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Cat General => Our cats stories => Topic started by: sheilarose on March 19, 2012, 19:05:33 PM
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Introducing Polly, fresh from Lau's. A lovely, petite older lady with a passion for Valerian.
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Wonderful :Luv2:
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Aw she's beautifull bless her
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wow! aren't you lucky, she never usually plays with anything! i did see abit of drooling with a yeoww banana once upon a time but she is too lady like for rolling on the floor normally! sounds like she is settling in already :Luv: thanks ever so much for offering her a home
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She's a delight, and OH is delighted too cos he finally has more Brownie Points than I have.
Polly has decided she likes Classic canned food and has polished off a whole can laced with Zylkene so she is properly relaxed tonight.
She was a little stressed in the basket, and due to numerous crashes on the numerous motorways today she was in there for four and a half hours all in. We stopped in the East Midlands for a break and she had a wander around inside the car for 10 minutes, ate a piece of cheese from my sandwich and went back in her box, no bother.
I've got her new cat tree made up which she loves and her new squidgy bed seems to be a hit, but she was dismissive of the ping-pong ball :shify:
I'll sleep in there with her tonight, and see how she gets on tomorrow (I'm working from home) and we'll start swapping bedding and toys around on Wednesday if she continues the way she's been today.
All in all, I'm in love :Luv: Thank You Lau, she's just perfect.
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This makes it all worthwhile ;D
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you got her to eat wet food, after every brand i tried...the little madam is obviously on best behaviour for you! hope it wasn't an orange ping pong ball.....the ones in my house usually have a big ginger cat tearing around the place after them!
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Happy kitty! Great news, well done Sheila and OH! How are you Lau? It must be hellish for you honey. :hug: :hug: :hug:
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How wonderful! Valerian's a hit here too. ;)
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Awwwwww xx
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Love it and she looks totally in charge ;D
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:Luv2: I think she's working out how to get on Purrs.
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She's adorable
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I'm off here for a week or so, and look what happens!!! ;D
What happened to 'no more cats' Shiela???
She does look adorable, gled she has a new home and hope she's settling in well x
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What great news ;D
So pleased all is going well.
Yes, I also said no more cats for a while after losing Sophie and Smartie and here I am with 2 more !
No willpower I am afraid .
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Great to hear of a happy ending She looks so lovely :hug: :hug:
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Latest pic of our Polly, she's been here four days now, and although she still likes "her" bedroom for a bit of solitude from time to time, she's becoming more confident and happy to explore the house in her own time. 8)
I had her in the garden earlier on the harness - not quite so relaxed but she didn't try to bolt or panic. All good so far. :shy:
Have discovered she a Prawniac. This pic was taken ten minutes after she scoffed six prawns due to go in my fish pie, and ten minutes before she chucked 'em back up again, followed by a healthy portion of her dinner and some chicken she pinched off Theo.
Talk about fitting right in.... ;D
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haha thats what you get for eating fish! only fish in our house was bought with cat tummies in mind! she looks settled already!
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Aw bless her
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Lau, you were spot on about her, she's such a sweetie. OH is utterly in love with her and she sleeps on my pillow each night. Thankfully she so teeny there's room for me too. We've had no reprisals at all from the regulars, which is quite astounding actually!
I hope you are taking some comfort from these pages, Lau. It must be a wrench for you to let these beautiful babies go. We all completely understand though, needs must when the Devil drives :(
Thank you for Polly, she's Golden. :hug:
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Yeah I totally agree with sheila and thank you for courtney and soon to be chelsea
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Just caught OH sharing his chicken leg with Polly :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
She's decided she's his cat today :sneaky:
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So today our new thing is Humungoprawn!
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Aw bless her
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;D ;D ;D
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Think I'm gonna ring the drug squad :shify: :)
On behalf of Black Cats everywhere, Billy Whiz, Millie, Ruby and Groucho would like to say "well done auntie Sheila for realising we iz da bestist" :hug: :hug: :hug:
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:Luv: Awww!!
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I thought you'd like an update. We're on day 10, and Polly is now fully integrated. Her chip is registered to the catflap and she's learning how to use it today, with the help of some cooked chicken :innocent: :)
She's been wandering in the garden with me every day this week and today was allowed out on her own for the first time :scared: and has been totally at her ease.
She saw our vet yesterday, she's in very good health with perfect teeth and bright eyes, no sign of any problems whatsoever, so for a senior Kittizen, she's in remarkably good shape. So happy for her. ;D
Two pics - one showing her catual size with a standard pack of dreamies for lunch scale.
The other one showing how much she has adopted our house as her own - the spot on the gate allows her to monitor all the folk coming home from work - and of course keep tabs on the neighbouring kitties.
Purrfection in miniature :Luv:
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glad it has worked out so well for all of you!
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Fantastic :) :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: I bet it helps ease the pain and upset of having to rehome her for Lau seeing her so settled and happy :hug:
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So pleased that Polly has settled in well. :hug:
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awww how wonderful to see her settled, just been showing the family and they are as delighted as i am to see her happy
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*cough* *cough* :shify: :shify: I turn my back for what? 5 minutes? and you have sneaked another gorgeous lady into your house Sheila! :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
What a beauty and I can see she has definitely made a grand entrance, took her place on the stage and is a leading lady!! ;D ;D How well and quickly she has settled ;D ;D I'm so pleased for you (and OH who clearly has a new comrad) ;D ;D
and I echo what others have said to Lau - it must have been heartwrenching to let them go but such a great comfort to know your babies have gone to such good homes and that they are settled and happy :hug: :hug: and on here you get to see updates like these :Luv2: :Luv2:
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I know :innocent: :shy:
She's totally in charge in her quiet little way. Funny, it's like she's always been here now...
