2 New Furkids tomorrow!

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Wow, so the ones that go out, don´t go out and run free, that must be a lot of work to take allmost 16 cats out for a walk everyday!
(I assume that you dont take all of them out, since they don´t all like the great outdoor)

Doesn´t any of them sneak out a window or the door when somebody comes in or goes out?
How many litterboxes do you have? And food bowls?


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) the Icelandic cat shelte (yes, there is only one!) has newly opened a website, so now I check the cats there every day, and I am sure I will end up adopting one...
 
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We have to scoot them away from the door when we're going out (Mostly Romeo, who I am starting to think we should call ROAM-eo) so that there are no escapes. Lilith got out once, right after her kittens were weaned, and she was in heat!!
We caught her within a minute, thank goodness. Midnight got out once, years ago, through a screen that he leaned against and pushed out of the frame (we have since changed the kind of screens in the windows!), he climbed the tree outside my bedroom window and howled for me to come and get him! ("Help, Mom, I was dumb...come get me!") Other than that, we've been lucky.

Then again, the fact that they spend so much time sleeping helps
 
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We have 15 litterboxes (note to self: I need to get one or two more tomorrow...), one is in the attic, one in the computer room, the rest in the basement.

There are 10 food dishes in the kitchen, and three in the computer room (we feed Midnight and Tillie hi-cal food, and Osiris gets his kitten food, so we can close the door with the 2 of them in there at feeding time, so no one tries to steal their food.)
 

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Sue,
It is so Great of you to take in 2 more homeless kitties. You have such a big, warm heart!! I know what you mean about no Kitties in the bed with you. I have a hard going to sleep when I visit someone else. I need some Kitties walking on me and laying on me and next to me to go to sleep.


 

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How lucky for them to have found you.
I, too find it so hard to understand how after 10 years you can just throw your pet away.
Best of luck with them and don't forget the pictures.
 

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Originally posted by Mom of 10 Cats
Well, you lucked out with the generic (and blessedly vague) "Mom of Many".
The irony of my nick is that when I first got here and was reading posts before I registered, your nick stood out at me the most. Never knowing how many cats I have around here from month to month, I modeled my nick off of yours with the added vaguery, "of many".

 

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That's wonderful news!!I am assuming these are the 2 you were talking about before??
Are you going to pick them up yourself or were you able to get help with transport??
 
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These are actually 2 different ones from the ones I'd previously posted on. The other two are at a vet's office, so they're fairly safe; these 2 are in a kill shelter! They're also a wee bit closer to me, by 30-40 minutes. I'm driving up early in the AM, I need to pick them up between 9 and 11, and it's a little under 2 hrs away.
 

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How wonderful! I am oh-so envious
Cant wait to see pictures and hear what youve named them. They are lucky you found them
 

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Sue , make sure to let us all know how your trip went and how the new babes doing . I cant wait to hear all about it
 
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Just got home with the kitties! They are so sweet! Their names are Nefertiti (female) and Osiris (male). Hmm, I think our kitten Osiris is gonna need a new name. Two Osirises will be confusing as heck! They were great for the trip home. They're exploring in here in the computer room now.

Will post more later!
 
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How wonderful of you to bring them home. Poor little things must be soooo confused - I hope they settle in quickly and get to know/like their new family.
 
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They've taken up residence under a large dresser and are huddled together. Osiris will come up to the edge to get scritches and was headbumping me, but is still to scared to come out. Nefertiti is hiding behind her brother. They have not eaten today. I was hoping food would lure them out, but it didn't seem to affect them.
 

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Those poor babies have no clue what is going on . All they know is that they are not at their home any more and then they where at a awfull place befor you picked them up . And now a new place , so they don't know if that is a place to stay or will have to go to a other place . I am sure in time they will find courage to open up more to you .
 
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We've made some progress! Osiris has come out to explore and has decided he likes us. I got loads of headbumps and a tiny little purr! Nefertiti came out and sniffed us, let us pet her a little, and then settled in a quiet spot. They're finally eating, too.
 
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