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Warm Welcome to Purrs! => Welcome to Newbies :) => Topic started by: melysion on December 02, 2007, 16:28:47 PM

Title: Intro from new member
Post by: melysion on December 02, 2007, 16:28:47 PM
Hi there

I'm noew to this forum. I have one cat - the little cutie in my avator. His name is Toby, he is approximately seven years old and he is FIV+.

I adopted him in March this year.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone

Allie ;)
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on December 02, 2007, 16:35:01 PM
Hi and  :welcome: to Purrs,

I'm sure you'll have a great time here.  We have a dedicated section on FIV / FELV http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php?board=10.0 if you have any questions about Toby's condition.

Looking forward to chatting.

Sam, Foxy, Zephyr and Rossi xxx
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: blackcat on December 02, 2007, 16:39:54 PM
Hi there and welcome to Purrs, nice cold evening for snuggling down in front of the fire with a warm cat on your lap and a computer full of friends here at Purrs. But be warned, this forum is addictive :rofl:
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 02, 2007, 17:16:19 PM
 :welcome: to Purrs

WE are just the greatest forum  :rofl: :rofl:

Want to see Toby in a bigger picture please  ;D
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: melysion on December 02, 2007, 17:32:18 PM
thanks for the welcome  :thanks:

How do I post pictures on here?
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 02, 2007, 17:34:37 PM
Wll you need to rreduce em to no more than 600pixels  on longest size and that should make em OK and the when you posting a message also click da browse and find piccy on putra. Or you can shove em in pphotobucket and then from there to here  ;D
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: melysion on December 02, 2007, 17:44:13 PM
you mean like this? ;)
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 02, 2007, 17:45:44 PM
Yes just like that   :rofl:

Toby is soooooo handsome  ;D
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: ginge66 on December 02, 2007, 18:20:58 PM
Hi Melysion,

Toby is just gorgeous :Luv:
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: melysion on December 02, 2007, 20:19:48 PM
More photos of my boy!


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Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: melysion on December 02, 2007, 20:24:00 PM
Am I right in thinking many people here are from the UK?

I'm from London
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: ginge66 on December 02, 2007, 20:26:20 PM
 :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:

Hi again, just interested to know, what was his history before he came to you?
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Yvonne on December 02, 2007, 20:28:29 PM
Hi Allie and a warm   :welcome:  to Purrs

Most of the members on the forum are from the UK

Look forward to seeing you posting
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: melysion on December 02, 2007, 20:33:57 PM
:Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:

Hi again, just interested to know, what was his history before he came to you?

He was born in a rescue centre to a feral cat. FIV+ from birth he stayed in the rescue centre for two years before someone took him.  :Crazy:

But after 5 years, his previous owners couldn't take care of him anymore as they were moving abroad.

So - I adopted him into his furever home last March  ;)
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on December 02, 2007, 21:47:48 PM
Welcome to Purrs, he is gorgeous. Just out of curiosity, what age was he tested for FIV? It isn't normally passed on from mother to siblings, but they will test positive up to 16 weeks of age. IF he was tested before that age, it might be worth getting him rechecked - and through Glasgow, not throuh the inhouse test (7% are false positives, and 5% are false negatives).
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on December 02, 2007, 21:53:03 PM
Yes this is a UK forum, just the bestest for cats  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on December 02, 2007, 22:00:59 PM
Hi &  :welcome: to Purrs

I love your signature pic and the wording  :wow: Glad you found us, it's a really friendly forum with lots of helpful advice if needed.  I must warn you though that it can get seriously addictive - you have been warned  :Crazy:
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: melysion on December 02, 2007, 22:57:21 PM
Welcome to Purrs, he is gorgeous. Just out of curiosity, what age was he tested for FIV? It isn't normally passed on from mother to siblings, but they will test positive up to 16 weeks of age. IF he was tested before that age, it might be worth getting him rechecked - and through Glasgow, not throuh the inhouse test (7% are false positives, and 5% are false negatives).

Sadly, he definitely has FIV as I had him retested when I first adopted him. But he has always been healthy regardless :D
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: pappilon on December 02, 2007, 23:46:35 PM
Hi Allie,  :welcome: to Purrs ,Your baby is gorgeous :Luv:   


Its great to have more people from London 8)
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on December 03, 2007, 07:19:25 AM
 :hi: Melysion and welcome to Purrs.  Think you'll like it here - everyone's a friendly bunch - most from the UK but some from other climes too.

Love Toby - what a handsome fellow he is.  ;D  Am always envious to see the piccies.  Am hopeless at tecchie things and usually have to get someone to help me with them, but I think your little lad's gorgeous!  As the others have mentioned - it's a bit of an addiction coming on here, but hope you have lots of fun finding your way around, and that we see more of the glorious Toby soon.
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on December 03, 2007, 08:05:09 AM
Ah right - it isn't normally passed on from mum to siblings. I am glad he is healthy regardless and that you gave him a home.
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: melysion on December 03, 2007, 18:34:29 PM
Ah right - it isn't normally passed on from mum to siblings. I am glad he is healthy regardless and that you gave him a home.

Yeah, I read its quite rare but it does happen. He was born in a rescue centre to a FIV+ Mum and stayed in that centre for two years until he was finally found a home.
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: unseeliechylde on December 03, 2007, 21:57:08 PM
 :welcome: to purrs!
Toby is a babe! :Luv: :Luv: I may ahve to sneak round and steal him. :rofl:..I'm a sucker for gingerbread boys!
This is a great forum - everyone here is really friendly and supportive - looking fwd to hearing from you in other posts as you explore the site....and they're not joking, it really is addictive (but in a good way!) ;)
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: dolcetta46 on December 07, 2007, 14:43:28 PM
 :welcome: Allie!!  sorry I missed this thread earlier, but hey always better late than never!!  So glad you have found us and I must say I am in love at first sight with Toby!!  What a beautiful boy!!  Looking forward to getting to know more of him and yourself, and hope you will have tons of fun here just as we all do!!   :hug: :hug:

Licia from Rome
Title: Re: Intro from new member
Post by: clarenmax on December 07, 2007, 17:00:19 PM
Hiya, warm  :welcome: to Purrs, and great to see another FIV member adding to our little group on here  ;D

My boy Max is FIV+, I've had since about the age of 2, he's 9 now  ;D

Your boy looks adorable, can't wait to hear more about him  :Luv: