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hello everyone, i’m piep!
in september 2022 i adopted 3 rescue cats from a small, local animal welfare organization. i had no idea how bad the situation with the cat population is where i live until then…
the reason we didn’t adopt cats before this is this: we aren’t exactly well off financially, so that is one thing we were (and still are) worried about: high vet costs in the future. their foster mom has the same issue though, and told us that if she/ her animal rescue wouldn’t take in the strays in need, no one else would. even if they may not be able to buy the most expensive wet food or get vet insurance for all the rescues, she (and we too now) are giving them a chance at a happy life full of love.
we are trying to do everything to ensure they are well cared for and when we have spare money we try to save some up for vet bills.
we only planned to adopt 2 cats and signed up for two young tuxie brothers, monty and paulie. they are both a little under 2 years old and were abandoned in a carrier in the summer heat and therefore pretty traumatized. because they were very timid no one really wanted to adopt them, but i’m so glad we were able to make them part of our family; i’m sure every cat parent says this about their cat, but my cats truly are the most special cats in the world :-)
this was paulchen when he was found… no idea what his previous owners did to him, but he’s very scared of men and still pretty shy. it was so rewarding to slowly gain his trust… he still doesn’t really cuddle, but he comes to lay with me under my blanket and sleep
this is him now:
this is monty, paulchen’s naughty, VERY vocal brother. he’s a verrry affectionate little dude who just NEEDS to give his people at least 20 head bonks a day. he complains vehemently when he does not receive the requested bonks immediately.
so, these are the two cats we fell in love with at first…
but on every picture and video the foster mom showed us of those two, there was a little tabby kitten sprawled next to monty and paulie, cuddling with them or just there with them.. the foster mom told us that that little kitten only ever hung out with the tuxie brothers, despite there being loads of kittens his own age around.
soooooo….. we decided to adopt the little guy, willie, now 8 months old, too. it would have broken my heart to think about him all alone with his two big brothers (though they are not related).
little willie is a rascal who follows monty everywhere. he LOVES to eat and play and shred boxes and is just very happy to be alive. he loves cuddling and he purrs constantly, whenever i prepare his food, when he lays down to sleep, whenever we pick him up or pet him. he’s a little sunshine.
i’m a completely new cat parent and to say the beginning was overwhelming is an understatement.
they hid completely for two weeks and only came out at night to eat and use the litter box. but slowly they started warming up and i’ve been in love ever since. i really had no idea i was missing cats in my life before this, but now i know. they bring me so much joy and happiness.
so this is me and my furry family! i’m happy to be here and hope to gather some useful tips for my boys :-)
in september 2022 i adopted 3 rescue cats from a small, local animal welfare organization. i had no idea how bad the situation with the cat population is where i live until then…
the reason we didn’t adopt cats before this is this: we aren’t exactly well off financially, so that is one thing we were (and still are) worried about: high vet costs in the future. their foster mom has the same issue though, and told us that if she/ her animal rescue wouldn’t take in the strays in need, no one else would. even if they may not be able to buy the most expensive wet food or get vet insurance for all the rescues, she (and we too now) are giving them a chance at a happy life full of love.
we are trying to do everything to ensure they are well cared for and when we have spare money we try to save some up for vet bills.
we only planned to adopt 2 cats and signed up for two young tuxie brothers, monty and paulie. they are both a little under 2 years old and were abandoned in a carrier in the summer heat and therefore pretty traumatized. because they were very timid no one really wanted to adopt them, but i’m so glad we were able to make them part of our family; i’m sure every cat parent says this about their cat, but my cats truly are the most special cats in the world :-)
this was paulchen when he was found… no idea what his previous owners did to him, but he’s very scared of men and still pretty shy. it was so rewarding to slowly gain his trust… he still doesn’t really cuddle, but he comes to lay with me under my blanket and sleep
this is him now:
this is monty, paulchen’s naughty, VERY vocal brother. he’s a verrry affectionate little dude who just NEEDS to give his people at least 20 head bonks a day. he complains vehemently when he does not receive the requested bonks immediately.
so, these are the two cats we fell in love with at first…
but on every picture and video the foster mom showed us of those two, there was a little tabby kitten sprawled next to monty and paulie, cuddling with them or just there with them.. the foster mom told us that that little kitten only ever hung out with the tuxie brothers, despite there being loads of kittens his own age around.
soooooo….. we decided to adopt the little guy, willie, now 8 months old, too. it would have broken my heart to think about him all alone with his two big brothers (though they are not related).
little willie is a rascal who follows monty everywhere. he LOVES to eat and play and shred boxes and is just very happy to be alive. he loves cuddling and he purrs constantly, whenever i prepare his food, when he lays down to sleep, whenever we pick him up or pet him. he’s a little sunshine.
i’m a completely new cat parent and to say the beginning was overwhelming is an understatement.
they hid completely for two weeks and only came out at night to eat and use the litter box. but slowly they started warming up and i’ve been in love ever since. i really had no idea i was missing cats in my life before this, but now i know. they bring me so much joy and happiness.
so this is me and my furry family! i’m happy to be here and hope to gather some useful tips for my boys :-)
piep! I hope you enjoy your time on the forum and find it useful.
They are beautiful! 
Beautiful kitties. Glad you were able to adopt all three to keep them together. 
