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Beginner October 2007

Saying goodbye to my cats: Update

badkitti*, 1 August, 2009 at 11:13 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 12

Well, they have gone. A great friend made them a palatial cat house that fits their basket so they have a bolthole until they get used to their new home. I wasok until i placed their baskets in the car to send them off and then i was snivelling.

I have asked for news in a few weeks as I can't bear to hear that they spend the firast few days hiding - which of course they will.

Thanks everyone for your kind words and support

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Mixed feelings this weekend - happy because I have finally found my cats a good home here in Tanzania for when I come home in two weeks, but on Monday I have to say goodbye to them.

They have kept H and I company since August last year, from when they were sick 4 weeks old babies, one abandoned under a fridge, and we've had them through nasty worm cases and now they are both lovely healthy one year old cats. Both are so loving and affectionate. Luckily my best friend will be here too as I will probably bawl like a baby.

So, please indulge me as I present the two most loved cats in Africa: Tangawizi (Ginger) and Pepsi (Tabby). I hope you see this hoobygroovy!

Sleeping as usual:

And on their first day outside, aged 5 months ish

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Latest activity by Consuela Banana Hammock, 2 August, 2009 at 13:46
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    poochanna ·
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    Wow, they are gorgeous cats! I love the ginger one especially. I'm, a bit Ginger biased as we had one growing up.

    Really pleased you've found them a loving home ?

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  • Oompa-Loompa
    Beginner June 2007
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    They are gorgeous puss cats! Glad you have found them a lovely new home, though I know it will be hard to say goodbye.

    You have given them a wonderful start to their lives so you should be proud of yourselves.

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  • Lumpy Golightly
    Expert February 2003
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    They're gorgeous - my heart is breaking for you; having to leave them must be incredibly hard but you have given them a chance they wouldn't otherwise have had and they've repaid you by growing up to be such beautiful cats.

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  • badkitti*
    Beginner October 2007
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    Thanks! I think they are beautiful, but i am slightly biased . I've always had ginger cats when I was growing up too.

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  • Consuela Banana Hammock
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    I know exactly how you feel BK. Our tabby, Poppy, will be going to a new home today ahead of our emigration to Sydney at the end of the year. We've sold our house and are moving into rented accommodation (H in University Halls where there is a no pets rule and me in with friends who are allergic to cats) so unfortunately we're parted from her sooner than we imagined.

    I'm typing this as I wait for our friend, Kerry, to come and collect her ... ☹️

    Just try to remember, you're doing this because you love your cats and it's the right thing. It doesn't make it an easier but try to hold on to that. ?

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  • kierenthecommunity
    Beginner May 2005
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    They're so gorgeous BK, no wonder you're gutted ?

    can't wait to see you btw ?

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  • Peaches
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    Peaches ·
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    Gorgeous cats BK. Your heart must be breaking ?

    Why couldn't you take them with you?

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    ? Cats!

    I'm glad you've found them both a good home. It must make leaving them just a teensy bit easier. They are the cutest, most adorable cats in all of Africa and you'll doubtless be leaving a little bit of your heart behind when you come home. Hope it's not too unbearable for you on Monday. ?

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    Beginner February 2006
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    They're so cute. Just think of the fantastic start you've given them.

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  • Nefertiti
    Beginner November 2002
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    Absolutely beautiful cats ❤️

    I would love to have a cat, I grew up with them and am a true cat person, but H hates them ☹️ he is horribly allergic and he says they are selfish - he is a dog person through and through..

    So lucky we don't have any pets to re-home before our emigration to South Africa in October..

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  • badkitti*
    Beginner October 2007
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    Thanks all. Its nice to be able to share these things

    CBH, I hope it all went well, and I'm glad for you that its a friend looking after your cats. Hope you did okay that night xxxx

    My lovely fellow volunteer is maiing them a cat kennel as we speak as they will be come outside cats in a lovely place with an overhanging porch, but I wanted them to have a bolt hole to hide in until they adjust.

    I'll update you all after monday

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  • badkitti*
    Beginner October 2007
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    PS i couldn't take them with me, due to the cost, not wanting them to spend 6 months in quarantine and also, they have less dense fur than western cats and would probably hate the cold. plus the landlord of where we are moving to doesn't allow pets.

    Leeds Kleek, I will back in my old place from the 20th - and then desperately revising a-level physics before having to teach it

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  • Consuela Banana Hammock
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    So glad you've found a good home for them - we asked absolutely everybody we could think of and were really panicking until a friend from theatre offered. She posted a video of Poppy on FB last night which on the one hand was really lovely but then also really upset me to see her in somebody else's house - which is ridiculous - but it's how I felt.

    I'm a bit teary today but trying to focus on the future and how happy Poppy will be but it's hard when we had her for over 13 years.

    Enjoy your weekend with them BK and I'll be thinking about you tomorrow. ?

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