Expecting mom here - adoption in process!

catmom2em'n'nel

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Hi everyone,

I'm currently calling myself an expecting mom since my family is in the process of adopting a cat from our local shelter. We lost Cindy, one of our beloved 11-year-old cats in February, due to an aggressive cancer. She was our first baby, and I was devastated, but had to make the decision to release her from the hopeless pain. But it was the least I could do for her after all the wonderful years of having her with us.

Now her (not biological) sister Emma is about to get a new sister - yesterday we met our new baby, 4-year-old Nellie, for the first time. She was rescued from an irresponsible home earlier this year, and we're hoping that her moving in with us will be the start of a beautiful frienship. There are some things the shelter must check before we can take her home, it might take a week or two. I'm hoping a new cat in the house, a new little life to care for, will give our whole family a special boost that I feel we really need after coping with our loss so far.

Please wish us luck!
 

hissy

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Wishing you the best of luck and welcoming you on board!
 

valanhb

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Welcome to the site and congratulations on the upcoming adoption!
We have a lot of threads about introducing new cats to the household, and if you have questions or issues before, during or after the intros, we're here to help.


One thing I thought I would mention, since little Nellie seems to have come from a questionable background, have lots of patience with her when she comes home. Don't take it personally if she decides to hide for a while, or runs from you. She may have trust issues, especially with coming to a new home with new people and new smells and a new cat (who may have issues with her!).
 

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Welcome to TCS. Have a read at the threads of introducing a new cat, I am sure you will find lots of ideas. Good luck and look forward to hearing more about you and your babies.
 

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Welcome to TCS and congrads on adopting a shelter cat.
 
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