Last year I remember staying up late trying to catch as much as I could of the Superbowl. The reason being the Steelers were playing. If you get involved with a family from Pittsburgh, you get involved with the Steelers, plus with living in Metropolitan Detroit, you follow the Lions too. Seeing neither had reached the Superbowl this year, interested was limited. In turn we washed the car, went to an all you can eat Chinese Buffet and got my first ever fortune cookie[!] and poked more pet stores for cats to re-home.
Since way before I moved and even got the go ahead to move, we wanted to re-home another cat. Partly to give Ed some company but additionally to give another cat a chance of a happy life, and whilst I'm not working yet I can keep an eye on them till they get use to one another. Most of the pet stores have three to six cats at any time waiting to be adopted. We saw this kitty [the one pictured] on Friday night, but he's actually one that we'd seen advertised on the re-homing website for months. That became another of the reasons why we've applied to adopt this cat, because he's been wanting a home for a long time. Apparently however adopting a cat isn't as simple as it use to be, you have to give vet and personal references and be up for having a house check. Fingers crossed though, we really want to give this kitty a home and if we're lucky I'll tell you more about him!
If anyone has any tips on introducing cats to each other that would be a great help, Ed's a little timid around new people and things so we need to make the adjustment for her as calm as possible.
Since way before I moved and even got the go ahead to move, we wanted to re-home another cat. Partly to give Ed some company but additionally to give another cat a chance of a happy life, and whilst I'm not working yet I can keep an eye on them till they get use to one another. Most of the pet stores have three to six cats at any time waiting to be adopted. We saw this kitty [the one pictured] on Friday night, but he's actually one that we'd seen advertised on the re-homing website for months. That became another of the reasons why we've applied to adopt this cat, because he's been wanting a home for a long time. Apparently however adopting a cat isn't as simple as it use to be, you have to give vet and personal references and be up for having a house check. Fingers crossed though, we really want to give this kitty a home and if we're lucky I'll tell you more about him!
If anyone has any tips on introducing cats to each other that would be a great help, Ed's a little timid around new people and things so we need to make the adjustment for her as calm as possible.
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Awww he looks exactly like my cat who went missing.
ReplyDeleteSo cute, i love ginger cats, or rather, ALL cats :)
Yeah ginger cats I always have a soft spot for.
DeleteAwww good luck with homing the kitty - i think its quite good that they do all the checks so the fur babies are going to good homes - im sure you will have kitty soon :o) Scarlett x
ReplyDeleteThat is true, best they go to checked out people and homes.
DeleteWhat a darling! I'm glad the checks are stringent, the poor little mites must be traumatised enough without risking going to a new place where they aren't going to be loved enough.
ReplyDeleteBoys tend to settle in very well, at least the male cats I've had have been. Girls are much more territorial, although they do learn to live with one another.
Good luck and keep us posted with lots of pictures. x
Thank you for the advice Vix, we were considering a male cat possibly 3-5 years old. Ed use to live with her sister and went a bit crazy with each other once they'd grown up.
DeleteOh Mr Ginger is so lovely!!! You will make this puusy-cat a happy and loved fur baby!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes V
Thank you!
DeleteHe looks gorgeous, I adore cats so I wish you the best of luck in adopting him.
ReplyDeleteWhen my boyfriend rescued a kitten and had to introduce it to his older cat we found that it was best to put them in a room together and just let they sniff each other out, not like sticking them next to each other or anything, but just letting them see each other so that it wasn't going to shock them later when they find another cat in their house. And we made sure they eat had their 'own' place to go to if they want some peace from each other. It seemed to work over time :)
Charlotte
Great tips - thank you. I think we're going to have to introduce them all really gradually but i'm sure we'll get there.
Deleteohhh love cats!
ReplyDeleteHe's a real handsome kitty, good luck sweetie I hope you get him and then he can be secure and happy and loved! xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteOh he looks so so adorable, I have a soft spot for ginger cats but I am a little biased
ReplyDeletexx
My first cat was ginger so i've always had a little extra special love for them!
DeleteAw what a cute lil' kitty!
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cute cat! I didnt realise cats were so difficult to adopt over there, I thought you just went and picked them and bought them home X
ReplyDeleteSee that was what I was use to when it came to getting my first cat, you picked one paid and left!
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