Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: lornab on March 26, 2011, 12:39:39 PM
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Sock's kittens are 8 weeks old now and I have had my first phone call (passed on from Cats Protection) from a lady wanting kittens :sick:
She is coming at 4pm this afternoon.
This is going to be hard, I think a detailed interrogation will be required to make sure she can provide a suitable home.
Any tips? what should i be asking her?
Lorna x
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Has CP already home checked her? If so you don't need to ask her anything and they've already passed her.
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If it is anything like homing baby hamsters I think you get a gut feeling about people and you just know if a person is going to be right.
People who are willing to make the effort and to spend time handling and playing with the animals and who are open and willing to learn come acoss well. I'm sure the CPL will also home check the lady?
We have learnt from the hammies who is serious and who is just a timewater.
Serious people always come on time and don't mess you about. They know that you are doing them a favour and notthe other way round. I hope the kittens get a lovely home and you don't miss them too much. You gave them a fabulous start in life and a lovely kittenhood xx
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The people have been and I think they will be fine, they arrived bang on time which is good since they aren't that local, they have spent nearly an hour here sat on my living room floor playing with the kittens, Socks also had a sniff at them and seems to think they will be OK too ;D
They all came wearing trousers and didn't object to being climbed on, the kittens weren't a bit shy :Luv2:
Of course they have fallen for Eenie my favourite and as they want a boy and a girl Minnie will be going with him, they are to be called Peaches and Dermott!
I don't know if they have been home checked so I'll have to speak to Jacky (CPL) about that, I know that she always delivers the kittens so I suspect she may do the home check at the same time, they don't live on a main road and they have a big garden which is good.
I get to keep them a little while longer anyway as they need their first vaccinations and microchip's sorting out yet.
Lorna
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I'm so glad they seemed like a nice family and that they are having two kittens. It is so much easier with two as they are company and playmates for life like our Callie and Monty (they were called Tilly and Billy by the RSPCA home!!)
I hope they keep in touch and maybe they could join Purrs and update us?
That would be nice :)
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Glad they turned out to be nice people :) There is no way I could foster as I would become hideously attached and not have the strength to let them go to new homes - I bet it's going to be hard they day they go :hug:
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It will, I'm completely besotted with all of them, at least I still have the other two kittens to home and then Socks so they will leave in instalments so to speak, I do hope it won't be long before Jacky sends me some more!
I had to write Socks' story for the CPL's newsletter & website the other day so that they can find her a forever home, I was tempted to say she is very naughty so it will take them a very long time to find someone who will take her :rofl: I had to retype it about a dozen times and it was very hard to hit the 'send' button :sick:
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OMG I didn't realise you were only fostering Socks :( She'll be missed on the cat's mouth section for certain.
Lovely that you got 2 of her kitties a home together - the people sound very nice.
Mary
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I think i'll have to insist her new owners have internet access :rofl:
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Oh no, I thought Socks was yours :(
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I knew she was your foster kitty and it must be very hard for you to give her a new home but I know that you will make a marvellous mum to lots of kitties in need in the future and you could not do this if Socks stayed. I know you will not let her go to anyone but the most special home.
Sometimes the greatest love is in the letting go xx
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I was sure you would end up a 'failed' fosterer and keep Socks. Hope the partings when they come are not too painful and its not long before you have another foster (or 5 :rofl:).
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I was sure you would end up a 'failed' fosterer and keep Socks. Hope the partings when they come are not too painful and its not long before you have another foster (or 5 :rofl:).
There's time yet :rofl: their may be a picket line across the drive when Jacky comes to collect them :rofl:
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whispers quietly " Keep Socks..Keep Socks :Luv2:
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i knew socks was only a foster cat but i will miss her. it's hard to let them go, i know but you'll be able to help other cats in the future (or atleast that is what i tell myself!)
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Oh I can so relate to this. I only started fostering in May last year, since then I've fostered 13 cats and kittens (plus 2 handrears) - and rehomed 10 of those. Each time one goes, theres a little piece of my heart gone too :Luv2:
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Noooooooooooooooo.
There is a lady coming to see Socks on Wednesday evening. :P
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Awwwww ...lets see what Socks thinks of her lorna. The greatest love is letting go though isn't it. Do you still have the kittens?
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Yes they are still here for now, two are going on Friday all being well.
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:luck: for Socks on Wednesday :hug:
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Fingers crossed for Socks- hope the meeting goes well xx
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The visit went very well tonight and it looks like not only will socks have a lovely new forever home, but nearly as importantly we should be getting a new forum member and Socks will be allowed to use the computer :rofl:
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Whooooooooooooopeeeeeeeeeee thats great ;D
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Great news ;D
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good news!
