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Jilly_in_VA

(11,100 posts)
Mon Dec 12, 2022, 11:04 AM Dec 2022

I brought my new barn kitty home Saturday

Her name is Josephine (Josie) and she is a beautiful patched tabby and white with distinctive raccoon like markings on her tail, which we all remarked on when she was in the shelter. She is currently residing in a large (think German Shepherd-sized) wire crate out by the woodpile. The crate contains a very nice feral house from Tractor Supply, her litter box and dishes, and room to move. Not quite the luxurious accommodations she had at the shelter, where she lived in a former dog kennel with two other cats. She can see out into the back 40 but nothing can get to her. She and Winnie have inspected each other (she withdrew into the carrier she came in) and she was also inspected by that damn tuxie boy who comes down from somewhere. Winnie ran him off. The first evening she wouldn't come out of the carrier, but by morning she'd moved into the house. She didn't eat anything or use the litterbox for the first 24 hours, but has done both now. This morning she was in the house and watched everything I did. Cheyenne, who's the "cat boss" at the shelter, says she doesn't think Josie is terribly feral as she was always out and watching everything while in the barn cat room. I seem to remember she was that way in the stray jail too, where we all remarked on how beautiful she was. She's a relatively big girl, too, 8.5 lbs on admission and probably a little bigger now. She sat quietly in the carrier on my lap while we processed her paperwork and got her stuff ready to take her home Saturday.

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I brought my new barn kitty home Saturday (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 OP
awwwwww. Thank you for rescuing her. PICS!! niyad Dec 2022 #1
No can do Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 #2
When you can. Maybe tell her that her adopted aunts and uncles are anxious niyad Dec 2022 #4
Sounds like you have a thriving household. 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #3
We neeeeeeed pictures! 2naSalit Dec 2022 #5
So she will be an outdoor cat? nt avebury Dec 2022 #6
I had a really friendly stray that was ill, tricked him into the carrier Merlot Dec 2022 #7
This is her shelter intake picture Jilly_in_VA Dec 2022 #8
That is outstanding. onecaliberal Dec 2022 #9

niyad

(120,630 posts)
4. When you can. Maybe tell her that her adopted aunts and uncles are anxious
Mon Dec 12, 2022, 11:13 AM
Dec 2022

to meet her. And we promise not to be scary!

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
7. I had a really friendly stray that was ill, tricked him into the carrier
Mon Dec 12, 2022, 11:36 AM
Dec 2022

to take to vet. At that point he showed his true feral self - I was terrified the whole way to the vets and when we got there the vet said there was no way they could examine him without putting him under. So we came home, he shot out of the carrier like a bullet train and I thought for sure I'd never see him again. 15 minutes later he was at the back door looking for dinner.

She sat quietly in the carrier on my lap...


Congrats to you and Josie!

Jilly_in_VA

(11,100 posts)
8. This is her shelter intake picture
Mon Dec 12, 2022, 11:48 AM
Dec 2022

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Not the best, but maybe you can see how pretty she is.

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