Raven�s �Orientation Programme�

Yesterday, Raven sneaked into the room when the door was left open for a split second, made a circle and quickly scuttled back outside.

She was quite pleased with herself, but it created quite a surprise for everyone at Bunny’s Place. And this was followed by increased spraying and marking by Cow.

�Raven has been coming to the grille to make friends with everyone.

�Of course Tabs is the friendliest.

�Yesterday, we tried this…

�And this morning, we let her make another round.

�Her mange is much, much better now. I’ve managed to remove practically all the flakes and now it’s waiting for the new fur to grow back and she will be nothing short of a Black Beauty!

�I’ve tried virgin coconut oil, grapeseed oil with sulphur, but after all the trials, Johnson’s Baby Oil works best for Raven’s case. With each application, I could see improvement.

I’ve promised my family that we would stop at 7 cats. While Raven would make a good playmate for Tabs, her presence might also create a big hierarchy problem to the super-alphas, Cow & Bunny, and the other alphas, Cleo, Pole and Indy. I’ve got six alpha cats (only Tiger is not). Tabs, fortunately, is “alpha” in a “good” way, ie. she is confident and super-sociable, the perfect host. Cow, Bunny and Indy are alpha in a territorial way, with Bunny leading the way as the top “Mafia Godfather” in Bunny’s Place (on hindsight, I should have named this place Tiger’s Place!).

So, back to Raven now. I will continue with Raven’s mange treatment, her vaccinations and get her spayed. After the bitter experience with Bosco and the thank-goodness-it-ended-well experience with Snow White, I don’t think I want to let Raven be a community cat.

If Raven could be like Rosie and Ginger where they do not go into people’s houses (or so I think), then it’s fine. But how can we be sure of that? We cannot tell a cat what to do and what not to do.

Raven is still so young, and I am not sure how she would behave when she is older. She might roam. She might go into people’s gardens and homes.

Pole was a community cat for 5 years in my old neighbourhood (after she was driven out of the house by Cow & Bunny), and she had a few houses to go to every day. But one neighbour did complain about Pole going into her house. Indy became a community cat after he got angry with the Blueys and “ran away from home” to 4 doors away. The lady of that house also complained that Indy sat atop her car. That is why I was frantic in getting the Blueys rehomed.

A few days ago, I sent an email to my community e-group to enquire if Raven is anyone’s lost cat. From some of the response, I think I cannot let Raven be a community cat after all. As in all neighbourhoods, there will be animal-lovers and there will also be those who don’t like animals.

I’m not in any hurry, but if anyone of you would like to adopt Raven, she is available for adoption. I would be much comforted if one of the readers of this blog adopts Raven. At least you won’t be a “stranger”. I’m not very good at vetting adopters (that’s a skill I don’t have).

It pains me to write this, but considering all factors and some others which I shall keep in confidence, I’d like to find a good home for Raven (but no hurry). I’d really appreciate your help too. Thank you.

Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2012/10/29/ravens-orientation-programme/

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