Ratface
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That must have been dreadful for you, Ccc. Your kitten went to feline heaven much-loved. So very many don't have such comfort.
Feeling downhearted.
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splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
if you are worried about this cat jumping into the water could you have a harness and lead on him to start with..sounds like he doesnt have a very nice home at the moment, good luck tonight
PurBee
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I thought that - but when my male cat came back from the vets still sporting 2 raisins i rang them to ask if they had neutered another cat by mistake! They told me that they do an ‘inner snip’ procedure which leaves their boyhood intact, although they should shrink somewhat - which they eventually did. ?
So you may see male-wear intact and he still could be neutered if he had been done within the year, prior to shrinkage.
Ratface
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Gloom Central.
Traipsed back at appointed time.
Pleasant young male let me in. Owner still at work. Filth and squalor inside as well as out. Sex toys on the sofa. Lots of uneaten food lying around.
Orange streak of fur fled out of the open door and legged it into wilderness garden and over the back gate. Young male observed that the cat had run off.
He called his mother (owner) and updated her. She said "she can come back tomorrow if she wants". I can't be there, but someone else will be."
I declined the offer, thanked the pleasant young man and left.
There were two lovely tortoiseshell cats in the room whilst this was going on. Observing with a calm interest. They were, "mum's favourite ones".
Feeling even more disheartened than before. Forty miles+ petrol, plus traffic jams, + expense of setting up, plus disappointing outcome and sorrow for GC.
Tomorrow is another day.
Feeling very downhearted now.
Traipsed back at appointed time.
Pleasant young male let me in. Owner still at work. Filth and squalor inside as well as out. Sex toys on the sofa. Lots of uneaten food lying around.
Orange streak of fur fled out of the open door and legged it into wilderness garden and over the back gate. Young male observed that the cat had run off.
He called his mother (owner) and updated her. She said "she can come back tomorrow if she wants". I can't be there, but someone else will be."
I declined the offer, thanked the pleasant young man and left.
There were two lovely tortoiseshell cats in the room whilst this was going on. Observing with a calm interest. They were, "mum's favourite ones".
Feeling even more disheartened than before. Forty miles+ petrol, plus traffic jams, + expense of setting up, plus disappointing outcome and sorrow for GC.
Tomorrow is another day.
Feeling very downhearted now.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
what a shame, sounds like you had a lucky escape...was it this one
https://www.freeads.co.uk/uk/buy-se...at-needs-a-new-forever-home/view#.YW8UkxrMJPY
there are a few on freeads who are not expensive, wherabouts in the country are you?
https://www.freeads.co.uk/uk/buy-se...at-needs-a-new-forever-home/view#.YW8UkxrMJPY
there are a few on freeads who are not expensive, wherabouts in the country are you?
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TPO
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Jeez, bait advert if ever there was one ?
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
https://www.freeads.co.uk/uk/buy-se...7364768/2-kittens-available/view#.YW8YkBrMJPY
can you tell i love window shopping,
can you tell i love window shopping,
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
its so sad that people just want to get rid of a family member, he is a good looking boy as well...
Ratface
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Yes, that's the one. Could you keep an eye out for anything suitable? A bit more than usually skint atm, due to necessary car repairs . . .
I'm sure "something will turn up" etc. It's reawakening the grief of Madam Kat's loss.
I'm sure "curtain therapy " will return shortly . . .
Ratface
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I'm in North Kent.
I've not found many adult cats (12 months >) advertised the area. I'm on Gumtree, Freeads and Preloved. Any others I should try?Don't think I should have a kitten - always had two at a time before.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
will put my thinking cap on, those are the ones i looked on...just had a quick look on pets4homes. this one looks nice and is an indoor cat, ,might be worth a call to see exactly where she is so you can work out miles
https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/classifieds/3537771-cat-for-sale-enfield/
https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/classi...-year-old-spayed-cat-good-with-dogs-basildon/
https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/classifieds/3537771-cat-for-sale-enfield/
https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/classi...-year-old-spayed-cat-good-with-dogs-basildon/
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JackFrost
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Catchat.org?? Have you seen Keith - 8 yrs old, no picture yet, wants a quiet indoor only home with older person. ? (think he was Farnham area, on the Hampshire page)
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mini-eventer
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Controversial but I'd go back for the Ginger cat. He can't help his owners.. he's cheap. You can't beat a good ginger.
