New to the forums!

nawni

TCS Member
Thread starter
Kitten
Joined
Nov 11, 2007
Messages
8
Purraise
0
Location
Saskatchewan
Hi everyone! I'm Victoria, a student from Saskatchewan, and I have a gorgeous female coon-cross named Mama. She's an indoor-only queen, and (to the best of my knowledge) is 13 years old.

She was found by the side of the road as an extremely young kitten. She nearly froze to death (-20*C weather), but a bus driver picked her up and drove her to a local vet's office. That's where my family found her, and we adopted her on the spot!

Mama has always battled weight problems and chronic hairballs. For the majority of her adult life she was underweight. We saw several vets, had her tested for worms, kept up with shots, and free-fed her, but nothing helped. She also had a hairball once every two weeks, and groomed herself obsessively.

In the last year and a half, I researched pet foods and ingredients, and figured out that Mama had been eating junk her entire life. We kept her on Purina, Whiskas, No-Name Cat Chow, and other Wal-Mart brands, expecting that they were all the same.

She's now on a mix of Innova kibble and California Natural wet food. She's put on weight, filled out, and stopped shedding so much. And it's about time I joined a forum dedicated to cats! I'm looking forwards to learning more about diets, toys, and some of her really odd behavior.


Our first picture together!


And thirteen years, twelve grades, and three towns later. ;]

Hope to get to know you all!
 

kitytize

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Dec 21, 2005
Messages
2,155
Purraise
2
Hello Victoria, Welcome to TCS! Your cat is beautful! She looks a lot like my Willow
 

pushylady

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Jul 26, 2005
Messages
16,398
Purraise
451
Location
Canada
Hi and welcome to TCS!

Your cat is beautiful, and that's such a sweet picture of you holding the kittens!
 

coolcat

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Mar 30, 2004
Messages
36,938
Purraise
69
Location
The "Dark Side of the Moon"
Hola y bienvenido a TCS, ...Catulina
y Milky
te saludan!
!........

(Translate: Hi and Welcome to TCS, Catulina and Milky say hello to you!!!...
)
lovely pic´s!

See you on the forums!
 

flisssweetpea

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Dec 5, 2004
Messages
8,885
Purraise
4
Location
At the kitty's beck and call
Hi there Victoria
we're so happy to get the chance to welcome you and Mama to TCS. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay with us - we're one great big family and you'll find loads of friends here. If I can help at all while you're finding your way around TCS just click on my username and send me a Personal Message - I'll do what I can to answer your questions
 

xocats

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Mar 26, 2005
Messages
20,608
Purraise
16
Hi Victoria, welcome to TCS!

So glad you've joined us!

 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #10

nawni

TCS Member
Thread starter
Kitten
Joined
Nov 11, 2007
Messages
8
Purraise
0
Location
Saskatchewan
Thanks so much! It's nice to see such an active forum.


And here's one last picture of 'the queen' taken last week...
 

katz4life

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Jul 24, 2007
Messages
3,667
Purraise
2
Hello & Welcome to the Cat Site!


That is so sweet to hear how you have had Mama for that long. Shes one lucky girly!
Hope to hear more about her & see more photos someday


Best Wishes to you & Mama! Hope you enjoy the forums!
 

babygirl

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Dec 5, 2004
Messages
11,665
Purraise
11
Location
Dade County, FL
Hi and welcome to TCS!
We are so glad you have joined us!

If I can help you with any questions you have about the site, please click on my username and send me a message.
 
Top