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The Welcome Committee
Well, we moved into our new house in Hillsboro just 2 weeks ago.
Yesterday we had the pest control guy out to do a general look-over and treatment (boy howdy are there a lot of spiders here!) and to try to get the squirrel out of our attic crawl space. I looked outside while the pest guy was sweeping out the roof overhang, and there was a young white kitten, scrawny and dirty, roaming around in our side yard. Long story short, I caught him easily, saw he is an intact he, fed him a can of Fancy Feast (inhaled in 3 seconds flat) and caged him. Called the neighbor, she had no idea who he was, and gave me the name and location of the nearest animal shelter. Not wanting to get too attached, and seeing how neglected he was, we took him straight away. Lots of back and forth discussion at dinner. Heart says yes, we should adopt, he found us, etc. Brain says no. Well, today, the heart won. We've filled out the papers and "claimed" him at the shelter. He's still technically "on hold" at the shelter, he'll be neutered tomorrow, get his tests, and vaccs, but we can bring him home tomorrow evening. He's probably 4-6 months old, with Turkish van coloring (white with tan tail and ears), blue eyes, loud meow. We've tentatively named him Louis/Louie after DD1's best friend back in Virginia. We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Cheers Caroline S. |
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Wow, keep us updated on how Louie does.
Hope the older boys don't give him a hard time. Glad y'all are doing great. Lily & her mama "Caroline S." wrote in message ... Well, we moved into our new house in Hillsboro just 2 weeks ago. Yesterday we had the pest control guy out to do a general look-over and treatment (boy howdy are there a lot of spiders here!) and to try to get the squirrel out of our attic crawl space. I looked outside while the pest guy was sweeping out the roof overhang, and there was a young white kitten, scrawny and dirty, roaming around in our side yard. Long story short, I caught him easily, saw he is an intact he, fed him a can of Fancy Feast (inhaled in 3 seconds flat) and caged him. Called the neighbor, she had no idea who he was, and gave me the name and location of the nearest animal shelter. Not wanting to get too attached, and seeing how neglected he was, we took him straight away. Lots of back and forth discussion at dinner. Heart says yes, we should adopt, he found us, etc. Brain says no. Well, today, the heart won. We've filled out the papers and "claimed" him at the shelter. He's still technically "on hold" at the shelter, he'll be neutered tomorrow, get his tests, and vaccs, but we can bring him home tomorrow evening. He's probably 4-6 months old, with Turkish van coloring (white with tan tail and ears), blue eyes, loud meow. We've tentatively named him Louis/Louie after DD1's best friend back in Virginia. We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Cheers Caroline S. -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. |
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"Caroline S." wrote in message ... Well, we moved into our new house in Hillsboro just 2 weeks ago. Yesterday we had the pest control guy out to do a general look-over and treatment (boy howdy are there a lot of spiders here!) and to try to get the squirrel out of our attic crawl space. I looked outside while the pest guy was sweeping out the roof overhang, and there was a young white kitten, scrawny and dirty, roaming around in our side yard. Long story short, I caught him easily, saw he is an intact he, fed him a can of Fancy Feast (inhaled in 3 seconds flat) and caged him. Called the neighbor, she had no idea who he was, and gave me the name and location of the nearest animal shelter. Not wanting to get too attached, and seeing how neglected he was, we took him straight away. Lots of back and forth discussion at dinner. Heart says yes, we should adopt, he found us, etc. Brain says no. Well, today, the heart won. We've filled out the papers and "claimed" him at the shelter. He's still technically "on hold" at the shelter, he'll be neutered tomorrow, get his tests, and vaccs, but we can bring him home tomorrow evening. He's probably 4-6 months old, with Turkish van coloring (white with tan tail and ears), blue eyes, loud meow. We've tentatively named him Louis/Louie after DD1's best friend back in Virginia. We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Cheers Caroline S. Concatulations on the new addition. Purrs everyone adjusts well. -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh |
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And another welcome Louis/Louie.
