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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Shirley on September 20, 2009, 08:20:51 AM
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Thought i'd start a new thread about my grey baby (GB) He was rehomed from Cramar cat rescue on 14.8.09 on a trial basis, but escaped after just over a week! There is a huge area of woods behind the house and Janet (manager) and i have been over to have a 'whistle' for him, but no sign. On Friday, the new owner rang me to tell me he'd seen a grey cat and, when he whistled, he turned round, but then went back to 'hunting' in a bush! Mr. CDS didn't want to get too close in case it spooked him, as he was fairly close to a main road.....................
I decided to go over myself and have a whistle, but, as it turned out, i was in the wrong area, so knocked their door. So now i've met his new owners! Mr CDS took me to the correct area and we stayed for about half an hour, but no joy!
GB is still very timid, although he had started to let other people stroke him in the week before he was rehomed.
Any sightings, please let me know. Thanks.
I'll put a pic on when i've shrunk it enough!
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Here's a couple taken just before he was rehomed! He's soooooooo beautiful!
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Aw Shirley....Your really missing him arnt you! :hug: :hug: :hug:
Best of luck in your new search.....Hope it was him who the CD's saw.... :hug: :hug:
GB looks so relaxed in them pics! :Luv2:
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Hope you find him again Shirley xx
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Thanks Bazsmum, i just wish he could settle! Sometimes i think i might've been as well leaving him at work and popping in once a day to feed him, but, at the time, work was so bad, everyone was expecting it to close down but it's still going, 6 months later! Then, if i had left him and mommy cat, i'd never have known she had leukemia, and she would've had a horrible death wouldn't she? x
Thanks Janeyk x
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Don't torture yourself Shirley, you did the best you could :hug:
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Thank you again! x
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Shirley - stop being so hard on yourself Hun, you have done so much for GB and I am sure that he will re appear when he is ready :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Is food being put out for GB cos that would be something to tempt him to come home for :hug: :hug:
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Thanks Sheryl!
Yes, Gill, the cds's have been leaving food out ever since he went missing, most of the time it was being eaten, but it could have been anything couldn't it? He was only there a week, would he know where to go back to? If it was him last Friday, it was quite a way from the house, could he still get back there?
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In reality "yes" he could get back there.....was where they think he was sighted anywhere on the way back to Cramar by and chance? :hug:
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Tosker was here only 12 hours or so but he stayed around, enough to find the food left out for him
I think any cat which has once lived on its wits instinctively looks out for a regular food source :hug:
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Hi Bazsmum-i am completely useless with finding my way around-it took me nearly 4 months to find my way to and from Cramar without getting lost lol! I think where he is now is about 6 miles from Cramar, but only 5 mins from the house (?) I might go over tomorrow and have another look-too shattered today-did a trial to be a volunteer at a cattery close to me yesterday (and passed!) but i ache everywhere now and am so tired! I am SO unfit lol! x
Hi Trigger, that's amazing, let's hope GB is the same, but they never see him-if he is going back for the food, he must be in and out like a flash! They do work all day, but put the food out at night x
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I don't suppose they have security lighting, do they, Shirley? - I was just thinking if they could put food out somewhere where the light would go on when something comes for it they could maybe get to see if it is GB
I used to sit in the enclosure with food just outside it, and wait and wait - Tosker started by coming only after dark - which was after 10pm in May, but gradually got earlier - only twice did I have to go to bed without seeing him
I do think it is vital some way is found of finding out if it is him eating the food - if another cat, or a dog or fox, is coming every night then GB could be miles away - I know that isn't what you want to hear, but this feeding and not seeing strategy could go on pointlessly for months
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Well done for passing your trial Shirley! :wooooo:
Would maybe some flour or whatever near the bowl on a dry night show the prints of whoever is eating it? This is such a palava and bless you for you really cant rest till you know for sure! :hug: :hug:
If they did know it was him then at least you could all relax and take it from there! Have they any outdoor shelter provided for him? :hug:
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Hi Trigger, if it was my house, i would be doing exactly as you did, but, as i've only met the cds's once and had one phone call, i don't really know what they're doing! I did suggest your idea of putting food closer to the house and he said he would, but as i'm even further away than i am from Cramar, i haven't got a clue!!!!
Hi Bazsmum, thanks! Would putting flour down just show ANY cat prints tho? I don't know if they sit by the window looking or anything!
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Yes any cat prints, but also it could rule out foxes or whatever, at least it would be narrowed down! ;)
This is quite hard as your not there constantly and as you have only just met the CD's it would be a tad awkward! :hug: :hug:
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Oh yeah! :ooops: I am so thick sometimes lol! x
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Forgot to say someone on Catchat has lots of friends in Redditch, and is asking them to keep their eyes open for him! I've told her almost exactly where he was spotted so.......................... :crossed:
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That's good, the more peeps keeping an eye out for him the better....Did you get leaflets and posters sorted out yet? :hug:
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Janet had done 3 posters which we took on Thursday. On Friday, one had been taken down!!!! No fliers yet, she's SO busy there! Wish i was still at work and could get something done, tho' may hand write a few for tomorrow. x
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Had another unsuccesful trip today. All 3 posters have now been taken down! I put about 2 dozen fliers through letterboxes, but there are so many houses around there, it was a drop in the ocean.
Had a whistle where he'd been possibly seen last week, but no joy. Went back to the woods behind the house and bumped into Mr Cds-he'd come home for lunch-he said the food is being eaten sometimes and he whistles morning and night! The area is so vast tho, it really is like looking for a needle in a haystack! Hope the fliers bring some info, but i'll have to go back with some more anyway!
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Good luck Shirley!
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Thanks Janeyk!
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Ive heard if you attatch the posters with either cable ties or duct tape they should have a better hold, also if there's a local shop maybe pop a poster in the window when Janet gets back! ;)
The nights are slowly drawing in now so its gonna be a day job, most cats sleep through the day so its gonna be rather hit and miss!
More positive vibes being sent and I do hope you get some joy from your posted fliers! :hug: :hug: :hug:
If Janet can lamanate the posters that would be great too! ;)
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Hi Bazsmum, the posters we'd put up last week WERE laminated, but they were deliberatly taken down-the drawing pins are still there!!!!!! Funny you should say that about a poster in a shop-Paul's dad suggested the same thing when we got back! There are a few shops at the end of the estate, which i assume most people would use. Paul's son is going to print off some 'proper' fliers for me today!
Thanks for the support again! x
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Hi all, i now have nearly 200 fliers!!!!! Hope there's not THAT many houses lol! Hoping to go tomorrow.
I had a call on Fri night, in response to my fliers, from a lovely, cat-mad lady who's daughter had seen a grey cat, but with a collar. They will keep looking-i emailed her a pic of him.
I got in touch with the CDS's just in case they HAD put a collar on him, but no. His wife had seen a grey cat in the same area as they'd seen 'him' last Friday, so they will concentrate there! :sigh:
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Wow! Your gonna be busy Shirley! :wow:
Shame that wasnt GB that was spotted by them nice folks, but good to know that you now have more than one pair of eyes on your search! Best of luck and keep up the good work! ;) :hug: :hug:
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Thanks Bazsmum! I AM going tomorrow!
I've emailed the local newspaper and radio station, so, hopefully, GB will get a mention! :crossed:
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I've emailed the local newspaper and radio station, so, hopefully, GB will get a mention! :crossed:
Dont you think he is famous enough! :evillaugh: :hug:
Good idea and lets just hope it gets a mention!
More positive vibes being sent to help with your search! :hug:
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"Dont you think he is famous enough" Lol Bazsmum!
Another day of not seeing him-we went twice to the area he's been 'spotted', but all we saw was a few pigeon feathers! Mrs CDS was driving towards her house as we got there and pulled over-she's almost sure it's him cos of his long, thin tail! Then she asked the 64 million dollar question-"how do we catch him if we see him?" Mmmmmmmm!
We used a lot of the fliers and put up a poster in the local Tesco at the end of the estate. I also went into the vets-opposite Tesco-and they took his details!
I think i've now done everything i possibly can, being so far away, so i just hope someone will ring to say they're feeding him and he'll settle there!
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I think you're right, Shirley
he's chosen his way of life, it seems, and he is at least now in the sort of area where he might well find somewhere to shelter and be fed if he wants it
you have tried so hard, but it looks as if the B of GB stands for :censored: after all :hug:
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LOL Trigger! I hope you're right-if he turns up at someone's house, they won't be able to resist him!
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He will be in the Lost and Found section of the local paper on Friday, and someone on Catchat has put him on all sorts of thing like Facebook groups etc! Oh to be computer literate lol!
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Glad he is getting more publicity.....So hope he turns up Shirley.....Wishing you some good news very soon! :hug: :hug:
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Thanks again Bazsmum! Forgot to say i spoke to 2 radio stations and they don't mention lost cats!
Six months today i took him to Cramar......................................!!!!!!!! :Crazy:
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....And I bet you have not had much sleep in near 6 months either! :hug:
This boy is certainly a wild one in the sense he loves the outdoors! :sneaky: Im sure he has learned to search out some food, while searching for one of mine earlier (a couple of months ago) I came across loads of cats and they always seem to congregate together or follow the same food source path at least! Im sure he is fine where ever he may be.... :ahh:
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Have to say i haven't worried about him as much this time, as i know he CAN survive on his own, but now the weather's turning colder........
When he went missing for 5 weeks at the end of May (and was being fed by Penny across the road!) i was making myself ill-i already felt bad after taking him to Cramar and realising he wasn't going to settle, i was a wreck, crying all the time, but i've told myself i've done everything i possibly can to give him a good life and to try and find him, and can only hope all the publicity produces a good ending. I'll never forget about him tho'.
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I agree with Baz Shirley, cats will find food and as I've seen myself ferals are very good at seeking out other ferals and latching on to them or finding where they are getting fed ;) I can understand your worry though :hug:
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Thanks Jane, i rather hope he stays on his own and ends up like Tosker, but with a group would be better than nothing i suppose! :catplay2:
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as far as Tosker's concerned, he is part of a group of three - unfortunately for him the other two are quite happy to remain a group of two :evillaugh:
but he's wearing them down by following them everywhere - only my lap is safe for them still :rofl:
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Thanks Jane, i rather hope he stays on his own and ends up like Tosker, but with a group would be better than nothing i suppose! :catplay2:
Well actually ours are a large group but tend to visit in pairs but they all look out for each other and get on really well :Luv:
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Ive also noticed that in households cats may not get on through territory issues, on the outside unless fighting for a female this does not occur as often! ;)
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Awww Tosker wants some friends, how sweet!
Jane, sounds good if they look out for each other.
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Hi all, i had a call on Friday (as a result of the newspaper ad) from a man who says he's seen a grey cat in his garden a couple of times, and as we spoke, the cat appeared and sat on the fence!! He said he gets a lot of cats in his garden, even tho' he's not 'an animal person'! Has a lot of trees and bushes. He says he's near to Lodge Park, but i didn't catch the area! I asked him if he would start feeding him in his shed and he will (tho he's got no food at the mo!) If he catches him, i'll go over with Janet and a cage, if only to identify him!
He wouldn't give me his address tho-says 'you've got my phone number now' He was going to try to get a pic of him and send, but didn't.
Janet says to be careful and , if he rings back, keep mentioning 'my husband' lol
Fingers crossed!
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I do hope its him, but as your friend says just be careful ;)
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Hi Jane, i texted him this morning (can't afford to ring on pay as you go lol) and from the replies i got, i DO need to be careful, if you know what i mean!!!!!! He says he has seen him, but i've given his number to the CDS's who will take food and bowls to him!
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:scared: glad that you're being cautious :hug:
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:shify: Glad you passed this over to the CD's Shirley, does sound a bit weird to me as surely you would not mind giving the exact location?! :shocked:
:crossed: That this is GB and you get some positive news on him very soon! ;) :hug: :hug:
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Hi again-funnily enough, i asked him if he was close to the area and he texted his address!! According to aa route planner, it's only about 3 minutes away! I will still have to go there if he catches him, cos he won't go to Mr CDS, but will be taking 'hubby' and a cage from Cramar with me lol!
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You would be suprised sometimes at how close our lost furbabes can be..... :shocked:
Glad he has now given you the address Shirley, you never know....he could be as wary of you as you are of him! :naughty: :rofl: :hug:
Good Luck again! x
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:rofl If you'd seen the texts........................
Thanks again x
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Oh heavens....He sounds like a right text maniac! :heeee heeee: :hug:
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LMAO Bazmum!
Still thinking of going over tomorrow, tho'-not to the house itself, just the area-for a whistle! x
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Good luck for today if you do go over.....I would still take someone with you though, that bloke may think your whistling at him! :naughty: :evillaugh: :hug: :hug:
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LMAO and :rofl: I'm hoping he'll be at work lol ! ;)
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"If you go down to the woods today your in for a big suprise" :naughty: :shify: :heeee heeee:
But seriously....I do hope you at least get a sighting of GB! :hug:
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LOL Baz, it must be a laugh a minute in your house! :Party 3:
Another wasted trip (and i got lost on the way back!!!!!) Went with Paul to pervy's street and there's no way GB would be there! There's about 100 houses between there and where he went missing from- surely he'd find one before his to feed him, especially as Mr Perv wasn't! There are no woods around either for him to hide in-plenty everywhere else tho'.
We put more fliers in the houses across the other side of the pool and went back to the grassed area where Mr CDS has poss seen him twice, but nothing at all!! :'(
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Just me Shirley, I have a mad sense of humour if you had'nt noticed already! :innocent:
Sorry you never seen GB today, sound more suss now the way you have described his house and area! :scared: :hug: :hug:
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I think you need to put up a few posters about Mr Perv :evillaugh:
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I think you're right, Trigger! :rofl: How's Tosker doing?
Yeah i had noticed, Baz lol
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I bet you would have loads of calls if you did put the perv posters up lol! :rofl:
Thinking of you and GB Shirley....hope all is good at your end! :hug:
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LOL l Basmum-again! No calls, not even from 'the text maniac'. GB seems to have really disappeared this time-it's been 7 weeks now :'( I just hope he's found a 'friend' or two or, better still, a person to look after him!
Things ok here, my beautiful Ollie still no trouble, i'm still out of work and enjoying the rest (but not the lack of money!)
Had a volunteering job at a local cattery-only went 3 times-but given it up today! Can't stand to see them in the pens, even tho i know the alternative's a 100 times worse, i was an emotional mess!
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Aw Shirley! :care: We will have to believe that Mr Elusive is a perfect fender for himself.....I do believe this to be of his own choice now and hope he has made friends elsewhere! ;) :hug: :hug:
Sorry to hear the cattery never worked out for you....I understand and would be absolutely the same! :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Thank you! I feel so guilty letting them down, but as you're cleaning one pen and the cat has a little walkabout, there's another 8 cats crying to come out! It's just awful! There's not really time to cuddle them either, cos there's so much work to do. The owner put a notice in the Job Center the other day, so hopefully, someone will come along who's not as daft as me! :Sad Bye:
As for GB :catplay2: Here's hoping!
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hi Shirley
my little GB has just come back over the fence from his daily wander - though he doesn't go very far - and is now asleep on my bed
who knows but your GB is living a similar life somewhere - let's hope so anyway :hug: :hug:
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That's just amazing, Trigger-tho' a lot of work on your part, but worth every minute, i'll bet! I hope my GB is as lucky as your GB! :ahh:
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Hi all, had another trip over to Redditch on Monday. Spoke to a few dog walkers and the postman and gave them fliers, as well as a repeat posting of them. One of the dog walkers said he'd seen a grey cat last week almost at the back of the CDS's house in the 'woods' and one of his 3 dogs, chased it! I'm not getting my hopes up tho' cos there is another grey cat that lives in the CDS's street!
GB will be readvertised in the local paper on Friday, but i've been waiting since 25th SEPTEMBER for some bloke at the Council to ring me back-he's the only one who has a list of cats picked up on the road............. Everytime i ring, he's never there. Surely the list must be on a computer, therefore other people can get access to it?? Grrrrr!
I also went into the local Tesco to see if my home made poster was still there-i was told they don't put A4 posters up, only their own cards!!! So why did they have it off me then?????? Grrr again!
This is the only time i wish i was at work so i could (sneakily!) get some posters done!!!
