It's a long time since I was last here (July 2008) and then my visits were brief. I'd had to say goodbye to my beloved Maggie, an 18-year-old Siamese cross, and was looking for a new companion. The rep. of my local animal charity had negative views on 'indoor' cats, (she made me feel one step up from a vivisectionist!) which was why I was doing my own search. Luckily I found this lovely site and, eventually, Babe. Her then owner referred to her, affectionately, as Fattipuss! Her real name was Mystery but as she responded to neither, I began calling her Babe and has this stuck as her 'official name. She was - and still is- a tad plump but I think that's more due to her sedentary lifestyle than diet. She is the laziest creature!
The oddest thing was that it took me some time to bond with her. She had no problems and settled in straight away, but it took me a couple of months to feel that she was a permanent part of my life rather than a visitor. Perhaps this was because she was 2 years old and all my previous cats had been kittens. She's just a mog, like thousands of other mogs, but I wouldn't change her for the world. I just wanted to say thanks to Purrs, from me, and Babe, and all the other cats and owners who have a happy ending.
