fluffyfeet Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 (edited) Got in touch with a local Cat Rescue charity recently and we are going to meet a potential new family member later today. He's 5 months old, black with white socks, and was born at the rescue centre so no concerns about background. If we like him, they will do a home visit on Sunday and then we can pick him up as soon as we like. Will post pic's as soon as I have some. Dawn x Edited December 23, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Oh my goodness, how exciting, i hope hes just right for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 ... and the chances of you not falling in love with him at first sight? He sounds lovely - how exciting, just in time for him to climb the Christmas tree and play with the wrapping paper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyfeet Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 He's soooooo cute and sweet and quite shy - although he seemed very interested in DS, which is brill as we have said that it will be his cat. He is all black with white sox and his whiskers are all black except for one each side which is bright white. He kept coming to the front of the pen to sniff our hands and then reversing, considering us and coming back again! DS was looking in the pen underneath and he came right to the front of his pen and had a good old sniff of his hat. The rescue lady is coming for a home visit on Sunday and has already asked if we would like her to bring him as she doesn't foresee any problems - so fingers crossed, we will be a 2 cat household again from Sunday. Can't wait! Dawn x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Fantastic. Roll on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Ahhh well done you. I bet you can't wait. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Great news Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Fantastic news, having lost 3 cats in the last 4 years all in their late teens, I adopted two brothers in April one a ticked tabby we called Bollo & the other ticked tabby and white we called Naboo, in November I just happened to be browsing the website when I saw a beautiful fluffy tortoiseshell kitten so I went and viewed her and collected her the next day, we've called her Kiki They are absolute delights and are helping us get through a tough year, I bet you'll be too busy too update us when you get him home, it's also a good time of year for getting a kitten as it's much easier to keep them indoors until they are neutered! Have fun and update us soon if you can drag yourself away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Im hoping we get to meet him soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyfeet Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 He is now home with us - although we haven't seen much of him as he is behind the settee where the radiator is, so unfortunately I can't get any piccies yet, but I promise as soon as I can you'll be the first to know! Think we're going to call him Socks (or Sox) as he has ickle white feet - and being as the other cat is called Pants - well it was either Sox or Vest I keep having a quick look where he is and seeing huge black eyes blinking back at me - I sooooooo want to snuggle and cuddle him but am restraining myself to let him settle in his new surroundings. Other cat seems fairly indifferent just yet - time will tell I suppose. Dawn x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Glad you have him home. He'll be out wrecking the Christmas tree in no time. Lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Aww bless him, i cant wait to see him It must be unbearable for you, waiting for that cuddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 What a great christmas present for little kitty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Congratulations, he sounds lovely . This is wierd, but as I was reading the posts from the start the name that popped into my head was Sox . Looking forward to photos when he ventures out from behind the sofa . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyfeet Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) He's changed settee's during the night, and used the litter box so seems okay so far. Unfortunately he has decided to go inside the reclining settee so I've unplugged it just in case DS decides to try and 'rescue' him Thinking about going and getting a puppy crate, so that when OH comes in later and we can retrieve the little chap, he can be kept out of harms way and get used to us and his new surroundings a little easier. Any advice very much appreciated! Dawn x Edited December 21, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 I used a puppy crate for Bollo and Naboo for the first couple of weeks & they were fine, Kiki however was a little minx and managed to escape from it within a few minutes by moving the tray at the bottom and squeezing through a tiny gap So try and borrow one rather than buy, though having said that they do come in handy of you need to keep a chook indoors for any reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Aww bless him a crate sounds like a good idea, also good as a broody cage too Hes very camera shy this one isnt he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Hi there Fluffyfeet , sooooooooo happy for you. It must be something about kittens and sofas, as Flora spent most of her 1st 3 days with us crawling around inside our reclining sofa's . I kept forgetting and then panicking incase I had just squished a kitten . She was fine however. We found that a teaspoon of tuna on a saucer did the trick. Just the smell of that was enough to lure her out from under the sofa, and then we started playing with her with one of those cat toys on a long string on a stick. As soon as she was playing she forgot about the sofas then. Can't believe she's been here for over 3 weeks now!!!! It seems as if she's just arrived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyfeet Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Progress! He's out from the settee and up on the window sill behind the curtains. If I pop my head round the end of the curtain and make chirpy cooing noises (any cat people will know what I mean) he walks up to my face, bold as anything, purring loudly and yumming the sill, and then headbutts me square on the nose - Bless! It's killing me not to grab him and snuggle him but 'softly softly, catchey monkey' as they say. He's definitely settling though. Havne't photographed him yet as I am worried about the flash scaring him but i will as soon as I can. Dawn x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I'm dying to see him, do you have a camera phone? I get good results indoors without a flash by using the night setting! You are doing the right thing, I had to spend ages laying on the floor in the lounge to get my shy boys used to me and now Naboo pins me to the sofa and stops me doing housework! Ok, he gets on me and I don't like to move him Sox sounds like a real little darling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Sounding good, hes definately getting his confidence Not too much longer for piccies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Glad it's going so well, I'm sure it won't be long before he's truly out of his shell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyfeet Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Oh my Goodness - I think he's exploded out of his shell Mostin! Talk about hyperactive He's had us in stitches this afternoon - I'd forgotten how funny they are at this age. Here's some pic's as promised. You'll see where his name came from. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2092685&id=1037287477&l=9117d4efe3 Dawn x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 what a hansome boy he 's lovely magss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