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Its good you are talking to more peeps in the area Shirley and you never know it could just be GB! :wish:
Cor them council people dont rush do they! :tired:
I really hope the cd's are doing as much as you in the search for him, its a long expensive trip for you each time....Would like to think they are putting as much effort in! ;)
Best of luck with the newspaper add Shirley....you really are covering everything poss! :wow: :hug: :hug:
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Hi Bazsmum
'I really hope the cd's are doing as much as you in the search for him, its a long expensive trip for you each time....Would like to think they are putting as much effort in!'
Er no!
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FINALLY had some news tonight! A lady rang to say a grey cat has been in her mom's garden for a couple of days, and when she whistled, he came towards her, but ran off. As we were speaking he came back, so i asked if she would feed him. I rang her back and she'd given him some biscuits, but he'd gone again. It really sounds like it's him, so she will keep me in touch with what's happening. She doesn't want to take him on as she has adopted a poorly stray already! She said he looked well looked after and his fur was in good conditon-after 8 weeks missing?? There's probably an abundance of mice over there or someone else hasn't been able to resist him! I offrered to take some food over tomorrow, but she didn't know what she was doing!! I've texted the CDS's-hopefully he'll have a walk down, even if it's just to ID him! Streangely enough, it's the same street as Mr. Weirdo!!
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Hope that it is him, and it does sound possible being in the same street as the strange chappie
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Thanks Jane, i've decided to go over anyway tomorrow-not to the house, but to see if there's anyway to get behind the houses and have a whistle!
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I was thinking of you and GB the other evening Shirley - he is being a little Booger and thats for sure.
Fingers, toes and everything else crossed that he is around tomorrow when you go over there :hug:
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Best of luck for tomorrow xx
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Just caught up with this - hope you have some good luck soon regarding GB
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Thanks Sheryl, Jane and Yvonne!
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Ooooo! My finger's are crossed, toes have joined them... ah to hell with it Im wrapped up like a contortionist that this is GB! :wow:
More positive vibes for you on your search Shirley.... I hope your whistle will be a happy tune in more ways than one! ;D :Luv2: :hug:
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Ooooo! My finger's are crossed, toes have joined them... ah to hell with it Im wrapped up like a contortionist that this is GB! :wow:
:shocked: The mind boggles :rofl:
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LOL Bazsmum! :larf:
Jane, you beat me to it-i was going to use this :rofl:
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Went to the lady's house today (AFTER i'd discovered i'd left food and pushed a note through the letterbox of the WRONG house!! ) :-[
She invited me to have a whistle in the garden, but there was no sign of him! She is not willing to feed him, even though i said it would only be for a few days to get a regular feeding station so that i can come back and catch him, but her hubby won't allow it, as she's already feeding a poorly stray! She says maybe one of the other neighbours is feeding him as he can get through from one garden to the next, so i used the last of my flyers in her street. Disappointed, but what can you do? :sigh:
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:rofl: Sorry for laughing but that's the kind of thing I would do! :evillaugh: :hug:
Glad you found the right house but how frustrating knowing they wont feed him! :shocked: I know what I would say if I had a hubby like that! :P
Lets just assume someone else must be falling for his charms cos something must be keeping him in the area! ;) :hug:
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Glad you found the right house but how frustrating knowing they wont feed him! :shocked: I know what I would say if I had a hubby like that! :P
Yup so do I >:(
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I found it funny too-after i found the food was still there tho' lol
Re. the hubby-me too!!!!!!
I still don't know if it IS GB at the house, but the way he went towards the lady's daughter when she whistled, but then ran away when he realised it wasn't me(?) makes it seem very possible!
All i can do now is hope for some calls, but i need to get more flyers done to finish her street-a lot of houses!-someone on CC had done nearly 200 for me, but i couldn't ask her again!
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I do have a feeling its GB Shirley, dont ask me how I know cos that I cant explain! :shify: :hug:
Do you have a template for your flier's Shirley, How big are they etc? I dont mind doing you some if that would help just I live a bit far away and know that there's a postal strike on later in the week! :tired:
What about your local library, they would be cheaper than the PO! ;) :hug: :hug:
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"What about your local library, they would be cheaper than the PO!"
Sorry you've lost me there-cheaper for what? You have to remember i'm very old and slow, so need things explaining in great detail lol!
I haven't got a template, just had a simple message put on bits of paper about 4" square. Thanks for the offer but it may be cutting it fine with this PO strike!
I had a call from another lady in the same street i went to yesterday. She thinks she's seen a grey cat in her garden, but can't be sure of the colour. She has neighbours cats come round, so she knows it's a different one. The most important thing is , if he comes back, she's willing to feed him for me-yaaaahhh!!!!!
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goodness, I hope it's GB, Shirley
otherwise I can forsee new members from the Redditch area coming on here worried that their grey cats are off their food for some inexplicable reason :rofl:
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LOL Trigger!
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Lol Shirley! Cheaper for printing out flier's for you! ;)
Good your getting even more calls now, looks like he is in the area and fantastic you have found someone willing to feed....Give them the selective whistle and your boy will be feeling calmer Im sure.... :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
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Hi Bazsmum,
Finally got the call from the Council this morning (only been waiting since 25th Sept!) They haven't picked up a grey cat, so that's something!
I told the new lady he answers to a whistle, but heard nothing from her (or anybody) today.
Didn't know the library printed fliers-will look into that! xx
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Didn't know the library printed fliers-will look into that! xx
Well you can go there and have a play on the pc's for an hour, in that time you could make your flier's and print them off! :wow: ;)
Please to hear the council dept have no news for you! :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
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LOL Bazmum-ME print fliers??? I've only just learned how to use a computer!!! I'll have a chat with my son-why didn't i think of that before?-he lives in London but was home last weekend!!! :stupid: xx
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Your okay Shirley, cos Im a :doh: brain too! :evillaugh: :hug: :hug:
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I rang the lady who was willing to feed him today, but she hasn't seen him since she phoned me on Monday. :(
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Maybe he is just getting fed somewhere else! ;) "Chin up" :hug: :hug:
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I'll try! Had to take my own cat (Chuchy) to emergency vets this morning-vet thinks he's been bitten by a rat-eeeurgh!!!!-or some kind of wild animal, so i'm not feeling the best at the mo! x
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Well he has had his jabs so that should take the edge off things for him! Hope he feels better tomorrow! :Luv2: :hug:
Wonder what could of bitten him! :shify:
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I live opposite a fishing pool, with rats :yuk: and that's where he came from on Sat night so vet is as sure as he can be-he was convinced it wasn't another cat as there weren't the 2 puncture wounds of a cat's fangs!
Have to take him to my vets tonight for more meds-MORE money i don't have!! He is insured but i had to borrow the money yesterday-£116!!!!! -and there's a £50 excess! My son is transferring some money to me today for his 'furry brother' as he calls him and said i needn't pay him back, bless him!
Still no news on GB :(
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Definitely! :sick:
Hope your money comes back quickly from the insurance comp! Your son is such a star for doing that for him mum! :Luv2: :hug:
Is Chuchy feeling better then now do you think? :hug:
Do you know GB is the kind of lad to pop up from no where when you least expect it....Its really hard for you and I do feel it such a pain that Redditch is so far away for you....Wishing you a sighting and a windfall! ;) :hug: :hug:
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Chuchy's back to normal now thanks, which is amazing considering how poorly he was 2 days ago! He didn't like the temp check last night, whereas on Sun he didn't care WHAT was done to him! He also had 2 injectons and DEFINATELY didn't like the 2nd one-he went mad, trying to bite, hissing ,growling and rolling on his back! The vet (a locum) said she could almost say for sure it WAS a rat bite as he went so poorly so quickly! He got me up at 3.45 this morning to go out, so yes, he's better...........................................!
Hope you're right about GB. I feel i want to do one last flyer drop, but can't afford to get them done! Just had a thought tho, maybe my Dean can do some? I'll have a word! :evillaugh:
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Yay! Glad Chuchy is feeling much better now....Scary though cos it could happen anytime with that awful pool being so close! :scared: :hug:
Im sure your lovely son will sort you out Shirl with fliers, is he due to see you soon? :hug: Another flier drop cant do any harm! ;)
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That's the problem, being so close to the pool (lovely scenery, tho') but i've lived in this street for 8 years and had Chuch for 6 and it's the first time it's happened. I keep telling him to keep away from the water now!
I asked my son, Dean, about the fliers and he said ok-i didn't think he had a printer, but he bought one last year! He's coming home on the 7th November. I've also got a girl at my old work doing some laminated posters for me-hopefully she can do it without getting caught!
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Hopefully just a rare occurrence then! :hug: :hug:
Bet you are looking forward to your son being home then! :)
I cant believe you missed the opportunity not to have a quiet word with the boss about the poster's! :innocent: :rofl: :hug:
You can put the poster's up then the flier's later, Im sure he will be a popular cat being looked out for by many! ;) :hug:
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LOL never thought about the boss!!! :evil larf 2:
My son was only here 2 weeks ago! he came for some football match, and the same next time! He stays at his Dad's so i only see him for a few hours-mind you, his dad doesn't see him much more cos he's out with his mates most of the time! ;D
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Thinking of you and GB Shirley! :Luv2: :hug:
Hope the poster's managed to get themselves done! ;) :hug:
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Hiya! Well, the girl who was doing the posters hasn't got back to me yet-hope the BIG boss man didn't catch her-oops! I'll email her tomorrow but don't want to be too pushy-since all the redundancies they've piled loads of work onto her!
My son, hopefully, will have done my fliers by the time he comes home this weekend!!! :crossed: GB will be in the local paper for the THIRD time on Friday!
Spoke to my ex boss (no, not THAT one lol :drool; ) today and he's convinced GB will have found himself a home cos he's so good looking! He was the one that used to buy the food for all the cats we had at work and absolutely LOVED GB and his mommy. I hope he's right............... :scared:
I've been busy with my 'Greek furry' appeal for the last couple of weeks, so that's kept me occupied and not worrying about him so much, tho' the weather is pretty grim now........... :(
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Hi Shirley, have seen you posting on Tina Tuna's thread about Chuchy's rat bites! ;) Defo sound's like the same to me also! :hug:
Hope she managed to sneak you a few out! Bless her though she must be stressed with the extra work! :( :hug:
Your son is home this weekend then, yay! bet you will be glad to see him! :Luv2: :hug: Im sure he will of done you more than enough fliers to keep you going! ;)
I agree with your other ex boss, he is such a bonnie cat I know I would not be able to resist him so Im sure he would have the same pull on many! :hug:
Hope you managed to get loads of dosh for the Greek appeal, very worthy cause! ;) Yes the weather IS poop! :cold:
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Hi bazsmum, poor Tina sounds like Chuch was then-hope she'll soon be well, poor little mite, thank God for Gill and Moira!
My friend managed to do about a dozen posters :sneaky: and my son has done 100 fliers-i just need someone to help me with them now lol!
My Greek furry fund is doing brilliantly-we now have £349 (or more if someone's paid by Paypal-only just come in from being out since 8.30.this morning!!!!)
Hope you and your beautiful furries are well!
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HI All, I'VE FOUND HIM AND TAKEN HIM BACK TO CRAMAR!!!!!!!!!!!! :Party 3:
It was a miracle i did tho-a second later and i would've missed him!!!! Paul (my 'friend' ) and i had just put another 100 fliers in letterboxes, posters in the pub, shop, on lampposts, trees when he suggested we put a couple of posters near the CDS's -just to remind people-this is about half a mile from where we'd just been and where the last possible sightings had been. We drove up to their street, got out the car and Paul said 'There's a grey cat', which went into a bush on someone's garden. I started whistling and he came out!!!!!!!! After a lot of fuss and getting him to follow me to their house, they weren't in! Arrrgh!! What now?? I hadn't taken the carrier with me cos i never in a million years expected to see him, so i had to be brave and pick him up!!! He hardly struggled at all and i took him back to the car and threw him onto the back seat with Paul!! :rofl: GB was brilliant-he either lay on the parcel shelf, or on the passenger side floor, by my feet or on my lap being fussed for the 6 mile journey to Cramar!!!! Ooops! :evillaugh:
He's now in a pen waiting for a blood test cos he's been out so long, so i don't know what's happening to him after that. I wish he could be happy in the Paddocks or, if he's rehomed, a 100% guarantee he can't escape!!! I'll speak to Janet on Wednesday. :dance:
I just burst into tears when i left him!
Thanks to everyone for your support all these weeks!
As soon as i got back i had to take my best friend with her cat to the vets and he was pts-supected brain tumour, he's only 10, so that knocked me back a bit.
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So pleased you have found him, if we weren't so faraway we would have had him here we are used to nice ferals and he sounds wonderful
Good luck with the blood test
Nice to know all your hard work paid off in the end :hug:
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Excellent news! Just goes to show - persistence pays!
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Thanks Liz, he is lovely-he's not really feral, he hasn't got a nasty bone in his body, just very nervous. He's so cuddly with me and now lets other people stroke him, so fingers crossed........he's a good traveller lol!
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Thanks Helen, 11 weeks and 2 days he's been missing and 5 weeks the time before-talk about stress!!! I still can't believe how close we were to not seeing him-if i'd gone on my own, i wouldn't have gone to the CDS's street, but Paul's always thought he would have stayed around there and he was right! (And he's not a cat person lol!)
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that's wonderful Shirley - and really so unexpected - it must have been him eating the CDS's food - I wonder where he's been sleeping?
he really needs a cat proofed garden, doesn't he, even perhaps with a nice outdoor enclosure so he could be brought in at his own pace and choosing
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What wonderful news, and just in time before the winter really sets in :hug: :hug:
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Thanks Gill, yes, perfect timing! I still can't believe how close i was to missing him, literally one second!!!!!!
Thanks Trigger, yes, that would be ideal for him-do you know anyone lol? I would doubt he'd have been eating their food, in fact i rather think they stopped putting food out after the first few weeks!
I took a couple of photos when he was back at Cramar in the pen:
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It looks like he has been eating somewhere or is that just a camera trick ;D
He is lovely ;D
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No Gill, he really looks that good! He kept going back towards a house in the cul-de-sac so i knocked the door to ask, but got no answer. I reckon he hasn't just been living on mice tho' lol :sick:
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I forgot to say very well done with all your hard work looking for him and so pleased you were rewarded :hug: :hug:
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I am chuffed to bits to read this Shirley - well done for never giving up on him xxx
Do you think the house he was going to may have taken him in? If so they might be missing him tonight ?
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I thought that Sheryl - but he could be checked for a chip if he's having blood tests
if someone did take him in they ought to have chipped him or put a collar on - and from what Shirley knows of him it seems unlikely he has been living in a house so soon after escaping
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SHIRLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
I am so delighted that all of your hard work has paid off!!! What an amazing thing to happen, Im sure you will still be pinching yourself! :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
So happy for you and GB, he certainly can look after himself so all of your worries can fade away now! :hug: :hug: :hug:
Sorry to hear of your friends cat! RIP x
Oh, have to do a few of these...... :dance: :dance: :dance: :wooooo: :wooooo: :wooooo: :dance: :dance: :dance: :grouphug:
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I know, Bazsmum, it's UNREAL!!!!!!!!!! :wooooo: I thought i was seeing things when he came out of the bush! x
Funny you should say that, Sheryl, Paul (jokingly) said 'I bet some little kid will be missing him later!' So now, i'm worried again with you thinking the same thing! Although, i'm not completely sure he was going to that house-it's the end one in the cul-de-sac and there's a path at the side leading to the walkway by the 'woods'. There was a gap in the trees where you can see a very busy road, very close, so not the ideal place for him with his history!!
I'll ring Janet later and ask her to get him checked for a chip (assuming he didn't get blood tested yesterday) and suggest he gets done if he isn't................just in case! x
Just had a thought-Mr CDS said he told the neighbours when he first went missing-there's only about a dozen houses in the cds, so surely, if someone HAD taken him in they would've let him know and he in turn, let me or Cramar know???
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:wow: that's wonderful news Shirley!
Sorry about your friends cat, RIP little one xx
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Thanks Jane!
It was very sad about Jonti and also on CC my 'friend's' cat died in her arms whilst waiting for the vet to come and put her to sleep. What an day of emotions! x
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I've just spoken to Janet-she is getting him chipped anyway today but i've asked her to get him scanned first. She really wants me to have him, even if it's just a trial, and wants to have a 'chat' when i go over tomorrow!!
