Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

A young Gloriana.
She is eating better, pooping better & acting feistier. Her wings are tucked back up instead of drooping sadly & her tail is perkier. I am hopeful we can give her many more good chickeny days. You gotta give it to Wyandottes; they are one tough customer!

 

[MaryJanet]

Koffee Klatch Wednesday Wherever

Hello from Sansa.
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I took a photo! (A day late)

I don't think she's visible, but Mary's in the basket.

 

[Ribh]

I'm impressed with your chicken first aid skills and cool head Ribh. Sterling job.

Thanks, ACM. I wish I was.

Just as well you were right there Ribh. I hope no lasting damage was done.

No damage. I was fast but I was being a helicopter parent as far as she was concerned anyway. I was worried about her & with the Artic blast @ present she won't be seeing any outside time for a while.

 

[BY Bob]

I have a very different relationship with Kirby apparently. ​

The Friendship​

The owner is emotionally invested in the cat (worries about the cat, sees him/her as a good friend or a part of the family) and will often find time to play with the cat; the cat is very warm and friendly towards the owner (will often sit on the owner’s lap), who is seen not only as part of the same social group (the cat will regularly lick the owner’s hands and face) but also as a secure base (someone to seek out for comfort when the cat is worried).

The cat relates well to others (will greet or inspect visitors coming to the house and possibly even visit some neighbours).

Alongside the friendly and warm relationship, cat and owner can happily function independently. This cat likes to be near the owner but doesn’t feel a need to maintain physical proximity to the owner (doesn’t always follow the owner around the house and may even take him/herself away to a preferred location) and separation is not likely to be problematic.

This relationship seems to occur more often in busy households with more than one cat, and the cats often have some outside access.

That is different. Very interesting. Do you feel it is accurate?

 

[BY Bob]

A young Gloriana.
She is eating better, pooping better & acting feistier. Her wings are tucked back up instead of drooping sadly & her tail is perkier. I am hopeful we can give her many more good chickeny days. You gotta give it to Wyandottes; they are one tough customer!
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Way to go Gloriana! Keep fighting girl.

Sansa says, "Us Wyandottes don't go down without a fight! You got this Gloriana!"

 

[BY Bob]

Someone is feeling better......

A lamp pulled down on my head this morning, running all around the house, and just now chewing on my feet under the covers. She has perked up big time over night.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Cat Quiz.......
The University of Lincoln in England has studied human/ cat relationships and has a relationship quiz that you can take. I would suggest you take it and think of 1 cat in particular if you have more than 1.

Davis, Éowyn and I are Co-Dependent.

The Co-Dependent Relationship​

This cat has often come to depend on a very emotionally invested owner (the cat is very important to the owner, possibly seen as family or as a great friend).

The owner typically plays regularly with the cat, and is seen as a part of the same social group (the cat behaves in a friendly way towards the owner, even regularly licking the owner’s hands and face) and as a secure base (the cat will seek the owner when worried).

The cat doesn’t relate well with others (is even likely to hide when, for example, someone comes to the house.

This cat has learned that good things come when the owner is near (for example: the owner stays with the cat whilst the cat is eating) and so, makes a considerable effort to maintain physical proximity to the owner (these cats can even be considered to be clingy) and separation can be problematic (the cat may not eat if the owner is away). This might suggest the cat has some problems with controlling its frustrations.

This relationship is common among cats living in a one-person household with no access outdoors.


Here is the link to the Quiz:

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/cat-quiz/

I came up as Co-dependent too and I strongly disagree with that assessment!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Not sure which thread it was on but I think it was @Aussie-Chookmum who was posting cockatoos - or maybe @LozzyR . This is the cockatoo tree where we park our mainland car.
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I think Lozzy and I both posted pics of Cockatoos. Hers were in her lemon tree and mine were....well, everywhere.

That's an impressive cocky tree. I hope you didn't park underneath it!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

A young Gloriana.
She is eating better, pooping better & acting feistier. Her wings are tucked back up instead of drooping sadly & her tail is perkier. I am hopeful we can give her many more good chickeny days. You gotta give it to Wyandottes; they are one tough customer!
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Great news! All due to Ribh's TLC. Go Gloriana!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Thanks, ACM. I wish I was.

No damage. I was fast but I was being a helicopter parent as far as she was concerned anyway. I was worried about her & with the Artic blast @ present she won't be seeing any outside time for a while.

It was freezing here today too. We had snow forecast! I have lived here almost 30 years and we have had light snow once which melted as it fell and touched the ground.

A very late Wednesday Wherever. It was very cold and wet, but no snow!

This is the last mug I kept. I tell myself it's for when my fox loving friend comes to visit.