De-lurking to Introduce Smudgie

Hi All
I came across this group a few days ago. I don't normally step out from the
"lurking shadows" but you all seem so nice I thought I'd take a deep breath
and jump right in!

Smudgie is a black and white Tuxedo cat and has been ruling my life since
last September. She had her first birthday on 9th June. We rescued her
from a family who weren't looking after properly. She was 12 weeks old when
we got her; covered in fleas, infection in both eyes and ears, and weighing
only 700 grammes. She looked so thin, her cheeks were sunken and her head
looked too big for her little body. It took a while to get her right but 9
months on she is in great health apart from her eyes, which are prone to the
odd irritation. She is a little small for her age but perfectly formed all
the same!

Smudgie has always been a bit timid and wary of new people / surroundings.
It took 4 months before she would even pluck up courage to go into the back
garden. I wanted her to enjoy the garden but to try to keep her from
wanting to venture further. She learned to climb "Rambo style" up our 6ft
garden fence (chasing a bird) after I moved all the "utilities" she used to
climb onto it. She is quite clumsy for a cat and so far she has fallen off
the fence, got stuck in the next door neighbour's tree and discovered (to
her horror) a large German Shepherd dog lives next door on the other side -
and she doesn't like cats much!

Yesterday evening she was happily sitting on top of the fence one minute,
and the next had wandered off. After 3 hours I was besides myself with
worry. I took a walk around the neighbourhood to see if I could spot her,
stopping to ask people along the way if they had seen her. I returned home
and looked out of our bedroom window, which overlooks the neighbours' back
gardens, for the 50th time and there she was, 2 gardens away! I went and
"collected" her and got an arm full of scratches for my trouble!

I'm now preparing myself for her next big outing!

Sharon

I'm now preparing myself for her next big outing!

Sharon

Hi, Sharon. Welcome to the group, and thanks for telling us about Smudgie.
She sounds like quite a handful! I'm glad you got the opportunity to
rescue her from her former setting - it's tragic when kitties don't get
the kind of care they need and deserve.

I'm Dan, and my wife and our 6 furry masters live in central Iowa in the
US. Our masters a
Cleopatra - a long-haired empress with silver-colored fur, in her mid to
late teens. She rules our house with an iron paw.
Amelia - a rather large short-haired tortie. She's quite the snuggler.
Tabitha - a tiny black longhair. She looks pretty much like Persian
without the smooshed nose. She is very timid and hates being brushed - not
a good combination for a long-haired cat.
Samuel - an orange tabby shorthaired boy. He's long and lean, loves to
snuggle, talks a lot, and is also very shy around strangers.
Harri Roadcat - an orange tabby girlcat. She's 4 years old now. She came
to stay with me when she was about 3 months old, when I was driving a
semi-truck. She spent 9 months riding all over the US with me in my truck.
Also not fond of meeting strangers.
Ranger - a shorthaired grey guy, he looks a lot like a Russian Blue. He
isn't much afraid of anything, but he is cautious around new people until
he gets to know them. He's about 3, and still behaves like a kitten.

Isn't it wonderful what feline family members add to our lives?

Dan

Welcome to the group. Smudgie sounds a love, even
with the '******* cat trick'. But all our owners do those
once in a while.

Lily & her mama

--
Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time.

"Sharon" wrote in message
...
Hi All
I came across this group a few days ago. I don't normally step out from
the "lurking shadows" but you all seem so nice I thought I'd take a deep
breath and jump right in!

Smudgie is a black and white Tuxedo cat and has been ruling my life since
last September. She had her first birthday on 9th June. We rescued her
from a family who weren't looking after properly. She was 12 weeks old
when we got her; covered in fleas, infection in both eyes and ears, and
weighing only 700 grammes. She looked so thin, her cheeks were sunken and
her head looked too big for her little body. It took a while to get her
right but 9 months on she is in great health apart from her eyes, which
are prone to the odd irritation. She is a little small for her age but
perfectly formed all the same!

Smudgie has always been a bit timid and wary of new people / surroundings.
It took 4 months before she would even pluck up courage to go into the
back garden. I wanted her to enjoy the garden but to try to keep her from
wanting to venture further. She learned to climb "Rambo style" up our 6ft
garden fence (chasing a bird) after I moved all the "utilities" she used
to climb onto it. She is quite clumsy for a cat and so far she has fallen
off the fence, got stuck in the next door neighbour's tree and discovered
(to her horror) a large German Shepherd dog lives next door on the other
side - and she doesn't like cats much!

Yesterday evening she was happily sitting on top of the fence one minute,
and the next had wandered off. After 3 hours I was besides myself with
worry. I took a walk around the neighbourhood to see if I could spot her,
stopping to ask people along the way if they had seen her. I returned
home and looked out of our bedroom window, which overlooks the neighbours'
back gardens, for the 50th time and there she was, 2 gardens away! I went
and "collected" her and got an arm full of scratches for my trouble!

I'm now preparing myself for her next big outing!

Sharon

Sharon wrote:
Hi All
I came across this group a few days ago. I don't normally step out
from the "lurking shadows" but you all seem so nice I thought I'd
take a deep breath and jump right in!

