Hi from me & the gingies

[Dawn F]

Hi Katie and welcome - I love the south coast, lucky you!! 

[KatieJ]

Thanks for the warm wecome everyone   I'll pass on the compliments to the boys.  Their names are Grumpy (bigger, more sandy than gingey) and Wee'un (smaller and more ginger).  When we first got them as newborns we didn't expect to keep them and just named them by their traits, Grumpy was the one who wailed whenever he was hungry and Wee one was, well, small!  Their brother who passed away was called Tatty.  Poor boys, such silly names.  The vet always does a double take when they see the next patient is called "Grumpy" 

[Christine (Blip)]

  to Purrs, Katie: glad you took the plunge and joined in 

[Bazsmum]

  to Purrs..... 

Your ginger tabbies are so adorable! 

[Sam (Fussy_Furball)]

Hi Katie  to PUrrs,

OMG your boys are gorgeous ... what are their names?

I'm sure you'll have a great time on hear we are very friendly (as you've no doubt noticed if you've hiding inthe shadows for a while  )

Looking forward to getting to know you and the boys.

Sam, Foxy, Zephyr and Rossi xxxx

[Janeyk]

Hi and  KatieJ glad you found us 

your 2 kitties are gorgeous  look forward to hearing more about them and you

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

  to Purrs 

What stunning gingers....I loves gingers and so pleased you brought them back with you 

[ripleysmum]

What beautiful gingies, i have a gingi too, she is a right whiner , very vocal and attention seeking, the kitten pictures are great, soooo cute

[KatieJ]

Hi there, I'm new(ish) to the board, I've been lurking a while, thought it about time to introduce myself and the boys.

I'm Katie, 25, live on the South coast of the UK.  I have two cats at the moment, brothers, ginger, neutered of course!  They have a bit of a story to them....

Just over two years ago I went to live in South Africa for a year as my husband is South African.  One day at work he found three newborn kittens in a cement mixer in the factory he worked at.  The mother must have had them there overnight and been frightend away by the workers in the morning, sadly the factory worked long days and the babies would have been dead by the time she could come back so I took them and hand raised them myself.  We lost one one boy at two and a half weeks old but I promised him I'd take care of his brothers, and that's what I did, bringing them back to the UK with us when we came back.  Photos attached.  Also while in South Africa I fostered several other kittens and worked in an animal shelter, happiest days of my life!