Just a note to let you know that Mina and Lucy (formerly Muff) are doing very well here in Everdon. It was wonderfully easy introducing them to their new home, not at all like adopting any of our other, semi-wild cats.
We kept them in the library for a few days, where they got restless and climbed the shelves and played with anything they could lay their paws on. After that we let them loose in the house, where they encountered Tabitha. The kittens were unfazed by this, but Tabitha initially found them rather boistrous and hid under the bed. It didn't take long for her to get used to them and establish her dominance. Less that a week after we collected them all three cats were happily sleeping on the bed together.
Mina has turned out to be a great hunter, catching her first bird within 10 minutes of being released into the outdoors. She seems to bring us presents every morning. Lucy's preferred activity is having a cuddle.
They are both extremely well-behaved and good natured, though they do have a tendency to smash ornaments and crockery as they hurl themselves around the house chasing insects and each other. We consider ourselves very lucky to have them living with us.
Hi,
We are Lottie and Gracie, two sisters living in Redditch with our new 'servants'. They call us “The Girls”. First impressions have surpassed all our expectations. Our new residence is spacious and we are spoilt for choice as to where we can explore. Our lady-in-waiting insists we exercise to keep toned, not that we need much encouragement because there’s a staircase to run up and down. As for what's on the menu, only posh nosh is served in this establishment.
Also in residence is another feline, a friendly old boy by the name of Harry who prefers life outdoors. He has some rather quirky habits like stirring water with his paw and knocking on the door at mealtimes. Rumour has it he rules the roost in the garden and is nicknamed "The Godfather". One of us girls has taken rather a liking to him and we’ve rubbed noses. We are curious to see what lies beyond the windows but as we’ve never been outside our lady-in-waiting is allowing only brief and supervised visits to begin with. Harry has promised us a tour up the winding path to the summerhouse once we are more confident.
We definitely like it here and our servants say it will be our forever home. Yippee!
P.S. We would like to say thanks to all those at Avon Cat Rescue for taking care of us before we moved here and to all our feline friends still waiting for a new home… Good luck! Hope you will be as content as we are.
We are very happy to report that Freddie and Misty have settled nicely into our home. They had clearly been well loved and cared for as they pleasantly surprise us with their good habits: such as using the front door mat as a scratch pad and not clawing the furniture!
Freddie, the BIG bold looking guy, hid under our bed for the first two days, while Misty made herself at home, They quickly identified their sleeping spots and have quite a daily routine, centred around sleep, food and playtime.
Freddie does like to come and wake us for his breakfast, we hear him thump up the stairs, climb onto the bed then purr for Britain as we make him wait for at least five minutes. Misty has found the sunniest spot in the house and enjoys letting her breakfast settle down while she grooms in the sun. They both enjoy playing after they have eaten and have invented ‘cork hockey’ on the wooden floor and are very amusing to watch.
However, it’s not all been rosy. We carefully let them out into our high walled garden and supervised their every move as we live near a main road and have no idea if these guys are road wise. One day, just as I arrived home, Freddie, who had spotted the only area in the garden that looked ‘get-out-able’, climbed a tree and leapt like a gymnast up and over the fence. We found him quickly and made such a fuss he leapt back over the wall and into the garden, over the stable door into the kitchen and hid under the bed for two hours. He’s not done that again and we have cat proofed that corner.
We took them to the vets for a check up and had to give them antibiotics for their waxy ears. He eats anything. She does not and had to go back today for an injection. Hey ho, you tell them it’s for the best.
All in all we wouldn’t be without them and they have quickly filled a huge gap left by our beloved Marmas, who by the way, would not be amused!
