Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Adopt/Give a home to a cat => Topic started by: alisonandarchie on February 21, 2012, 22:24:55 PM
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OH has some lovely older clients near Cirencester who were devastated after recently loosing their much loved 11 yr old cat to a seizure.
Her husband and herself are now looking for another kitten/young cat that would have the most wonderful, caring large home in a quiet village.
They are not able to drive so I was wondering if anyone knew of a rescue cat in that area.
The couple have cared for various cats for many years and it would have the best of everything.
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How about one of Laus lovely cats?
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Are the cats quite young Gill?
Does Lau live nearby if so sounds good ;D
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I think Laura lives in Widnes about 120 miles from Cirencester Alison
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http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/topic,40286.0.html
Many are about 18 months Alison ansd pretty sure that Lau will be willing to bring to Birmingham.
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Just asking, I'm sure they are lovely people, but how would they get a cat to the vets if needs be, if they arent able to drive?
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I didnt drive until I had been here a year!
All the time in London had to go by taxi or on the train and even tried the bus once but ended up with 2 metre arms lol. The cat carrier fitted nicely across the top of the frame of my 4 wheeled shopping trolley and Kocka loved travelling on the train............one stop lol.
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how old? We found out that the kitten we homed to vic minet (BBC cov and warw radio) was rehomed after a few weeks as it was "loony".
not pleased as we did try to convince the woman that a kitten was not the best option AND the cat should come back to us and not be passed round.
people forget how lively kittens are so hopefully they will opt for young or better still middle aged.
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Sounds like they would be better with a pair of older cats and if the can't drive would be asking what provision they have for that
To be honest younger cats and kittens are hooligans I currently have 7 under a year the Physco Bengal and Kali, Sherbert, Miami, Houston, Monty and jaffa and they have each other to play with but do push their luck sometimes but as they are former ferals they are here to stay
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The man is in his 70's and lady late 60's.
The have a chauffeur when needed so transport would not be a problem to the vet.
I am loathe to mention it but they are a very wealthy couple.
They would like a cat from March 9th when they are back from as visit.
Don't worry if anyone can't help as I will get in touch with our local animal shelters as they want a rescue.
Childless they have had cats all their married life.
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Gosh, can I send a couple of mine over there? Actually, can I go? :rofl:
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Get in the queue :evillaugh:
They have the most beautiful large cotswold cottage and also own a farm. They have renovated the barn and have an annual classical concert, hiring a grand piano plus well known musicians.
Hearing the music wafting out over the fields is amazing. The food/drink after is not bad either ;)
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sounds fab Alison, hope they get a kitty soon sounds like it will be very spoilt
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:thanks: It will be :)
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I bet if the right cat is a Purrs cat, we could muster a transport run between us, Hmmm?
Shame to see this opportunity go to waste and well, with Alison being (literally) on the doorstep to watch over things...
I think a nice cuddly lapcat with a love of the great outdoors, perhaps a two year-old with loads of energy but a little more sense than a kitten. As it happens I have the very thing. Sly, c'mere sweetie....
Seriously, though. If anyone does think they have a cat that we can re-home to this couple, I bet we could do it.
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I know Papillon was, very reluctantly, looking for a home with outdoor access for Mister as she was planning on returning to Iran and didn't think he'd cope as an indoor cat.
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Here's his thread, he's 18 months old now and has been treated like king all his life so if Pav was still looking for a home for him sounds like he might fit the bill :hug:
http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php?topic=36461
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Of course, Mister SG is soo pretty and his age and disposition would make him perfect for a life in the country. Worth a shot if Pav didn't find his forever home yet?
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I don't think she has yet, I suppose it depends how young these people are looking for
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Only concern, as ever, if the cat does travel a long way to be homed and things don't work out, would there be a plan B for him/her?
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From the description I can't imagine why it wouldn't work out .... they sound like lovely people, living in a gorgeous part of the world and are obviously offering a loving home. I would think any kitty that gets to move in with them is gonna have a very happy life.
Have the couple had a look at these furries needing a home .... the siameses are particularly stunning abd would fit into the cotswolds http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/board,61.0.html
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So agree Sam ;D
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Only concern, as ever, if the cat does travel a long way to be homed and things don't work out, would there be a plan B for him/her?
