SunLee's new home

sarahp

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Jun 7, 2006
Messages
15,841
Purraise
28
Location
Australia
Originally Posted by otto

Can someone please tell me what this is all about?

Who is Hope, and what happened to her? And her kitties?

thank you.
SunLee is a gorgeous Siamese kitty, and her previous owner Hope was a long time member here. Unfortunately Hope passed away earlier this year, and SunLee went to Siamese Rescue in Los Angeles, and was adopted by Barbara, the wonderful original poster. She had 3 other kitties all who are also in excellent homes.

You may have noticed the avatar's or signature's such as valanhb's, which are a tribute to Hope.
 

otto

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Mar 7, 2008
Messages
9,837
Purraise
197
Thank you to those of you who answered my questions both here and in PM. I am sorry that I never got to know Hope.

There was something similar in another forum I am a member of, her husband came in to tell us she'd been in an accident and passed. At least her pets had the husband to care for them, they were not separated.

I am glad that Sun Lee has a good home and that her new Mama will post here, but it breaks my heart that the cats had to be separated, losing their mama and each other all at the same time. What a tragedy for them.

I am proud to be a member of this caring community.
 

white cat lover

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Nov 17, 2005
Messages
22,206
Purraise
35
Welcome to TCS & we are thrilled to have you & your kitties (not just Sun Lee) as a part of our "family".
 

starryeyedtiger

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Apr 5, 2005
Messages
22,317
Purraise
20
Location
USA
This post made my night!!!!
We all miss Hope soo much here. I am thrilled to hear SunLee is doing well in a home that loves her!!!
 

carolina

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Nov 17, 2008
Messages
14,759
Purraise
215
Location
Corinth, TX
Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

This post made my night!!!!
We all miss Hope soo much here. I am thrilled to hear SunLee is doing well in a home that loves her!!!
........................
 
  • Thread Starter Thread Starter
  • #32

catsndogs

TCS Member
Thread starter
Young Cat
Joined
Aug 6, 2009
Messages
26
Purraise
1
Location
California
Thank you all for the warm welcome and kind words. I read the thread linked by Cool Cat about Hope. I knew that Hope was active on TCS but I now understand what a truely special person she was. I am honored to have one of her cats.

SunLee has two feline friends. They are a very harmonious trio and usually hang out together. ZoZo is a dark seal point wedgehead siamese with a classic look. Bruiser is a dark tabby Maine Coon cat. He looks exactly like the cat on the cover of Cat Fancy 1/09 issue, for anyone who has it. I don't have a camera, so no pics yet. Hopefully soon. I don't know if Hope posted pics of SunLee but she is a light chocolate point siamese with a less extreme wedgehead. I call her "milk" chocolate point since her points are light beige.

They make a funny group. The meezers seem to understand each other completely. Bruiser has a calm, unflappable disposition. Sometimes he thinks he is a dog and does what they do like drinking from the toilet. SunLee is very dainty, in size and manners, and would never do that. ZoZo is a little aloof. Initially, he growled at SunLee but she only sees the positive so she purred and head butted him as though he was welcoming her. He looked puzzled at first but quickly bonded with her. SunLee weighs about 7 lbs, ZoZo 8 lbs, Bruiser 20 lbs. The meezers have short sleek coats while Bruiser has a massive long coat and bushy tail. When I see them lined up in the window when I arrive home, I can't help but smile.
 

jcat

Mo(w)gli's can opener
Veteran
Joined
Feb 13, 2003
Messages
73,213
Purraise
9,851
Location
Mo(w)gli Monster's Lair
Welcome to TCS! I'm very happy that SunLee has brought you here, and look forward to hearing more about her and her feline friends.
 

rapunzel47

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Jul 20, 2003
Messages
30,725
Purraise
8
Location
Lotus Land
What a lovely picture of your furfamily!
It fills my heart with smiles, so I can well imagine your smile as you arrive home to that sight.

I'm glad you got your posting problems sorted out, and look forward to seeing you around the boards. And I'll start the collection for the addition of a camera to your life.
 

yosemite

TCS Member
Veteran
Joined
Apr 26, 2001
Messages
23,313
Purraise
81
Location
Ingersoll, ON
Oh my! I'm so excited to hear details of your fur family. I would love to meet them as they sound wonderful. We'll look forward to hearing more about you and them in the days to come. Hope did post pictures of her beautiful cats in the Fur Pictures forum and she also had some signatures with their pictures. All beautiful cats - but then I think all cats are beautiful.
 

jennyr

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Dec 6, 2004
Messages
13,348
Purraise
593
Location
The Land of Cheese
Welcome to TCS! What a wonderful post and a happy ending to a tragic story. We all loved Hope, and there was so much anxiety about what would happen to her litties. I can't wait to see pix of your family.
 

vermontcat

TCS Member
Alpha Cat
Joined
Aug 3, 2003
Messages
313
Purraise
1
Location
VT
Welcome to The Cat Site catsndogs!

It's wonderful that you were able to give SunLee a happy new home and that you joined us here to let us all know how she is doing.
Your other two cats ZoZo and Bruiser sound wonderful too.

Did you adopt ZoZo from Siamese Rescue with SunLee?
I would love to see photos of your 3 cats together.

I have two Siamese cats and our next door neighbor has a big fluffy Maine Coon cat who comes over to visit them all the time.
It's funny to see the size difference between a couple of petite Siamese cats and a big fluffy Maine Coon.


Does anyone have any updates on Hope's other Siamese cat Shane?
I checked on Siamese Rescue and it says he has an adoption pending.
I was wondering if he has a new home or if the foster mom decided to keep him.
I had been in touch with someone on another message board who may have been interested in adopting him but she thought one of her cats would have been too dominant with his shy personality.
 

goldenkitty45

TCS Member
Top Cat
Joined
Aug 29, 2005
Messages
19,900
Purraise
44
Location
SW Minnesota
SunLee was one of my favorite other poster's cats on here. I'm glad she has a home with you and we can keep updated.
 

lilyluvscats

TCS Member
Super Cat
Joined
Nov 15, 2007
Messages
791
Purraise
3
Welcome. It is really heartwarming to read about your 3 cats. I have a Maine Coon Mix ( Brady)and he is very sweet and laid back too. Nothing phases him. I love all cats....big ones, little ones, short hair, long hair.
 
Top