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perhaps you should give it a go, Shirley - if Janet will take him back if there are major problems what is there to lose?
and you could go on looking for the perfect home for him if he doesn't settle, and meanwhile get him more acclimatized to indoors - with winter nearly upon us the timing might be just right :hug:
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He seems to love you and that sounds like a good thing for him and hopefully you :hug:
Is Jonti the name of the cat that passed to the Bridge?
Am changing the title of this thraed ;D
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Shirley please try him he seems to have decided who his human is you just haven't accepted that part yet!
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He will be a bit nervous at first but semi ferals do adapt quickly - Sammy has been in for 9 weeks now and is currently outcold in the open on the cat room bed with the electric blanket on this will be his first warm safe winter and he looks very smug - just the humans that he is learning about now has been accepted by all our crew and even the dogs just us scarey humans to master now
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I've just spoken to Janet-she is getting him chipped anyway today but i've asked her to get him scanned first. She really wants me to have him, even if it's just a trial, and wants to have a 'chat' when i go over tomorrow!!
Great minds think alike, I have said this all along Shirl.....You know you wanna! :naughty: :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
To remember you and act so loving towards you after such a long time apart speaks volumes to me on GB's behalf! ;)
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What a happy ending that would make - Go on Shirley, give it a go Hun - you are already GBs slave anyway so you may as well go the whole way :rofl: It will save you a fortune in fuel not having to go hunting for him all the time and I am convinced that he REALLY wants you to be his Mummy :Luv:
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Oooooh you lot!!!! As if i don't get enough from Janet lol! I'm going over to see him tomorrow (and her!) so no doubt, i'll have the old,'he loves you so much' speech.
"It will save you a fortune in fuel not having to go hunting for him all the time and I am convinced that he REALLY wants you to be his Mummy " :rofl: Sheryl! You're probably right!
My Chuch is 8/9 years old and has been treated like my baby, doesn't like other cats in the garden, GB is 6.1/2-male-how could it work????? There's also lack of money-i'm struggling as it is with one cat, never mind two! I 'd really love to give it a go tho'...................................
His blood test was negative and he's been chipped, wormed and flead whilst under the anesthetic and he's now in the 'half way house' with other cats, aww bless!
Liz, did you keep Sammy in one room when you first had him and if so, for how long?
Yes Gill, Jonti was my best friend's cat who passed to the bridge last night.
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Aw Shirley, were awful arnt we, I know you have a tough time enough without us all egging you on....What about you foster him for Janet, that way food and vets will be covered! No different to them apart from the great interaction skills he is gonna get from you!
Start from about 2 wks in another room,,,,think of how small his pen is so anything bigger would be a bonus....Then he will have the smells of your house on him, between this time they may sniff each other beneath the doors....Lots of you fussing Chuch, then rubbing that scent over GB then vice versa! Take it slow, any probs just post away! ;) :hug: :hug:
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I don't think Cramar actually foster, but it's worth asking the question!
Thanks for the tips xx
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I don't think Cramar actually foster, but it's worth asking the question!
Thanks for the tips xx
Put it this way they are fully aware of GB and yourself and the situation....Maybe Cramar dont foster and methinks you should be there first! ;) They would still have these costs if he were at the rescue, plus in the long run he will become much more tamed down....Im sure this would be best for all concerned! ;) :hug: :hug:
Hope it works out! :hug:
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"They would still have these costs if he were at the rescue, plus in the long run he will become much more tamed down....Im sure this would be best for all concerned"
Thanks Baz, i never thought of that! I will have a good chat with Janet tomorrow! x
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Sammy spent about a week in the study before Robin let him out to mix - he had been tested and had bits removed, defleaed, deticked and had ear mites removed, full booster, programme injection and ID chip - we have found that they are usually active at night and will"hide from" you but if ignored long enough will particiapte in the family life
To be honest 2 isn't much more expensive than one and less food to waste and if things done right you can have GB to stay - have you thought about asking to permanantly foster him so the rescue could give a bit of help with costs -
You will also save a fortune on petrol and printing costs - so much easier if he comes to live with you and Churchie!
Our Sweetie used to be 1 of 2 now she is in charge of 46! :shocked:
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46 cats!!!! and i'm worried about 2!!!!!!!!
I think GB would be ok here with me-i've known him since he was a baby, it's just CHUCHY (someone on CC has just called him Churchy as well lol)
Baz suggested fostering him, so that will be on top of my list of questions tomorrow! Thanks again! xx
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Apologies for getting Chuchy's name wrong :-[
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No problem, Liz! With my head all over the place at the moment, i'm surprised i know his name lol!
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:shify: :shify: :shify: :evillaugh: You know Im nosey! :sneaky: :evillaugh: :hug:
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LOL not nosey, interested!! Well, i've got him home!! Janet says to do completely opposite re. introductions-i.e. let them meet straightaway and they'll sort it!! I set up the spare bedroom as GB's room and held the door ajar. Chuchy was growling through the door, but not too bad! I to go out on an emergency so left him in the room and Chuchy had already sulked outside! When i came back, GB had used the litter tray and Chuchy was waiting to come in! Chuch went in my room, while GB had a wander round the house, with me holding the door again! I thought things were looking good, but Chuch has just woken up and growled, hissed and swiped at me! I'm so upset!!! He's gone out again, so GB is now having a wander around!
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EEk! That's a bit quick and luckily no fur flying! :scared: I would certainly keep them seperate when your out.....Chuchy will come round hun....Just make sure he know's you still love him, make a fuss of GB when Chuchy is asleep or out! ;) :hug: :hug: :hug:
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They haven't atually 'met' yet-just seen each other through the door! GB doesn't seem too bothered, but he's used to other cats at Cramar! x
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I missed this bit btw!!! :shy:
:wooooo: :wooooo: :wooooo: I is so glad you have him home, is this on a foster basis? :shify: Bet you cant believe he is there with you, Chuch will come round, it will be such a shock at present, I would maybe still keep em apart for a few days at least....They know of each other so let them get there heads (or should I say Chuchy's head) round things for now.... ;) :hug:
Would Chuchy usually be a bit naughty towards you if he is huffing? :shify: :hug:
Edited to say "ah! I realise now that they have only spied each other!" ;) :shy: :hug:
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so pleased you are giving it a go, Shirley
Tiffany still growls and hisses at Tosker, and they both wave fairly ineffective paws at each other - but I notice neither ever has a bottle-brush tail or raised hackles, which are the signs of real aggression - so I reckon it is just them being two cats doing their thing
I wouldn't bother too much about the odd skirmish - you'll soon know if it gets really nasty :scared:
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Awww Shirley, Bless you Hun for giving it a go. Dont be disheartened with a bit of hissing and growling - Im sure they will settle down :hug: :hug: :hug:
Are you fostering GB and are they helping you with costs etc
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Thank you all for your support! No, i'm not fostering, Cramar aren't big enough to cover that-they gave me some goodies for him tho!
I worry that GB (Charlie) is shut in, and he's hiding under the bed, but he soon comes out for some headbutting-he was always a good headbutter lol! I changed the tray and he pooed in the fresh stuff-bless him!
Chuch is outside AGAIN, but i've been able to fuss him without getting swiped! He never sulks with me, so this is so upsetting. :(
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Don't they know how to mess with our minds ;)
I wouldn't let them meet just yet and we have never done introductions like that we usually have the incommers in a cat pen in the downstairs study so they see the cats but can't react to each other or in the ensuite bathroom to one of our bedroom the one in the visitors quarters has a 12 pane glass door from a small hall in to the corridor so again they can see each other but not mix although we usually take some of the nicer children for a sniff
Good luck - just extra treats for Chuchy!!!!! ;D
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I've just been to see him and he came out of his igloo bed-awwww! He seems happy enough-just have to convince Chuch HE is !! ;)
Thanks Liz, my doors are those solid panel ones so they can't even see each other..................... :(
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We had the Waterybutt ferals Miss Cissy and Smudger and Ragamuffin in the downstairs study for 3 weeks last year with a solid door and they have been well accepted by our mob - Colony cats are usually in our experience the ones who accept all incommers so I'm sure he will be tolerated by Chuchy eventually just lots of bribes will be involved!
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LOL Liz! x
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Are you on trial then for becoming Charlie's fully fledged owner? :wow: :hug: :hug: :hug:
Glad Chuchy has made up with you....very early day's on the best of pals front, may never even come to that but Im sure that two cats could live in harmony in their fab home! ;) :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
Best of luck with them both, remember any probs or whatever just give a holla! ;) :hug: :hug:
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Hi Bazsmum, yes i am! He's been SO good-but, oh, the joy of the litter tray lol! He's never made a sound in the night, and when i got up, he was sitting on the windowsill, with the lovely aroma of his second poo filling the room lol! I gave him his breakfast and left him to it, then went back in and he had some fuss, then back under the bed.
Chuch has been a pest lol! He was on my bed, right in the middle, when i went to bed last night and i squeezed on the end! After a while, he went out of the room, but he was scratching the carpet at 1am to go out!!!! I let him out, then at 4 am, i called him in-he was just sitting lookin up at the tree-duh!! At 5.30, we had the scratching carpet thing, but i ignored it, and i got up at 6am. He just wanted to go out again. He always goes out the back door now, cos he has to walk past Charlie's room to go out the front door, (i'm in a bungalow) which he always has done, 9 times out of ten! xx
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Chuchy went out again earlier on and i let GB have a roam about. When Chuch came in, he didn't hiss or anything- :yayyy: He wanted some food, but what he'd left before had gone! (Wonder where lol!) I put some fresh stuff down, but he just sniffed and walked away, so i put another flavour and the same thing happened! Chuch does this sometimes, anyway, but i suppose it's got GB's scent on from nicking his food!
Here's some pics i took yesterday, his first day. Most of them are under the bed-ignore the mess but i've got nowhere else to put it lol! xx
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Here's two more!
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i love him ;D
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He's just gorgeous isn't he? It's hard to believe he spent the first 6 years of his life in a dirty steel factory, then in rescue with ferals, then on the run, one week in a house, then on the run again for 11 weeks-he's so well behaved!
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his past has probably made him completely adaptable, but he is now at an age when he is ready to settle down once and for all
now all you need to do is persuade Chuch to be adaptable too
and Charlie is a lovely boy, and quite like Tosker to look at, although at least half as big again :Luv:
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Aw Shirl I am so happy for you both! :wow: :wow: :wow:
Them pics are gorgeous, look at his face....He is in love, does not look to me like he would even want to escape from you! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
Chuchy lol, Like I said they know of each other now, in a few days time his old scent will be gone and hopefully Chuchy will feel much calmer! ;)
Under the bed is his safe Haven for now, most cats would stay under for a while....I mean after you not seeing him for such a long time look how relaxed he is around you! Really heart warming to see! :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
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Relaxed around me? He nearly knocks himself out when he's headbutting me lol!
The last twice i've been in he's been sprawled on top of the bed like he owns the place lol!
Chuch has been asleep on my bed for the last hour or so, and i went for a lie down by him and he was a good boy, even with GB's scent on me! Looking good????
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Looking very good indeed! ;D ;D ;D
That's a really good sign Shirley, can you imagine when the scents blend and that is what cats really go on....I think this is all gonna work out much better than imagined! :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
So Charlie is on top of the bed.....This boy know's where his bread is buttered! ;) :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
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Just had another thought (God, my brain's going to explode!!) I wonder if Charlie smelt of vets as well as himself yesterday (he'd only been blood tested and chipped the day before) and that was why Chuch was so hostile, but seemingly ok today?? Just ignore me if that's a daft question lol! :-:
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I think there may be a territorial tussle too, Shirley
I put some of his favourite Dreamies on top of my cat tree, for Trigger, who had just taken over the spot from Tosker - he wouldn't touch them
an hour later he has scoffed them eagerly from the floor - which suggests to me his presence on the tree was to reclaim his spot, and he was not willing to eat from a surface smelling of Tosker
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Could be the vet smell too, it was'nt that long ago poor Chuchy was bitten and Im sure that memory of the vets is still strong! :hug:
Its really too early to say 100% though, but I still feel this is soooo in the right direction! ;) :hug: :hug:
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Just have to see how it goes and hope for the best lol!
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Positive vibes being sent to Chuchy...Your meowmy still loves you sweetie, she just has a big heart and needs you to open yours! ;) :hug: :hug:
Tell him to read that! :evillaugh: ;) :hug:
It will all work out....Im sure! :wow:
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That brought me to tears!! :'( I wish Chuch could read! He had a growl at me about haf an hour ago-he wanted to go out, but changed his mind when he saw it was pouring with rain. I went to stroke him and, bingo!
Just been in to see GB-he had his mad headbutting session, then he lay down next to me-awww! He's always kneading (is that the right word?) with one leg up in the air, then vice versa. When he was lying down, his toes are still going! Is this nerves or happy lol? xxx
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Its happy ;D
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One outta two ain't bad , i suppose lol!
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the way I looked at it when Tosker decided he wanted fuss, was that he had gained a huge amount by coming in from the cold, having regular meals and a warm place by the fire
whereas Trigger and Tiffany had lost their exclusive access to me
so Tosker has to be third when it comes to my attention for the time being, until the two incumbents realise they are not really losers after all
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Yeah, i see that, but i cried my eyes out tonight, worrying, then Chuch lay on my lap asleep for an hour, which was lovely. then he decided he wanted food, so while he was eating, i fetched GB's dish to give him some. For the first time since GB's been here, he wanted to go out the front door, after a couple of tail flicks by GB's room, but , as i walked past him to open the door, he 'yeowled' at me!!! Why????
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I think you're over analysing hun :hug:
most of us, if we're honest, don't know why our cats behave as they do - even after many years they can surprise us
but I think it's best to remember they do not have huge brains - Chuch won't understand that you are responsible for the appearance of GB, and so he isn't capable of holding it against you
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You may be responsible for the rain though! :sneaky: :evillaugh: :hug:
You are a sensitive sole though arnt you, you would laugh in here to see what happens with my lot, they can be friends with who ever, then not, then huffing etc etc! :hug: :hug: :hug:
I do feel that Charlie is absolutely in love with you and your environment, Chuchy is just been curious, slightly wondering who the intruder is in his new home etc....
Now dont you dare cry anymore Shirl.....You are loved by two beautiful babes, what more could you need and possibly want (please keep your answer clean! :naughty: :rofl: :hug: )
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Thanks for that Trigger, that's helped!
:rofl: Bazsmum!
I've always been a sensitive soul, sometimes wish i wasn't and could switch off from things!
Chuch slept on top of my chest of drawers last night, on my jeans, cos i hadn't put them away-oops! He went out at 4.30 came in for his brekkie, and went out again!
Charlie is such a fusspost-he headbutts so hard, i wonder he doesn't knock himself out! lol
I'm getting him some little toys (cat nip stuff) today so hope he'll like that!! xx
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Shirley that will be 2 of all the catnip toys! ;)
Sometimes they just play us and we fall for it everytime - happened here this morning Sweetie wouldn't eat her treat meal so I open another 2 small tims and a sachet and she goes and eats the "normal" cat food in the hall meanwhile world war 3 declared so the others can have something special out of the white bowl! :shocked:
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Just give Chuch lots of love so he knows that he is loved too :hug:
I understand being sensitive and think I go through all the cat problems with mine. Franta head butts everything and worry he will hurt his llittle head when I hear him clonking it on furniture.......sigh
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Tosker is another violent head banger - I suppose they see us as their mother and the butting is a throw back to their kittenhood when it was intended to bring them a regular milk supply :shocked:
I can cope with the butting but I do have problems with the all teeth and saliva facial rub :sick: :sick:
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Charlie always used to give his mommy some good headbutts! He was so excited at work when he saw us coming to feed them, the two off them would trot down the bay (factory) nutting each other, it was so cute to watch!
Having a good day so far-Chuch is still inside, on my bed after having his dinner earlier. I'd been out for a couple of hours, left them both inside, no aggro from Chuch when i got back, so fingers
crossed!!
I bought Charlie ONE cat nip fish, but he's not really interested in it! I'll try him with Chuchy's treat ball later (cos he's not interested in that!)
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Just a couple more pics, tho' i suppose i should start a new thread now! Charlie is still so well behaved and he had a wander around last night (when Chuch was out of course!) and even used Chuchy's litter tray-oops! Chuch spotted him through the door and had a growl at him, but he slept on my bed last night (the previous 2 nights he didn't want to know and slept on the chest of drawers! They're both now asleep, on separate beds of course, and no problem with Chuch even tho' Charlie's scent must be everywhere!
I can't believe how well Charlie has taken to being confined, after all, the first 6 years of his life were in a factory, and since then, he's either been on the run, or at Cramar (plus one week at the CDSs)
The last one is of Chuch 'hiding' under the clothes horse staring at Charlie's room!
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Yes think you need a new thread lol or I can move this one to general and you can change the title ;D
How do you pronounce Chuch?
Charlie looks and sounds so like Tosker. triggers new indoor cat LOL
Sounds like Charlie just knows this is the home for him ;D
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Shirley we took on 3 ferals from a colny last year after someone poisoned the rst - Miss Cissy is 16 and loves food, heat and her own beds - she will let us stroke her and she puirrs like a rusty engine we have her 2 kids aged 10 Smudger and ragamuffin - Smudger is food orientated but soesn't worry if we aren't around and ragamuffin is so food driven she has doubled in size she is now like a grey and white longhaired rugby ball but we can brush her for about 2 mins now before she gets narky
None of this lot has tried to get out in their time with us they look at the weather through the windows and then curl up and go back to sleep! :shocked:
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Hi Gill, Chuch is pronounced like Church, but without the 'r' lol! If you wouldn't mind moving it and change the title to something like 'GB's (or Charlie's) new home with me' same as Catchat, thanks!
Liz those poor pussies being poisoned, just awful!
Looks like Charlie is the same as your 3 then, and Tosker, likes his home comfort!
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Title changed so now will move it to General.
If you want to cnage the title just go to the first post and change it there and then do a newest post and that will change it ;D
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Thanks Gill -i'm a bit dense lol!
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I am so pleased for you Shirley
all that persistence finally paying off with such a happy ending all round - even if Chuch doesn't yet know he's happy about the new arrangements :evillaugh:
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LOL Trigger and thanks!
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Hi Gill, Chuch is pronounced like Church, but without the 'r' lol!
:rofl: Sorry but I imagine it may sound more like hutch! :evillaugh: :Luv2: :hug:
Yay! Out of the Lost & Found sect at last! Gorgeous pics of your beautiful babes there Shirl..... :Luv2: :Luv2: :hug:
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:rofl: Dead right Bazsmum, why didn't i think of that?? (Don't know if i've told you but his real name is Ollie-the 'hero' of last week called him Chuch when we met and it just stuck!)
They are pretty gorgeous aren't they lol?
When Chuch went out last night, i let Charlie have a roam around again, and again, he weed in Chuchy's tray!!!! No problem from Chuch when he came in!! Who's a good boy then!!
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:evillaugh: :hug:
That's fab news....Now if Chuch was gonna have big issue's with Charlie him peeing in his tray would not be tolerated! :wow:
Can I ask a question? Now you can see first hand what Charlie is like in a home environment would you say he looks like he would shoot out of your door/window if he had chance? :shify:
You probably know what Im getting at.....Cats need to be treated in a certain way to want to stay! ;) :Luv2: :hug:
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My Yagga Yak Yak is Jack! :evillaugh:
Seen the name under your avatar and never clicked! :shocked: Ollie the hero eh! Is there a reason for "the hero" part? :hug:
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No, Ollie's (Chuchy) not the hero, it's my ex-who-won't accept-he's my ex, who was the hero :rofl: He was the one who suggested we go back to the CDS's street and it was him who saw Charlie, that's why he was 'my hero' for an hour lol!
Charlie doesn't look like he'd do a runner, in fact, i've never seen him even sit on the windowsill looking longingly out lol! He loves me! lol
What's Yagga Yak Yak mean?
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I was wondering why you mentioned "of last week", the ex must of been expecting for that I bet! :naughty: :rofl: :hug:
Charlie does love you, and dont forget in Chuchy's funny old ways he is showing his love of you with his starting to accept the situation! ;) :hug: :hug:
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What's Yagga Yak Yak mean?
Well I was speaking (or trying to) in a french accent to him and Jack become "Jaques".....which became "Yak" Yakerty yak (wrong spelling but a song)....any way it ended up Yagga (cos he has a tache) .....Well to answer your question "NOT" I dont really know! :evillaugh: :rofl: :-: :hug:
Bet your glad you asked? :rofl: :hug:
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Well, that's as clear as mud! :rofl:
Chuch has gone out so i let Charlie out-he sat in the hallway in the dark for five minutes (i could only see his eyes lol) -just went to see what he was doing and he's back on the bed!!!! :Dont know:
Is that weird??
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Is that weird??
OMG!! I can see what is happening here, it stands out for miles!!! He is tired! :rofl: :hug:
That's one relaxed babe you have there Shirl! ;) :hug: :hug:
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:rofl: :rofl: I suppose i'd be tired lying on a bed all day! Hope he IS relaxed and not poorly-he normally loves to come out of his 'cell' !
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Still all quiet here-i've started wedging Charlie's door open with cardboard (!) and Chuch has had a couple of sniffs and walked away! :ok: They're both asleep on their respective beds at the mo! Think i might try introductions on Sat-today i've got an interview :scared: and tomorrow i've got a full day, so can't have any added stress! lol
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Sending tons of positive vibes for you interview Shirl~~~~Best of luck for this! :hug: :hug:
That is good already that Chuch and Charlie have had no barrier's in between them with the door wedged open, I really think this is gonna be a piece of cake....Charlie can cope much better with only being with one cat....He has grown so much with his experiences of late! :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
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Spoke to soon! Chuch has just decided to go out the front door, stopped by Charlie's room, then carried on, i bent down to fuss him and say what a good boy he was and he jumped up, meowed and hissed at me!!! Scary!
Interview a bit scary as well! Two people-aaarrgh! Only lasted about 20 minutes and had a 'test' to do before that e.g explain how you make a cup of tea to someone who's never made one before'!!!!! What's that got to do with Health Records?? Think i came across as too nervous! Called at the transport co. we used at work and big boss man was there-gave me a hug and had my phone number in case anything comes up!!!
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Chuch is telling his mum to stop fussing, how can he act so cool then be called Chuchy woochy! :naughty: :rofl: :hug: Its expected Shirley so he is just being normal! ;) :hug: :hug:
Bless you being nervous, I used to hate typing trials.....Even though I can touch type I forgot everything down to nerves! You never know, fingers crossed for the outcome anyway on either that one or the one that took your no.! :hug: :hug:
Will be thinking of you tomorrow, does this mean that there will be no more sectioning for Charlie...I think he will be a total star for you, Chuch will have his grumbles, but that is just him saying "Im still top cat"! ;) :hug: :hug:
Best of luck x
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:rofl: Baz!!!! He's just had another go at me!!!! He was lying on my lap on his back, like a baby, then, completely out the blue, he jumped up and scratched my chin and hand!!!!! :scared:
I don't know about cool, he's gone ice cold!!!!!!!
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you ignored him for 10 secs :rofl:
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Oh is that it Gill? :rofl: he came back in about 10 minutes after that and jumped on my lap!!!! :grrrrrr:
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Chuch is playing the 'I'll keep her guessing' game, and sounds like he is winning paws down
I have the same problem here with Tiffany and Tosker both wanting fuss at the same time, and I find it quite difficult stroking two cats at the same time in different directions :Crazy:
and it always ends in tears, as when Tosker sees Tiffany getting all relaxed and purry he forgets that she hates him, and decides to cuddle up to her - and gets a whack and a hiss for his pains :evillaugh:
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Awwww poor Tosker :(
Two people on CC are sending me some Zylkene and a Feliway diffuser-don't know whether they're for me or Chuch!!! :grouphug:
Just went to see Charlie and he picked up his little cat nip fish and had a little play!!! :catplay2:
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Good luck for today's happenings Shirley, am thinking of you and sending calming vibes (to you not the cats lol!) :rofl: :Luv2: :hug:
I would plug the Feliway in (if its a plug in obviously!) It takes about a week to have any noticing effect....Ive heard the Zyklene can be added to water so it will do them both good! ;) :hug: :hug:
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LOL Baz-no tears today so far! Chuch woke up and wanted food, so i put it outside Charlie's door (a suggestion to associate something good with the smell of the new cat!) He just sat in the kitchen waiting for it, aww bless. I left it and hid behind the door, he went to it and walked away! TBH that's nothing new, he does that anyway!
Neither of them seem to drink water, so the Zylkene will have to go on the food! It is a plug-in !
Got another little problem now-have noticed a small pink lump by Charlie's bum!!! (No i don't spend my time looking at his bum! lol) When i sit on the bed by him, he walks round and round, headbutting me and his tail is in the air, so i've either got his head or bum facing me! I lnoticed it yesterday but thought it may be a bit of poo left inside (!) :sick: but he had a poo last night! Any ideas?
Janet rang me today-she'd had a visit from the CDS's who'd received her letter telling them the good news! It was Mrs CDS's birthday yesterday and she said it was the best present she'd ever had!!! He still went out whistling every morning!
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Sorry visions of you staring at his butt! :rofl: :hug:
I would just keep Chuch's food where he is used to it...I reckon Charlie will of lost his old smell by now anyway! ;) About his bum I honestly dont know, best to get it checked out though...Hopefully something simple that they can just push back in! :sick: ;) :hug:
I was wondering what would happen when the CD's found out Charlie is now safe....Are they going to rehome another cat now I wonder? That was good of them whistling every morning....Glad they took the time and effort to do this! :tired: :hug: :hug:
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:rofl: Baz!!! They must've been worn out whistling then having to go to work! :yawn 2:
The lump isn't actually in his bum hole (what a conversation!!!) it's just below! :Crazy:
I'll put Chuch's food bowl back then. x
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:shify: We needs a pic of Charlie's butt! :innocent: Is this something new I wonder, have you checked his butt out before and not noticed anything? :hug:
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:rofl: again!!!! It's a bit difficult NOT to notice his butt when it's in your face! lol
Had a call on my mobile today, but missed it and didn't know the number anyway, so rang a few times. Eventually it was answered-guess who??? The CD's!!!!! They'd had Janet's letter and rang to say how happy they were that he was now out of this horrible weather! We had quite a long chat actually-they're glad he's got a good home!
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perhaps he's just pleased to see you ;)
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:rofl: Trigger!! He wasn't later on then cos it's GONE!!!! :lol2:
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Had a call on my mobile today, but missed it and didn't know the number anyway, so rang a few times. Eventually it was answered-guess who??? The CD's!!!!! They'd had Janet's letter and rang to say how happy they were that he was now out of this horrible weather! We had quite a long chat actually-they're glad he's got a good home!
What they actually phoned you! :wow: Glad they are happy he is in his preferred home! ;) :hug:
Is Charlie out of confinement now then? :hug:
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" Is Charlie out of confinement now then? " :what: :thinknot: I'd be in a looney bin by now if he was lol!
He never seems to want to come out! When Chuch is outside i'ii open the door and he sometimes walks into the hallway and kitchen, but mainly stays in 'his' room, bless!
Chuch has been a good lad today, no hissing at me, but i'm still wary when i stroke him-i try not to let him see that! x
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He actually sounds very content Shirley! :wow: I think you have got no probs with Charlie at all....Just the Chuch!!! Yes try not to let him see you stressing, they can pick up on our vibes too! :hug: :hug: :hug:
I would actually be tempted to try Chuch on the Zylkene, he is the one who needs that calming effect at the mo...It wont harm him, just chill him out if its gonna affect him at all! ;) :hug:
Good luck on your ongoing mission! :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
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Yes, Charlie seems fine, he settled from Day 1, it's just my unhappy Chuch! I tried Zylkene when i was trying to catch Charlie's mommy and she did go in the carrier in the end, but don'y know whether that was just coincidence!
Forgot to say, Mr CDS said Charlie used to sit on the windowsill crying-he's never told me that before! He doesn't even sit on the windowsill!!! :evillaugh:
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Forgot to say, Mr CDS said Charlie used to sit on the windowsill crying-he's never told me that before! He doesn't even sit on the windowsill!!! :evillaugh:
Awww! That's cos he was looking for his slave true meowmy! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
That has to prove to you Shirl that his place is certainly with you! ;) :Luv2: :hug:
I'd defo put it in Chuch's food, give him only a bit say 1/4 of what you would normally give him (food wise, what you know he likes) mix the powder from in the capsule into it, that way you know he has had it all! :sneaky: He wont know its there by the way....Unless you show him! :evillaugh: ;) :hug:
Best of luck! :hug:
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It's finding some food he likes -i had FIVE sachets open yesterday!!!!!! :grrrrrr: I think he's playing me up just a bit! :heeee heeee: :heeee heeee:
He had a nice cuddle on my lap last night and came to bed with me for a while :catlove2:
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Have been reading this Shirley - glad you decided to adopt Charlie in the end and that things are going well :)
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Thanks Jane, Charlie has been amazing. He's spent all his (almost) 7 years being free yet he loved his 'room' from the minute he walked in!
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It's just lovely to hear that he loves his new home :)
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Might be worth trying some rescue remedy (only the proper stuff, no cheapy imitations) behind Chuch's ears. This can have a calming effect. If it doesn't work on him at least you could use it yourself. :rofl:
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Yes, Jane he really does-even when Chuch is growling at hm through the wedged open door, he just carries on having a wash lol!
Lesley :rofl: what a great idea!!!! I'll have to give my freebie Zylkene and Feliway a try first-i'm skint!!!!! Been out of work nearly 7 months now.................................!!! :sigh:
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We had that with Byron when we adopted Pepper Shirley but she is ok now unless he acidentally walks into her :shify: it should settle so long as Chuch gets lots of affection he should come to realise GB is no threat :)
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Fingers crossed for the same here Jane lol!
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so just chuch to settle and it will be purrrrrrfect, i hope that the zykline or what ever helps, think he still sees charlie as an intruder and he sounds so like triggers tosker ;D
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:agree: Chuch has just had a growl at him thro' the door........................... :sigh:
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Its a good situation really as Charlie seem's to be taking all of Chuch's antics with a pinch of salt! Hope the Feliway will settle him and the Zyklene if you manage to get him to ingest it that is! My 5 pouches opened for one sitting..He must cost you a small fortune on food alone! :hug:
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He's always been a fussy eater (like most cats?) but just lately, he's past a joke! He has Felix or Whiskas, which i know aren't the best, but i can't afford the expensive stuff!! :stupid:
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I think they can fool you too, Shirley - I don't think all agression is out and out hostility, from my own observations
Tosker chases after Tiffany sometimes, and she makes quite a noise about it if he catches up with her - but I notice when she is in front of the fire she will let him get right up to her - though of course she pretends she's asleep :innocent:
and I notice Trigger, who never engages in any way with either of them, usually emerges to have a look see what all the noise is about when Tosker is on one of his little rampages :sneaky:
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I'll be glad when i'm at that stage lol!
Chuch was having a snuggle on my lap about half an hour ago, so cute, and then he had a little nip-may have been cos he was half asleep and wanted me to stop fussing him! He hasn't been out all day and i was dying to get in to Charlie cos he's on his own so much, in the end Chuch wanted some food so i put a Zylkene i (think they may be damp cos like a piece of rubber instead of powder, but still in date) and he ate it! He STILL didn't go out, so i went to Charlie anyway and gave him food and fuss!
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Hi All, the Feliway has arrived and is plugged in, but now Chuch has decided to come into the living room-does it matter that the Feliway is in the bedroom??
And the good news is......................................................i got the job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 24 hrs aweek over 5 days, starting 4th Jan, a 3 month temp contract but she's sure it will become permanent. Subject to a CRB check (no problem there, i've always been a good girl!) and health check-oops! they don't know about my health problems but it hasn't stopped me working full time for the last 7 years since i found out, so should be ok! The starting date will give me time (she says with everyhing crossed!) to get Chuch and Charlie sorted!!!!
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wonderful news about the job!!! good to hear you've nothing in the closet either!!!
Feliway does have a limited range but I can't remember what it is, should say on the leaflet
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Thanks Dawn!
It does say not to move it around, but haven't seen anything about the range
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The starting date will give me time (he says with everyhing crossed!) to get Chuch and Charlie sorted!!!!
are you sure there's nothing to come out of the closet :shocked:
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:rofl: positive!
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:congrats: On your new job! ;D Excellent start date too...Oo Im excited for you!!! ;D ;D ;D :hug:
I think you mentioned you live in a bungalow did'nt you Shirley, as long as the door is kept open it will waft about the place...Im sure one Feliway would cover your place! ;) :hug:
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Thanks Baz :happy dance: :happy dance:
Yes, i am in a bungalow so hopefully i'll get a result from the Feliway :hug:
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Well done Shirley, hope it goes well ;D
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Thanks Jane :scared:
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Hows everything Shirley, hope things are good with the babes and yourself! :hug: :hug:
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Hi Baz, things aren't too bad actually, she says :crossed: !! Chuch had a half hearted swipe at me this morning cos he was outside so i sorted Charlie out first, so he must've smelt him on my dressing gown and tried to eat the sleeve!! lol That Feliway is good stuff-i'll have to get some for myself when i start work! :rofl:
My friend is coming round on Tuesday afternoon to help with the introductions!!!! She's used to not very pleasant cats-it was her's who was pts the day i found Charlie-and he was never very friendly! I hope Chuch won't scare Charlie to death, but at least i won't be on my own! :scared:
Hope you and your lot are good! xx
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:rofl: @ the Feliway for yourself! :evillaugh:
So Tuesday is gonna be the day then....Sending calming vibes that your friend can work some extra magic to make everything go smoothly! :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
Me and my lot are fine, :thanks: for asking! ;) :hug:
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Charlie seems to have found his voice today! Normally, when i go into his room, he makes a weird, chirruppy sound and wants lots of fuss. Today, i shut Chuch in my bedroom (he was asleep on my bed anyway, for a change) and let Charlie have a walk around. I was in the kitchen preparing my dinner and he never shut up!!!! I gave him some bits off the chicken (him and his mom used to love a bit of Sunday dinner at work) and he still carried on!!! I hope this means he's a happy little man ;D
When Chuch came out later, he was very calm and didn't make any bother at all, even tho Charlie had scratched the same bit of settee as he does............. :naughty: (Good job it's old!)
Think the drugs are working!!!!! ;)
Thanks for the calming vibes-are they for me or the cats??? :evillaugh:
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I think he is very happy indeed ;D
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Great!!!!! :cat rub:
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Vibes for you all Shirl! :naughty: :rofl: :hug:
That's fab news, it makes you realise all the more now how much he loves you! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: His old smell must be gone now and thats why Chuchy has'nt made a fuss! I really think its gonna be fine! ;) :hug:
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it was a big turning point for me with Tosker when he stopped chirruping at Tiffany and Trigger and started chirruping at me
Chuch knows now that Charlie is no big threat, and so although he might put him in his place occasionally, I think the time for major ructions are well past :hug:
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Baz, what do you mean by 'his old smell'-duh! x
Trigger, hope you're right! x
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Baz, what do you mean by 'his old smell'-duh! x
The scent he would of had that was not the same as your house when he came! ;) :hug:
Will be thinking of you all tomorrow, really cant see there being any probs! ;) :hug: :hug:
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Thank you, i'm so thick at times-how on earth did i get this job????? :loon:
Everything still calm here at the mo-Julie's at work until 12.30 so it will be a long morning tomorrow! xx
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It went good! Julie (my friend) didn't need the paramedics and neither cat needed the vet so RESULT! Chuch had a growl at the door for a minute or two, Charlie was hiding under the bed, Julie was there with her goves and my oven gloves ready to pounce if needed lol! Chuch then walked away, tail down and flicking, and wanted to go outside. He was out for 10 minutes,so i encouraged him to see Charlie again-this time , he went into the room, Charlie, still under the bed, hissed at him and he walked away! Asleep on my bed ever since! I'll try again when he wakes up, tho' i am on my own now.................... :sick:
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That's fab news Shirley!!! I would say just a couple more days then no more segregation will be necessary! ;D :hug:
All normal responses, you have to remember when cats really have a dislike for each other there are obvious signs.....None of them there! Good luck hun with this.....
Sending you all loads of calming vibes! ;) :hug:
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I hope you're right, Baz!!!!! :crossed: This morning, when i was still half asleep, I'd fed both of them and had Charlie's door wedged open about 3" and he was peeping through the door with Chuch sitting opposite, growling, but not for long! He's now on my bed so let Charlie have a walk around, but he doesn't seem at all relaxed! He's now asleep under the bed! :hug:
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doesn't sound too bad!!
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Oh good!! I'll have a proper go later when Chuch wakes up, which will probably be lunchtime now-he sleeps a LONG time lol!
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How's things going with the terrible twosome Shirl? Thats Chuch and you by the way....Charlie is a saint! :evillaugh: :rofl: :hug:
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:rofl: Not too bad thanks! Still have them separated (i know, i'm a coward lol) but Chuch only growled at Charlie for 10 seconds today and had a swipe at my legs (luckily i had jeans on!) so looking good! Charlie took no notice at all and just looked at him! :shy:
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:rofl: Not too bad thanks! Still have them separated (i know, i'm a coward lol) but Chuch only growled at Charlie for 10 seconds today and had a swipe at my legs (luckily i had jeans on!) so looking good! Charlie took no notice at all and just looked at him! :shy:
You going on about them jeans again! Your very vain arnt you dear!!! :naughty: :rofl: :hug:
Glad everything is going fantastic between them Shirl.....I think you should brace yourself and go for it soon.....The Feliway should of started to work on you by now! :evillaugh: :hug:
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:rofl: Wish i DID look good in jeans! lol
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in my admittedly limited experience, if only one of the two is hissy, and the other isn't bothered, hissy soon gives up
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Funny you should say that................ They've both just had their tea and Chuch was in the hall, so i opened Charlie's door, but Chuch was at an angle where he couldn't see him-he knew he was there tho' cos he wanted to go out and had a swipe and meow at me on the way!!!! :naughty:
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Hows things Shirl....Hope more steps forward between the two furbabes!!! :Luv2: :hug:
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Er, funny you should say that...................................................no! I've had a bad back since Friday, so wouldn't be able to wade in if anything happened! Chuch does seem a lot more laid back now, hasn't growled for a few days now-that feliway is good stuff! :catplay2: maybe ONE day! lol
I won a radiator bed on the auction-looking forward to giving that to the new arrival-4 weeks today he's been here! Tried playing with him with a thing on elastic today-he just shot off under the bed
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These photos taken recently-Charlie's getting a tub!!!
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Tosker's quite a tubby too - and looks so like Charlie in those piccies
maybe it's a common feature of little grey cats who have come in from the cold :Luv:
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Have you got a pic of Tosker? My 'Tosker' gets no excercise (like his mom lol) so i've ordered one of those laser pens today! That'll probably scare him to death as well! lol
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have just taken this one especially for you - I couldn't get his full tubbiness in as he was trying very hard to get on my lap at the time ;D
(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/plasbach36/Picture.jpg)
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Gorgeous piccies of Chuchy, Charlie and Tosker! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
Hope your back feels better soon! I hope they love the laser Shirley....I have loads of fun in here with them! :wow: :hug: :hug:
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:wow: lovely photos Shirley :Luv2: :Luv2:
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OMG Trigger, he could be his twin!! He's gorgeous, isn't he! Does he still go out if he wants to?
Thanks Bazsmum, i've heard great reports about the laser pen on CC. My back still isn't right, in fact, bending down doing both their brekkies, i 've spilt a full dish of water over Chuch-oops! :shocked: He then lay with his nose through Charlie's door for about 10 mins until one of them meowed and Chuch came in here when i called him and is now on my lap-awww! :Luv2:
Thanks Jane have to agree! lol
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Tosker still goes over the fence most days, and lies in the bushes watching the birds for around 20 minutes - then he comes back in - so very little to worry about there
Chuch has obviously forgiven you for bringing this alien into his house, now he's sussed out nothing bad is going to happen - except being doused with water, anyway, and he can't blame that on Charlie :evillaugh:
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:evillaugh: Sorry am just imagining a scene from Laurel & Hardy!!! :rofl: Poor Chuch!!! No wonder Charlie prefer's his room! :rofl: :naughty: :hug:
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:rofl: :rofl: you two! x
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Any new tales for us Shirley? :naughty:
Hope you are all okay! :hug: :hug:
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Hi Bazsmum, well, i think i'll be carted off to the funny farm very soon! :Crazy: Yesterday, i bought Charlie a duvet and cover set for the bed in his room! :Crazy: :Crazy: (I'd read on CC that some cats like to snuggle under the duvet for warmth-not this little lad!) He didn't like it at all, and spent most of the day UNDER the bed and not on it! He's had my computer chair in there for a few days, which he likes, but even that hasn't tempted him out. Was worried about him really today till someone onCC suggested taking the duvet off and sitting on it for a couple of days, which i'm doing-feel like i'm i a sauna bath tho, but anything to sort him out! :hot!: He came on the bed about an hour ago and had some fuss, but went back under! :(
Oh, i've also got the radio on 24 hours a day for him-i'll need 2 part-time jobs to pay the leccy bill!!! :faint:
Chuch is just Chuch-been asleep all day! :yawn 2:
Hope you and yours are well!
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Watch out for the big white van with square wheels!!! :shify: :heeee heeee: :hug:
He does not like anything new does he...very wary aw!!! Now the quilt has to start getting your house scent to be accepted lol! :innocent:
Everything that I can see here though is fantastic.....This is really working out isnt it!! ;) :hug:
I leave a radio on all day for my birdies.....I pay that much leccy Im sure I must own shares in it by now! :shocked: :rofl: :hug:
If Chuch is just being Chuch thats great......If he wer'nt being himself then you would have probs! ;)
Me and my lot are fine.... :thanks: for asking! :Luv2: :hug:
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You have birdies as well as furries??? :omg:
Had a bit of a nightmare with them last night! :shocked: Chuch had a meow at me as he went outside (through the front door, past Charlie's room so that's an improvement anyway!!! ) all because i'd just come out of there! :shocked: Then at 1am, Charlie started whingeing so i got up and gave him some fuss and a bit of food, 1.30 he had another go :grrrrrr: I was hoping for a lie-in as i'd had a late night Sat with tasty ex boss (and girlfriend! :censored:) but they both had other ideas! :hungey:
I've felt so tired and down today, i even thought about taking him back to Cramar-i don't think it'll ever come together :'(
At the moment, they're both asleep, Charlie is back to his chirrupy self instead of hiding under the bed and i've had a nap! :Luv2:
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I think I'd let them meet casually, Shirley, as it seems to me you've got to the stage with Chuch where he is getting more bothered by the 'so near yet so far away' Charlie than he would with the reality
Tosker has totally taken me over here - sitting on me when I'm on the sofa and sleeping on the bed every night - and also pushing in if either of the other two come for fuss - but they're not particularly bothered - no physical signs of stress - they just accept what fuss I can give them uninterrupted
and today Trigger and Tosker were chasing each other in friendly fashion for the first time - that has taken over 3 months, so I think it's all a combination of patience and being laid back :hug:
and of course Charlie can't go back to Cramar - you would never forgive yourself if anything happened to him
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'and of course Charlie can't go back to Cramar - you would never forgive yourself if anything happened to him ' I know that and i wouldn't, just on a downer at the moment :(
I'm going to have to let them meet 'casually' aren't i? I just WISH i wasn't on my own............ :scared:
Tosker sounds amazing! Didn't you worry when he first met your other cats? I'm a wreck at the thought of it!!!! :stupid:
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it was easier for me with Tosker, Shirley, because for several weeks they saw him outside the enclosure, and he only gradually encroached on their space
cats enjoy interacting with other cats, though - even if the interaction isn't particularly friendly, they still find it stimulating - if Chuch absolutely hates Charlie that hatred will still provide a new interest for him - and Charlie is used to being around other cats and is unlikely to react strongly to Chuch
they aren't going to hurt each other, physically or mentally, really they aren't
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I cant say that I have done intro's ever in my house Shirley, Ive isolated for a while then put them in the room (open of course) that I think they would like as base first!!!
Blackie was kept in isolation for approx 8 weeks due to him being a true feral....Its been a lot of hard work but worth every eek and Oo that was had!
I cant find his early photo's but here's a linky.....He even accepts our dog! :wow:
http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/topic,15801.0.html#bot
Yes I have 10 birds also, 5 budgies and 5 cockatiels! :wow: They have their own room, where they get out each day for flight! :wow:
The dog gets on with them, they even preen his fur! :Luv2:
Latest pics of Blackie....He now braves the front room when we go to bed! :evillaugh: :Luv2: :hug:
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I didn't realise you had a feral cat-i only joined Purrs earlier this year. He's gorgeous!!! :Luv2: It's great to see him with the others-like Cramar lol! :hug:
Charlie woke me up at 1am again-he thinks he's an alarm clock, i think! :rofl: He was sitting on the windowsill, crying-apparantly he used to to that at the CDS's, but the first time he's done it here. I gave him some food and fuss and then...........................................he played with his cat nip fish!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance: (At least i think he was playing, it was a bit rough lol)
I keep thinking about what Trigger said 'Chuch is more bothered by so near yet so far, than the reality' so i'll have a go later! Unfortunately my friend is at work (2 shifts) so wish me luck! :hairrasin:
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Good Luck Shirley! Im sure all will go to plan....Here's some strengthening vibes for you~~~~~~~They will keep you sane! ;) :Luv2: :hug:
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They worked!!!!!!! :cheer: I went out and bought some Catnip, as suggested by one of the ladies on CC to rub onscratching post to encourage Charlie to use it-his claws are soooooooooo long!
Charlie woke up about an hour ago so i fussed him and put the stuff on the post and old cat nip toys-he was in ectsasy!!!! :drool; Chuch woke up not long after, spotted him, growled then crept in, rolled on the wiggle waggle (?) so there they both are in the same room, 'flying' Chuch stayed there for about 10 mins, then dashed out. I fed him and he sat on guard duty again, Charlie was a bit nervous and chirruped a bit, jumped on the bed with his back to Chuch. I then fed Charlie, Chuch outside ready to pounce, but didn't, just growled! :catlove2: One day!!! :hug:
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so glad the first hurdle is over :hug:
they may never become bosom buddies, but will almost certainly learn to tolerate each other's presence - as long as they can escape each other when they want to I reckon you will have no serious problems at all
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Hopefully not, Trigger! :hug:
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I really cant see them having big probs either Shirley, Chuchy may be a dominant cat....I'd say that Charlie is submissive, great combination methinks! ;) :hug: :hug:
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Fingers crossed! :hug:
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Chuch has just had another silly episode, wrapped around the cat nip covered scratching post, while Charlie was under the bed! I can't believe it! :wooooo:
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The power of cat nip! :wow: :wooooo: :wooooo: :wooooo: :hug:
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Think i'll rub some on myself to be sure lol :hug:
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Just copied this from CC to save typing it again lol! (Off to physio soon!)
The door has been open since before 8am-Chuch sat opposite but no growling!
The last hour has been amazing! Chuch decided to sit opposite Charlie's door, while he was fast asleep! He must've got bored and went to sit on the windowsill in my bedroom. Charlie woke up, whimpering and had the nerve to walk into the bedroom (Chuchy's domain lol!) Chuch just sat there watching his every move, then lay down! Charlie lay down on the floor at the end of the bed and that's how it stayed for about 10 mins. Chuch then jumped down and sat about 2' away from Charlie, who never moved!!!! Chuch had a little growl, but that was it. They stayed like that for another 10 mins, then Chuch yawned and walked out!!!!!! He went back a couple of times and had a growl and the last time he did have a go, but i shouted and sprayed and he came away! Charlie is now back in his room, under the bed, and Chuch has just come in here for a nap lol! I think Charlie was being a bit cocky cos Chuch would normally be on my bed now and he was a bit scared, i think?? Unbelieveable!!!
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:wow: That is fantastic Shirley, see all that worry on your behalf!!! :evillaugh: :hug: :hug:
Chuch is curious (as cats are) if Charlie was the confrontational type then I think there would of been the odd scrap by now, but I do see Charlie as laid back being used to other cats etc.....Once Chuch knows for sure that Charlie aint competition then there will be pure bliss Im sure! :Luv2: :Luv2: :hug:
Im a bit concerned though and have an awful image in my head....You shouted (which I do often) but then you sprayed! :scared: I do hope the puds dont get any bad habits from you! :shify: :evillaugh: :hug: :hug:
Hope all goes well at physio for you Shirl.....Although Im sure a massage from a nice strong bloke (ex boss minus gf) would do equally good! :innocent: :evillaugh: :hug: :hug:
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Massage from you know who would be MUCH better than physio! ;) :hug:
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men aside all sounds fairly good to me!!
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Lol Dawn
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Things are going great now! I leave the door open all the time now, when i'm in, and not at night, just in case............ ;)
They can be in the same room without any hissing or growling from Chuch and, yesterday, Chuch was on the settee as Charlie walked in, moaning as usual, and he just looked at him as if to say 'not you again'
I was out last night, with the tasty one again, lol (fao Baz lol) :rofl: and they both lay in the hallway when i got back! :wooooo: :catplay2: nearly!!!
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that's great to hear, Shirley
cats so hate change at first, but they usually come round to accepting it given time and patience - and sometimes they even get to prefer it to the old routine
:catlove: for each other might yet break out, and then you'll be on here sad because you've been left out :rofl:
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:rofl: Trigger! :hug:
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Yay! Fantastic update to the Chuch and Charlie saga! :wow: :wow: :wow: Soon will be a time when doors will be open for good! ;) :Luv2:
Please give both them gorgeous furries head rubs from me and the many! Any pics of Chuchy Shirley? Of course Charlie too! :Luv2: :Luv2: :hug:
I was out last night, with the tasty one again, lol (fao Baz lol) :rofl: and they both lay in the hallway when i got back! :wooooo: :catplay2: nearly!!!
:wow: :-: :shify: On your own or was gf there? :sneaky: :evillaugh: :naughty: :rofl: :hug: Is it snowing where you are? Well I could of gave you tips if I had known, a fall in the right direction etc.....Swept of your feet in an avalanche....Let me know of your next outing..... :sneaky: :evillaugh: :Luv2: :hug:
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:rofl: :rofl: No gf, just his kids..............! It was snowing when i eventually got there ( i got lost and it's only about 3 miles away-took me 45 mins!!!!!) :Crazy:
Here's a couple of the when Chuch went into Charlie's room yesterday (?)
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A few more of Chuch as he doesn't get much of a look in now-awwww! :Luv2:
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Gorgeous pics there Shirley! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
I swear Chuch is my Gizzy's short haired twin! :wow: :Luv2: :hug:
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Have you got a pic of him ? :hug:
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Oo, any excuse for me to get some pics out......at almost 5am! :evillaugh: :hug:
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OMG he is GORGEOUS!!!! :Luv2: He IS a lot like Chuch, isn't he?
I'm up at this ridiculous hour cos Charlie was crying-AGAIN!!!! :grrrrrr: He was alseep all day yesterday and started as soon as i went to bed, his normal trick lately >:( He's driving me insane :naughty: He was just sat by his food bowl when i went in-he'd got biscuits!!! :Crazy:
Chuch has now got him cornered in here so he can't even get back to his room, no aggro tho' 'sigh' :hug:
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Decided to let him out, before i go completely insane :grrrrrr: I copied this (again!) from Catchat cos have to go out soon!
I opened the back door (he's in the front bedroom) and it took a while for him to come out. When he finally did he, he was nervous, tail down and flicking and walked to the back of the garden (only small) I walked towards him and he jumped over the 6' fence to the garden behind! Aarrrgh!! I could see him through one of the panels and he was just having a nosy around, then he went out of view, so panic! He was ignoring me whistling and shaking his biscuit box (always worked before!) so went back inside to get socks on (!) ready to go searching. As i went to put my shoes on, he appeared back over the fence and ran, nervously into the house!!!
So he knows where he lives then! (Maybe he realised it's better in here after all lol)
He was only out about 10 mins max and i'd forgotten the rule about letting him out when he's hungry-oops! but a good first outing, i think! :hug:
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That IS good Shirley, now he knows where base is! :wow: I suppose it would of been insane for us all to believe that he would be content as an indoor only having spent much of his life outside! ;) :hug: :hug:
Hopefully his moaning on the window sill will now cease! :wow: ;) :hug: :hug: You should have no fear of him wandering either as he now has the best of both worlds and he knows it!!! ;) :Luv2: :hug:
I wonder how Chuch would react seeing him outside? :shify: I know "patience" :innocent: :hug: :hug:
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that sounds just perfect, Shirley - no doubt he'll give you the odd fright now and again - just to keep you on your toes - but I reckon he knows wehn he's on to a good thing, and will always return
Tosker has just had his daily sortie over the fence - he was gone all of 10 minutes - he never goes more than 10foot or so away, and I expect Charlie to be very similar in his habits - I think they just need to know they are free to leave if they want to :hug:
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' Hopefully his moaning on the windowsill will now cease' It better had or he'll end up in the oven with the turkey, lol! ;)
I've just got back, opened the door for him to go out, he EVENTUALLY came from his room, walked halfway up the path and dashed back in!!!!! :Crazy:
I wouldn't like to see Chuchy's reaction just yet! :evillaugh:
Hope he'll be like Tosker and realise where he's better off! :hug:
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I agree with trigger, he knows its warm and comfortable in the house with food on tap but he will probably just need to know he can get out and back in ;D ;D
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I haven't got a cat flap Gill, so will stand there with the door open! :xmas10:
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He's still moaning all the time he's awake! Chuch chased him away a few times yesterday, no hissing or growling-he's probably as fed up as me of the whingeing lol! :rofl:
I took a risk last night and let him out at 7.30 (you can't see him in the dark!)-he just went round the side of the house and back again, about 3/4 minutes, then back inside! He'd had a quick sniff just under the window earlier, all of 20 seconds! For someone who's spent his life outside, he doesn't seem to like it now! :scared:
Had another terrible night with him-he woke me up 3 times-ended up feeding him and changing his liiter tray at 4am!!!! :grrrrrr: This is on top of Chuch wanting to go out at 2.30am! :tired: Think i've been a bit too soft with my furries! :hug:
Charlie has been fast asleep since i got up an hour ago...................................... :censored:
:merry xmas: to all :hug: :hug:
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Oh Shirley, they are worse than a couple of kids arnt they! :naughty: :evillaugh: :hug:
Ear muffs or a cat flap would be my only suggestion... ;) :tired: :hug: :hug:
Hope you all have a lovely day....Kits will be snoring it out of course! :innocent: :hug: :hug:
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How's things Shirl? ;) :Luv2: :hug:
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He hasn't woken me up the last 2 nights!!!! Chuch chases him back into his room, no hissing or growling tho, so not too bad!
Charlie was scared off by by neighbour's dog earlier-the smallest Yorkie you've ever seen :rofl:
He went out nearly 20 minutes ago-before it's about 30 seconds! Longest time is 5 minutes! I heard him jump the fence and it's pitch black now and he's not coming when i whistle.................i wasn't too worried cos he did that the first time he went out but it was only a few minutes............... :hug:
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He came back after one hour and 40 minutes!!! At least he knows where he live lol! :naughty:
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:phew: Im glad he has now decided to explore.....They love to worry us dont they! :naughty: :evillaugh: :hug: I feel for you in this weather though, at least when it warms up you should be able to leave a window open for entry!!! :hug: :hug:
Isnt Chuch a clever boy looking after his mum, he is teaching Charlie the way..... :wow: :Luv2: :hug: :hug:
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Sounds like great progress
Shirley you will need to start this new job soon for a rest!!! ;)
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:rofl: Liz, think you're right! I've been out twice today, both for a couple of hours and left all the doors open-no problem!!!! Just got back and tried to get Charlie to go out, shutting Chuch in the kitchen, or so i thought, and he came outside, folllowed by Chuch!!! :hairrasin: He chased Charlie round the side of the house and Charlie jumped up the side gate and back along the fence, into the house. Chuch just carried on over the gate-not a growl or hiss in sight!! :wooooo:
One of these days soon............ :catplay2: :hug:
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don't you believe it - these two lads are going to enjoy mock fighting and chasing each other to ever show their feminine side by cuddling up to each other
they will keep themselves fit that way, and save their cuddles for you :hug:
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LOL Trigger! Chuch is fast asleep on my lap and Charlie is having a little moan-think he may want to go out, but he's got to pass Chuch.............. :scared:
edit: and he's done it!!!! :Crazy: Chuch has now gone out the front door and Charlie out the back-hope they don't bump into each other!!!!!! :hug:
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Photos of Charlie i took today-not the best quality tho!
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Gorgeous piccies! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: Has the camera added some extra weight to him? :wow: :Luv2: :hug:
Is Charlie still being a good boy overnight Shirley? :hug:
:newyr 1: :new8: BTW!!!! ;)
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:Luv: :Luv2: Great photos Shirley, glad all is going well
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Charlie looks as if he shares more than just colouring with Tosker - who has a little round barrel of a body - just the right size and consistency to cuddle :Luv:
little plump grey cats can climb though, can't they :sneaky:
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LOL Trigger and Bazsmum, he has put weight on (he was always slim!) which is another reason i want him to go out (as well as get his claws down-he doesn't get stuck on everything now lol!) :rofl:
He woke me up at 4am, but i think that's cos Chuch was up as well! Sometimes i think he's telling me to change his litter tray-am i mad?? :Crazy: but he shuts up when i've done it! :rofl:
Thanks Jane, hope it continues! lol
HAPPY 2010 TO ALL! :hug: :hug:
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Just look at this! :wow:
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Also last night, Chuch was asleep on the settee, and Charlie got up on his back legs to have a sniff at him! :wow: They both went outside, Charlie back in first, being gently chased by Chuch-i really think he wanted to play, but the little grey lad was scared! :Luv2:
At bedtime, i went to lock up to find Chuch coming out from under Charlie's bed........................................ :hug:
I never shut any doors now, even when i'm out, which is just as well as i start my new job tonight.................. :catlove2:
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they'll be fine now - the way Chuch is stretching out towards Charlie speaks volumes :Luv2:
you have done them both a big favour by giving them each others' company - and they are beginning to know it ;)
hope the job works out for you :hug:
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Yay! The battle is over! :wow: Glad they both have free reign now.....This is the best thing ever, them pics just prove that Ollie indeed needed a friend and Charlie is his little understudy! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :hug:
Hope your first day in your new job goes well Shirl......Cant believe its here already.....Oh and keep yer eyes on the keyboard! :naughty: :rofl: :hug: :hug:
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Good luck with the job Shirley and hope that you have a good first night - am sure the boys will welcome you home after you abandon them! ;)
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Aww thanks all! Been back about 25 mins and am knackered!!!! :tea: My feet need amputating!!!! Had new shoes and were too big so struggled to keep them on-the pain!!!!!! People are nice, flat shoes tomorrow lol!
Charlie was hiding under the bed when i got back and now Chuchy's running in and out like a maniac!!!! :rofl:
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Glad your first day went well (apart from your poor feeties!) :hug: :hug: :hug:
Sounds like you were missed, Chuch sounded very excited by your arrival, Charlie probably mesmerised by Chuch's silly half hour! :evillaugh: :Luv2: :hug:
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Sorry Baz, only just seen this-didn't get the usual notification! Things have gone from bad to worse-i had to phone in sick today!!!!!! :-[ I woke up with no voice after having a terrible night coughing, sneezing and unable to breathe! :tired: What a great start to my new working life lol! This weather doesn't help either-even Charlie won't go out in it-you'd think he'd be used to snow wouldn't you? Maybe we haven't had it this deep in his lifetime! :rofl:
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Sorry Shirl, Only just seen this too! :naughty: :evillaugh: :hug:
Sorry your not feeling very well, think this weather has knocked people sideways! Hope you feel better soon! Possibly got dusty with the mass of files to sort through! :sick: :hug:
The snow is deeper, reminds me of being younger....Hope its gonna be a summer like that....Summer of 76 would do! :wow: :hug:
Charlie now has the knowledge, that fluffy stuff aint as nice as a centrally heated house! :sneaky: :Luv2: :Luv2:
Is Chuch enjoying the snow?
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Yeah, something like the summer of '76 would be good, tho' didn't we have a good one in 1990 or something like that? Mind you, i can't cope with it too hot as i've got older! :rofl:
Chuch doesn't seem to mind the snow, but doesn't stay out too long! ;)
I'm at work all day today :( :sick: so the two of them will be left together for the longest time so far :scared: Hope they'll be ok!!!! :hug:
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Hope your full day at work went well for you and the puds.....Im sure there will be no probs now, I think Charlie has given Chuch a new lease of life! :wow: :Luv2: :hug:
Are you working today? :hug:
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Am i working today????????? Are you crazy?????? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: It was awful yesterday-i was on my feet all day and had terrible pains in my feet, legs and back, :tired: plus it's freezing cold in there!!! :grrrrrr: I'm going in earlier on Mon to see the boss-if they don't put me where i SHOULD be, then they can finish me-i'm not being crippled for crap money, or any money for that matter!!! :rofl:
Chuch and Charlie were fine-well, no loose fur anywhere anyway lol :rofl: Charlie lay on my bed-definately Chuchy's domain, but he just sat looking up at him!!!! :shocked: I think Chuch wants to be friends but Charlie is wary of him still!
I cooked them some white fish today-sick of throwing cat food away :Crazy: and they both licked their dishes clean!! :hug:
Hope you and yours are ok :hug: :hug:
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Oh yep....I forgot it was Saturday! :shocked: :evillaugh: I'd be a right slave driver would'nt I! :naughty: :hug:
You stick by your guns Shirl, I have started jobs and they have tried to take the pee by changing hours etc, I would not of took the job on I would tell them If I knew that!!! >:(
Freezing in work? Brrr! :shify: That's not on, tell em that you needs the heat and if not you will strike! :sneaky: :evillaugh: Seriously though, I really hope next week you get to your different department and all is bliss! ;) :hug:
What sweetie babes you have waiting at home for you, so Charlie has made his way to your bed, Chuch just wants his cug cugs (cuddles) and Charlie is too wary yet....Reminds me of Pepe le Pew (sp) always chasing his lady love but she was having none of it! :naughty: :) :Luv2: :hug:
One day, Chuch may just catch Charlie unawears and get a sneak hug! :sneaky: :hug: :hug:
We are all fine, just loathing the snow! :tired:
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Didin't have notification of your reply again-have i pressed a wrong key or something? :rofl:
Charlei actually went out for 5 mins this morning, braved the snow-yaaah! Chuch went out at 4am and then had a mad 10 mins after brekkie and went out again!! :Crazy: He's now asleep on my lap but has to move cos i've got to go visit mom......... :hug:
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Check in your profile Shirley, there is something in there about the notifications on threads! ;)
I have visions of Chuch strutting his stuff while meowmy is out, he really sounds like he is loving having his new pal there (even tho Charlie dont know its friendship he is after!), you know the saying "curiosity....." I reckon one day you will see them both having a ball! :wow: :Luv2: :hug:
Hope you got to your different dept today and that its warmer! :hug: :hug:
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Shirley hope you are feeling better
I now have a vision of the boys lying back together with catnip cigars and a game os carfs and seperating quickly when they hear your key in the door :rofl:
Web cam coming! ;D
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:rofl: Baz! Sorted the notification thing-don't know why it stopped-always had them before! Still in the library, but it was warmer, but knackering-must see the boss tomorrow......... :tired: >:( :hug:
:rofl: Lin, wouldn't that be good- a webcam!!! :naughty: :hug:
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Glad work was warmer for you Shirley, I hate working in cold conditions (any conditions really :evillaugh: ) Hope you have managed to have a word with the boss....Is the boss male btw? :sneaky: :evillaugh: :hug:
I take it the new bff are doing great! ;D :hug:
Is this job full time then or do you get days off (apart from the weekend?) :-:
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I hate working too Baz :naughty: The bosses are female-the main one is nice but my immediate one is a bit snotty i think . :rofl: I saw the main one on Tues night and am in my proper department tonight- :wooooo: so hopefully, there'll be more sitting down lol! I work 24 hours, which sounds great, but there's 3 evenings 4.45-8pm and 2 days 8.30-5pm, which means twice i get home at 8.30pm and have to be back there at 8.30am and do a full day!!!!!!! :Crazy: and :tired:
Chuch and Charlie seem ok left all day-no lumps of fur anywhere at least! lol
What's 'bff'?? :doh:
How do you get those quotes in a purple box???? :Dont know: :hug:
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What, like this v
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How do you get those quotes in a purple box???? :Dont know: :hug:
Not telling you :evillaugh:
Oh, go one then...
When you click on reply, below the box you are typing in is everyone's elses posts. At the top right of each persons post there are the words 'insert quote', click on that and it will insert that persons quote into your post. You can click on more than one 'insert quote' so you can multiple quotes from lots of people.
If you only want to quote a certain part of their post, as I have done above, then just highlight the bit you want to remove and delete it just like you would in a word doc or email. The important thing to keep in is the gobbledegook in the square brackets at the beginning and the /quote in square brackets at the end. If you accidentally delete one of the brackets when you are deleting words that you don't want to quote it wont display properly. Like this...
[quote author=Shirley link=topic=27885.msg542779#msg542779 date=1263453400
How do you get those quotes in a purple box???? :Dont know: :hug:
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I admit to being a Charlie/Chuch lurker and am glad to see they are getting on OK :)
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There is also a ] at the end of the quote lol
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I admit to being a Charlie/Chuch lurker and am glad to see they are getting on OK :)
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LOL-have i done it???? Thanks for that!! :hug:
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:doh: No i haven't!
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Hi Shirley,
when you click 'quote' to insert the quote then start typing whatever you want don't touch anything of that quote i.e. make sure your curser is separate from anything in the previous quote so it leaves it as is - if that makes sense.
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:doh: No i haven't!
you are missing the quote author at the beginning
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:doh: No i haven't!
No you hav'nt what? :naughty: :evillaugh: :rofl: :hug:
Keep trying Shirley, you will get there hun.....If you press "preview" before you post and scroll up above this white box you will see what your new post will look like! ;)
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Thanks all! I'm just useless!! ;D God knows how i'm going to learn a new computer system at work! :rofl:
I'll have a practice when i get home tonight-a full day there today!! :grrrrrr: :hug:
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As Janey says, once you've clicked on 'insert quote' then step away from the quote :evillaugh: It literally takes a split second to insert a quote with just one click so it's not hard it's just that you need to move your cursor away so you don't interfere with the gobbledeegook!
Once you've mastered that it's just a case of highlighting any deleting any words you don't want in the quote - just remember, stay away from the gobbledeegook :evillaugh:
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First press the "quote" tab on the persons post you want to quote, This will come up (below)
Thanks all! I'm just useless!! ;D God knows how i'm going to learn a new computer system at work! :rofl:
I'll have a practice when i get home tonight-a full day there today!! :grrrrrr: :hug:
Then a couple of returns and type what you want to say! :evillaugh: ;) :hug: :hug:
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How's things with the BFF's (Best Friends Forever) :innocent: :evillaugh: :hug:
Hope work has got better for you and I hope the snow has gone also! :hug: :hug:
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Hi Baz, the snow's gone-yaaah!!!!-but i've just heard on the news, more is forecast for Wednesday :(
The job is a bit better cos i'm sitting down most of the time but not that keen at the mo and i managed to knacker the bosses computer (and another one!) last thing on Fri-ooops!!! If you don't use it for a few minutes, it signs off, so you have to log on again-such a pain-and it wouldn't let me, so you have to phone some security place!
Chuch and Charlie are still BFF (i realise now- :doh: ) They've even touched noses twice this weekend!!!! Charlie is still nervous of him a lot of the time, so i was gobsmacked when that happened! He's going out more now the snow's gone and has learned to stand on Chuchy's little shelter under the window to let me know he's back-awww-so i don't have to leave the door open! (Mind you, it's open now and he's inside!!!!!) I accidently locked him out twice the other night, but he was waiting by the door when i realised he wasn't in his room one time and came when i whistled the other-awww! x
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shame about the job but nothing to stop you keeping on lookin around!! the boys sound like they are doing great!!
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Yes, Dawn, i'm just amazed how the boys have turned around! ;D
I tried to look on Job Centre website earlier and it's changed from when i did before! Something else to fathom out! Grrr!
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is it jobsgopublic??
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:) Glad to hear the kitties are getting on well Shirley and hope you manage to sort your job situation out :hug:
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Thanks Jane!
No Dawn, it's the Government Job Centre website
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So glad to hear that the boys are getting on :Luv:
I know how you feel about the job because the job I went to after being made redundant and being unemployed for 3 months was awful and I Hated it (I was only there just over 3 weeks) - I kept looking and the job I am at now came along and I Love it, it started off as a 6 month temp contract but after only about 5/6 weeks they offered me a permanent contract and I was over the moon. Keep your chin up Hun and I will keep my fingers crossed for you that a better job comes along xxx
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Thanks Sheryl-they're both having their afternoon nap, tho Chuchy's lasts most of the day :rofl:
Encouraging about the job too! Will keep looking! xx
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WOW!!! They touched noses a couple of times, well that is a friendly thing to do! :Luv2: Its so good that he knows where to stand also so you dont have to keep the door open....Clever arnt they! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
I think if your not happy you should keep your eyes peeled on the job front Shirley, your more employable when your employed also! ;) Best of luck with this! :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Thanks, i will! :hug: Trouble is, still have to leave the door open when it's dark cos i can't see him cos he's grey and blends into the night, whereas Chuch is mainly white! :rofl: xx
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:shify: This is no good, we must teach him to rap on the window! :sneaky: :evillaugh: :hug:
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I've actually shut the door now-just keep popping out for a look and he's sitting on my little shed-aww! :Luv2:
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Shirley!!! Its the weekend and you are off! :wow: :evillaugh: :hug:
Hope all is okay on the work/furry front! :shify:
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Everything's fine on the furry front, thanks for asking :hug: Chuch is turning into a big softie who just wants to play, i think, but Charlie is still too scared, yet he'll lie close to him!!!! :Luv2:
Work is another story................ :sick: xx
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Glad everything is fine with the furbs! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
You must keep looking for another job Shirley, no job is worth feeling like that, been there and to be honest you could not pay me any amount to feel like that again! ;) :Luv2: :hug:
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Just posted this on CC-something i thought i'd never see-yaaaaah!!!
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brilliant!!!
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Isn't it just! So excited!!!! :hug:
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you're doing better than me, I've got two that would never share the bed!
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I'm just gobsmacked! The way Chuch was when Charlie first came here (11 weeks tomorrow-seems longer lol) and how jealous he was, never in a million years did i expect this! :wow: Mind you, after their dinner, Chuch went outside and Charlie was brave enough to lie on the part of the bed where Chuch had been-oops! When Chuch came back in, he had a fisticuffs with him, but Charlie stayed where he was!!! :shocked:
They're now back in separate rooms, but, hey, it's a start!! :rofl:
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Great picture Shirley, they aren't doing bad at all. Reminds me of our first two cats Penny and Squeaky Penny pretended to dislike Squeaky butif ever we'd been out for the day there were always 2 obvious dents in the bed whenever we came in :sneaky:
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Now thats a brilliant sight Shirley! :wow: :wow: :wow:
So glad that these two are getting used to each other (although I'd say it was Chuch who was the brave one getting close!), they will have quick spats... even some of mine who get on really well can have their spats! ;) :hug: :hug:
Well Done you! :wow: :hug: :hug:
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:rofl: Jane :hug:
Thanks Bazsmum! :rofl: at Chuch being 'the brave one' :hug:
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So the friendship starts - thats how you loose your bed - they claim possesion is cat law - ours spend more time on ours tahn we do and now OH has said he will put his side of electric balnket on through the day so more can be warm instead of a feral huddle all on my side!
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:rofl: Liz, your OH sounds great! :hug:
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Great picture ;D
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Thanks Gill, tho since then, Chuch seems to have 'gone off' him again and chases or swipes at him whenever he sees him! :( Charlie doesn't seem too upset by it tho-he'll still lie on the floor quite close to him so he's not that scared! :evillaugh: :hug:
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All change again! I went to post a letter today, came back and found Chuch lying on 'Charlie's bed'!!!!!!! :wow: The only time he goes in that room is to chase Charlie back into it lol :rofl: They stayed together for about 3 hours!! :Luv2: :Luv2:
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I think they've reached the next stage, Shirley - where they mock fight but without aggression - just part of natural cat behaviour
Tiffany and Tosker are at that stage with me - there is still a bit of of hissing (from her) and paw waving and tail swishing from both, but neither is frightened or runs away, and when they've finished with each other they will settle down quite close
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Awww it's sooooooo cute isn't it? :hug:
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Still think its all going great though Shirl, someone has to have the upper hand and I reckon Charlie has accepted that's not going to be him! :innocent:
Chuch is much more curious of him..... He is also telling him "Im the boss, right!" :evillaugh: :Luv2: :hug:
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Lol, i think you're right! :evillaugh: Someone from Catchat came to see 'the legends' today when they were in Charlie's room and he even let her stroke him!!! :Luv2: :hug:
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Aw, I bet you are shocked how much Charlie has came on since being with you.... Job very well done in my book that is! ;) :hug:
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Aww thanks for that-i am amazed how well he's taken to a home instead of the great outdoors! :hug:
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must be genetic behaviour for little grey cats who come in from the cold
mine is glued to me for as long as I stay in one place, and is totally trusting of me
such a turn around
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agree with trigger cos kocka was a total cuddlebum and also liked to sit on my shoulder ;D
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Lol Trigger, you maybe right, tho' Charlie hasn't got that far with me yet! He still spends most of his time in 'his' room and is still jumpy at times and i've known him all his life! (He's 7 next month) At least he wants to stay with me cos he always comes back when he's been outside! :Luv2: How old is Tosker? :hug:
I don't know about Kocka, Gillian -assume he was/is a grey stray then? I don't think my Charlie will ever be a cuddlebum! lol :hug:
When i went to bed last night, i found Chuch on Charlie's bed and Charlie lying in the hall but, when i got up in the night for the loo, foung Charlie on Chuchy's cushion on the settee-awww! :catplay2:
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Tosker came to me last May as a two year old - not sure how accurate that was, but as the rescuer told me he had been mistreated as a kitten she presumably knew roughly how old he was
Charlie and Chuch are not avoiding the scent of each other, and that is a big leap forward
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Ummmmmmmmmmm I am Gill, the otherone is Gillian LOL
Yes Kocka was a grey stray who found me without a cat, I hated them but she was so gorgeous I fell in love with her almost straightaway :rofl:
Sounds like Charlie positively is searching out Chuchs scent ;D
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Sorry Gill, oops! Have you still got HER? (Haven't done too well on my last post have i?) :rofl:
How can anyone mistreat any animal, least of all a kitten??? :sick: So glad he took to you, Trigger :hug:
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:rofl: never mind ;D
No sadly Kocka went to the Bridge in Jul 2005, 6 months after I moved here :(
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Aww, sorry to hear that Gill :( :hug:
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Thought you'd like to see these-it's the first time he hasn't run away at the sight of the camera!!!
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:Luv: :Luv: what a gorgeous boy he is
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how did my Tosker get on your bed, Shirley :shocked: :Luv:
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Hi Shirley its Bianca from the catchat.org.
Charlie is a fantastic colour, bet your so proud of him ;)
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Thanks Jane and Bianca, he is a beauty, can't believe he was born in a factory! :Luv2:
Lol Trigger! :hug:
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Gorgeous pics Shirl, he is a hunk! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Awww thanks, Bazsmum :hug:
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I hav'nt nosey'd in here for a while! :-[ :hug:
Hope everything is rosey re the furbabes and hopefully your job! ;) :Luv2: :hug:
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Hi Baz, things are still good with the furbabes, tho i think Chuch had a touch of PMS yesterday-he kept chasing Charlie and having a little boxing match, but Charlie stood his ground and had a go back! :rofl: Mostly they sleep all day in the same room, if not on the same bed, just brilliant! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
The job, well, i've been off sick since with stress 21st January.............................. :sigh: :hug:
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Aw so glad to hear they are really starting to enjoy being around each other now! :Luv2: Blackie my ex feral adores Gizzy (Chuch's long haired twin) and Gizz just tolorates him, wish he would just give him a kiss or somethings cos he is seriously in love with him! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :hug:
Sorry to hear your job is getting you down hun, you stay on the sick as long as ness..... Hoping the stress is subsiding for you! ;) :hug: :hug:
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Awww Blackie in love with Gizzy, how cute's that!!! :Luv2: How long have you had Blackie and did it take a while for him to come round? Do you know how old he is?
Yes, it's wonderful to see my 2 now-about 10 mins ago, Chuch was crouched down, bum waggling ready to give chase, which he did, but just playfully :catplay2: Charlie is still nervous at times, but confident enough to sniff Chuchy's bum when he's eating and jump on the bed when he's there! :Luv2:
I've PM'd you :hug:
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Just a little update! Things are still going great with my two furries! I'm beginning to think my old man, Chuch, is glad of a playmate sometimes lol :rofl: Charlie has hardly been out the last few days-he stands by the open door with his belly almost on the floor :rofl: then goes back to the bedroom! I'm hoping when i start sunbathing ( what's that???!) he'll join me and Chuch in the sunshine! 8) He has started sitting by me on the settee a few times-awww! :Luv2:
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I knew once Chuch found out nothing bad happened to his little world with a Charlie in it, he would start to see some benefits
Trigger's a new cat with Tosker in the house - eating better, much more active, much more alive all round
and Tiffany has someone to fight with who fights back :shify:
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Awwww sweet! :Luv2: Does Tosker lie on your lap? Charlie walks across mine (a long walk!) but won't lie there yet :scared:
I wouldn't say Chuch was more lively-still sleeps loads, but more alive when he is awake lol! :Luv2: :hug:
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Tosker spends his whole life waiting for an opportunity to cuddle with me - I lie on the sofa each evening watching TV with him in my arms, and then have him on the bed all night
good job Trigger and Tiffany weren't cuddle cats or their noses would be well out of joint :evillaugh:
Charlie looks so like Tosker - same colouring, same eyes, same round tubbiness (I hope I'm not insulting him here - it's how he looks lying on the bed - he may be a long lithe athlete standing, for all I know ;))
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It's great that Tosker is so cuddly with you-you've worked wonders with the little lad! :Luv2: I've known Charlie all of his (almost ) 7 years and he won't come on the bed when i'm in it-he's usually sitting outside the open door when i get up in a morning, a vast improvement from when he used to be crying in the night!! :tired: Chuchy wakes me up anytime from 4am-grr!-to go out and even then, he stays asleep :Luv2:
Charlie had used to be a slim puss but has plumped up since he's been here :evillaugh: Lack of excercise like his mom :rofl:
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PM'd you back and forgot to add to this thread! :doh: :evillaugh: :hug:
Blackie has not really came round Shirl :( I think this will be the best he will be.... But his life is so much for the better now, no running from nasty teens/dogs etc.... no more cold nights, comfy bed, no fleas or worms.... Think he is better off anyway.... You would laugh at him as I do, to see how wary he is (not as much with me) but with others.... This is him but he is loved for him also! ;) :Luv2: :hug:
Glad the duo are still loving their new friendship.... leaps and bounds my dear.... Chuch actually looks smaller than him now on that pic lol! :evillaugh: :Luv2: :Luv2:
A pic of Blackie.... His latest antic is to come in the front room when the tv is off and OH has gone to bed.... He sleeps in with many now! :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Blackie is beautiful :Luv2: :Luv2: D Have you told me his story cos i can't remember!!!! Brain completely gone!!!! :rofl: (Have handed in my notice!!) Does he go outside? :hug:
Does Tosker go outside? My Charlie seems scared to death, not so bad when it's dark, (tho' still a struggle!) but daytime...............especially when next doors Yorkie, the smallest you've ever seen, is in the garden :rofl: :hug:
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Tosker can get in and out of my catproof (!) enclosure, but doesn't bother much these days, and only goes a few yards away for a short while
he might go out more often in the warmer months, but he is quite the home body these days, and does not want to do his own thing
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LOL sounds like Charlie when he was at Cramar! There was over 100 cats in the feral enclosure (like Secura cat, i think!) but he had to be the one that got out didn't he, lol! :sneaky: There was another one they saw actually climb up, (must be at least 10' high!!) swing himself over the 'lip' thing and down the other side, but he'd climb back in again, lol :wow:
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Blackie was born in a house and the people let him out to go feral! >:( >:( >:( They could not even look after their kids (that sort! :sick: )
He lived rough on a housing estate for over 4 yrs, my daughter would feed him but he would never come close when she was around.... We trapped him over 3 yrs ago and he has been with me since.... We took him in the trap to be neutered... He had already been done hence the chunk off his ear! The vet nurse said I would have fun with him as he was really fiesty.... Still is but not really with me, I can actually give him head rubs if he knows Im going too, I cant suprise him though or I would get a suprise back! :evillaugh: :sneaky: :Luv2: :Luv2: :hug:
Glad you have handed your notice in! ;) :hug:
Amazing when cats can get out of the proofing, my daughter CC has securacat fencing (think its called that?) and one of her's does that flip you mentioned! :Crazy:
I imagine Charlie ending up a real cuddlebum like his twin Tosker.... Chuch has a new lease of life methinks! :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :hug:
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LOL sounds like Charlie when he was at Cramar! There was over 100 cats in the feral enclosure (like Secura cat, i think!) but he had to be the one that got out didn't he, lol! :sneaky: There was another one they saw actually climb up, (must be at least 10' high!!) swing himself over the 'lip' thing and down the other side, but he'd climb back in again, lol :wow:
that's exactly what Tosker does, though my fence is only 6ft high - but now he's becoming fatter more cuddly I think he's finding it less easy ;)
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Hi Bazsmum, how can anybody let a cat out to go feral!!!!! :grrrrrr: They should be shot!!! (the humans, not the cat!) >:( It sounds like he loves you tho-thank God you trapped him! :hug: :Luv2:
I think Chuch has a new lease of life too-can't wait till the summer and they can chase each other in the garden instead of from room to room! :rofl:
Lol Trigger, love your description of Tosker-Charlie is even more like him now-don't know why though, the amount of food i throw away you wouldn't think he was eating anything! :rofl: :Luv2:
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Latest photos of Chuch and Charlie-BFF-awww! :catplay2:
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Aw Shirley thats a super pic, they are defo BFF's now.... soon to be terror's together! :rofl: :Luv2: :hug:
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LOL, they already are! Chase each other round the house-why can't they do it outside??? :rofl: :Luv2: :hug: It was great to see them enjoying the sun yesterday, now we've had snow in the night and they won't leave the house :rofl: They'd rather be doing this :scratch: than be outside in the :cold:
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Just put cat carrier into Charlie's room, hoping he'll get used to it ready for his first vet visit......... :scared: He's due for injections, in fact, he was due a long time ago cos, after he escaped the very first time after the original injections on April 1st, he never had the follow ups.................should be fun trying to get him into it :hairrasin: Chuch is bad enough! :rofl:
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Tosker had his first vaccs three weeks ago, Shirley, and he was fine - in fact he is going back this pm for the follow-up
he doesn't like being picked up, but he loves to be on my lap, so I shall put the carrier, which has already been out open in the front room for two days, right by the sofa later
then all I have to do is sit down, wait until he's on my lap, and pick him up and plonk him straight in it
wouldn't fancy my chances if the carrier wasn't top loading though - what type do you use?
