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Hello all! New to the forum and I wanted to introduce myself. I personally have two fluffs but I live with my parents who have one; so three in the house. 

My Mom's is Nightfury. Nightfury was found in a cardboard box outside the animal shelter on a holiday weekend when he was about 3-4 weeks old, eyes open and a little wobbly. We had stopped by to drop off some donations and found him. Fury was curled in the corner of the box and didn't respond to being picked up. Mom nursed him back to health with bottle feeding for a few days and then switch to slurry. He is now 3.5 years and a cuddle monster who is totally devoted to my Mom.


Then we have my older cat, Link. I was told Link was 8 weeks old and his Mom had died. Since I saw that same person trying to sale more kittens a few months later with the same story and he was probably closer to 5 weeks old; pretty sure it was a backyard breeder. But I love my little man and regardless of his background he is special to me. He's a very opinionated and loud cat who will bring you toys when he wants to play and is very protective of his little sister. 


Finally there is my little princess, Rocket. Rocket was born across the street from me in a yard where the homeowner liked seeing kittens grow up and didn't care beyond that. I lost count of the number of kittens I saw running through her yard and nothing anyone said could convince her to get the females fixed or the kittens homes. Of the probably 30-40 kittens in two years there are 3 survivors to this day. Rocket's mom was the last of two females. Both had litter a few days apart for a total of 12 kittens. Both moms vanished after 4 weeks and the surviving male from the previous years litter took over caring for the kittens. When Rocket was about 4 months old the woman brought her to my house in a box saying since Link was the dad she thought I'd want it (Link is neutered). Rocket was in such bad shape I took her in and within a week all the other kittens were gone except one of Rockets litter mates. Luckily the two surviving feral's are males and the woman didn't bring in any new females so we haven't had more litters in the neighborhood. Rocket was sickly, flea ridden and way too small (barely a pound at 4 months). It took me 3 months to get her healthy enough for spaying and another 3 months after that of careful training to get her fully trained to come when called and stay in our yard. But now at 1.5 years old she a great lap cat indoors and will come when called everytime. She still is super skittish outside and deathly afraid of other humans but shes perfect to me. She adores her big brothers and loves to cuddle up at night.

 

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Welcome to TCS!
  Your kitties (including your Mom's Nightfury) are really gorgeous cats.  I love how they came into your life - bless you for rescuing these babies.  They look very healthy and happy now.  I hope you enjoy the forum.  It's a very friendly place and a terrific resource for cat-related info.  
 

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Hi and welcome to TCS [emoji]128522[/emoji]

NightFury, Link and Rocket are three beautiful, healthy, happy looking kitties!! They each have their own interesting rescue stories. They were all meant to be in your lives. Thank you for sharing their stories with us.
I hope you enjoy TCS...lots of wonderful, friendly people here. Please be sure to share any of your cat knowledge and tips any time you feel like. Again, Welcome [emoji]128522[/emoji]

And, we always love kittie photos so please post as many as you'd like of those beautiful kitties [emoji]10084[/emoji]️
 
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They are indoor/outdoor. Short story, relatively safe. I am aware of the dangers but I won't force myself to live in a bubble so I don't force them. Just take precautions and am active in their care.

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They have all been trained to come when called regardless of the time and they usually are at me within 2-3 minutes (if not sooner) so they are never far. Both my parents are retired and my Mom is a big time Gardner so probably 4-5 days a week they keep her company while she gardens. Our backyard is filled with trees, shade and a kitty paradise so they lounge back there alot. We scare away other cats so they don't deal with that back there. Cars are a worry but we live on a street that dead ends so light traffic there and they stay in our side 90% of the time. Middle of the city so just raccoons and some foxes for wildlife most won't bother them.

Rocket never figured out our cat door, it's a microchip door that triggers with their implanted chips only, so she stays inside at night. Nightfury is usually in at night. Link is the only one who isn't. I keep up on all their vaccines and check them at dinner for any injuries. I pay very close attention to behavior, movement, eating and everything else that could indicate problens. To that end I take them in pretty quickly for anything that could be something. Link had a bite on his tummy I noticed it and got him in surgery for the forming abscess before it even gave him a fever or caused discomfort. I've taken him in 3 times so far for additional flushing and checks to make sure it is healing good. It hasn't been cheap but it is totally worth his health. Twice, including just today, I've taken in Rocket for just a reduced appetite. My vet doesn't like indoor/outdoor but she has told me that with how well cared for, healthy looking, active and happy my cats are she has no objections to mine because she knows I take care of problems quickly and monitor them. She even follows me on Instagram (@rockettrouble) to keep up with them.

Not sounding dismissive or anything. I just want to explain fully that I know the dangers and do everything I can to counter and rectify problems from it. I have decided, after having Rocket solely night indoor, that future cats will be indoors at night. But otherwise I have no regrets. I don't think people are wrong indoor only its just not for me. I should mention, I am allergic to cats so my allergies probably would survive indoor only but I'd make it work if I moved somewhere they couldn't go outside (more predators, more cars, etc).
 
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