Smudgie is a black and white Tuxedo cat and has been ruling my life
since last September. She had her first birthday on 9th June. We
rescued her from a family who weren't looking after properly. She
was 12 weeks old when we got her; covered in fleas, infection in both
eyes and ears, and weighing only 700 grammes. She looked so thin,
her cheeks were sunken and her head looked too big for her little
body. It took a while to get her right but 9 months on she is in
great health apart from her eyes, which are prone to the odd
irritation. She is a little small for her age but perfectly formed
all the same!
Smudgie has always been a bit timid and wary of new people /
surroundings. It took 4 months before she would even pluck up courage
to go into the back garden. I wanted her to enjoy the garden but to
try to keep her from wanting to venture further. She learned to
climb "Rambo style" up our 6ft garden fence (chasing a bird) after I
moved all the "utilities" she used to climb onto it. She is quite
clumsy for a cat and so far she has fallen off the fence, got stuck
in the next door neighbour's tree and discovered (to her horror) a
large German Shepherd dog lives next door on the other side - and she
doesn't like cats much!
Yesterday evening she was happily sitting on top of the fence one
minute, and the next had wandered off. After 3 hours I was besides
myself with worry. I took a walk around the neighbourhood to see if
I could spot her, stopping to ask people along the way if they had
seen her. I returned home and looked out of our bedroom window,
which overlooks the neighbours' back gardens, for the 50th time and
there she was, 2 gardens away! I went and "collected" her and got an
arm full of scratches for my trouble!
I'm now preparing myself for her next big outing!

Sharon

Hi Sharon, welcome to the group. Smudgie sounds like quite a character.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Hi Sharon and welcome to the community. I am Gramby and I am owned by three
cats.

Miz Piglet who showed up from under a brush pile that had been lit to burn.

O. T. Mahoney who is an orange stripy over weight buy. He is my heart cat.

Then we have Whispering Willow who came from another member of this group
from Texas.

We do have fun, sometimes disagree about things but, in the end, I have
never been sorry I came here.
"Sharon" wrote in message
...
Hi All
I came across this group a few days ago. I don't normally step out from
the "lurking shadows" but you all seem so nice I thought I'd take a deep
breath and jump right in!

Smudgie is a black and white Tuxedo cat and has been ruling my life since
last September. She had her first birthday on 9th June. We rescued her
from a family who weren't looking after properly. She was 12 weeks old
when we got her; covered in fleas, infection in both eyes and ears, and
weighing only 700 grammes. She looked so thin, her cheeks were sunken and
her head looked too big for her little body. It took a while to get her
right but 9 months on she is in great health apart from her eyes, which
are prone to the odd irritation. She is a little small for her age but
perfectly formed all the same!

Smudgie has always been a bit timid and wary of new people / surroundings.
It took 4 months before she would even pluck up courage to go into the
back garden. I wanted her to enjoy the garden but to try to keep her from
wanting to venture further. She learned to climb "Rambo style" up our 6ft
garden fence (chasing a bird) after I moved all the "utilities" she used
to climb onto it. She is quite clumsy for a cat and so far she has fallen
off the fence, got stuck in the next door neighbour's tree and discovered
(to her horror) a large German Shepherd dog lives next door on the other
side - and she doesn't like cats much!

Yesterday evening she was happily sitting on top of the fence one minute,
and the next had wandered off. After 3 hours I was besides myself with
worry. I took a walk around the neighbourhood to see if I could spot her,
stopping to ask people along the way if they had seen her. I returned
home and looked out of our bedroom window, which overlooks the neighbours'
back gardens, for the 50th time and there she was, 2 gardens away! I went
and "collected" her and got an arm full of scratches for my trouble!

I'm now preparing myself for her next big outing!

Sharon

"Sharon" wrote in message
...
Hi All
I came across this group a few days ago. I don't normally step out from
the "lurking shadows" but you all seem so nice I thought I'd take a deep
breath and jump right in!

Smudgie is a black and white Tuxedo cat and has been ruling my life since
last September. She had her first birthday on 9th June. We rescued her
from a family who weren't looking after properly. She was 12 weeks old
when we got her; covered in fleas, infection in both eyes and ears, and
weighing only 700 grammes. She looked so thin, her cheeks were sunken and
her head looked too big for her little body. It took a while to get her
right but 9 months on she is in great health apart from her eyes, which
are prone to the odd irritation. She is a little small for her age but
perfectly formed all the same!

Smudgie has always been a bit timid and wary of new people / surroundings.
It took 4 months before she would even pluck up courage to go into the
back garden. I wanted her to enjoy the garden but to try to keep her from
wanting to venture further. She learned to climb "Rambo style" up our 6ft
garden fence (chasing a bird) after I moved all the "utilities" she used
to climb onto it. She is quite clumsy for a cat and so far she has fallen
off the fence, got stuck in the next door neighbour's tree and discovered
(to her horror) a large German Shepherd dog lives next door on the other
side - and she doesn't like cats much!

