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Emma arrived today, brought by Maria. She was abandoned at the SPCA by her people sometime ago, went to the barn and promptly got the mother of all cat-colds. She was sick for about 2 months, and after that was kept in a large wire kennel, at Lane Street, in order to protect her from anymore infections. Apparently she has no other disorders though and she's currently healthy.
Emma's charcoal/black with a white undercoat - very unusual. She has a chunky body shape with a broad forehead and somewhat pointed chin and golden eyes. Maria brought her special bedding and as I write (5:45 pm), she's snuggled down in the carpetted cat-tube in my bathtub.
We had a nice bonding session earlier (she arrived her at about 4:30) when I picked her up and held her while I scratched the sides of her face and neck. This was very well received - she loved it and was purring within minutes. So I think we're friends, even though her pupils are still very dilated. She's molting big-time too, because of the stress of the move, so I'll go in there and give her a good brushing soon. ...The brushing was the biggest hit of all - she got simply ecstatic and couldn't get enough of the slicker brush. I raked heaps and heaps off her - her coat's very dense, much like Tabitha's was - and the leavings were all pearly grey - no sign of black fur having come off.
Food:
Maria brought three stainless-steel bowls and many bags of food that Emma likes at various times. Unfortunately, she currently addicted to Temptations as one of her staples. We'll try to wean her off that at some point. I've put a bowl of Origen and one of PC (1 T. each), with one Temptation treat on top, plus a bowl of 2 T. TD in with her, and I'll record the quantity she eats. ...At 8:15 pm I put out 1 T. of canned Wellness Chicken & Lobster, just in case she can be tempted. She hasn't eaten yet, but I can hear she's now christening her litterbox.
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