Topic: New foster coming today!! (Read 12398 times)

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #21 on:** October 14, 2007, 18:03:14 PM »

These are the only other two I have of her, the camera batteries died yesterday!! You can see her asking for attention in the first one!!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #20 on:** October 14, 2007, 17:57:06 PM »

Would love to see more pics of her

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #19 on:** October 14, 2007, 17:55:51 PM »

I can see it in the pic I posted of Zia yesterday. IT is quite ironic really, I thought that she could be a good tribute to Ginger, as it is just after a year after his anniversary, and she reminds me of Pebbles. And as a tortie and white, she is a mix of both their colours.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #18 on:** October 14, 2007, 17:47:17 PM »

Yes I think you are right and of course we are not familiar with how they look at you.........sounds like she was sent to you specially

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #17 on:** October 14, 2007, 17:45:17 PM »

Couple of pics - think it is the amount of black on her face (very unusual with her other markings), and the way she looks at me.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #16 on:** October 14, 2007, 17:39:07 PM »

I only can see the all tuckered up picture of Pebbles so cant really see.......post a picture so we can help

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #15 on:** October 14, 2007, 17:36:10 PM »

It must be me, no one else seems to be able to see a resemblance - her facial markings remind me soo much of Pebbles!!
Liz, I am not too worried about her weight, as I suspect that being in a house and outdoor access again will help a lot, and she is preferring wet to dry already, rescue are going to love me, they got quite a lot of dry with me taking her on!! She isn't a permanent, just a long term foster, and if someone showed an interest in adopting her, I would let her go, although I am at least her 4th home, so it might be fairer on her to stay here!!

Liz · « **Reply #14 on:** October 14, 2007, 12:56:09 PM »

Des congrats on Zia and now welcome to the Official elderly lady tortie rugby ball shaped owners club!

She is much like our oldie feral Miss gracie except she is shorthaired. Wouldn't worry about the weight issue our vet advised that Gracie was happy and fit for her age and it can be to stressful for them to loose weight and be withour food - Gracie thinks changing the old food to the new is to long but has been at her current 6.4kgs for nearly 11 months now and can still chase Sky when he comes to close and is fit and happy

So another permanant Des and I'm sure she will live out her golden years with you as a very willing slave!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #13 on:** October 14, 2007, 12:54:55 PM »

I hadnt noticed hewr name but Zia is lovely just like her

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #12 on:** October 14, 2007, 11:02:21 AM »

Not sure Zia will be in isolation for a full 2 weeks (she has already been in rescue since May, and has mixed with other cats, plus had a vet check), she is dying to come out already, and just wants to be with you all the time, so should have fun when she does come out, Molly might not appreciate sharing me!!

Ellie · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2007, 23:07:44 PM »

Oh Desley she is beautiful

she doesn't look her age

Mollie the tortie I fostered was a cuddlebum and still is

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #10 on:** October 13, 2007, 22:54:51 PM »

WEll, at the moment, she is on purely dry food, so I am introducing some wet into it, cos I dont like oldies eating purely dry, and she was showing some interest in the others wet food, but didn't like pure chicken, and they originally thought she had liver probs, but the vet records haven't shown anything. Not planning on doing more than that, I suspect just having the run of a house and outdoor access again will be enough. IF you include the 2 that have come for a few days until people could pick them up, she is foster no 40 - my aim was 30 by the end of June, need a new target now, was only doing it in 10's!! And no 13 this year, I wanted more than the 6 I had last year!!

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #9 on:** October 13, 2007, 22:49:23 PM »

I think that rugby ball torties are just normal and at her great age I wouldnt mess with her diet cos that may do more harm than good.

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2007, 22:46:55 PM »

She does look like she has swallowed a small rugby ball though, so will have to do some work on her - but she has been in rescue since May, so I am sure that having the run of the house and ultimately outdoor access will help lots.

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #7 on:** October 13, 2007, 22:45:13 PM »

Oh Desley she is so lovely and I do hope she settles well. In fact she is stunning

I dont recognize any of the cats I have seen of yours and she is so striking , what a lucky girl she is and you are too

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2007, 22:44:21 PM »

She is, and doesn't look her age - the odd pose in teh pic is cos she likes to touch you when you ignore her, so I caught her just stretching out to me!! IT is one of the cats in my current sig that she reminds me of, it hit me straight away.

JackSpratt · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2007, 22:37:23 PM »

Awwww, she's an utter babe!

That picture is lovely. I'm not sure which of your previous cats you're referring to, so I might have to study your picture a bit!

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2007, 22:30:25 PM »

Her name is Zia, may actually be 17 getting onto 18, and (this is a surprise coming from me), she is lovely, so friendly and affectionate - not what I expected from a tortie!! She has had a few homes now sadly, she came into rescue in May when her owner became ill with her friend Gem. Sadly, her friend died in the rescue quite suddenly, so I am very glad that Zia has a home for life, and wont have to die in a rescue, just wish I could have taken the pair of them when I found out about them. The little love seemed impressed by the carpet in the bathroom, who knows what she will do when she gets let out of there and sees beds and sofas!! Here is a picture taken of her, she reminds me of a cat with her facial markings, does anyone else think she looks like one of my previous cats?

Millys Mum · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2007, 19:42:54 PM »

Ooo lovely. Sad when the extra oldies end up in rescue

plus side is she gets you as mum

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #2 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:25:46 AM »

Whats her name? and of course we are going to need pictures

Desley (booktigger) · « **Reply #1 on:** October 13, 2007, 08:11:01 AM »

Am quite excited!! She is the first oldie to have come here since Tiger last August, is unusual for me to go so long without an oldie. They now can't find any record of her having liver probs (vet has checked her records), but she got rather upset at the vets, so have decided against having her blood tested at this moment in time. She is mainly on dry food, so am going to see if she will eat some wet food, they have tried her on things like chicken and she hasn't liked it. She isn't overkeen on other cats apparently, but then neither are my two, they just seem to find their own space and tolerate each other (had them both in the same room last night). Will post some pics once she is here and settled. As she is 16+, we dont expect to find her another home (although I will try), so she is going to be fully integrated and allowed outdoor access.

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