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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: Teresa Pawcats on June 19, 2008, 16:49:50 PM

Title: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on June 19, 2008, 16:49:50 PM
Yet another lady who was taken to be P.T.S today, thankfully vet refused and sent owner to me.

Kitten is 10 years old and was adopted as an 8 week old kitten; her owner assures me she has had the best of everything and only ever needed to go to the vet once and that was to be spayed; she has received regular worming from pet shop annually last done about a year ago,and she has never had fleas,  never needed vaccinations, he hadnt even noticed that she is sneezing. She didnt need grooming either short haired and just bum a bit matted. You can see from her obesity that she has thrived on Go cat Dry. Because the owner was so caring I broke with tradition and asked for the £30 he would have spent on euthanasia to put towards the cost of her vaccinations and treatment she needs, I am shocked he gave it to me.

Anyway shes a lovely girl understandably very scared at present and is called Kitten; must try and find a better name that sounds similar.

I think she is about to find out what proper care is.

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Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: carl (billy and baggys dad) on June 19, 2008, 16:57:52 PM
Mitten - you should call her Mitten, T. Shes lovely.

As for her owner - hell he was conscientious  >:(
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Mark on June 19, 2008, 17:03:05 PM
Did he also care about her so much that he wanted to spare her old age?  >:(
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Michelle (furbabystar) on June 19, 2008, 17:05:35 PM
What an  :censored:HOLE !

Glad she is safe with You now T
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on June 19, 2008, 17:11:25 PM
Mitten - you should call her Mitten, T. Shes lovely.

As for her owner - hell he was conscientious  >:(

I was going say Mitten -  :)
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Gail Bengal Slave on June 19, 2008, 17:13:30 PM
Mitten  :Luv:

is yet another stunner. Lovely pretty face  :Luv: :Luv:
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Millys Mum on June 19, 2008, 17:30:55 PM
Poor girl, what was her crime?
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Pinkbear (Julie) on June 19, 2008, 18:23:50 PM
She's adorable!  :Luv: Another Dick Turnip look-a-like - "Hand over your prawns or I'll  :censored: in your tulip bed".  :rofl:
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on June 19, 2008, 19:13:48 PM
I think Mitten suits her much better.

She was disposed of following marriage break up neither partner wanting custody and house now sold.
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Christine (Blip) on June 19, 2008, 19:19:24 PM
She was disposed of following marriage break up neither partner wanting custody and house now sold.

I see.

Give her a hug from me, Teresa; at least we know that she will very quickly respond to your loving care.
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Kittybabe (Ruth) on June 19, 2008, 19:21:22 PM
I think Mitten is just purrfect  :Luv:
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on June 19, 2008, 20:30:08 PM
Aww, she looks lovely, and Mitten suits her much better. Fingers crossed for her.
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Kirst on June 19, 2008, 21:18:04 PM
what a darling................and Mitten really suits her! :Luv2:
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Puffball (Louise) on June 19, 2008, 23:15:06 PM
Oh poor little darling. Thank god Paws Inn is back with on track and ready to help her  :briggin:
And welcome back Teresa. so happy to see you are now feeling up to continuing your fantastic work in rescue and on this forum  :hug:
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Bazsmum on June 19, 2008, 23:34:28 PM
So glad this gorgeous babe is with you T! .....and what was that I heard??? You dared to ask for £30!!! Well done you..... :Luv: :Luv: :hug:
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: CarolM (Wendolene) on June 19, 2008, 23:50:14 PM

She was disposed of following marriage break up neither partner wanting custody
That is so sad - what must her life have been like with two owners who didn't like each other and didn't want her. When I split from my first husband it was all fairly amicable until the question of the cats arose - we BOTH wanted to keep them (I won  :sneaky:)
Her owner must really have got your back up for you to ask for money.  Well done
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: madkittyrescue on June 20, 2008, 11:28:30 AM
its amazing isnt' it what they deem constitutes good care and nutrition!     sadly, it is all too common an occurence with cats coming in!!  Sonny we homed afew weeks ago spent his life on a diet of the cheap asda kibble bicces and nowt else! :shocked:
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on June 20, 2008, 12:38:28 PM
How could they decide neither of them wanted her?  She looks beautiful (a generously proprtioned lady, bless her)

Funny, I thought Mitten too!  :)
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Liz on June 20, 2008, 12:49:18 PM
I think Mitten the kitten has landed on all 4 paws and will enjoy all the things the Inn has for the kitties

She is a cutie -

We have decided never to split up as we have to many who love us equally and it would break out hearts so Robin and the Clan Cats and I are together forever!!!!!!

