Dozer in Therapy
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Well, I am very glad to say that Dozer seems to be doing extremely well in therapy for
his aggressive behavior after adoption with his new feline family. The therapist said that
he has very bad issues with his mother and father that Dozer never got over and has
to work through.
Apparently his mother was a real street “slut” and Dozer remembers his mother always
bringing stray males home. Dozer never knew who his daddy was and resented his mom
for dragging home strange harballs who never treated him good. His mom’s boyfriends
would beat him up along with his siblings if the even “meowed”. One day his mom never
came home at all and Dozer was left alone with his little sister and brother.
They were waiting and waiting for mom to return, but she never came back and they were
getting so hungry and didn’t know what to do.
Some lady saw them as they wandered out from under the shed which was the only home
they ever knew. That lady fed them but then someone came and put them into a cage and
took them away. They missed their mom so much and they were still so young but very
glad that they were still together.
One day his sister was taken out of the cage and never came back, then days later his
brother was taken from the cage too, and never came back. Dozer was left all alone in his
cage and didn’t know why, was it because he didn’t meow anymore?
The therapist said that Dozer learned early not to meow so his mom’s boyfriends would
not beat him up so he eventually stopped altogether, therefore Dozer was the last to get
adopted weeks after his siblings left him.
A man and woman came to the shelter and adopted Dozer and he was petrified and
would bite them thinking that they would hurt him. They took Dozer to a vet and had him
“declawed” because he would always scratch them, Dozer was in pain for weeks after that
visit. They then put Dozer in a room with a square box with smelly sand stuff in it. Dozer
had to go to the bathroom so he went on the rug, they would yell and hit Dozer. He was so
miserable and felt so alone that he crawled under the bed to hide and cried all the time.
Then Dozer decided that he would run away and find his brother and sister.
That was all the therapist got out of Dozer and that was a real eye opener. I was so sorry
for him that I burst into tears. Dozer will be returning for more therapy sessions and we will
learn the rest of life story and what happened to him before I saved him and gave him a
good home.
Dozer did very well in therapy and loves his new home with us. I taught him how to use a
litter box and he finally “meowed” to me. I can now pick him up, hug and kiss him and he
purrs like a motor boat! Dozer loves to get brushed, now plays with our other cats and
also sleeps in bed with me. He is actually turning into a little lover with me. Just goes to
show how a little love and patience can change an animal into a wonderful companion.
By Cathy Gregor
Copyright 2005
his aggressive behavior after adoption with his new feline family. The therapist said that
he has very bad issues with his mother and father that Dozer never got over and has
to work through.
Apparently his mother was a real street “slut” and Dozer remembers his mother always
bringing stray males home. Dozer never knew who his daddy was and resented his mom
for dragging home strange harballs who never treated him good. His mom’s boyfriends
would beat him up along with his siblings if the even “meowed”. One day his mom never
came home at all and Dozer was left alone with his little sister and brother.
They were waiting and waiting for mom to return, but she never came back and they were
getting so hungry and didn’t know what to do.
Some lady saw them as they wandered out from under the shed which was the only home
they ever knew. That lady fed them but then someone came and put them into a cage and
took them away. They missed their mom so much and they were still so young but very
glad that they were still together.
One day his sister was taken out of the cage and never came back, then days later his
brother was taken from the cage too, and never came back. Dozer was left all alone in his
cage and didn’t know why, was it because he didn’t meow anymore?
The therapist said that Dozer learned early not to meow so his mom’s boyfriends would
not beat him up so he eventually stopped altogether, therefore Dozer was the last to get
adopted weeks after his siblings left him.
A man and woman came to the shelter and adopted Dozer and he was petrified and
would bite them thinking that they would hurt him. They took Dozer to a vet and had him
“declawed” because he would always scratch them, Dozer was in pain for weeks after that
visit. They then put Dozer in a room with a square box with smelly sand stuff in it. Dozer
had to go to the bathroom so he went on the rug, they would yell and hit Dozer. He was so
miserable and felt so alone that he crawled under the bed to hide and cried all the time.
Then Dozer decided that he would run away and find his brother and sister.
That was all the therapist got out of Dozer and that was a real eye opener. I was so sorry
for him that I burst into tears. Dozer will be returning for more therapy sessions and we will
learn the rest of life story and what happened to him before I saved him and gave him a
good home.
Dozer did very well in therapy and loves his new home with us. I taught him how to use a
litter box and he finally “meowed” to me. I can now pick him up, hug and kiss him and he
purrs like a motor boat! Dozer loves to get brushed, now plays with our other cats and
also sleeps in bed with me. He is actually turning into a little lover with me. Just goes to
show how a little love and patience can change an animal into a wonderful companion.
By Cathy Gregor
Copyright 2005