:) :)
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such a great feeling when they just slot right in :) :)
i'm so pleased for you and Polly, fantastic for you all ;D ;D
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She's lying on the back of the couch behind me and occasionally I feel a tap on my shoulder :Luv:
She's so comfortable here and has paired up with Theo, our Tottenham bruiser, who is simply besotted with her (he's also three times her size) so she'll be just fine (Theo fiercely protects "his" women ;D )
Here's our hero, Theo, Polly's new boyfriend...
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Well done Theo and a great choice ;D
Theo is lovely ;D
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it just shows why we should all consider oldies :wow: its amazing how well shes doing ! Im glad to say pacey is very much at home however sadly he and mo got on very well but that alliance wasnt to be :-[
pacey is now knicknamed prince harry by oh :Crazy:
polly is a doll and im so pleased its all worked out ;D
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ah yes i remember the tapping very well :rofl:
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She taps me on the head aswell :Luv:
She's a fridge cat too - our furbs are always rewarded with cold chicken from the fridge and they latch on to the fridge door opening...she clocked this within three days and now no-one goes near the fridge without a wee black shadow :sneaky:
Lau, Polly's doing just fine. I hope this brings you some comfort :hug:
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Pollypops top lapcat :)
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shes looking fantastic :Luv2:
off topic -im very envious of your palm tree...mine died in the late frost :censored:
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Polly is wonderful ;D ;D
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:Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: she looks comfy there!
Your garden looks fab! :wow:
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Aww shucks, thanks everyone :shy:
If I'd realised this photo of Polly would turn out so well I'd have taken the washing in!
Jo, the dwarf trachycarpus has been with me at three houses now, its the same age as Beau (13) and was a tiny thing in a pot when it first arrived. Now I have to prune it because it insists on spawning babies from its base every year and is just the happiest, healthiest palm tree I've ever known, and is showing no signs of keeping its "dwarf" status at well over 6 feet high! :wow:
I aimed at "Beer Garden" as a theme - do you think I've got it?
(PS you can't see the large Sauvignan in my left hand) :naughty:
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She really does look settled bless her
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what a beautiful photo!! she certainly is doing very well and i'm so pleased.....to top it all Tuffs has a new love :Luv2: and she now has him to look after her ;D
........if he gets off the cushions and whatever else he is "loving" at the minute :rofl: :rofl:
Such a handsome lad!! handsome but frisky :rofl:
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In a way I wish it was Tufty she's cottoned on to, but it's Theo.
He's traditionally the boss in this house but of late his leadership has been severely challenged by Sly da sly, who has been on steroids recently so currently his bullying is around 1000% its usual levels.
Polly seems to have got a grip on the politics here and by pairing up with Theo she's also taken a lot of the argument out of the younger boys (Tuffs and Sly). Theo now sleeps and eats in the house (he's beeen a garden cat for a couple of years) and is friendly and loving towards us too :shocked: :Luv2:
The knock on effect is that Sly is effectively outnumbered, so is stepping back rather than forward when Polly is present. Therefore Tufty gets an easier ride, too :)
She's tiny but by God she's effective! A master stroke if I say so meself :shy:
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So pleased that its worked so well and girl cats just seem to me to be so different to boy cats ;D ;D
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Polly decided she likes the water feature, as a viewing platform :Luv:
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What a beautiful pic Sheila :Luv: She's such a doll :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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Seconded ;D
Polly has settled in so well and you have a lovely garden for her. ;D ;D
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shes quite the beauty queen :Luv2:
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Polly has very little left to learn in life! Gorgeous girl. X
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Lovely picture!! - like something you see in a calendar!! ;D ;D
Beautiful :)
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Lau, I thought you'd be happy to have an update, and be pleased to know that Polly is now Mistress of All She Surveys and has adopted my left shoulder as her favourite spot. :briggin:
She has also taken to herding the boys (including my OH) in at night. OH was stalked all the way to the off licence last week. :wow: Your diagnosis of "Mother Hen" was spot on ;D
Thank you for letting her come to me, she's a lovely girl and the most affectionate cat in our busy household. :Luv:
Hope things are good with you and that your health is improving. :hug: :hug:
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I've just been looking at the photos you posted of her. I think she was always meant to be with you, we were just here to help her! We often. Talk about her, as we do most of the others, and I am over the moon to see and hear how happy she is. Give her a fuss from us!
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Squeaking out a loving "Hi" to my other Meowmi, Lau. :Luv2:
Hope you're having a lovely Christmas, as you can see I am :cat rub:
Polly
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Polly really landed on her Paws ;D ;D
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She's as beautiful as ever! Such a happy kitty with you :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Catching up with you, Lau. Polly has discovered she can smack down the cat flap when Kuki is trying to get in :naughty: not that she has anything against Kuki per sey, just Kuki is the only one smaller than Polly. :slap:
It's her 2nd anniversary of coming to me tomorrow, so just thought I'd pop by and say Hi from our gorgeous, funny, loveable little grumpuss. She's doing great and we hope you are too. :hug:
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Its great to hear she is still a character :rofl: if her ears were burning its because we were thinking & talking about her. She always was one of my faves (not that i had favourites ;))
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Polly had her MOT today, clean bill of health. ;D Some of her teeth are resorbing, but the vet says she's in great condition for her 13 years. She's snuggled up close tonight. :Luv: Counting my blessings. :cat rub:
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Haven't come across the term absorbing before Sheila :-: I googled it and it seems this is not unusual for her age or painful in any way so am glad all OK with the beautiful black Polly gal :Luv2:
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Its great to hear shes doing well :wow:
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Gooooooooooooooo Polly, some pics needed here ;D ;D
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Glad to hear that Polly is fit and well, she's far from 'old' but I know that one does start to worry more as they get into their teens :hug: