New cat owner saying "bonjour"

[Mark]

I haven't seen any other of his films. When I lived in London, I was a few minutes walk from an "alternative" cinema (The Rio in Hackney) Kent is a bit different culture-wise - although we do have the Gulbenkian cinema at the University of Kent. I forget is is there so have never been in the five years I have lived here  - I should look into it as my partner has a degree in Russian studies (amongst other things  )

Edit - Thanks for that - we really should go. This weekend is "Le fils de l'épicier" and in 2 weeks "Coco avant Chanel" - and other world cinema in between. I guess things are out there if you can be bothered. It is only 10 minutes in the car 

[lilja4ever]

Hi and welcome to Purrs. I'm sure others have already warned you that it is addictive. Hopefully your boyfriend will change his mind and allow Hugo (who is  ) in the bedroom after all. I can't sleep unless there is at least one of my 4 with me 

btw - Is your user name from the film?. I saw it about 6 years ago at the cinema 

It is, well done! (sorry, I have a tendency to say well done to people - must be a professional deformation!). Not many people know of Lukas Moodysson's films. Did you see any other of his films? His two latest ones were... interesting 

I'm afraid my boyfriend won't change his mind! I've already planned how I'm going to sleep in the guest bedroom with the cat when he's away...

[Mark]

Hi and welcome to Purrs. I'm sure others have already warned you that it is addictive. Hopefully your boyfriend will change his mind and allow Hugo (who is  ) in the bedroom after all. I can't sleep unless there is at least one of my 4 with me 

btw - Is your user name from the film?. I saw it about 6 years ago at the cinema 

[Janeyk]

Hi and  Lilja4ever

Hugo is just gorgeous!  look forward to getting to know more about him.

Our Guides Section are very informative aren't they, hope they help 

[lilja4ever]

Thank you!! I've been reading lots of the behaviour guides, it's very interesting! I'm trying to read up on how to "train" Hugo when he arrives. It's funny to read about positive reinforcement and things like praise - as a teacher these are things I use with the kids. But come to think of it, it makes sense to use those methods with cats too!

[hOrZa]

[clarenmax]

Hiya and  to Purrs 

Hugo is gorgeous, and I bet you literally can't wait until the weekend 

[Bazsmum]

  to Purrs.....

Hugo is a lovely little babe, I bet you cant wait till Saturday....Only 4 more sleeps to go! 

[Christine (Blip)]

  to Purrs, Lilja4ever: glad you found us and decided to join.

How exciting that Hugo is arriving on Saturday: you'll get lots of friendly and helpful advice on here so ask away!

[Liz]

  to Purrs

I am the Clan Cats and Dogs Mother from the wilds of Scotland

Hugo is 

[lilja4ever]

Hello all,

As you can see from the title of this thread, I am a new cat owner. Well technically, I am not a cat owner yet... I'm collecting my new kitten on Saturday! 

A bit more about myself: I'm mad about hamsters, and have three syrian hams, including one who is hopefully pregnant! (she has been moved to the study, where the kitten won't be allowed for a while).
I'm French but have been living in the UK for 5 years.
I'm a language teacher but I quit my job in a secondary school as it wasn't making me happy (understand: it was making me miserable!). So I'm now giving French tuitions and doing supply work.
I like baking!

We always had cats when I was a teenager. I had one in particular, called Nono ("short" for Oldfield) who was my little darling - he would jump from wherever he was to come for a cuddle whenever I just called his name. I miss him 

My boyfriend and I have been living together for the past 3 years, and most landlords we've come across are not animal-friendly. But recently we started talking about getting a cat, as our new landlords are very easy-going. Curiously, I was the one who was not sure... I was afraid of responsibility, lack of money (I'm currently job-less) etc. But we were going to maybe get a rescue cat next year.

That all changed when I went to see a friend of mine last week. One of her cats had just had a litter (I think she was going to get neutered but this accident happened), and there were 7 little 7-week old kittens in the house. My heart MELTED. One in particular held my attention: a little black and white boy who, when I took him on my lap, sat there happily, purring away and playing with my fingers! I went home and told my boyfriend I knew what I wanted for my bday (coming soon), half-joking. And he was delighted!!

So we've been getting ready for Hugo's arrival, and I am extremely excited! This week is the slowest ever... Come on Saturday!!

I registered on here because I want to be able to share my love of cats, and also get advice on how to give my new kitten the best care. Because although I had cats when I was younger, I feel I have to learn everything again!

My "little bit about myself" turned into an almost 700 pages novel - sorry about that!