Hi There From Regional Victoria, Australia!

FeralPup

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Just stumbled on this forum, and felt like I should join and share my two new buddies with everyone.

Hi there!
I go by Pup!
A nickname I've had for over 10 years now.
I'm from a little town outside of Melbourne, Australia.

I live with my partner, and our two new kitters.
My partner had 4 cats growing up, and they all passed over the rainbow bridge in the last 4 years.
All of them lived long happy lives though, were all over 15 when they passed.

It felt wrong to not have a cat around, so we went to the local shelter to find a new friend to bring home.
Insert Mei.
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She was left behind by her previous owners when they moved out.
The neighbors heard her after 2 weeks and went inside to get her.
After a month at a vet getting rehydrated and back up to health, she got spayed and was put up for adoption.
We saw her story and instantly fell in love and wanted to show her what a real family is like.

Now she's a very happy little thing, albeit a bit anxious at time.
Not that we can blame her, but we do everything we can to keep her happy and calm.
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We call her our little watermelon.
Since she's round and stripey.
She's also named Mei from the character in the game Overwatch (If anyone here knows of it lol)
That's why we got her a tag with a snowflake.
It felt fitting.
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After a while we noticed she really didn't like being alone during the day when no one else was around.
So, we thought she might appreciate a brother.
Didn't go out to look, just waited for the right kitten to appear for adoption on our local vet's facebook page.
6 months after we got Mei, we saw a little black ball of fluff and instantly fell in love.

Insert Hyder.
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He didn't have as rough of a start as Mei.
but there was something about him that caught my eye and my partner's.
and since Mei was more my partner's cat, I wanted to finally get one to call my own ever since I wanted a cat as a child.
and Hyder was that cat.

They were friends within a day.
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We were worried about how Mei would react, but she took to him almost instantly, and fell in love as fast as we did.
They are now inseparable.
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They play together, eat together, groom each other, and sleep together.
It's like they are actually related.

I also have a dog who lives with my parents, since we don't have the room at my partner's place.
His name is Mikey, and he's a dalmatian.
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So that's me and my babies :3
Hope you all like them!
 
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Pup, Mei and Hyder, on behalf of The Catsite community, a warm
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Glad that you’ve joined the site and we are sorry to hear about your partner’s kitties and thank you for taking Mei in and giving her a fur-ever warm loving home.

Feel free to ask questions if you have any and post them under the appropriate forum headings and do check out the many informative articles we have here Articles | The Cat Site

Mei and Hyder are lovely :lovecat::lovecat4: and we have a special thread just for Mei and Hyder in Show Me Your Stripes And Spots! Tabby Cats Only ;) , Black Cats Only
and Pup, your special thread is here Other Pets & Animals

Enjoy your stay and see ya around :wink:
 
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Welcome to The Cat Site, FeralPup! :dazzler: Thanks for adopting these two kitties. :rock: Mei looks like a sweetie and Hyder is one beautiful black cat. :redheartpump:

There are lots of good articles and great people here. If you need anything, just ask! :thumbsup:
 
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FeralPup

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Thanks for the welcome!
<3
I think I fixed Hyder's photo.
I will be sure to look around and join in on the discussions!
It looks like there's a lot of wonderful people here.
 

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Welcome to The Cat Site. :wave2: Mei & Hyder are adorable. :catrub:Mikey is pretty cute too. :)

Poor little Mei. Sad to see it's not just around here that people move away and leave their cats locked in empty apartments / houses. At least her story has a happy ending.
 

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Welcome! Mei and Hyder are just adorable! I'm so glad that you found TCS. Enjoy, there are lots of interesting articles, forums and conversations as well. Oh...and give Mikey a scritch for me, right at the base of his tail where it just feels so goooooooooood...but don't tell my cat I said that!
 

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Welcome to the Cat Site! It's so sad when people abandon pets. Lily was abandoned with five kittens, and she still has separation anxiety. The first few months I had her, she would choke up like she was going to cry when I petted her. She probably was afraid no one would love her again.
 
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