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great news :) can you do a photoshoot before they go? we'll all miss them here too
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Am so pleased for Socks and both of her kittens that have found homes. Try to think of it as you gave them a helping hand when it was most needed until they found their forever home, I know it is hard but try to be happy that they have got forever homes rather than still being with you.
Hope all goes well and the other two kittens soon find loving forever homes also. The hardest part of fostering is the letting go with the first fosters after that you know what to expect and can spend some special time with them to say goodbye and wish them well in their new home.
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The visit went very well tonight and it looks like not only will socks have a lovely new forever home, but nearly as importantly we should be getting a new forum member and Socks will be allowed to use the computer :rofl:
Excellent! Maybe we should send Purrs business cards to all fosterers to pass on :evillaugh:
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(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k202/hazelwoodlops/SAM_1052.jpg)
L-R: Miney, Mo, Eenie, Minnie.
Here is a picture I took this morning before we took Eenie and Minnie to there new home, Miney and Mo are having a right boisterous play fighting session tonight now there's just the two of them - and I thought it would be a bit quieter with fewer kittens :rofl:
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They are just gorgeous but none Socks colour :Luv2:
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Such gorgeous little babies :Luv2: Have there been any enquiries about Miney & Mo?
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Eenie and Miney have Sock's socks, but not her colouring or fancy tail - They must take after Daddy - Whoever he was!
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Such gorgeous little babies :Luv2: Have there been any enquiries about Miney & Mo?
No not yet, Jacky says she's mostly getting enquiries about adult cats at the moment - Suits me though :Luv:
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Aww they really are stunning kittens. I'm sure you will miss them but I really hope to hear from them on the forum :) I wish them all the best that life has to offer x
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Today Socks has gone to live with a lovely lady called Jill, I shall miss her very much but I know that letting her go was the right thing to do.
Hopefully Jill will be joining us on the forum soon, she also has an older neutered boy with thyroid problems so I'm sure she would appreciate our support during the settling in process.
I will be seeing Jill and Socks again in about 10 days time to take Socks for her second Jabs.
Lorna x
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aww that is great news :) and i bet Socks is made up to finally get some peace from the kittens
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:1st place: Socks :)
You've done her proud Lorna :hug: Looking forward to hearing from her new Mum how she's getting on :)
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Awww. Good luck to Socks in her new home and :hug: for you Lorna.
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I hope Socks settles in well and fingers crossed her new slave will post on here to let us know how she's doing.
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I hope Socks has a great long life in her new home and that her new owner comes here and keeps us all up to date ;D ;D
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Hope Jill comes on here with Socks :hug: :hug:
Mary and Bonnie
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Hope Jill comes on here with Socks :hug: :hug:
Mary and Bonnie
Me too!
Have had a quick update from Jill this morning,
Immediately before I took her yesterday Jacky (CPL Co-ordinator) gave me a collar with a bell to put on Socks, this is for a tag that says the cat is chipped (she didn't have any of these left anyway!).
I have to say I was not entirely happy about this as we all know what Socks thinks about collars :rofl:, Had I known it was needed I would have asked for a collar weeks ago and got her used to it gradually rather than have it be an un-necessary stressor on her rehoming day.
Anyway luckily Jill realised it was upsetting Socks and has removed it, she is now gradually getting used to her new surroundings (and Slaves), She was temporarily misplaced at one point but turned up under someones duvet :naughty: Introductions to the resident kitty will take place very slowly to give socks a little time to get out of protective mummy mode.
Lorna x
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Good for Sock's new mum noticing that the new collar was causing her some worries.
I'm sure once she is settled she will have a wonderful life with her new mum and Callie & Monty sure hope to hear from her too once she is settled :)
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She was temporarily misplaced at one point but turned up under someones duvet :naughty:
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sounds like socks is making herself at home :rofl:
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So pleased Socks has found a lovely new home :)
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I have had another chat to Jill this morning (I have been watching the 'Welcome to Newbies' section like a hawk lol and she hasn't joined yet :().
Socks has been there since Sunday and she has not yet settled in enough to attempt introductions with the resident cat. She is improving slowly and is very friendly towards Gill, but still jumpy and hissing and hiding under the bed at the slightest noise.
During the day when the other cat is outside she has been allowed the run of the house, but at night time she is confined to a bedroom. They see each other through the patio doors and Socks arches her back and spits at him, apparently she is also spitting at her own reflection in the mirror!
Meanwhile Eenie and Minnie are having a fine time at their new home in Congleton, they have settled in really well and are doing all the things that kittens do, eat, drink, poo, cause complete mayhem etc.........
Miney and Mo remain here for now also doing all of the above!
I really want to wear shorts as the weather is so lovely but I need trousers to cover up all the scratch marks on my legs :rofl:
Lorna x
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I hope Socks settles and that her owner does come onto Purrs
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No experience of this but maybe it's taking a while cos she's lost her babies and you all in a short time. :hug:
Hope she comes around soon. :Luv2: :hug:
Mary
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We had a family re-union at the Vets this afternoon, when all 4 kittens and Socks gathered for their 2nd lot of jabs (and a cuddle off me).
Eenie and Minnie (now called Jessie and Woody) are doing really well, however Socks is still having trouble settling, this morning she attacked Jill's other cat and pinned him down, luckily Jill still has another week off work to try and settle them but she is worried about going back to work as if Socks still won't tolerate the other cat she would have to be locked in a room on her own all day which Jill is not happy about.
I was half tempted to suggest to Jill that Socks comes back to me and she tries a kitten instead, however this is probably a rubbish idea as having been away from the other kitten for well over a week, there's a chance that Socks might not accept that either, and if things didn't work out with the kitten at Jill's then I would have needlessly split up a bonded pair of kittens................any suggestions?
I'm thinking that I should probably just keep quiet and hope for the best?
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Bring Socks home :scared:
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It's early days yet - I'd just see how things go for now :hug:
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Just reread this and think that JIll is not doing the intros properly, she should not have met the other cat yet, let alone pinned it down.
This is not a good start and she needs to isolate the cats from each other and take time. loads of time, not days, they shouldnt be allowed to meet but the damage mmay already have been done.........sigh
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I have done both extremely slow intros and intros after a couple of days and both have worked. Bourneville and Marble were kept apart for about a month (maybe a little longer) which did mean that Marble was kept in my spare room whilst I was at work and they weren't left together unsupervised until I was happy. They did have some spats which did look worse than they actually were. Soap was introduced after a few days of isolation in the spare room, as were the twins.
Has she been swapping scents? How about trying rescue remedy or feliway?
It may be that they will never be best friends but just tolerate each other.
I think you are right about being concerned about bringing Socks back home whilst you still have the kittens as she may not get on with them now. I suppose it is a option to try if it really doesn't work out at Jill's.
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I have had another talk to Jill tonight, she said the two cats getting together was an accident as her boy slipped in to the room behind her legs as she was going in, they have not been deliberately allowed together.
I have spoken to Jacky (CPL) and told her I feel out of my depth re giving advice as I really have no experience of introducing cats, she has offered to come with me and do a home visit to see if we can help, this won't be till after the weekend though.
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Sounds like a good plan :)
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Hope it goes well :hug: :hug:
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How did the home visit go - was anything solved?
Mary
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Yippie!!!
I have finally received pictures of Socks from her new mum Jill, she is now called Tabitha, I can't believe it's the same cat, she looks fantastic.
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k202/hazelwoodlops/photo1.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k202/hazelwoodlops/photo2.jpg)
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k202/hazelwoodlops/photo4.jpg)
You can just make out resident cat Thomas under the bench on this last picture, apparently they are now on speaking terms!
Here's the e-mail from Jill
"Hi Lorna, how ru? Just thought I would email you some long awaited photos of Socks ( now Tabatha). As you can see she is beautiful ,most people who meet her are convinced she is a Maine Coon, and from reading about the breed on the Internet she certainly has many of their characteristics! These photos were actually taken a few weeks ago and she is bigger and even fluffier now! I don't know if you or Jackie can fill in any gaps as to her parentage. Hope the kittens are ok, I expect they are re homed now! You are welcome to call round if you want to catch up with the giant fluff ball !! Xx"
I am soooo pleased to see how well she is doing I could burst :Luv2: All I need now is to get Jill on Purrs.................Socks knows how to login after all :rofl:
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my goodness she is indeed a giant fluff ball! What a beauty :Luv2:
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omg ive got to get my balaclava and dreamies ready for some midnight catnapping :shify:
she is absolutely stunning :Luv2: :Luv2:
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Oh wow she is utterly amazing :Crazy: Look at the beautiful coat she has! She looks very happy and I'm so glad she has such a caring owner. That coat must take some grooming!
Thanks for sharing lorna - I was thinking about you and thinking we hadn't heard from you for a while :)
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She was a beauty before but she has really blossomed into that magnificent mountain goat coat! :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
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I went back on this thread to try and find an old picfture of Socks but couldnt.
She is just magnificent and does look very like a Maine Coon. ;D ;D ;D