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It is a sad situation. I feel for you. I think it may be best to wait to get anyone new though and I'll tell you why. I have three and am at capacity. I had found a stray little kitty not to long ago but couldn't keep her. Made me very sad. I think that perhaps if you leave the room for one, a cat that is really in need will come your way.
That's a good point! Keep yourself up to date with your local rescues, you never know who might come along! I just ended up with a Meg that I wasn't expecting to keep!Originally Posted by fifi1puss
It is a sad situation. I feel for you. I think it may be best to wait to get anyone new though and I'll tell you why. I have three and am at capacity. I had found a stray little kitty not to long ago but couldn't keep her. Made me very sad. I think that perhaps if you leave the room for one, a cat that is really in need will come your way.
Yeah.
We used to have four but the two "Old Girls" passed away about three years ago, leavihng us with Taz and Morgan.
We kept it to the two and I did think of it as keeping a place open.
I think Kasey was glad we had a place for ther to come to when she was in neeed of a new home.
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Hay every one thanks for your lovely advice.
. I rang about Amadeus and Symphony and asked how they are. I felt sad but at the same time it was nice to hear some one was getting a lot of pleasure looking after those two and those two where happy too.
The more I thought about it I thought I would really only being wanting them back for my benefit and even though they would be super duper looked after here they would also be super duper looked after there (with a small addition of a garden over there too). So I thought I wouldn't push it. They are happy she is happy. I did make a very huge mistake but I am now so much more aware of how precious they were.
They were and are more than just cute pet cats. They are family. They are who I talk to who I spend my evenings snuggled up next to who I rush home from the bus to see.. They are so much more I knew that then of course but I really really do know it now.
Today Mungo-Jerry and Rumpleteazer have joined me and Nefertiti. Not rescues they came from the market stall I bought Nefertiti from. They where in a cat carrier behind the counter when I asked if they had kittens. I peeped in and saw both little faces peering up at me.
I only went out to look for one.
But hay you can't have Mungo-Jerry without Rumpleteazer
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The crazy thing is I can't tell them apart they are tabbies but their markings are so identical! I think I'll be looking at cats bottoms for a few days yet.
The more I thought about it I thought I would really only being wanting them back for my benefit and even though they would be super duper looked after here they would also be super duper looked after there (with a small addition of a garden over there too). So I thought I wouldn't push it. They are happy she is happy. I did make a very huge mistake but I am now so much more aware of how precious they were.
They were and are more than just cute pet cats. They are family. They are who I talk to who I spend my evenings snuggled up next to who I rush home from the bus to see.. They are so much more I knew that then of course but I really really do know it now.
Today Mungo-Jerry and Rumpleteazer have joined me and Nefertiti. Not rescues they came from the market stall I bought Nefertiti from. They where in a cat carrier behind the counter when I asked if they had kittens. I peeped in and saw both little faces peering up at me.
I only went out to look for one.
The crazy thing is I can't tell them apart they are tabbies but their markings are so identical! I think I'll be looking at cats bottoms for a few days yet.
Awww, it's nice that you have added two new furry children to your family! Congrats!
I feel very strongly that dealing with my own mental illness has been easier with animals in my life. If I didn't have pets, I'd die of boredom and loneliness. They make my life better. They make me happy. They help me deal with anxiety and sadness. Better than ANY therapist ever could be.
I feel very strongly that dealing with my own mental illness has been easier with animals in my life. If I didn't have pets, I'd die of boredom and loneliness. They make my life better. They make me happy. They help me deal with anxiety and sadness. Better than ANY therapist ever could be.
I totally agree with that, mine give me a reason to get up in the morning and no matter how ill I feel, I have to see to my furries. I'm never lonely because there's always someone willing to join me when my other half is working.
Looking forward to some photos if you can figure out which kitten is which
!Fur soaks up tears like nothing else on Earth. Here is a quote I love, that fits right into this conversation:
"If purring could be encapsulated, it'd be the most powerful anti-depressant on the pharmaceutical market." - Alexis F. Hope
"If purring could be encapsulated, it'd be the most powerful anti-depressant on the pharmaceutical market." - Alexis F. Hope
Ooooo I like that!!!
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It is so so true. There is a quote I read some where that I love. "It's not what animals give us that makes them so magical it's what they bring out in us" I can't just mope around in bed all day. Nefertiti won't let me she starts poking my eyes with her velvet paws and pulling my hair gently when the dawn breaks.
