Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Warm Welcome to Purrs! => Welcome to Newbies :) => Topic started by: pixiekitties on July 11, 2013, 00:10:56 AM
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Hey everyone
I am new here. I have 1 cat, soon to be 2 as I will be adopting a little kitty very soon.
I currently have a 18weeks old blue moggy male cat called Dexter'Storm :Luv:
He is a loveable little kitty with very unique markings.
One of his markings is in fact a heart on his chest!!
He sadly has a heart murmur however it does not bother him in the slightest.
He is an indoor cat however he certainly is a born hunter.
He is extremely energetic and playful and loves nothing more than to play on his cat tree with his little squeaking mouse.
Here is a few pictures of Dexter:
(http://i44.tinypic.com/3588n09.jpg)
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2yv6qf7.jpg)
(http://i39.tinypic.com/eun6go.jpg)
I will soon be adopting a little tortoise-shell female cat.
Her mummy cat died will birthing the kittens and sadly 2 kittens were lost also.
She does have another 2 siblings who are also being adopted out.
I have decided to name her India'Rose. She is very much a kitten version of my tortie girl Tigerlily.
India'Rose is on the left and Tigerlily on the right
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Princess'baby'Tigerlily :Luv: She was a maine-coon cross girl who was just loving and full of tortitude.
She was the most amazing cat I have ever had, we were inseperable and had such a unique and beautiful bond.
Sadly found out approx. 6months ago that she had acute leukaemia (non-contagious and not caused by the virus). She then contracted auto-immune haemolytic anaemia.
She was on weekly medication which was changed numerous times. She was up and down more times than a yo-yo.
I sadly had to have her put to sleep on the 2nd June. She took very ill and was diagnosed as having acute renal failure.
I miss her every second but I know I had to let her go.
Here is a few pictures of her:
(http://i44.tinypic.com/142hbup.jpg)
(http://i43.tinypic.com/33ufvv5.jpg)
(http://i41.tinypic.com/10ygi8n.jpg)
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:welcome: to Purrs ;D
So sorry to hear about Tiger Lily who was soooooooooooooo beautiful and the kitten is the image of her ;D ;D
Your blue boy beares a resemblence to a much loved cat on Purrs called Riley.
Riley is currently very ill in hospital with seizures and fits and you will see a long thread about him and hope your boy will send some good vibes to a distant relative ;D
I will put Tiger Lily on our Roll of Honout that is published mid Nov on Purrs birthday.
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Thankyou :)
To me she was the prettiest cat I had ever seen :)
She passed not long before her 10th birthday too
She certainly made a huge impact on my life
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Welcome to Purrs - and to your beautiful Dexter Storm - what a beautifully marked boy he is. :Luv2: :welcome: :welcome:
Special thoughts also for your beloved Tigerlily, who was also the bonniest of cats. Am so very sad you lost her, but it's clear she had a wonderful life with you, and you shared a special bond. That's all we can ask for any of our cats, however long or short our time is with them.
Gill's right - Dexter does bear a likeness to the most beautiful Riley, who is very ill at present . We're all hoping he makes a very good recovery, as he's a special cat too. (Well, they all are, aren't they, but you know what I mean, I'm sure!)
There is another forum cat - Junior Officer Ripley - who also wears his heart on his sleeve, as it were, and has a similar heart shaped mark on him. An outward expression of their huge capacity for love. :Luv:
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:welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome:
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Thankyou all :)
Thankyou Sue P for the condolences. She really was a truly special cat to me. She was my first cat when I moved out of my parents.
She was extremely clever. I had taught her her to come to me by shouting her name, to sit when told, lay down, roll-over, stand and she would try and have conversations with me. I basically taught her the tricks you would normally teach a dog and that was when she was approx. 7years old :) so to me she was very special :Luv:
Dexter is special in his own little way too. Hopefully will be getting him neutered and chipped end of October after his next check-up. He is an indoor cat, as are all of my cats, as I live in the city near to 4 busy roads, I also do not trust the teenagers around here :shify:
I also live in a flat, although I am on the ground floor and could probably give them access to the outdoors, I certainly would not feel safe allowing them out. I am investing in buying a good quality harness to take the kitties out. Will have to over come my own hurdles first before that is achieved.
I had a look around the forum and searched for the threads of Riley, I never saw any pictures but I was reading one about a vet visit and his health. I too hope that he makes a speedy recovery and gets back to good health very soon. Its heart breaking when your babies are ill.
I have actually never saw a heart shaped marking on a cat before, until I got Dexter. It was just so unusual :Luv2: and certainly shows the amount of love they have. As I like to say "My world is not complete, unless I am owned by a cat" :)
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Ah, you're not wrong there - I think we'd all agree that our worlds for sure are not complete without a cat ;)
How lovely that Tigerlily responded to you by learning the things you wanted her to do. ;D A perfect example of trust in operation. :)
I think the heart shaped marks are very unusual and very beautiful. I think we may need to have lots (and lots) of piccies of Dexter modelling his very own "coeur de lion" :naughty:
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Piccies of Riley and his equally hansum bruvva Lu can be found here:
http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/topic,42724.msg760121.html#msg760121
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wow :Luv:
Dexter really does have a resemblance to Riley
I only taught her because she seemed to be very clever, therefor I tried and she picked it up all very quickly :)
Even Dexter has learned to lay down and is getting there with the sit command
Its amazing to see how well they respond
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Tortoiseshells have a very keen intelligence, so no wonder Tigerlily picked thing up quickly. And Dexter is just gorgeous, so of course he's going to pick thingsup quickly :evillaugh:
He does look a little like Riley, doesn't he? :)
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:welcome: to the forum. lovely kitties :Luv2:
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:welcome: What Gorgeous pics, such pretty kitties. :clap: :clap:
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thankyou :)
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Hi Pixie nice to see you on here too, this seems a fun forum :)
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Hi Pixie nice to see you on here too, this seems a fun forum :)
OMG :O
I never knew you were on here!!!
lol I google searched for cat forums and this came up :)