Get them to message you when he is contained in the house. He will be fine with you.
Get them to message you when he is contained in the house. He will be fine with you.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
https://www.celiahammond.org/hastin...3-tiggy-experienced-indoor-only-home-required
pretty cat, may suit you,
pretty cat, may suit you,
Ratface
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Thank you, dear supportive HHO's for your suggestions.
I'm not inclined to go back for flying GC. Bad vibes, man. ( I know, showing one's age . . .). Why was GC so scared, when the other cats in the room were calm? If cats are not "allowed" (allegedly) in the new dwelling, and the pretty torties are going there (which pleasant young man confirmed) why is GC not?
The whole episode was a disappointment.
I don't want to start off with an animal who's default reaction to someone entering a room in a quiet calm manner, is to flee, belly down, out of the house where he had lived for a number of years.
I believe that the owner had been spinning a web of half/untruths.
As splashgirl45 has pointed out, there are other feline possibilities.
I checked out CHT. I'm too many miles outside their catchment area.
I'm sure I'll feel more hopeful later.
I'm not inclined to go back for flying GC. Bad vibes, man. ( I know, showing one's age . . .). Why was GC so scared, when the other cats in the room were calm? If cats are not "allowed" (allegedly) in the new dwelling, and the pretty torties are going there (which pleasant young man confirmed) why is GC not?
The whole episode was a disappointment.
I don't want to start off with an animal who's default reaction to someone entering a room in a quiet calm manner, is to flee, belly down, out of the house where he had lived for a number of years.
I believe that the owner had been spinning a web of half/untruths.
As splashgirl45 has pointed out, there are other feline possibilities.
I checked out CHT. I'm too many miles outside their catchment area.
I'm sure I'll feel more hopeful later.
Shady
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This might be a bit controversial but I actually don't think a cat who has spent 6 years going out would be a good idea for you Ratface, unless the cat has been forced out. Yes some do settle if they have access to a patio, but you could very well end up with an unhappy frustrated companion, despite being retired and there for him.
You really need a mature indoor cat and certainly some of the above look lovely. Bit sad that one of the adverts states two need a new home but it doesn't say whether they should stay together and perhaps they don't like each other, but if they do it would be a tragedy to part them.
I'm sure something will come along soon.
You really need a mature indoor cat and certainly some of the above look lovely. Bit sad that one of the adverts states two need a new home but it doesn't say whether they should stay together and perhaps they don't like each other, but if they do it would be a tragedy to part them.
I'm sure something will come along soon.
Ratface
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Shady, all my cats have gone outside, after being kept in for at least a month to allow them to acclimatise to the domestic environment.
I would need to keep all openings closed - hatches, portlights, doors. Or to have a system whereby a space-lock type of system would be used.
I'm contemplating just giving up the idea of having another cat.
Mental health plummeting. The whole MK episode. Feeling a bit last-straw-ish.
Ratface
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I'm closing this thread now. Thanks for all your help and support.
Shady
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Please don't close the thread Ratface if if was something I have said. I think I might have misunderstood the situation and assumed the cat would not have access to dry land and for some cats that are used to total freedom that can be difficult.
Never give up if you have space in your life and heart for another cat but it can be like looking for a horse or even a house....frustrating, upsetting and mentally challenging. Step back a bit perhaps and just see what pops up. Sorry again if my post upset you.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
ratface, please look after yourself, you may need to come to terms with the loss of your cat before even thinking about another. grief hits us all in different ways....we are always here if you want to chat..
Ratface
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Thanks, Shady. Yes, it did upset me, but that's not difficult to do at the moment, cat-wise. All my cats have been able to stroll around the other boats, go up the pontoons and patrol the yard, review the day with whomsoever they met (4 legs or 2). None of them (apart from the Killer Burmese) have done much of this. Too busy sleeping in the sun, in various cosy places, or watching the world go by and sneering at seagulls from the safety of the wheelhouse.
