Two new arrivals...
Discussion
After taking one of our cats to the vets after his tail became lame (he had all the symptoms of a broken tail, although thankfully it turned to be some sort of infection at the base which has cleared up with antibiotics, we noticed a rehoming poster for this little girl had been up for quite a while:
I'd notice the poster a few times over the last couple of months, and when my wife saw it I think we were both a little sad - the poster said she had been bought in as a stray whilst pregnant, had given birth and raised her kittens, plus a foster family of other kittens, but they had all been homed, except for her. At just under a year old she's barely a cat herself so its sad, but understandable that the kittens go but the older cats are left behind sometimes. My wife made a few comments about how nice it would be to give her a home, so unbeknownst to her I went to the vets the next day to make an enquiry about her.
Turned out she had been kicked out of her house when she became pregnant and brought into the vets by some people from her neighbourhood. She was such a friendly little thing who loved company and strokes, so I arranged to come back with my wife to meet her, and all being well, said that we would rehome her.
Well, we both went to see our (hopefully!) new forth little fluffy friend, and all was well. Except for one little complication...
Whenever she was let out of her cage, she ran straight up to this cage:
Which held this little one:
This little one was nine weeks old, and it transpired than mummy cat (as the staff called her) had all but adopted the little one and they doted on one another.
Well, we were worried a little about adopting one more cat, let alone two, and a kitten at that. But one look at the bond those two had, and it was pretty much a look between me and my wife that said it all. A cage is no place to be at that age, especially when you don't even have a name. And when you were taken to the vets at six weeks old, having been fed on nothing but leftover food such as curry, and your 'owner' asks for you to be euthanised because you have diarrhea (really? I wonder why) you really haven't had the best start in life, and you deserve so much more.
And so two little furry friends came to meet the resident lot:
Of course, the resident three were not exactly overjoyed, but were making progress. They have all become outdoor lovers now its bit milder out there, so that helps a little, but hopefully with lots of love and cuddles (not to mention treats, expensive food and cream!) we'll get there:
So say hello to Poppy (cat) and Tilly Pickle (kitten), two little souls who found one another, and hopefully will have long, happy lives with us!
I'd notice the poster a few times over the last couple of months, and when my wife saw it I think we were both a little sad - the poster said she had been bought in as a stray whilst pregnant, had given birth and raised her kittens, plus a foster family of other kittens, but they had all been homed, except for her. At just under a year old she's barely a cat herself so its sad, but understandable that the kittens go but the older cats are left behind sometimes. My wife made a few comments about how nice it would be to give her a home, so unbeknownst to her I went to the vets the next day to make an enquiry about her.
Turned out she had been kicked out of her house when she became pregnant and brought into the vets by some people from her neighbourhood. She was such a friendly little thing who loved company and strokes, so I arranged to come back with my wife to meet her, and all being well, said that we would rehome her.
Well, we both went to see our (hopefully!) new forth little fluffy friend, and all was well. Except for one little complication...
Whenever she was let out of her cage, she ran straight up to this cage:
Which held this little one:
This little one was nine weeks old, and it transpired than mummy cat (as the staff called her) had all but adopted the little one and they doted on one another.
Well, we were worried a little about adopting one more cat, let alone two, and a kitten at that. But one look at the bond those two had, and it was pretty much a look between me and my wife that said it all. A cage is no place to be at that age, especially when you don't even have a name. And when you were taken to the vets at six weeks old, having been fed on nothing but leftover food such as curry, and your 'owner' asks for you to be euthanised because you have diarrhea (really? I wonder why) you really haven't had the best start in life, and you deserve so much more.
And so two little furry friends came to meet the resident lot:
Of course, the resident three were not exactly overjoyed, but were making progress. They have all become outdoor lovers now its bit milder out there, so that helps a little, but hopefully with lots of love and cuddles (not to mention treats, expensive food and cream!) we'll get there:
So say hello to Poppy (cat) and Tilly Pickle (kitten), two little souls who found one another, and hopefully will have long, happy lives with us!
Wow, thanks for all the kind words everyone. To be honest I only posted up after reading about the sad Lennox story and just wanted to put something nice up.
What gets me is how you could even contemplate getting an otherwise healthy kitten put to sleep, let alone a problem of your own choosing. And especially one as beautiful and loving as Tilly. My heart melted the second I set eyes on her, before even hearing her story. And kicking out a cat thats pregnant because you were too cheap to neuter her. Class act. Im just glad we have the opportunity to keep them together and watch them grow (and given Tillys appertite that might be quite a bit!).
What gets me is how you could even contemplate getting an otherwise healthy kitten put to sleep, let alone a problem of your own choosing. And especially one as beautiful and loving as Tilly. My heart melted the second I set eyes on her, before even hearing her story. And kicking out a cat thats pregnant because you were too cheap to neuter her. Class act. Im just glad we have the opportunity to keep them together and watch them grow (and given Tillys appertite that might be quite a bit!).
at Tilly Pickle - cracking name!MillenniumFalcon said:
What gets me is how you could even contemplate getting an otherwise healthy kitten put to sleep, let alone a problem of your own choosing. And especially one as beautiful and loving as Tilly. My heart melted the second I set eyes on her, before even hearing her story. And kicking out a cat thats pregnant because you were too cheap to neuter her. Class act. Im just glad we have the opportunity to keep them together and watch them grow (and given Tillys appertite that might be quite a bit!).
Agree, our lovely girl Gabbie was rescued from CPL as the OWNER was pregnant so took the cat to the vet to get PTS!!! thankfully that didn't happen! she looked just like Tilly actually!Gassing Station | All Creatures Great & Small | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff