2 New Furkids tomorrow!

I am going early in the AM to New Rochelle NY to pick up a brother/sister pair of Abys that were dumped at a kill shelter. Technically, I am "fostering" them, but I'm sure we'll fall in love and it will be furrever.

They're 10 years old, fixed, both are front declawed. I was told they are terrified and clinging to each other in the cage. The shelter manager there has soft music playing for them and soft blankets for them to lay on, they're together in a cage, so they have each other. Poor babies!

Don't know their names. They're both Ruddies. Will have pictures tomorrow!!!

(This is through the Nat'l Abyssinian Rescue, BTW)

Good luck with your new furbabies, I am so sorry to hear they were declawed, poor little things..it is so kind of you to take them in. Can't wait to see pics.

Since I don't know their names, I'm thinking of possible ones for them. We've got an Egyptian theme going on here so maybe Isis and Orion?

That's so exciting, Sue! I like the names a lot!!

Thanks! I am so excited! I told the cats that they're getting 2 new kitty siblings tomorrow. Tillie says between her (10 yrs old), Midnight (11) and Coal (12), plus these two 10 yr olds, she wants to start a senior citizen's club.

How could somebody dump 2 cats they've had for 10 years at a kill shelter?!?!?

Maybe they weren't at the same home for the whole 10 years?

Nope, the woman who had them claims she has them since they were kittens. She convieniently "forgot" who the breeder was.

I know, I could NEVER do that, my cats are my kids!

you are such an angel for taking in older cats! Good luck with number 17 and 18

How in the world can she forget the breeder ??? I wonder why she now made the joyce to dumb them ? What a awfull person she is .

I am so happy Sue that you get them , what better home can they ask for . Yeah , you will keep them . I know I would .
I cant wait to see the pics of them too and to see what names you have given them

My god SOME PEOPLE!!

Sue you are an angel. I love abys cant wait to see the pics!

I was told that one of the male's ears is flopped due to an old injury. Poor baby! He's also cross eyed and pigeon toed. He's gonna need a good name to make him feel better about himself!

What is piggeon toed ?

Oh Sue bless your heart once again!

(soon to me "Mom of 18 cats" ????? )

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What is piggeon toed ?

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It means his toes are pointed inwards slightly, so he might trip over his own feet! I had that problem myself as a kid and had to wear corrective shoes for a few years.

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Oh Sue bless your heart once again!

(soon to me "Mom of 18 cats" ????? )

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Well, you lucked out with the generic (and blessedly vague) "Mom of Many".

Congrats Sue! How wonderful of you to "foster" these poor babies.

Thank you Sue , for the answer . Bless his heart . Does that mean he may need a surcery to corect that ??? Or would he be ok to walk normaly ?

He should walk normally, just not gracefully. My guess is the vet botched his declaw?

Wow Sue, this is great! I bet it is hard to find a home for 2 10 year olds. Bless you for taking them!

Do all your cats live inside? I would like to come and visit you and see all your cats, and how it is to have a cat in every courner! I bet it is so great! My goal is 5 cats, I think I would be so great to have "many", but your "many" is a lot more than that

It's weird when there are no cats in sight. It does happen once in a while. Some nights, we're getting ready for sleep and realize, there are no cats on the bed! We can't sleep that way, LOL, so we call them.

When I visit someone who has no cats, it is odd. I am so used to having them around!

Yes, mine are all indoor. We walk them in our backyard on a harness and leash, two at a time (each of us takes one), and not all of them like the outdoors that way. Romeo, Lil, Phoenix, Jules and Blondie are the ones who like outside, the others are either scared or couldn't care less. We do want to build an outdoor enclosure for them, maybe next year.