\t"Hay wake up already"
I find caring for another being highlights the importence to care for myself. The house needs to be tidy it needs hoovering regular. So I do it and when I feel like I can't be bothered I can think I am doing it for them (even tho sure its for me too). When I don't feel like college, I think come on I need a good job to get the kitties and me a big house in the country sure college is about me mainly but my babys give me such motivation.
Animal love is some thing so precious. It is unconditional. It never utters harsh words or says you look like you just crawled out of a bin in the morning
. It just snuggles and purrrrs with such delight to be near you. Thats sure to melt away any anxiety or stress or sadness .
And now I've got 3x the love lucky me !!!
Rumpleteazer and Mungo-Jerry's first pics now posted on pics board in cat lounge
\t"Hay wake up already"
I find caring for another being highlights the importence to care for myself. The house needs to be tidy it needs hoovering regular. So I do it and when I feel like I can't be bothered I can think I am doing it for them (even tho sure its for me too). When I don't feel like college, I think come on I need a good job to get the kitties and me a big house in the country sure college is about me mainly but my babys give me such motivation.
Animal love is some thing so precious. It is unconditional. It never utters harsh words or says you look like you just crawled out of a bin in the morning
Rumpleteazer and Mungo-Jerry's first pics now posted on pics board in cat lounge
I'm pretty sure mine think that about me sometimes!!Originally Posted by RussianKitten
It never utters harsh words or says you look like you just crawled out of a bin in the morning.
I'll go take a nosy at your photos!
A market stall?!.
How many kittens did they have there because i bet the RSPCA would like to know!. Basically if these people are giving kittens away like that their not being responsible by spaying/neutering their existing cat/s
Have you made an appointment at the vet to get them checked over and injected, because you don't know if they might be carrying any diseases when they havent come from a proper shelter?
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I got Nefertiti from the same place, she was a little skinny but she was in complete health. It's a pet shop/stall with it's own kiosk inside the market (I should have explained better sorry) so it's kinda rough but not that rough. Rumpleteazer and Mungo-Jerry where behind the counter in a carrier poor things. I'm guessing they must have some sort of licence to sell the kittens? These two came from a farm so they wern't there long. No doubt the market would have cashed in on them though. Hmm it is sad
They are healthy nice clear eyes, healthy teeth/gums, clean fur and clean ears. They are 9 weeks so will be due their injections soon.
I know this market stall, I asked how much the kittens were about 3 or 4 years ago and the guy said £60 each. What I hate about it is that anyone can poke their fingers in at the kittens or crowd the cage. It also gets hot in summer and cold in winter although they don't have as many out of kitten season. I try and avoid the stall because it makes me angry. They also sell pet rats, hamsters etc, thankfully there is now a no smoking policy but people used to smoke all over the animals. I do wonder if the RSPCA know about it but if it is Leeds market stall then they definitely should do - its a big place. I wish people would just neuter their cats or at least ask rescues for help when they have a pregnant female instead of just dumping the kittens which are often too young to be away from their mother.
Edited to add that I'm glad that those two little ones got a good home, it's not their fault they ended up in the market.
Edited to add that I'm glad that those two little ones got a good home, it's not their fault they ended up in the market.
I seriously doubt they have a licence, especially when they were behind the counter, and i'd bet that Leeds Market have no idea either which again is why they have them behind the counter. Coming from a farm sounds like they've probably got a few poor cats running around unspayed/un neutered.
I would still be taking them to the vet asap because if they've come from the farm cats and they havent had any shots, which i doubt if they can't be bothered to spay/neuter them?!, then they can catch things like leukemia
My cats were at the vets a couple of days after they were brought home and one was from The Cats Protection, but i still wanted my own health checks done.
Personally I never let any new cats around my other cats without getting vaccinationed and tested for contagious diseases (or proof that they were recently tested).
It is simply an intrinsic part of being a responsible pet owner (and lover!!!!).
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Not to be the downer here but why would you go and get two new cats when you gave up two other ones? How do you think the one you kept and the two you gave away feel? And, what will be the future fate of the two you just got? Will you give them up at will when you feel like it?
Please do not take offense but We take animals in as a life committment, family, they are not disposable.
Please do not take offense but We take animals in as a life committment, family, they are not disposable.
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