I've declared today "Closed Due To Unforseen Circumstances ". Retreated to my bunk with mugs of tea and rice cakes. Streaming old rock 'n roll music: Meatloaf, Queen, Elton John et al.
Reading a book about WW2 Lancaster bomber crewmen. Puts my current situation in perspective. My father was a "rear-end Charlie" and took part in 30+ tours of duty. He came back alive in body but not in mind. A brilliantly clever man, who died when I was very young.
I've declared today "Closed Due To Unforseen Circumstances ". Retreated to my bunk with mugs of tea and rice cakes. Streaming old rock 'n roll music: Meatloaf, Queen, Elton John et al.
Reading a book about WW2 Lancaster bomber crewmen. Puts my current situation in perspective. My father was a "rear-end Charlie" and took part in 30+ tours of duty. He came back alive in body but not in mind. A brilliantly clever man, who died when I was very young.
Ratface
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Splashgirl45. Thank you. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to do that. How long is that going to take? This is the first time in 75+ years that I have been without a companion animal.
I must channel Sir Winston Churchill: KBO.
Shady
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So sorry again Ratface ( hangs head in shame). Iv'e got this fekkin publicity logo thing popping up every 2 seconds and it's making me not read things properly and I stupidly thought the cat had access to the boat but limited access to land. I think it sounds wonderful where you are and a retirement situation I would love myself when I just have a few cats left. There is nothing like a ' community ' of like minded people.
And absolutely nothing like a good bit of old school rock' n roll ( old hippy biker here!) to lift the spirits.
My gramps was a navigator in ww2 . When he came home he never, ever spoke of what he had seen or done, and my great grandfather survived ww1 but came home with shell shock and died a few years later alone on the side of a city road , hit by some sort of vehicle when he was drunk.
I do know exactly how you feel and I know it's painful, but there is a little cat out there for you and hopefully he or she won't be too far away and won't be sitting next to( or fleeing from) the family's collection of sex toys !!!!
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
if you feel that you wont ever get over the loss of your cat maybe now is the time to find another friend to cuddle up to....why not give one of the ads you like the look of a ring to start the ball rolling. you know that we have all lost precious pets on here and sometimes we have to take a chance and go for another, some people need a gap others need to get another friend immediately. there is no wrong or right...
Ratface
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Well! Ask and it shall be given! Various animal owning friends have been doing cat searches for me. One turned up a 10 year old neutered male Madam Kat look-alike who has found himself in straitened circumstances. Basically, abandoned, and found crying beside a locked outhouse.
He needs a warm berth, fond human contact, cuddles and access to regular plain food.
He's being brought over tomorrow morning by friend's friend. No charge for any of this. ( cat free gratis and for nothing, 80 mile round trip, time off work for cat chauffeur, delegation of childcare/animal husbandry, I'm strictly forbidden to provide any payment).
Bastet, (Egyptian Cat Goddess One Did Not Mess With) has obviously been keeping her slanted cat's eyes peeled for both me and him. He's called Kevin. The name of a very dear friend who, many years ago, was killed by the idle carelessness of an arrogant sea captain.
I'll update tomorrow. ??
He needs a warm berth, fond human contact, cuddles and access to regular plain food.
He's being brought over tomorrow morning by friend's friend. No charge for any of this. ( cat free gratis and for nothing, 80 mile round trip, time off work for cat chauffeur, delegation of childcare/animal husbandry, I'm strictly forbidden to provide any payment).
Bastet, (Egyptian Cat Goddess One Did Not Mess With) has obviously been keeping her slanted cat's eyes peeled for both me and him. He's called Kevin. The name of a very dear friend who, many years ago, was killed by the idle carelessness of an arrogant sea captain.
I'll update tomorrow. ??
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
sounds excellent....pictures please when you get him, love the name
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
Kevin ??
Peregrine Falcon
Looking forward to cooler days
Fab name. Will look forward to pics. ?
Errin Paddywack
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Brilliant news and a lucky cat.
Fjord
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I've only just caught up on this thread! Kevin sounds wonderful, I'm keeping fingers crossed for you RF.