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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #198 on: October 15, 2015, 08:39:12 AM »
Can't wait to see Chester and Beau in your home...but remember...

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Lol!

Love the tribute to Bailey  :Luv:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #197 on: October 15, 2015, 08:12:21 AM »
that is lovely  :Luv2:  so excited for you for today it is going to be wonderful  :hug:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #196 on: October 15, 2015, 08:00:08 AM »


No more sleeps. It's gotcha day  ;D

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #195 on: October 15, 2015, 07:05:05 AM »


It is Purrsday, Susanne - you're right!!   :wow:   :narna dance: :yayyy: :narna dance:


Aw Nic, that's such a beautiful tribute to Bailey that Andy put together.   :hug: :hug:

His tunnel was made to be played with, and Chester and beau will, I'm sure, carry on the tradition.  (Sorry Bailey, but you can be keeping your eyes on them and making sure they don't give your Mum and dad too much of a runaround.   :cat rub:  Beautiful boy.   :Luv:)

Cant wait for updates, now.   :wow:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #194 on: October 15, 2015, 06:55:38 AM »
It's Purrsday  ;D

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #193 on: October 14, 2015, 23:40:37 PM »
Can't believe it's almost kitten time  ;D

Andy finished putting together a video for my wee Bailey tonight. I can't watch it without falling apart but I absolutely love it.
It captures my funny, balloon obsessed, greedy, cuddly, noisy boy so perfectly. I miss him so, so much :(

I wanted to share it with you lovely purrs peeps & I'll post it on his Rainbow Bridge thread.

The part with him playing in his tunnel really had me blubbing, especially as tomorrow it will be passed on to two new furbabies for them to play in (Bailey really wouldn't approve! >:()

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #192 on: October 14, 2015, 18:13:29 PM »
One more sleep :yesss: 

No matter how well you've kitten proofed there will be somewhere you've missed  :scared:

Kito has been an extremely well behaved kitten and a dream to look after whereas Mosi was a hooligan from the minute he put paw inside the house.  I think he turned me grey overnight.  will you get Mosi's or Kito's - that is the question  :-:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #191 on: October 14, 2015, 16:07:51 PM »
I dread to think what Bramble left behind when she found a way to get behind and under the fitted kitchen units!

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Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #190 on: October 14, 2015, 15:05:01 PM »
Oh, I can relate to that. When I got Jake, he ignored the tray. Instead, he squeezed himself into a 3 inch gap at the side of my washing machine & crawled in as far as he could get :o

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #189 on: October 14, 2015, 14:56:45 PM »
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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #188 on: October 14, 2015, 14:52:44 PM »
I remember when we got our very first kitten we thought he didn't use the tray a lot but as he did use it we thought that must be how kittens were......until we pulled out the bed in the spare room  :sick:
How he managed to squat in 4inches clearance height I don't know to this day!  :evillaugh:

Looking forward to hearing how they settle in :)
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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #187 on: October 14, 2015, 11:00:42 AM »
oh he is in for a shock lol, can't wait to hear they are home


Oh boy - the innocence of the man!    :evillaugh: :evillaugh:

Indeed  :evillaugh: And he's on his own with them on Friday morning as I need to work  :evillaugh:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #186 on: October 14, 2015, 10:58:21 AM »
oh he is in for a shock lol, can't wait to hear they are home


Oh boy - the innocence of the man!    :evillaugh: :evillaugh:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #185 on: October 14, 2015, 10:29:50 AM »
oh he is in for a shock lol, can't wait to hear they are home

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #184 on: October 14, 2015, 10:23:55 AM »
 :yesss:ONE MORE SLEEP!! So excited!!! :attention:

Today means one more sleep to go!   ;D. I hope we've helped the time to pass more quickly, and not driven you too mad, Nic.   ;)  :evillaugh:
You have indeed helped the time pass, it’s been lovely sharing the excitement with my fellow cat crazies!  :hug:

The meow dictionary - the cat to human translator

I may need a new one for new puddy cats.
Baileys main meows were the “Rouw-oh-ROUW” which translated as “OMG! Prawns!! She has PRAWNS! Gimme, gimme, gimme!”

And the much used at 3am:

“YOOOOW-OWWWW-OWWWWW!”

which translated as:
 
“I’m all alone in the living room and even though I always find you in the same bedroom you’ve been in for 15 years…..WHERE ARE YOU?!! Please wake immediately and issue me with a formal invitation to come join you”

If you have blinds in your kitchen ensure that that nothing is left dangling  :shify:

Yip, blind cords are now wrapped up inside empty loo roll tubes & taped in place. My kitchen looks fabulous  :shocked:

Kitten proofing is all done. My OH said last night that we have achieved “Kitten proof level – expert” he's in for a shock :rofl:

No surprise that he’s never had kittens. If there’s anything we’ve missed they’ll be sure to find it first! :shify:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #183 on: October 14, 2015, 08:42:21 AM »
1 more sleep to go, 1 more sleep to go, doo dah, doo dah, 1 more sleep to go!!! :wow:
...pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again...

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #182 on: October 14, 2015, 08:39:18 AM »
Ooooooh yes - snuggling kittens inna night time.   :wow: :wow:   Worth having insomnia for.   ;D

Thermocat....    :rofl: :rofl:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #181 on: October 14, 2015, 08:19:01 AM »
It's getting so exciting, I wonder if you've remembered to get:

The meow dictionary - the cat to human translator
The paw perfector - a device to prod ones kitties bed to make sure its comfy
The thermocat - like a thermostat to test temperatures of beds to make sure they are just right, not to cold nor to hot.
The kitty litter odour exterminator - does what it says on the tin.

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One more sleep to go
One more sleep to go
Just wait and see
The kitties will soon be
In bed next to thee

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #180 on: October 14, 2015, 07:35:35 AM »
Yay one more sleep til gotcha day :)  :Luv: :hug: :Luv2:
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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #179 on: October 14, 2015, 06:32:54 AM »
If you have blinds in your kitchen ensure that that nothing is left dangling  :shify:

Every good wish for tomorrow night.  How lovely  :Luv2: :Luv2:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #178 on: October 14, 2015, 05:45:31 AM »
Today means one more sleep to go!   ;D. I hope we've helped the time to pass more quickly, and not driven you too mad, Nic.   ;)  :evillaugh:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #177 on: October 13, 2015, 22:51:53 PM »
2 days, 3 hours and 29 minutes to go.

Not that I'm counting.... :evillaugh:

Of course you are not counting .............you havent put the seconds on  :rofl: :rofl:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #176 on: October 13, 2015, 12:31:44 PM »
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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #175 on: October 13, 2015, 12:29:56 PM »
2 days, 3 hours and 29 minutes to go.

Not that I'm counting.... :evillaugh:
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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #174 on: October 13, 2015, 07:09:23 AM »



Oh yes, I'd be going to bed early too.   :evillaugh:

Susanne, yes, that's a perfect illustration of kittens being able to find mischief in an empty room.   :innocent: Thank goodness you were on hand to sort things out.    :hug:

2 more sleeps to go, 2 more sleeps to go, two more, one more, no more sleeps until Nic gets Chester and Beau   ;D

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #173 on: October 13, 2015, 00:43:24 AM »
2 yes 2 sleeps to go  :evillaugh:

I know your only on 3 but I will be on 2 soon  :shify: :shify:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #172 on: October 12, 2015, 21:50:54 PM »
Only 3 sleeps to goooo

Only 3 sleeps to goooo

Only 3 sleeps til cat day

Only 3 sleeps to go  ;D

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #171 on: October 12, 2015, 21:13:12 PM »
If you have an afternoon nap does it shorten the number of sleeps left?

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I'm actually seriously thinking of going to bed early the next few nights so it comes quicker!

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #170 on: October 12, 2015, 21:06:33 PM »
If you have an afternoon nap does it shorten the number of sleeps left?

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Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #169 on: October 12, 2015, 20:43:07 PM »
Oh, that could've been nasty Suzanne! I'll cut them off. They can still play with them but better safe than sorry!

I'm going mad waiting now, I have a feeling the next few days are going to drag!!!:-[



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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #168 on: October 12, 2015, 20:03:42 PM »
Got it 3 sleeps  ;D ;D

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #167 on: October 12, 2015, 18:07:09 PM »
Oh Susanne, that must have been so upsetting for both of you!  :(

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #166 on: October 12, 2015, 17:38:35 PM »

I did wonder about one thing though. They will be spending their days in the kitchen while we’re at work just until they’re a bit bigger. I got them a scratching barrel with hidey holes to leave in there with them, but it has little toys dangling from it on elastic. You can see it in the pics I posted before. Is it safe to leave them alone with those? Or should I cut them off?

I would cut them off.  I may be over cautious but when I had my Jaffa and Magpie as kittens I bought a cat tree with a toy dangling from a piece of string.  One day Magpie got it wrapped around his paw and was left dangling and screaming.  Fortunately I was nearby and able to run to his rescue straight away but if he'd been alone I dread to think of what might have happened.  So now all those sort of dangly toys get cut off.

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #165 on: October 12, 2015, 11:58:34 AM »
Nic, the main risk I would foresee in terms of their scratching barrel with the attachments is if they chewed the elastic the balls are attached to.  You could see how they go with it while you're around to supervise.  Some cats aren't chewy, others are.   :shify:  The one thing you can guarantee with kittens though, is if there's mischief, they'll find it.  Would seem a shame to detach the balls altogether - maybe pop it elsewhere while you're out and substitute it with one without attachments, then swap them over when you or Andy are home to keep a beady eye on things. 

Meant to say I love the "cat Napping" bed.   :)

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #164 on: October 12, 2015, 10:45:43 AM »
It's been brought forward to Thursday evening (hopefully).

Yip, definitely Thursday evening, which means...

 :yesss:3 sleeps to go!!! :yesss:

It’s getting torturous now. Aaarghhh!!!!

All these posts are keeping me well entertained though

Spent yesterday kitten proofing the house. But no doubt they will still find a teeny tiny gap somewhere to wriggle into  :doh:

I did wonder about one thing though. They will be spending their days in the kitchen while we’re at work just until they’re a bit bigger. I got them a scratching barrel with hidey holes to leave in there with them, but it has little toys dangling from it on elastic. You can see it in the pics I posted before. Is it safe to leave them alone with those? Or should I cut them off?



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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #163 on: October 12, 2015, 08:07:55 AM »
Meow Meow Meow the car
Gently down the street
Kitties to come home
In just three days
And finally find their feet.

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #162 on: October 12, 2015, 07:39:49 AM »
3 more sleeps  ;D  Not long to go now.  The countdown to Kito pickup was agonising, lol.

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #161 on: October 12, 2015, 07:11:05 AM »



And today there are only three more sleeps to go!   :wow: :wow:

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #160 on: October 12, 2015, 00:13:13 AM »
Sorry my mistake, thanks  ;D ;D

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Re: Is it too soon to be thinking of adopting a new cat?
« Reply #159 on: October 12, 2015, 00:08:45 AM »
It's been brought forward to Thursday evening (hopefully).

 


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