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LuckyMommyof5
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Suzanne
OH
USA
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 Posted - Dec 04 2013 : 2:18:32 PM
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Our family adopted our very first cat three weeks ago and we just wanted to share.
She's a three year old siamese with big blue eyes and weighs barely 5 pounds fully grown. She's sweet, yet has a sassy streak we all find funny. Her name is Princess Emily and my four daughters (ages 11, 9, 6 and 3) worship the ground she walks on (which she seems to think is a-ok!)
We got her from a rescue society called Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary in Chesterland, Ohio. She was apparently originally ditched outside a city shelter while it was closed (who DOES something like that to an animal?)
We've never had a pet cat before, so this is new to all of us, but we're having fun with it.
Again, just thought we would share.
Farmgirl Sister #3243
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Dec 04 2013 : 4:09:12 PM
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - Dec 05 2013 : 06:12:36 AM
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Cats are so wonderful. This is my cat Lotus. She died about a year ago at the age of nineteen.
We adopted her from the local Humane Society at 5 1/2 months old. She had two litters which she took very good care to raise correctly. She never had serious health problems and no behavior problems. She was very attached to me. She died of old age so peacefully. She is my first, only and best cat I have had.
Marie, Sister #5142
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - Dec 05 2013 : 06:13:21 AM
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I hope you have a long lovely life with your new cat.
Marie, Sister #5142
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LuckyMommyof5
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Suzanne
OH
USA
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Posted - Dec 05 2013 : 06:18:01 AM
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Oh, Marie, I'm sorry you lost such a beautiful, wonderful animal companion! I am so glad you had so many years of joy with her - I hope we have just as many!
I wish I could upload a photo - I can't seem to manage it through my BlackBerry, and our computer died awhile ago and we haven't gotten a new one.
If anyone wants to see a photo, email me and I'll send one!
Farmgirl Sister #3243
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Dec 09 2013 : 1:08:57 PM
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Congratulations! Love siamese cats! Please post a pic! :)
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
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Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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LuckyMommyof5
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Suzanne
OH
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Dec 11 2013 : 05:32:07 AM
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Thanks everyone! We're still having a great time with her! And since we've never had a cat before, we're learning all their funny little ways. Like when she pounces on a shadow (claws out and with a ferocious look on her face, even though nothing is there!) And how we find her sleeping in the oddest places - like inside an empty cubby or on top of a bookcase.
Farmgirl Sister #3243
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
"A [wo]man is rich in proportion to the number of things which [s]he can afford to let alone." - Henry David Thoreau |
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
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Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - Dec 11 2013 : 10:46:58 AM
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Ah! How do you know there is nothing there when they pounce. I am told that a cat can see into the ethereal realm. Cats love to hide and perch. They will also lay in the sun even on the hottest days to conserve the energy it takes to keep themselves warm. Remember they are predators and our house cats used to be much larger.
Marie, Sister #5142
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LuckyMommyof5
True Blue Farmgirl
500 Posts
Suzanne
OH
USA
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Posted - Dec 11 2013 : 10:52:48 AM
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So true - I can't speak for what she sees, I don't have cat senses. It is a bit like having a mini-panther in the family. She's remarkable.
Farmgirl Sister #3243
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
"A [wo]man is rich in proportion to the number of things which [s]he can afford to let alone." - Henry David Thoreau |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Barnyard Buddies: we adopted a cat! |
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we adopted a cat!