Yesterday evening she was happily sitting on top of the fence one minute,
and the next had wandered off. After 3 hours I was besides myself with
worry. I took a walk around the neighbourhood to see if I could spot her,
stopping to ask people along the way if they had seen her. I returned
home and looked out of our bedroom window, which overlooks the neighbours'
back gardens, for the 50th time and there she was, 2 gardens away! I went
and "collected" her and got an arm full of scratches for my trouble!

I'm now preparing myself for her next big outing!

Sharon


She sounds charming. Tuxedos are pretty popular around here!


--
Theresa, Stinky and Dante
drtmuirATearthlink.net

Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

On Jun 11, 5:52*am, "Sharon" wrote:
Hi All
I came across this group a few days ago. *I don't normally step out from the
"lurking shadows" but you all seem so nice I thought I'd take a deep breath
and jump right in!

Smudgie is a black and white Tuxedo cat and has been ruling my life since
last September. *She had her first birthday on 9th June. *We rescued her
from a family who weren't looking after properly. *She was 12 weeks old when
we got her; covered in fleas, infection in both eyes and ears, and weighing
only 700 grammes. *She looked so thin, her cheeks were sunken and her head
looked too big for her little body. *It took a while to get her right but 9
months on she is in great health apart from her eyes, which are prone to the
odd irritation. *She is a little small for her age but perfectly formed all
the same!

Smudgie has always been a bit timid and wary of new people / surroundings.
It took 4 months before she would even pluck up courage to go into the back
garden. *I wanted her to enjoy the garden but to try to keep her from
wanting to venture further. *She learned to climb "Rambo style" up our 6ft
garden fence (chasing a bird) after I moved all the "utilities" she used to
climb onto it. *She is quite clumsy for a cat and so far she has fallen off
the fence, got stuck in the next door neighbour's tree and discovered (to
her horror) a large German Shepherd dog lives next door on the other side -
and she doesn't like cats much!

Yesterday evening she was happily sitting on top of the fence one minute,
and the next had wandered off. *After 3 hours I was besides myself with
worry. *I took a walk around the neighbourhood to see if I could spot her,
stopping to ask people along the way if they had seen her. *I returned home
and looked out of our bedroom window, which overlooks the neighbours' back
gardens, for the 50th time and there she was, 2 gardens away! *I went and
"collected" her and got an arm full of scratches for my trouble!

I'm now preparing myself for her next big outing!

Sharon

Hi Sharon and welcome to the group. =o) Smudgie sounds adorable, and
bless you for giving her a home where she'll be properly looked
after. Do you have any pictures of her online? We'd love to see what
she looks like.

Melissa

Welcome, Sharon!

--
Joy

Constant change is here to stay.

"Sharon" wrote in message
...
Hi All
I came across this group a few days ago. I don't normally step out from
the "lurking shadows" but you all seem so nice I thought I'd take a deep
breath and jump right in!

Smudgie is a black and white Tuxedo cat and has been ruling my life since
last September. She had her first birthday on 9th June. We rescued her
from a family who weren't looking after properly. She was 12 weeks old
when we got her; covered in fleas, infection in both eyes and ears, and
weighing only 700 grammes. She looked so thin, her cheeks were sunken and
her head looked too big for her little body. It took a while to get her
right but 9 months on she is in great health apart from her eyes, which
are prone to the odd irritation. She is a little small for her age but
perfectly formed all the same!

Smudgie has always been a bit timid and wary of new people / surroundings.
It took 4 months before she would even pluck up courage to go into the
back garden. I wanted her to enjoy the garden but to try to keep her from
wanting to venture further. She learned to climb "Rambo style" up our 6ft
garden fence (chasing a bird) after I moved all the "utilities" she used
to climb onto it. She is quite clumsy for a cat and so far she has fallen
off the fence, got stuck in the next door neighbour's tree and discovered
(to her horror) a large German Shepherd dog lives next door on the other
side - and she doesn't like cats much!

Yesterday evening she was happily sitting on top of the fence one minute,
and the next had wandered off. After 3 hours I was besides myself with
worry. I took a walk around the neighbourhood to see if I could spot her,
stopping to ask people along the way if they had seen her. I returned
home and looked out of our bedroom window, which overlooks the neighbours'
back gardens, for the 50th time and there she was, 2 gardens away! I went
and "collected" her and got an arm full of scratches for my trouble!

I'm now preparing myself for her next big outing!

Sharon

"Sharon" wrote in message
...
Hi All
I came across this group a few days ago. I don't normally step out from
the "lurking shadows" but you all seem so nice I thought I'd take a deep
breath and jump right in!


Welcome. Smudgie sounds like a kitten after my own heart.

Pam S.

Kreisleriana wrote:

"Sharon" wrote in message

I came across this group a few days ago. I don't normally step out from
the "lurking shadows" but you all seem so nice I thought I'd take a deep
breath and jump right in!

She sounds charming. Tuxedos are pretty popular around here!

As are cats named Smudge (or Smudgie). It's the most popular cat name
on RPCA. Or at least it was back when the cat-name census was taken.

Joyce - one of the people with a Smudge-cat (and I do call her Smudgie,
or Woodgie, among other things)


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