Phoebe she arrived in April
2002- Phoebe winter of 2003
Phoebe 2006
  
Sadly after being for 4 years Phoebe has still
not adjusted well to the change in her life. She had to leave the
home she knew for 5 years and be placed in a new home. Not only did
she lose her home but she lost her friends, 4 domestic that shared
her life.Phoebe is one of those that do not adjust well to
change. Her owner could
not keep her any longer, a job relocation caused Phoebe to lose her
secure home and everything she
new.
We Have moved Phoebe in with Rufus &
Biggie, to give her companions to share her life with.
Phoebe does not
understand what has happened to her, and she is still upset about
the changes in her life. It is truly sad when these things happen,
the animals don't understand why things have changed, some adjust in
time, others may never adjust.
Since Phoebe has moved in with the boys it still seems she
refuses to be happy no matter what you do for her. Below Phoebe
gives her opinion of living with two men. Phoebe has refused to
associate with either Rufus or Biggie so we are now going to have to
take on the task of building another small cage to move her off by
herself, where she can see the others but not have to deal with
them. After 4 years she still will not relax and be happy, she will
soon occupy a cage and have it all to herself, where she will be
able to watch others but know they can not get near her.
Phoebe spent
her first winter ever in the snow after she arrived here. She had
been raised and kept indoors all her life, so the outdoors was a
whole new experience for her. Her first experience with snow was
something she was not to sure of, but when she finally gave in, she
enjoyed the snow and playing in it. On the right was Phoebes
favorite corner to spend a hot afternoon in the shade of the
vines. Now she spends most of her time on the corner platform in the
cage with Rufus & Biggie, going from one side of the cage to the
other platform on the opposite side of the
cage.
Phoebe is a very stubborn girl, she refuses to let
you think she is happy. But when she thinks you are not around, you
can catch her playing with the toys in her cage. I tried to entice
her with a peacock feather one day, I had it right in her face and
she just sat there as stubborn as can be, refusing to play. We hoped
moving her in with others, would make a big difference in her
attitude. But being the stubborn girl she is she still refuses to
relax and be around the others. She prefers to keep herself in exile
rather than give in. Below she spends her time away from the others.
On the right Phoebe gave in to being petted.
  
Her
owner has been here to visit her and has gone into the cage and
picked her right up and held her, this just proves they do remember.
She is far from mean,
she is just lost and alone right now, her life has changed and it
will never be the same for her. When this happens it is very
sad, because the animals do not know or understand why their life
has changed so much. Some adjust in time others like Phoebe may
never adjust. Soon Phoebe will have her own private home, where she
can watch the others but Rufus won't be able to bother her anymore.
Hopefully this will be the last time she will be
moved.
She will
have a private cage all to herself, since it seems she is happier
alone. Her new cage is almost 400 square foot all just for her. I
felt bad about the size of the cage until I read an article where a
new cage was put up for a tiger and has 2 sides one side is only 320
sq foot the other cage is 20 x 50 approx. 1000 square foot. I guess
I should feel good about the size of the enclosure here for the cats
since the cage she is leaving is about 776 sq. foot, and these
are cages for 1 Lynx and 1 bobcat, who are much smaller than a
tiger.
Once the new cage is done we will add more photos of Phoebe in her
new home.
Phoebe will
have a 16 x 24 all to herself with an angle room over half and an
upper platform under the roof. The side & front will be open 2x4
wire so she can sit up there under the roof and watch all
around her and feel secure.
Help us to continue to help others like
Phoebe
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