Big cat

Posted on February 28, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Big cat, Black and white cat, Cat, Happy cat, Hubby, Life, Photo, Relaxed, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

For the first time ever our big cat sat on my hubby’s knees! He as an abandoned cat and we have looked after him for five years. Gradually over that time he has become more appreciative of being stroked. He used to just sit on the chair arms between us, but now he’s venturing further. He’s a sweet cat, and he’s very big, but very gentle. He will tell you when he doesn’t like something. He rarely likes being lifted up, but he’s much calmer now. He loves his food and he’s quiet around our other two cats. I love them all….

Cat keeps warm

Posted on January 16, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Bed, Black and white cat, Cat, Cat tree, Curled up, igloo, Life, oil heaters, Rescue cats, Sleep, Tuxedo cat, WarmLeave a comment

It’s hard to see, but one of our cats sleeps in front of our two oil filled radiators. He’s the biggest of our cats and has thick fur, but I think because he was abandoned and used to live outside, he’s taking advantage of the warmth he can get. It’s no problem to us as the heaters warm the whole room, and when he’s not there he’s usually outside in the cold. He really likes being out and about. One of the other two cats sleeps upstairs on a soft and fluffy bed or on the cat tree by the living room radiator, and the other one either sleeps on my chair, the sofa, or an igloo shaped bed in the living room. So basically they are all snug!

Comfort cat

Posted on October 2, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Black and white cat, Cat, Friends, Lap, lap cat, Life, Nervous, Outside cat, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Our boy cat is sitting half on a cushion, half on my hubbies lap. This is unusual, he’s always been quite nervous. He will normally sit or lie between us on a cushion between the two arm chairs. He sometimes puts his paws on me, but even now, after a few years, he’s still quite nervous. That’s because he was abandoned by his previous owners and he was living outside for a couple of years. At least now he trusts us after a lot of love and encouragement. Finally, he’s being a lap cat x.

Love

Posted on April 1, 2022 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Black and white cat, Cat, Garden, Life, Love, rescue cat, Sleeping, Sunshine, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

He loves me I think, it might be cupboard love, because I feed him. But he likes having his cheeks rubbed and his ears stroked. He still doesn’t like being picked up and soon wriggles free. I think he must have been handled badly as a kitten. He was abandoned (we found out from the cat charity we support) so we have looked after him for about five years now. He started out living in our shed and gradually came into the house at night. Now he’s next to me, curled up on the arms of our armchairs, he likes sleeping between us. I think it makes him feel safer. But he still goes out most of the night, even when it’s cold and wet. I think he must be eleven or twelve now. Cats that live outside have shorter lives so I think we have added a few years on to his life. X

Putting out his paw

Posted on March 15, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Armchair, Black and white cat, Cat, Love, moved in, Outdoor cat, Rest, Sleeping, Trust, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

Our outside cat really does seem to appreciate us. Often he puts out his paw and touches me as if he is confirming to himself that I am real, that I exist. It is somehow a gesture of reassurance. Trust, acceptance. I feel so privileged that he seems to know we care about him.

This photo was just taken. He wants to sit between us on the armchair arms. My hubby pats the cushion on the arms and he jumps up. He’s now resting his head on the arm. Soon he will be asleep.

My indoor cats still get attention, I see the look of love in their faces, slightly closing their eyes in a look of pleasure, but I guess our outdoor cat needs that extra bit of care. He was rejected and abandoned by his previous owners and its taken about three years to get him in and really gain his trust. We love him.

Camouflage

Posted on July 14, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Black and White cats, Blogging, Camouflage, Cats, Family cat, Golden eyes, Life, Lovely, Photo2 Comments

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Cat hiding, but not very well. His eyes give him away. Golden and gleaming. He’s getting well fed and sleeps in the shed. I’m trying to get our own cats inoculated so they can go out in the garden and meet him. I hope they will all get on. Then he will have to go to the vets and be inoculated too. The plan is by winter this abandoned cat will be part of the family. We can’t get anyone else to take him in and he deserves a home. In the meantime he’s having a good life.

He’s still here..

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Black and White cats, Cat, Friendly, Heater, Life, Rehoming needed, Shed, Straw2 Comments

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The abandoned cat that we have been looking after is still here. There was a couple who almost took him, but decided we were too attached to him for them to take him. He still lives in the shed because we have two indoor cats who won’t get in their cat basket to be inoculated! Hence cats staring at each other through the cat flap. The outdoor cat has a box surrounded by straw to help keep him snug. But we decided to put a small electric oil heater in the shed to help keep him warm on very cold nights. He can get in and out, and because there is nothing of value in the shed we are happy to leave the door slightly ajar. Hopefully by later this year he will be rehomed x

Woody update…

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Care, Cat, Cold, Life, Shed, Stray?, Summerhouse, Winter, woodyLeave a comment

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Woody/Smudge nine years old and abandoned by his owners has been sleeping snug in our summerhouse. But he’s been turfed out by a big grey tabby which may also be a stray. I’ve put together a box with a towel and put it in a big bag for life. Put the next to the table he is hiding under. I don’t want him to sleep outside so we are going to get a rabbit hutch and straw bales in the morning. Also propped the shed door open for more shelter. What he needs is a home. He’s advertised on Cats protection. I’m hoping he gets a new home soon x.

Woody the cat

Posted on November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Animals, Cat, Cats protection league, Found cat, Lost and found cats in stoke on trent, Lost cat, StaffordshireLeave a comment

I’m still worried about Woody, the cat that has taken up residence in our garden summerhouse. We’ve now contacted the Cats protection league and they are going to put him on their page for a couple of weeks. As I explained we tried bringing him in but it upset the other cats, plus they won’t let me take them to the vets so they have not been fully inoculated. They don’t go out, and he can’t come in.

Anyway I sent them photos of him and wrote:

Here is a photo of Woody. He’s very friendly and quite big. He’s always mooching round our garden and now the weather’s getting colder he sleeps in a cat tree base in our summerhouse. We think he might have been abandoned. Regards

Christine

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