Sorry, I don't mean to offend, but I was actually talking about a plan B for the owners.
MSG, for example will probably go on for 15 years or more.
A cat coming from e.g. London may not have the luxury of "return to sender" as often comes with other Rescue cats.
Probably just me being a bit over-cautious, as none of us know what's around the corner regardles of our age. Just another thought occurs, I wonder if Cinnamon Trust would be able to help out if we can't find the perfect puss here on Purrs.
Honestly, I'd be delighted to help out with a transport run for this couple as they do sound to be utterly perfect owners. You know where I am (East London) if I can help (including you here, Pav) I will.
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Thanks so much. I know the couple are really keen for a moggy but I am sure as long as its a rescue they would be delighted.
They were just sooooo kind when I lost Biggles and I want to repay their kindness by helping out.
I do take your point about their age and know there would be provision made just in case.
When their other cats died they had statues commissioned which are now in their garden . I have seen them once and they are stunning.
Should I contact Pav
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If you think they would be suited to each other then it's definitely worth asking her if she is still looking for a home for him :hug:
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What's there to lose? ;D
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I'm gonna PM this link to Pav Alison now. Maybe a bit soon talking of 9 March and she will of course say whether she could consider handing over this incredibly special young man (I'm soooooooooooo in love with this boy) and will carry out any home checks herself I'm sure and it may well not work out but ..............
Not sure cats will give a monkeys about classical concerts but ................ chauffeurs? Oh yes indeedie. Now you're talking :evillaugh:
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even if pav can't part with him (and I don't blame her he will adapt :evillaugh:) I'm sure purrs must have a suitable candidate
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Thanks Rosella for the PM, and Helen for remembering us :) Yes i am still looking for the right home for Mister and since i couldnt find him a home i had to put hold on to selling my place and managed to find a job which i cant stand but i couldnt just sell and go leaving Mister in a rescue :( I think the couple sound lovely and is the ideal home but not sure if Mister is the right cat and i am not being unreasonable here but not only he is not a lap cat but he hardly stays in i dont mind because i love him and wanr his happiness but i have to ask is this fair on an older couple who may want a cat as company? Mister comes in when he wants to eat and have a nap in the afternoon and some times in the evenings he comes in but sleeps by the window behind curtains, he has got a bed on the sofa next to me but never uses and when i go to bed he spends an hour in his bed next to me and then leaves , i often find him early mornings in the back gd sleeping behind the shed even when is rainig or cold.
Last time when i tried to keep him in and locked the flap he smashed every thing on window seals trying to get out and tbh i dont think there are many people out there who wishes to keep him indoor for first 6-8 weeks and have their house destroyed :evillaugh:
I had Mister since he was 8 weeks old and given him nothing but love and every thing a cat could wants but i have no idea why he is turned to be like this maybe he is just too independent or just dont like me or may be i have been too soft and now is too late to change him , i do blame my self but hoping that i find a suitable and right home and could get on with my plans.
The neighbours 2 door away from us offered him a home while back they are a couple on their 70's with massive house a garden perfect ,so i took him few days to their house and left him there but they couldnt coop and changed mind, SORRY for the long post just trying to explain dont know what :-[ :-[ Thanks again for thinking of me and Mister, i know the right home will come along oneday.x I do hope Lau can home one of hers to this couple, they sound perfect :hug: :thanks:
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pav you are such a lovely person, I cannot believe you put your move home on hold because of mister, it has put a tear in my eye :hug:
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Aww Pav, you really are special. Take care now :hug: :hug:
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Thank you Pav, you are wonderful :hug: :hug: :hug:
Mister is adorable and a bit like my last cat Biggles :Luv: However you are right and I do not think he would be happy at Cirencester
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OK, New plan - anyone thinking one of Teresa's babies might be suitable? Or Ron, you got someone who might like the Country life? I know there's a Purrs cat out there somewhere.... ;)
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Sheila there are 14 at Laus needing homes
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The have a chauffeur when needed so transport would not be a problem to the vet.
Ooh, sounds good then! ;) my idea of bliss, a chauffeur :)
In that case ;) we may have several that might be suitable (Cats Action Trust in Wiltshire) might be worth them contacting our coordinator for info on the cats we have here as its not too far away, http://www.catsactiontrust.speedycheetah.com/info/cats_needing_home.html We also have others that arent on the website yet. :)
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Gill, of course Lau! If Cat Action Trust hasn't got the "One" nearby, I'm in the northwest for Mother's Day on 17/18th March. Can come back via Lau's in Runcorn and then the M5 if I push it. :)
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Thanks Sheila, I am waiting to hear back from Alison ;D
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Thank you Sheila and Gillian .
Sheila you are very kind and would not want to put extra miles on your journey :hug:
Gillian what a gorgeous selection Sophie looks the perfect choice as do several others :Luv:
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Laus little Lexie seems to be in the right age group i think? Lau has a fair few cats to rehome..i spoke to her earlier and she said travel isnt a problem as prepared to drop them off wherever they need to go as she just wants a good loving home for them and obviously would prefer to see where they will be living if possible.
she said after initial interest its all come to a standstill now so it would be brilliant if one of Laus cats did manage to end up driven around by a chaffeur :wow:
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Gillian what a gorgeous selection Sophie looks the perfect choice as do several others :Luv:
Blimey there's some beauties there Gillian and, I agree Alison, Sophie has a bit of a wow factor :wow:
So difficult to choose from so many beautiful cats :-: I see Chico is on there Gillian ..................
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:thanks: so much.
I wish they wanted two as seems a decision will have to be made :-:
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That's a shame that Mister wouldn't be quite right for them Pav :hug: I'm sure they'll find the right cat soon enough, sounds like it's going to be a very lucky cat to - in fact Riley is wondering if they accept applications from currently owned cats :evillaugh:
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im quite hoping they want to adopt a middle aged woman, specifically 5 foot 2 with red hair recovering from hip surgery :wow: :rofl:
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Would love to move in with them myself .cotwold cottage ,middle of nowhere , my dream !
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I would just like the chaufeur driven car....................to start with LOL
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Gillian what a gorgeous selection Sophie looks the perfect choice as do several others :Luv:
Blimey there's some beauties there Gillian and, I agree Alison, Sophie has a bit of a wow factor :wow:
So difficult to choose from so many beautiful cats :-: I see Chico is on there Gillian ..................
Yes, having another attempt to get him the perfect home :( Of course, I have Shadow here with me too, I guess she's not the right age though as she's 6, but she'd like to ride in a chauffer driven car I'm sure ;)
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OH is going to see the old couple tomorrow and I am wondering if it would be all right for him to mention Sophie and Lexie :hug:
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Yes please mention Lexie ;D
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OH is going to see the old couple tomorrow and I am wondering if it would be all right for him to mention Sophie and Lexie :hug:
Yes do. :)
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I think we are all keen to see who wins the kitty lottery!!
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did you mention im willing to dress up as a cat if needed :wow:
seriously though..any news on which lucky kitty is going to be homed ;D
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:evillaugh:
I sent the details and tried to forward more details/pics when OH got home but they did not write their email correctly :) OH is phoning them today to tell them :shify:
:thanks: everyone
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Gosh this is so exciting. Better than any silly X-fiction or Dimwits on Ice!
Of course the great thing about this, is that some well derserving little furry cause will win, so it doesn't really matter who, because we'll all be delighted. ;D
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Or Strictly Flowncing :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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Or Strictly Flowncing :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
:rofl: Nice one!
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or patronising farts......
aka wild at heart for you seedy secret fans :innocent:
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I like Wild at Heart.... :shy: Actually this series has gone a bit awry.
Anyway, what's the news on this? :innocent:
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Old couple away now but OH saw them this week.
I emailed details of cats. Old lady would go for young cat but old man wants a kitten and am sure he will get his way :( Really think they would be better with a young cat. They have their vet looking out for a kitten now :(
Feel a bit fed up about it
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Angie has kittens, not ready yet but they will be soon. Maybe should could reserve a pair for them?
