Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Warm Welcome to Purrs! => Welcome to Newbies :) => Topic started by: lostsouls65 on July 03, 2011, 19:56:21 PM
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I have just been visited by Celia Hammonds Rescue and have been given the go ahead to adopt 2 kittens, all went well and they were very impressed.
Thanks for your support, been a long day waiting around for the visit, so pleased its all over & done with. I get them on Thursday :thanks:
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Well worth the wait though. Have you already seen some kittens?
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Seen the photos but was advised to pop along on Thursday and have a look at other kittens too. Its shopping time from now till Thursday for the new arrivals :Luv2:
Well worth the wait though. Have you already seen some kittens?
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Bet you are so excited ;D
Purrs have a shop with some great things in ;) , my two cats have quite a few of the toys and play with them far more than ones from elsewhere, plus it helps cats in need ;D
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yeap I am so excited about Thursday now, will have a look at the shop now, thanks for letting me know :briggin:
Bet you are so excited ;D
Purrs have a shop with some great things in ;) , my two cats have quite a few of the toys and play with them far more than ones from elsewhere, plus it helps cats in need ;D
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Congratulations and how exciting ;D ;D
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:1st place:
Look forward to hearing about your new furry family as they settle in :)
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That's very good news - not that we had any doubts ;) :hug:
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Aww fabulous news. Can't wait to meet the new additions. Keep us updated :)
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Best of luck with youre new additions. Pics are a must. Kittens are so much fun. :Luv:
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Good luck for tomorrow. So excited! :cheer:
May I recommend a cat litter that has been practical as well as reassuring for me? Worlds Best is available from Pets at Home (they do on-line if you're not handy to a store) which is made from corn husks, so not harmful if the kittens decide to snack on it. It clumps wee and shakes off poo and you can flush it down the loo in small doses, and with ickle kitties it should last for ages.
Get some sleep, you'll need it! :hug:
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Thanks for the advise! I am so thankful to every who has given me support and advise. I will pick the kittens tomorrow, I am so excited, just had my best friend on the phone who is also a cat lover and has been bringing up cats for the past 30 years, lots of good advise given by her too :thanks:
Good luck for tomorrow. So excited! :cheer:
May I recommend a cat litter that has been practical as well as reassuring for me? Worlds Best is available from Pets at Home (they do on-line if you're not handy to a store) which is made from corn husks, so not harmful if the kittens decide to snack on it. It clumps wee and shakes off poo and you can flush it down the loo in small doses, and with ickle kitties it should last for ages.
Get some sleep, you'll need it! :hug:
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Just remember you are only going for two kittens :evillaugh: Looking forward to seeing pics of them once they are settled ;D
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Good luck tomorrow ;D
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Get some sleep, you'll need it!
Oh yes, you will ! :evillaugh: :tired:
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can't wait to hear about them
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Kittens home with me tonight :Luv:
One problem, they are a little shy and hiding away, one if them; Coco is hissing every time we enter the room :(
I hope they get more friendlier
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They will. Don't worry. Everything is very strange and new to them just now, and kittens learn exceptionally quickly. I would like to bet that within 48 hours, they'll be fizzing round the house, explorin' and adventurin' and you'll be wondering where those shy kitties went! Seriously, don't panic. :hug: :hug:
So - one of them is Coco, who is the other one? What colours are they, and what drew you to the two little souls you've opened your doors to? ;D
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They are little bit more better today, still hissing though. I learning to lower down to them and not stand so they don't feel intimidated. Ice (white one) is little bit better than Coco (Ginger & white)
Not touched their food since they ate at the rescue but I am sure they will soon when hungry. I was looking to get 2 kittens after and decided a rescue would be a far better option.
I hope they warm to me soon, help Ice this morning and gave him lots of cuddles, while I was doing that his brother Coco was crying so placed him back
They are just in one room of the house so far until they are sure of us and the new surroundings.
if there is any tips on how we can gain their trust we would really appreciate it. Every little bit helps till we have them back to normality.
They will. Don't worry. Everything is very strange and new to them just now, and kittens learn exceptionally quickly. I would like to bet that within 48 hours, they'll be fizzing round the house, explorin' and adventurin' and you'll be wondering where those shy kitties went! Seriously, don't panic. :hug: :hug:
So - one of them is Coco, who is the other one? What colours are they, and what drew you to the two little souls you've opened your doors to? ;D
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That's good - already you're doing the right things - living life at floor level is quite important until they get to know you. Let them come to you. You can "invite" them of course perhaps by occupying yourself with a toy mouse while you're waiting, or idly flicking a paper ball about - you know, just to distract yourself whilst you're wiating for them to notice you. :evillaugh: :hug:
Have you got some of the food in that they were eating at the rescue? They'll soon eat when they're hungry, and it's natural you'll worry about that too - all new meowmys do.
Because there are two of them, they have the comfort of sticking up for the other, but they will be very curious, and their curiosity will get the better of them.
Do you know anything of their background or their Mom cat? How old are they right now?
Ice and Cocoa - lovely names. Sounds like when you were cuddling Ice, Cocoa wanted cuddles too. :)
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just takes a bit of time, see it from their point of view, strange place, strange smells, no mum - must be awful! I used to sit reading in the room when my cat Tilly was a kitten she soon came to find out what i was doing!
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if there is any tips on how we can gain their trust we would really appreciate it.
If it were me, I would get a book, sit at floor level with TV/radio on with a small bowl of finely cut boiled chicken..... leave a little chicken near them (hopefully they'll like it) and slowly leave pieces closer and closer to me with the aim of eventually getting them to eat out of my hand....
Suggest leave TV/radio on in their room all the time................
Two little boys eh? :Luv: :Luv: :Luv: How old are they?
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Also put a couple of cardboard boxes in the room with a hole cut out so they can hide.
A feather on a string is a good toy to have cos they can play with it from a distance.