Charleen "Caroline S." wrote in message ... Well, we moved into our new house in Hillsboro just 2 weeks ago. Yesterday we had the pest control guy out to do a general look-over and treatment (boy howdy are there a lot of spiders here!) and to try to get the squirrel out of our attic crawl space. I looked outside while the pest guy was sweeping out the roof overhang, and there was a young white kitten, scrawny and dirty, roaming around in our side yard. Long story short, I caught him easily, saw he is an intact he, fed him a can of Fancy Feast (inhaled in 3 seconds flat) and caged him. Called the neighbor, she had no idea who he was, and gave me the name and location of the nearest animal shelter. Not wanting to get too attached, and seeing how neglected he was, we took him straight away. Lots of back and forth discussion at dinner. Heart says yes, we should adopt, he found us, etc. Brain says no. Well, today, the heart won. We've filled out the papers and "claimed" him at the shelter. He's still technically "on hold" at the shelter, he'll be neutered tomorrow, get his tests, and vaccs, but we can bring him home tomorrow evening. He's probably 4-6 months old, with Turkish van coloring (white with tan tail and ears), blue eyes, loud meow. We've tentatively named him Louis/Louie after DD1's best friend back in Virginia. We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Cheers Caroline S. |
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Caroline S. wrote:
We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Aww, what a welcome to your new home! Purrs for Pippin and Mithu to accept the newcomer soonest. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Caroline S. wrote:
Well, today, the heart won. We've filled out the papers and "claimed" him at the shelter. He's still technically "on hold" at the shelter, he'll be neutered tomorrow, get his tests, and vaccs, but we can bring him home tomorrow evening. He's probably 4-6 months old, with Turkish van coloring (white with tan tail and ears), blue eyes, loud meow. We've tentatively named him Louis/Louie after DD1's best friend back in Virginia. We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Purrs for them to accept him easily. Because you have just moved in, your cats don't quite own the new territory as much as they would have in your old house, so all 3 of them are more on equal ground in this situation. I hope that'll help. Good luck to all of you. It's wonderful that you took him in! -- Joyce ^..^ (To email me, remove the X's from my user name.) |
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Caroline S. wrote:
Well, we moved into our new house in Hillsboro just 2 weeks ago. Yesterday we had the pest control guy out to do a general look-over and treatment (boy howdy are there a lot of spiders here!) and to try to get the squirrel out of our attic crawl space. I looked outside while the pest guy was sweeping out the roof overhang, and there was a young white kitten, scrawny and dirty, roaming around in our side yard. Long story short, I caught him easily, saw he is an intact he, fed him a can of Fancy Feast (inhaled in 3 seconds flat) and caged him. Called the neighbor, she had no idea who he was, and gave me the name and location of the nearest animal shelter. Not wanting to get too attached, and seeing how neglected he was, we took him straight away. Lots of back and forth discussion at dinner. Heart says yes, we should adopt, he found us, etc. Brain says no. Well, today, the heart won. We've filled out the papers and "claimed" him at the shelter. He's still technically "on hold" at the shelter, he'll be neutered tomorrow, get his tests, and vaccs, but we can bring him home tomorrow evening. He's probably 4-6 months old, with Turkish van coloring (white with tan tail and ears), blue eyes, loud meow. We've tentatively named him Louis/Louie after DD1's best friend back in Virginia. We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Cheers Caroline S. I thought you'd have a good heart. Awaiting pics, please. Sam, supervised by Mistletoe |
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Caroline S. wrote:
Well, we moved into our new house in Hillsboro just 2 weeks ago. Yesterday we had the pest control guy out to do a general look-over and treatment (boy howdy are there a lot of spiders here!) and to try to get the squirrel out of our attic crawl space. I looked outside while the pest guy was sweeping out the roof overhang, and there was a young white kitten, scrawny and dirty, roaming around in our side yard. Long story short, I caught him easily, saw he is an intact he, fed him a can of Fancy Feast (inhaled in 3 seconds flat) and caged him. Called the neighbor, she had no idea who he was, and gave me the name and location of the nearest animal shelter. Not wanting to get too attached, and seeing how neglected he was, we took him straight away. Lots of back and forth discussion at dinner. Heart says yes, we should adopt, he found us, etc. Brain says no. Well, today, the heart won. We've filled out the papers and "claimed" him at the shelter. He's still technically "on hold" at the shelter, he'll be neutered tomorrow, get his tests, and vaccs, but we can bring him home tomorrow evening. He's probably 4-6 months old, with Turkish van coloring (white with tan tail and ears), blue eyes, loud meow. We've tentatively named him Louis/Louie after DD1's best friend back in Virginia. We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Amazing how the heart wins in those sorts of things ;-) The symbolism of a homeless just waiting for you to show up at your new place suggests to me that not only will this be a 'new start' that it will be a successful one as well. Concatulations on the new addition, and hope you all settle down in your new digs. Yowie |
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Caroline S. wrote:
snip Well, today, the heart won. We've filled out the papers and "claimed" him at the shelter. He's still technically "on hold" at the shelter, he'll be neutered tomorrow, get his tests, and vaccs, but we can bring him home tomorrow evening. He's probably 4-6 months old, with Turkish van coloring (white with tan tail and ears), blue eyes, loud meow. We've tentatively named him Louis/Louie after DD1's best friend back in Virginia. We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Cheers Caroline S. Congratulations on your new owner. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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On 28 Aug., 00:34, "Caroline S." wrote:
Well, we moved into our new house in Hillsboro just 2 weeks ago. Yesterday we had the pest control guy out to do a general look-over and treatment (boy howdy are there a lot of spiders here!) and to try to get the squirrel out of our attic crawl space. *I looked outside while the pest guy was sweeping out the roof overhang, and there was a young white kitten, scrawny and dirty, roaming around in our side yard. *Long story short, I caught him easily, saw he is an intact he, fed him a can of Fancy Feast (inhaled in 3 seconds flat) and caged him. *Called the neighbor, she had no idea who he was, and gave me the name and location of the nearest animal shelter. Not wanting to get too attached, and seeing how neglected he was, we took him straight away. Lots of back and forth discussion at dinner. Heart says yes, we should adopt, he found us, etc. Brain says no. Well, today, the heart won. We've filled out the papers and "claimed" him at the shelter. He's still technically "on hold" at the shelter, he'll be neutered tomorrow, get his tests, and vaccs, but we can bring him home tomorrow evening. *He's probably 4-6 months old, with Turkish van coloring (white with tan tail and ears), blue eyes, loud meow. We've tentatively named him Louis/Louie after DD1's best friend back in Virginia. We'll keep you posted. Pippin and Mithu have handled newcomers before, but it's been a few years. Cheers Caroline S. I am so happy that your heart made the decision in the end. Lots of luck in your new home for all that are living there. love Bettina |
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