MIL is up for grabs though - she is housetrained!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Mark on June 20, 2008, 13:11:05 PM
its amazing isnt' it what they deem constitutes good care and nutrition!     sadly, it is all too common an occurence with cats coming in!!  Sonny we homed afew weeks ago spent his life on a diet of the cheap asda kibble bicces and nowt else! :shocked:

I used to work with a man - he wasn't hard up. He owned his house outright as his father left it to him - he was close to retirement and used to go away 4 or 5 times a year. He said all he did was leave  about 5 bowls of biscuits and the same with water. He said his cat LOVED Aldi bisbuits and they were only about 80p for a big box. Even then I told him they were rubbish and I fed Kylie Hill's. He wouldn't have it though. He said his cat was "As happy as Larry" - he also thought it was fine to go away and leave the cat to it's own devices. We argued about it a lot but he was bemused that I "Made a fuss" about cats - as far as he was concerned, all they needed was "a bit of food and water"
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on June 20, 2008, 13:16:54 PM
Mark, someone said that to me once when I'd been talking about our pet sitter - they looked at me like I was barmy and said - "oh, when we had a cat, we just left food and water and it was fine for a couple of days.  Cats are okay on their own......"
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Mark on June 20, 2008, 13:22:46 PM
We have been discussing our first holiday in 4 years and a colleague of OH has offered to house sit. She is a cat lover. I said that would be a good idea as long as she could get Clapton to take his Fortekor. Dennis said to be on the safe side, we should also have a petsitter come in twice a day as back up  :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on June 20, 2008, 13:28:56 PM
 :evillaugh:

When we were looking for a pet sitter, we tried a lot of agencies and recommendations, and met (and rejected) three before we found one we all liked.
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Dawn F on June 24, 2008, 10:50:09 AM
glad she is with you T, hope she has another good 10 years in her - and good for you for asking for the money, he would have spent it anyway
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on June 24, 2008, 19:35:24 PM
I am glad I did ask for the £30. so far spent £28 on obesity food wet and dry, £15 on first vaccination, shes had stronghold and milbemax and tomorrow she is going in for a much overdue dental and also a microchip. Vet says she is 2kg overweight.
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on June 24, 2008, 21:52:02 PM
Aww, the poor love. I personally dont rate obesity food, I had much better success with senior food, but with that price, I hope she likes it. 2kg is a lot, poor thing - it took Tom 14 months to lose 2.2kg.
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on June 25, 2008, 20:01:32 PM
Mitten not terribly happy after todays dental but has just eaten a tiny amount so am sure she will soon feel better.

Desley she is on obesity and eats it.
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on June 26, 2008, 17:11:05 PM
I feel like public enemy no 1; Mittens daily allowance is 1 satchet and 26grams of Royal Canin obesity, it hasnt even touched the sides and she keeps looking and meowing as if to say wheres the rest.
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on July 16, 2008, 15:40:09 PM
Mitten went in for weigh in today and in the 3 weeks that she has been kept on her strict diet she has lost 0.6kg, this shows that Royal Canin Obesity works .

The good news is that the new slimmer lady has gone to her new home this afternoon.
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Dawn F on July 16, 2008, 15:41:37 PM
oh that's good T, my Star is on hills light but if she doesn't do well with it I'll try RC, she needs to loose 1.5 kg poor girl

fantastic that she has a new home as well!
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Christine (Blip) on July 16, 2008, 16:46:17 PM
Mitten went in for weigh in today and in the 3 weeks that she has been kept on her strict diet she has lost 0.6kg, this shows that Royal Canin Obesity works .

The good news is that the new slimmer lady has gone to her new home this afternoon.

Excellent news on both counts  :)
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Bazsmum on July 16, 2008, 16:50:44 PM
What fab news! Well done!  :Luv: :Luv:
Title: Re: Meet 10year old Kitten
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on July 20, 2008, 11:55:59 AM
Wonderful news, and good to know RC food works, I know the Hills obesity diet doesn't.