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Warm Welcome to Purrs! => Welcome to Newbies :) => Topic started by: KatieJ on August 17, 2009, 21:23:08 PM

Title: Hi from me & the gingies
Post by: KatieJ on August 17, 2009, 21:23:08 PM

Hi there, I'm new(ish) to the board, I've been lurking a while, thought it about time to introduce myself and the boys.

I'm Katie, 25, live on the South coast of the UK.  I have two cats at the moment, brothers, ginger, neutered of course!  They have a bit of a story to them....

Just over two years ago I went to live in South Africa for a year as my husband is South African.  One day at work he found three newborn kittens in a cement mixer in the factory he worked at.  The mother must have had them there overnight and been frightend away by the workers in the morning, sadly the factory worked long days and the babies would have been dead by the time she could come back so I took them and hand raised them myself.  We lost one one boy at two and a half weeks old :( but I promised him I'd take care of his brothers, and that's what I did, bringing them back to the UK with us when we came back.  Photos attached.  Also while in South Africa I fostered several other kittens and worked in an animal shelter, happiest days of my life!

Title: Re: Hi from me & the gingies
Post by: ripleysmum on August 17, 2009, 21:27:20 PM

What beautiful gingies, i have a gingi too, she is a right whiner :wow:, very vocal and attention seeking, the kitten pictures are great, soooo cute

Title: Re: Hi from me & the gingies
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on August 17, 2009, 21:48:50 PM

 :welcome: to Purrs  ;D

What stunning gingers....I loves gingers and so pleased you brought them back with you  ;D

Title: Re: Hi from me & the gingies
Post by: Janeyk on August 17, 2009, 22:18:27 PM

Hi and  :welcome: KatieJ glad you found us  ;D

your 2 kitties are gorgeous  :Luv: :Luv: look forward to hearing more about them and you

Title: Re: Hi from me & the gingies
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on August 17, 2009, 22:48:44 PM

Hi Katie  :welcome: to PUrrs,

OMG your boys are gorgeous ... what are their names?

I'm sure you'll have a great time on hear we are very friendly (as you've no doubt noticed if you've hiding inthe shadows for a while  ;) )

Looking forward to getting to know you and the boys.

Sam, Foxy, Zephyr and Rossi xxxx

Title: Re: Hi from me & the gingies
Post by: Bazsmum on August 18, 2009, 03:34:14 AM

 :welcome: to Purrs.....  :)

Your ginger tabbies are so adorable!  :Luv2: :hug:

Title: Re: Hi from me & the gingies
Post by: Christine (Blip) on August 18, 2009, 08:20:44 AM

 :welcome: to Purrs, Katie: glad you took the plunge and joined in  ;D

Title: Re: Hi from me & the gingies
Post by: KatieJ on August 18, 2009, 08:27:04 AM

Thanks for the warm wecome everyone :)  I'll pass on the compliments to the boys.  Their names are Grumpy (bigger, more sandy than gingey) and Wee'un (smaller and more ginger).  When we first got them as newborns we didn't expect to keep them and just named them by their traits, Grumpy was the one who wailed whenever he was hungry and Wee one was, well, small!  Their brother who passed away was called Tatty.  Poor boys, such silly names.  The vet always does a double take when they see the next patient is called "Grumpy"  :innocent:

Title: Re: Hi from me & the gingies
Post by: Dawn F on August 18, 2009, 08:48:36 AM

Hi Katie and welcome - I love the south coast, lucky you!!