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Er, not a top loader and the closest Charlie gets to my lap is his two front paws! :rofl: Might have to pop to Cramar and ask if i can borrow one of their's-that's what i bought him home in! I should really have my own cos i won't be able to keep it forever anyway! I did price one up at Jollye's the other week and it was £25-can't afford that! Any idea where i could get a cheaper one, or is that about the going rate?
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there's one for £18 very similar to the one I have used for 9 years on the Zooplus site - called Capri
I wouldn't put 6kg Tiffany in mine though, as I am not sure the carrier could cope with her weight - Tosker is 4 kg but he doesn't wriggle like she does :evillaugh:
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Charlie's never been weighed but looking how tubby he is now, i would say he's almost as big as Chuch, who was 5.2kg last October :evillaugh: Would that be ok for him?
Good luck with the vet visit!
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Tosker is just over 4kg, and the carrier felt as if it was at its limit - not that that meant it was, but I can't really test it to destruction (though Tiffany would be just the girl for the job!!)
I also have a fabric carrier lined with plush, which is much favoured as a sleeping place by all three cats, and more than once I have been able to just zip it up with the cat already inside!! - they are quite cheap so might be worth a try
poor Tosker was so scared - he lay like a pancake on the vet's table,trying not to be noticed :(
but his gingivitis is now classified as mild, and not requiring treatment, which is good, so apart from sore ears he is doing OK
now do you have any tips on how to apply ear drops twice a day to a very reluctant cat :shify: :shify:
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LOL no idea! I've already wasted 6 worming tablets last week (on the 2 of them) and only just managed to Frontline Charlie cos he kept moving his head! :rofl:
Poor Tosker being so scared! :scared: I have visions of Charlie doing the wall of death when i take him! :-[ I may have a solution to the carrier problem but can't say anything till Friday! ;)
BTW i got talking to a woman in the cat food aisle at Morrisons today (as you do) and she was telling me how she was feeding a stray and that her own 2 had now died. She showed me a picture of one of them........................the double of Charlie and Tosker!! She said he was a Russian Blue and had cost her £150-i said mine was a factory cat and cost nothing :rofl:
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Trigger is a Russian Blue and is nothing like Tosker - long-limbed, slender body, very long thin tail, small narrow head
I reckon this lady in the queue was sold a pup :rofl: :rofl:
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The description of Trigger is like Charlie (well, before he put weight on!) In fact, that's how the CDS's used to describe him 'having a long, thin tail' :Luv2:
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Charlie and Tosker aren't twins then after all :(
Tosker is small, decidedly plump (the only word I can find which sums up his little round hard barrel body) with very short legs and a short thick tail
his favourite pose is on his back on my lap with all four legs stuck straight out in the air
though not today - today he is in a basket on top of the wardrobe staying well out of my way - I think he's spotted I came home with the bottle of the eardrops the nasty vet insisted on putting in his ears :evillaugh:
hope you are forgiven more quickly than me - when is Charlie going to the (whispers V E T S)?
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He'll be going in the next couple of weeks................
I wish he'd sit on my lap (like Chuch is doing as i type) but he'll only lie next to me, with his back to me!! :( He'll sleep on my bed during the day but won't come in the bedroom at night, when i'm in bed, even tho' the door's open??? :Crazy: He does let me sleep till i get up (usually about 7-7.30am) which is more than Chuch does-he has me up at anytime from 4am to let him out! :tired:
Has Tosker come down from the wardrobe yet? I'll try and find a 'standing up' pic of Charlie so you can see he really isn't his twin after all :'(
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he's just come down
he's funny on the bed at night - he sleeps right at the bottom, but if I put my hand outside the duvet he gives a little cry and comes rushing up for fuss - when I put my hand back in he goes back to the bottom again
how's that for training - and I didn't even know I was doing it :evillaugh:
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Chuch didn't wake me this morning-i woke up at 7.15 thinking he must be poorly, but he's fine, now on my lap! :Luv2: :Luv2:
Here's the pic i promised! Not standing up, but think you can see his tail!
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oooh yes - much nearer Trigger's build than Tosker's
Tosker is really more like a teddy bear than a cat :Luv:
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Who's a good boy then?? :shy: Last night i was going out and my friend was drying her hair as i opened the back door, so Charlie wouldn't come back in! :scared: I asked her to leave the room and tried again-he looked terrified but came just inside the door, but dashed out again as i went to close the door behind him! :grrrrrr: We were running late so i couldn't wait much longer and had to leave him outside :sick: The longest he's been out before without me being here is 2 hours in the daytime! :Sad Bye: Needless to say i was worried to death (still had a fantastic night even tho i think my left eardrum has been shattered :rofl: :rofl: !!) Came home at 12.30 this morning to find him waiting by the door...awwww! :Luv2: :Luv2: He'd been out for 5 hours!!!! :wow:
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Charlie had his first visit to the vets yesterday-and he was brilliant!!!! :Luv2: :Luv2: I picked him up while he was asleep and put him in the carrier :sneaky: He never made a sound in the car-the vet is only about 10 mins away-and let the vet fuss him!! :wow: He checked him over and said he's a healthy, slightly overweight (oops!) cat! I told him he didn't really eat much so he said he must be eating elsewhere! :-[ I had to hold him while he got his jab ready and i thought, now is when he would try and make a break for it, but no! Think he must've been frozen with fear! :shocked: He was no trouble going home either and i expected a peaceful evening watching tv, but he decided he wanted to be outside, in the rain :Crazy: Couldn't get him to come in so i was up and down like a yo yo, worried he might be in trouble, but he eventually did come in, then out, then in :grrrrrr: He was ok at bedtime tho!
Same thing again in 3 weeks, so need to get a carrier before then-top opening, wire one (borrowed the one last night from Cramar) so if any one knows of a (cheap) one anywhere...........
It was great to be back at Cramar-haven't been since i had Charlie last Nov-had a walk round the feral paddocks, just amazing, with beautiful, clean cats :Luv2: :Luv2: One of them came up to me (looks like a younger version of Chuch and has been there all the time i've been going over there) He had some fuss, then decided my leg was a scratching post-ouch! Another one was in the sleeping area eating, but picking it up with his paw and another was sitting on the side of the water bowl (like a washing up bowl) dipping his paw in to drink-just sooooo cute! :Luv2: :Luv2:
The only downside to my visit was that i've damaged my car! :stupid: I hit the kerb on the car park and somehow, got it stuck!!! When i reversed it made a crunching noise, so i got out and had a look, couldn't see anything, so tried again. This time it moved and i saw a graze on the grill thing under the number plate, not too bad, i thought. When i got home, i was telling my friend and she pointed out the REAL damage!!! I've somehow separated the wing from the bonnet!!! :grrrrrr: Rang ex hubby and he said i've probably pulled off the clips that hold the panel on (!) He's coming to have a look tonight or tomorrow after work, depending what time he gets back! Fingers crossed it's something that can be fixed easily and cheaply!!!! :sigh:
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;D Glad all went well for Charlie, bless him! :Luv:
It must have been lovely to go back to Cramar and see all the kitties, it sounds a great place. My Pep does the paw in the water thing - when his cup has hardly any water in and he can't stick his head in :innocent:
Sorry about your car though - hope you soon get it sorted :hug:
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Aww bless Pep! :Luv2:
Cramar is a wonderful place-wish there were other places like that with a feral area.
Thanks Jane, i hope i can get the car sorted-i'm hoping ex can just shove it back but, with my luck and no money coming in, it'll cost an arm and a leg!!! :(
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Just got to say that you`ve worked miraclesl with Charlie, Well done you and Well Done Charlie
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Aww thanks Teresa-coming from someone like you (an expert!) that's praise indeed! :hug: :hug: I think it helped that i've known him since he was a baby and he loves me! :evillaugh:
Hope you're feeling well at the moment. :hug: :hug:
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Well, after my awful stress and worry with the stray cat i found (see 'old, tabby male found in Bradley Bilston) my Charlie had to have an op on his eye yesterday! He's come in the day before with it half closed and, as he won't let me do anything to him, i couldn't even look at it properly, never mind try to bathe it!! Somehow i got him into the carrier (after earlier getting a 2" scratch on my ankle which took forever to stop bleeding, when trying to grab him to look at the eye!) The vet said he'd damaged the cornea and needed a flap of skin cutting off-eeeurgh!!!! He said he was very lucky as, had the claw gone in a bit more, he would've lost his eye!!!!! £211 bill later and you wouldn't think he'd had an op!! Within an hour of coming home he wanted to go out, but i resisted. Later tho, he was literally hanging onto the beading round the window on the door (he's never done that before!) so i let him out! He came back but wanted out again so i gave in yet again-this time he wouldn't come back in and just stood outside the door while i was trying to get him back, so he was out all night! (Only the 3rd time in nearl 6 months he's done that!) Needless to say, i had another rubbish night, getting up to see if he'd come in! This morning, he's fine, in and out like a jack in the box while i'm sitting here freezing to death! I've now shut the door and put the heating on! The last time he came in, he was here for a minute, had some fuss and was hanging off the beading again, 'sigh' I wonder if he'll ever calm down-think i'll have to give him some of my Diazepan! :rofl:
I feel so sorry for him cos he hasn't got a nasty bone in his body, doesn't fight and freezes at the vets-wish i could do something to help him. I've tried the Bachs stuff, but seemed to make him worse!!!
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Shirley reading of Charlies in/out activities took me back more than 10 years to when I used to wander round the garden in my nightie in the middle of the night calling "Where are you pretty Iris, please come to your mummy who loves you" :rofl: Iris was a feral who came to us under very sad circumstances just as Charlie did to you, I used to worry myself sick over her,she used to suffer rodent ulcers and was a madam to treat and at times so difficult to get her to return to the house; I think sometimes its their way of telling us that things will progress on their terms. Iris eventually settled so well you could set the clock by the time she came and went.
Forget rescue remedies and the like all he needs is time :hug: hope your wounds soon heal and Charlie keeps out of further scraps :hug:
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Thanks Teresa, poor Iris-but you did manage to treat her tho? :rofl: at theimage of you in your nightie calling her! I don't know why he's still so nervous with me-he's known me all his life!
I've just got back from my old workplace (where he was born and a year today i was made redundant from!) and he came in for a bite to eat for 5 minutes, then hanging on the beading again! Don't know why he's suddenly started doing that!!!! He's out in the rain now, tho there are 2 shelters but one of them's probably soaking wet now!
I hope he keeps out of trouble as well!!! Until recently, he'd spend a lot of time asleep on my bed with Chuch, now he wants out all the time (could be something to do with it not being so cold!) :hug:
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Shirley over the years Iris became the sweetest most lovable girl so medication wasnt too bad, Charlie is enjoying the best of both worlds outside in milder weather confident in the knowledge he has his own wonderful home for when he is cold, tired or hungry and the day will come for when he needs his mom to cuddle him too.
He has coped with an enormous amount of change over the last year so its still early days for him. :hug:
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You're right, of course, Teresa! I hadn't thought of it like that-he's been pushed from pillar to post since last March-Cramar, escaping, being caught, escaping againfor 5 weeks, being caught, rehoming, escaping and being missing for 11 weeks, then coming to me and being shut in a room for 5 weeks (where he was amazing!) :Luv2: :Luv2: He's now having a wash and brush up on the floor nest to me-awww!
Last night he slept on the computer chair, the first time for weeks, from 8.30pm and stayed there until 5.30 this morning! Of course, i'm thinking there's something wrong and kept waking up worrying ( and with the pain in my hip) so he can't win :rofl: He seems back to his normal scaredy, but a bit fuss-potty self now! Maybe the anaesethetic HAD sent him a bit loopy and now it's out of his system? He's now lying on the floor, yet the door's open! :Luv2: Needless to say, i look and feel like a zombie-hope i can stay awake for my night out tonight, lol :hug:
His eye looks fine, thank God, hope it stays that way until he's back at the vets on Tuesday! :hug:
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The trip to the vet will have set him back more than the anaesthetic, hes survived most of his life on his nerves , so you are still earning his trust. Think you have worked wonders for Charlie so far, you just need to be patient :hug:
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Thanks Teresa, i just worry he'll get scared and run away (with Chuchy giving him the evil eye a lot :rofl:) tho after being here 6 months on the 11th, i don't think he will, lol :hug:
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I think he realises which side his bread`s buttered. :hug:
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LOL Teresa, i hope so! :hug:
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It sounds good for Charlie ;D
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Charlie's due back at the vets today, but i think he's getting a bit wise to being cornered! ;) His eye looks much better (after not so good on Sunday and a panic i might have to go to emergency vet! :what: ) Fingers crossed for getting him in the carrier without being ripped to shreds :rofl:
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Managed to get him there tonight and vet said it's healing really well! He said it will be a bit sore sometimes still while it's healing, hence the watery eye-awwww! :hug: :hug: I'm defrosting some prawns as a treat for him later-he was as good as gold in the vets again, but i honestly think he's frozen in fear! :hug: :hug: Have to take Chuch in a couple of weeks for his injections-i might as well move in there! :rofl: :rofl:
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Glad the visit went well - I felt like I lived there with Turbo's coming and goings with his eye and Floddy to then Minmin got in on the act then we had to take 7 for boosters and Program! :rofl:
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OMG Liz, i don't know how you do it!!!! :Crazy: I've been stressed enough about Charlie and my stray-i'd be a nervous wreck with your lot! :rofl:
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Pleased that Charlie didnt scratch you to pieces and his eye is doing so well :rofl:
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Not such much nervous wrecks but shredded individuals if we get the you are going in this box approach wrong thats why we still have 6 in crush cages :shocked:
Some of our lot just freeze at the vet and we always ge them wormed to somehow they never have a go at the vet but parents can be shredded or worse end up having another cat eat the worming tablet cause we dropped it :evillaugh:
Sunny the baby BC has also been known to help the cats out during this function :rofl: