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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: Hippykitty on January 02, 2008, 23:39:15 PM

Title: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Hippykitty on January 02, 2008, 23:39:15 PM
I've finally got round to taking a vid of the rescued ferals; unfortunately I only have a webcam, so the quality isn't great. I video'd them so that I could get some stills to put on their leaflets.

Apart from vets, where would other peeps recommend I distribute the leaflets. Rebekah, who is having Alfie (not pictured, as I wasn't doing a leaflet for him) is helping by putting some up in the teacher's room where she works, and her local vets. I want to avoid homing them in my area because it's 90% student - they caused the problem in the first place.

In order, here are Smudge (tortie and white), the ginger twins, Newbie (tortie and tabby), Fred (black and white), 



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Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Hippykitty on January 02, 2008, 23:41:22 PM
and here's Victoria and Winnie

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Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Hippykitty on January 02, 2008, 23:44:25 PM
Will sort out one of Alfie soon.

R had him tested for FLV etc. The in house test was negative, and she's waiting for the results of the virus isolation test. Fingers crossed!
Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on January 03, 2008, 00:36:02 AM
Awww they are gorgeous  :Luv:  :Luv:  :Luv:  Good luck with the rehoming.
Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on January 03, 2008, 01:15:34 AM
They are sooooooo stunning  ;D
Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Bazsmum on January 03, 2008, 05:34:47 AM
Aw what beautiful kitties....Good Luck with the test results  :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:
Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on January 03, 2008, 14:37:32 PM
Aww, fingers crossed you can get them homes soon, they are lovely cats - have you spoken to rescues in your area to see if they could help?
Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Millys Mum on January 03, 2008, 17:57:39 PM
 :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
They look really relaxed, well done   ;D
Some rescues will keep a book of people who have cats to home and will refer people to you if they have nothing suitable themselves. Worth going through catchat and ringing them all  ;D
Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: madkittyrescue on January 05, 2008, 14:29:13 PM
awww they are stunning HK.... good luck in the tests and homing! 
Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Angiew on January 05, 2008, 20:09:39 PM
HK we sometimes have enquiries from Birmingham.
I'd be happy to put them on our website if you can provide writeups of them.
We have had some success with people taking on cats that were not technically part of the group.
Title: Re: Piccies of the almost tame ferals and advice needed pls!
Post by: Hippykitty on January 06, 2008, 02:08:07 AM
Thanks Angie and MM for that advice, I'll pm you their details Angie.

Alfie's virus isolation test was also negative for both flv and fiv, which bodes well for the rest of the crew. Unfortunately the eight I have are the tip of the iceberg re the feral problem in the area. This will have to be a TNR job for CP. Once I've homed these, I'll give myself a little rest then tame some others ready to rehome as domestics. I've enjoyed doing it, and it will break my heart to part with them. At least I'll see Alfie occassionally when I visit Rebekah - she's taking him next weekend. He'll love living with her and her motlley crew of four cats and placid blind dog. She's had ferals before, at the moment she has a feral mother and her two sons; the mother made her home in R's shed and had the kits there, so R took them in.

Any other advice concerning rehoming would be very welcome, thanks.