New cat lover from Italy

Antonio65

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Hello everybody,

I have just joined this forum after a few days reading other posts.

My name is Antonio, from Italy. I have two lovely but elderly cats, both taken from the street.

The first one is Lola, born May 2000. She's very bond to me, she never leaves me for a second. I found her when she was only 10 days old, I bottle fed her and she recognises me as her mother. He has always had a bad luck for health. She was diagnosed CKD when she was only 6 yo. Then she was found with a cancer inside her nose at 11 years of age, and was treated with radiation therapy for 4 weeks. Last year she was diagnosed with a rare disease that was taking her away from me, but we managed to recover her with a highly risky and very invasive surgery. Now we're fighting, and losing, the last battle against a squamous cell carcinoma in her mouth.

The other cat is Pallina, found when she was around 8 months old. Until last summer she never suffered from anything, but now she has hyperthyroidism in the apathetic form, that means that she's not constantly hungry, she's not hyperactive or edgy or aggressive, she the exact opposite.

I wish I found this site earlier, I could have written my thoughts and asked for tips when I was in a bad mood and felt hopeless.

See you soon!
 

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Hello Antonio, Lola and Pallina, welcome to TCS :wavey:

I hope your babies are coping well and glad that you are giving them all your love, care and attention.

If you have any questions, do ask and do check out the the many articles and forums discussions too and post photos of Lola and Pallina.
 
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Antonio65

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Tabby Tom, thanks for your warm welcome!

I hope to learn much from your threads and  to be of help to others as well.
 

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Hello Antonio. Sorry to hear about the health of Lola and Pallina (love their names). Bless you for taking them in and giving them the proper care. This site is wonderful and you will be able to get your questions answered. Best of luck to you and your felines.
 

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Hi Antonio,

Welcome! I am new as well. You've come to the right place for cat lovers. I am so sorry to hear that Lola is so ill but she sounds like a fighter.

Do you have any pics to share?

Again welcome.

Mia
 

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Welcome to the site Antonio, we are always here when you need us! I joined this site in 2012 when I lost my little one. I try to help others now who go through the terrific pain of losing one of these sweet babies. Only one who has walked the path understands what it is like. Please kiss those sweet girls for me, they are both so very lucky to love you!
 
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Thanks everybody for the very warm and friendly welcome.

As you have probably noticed, I'm Italian and live in Italy. I used to join other forums in Italian, but I had to switch to foreign forums and sites because the attitude of Italian forum users isn't as friendly as the one I have found in foreign sites.

I love the feeling of "being a large family" that can be felt in forums around the world.

I have just posted a new thread in the Rainbow Crossing section. One of the two cats introduced in my first post here is very close to her end and I'm not ready to let her go yet. I'm in panic and don't know what to do.

I really would like to read from others to learn from their experiences. I know that each case is single and cannot be repeated, but it helps me a lot to understand what others have gone through.

Thanks again for your friendly welcome!

As for posting a photo of my two cats, I'll do it as soon as possible.
 
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