Mr and Boots came from a litter of kitties down the street and Lou was a stray. the neighbors pitched in to have him fixed and for food since I was having a rough time and asked that I adopt him. the little girl across the street named him "lou" and he answered to it so it stayed. It fits him.
Shady and Teala came from second chance champons. They were raised in a foster home as 4 week old kittens until the right parent came along (me )
It was like adopting real kids, The foster parent checked me and my home out to make sure the cats and I would be a good match. It could not have been better, I love my kids...
I didn´t know about rescue societies when I adopted Sophie, so she came from the Humane Society. I´d recommend rescue societies because they usually foster their animals and get to know them really well.
Bj was bought by my sisters boyfriend (at the time) as a gift, my parents were swo mad and so was our other cat Tigger, he was not happy at all. then my sister broke up with her boyfriend and began neglacting her and mistreating her, so i rescued her and she has lived with me ever since she was 2 years old. Nemo came from the last litter that bj had, because Bj enjoyed sneaking out through a hole she made in the screen she fell pregnant 6 times, and 4 of those times were found out by a vet as i had tryied to get her fixed but refused to abort the kittens. Nemo was born at 10:10pm on August 1 2006, although she was the last of 6 kittens (all girls) to be born she was the biggest lol. we kept her because we thought being ginger she was male and but nope lol she was a female ginger domestic short hair which im told is rare. and im glad we kept her because she lights up our lives.
sorry i do tend to ramble on lol, no body in my world cares to listen because they think i treat my cats to much like kids, some of my family reckon i need help. pfft.
Haha Kittencat2, I think you´ll find alot of us on Unitedcats are the same as you. I think perhaps the rest of the world just don´t get it that our cats are like children to us.
Frodo came from a friend´s cat´s litter. I hadn´t planned to get a cat at the time but my dog had been unwell with back and hip problems and I thought a kitten would perk him up a bit, since he was raised with cats and always thought he was one! I chose Frodo because when I went to visit them for the first time I picked them all up and he hissed at me! (he was only about a week old) I love cat´s with a bit of spirit so decided he was the one for me and It was the best decision ever. Frodo can still be a grumpy little monster quite often, but I love him for it. Him and Taz my dog adored each other in the end too and Frodo pined terribly when Taz died last year. (He now has a new puppy to torment)
Arwyn was a badly underweight stray we found going through our wheelie bin. We couldn´t leave her, so of course she became a part of the family, firstly as a foster cat till we made sure no-one claimed her and now as a permanent addition. She´s such a loving little cat and a real joy to have around.
All of the kitty clan came from a rescue shelter, apart from Amber, who arrived on my doorstep one night at 7 months old, and it was either I give her a home or her previous owners were going to have her put to sleep because, they wanted to get a leather sofa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So obviously she stayed with me and she is just beautiful, I am so lucky. But I am so lucky with all of them
Phyll & Lil, were a present and were from a freinds litter.
Molly, came from a farm cats litter, first to Mum and then to me.
Skitz, was caught with two siblings as kittens. They were strays at our local tafe (community college) I found homes for the siblings and kept Skitz
Queenie, was from our RSPCA shelter.
Fleabi, was a stray that adopted my brothers family, they didn´t want her so I took her in. Originally to find her a home, but I fell in love with her, so she stayed.
Maomao (about 2 years old then) was a stray living below my apartment, and when there was news that strays will be killed by the authorities for fear they may spread SARS, I grabbed him home. Mewmew (about 6months) ran into my ex-bf´s house during the rainy season, and came to stay with me when he got his tail badly bitten and needed to be cared for tenderly. Pig (5-6weeks old) , we adopted her from a couple who rescued him. Apparently, they found her alone and so she´s probably a lost kitty.
Athena came from the humane society. My parents picked her out for me as a surprise
Ozzie and Isis came from a litter of kittens that a sweet and beautiful stray cat had under our porch. I wish I could have kept her too, but we found homes for her and the other kittens.
Booboo and Tianna both came from the local shelter... Toma I seen him on a website as he was being fostered by someone who was local, then went and adopted his little butt lol
Pebbles came from the SPCA, Misty came from the vet (I had taken Pebbles and there was a cage full of kittens!!) Gizmo was Misty´s daughter. Shadow is Gizmo´s Son. Jackson is Shadow´s cousin!! Boots is a feral kitten and Pani was rescued from an abusive home.
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