are going to study it and hopefully find something out about this disease. I dont know if the disease was responsible for her death or if it was something else. She went into complete kidney failure and couldn't fight it. She never complained, right up to the end. She got dealt a shitty hand right from birth. I tried with all my might to give her the best possible life she could have, and she was happy. She will always be with me.

On a lighter note.....For being the little peanut sized cat she was, Lily required a lot of space. A Lot. Below is a drawing of my bed and the sleeping arrangements. It is a KING SIZED BED. 6' x 7' or some ridiculous size. It is huge.



I forgot about Ruby. She doesnt sleep. She walks all over the top of the rest of us. I think she's looking for something. what that is, I don't know.

Oh Abbey, I am so sorry you lost Lily. You were so dedicated to her and her well-being. If you had not cared about her so much, her short life would have been much different -- she was fortunate to have you and you gave her a wonderful place to be. I know that doesn't take away the pain of losing a pet so well loved.

I lost Nuba about four weeks ago while I was across country in Massachusetts. I was there giving a presentation -- did a powerpoint presentation and Nuba's picture ended up on the screen because his pic is my screen saver. Anyway, I came home to learn he had left the house the day after I left and never returned. My son who was house sitting didn't tell me about it until I returned home. As soon as I walked in the door (1 a.m. about a week later), Zen jumped out of her bed and started crying. The next day, we (Zen and I) searched all over the woods for Nuba. And a week later, I spotted a bobcat behind the house. I started roaring at it (the only threat I could think of at the time) so loudly that my nearest neighbors heard and phoned to find out what was going on. Of course, its likely that the bobcat got Nuba.

So then I felt guilty -- I let the cats have what I call outdoor privileges -- i.e., they live in the house but can come in and out at will during the day. There's some obvious risks to that. I lock the cats in at nights.

Zen cried for two weeks, would start to play chase and then look around expectantly, waiting for Nuba. In the third week, I purchased another Bengal. It seemed too soon but I wanted to get the household back to normal. I got on the internet and looked for another Bengal and found one who reminded me of Nuba and contacted the breeder.

I named him Ketu -- Tibetan for comet -- before I even got him. He's a strange fellow. He wouldn't come near me after I drove down your way (Sacramento) to pick him up unlike his fellow half grown Bengals -- four of whom all crawled in the cat carrier together ready to depart with me. Instead, this little guy hid and when he finally let me approach him, he licked my finger, sucked it, and then bit me! Although I was given an option of choosing another cat, I took him home anyway. In the carrier, in the car, he crawled under the carrier pad and fell asleep on his back with his head and face facing upward and sticking out the other end of the pad. He stayed that way for the full six hour drive and hardly made a sound. His eyes are a weird color -- amberish brown -- and he has the strangest cry. I wasn't quite sure what I had gotten myself in to... perhaps an excess of Asian Leopard genes?? Once I got him home, I learned he also likes to bite toes but I was relieved to find that he did seem to like humans, wanted to be petted, and he likes having lots of attention and affection. He wouldn't let me pick him up at first (kept clawing my arms with his back legs) but we have worked on that one and he's better (not perfect!). I think I gave him his first toy which he totally appreciated. It's pretty ragged and dirty, now. And now he's decided everything in the house is his toy... so, we have some work to do there. Zen protested the new arrival at first but by the end of the second week, she was tolerating him and playing with him. He can be pretty rough so, again, we are working on where the limits are. And there's always the litter box stuff -- he has had some accidents -- and my favorite plant is now dead as when I moved Ketu out of the bathroom (temporary quarters) to his permanent quarters, he returned to the bathroom -- and not finding the litter box, used the plant instead. And, he also decided to baptize my bed three times.

Nuba was such a gentle loving elegant kitty and Ketu is a little hellion. He will never be Nuba but he eased the pain...

Thank you for sharing Lily with us, Abbey. She captured my heart as I am sure she captured others' as well. Let us know how you are doing.

With thoughts (and love) --

forgot about Ruby. She doesnt sleep. She walks all over the top of the rest of us. I think she's looking for something. what that is, I don't know.

Well, perhaps she's looking for a place to sleep! Zen is crying outside the door. Time to take the cats out for a walk...

(Sounds like you are feeling better.)

Oh my....how sad that Spaceshare has also lost an angel so recently. I hope that one day your kitty just walks home. I have a friend who has 2 cats that also has indoor-outdoor access and one day they
didn't come home. It was heart breaking to see someone have 2 cats disappear. Almost a year later they both came home hungry and dirty and we never knew where they had been. They had spent the
winter in snow & cold. Maybe someone had them and when they were out they decided to come home. Anyway it was a happy ending and I hope the same for you. Sounds like you have your hands full in
the mean time because bengal kittens are very active. Good luck!

Zen must have been frantic while you were gone! Poor thing. Poor Nuba. Poor Lily. Maybe they will find each other while they are waiting for us at the bridge.

Maybe they will find each other while they are waiting for us at the bridge.

Maybe they will. Thanks Abbey and Mima.

So sorry to hear about Nuba. You want to give them everything they want to be happy but you can't protect them from all the dangers at the same time. Good luck with the new addition. He isn't Nuba but I'm sure he will settle in and learn the ways of the household in time.

I also got a another cat. There was a day a few months back that I could not get my child hood pet, a ginger cat out of my mind. Then leaving work that day I had a chance meeting with a feral ginger cat. I took it as a sign. To make a long story short, I now have cat #3, ginger of course. He was thought to be feral and had injured his tail to the point that it had to be amputated. He was supposed to live outside but turns out he isn't feral at all. He lives in the house with my other two cats. So far I feel very fortunate, all three cats share the same litter box and there have been no accidents. He is so cute. his little butt is shaved due to his surgury and he does seem a bit clumsy, perhaps due to not haveing a tail. To be honest three cats is rather a pain but his personality is so delightful Icould never give him up. I say this as I sit here at work with my pants fresh from the drycleaners already covered in hair.

Colleen

Hair... try 6 cats and a dog... even worse.. finding cat litter in your bed under the sheets every night even though you close off the bedroom every morning... I don't know how they do it, but they do

Dawn

I know. I really have nothing to complain about since I only have 3 kitty angels.

The Lily habitat/bed diagram was pretty cool. It will be interesting to see if either of the other two cats makes a move for the pillow position.

Ozzy&Cher wrote:I know. I really have nothing to complain about since I only have 3 kitty angels.

The Lily habitat/bed diagram was pretty cool. It will be interesting to see if either of the other two cats makes a move for the pillow position.

I find cat genie pellets upstairs in my bed too! I don't know how they do that. THe genie is in the garage. they have to go thru a cat flap hole to get to it. So for it to reach my bed they would have to have a death grip on the pellets, jump thru the cat flap, go up 14 stairs, jump 3 feet up onto the bed, and wiggle their way under the covers! How is that possible? I cant carry a load of laundry downstairs without dropping at least one sock!