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Thanks Sheila. They are very fixed in their ideas and wish they would take two but think they would want one :-: Will E them when they are back :hug:
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is it wise them getting a kitten if they are so old though, Id have thought they were better suited to an older cat tbh :-:
no wonder you are fed up of it if they are now asking the vet after all the effort. :hug:
Im sure finding a kitten wont be a problem but they would be helping a young cat so much more as kittens are always snapped up first in rescues :innocent:
ps Jack Spratt, my very gruff BIL has also confessed his love of wild at heart, he said its good sunday family viewing :evillaugh:..i go put off when it first started with amanda holden? as she annoys me soooo much :scared:
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It would certainly be worth pointing out to them that if they did take one kitten then find it to be, well, a bit too full-on :Crazy: ... that adding a second young cat later to alleviate the pressure is perfectly do-able.
That gives 'em options when they discover how much hard work a single kitten is (lets be honest, this is why most young cats adopted as kittens end up back in rescue, as their owners just can't cope with the demands of a youngster).
So without pre-judging, Alison, we will be guided by your common sense and knowledge of the couple, and keep our fingers crossed for them.
It might also be a good idea to enlighten them to the existence of The Cinnamon Trust
http://www.cinnamon.org.uk/
for the years ahead.
Well done, you. Don't get frustrated, they may get lucky with a perfect kitten from the Vet and live to be 100. :hug:
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The man is in his 70's and lady late 60's.
That isn't quite as ancient as it used to be :innocent: Any of us could be hit by a proverbial bus tomorrow and should consider what would happen then ......... however there is no getting away from the fact that 2 kits are easier than one and leaving kits with mum until 12 weeks old gives them a better start.
Best of luck to them whatever they decide and don't be fed up Alison. Am sure they have picked up a number of good ideas as a result of your input :hug:
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they sound like people who will have thought it through and anyone with property surely has to think of making provision - like you say rosella, 60 is the new 40 apparently!
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ah thxs Rosella i thought they were in their 80s or something :Crazy:, i hadnt read the age just saw the word old so just imagined dottery old people with zimmers and all that (nothing like me at moment ho hum :innocent:)
I do think though even making the best provision in the world financially cant quite make up for the pain an elderly cat suffers when it loses its owners especially when they are the sole source of attention.
so i do agree that a pair of kittens would be preferable but it is there own personal choice at the end of the day.
My comments werent meant as a slur to Alison or her judgment at all btw as i know how much work is going into arranging all these rehomes and the pressure it must put up everyone involved, so must get very draining both emotionally and physically without even going into the unpaid time the folk on here put into this
so apologies alison if you were upset over my agest comment :-:
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:thanks: Everyone :hug:
Jo no offence taken :)
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i'm sure nobody was upset hun, at the end of the day its a free country and if they want kittens there is nothing to stop them we can only offer advice people don't have to take it - I've just spent an evening myself give mil reasons why she shouldn't get a kitten at 84!!
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My goodness and I was worried about getting 10 month old Lupin.................maybe I would have been better with a kitten I could teach from the start :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I hope they are all more agile than me........sigh
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Behave Jo :hug: :hug: :hug: Alison wouldn't have dreamt you were being ageist :hug: :hug: :hug:
Ah but your mil has you to picks up the pieces Dawn :innocent: and mend the ripped curtains and care for the scratched hands ...........
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Gill having seen you and the couple I have to say you are def more agile ;D
The lady has just had a hip replacement
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Oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The lady has just had a hip replacement
I dont envy her then..I had miyagi chase georgia from top floor bounce onto bed across my legs onto window sill then back again earlier ..double ouch :Crazy:
ignore me today btw..Im in a state over Mo today and over exercised yesterday :-[
I do know a tiny kitten on here that does deserve a super home but not sure hes going to be up for rehoming?? Little ali ..on the rescue thread :Luv2:
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Double ouch indeed Jo :scared: :hug: :hug:
I do know a tiny kitten on here that does deserve a super home but not sure hes going to be up for rehoming?? Little ali ..on the rescue thread :Luv2:
I think perhaps there may be a queue forming for that young fella :Luv: