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Warm Welcome to Purrs! => Welcome to Newbies :) => Topic started by: my4kitties on October 03, 2012, 22:38:40 PM

Title: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: my4kitties on October 03, 2012, 22:38:40 PM: Hello everyone!

My name is Renee living in Southern California. I am 45 years old, divorced mom of four human children (David-age 20 years, Lauren-age 18 years and will be 19 next month on 4/11, Christopher-age 14 years, and last, but not least, Michael-age 13 years). I also have five feline children (Midnight-age 8 years, her sons, Star and Lucky, age 7 years, and my baby girl, Momo (will be 2 years old on 29/11). And finally, though he crossed the Rainbow Bridge almost two years ago, My Smokey (23/3/2009-14/1/2011) is still a part of my heart. He was FIV/FeLV+ and in the end, it was anemia that killed him. I miss him so much. :( After I take a look around, and learn about this site, I'll post pictures of my kitties. :)
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 04, 2012, 00:33:49 AM: :welcome: to Purrs ;D

It must be about 1600 with you at present and I bet you have great weather :innocent:

Lovely to think that California maybe a colony :rofl: :rofl:

Your family sound great and look forward to seeing you furrbies ;D
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: my4kitties on October 04, 2012, 08:46:11 AM: :thanks: for the :welcome: Gill. I cannot wait to share pictures of my furry feline children. :rofl:
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Dawn F on October 04, 2012, 09:21:26 AM: hi and welcome, its a great forum, hope you enjoy it!
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on October 04, 2012, 10:36:14 AM: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome:
Title: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: caledonia on October 04, 2012, 10:55:34 AM: Welcome - we look forward to seeing pics of your furbabies! Photos always go down well :-)
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: moira on October 04, 2012, 12:36:10 PM: Welcome. You will find this is a very supportive forum.
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Janeyk on October 04, 2012, 16:23:18 PM: :welcome: to Purrs ;D
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 04, 2012, 17:14:32 PM: :welcome: to Purrs ;D

Glad you've found us, I'm sure you'll enjoy it here. It really is a very friendly forum with lots of friendly helpful advice, if ever needed, and of course lots of fun.

I do feel it my public duty to warn you though that it can be a teensy bit addictive :Crazy: You have been warned :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Jiji on October 05, 2012, 08:39:56 AM: Hi Renee, :welcome: to Purrs :)
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: ronandcats on October 10, 2012, 22:14:03 PM: Hi Renee you sound like you hqave wonderfull famlly, :welcome: :welcome: to purrs ron at lostcatsbrighton :welcome:
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: my4kitties on October 11, 2012, 10:06:21 AM: Thank you all for the wonderful welcome! I've already made a post about my Bridge baby, Smokey, in that section. Now I'm going to post pictures of my other kitties.

First up is Midnight. She was our neighbor's cat until they moved and left her. We took her into our home around the end of May 2005.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/momof4sweeties/Pictures%20of%20Midnight/Catpics045.jpg)

Two weeks later, Midnight gave birth to four kittens--2 stillborn and 2 survivors -- on 9 June 2005.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/momof4sweeties/Midnight%20and%20her%20kittens/5824P6190010.jpg)

The two survivors turned out to be boys and were named Star (because of the way his face looked at birth) and Lucky (Lucky wasn't breathing and had a faint heartbeat).

Star and Lucky have grown up to be very handsome gentlemen.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/momof4sweeties/2e2pfe0.jpg)

And finally, we have Momo. She came to us three months after we lost Smokey. We brought her inside on 24 April 2011, the day after my birthday...I think Smokey had a part in us finding Momo. She was just a little tiny kitten of just barely 5 months old and seven weeks pregnant. I am not a fan of spaying female cats that are close to giving birth, but given how small Momo was and how the vet told me that Momo had six kittens in her, if I had let her give birth she, and quite possibly the kittens, would have died.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/momof4sweeties/Lil%20Smokie/Picture003.jpg)
Her first day in the house.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/momof4sweeties/Lil%20Smokie/Picture004.jpg)
Before spay

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/momof4sweeties/Lil%20Smokie/Picture005.jpg)
The round pregnant belly

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/momof4sweeties/Lil%20Smokie/Picture008.jpg)
After her spay
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on October 11, 2012, 16:17:18 PM: What a stunningly beautiful furry family you have :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on October 11, 2012, 16:34:43 PM: What a stunning family and the two gentlemen are splendid ;D

I have just read Smokeys story and so pleased you were able to give him a home. FIV is not as bad once people realize that its so hard to pass on but know that FeLv is much more of a problem. Presumably the latter is what sent him to the Bridge so young :hug: :hug:

The very worst one is FIP and very hard to diagnose until after death.
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: my4kitties on October 11, 2012, 17:45:53 PM: I've had friends who lost cats to FIP. I pray that none of my kitties ever gets it. :(
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on October 11, 2012, 18:32:51 PM: :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2: wow what a gorgeous family.
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Tigerlily (Allison) on October 12, 2012, 08:02:46 AM: Hi Renee and welcome to Purrs :welcome:
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: Huge on October 12, 2012, 08:52:28 AM: Uh-oh, here comes trouble.... :P

Welcome to Purrs Reneé, I've only been here a short while myself. I'm sure you'll fit right in.
Title: Re: Newbie from the Colonies
Post by: my4kitties on October 12, 2012, 08:57:03 AM: I'll be on my best behavior. I promise. :rofl: