How and why did you find this site?

leto86

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It's been almost 3 years I think?

I signed up because I was supposed to be getting my very first pregnant momma foster kitty.. and I had never dealt with a pregnant cat or dealt with raising kittens before.. so I was looking for real people with real stories.
But it turned out I didn't get the momma after all, but instead got my second litter of orphaned kittens.
So I'm glad I joined TCS anyway.
 

worriedmommy

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Sadly ,I had just lost my most precious Marbles. It was devastating. Since we did not know why he died, I was concerned for our other cats. So I posted here. I never expected to actually stick around and find comfort from it though.
 

nanner

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I had gotten my two little former street cats, Lena and Larry. I was fostering, and had never fostered before. I also had never had cats who were born in a feral colony.

So I was curious about socializing them, and Googled "Socializing feral cats", and found this site!


And I love it! Because I've now adopted these two, and it's great to come to a site with other cat lovers and read all sorts of similar things to what my cats are doing.

Great site.

 

catloverin_ks

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Chloe brought me here
When she was preggo!! I was trying to learn about preggo cats and when how long they carried the kits and such.
 

cheylink

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I can't remember exactly what sucked me in
but I think it was looking for some people who felt the same passion with their cats as I do, so I didn't feel like the "crazy cat lady", even though I only had one kitty! Then when my beloved Sweety passed a year after I joined TCS, there was so much support and understanding, I realized I really had a new family here!
 

kaylacat

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I was bored one day and read everything on the other forums I go to...so I did a search for cat forums on google and found TCS.
I lurked around for a little while before joining.

I'm glad that I found it because TCS is now my favorite forum.
Everyone is so nice and I havn't posted so much anywhere else.
 

glitch

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I got brought here when Glitch was diagnosed with FIP and I wanted to know how to comfort him in his final days! I think my first thread was "My cat has FIP, how do I comfort him?" and he passed on a few days after finding this website! I was researching FIP and this site came up, so I came here and everyone was very supportive through a very hard time!
 

momofmany

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Hey - I remember when a lot of you joined and remember your threads!!

I joined looking for advice about a FeLV problem in my feral colony that spread inside my home. I lost about 7 cats in that episode, was inconsolable, and needed to talk to people who could not only help me, but would understand what I was going thru.
 

epona

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I had recently brought home a little bundle of black and white destruction, and was just looking for somewhere to chat about cats and kittens, I don't think I was after any particular advice, just looking to talk to people who would understand the sleep deprivation and constant chaos!
 

jennyr

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I was googling for advice on how to clean a cat's fur of motor oil, the night I found Persil sheltering under my car and she was black with oil and grit. Hissy gave me good advice and I have been here ever since.
 

jean-ji

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We trapped Pru, who was a feral living around our neighborhood. She was literally bouncing off the walls and so wild it was scaring me. I was ready to turn her loose. I googled "cat forums" that night and found TCS, thank goodness! I got great advice and realized keeping Pru was possible with some help from the people on here.
 

tari

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I found it shortly after I got Forest. I was looking for information on his condition (cerebellar hypoplasia...it's a bit like cerebral palsey). I found a website about another cat with the same condition, and there was a link to TCS from that site.
 

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Originally Posted by Vixen16

I was bored and figured.. what harm could it do to meet other kitty owners ((I dont get out much
)) .. but im glad I joined now cuz this place is cool!!


Ill have you know.. I havnt joined any other cat forums since I joint TCS..!!
There are other cat forums out there?


Laurie
 

kelicat

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I found it when I was searching for a cat forum


I was looking b/c I'm a cat lover that simply loves to share my cats with others. And loves to see other cats and hear their owners stories.

I do cat rescue and also used to work as a vet tech, but regardless, it is great to have a resource on hand for those concerns and questions that I can't answer myself. Plus I love to pick up things here and there, in regards to different ideas and such to try :-) And it's always great if I can share any of my knowledge or insight to help someone else.

I've been on some other cat forums that I've enjoyed also, but I prefer this one now
 

mschauer

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I was desperate to find a solution to Coco's chronic loose stool problem. I tried a Bengals only site but there was so little traffic there that I really didn't get any help. Googling ("google" has *got* to be made a verb) around I found this site and got a wealth of fantastic information that eventually lead to a solution.

Before spending time on this site I thought I knew a lot about cats. Now I know what a dunce I was. I truly feel sorry for the cats I had before and didn't take very good care of because of my ignorance.
 

mom2raven

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I am a member of a pug forum because I love pugs and I had one for a short while. I started asking questions about kitties after I got Raven (not my first cat but I want to do everything right) and someone from there is also a member here and she pm'd me the site.
 

cocoalily

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I got Twix and came here looking for information on cats...it was over a year ago already
! I found this site and joined on a whim before I even searched it over at all. Now I'd never join another cat forum because I know this one is by far the best!

I love you TCS!!!
 
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