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Hi. My name is Jo and I live in South Australia with 4 cats & 1 dog.
I recently worked out that in 30 years I've had 10 cats. In fact since I was 12 I have always lived with at least one cat.
At the moment I have Eddie, a big, laid back easy going ginger boy. He is almost 12 years old now. I got him from the RSPCA when he was only 12 weeks old. After losing my lovely little Tawde 3 years ago, I returned to the RSPCA & adopted another ginger boy.
Jack was 6 months old & had been wandering the streets. He was found with a collar but no id! A lesson in there! Two or three months later I returned as I could not stop thinking about the little 6yr old tabby girl I'd seen there. she was still listed on the website!
I had my sights on her when I first visited. Everone wants kittens & it was my aim to seek out the most ordinary full grown cat that no one else wanted. But I had been assured that older people regularly adopt older cats & Jack had stolen my heart.
When I told the staff I was back to see Gracie they could not hide their excitement! On that second visit it was clear that Gracie had been there too long & was starting to get depressed. When I learned that in over 4 months only ONE other person had shown interest in her (& she had bitten them!) I decided I HAD to give her a home.
I don't know who at the shelter gave her that name but it must've been as a joke. She is basically a temperamental, grumpy, fight first little ..... But that said, she has settled in finally & is starting to show her sweet side!
Then three months ago my best friend passed away & I have taken on her dog and cat. Ben is a black & white farm cat. I hadn't seen him since he was a kitten over 10 years ago but he is fitting into domestic life very well. He is a very friendly sooky boy.
I only stumbled upon this site last week but am looking forward to sharing stories & info.
I recently worked out that in 30 years I've had 10 cats. In fact since I was 12 I have always lived with at least one cat.
At the moment I have Eddie, a big, laid back easy going ginger boy. He is almost 12 years old now. I got him from the RSPCA when he was only 12 weeks old. After losing my lovely little Tawde 3 years ago, I returned to the RSPCA & adopted another ginger boy.
Jack was 6 months old & had been wandering the streets. He was found with a collar but no id! A lesson in there! Two or three months later I returned as I could not stop thinking about the little 6yr old tabby girl I'd seen there. she was still listed on the website!
I had my sights on her when I first visited. Everone wants kittens & it was my aim to seek out the most ordinary full grown cat that no one else wanted. But I had been assured that older people regularly adopt older cats & Jack had stolen my heart.
When I told the staff I was back to see Gracie they could not hide their excitement! On that second visit it was clear that Gracie had been there too long & was starting to get depressed. When I learned that in over 4 months only ONE other person had shown interest in her (& she had bitten them!) I decided I HAD to give her a home.
I don't know who at the shelter gave her that name but it must've been as a joke. She is basically a temperamental, grumpy, fight first little ..... But that said, she has settled in finally & is starting to show her sweet side!
Then three months ago my best friend passed away & I have taken on her dog and cat. Ben is a black & white farm cat. I hadn't seen him since he was a kitten over 10 years ago but he is fitting into domestic life very well. He is a very friendly sooky boy.
I only stumbled upon this site last week but am looking forward to sharing stories & info.
