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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005delurking and intro
Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and apc re: my little girl. Her name is Willow aka Ms. Willow aka Ms. Thing. I adopted her from the vet when she was about 1 year old. She had a litter of kittens on the Vet Technician's porch back in Poughkeepsie which is how she ended up at the vets. So she was spayed, had all of her shots, and then got a flea bath thrown in. That night when I was lying on my couch with her she came over and licked my cheek twice. I think she knew she was in a good place (even though I'm a huge dog lover ::gasp:: as well). Although I initially said I adopted her, it really became the opposite. I am now pretty well trained to her whims and when she says, "Jump!", I say, "How high? and do you want food with that?". She is a pretty little thing with gorgeous leaf green eyes, and her coloring has been described by vets as tri-color and/or tortoiseshell. I don't think she the incredibly zany personality many torties seem to have after reading this newsgroup. Let's see...she is 10 1/2 now, adores my husband, which probably to her outlook she "acquired" for me since he is a Ms. Willow fan. We had a baby boy 8 months ago, and according to her the verdict is still out on him. He lights up when Willow sashays by, tantalizingly close to bitty grasping fingers, but far enough away not to be grabbed. We have caught her "making nice" or rubbing his foot, so we think he may have an in at some point. That's about it...this seems to be a very nice and welcoming group. I haven;t read the faq that was posted a day or two ago...but I really like the way you all handle trolls! Oh...I also have some travel experience with cats re: overseas travel, relocating to the UK without that dreaded quarantine, and tips for kitty comfort on the way. Ms. Willow is a jetsetter and has a feline passport, her shot record:) -- M~Elizabeth To thine own self be true Hi Elizabeth. Welcome. My Daisy is a "torbie" (tortie/tabby) but has no zaniness to speak of. She's a chow hound/love bunny. :) She's about 11 1/2. I now love the tortie coloring, of course. So you moved from the States to UK? How do you like it? Katz > Hi Elizabeth. Welcome. My Daisy is a "torbie" (tortie/tabby) but has no > zaniness to speak of. She's a chow hound/love bunny. :) She's about 11 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Katz I love living abroad. The people are very nice and love animals and children. Plus, I'm learning a whole knew language :) We are due to head back stateside this summer. > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and > apc [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > M~Elizabeth > To thine own self be true Welcome. Not that I plan on going, but I would like to hear how you traved to the UK without quarantine for Ms. Willow. My tortoiseshell, Jessie, is certainly zaney. She'll be 6 in August, but she's as playful as a kitten (and still looks like a kitten since she only weighs only 4 pounds. Here's some pictures that capture her personality: http://www.gcmensa.org/cats.html Hugs, CatNipped > My tortoiseshell, Jessie, is certainly zaney. She'll be 6 in August, but > she's as playful as a kitten (and still looks like a kitten since she only > weighs only 4 pounds. > > Here's some pictures that capture her personality: > http://www.gcmensa.org/cats.html Jessie is very different coloring than daisy. Daisy has no real white. Just some lighter areas on hr face. Love the cat motel! And I like the curtains behind it. :) Katz > Jessie is very different coloring than daisy. Daisy has no real white. > Just some lighter areas on hr face. > > Love the cat motel! And I like the curtains behind it. :) > > Katz Thanks, but that was our old place (we rented) and the curtains stayed when we moved. I (and the cats) really liked those huge double-windows, but we have the double sets of French doors in my current bedroom now - the only difference is they look out on the deck instead of a lawn and the birdies and squirrels don't play on the deck!! :< Hugs, CatNipped >Welcome. Not that I plan on going, but I would like to hear how you traved >to the UK without quarantine for Ms. Willow. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Here's some pictures that capture her personality: >http://www.gcmensa.org/cats.html I love Jessie's face. It's such a cute, funny little face. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >Welcome. Not that I plan on going, but I would like to hear how you traved > >to the UK without quarantine for Ms. Willow. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I love Jessie's face. It's such a cute, funny little face. ;) For some reason I did not get CatNipped posts on my server. Firstly...what gorgeous kitties. At first I thought I was looking at Willow until I noticed Jessie has more color on her face, whereas Willow has more white. The coloring on the body is quite similar, down to the ginger patches on the flanks. As for getting into the UK without the quarantine, I did some searching on the web and found out by luck. There is something called the Pet Travel Scheme, that allows animals in approved countries to enter the country without quarantine. These guidelines (these may have changed since the summer of 2003 when we traveled from Germany to the UK) *must* be followed: 1) animal must be microchipped 2) after the microchip has been put in the neck (I forgot which side), a rabies vaccine is administered. 3) two or three days later a blood sample is taken. It is sent to a lab with the microchip number, rabies vaccine sticker, along with the blood sample. 4) From this date, the animal *must* stay within the approved country for at least six months, no earlier before heading to the UK. 5) the animal must be taken to a government vet within three weeks before departing for the UK. 6) There are approved routes for bringing the animal into the country. http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/quarantine/index.htm I think this is just for cats and d*gs...horses and other livestock have different rules. > For some reason I did not get CatNipped posts on my server. > Firstly...what [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > the > flanks. Shoot - a whole server kill-filed me!!! ;> Thanks! I have more pictures, I just need to put them all together on one site (I keep saying I'm going to put up a personal site, but it's a case of the cobbler's children going shoeless!! ;>) > As for getting into the UK without the quarantine, I did some searching on > the web and found out by luck. There is something called the Pet Travel [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > I think this is just for cats and d*gs...horses and other livestock have > different rules. Oh, OK. I don't think you can go from the US to the UK without quarantine - I've read of several people even giving away their cats before trying to do so. Hugs, CatNipped > > For some reason I did not get CatNipped posts on my server. > > Firstly...what [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Shoot - a whole server kill-filed me!!! ;> Well, my own server kill filed me :P Yes you can - Canada and the USA are part of the UK Pet Travel scheme. HRFL Tiger and Pandora flew in from the USA lst year, and my dads cat Robbie will be flying home next year. The paperwork is slightly more complicated but it's still relatively simple to organise. The only difference is that flying into the UK the animals have to travel in the heated section of the cargo hold. Helen M > Yes you can - Canada and the USA are part of the UK Pet Travel scheme. > HRFL Tiger and Pandora flew in from the USA lst year, and my dads cat [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Helen M I didn't know that - from what I've read of others' posting about the quarantine I'm not the only one who didn't know. I read of one poster who gave away his cat because he thought he couldn't get them into the UK without months of quarantine. Hugs, CatNipped > I didn't know that - from what I've read of others' posting about the > quarantine I'm not the only one who didn't know. I read of one poster who > gave away his cat because he thought he couldn't get them into the UK > without months of quarantine./// It's a mistake that has been made by a lot of people, and to be fair the quarantine restrictions have been in place so long for the UK it's taken a while for the information to get out. However, the USA and Canada also didn't join the pet passport scheme until around December 2002, several years after Europe. Certainly, when I made the decision to take the mogs to the USA in early 2002 it hadn't been ratified and passports were only being considered, but I had a good back up plan incase my gamble didn't pay off! I believe that more and more different countries are joining every year as the scheme proves itself. Helen m > > I didn't know that - from what I've read of others' posting about the > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Helen m There are a ton of countries that are joining the scheme...from Japan, to Australia. I believe that the website that I posted has a list of countries that are accepted. >> Yes you can - Canada and the USA are part of the UK Pet Travel scheme. >> HRFL Tiger and Pandora flew in from the USA lst year, and my dads cat [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > CatNipped Years ago I stopped looking into an opportunity to work in the U.K. as I didn't want to give away Rusty. Back then quarantine was required. Winnie > I love Jessie's face. It's such a cute, funny little face. ;) Thanks! Yep, that's my little funny-face. Hugs, CatNipped > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com . > My tortoiseshell, Jessie, is certainly zaney. She'll be 6 in August, but > she's as playful as a kitten (and still looks like a kitten since she only > weighs only 4 pounds. Jessie, Demi and Bandit are lovely cats! And I am very glad that I am not at home because if they had seen the "cat motel"....I would be getting demanding messages "Meowmie we WANT one!" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > . >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > not at home because if they had seen the "cat motel"....I would be > getting demanding messages "Meowmie we WANT one!" LOL! My SIL and daughter made it for me, they are *wonderful* carpenters - the trick was getting it from New Orleans to Houston (good thing they have a large Surburban!!). Hugs, CatNipped > Lesley > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and apc >re: my little girl. Her name is Willow aka Ms. Willow aka Ms. Thing. <snip> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >think she the incredibly zany personality many torties seem to have after >reading this newsgroup. <snip> Hi, M~Elizabeth, and welcome to the group. I have a tortie, too. Or maybe she's a torbie. I guess I really don't know what she is, but she's very colorful. So far she's pretty zany, but that could be just because she's only 9 months old. Welcome again, and thanks for telling us about Ms. Willow. Lorraine http://www.raineforest.com/gallery/thecats Ms. Willow is a jetsetter and has a feline passport, her shot record:) His Royal Feline Lordship Tiger would like Ms Willow to know that he is equally well travelled re. jet setting as he also left the UK and came back into the UK with a passport and without quarantine. He would very much like to know where she has been so he can compare notes about the way the servants treated her on the plane so that he can make appropriate complaints to relevant airline officials if Ms Willow got a better service than him! His Catslave, OTOH, would like to say welcome to the group, and tell us more! Helen M Ruled by HRFL Tiger, the love of Tigers life, Pandora, and the newest addition, Cleo. > Ms. Willow is a jetsetter and has a feline passport, her shot record:) > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > appropriate complaints to relevant airline officials if Ms Willow got a > better service than him! Haha! Great name! No fear RFLT...Ms. Willow had pretty bad treatment on KLM/Northwest and will not be flying with them. I always carry her in the cabin with me and they put me at the bulkhead of a nearly empty plane and then suggested I put her in a closet. I suggested they stay in the closet for the flight. United and Lufthansa have treated Ms. Willow the best. > His Catslave, OTOH, would like to say welcome to the group, and tell us > more! Thank you! I will be happy to add more Willow stories as they pop up. > Helen M > Ruled by HRFL Tiger, the love of Tigers life, Pandora, and the newest > addition, Cleo. Hello! You have indeed fallen into one of the nicer places on Usenet, and a fab source of recipe ideas to boot :-) I'm Cathi, and I live with my other half Richard, in accommodation graciously loaned to us by Jasper (black male DSH with diabetes) and Carrie (tuxedo female DSH). We're on the north coast of Kent in the South-East of England. Whereabouts in the UK are you at present?  SignatureCathi > Hello! You have indeed fallen into one of the nicer places on Usenet, > and a fab source of recipe ideas to boot :-) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > -- > Cathi Hi there! Currently we are in East Anglia, Norfolk to be more specific. Its nice and snowy here today. >> Hello! You have indeed fallen into one of the nicer places on Usenet, >> and a fab source of recipe ideas to boot :-) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Hi there! Currently we are in East Anglia, Norfolk to be more specific. > Its nice and snowy here today. Hey, you live in the same county as Helen (wafflycat) !! Maybe you could meet up? I love it when people on Usenet meet up. I've only done it once myself and it was a spectacular success. Tweed > >> Hello! You have indeed fallen into one of the nicer places on Usenet, > >> and a fab source of recipe ideas to boot :-) [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Tweed I do? That is really cool.. Oh waffly cat...where are you? Heeeeere, kitty! BTW...thank you to the group for such a warm welcome :) > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and apc > re: my little girl. Her name is Willow aka Ms. Willow aka Ms. Thing. I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > came over and licked my cheek twice. I think she knew she was in a good > place (even though I'm a huge dog lover ::gasp:: as well). [snip] > -- M~Elizabeth To thine own self be true Welcome, M~Elizabeth (now there's an intriguing name ...)! Do you have canine furbabies as well, or do you just admire them from afar? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > [snip] > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Do you have canine furbabies as well, or do you just admire them from afar? My name is actually Mary~Elizabeth, but it never fit in signature lines so I just use the initial now. It also provides some anonymity in usenet. I was raised by wolves...just kidding. Our family always had d*gs and we were very partial to that species. I saw the light in 1995 when I wanted company in the form of a small animal. I wavered between a small canine (we always had large working breed dogs, so this seemed like blasphemy) or a cat and the rest is history. I also refer to Willow as my little sister. The d*gs had always been referred to as sisters and they knew to come to me when that word was said. I could be a mommy now...but I still prefer sister. > -- > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> [snip] >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > My name is actually Mary~Elizabeth, but it never fit in signature lines so I > just use the initial now. It also provides some anonymity in usenet. *nod* > I was raised by wolves...just kidding. Our family always had d*gs and we > were very partial to that species. I saw the light in 1995 when I wanted > company in the form of a small animal. I wavered between a small canine (we > always had large working breed dogs, so this seemed like blasphemy) or a > cat and the rest is history. Wow. Your story sounds remarkably similar to mine. I got Oscar as a companion to my black lab mix, Puma, when I moved into an apartment. I knew I didn't have the ability to care for a young dog in that apartment, and small dogs ... yeah, not really my type. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and apc > re: my little girl. Her name is Willow aka Ms. Willow aka Ms. Thing. I [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > M~Elizabeth > To thine own self be true Welcome, Melizabeth. =o) If you love cats, this is a god place to talk about them. I love the story about Ms Willow acquiring a husband for you. Although maybe she thought she was bringing him into the family for her own benefit. <G> Congratulations on your baby boy, and I think Willow is being very sensible about staying out of reach of reachy little hands for the moment. If she's rubbing against his foot though, I'd say it's possible that she likes him. At least she hasn't demanded that you take him back to the "pound" where you found him, right? =o) Congratulations on evading the quarantine, especially to Ms Willow. Melissa Panther, Francesca and Nina I had to resend some messages as my server is blipping. If duplicates show up...my apologies. "melizabeth" <myfakeaddress@nospam.com> wrote in message news:... > > Ms. Willow is a jetsetter and has a feline passport, her shot record:) > > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Ruled by HRFL Tiger, the love of Tigers life, Pandora, and the newest > > addition, Cleo. "melizabeth" <myfakeaddress@nospam.com> wrote in message news:... > > On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:13:58 -0600, "CatNipped" > > <lcrews@houston.rr.com> yodeled: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > > > > >My tortoiseshell, Jessie, is certainly zaney. She'll be 6 in August, but > > >she's as playful as a kitten (and still looks like a kitten since she > only [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > For some reason I did not get CatNipped posts on my server. Firstly...what > gorgeous kitties. At first I thought I was looking at Willow until I > noticed Jessie has more color on her face, whereas Willow has more white. > The coloring on the body is quite similar, down to the ginger patches on the > flanks. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > without quarantine. These guidelines (these may have changed since the > summer of 2003 when we traveled from Germany to the UK) *must* be followed: > 1) animal must be microchipped > 2) after the microchip has been put in the neck (I forgot which side), a > rabies vaccine is administered. > 3) two or three days later a blood sample is taken. It is sent to a lab with > the microchip number, rabies vaccine sticker, along with the blood sample. > 4) From this date, the animal *must* stay within the approved country for at > least six months, no earlier before heading to the UK. > 5) the animal must be taken to a government vet within three weeks before [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I think this is just for cats and d*gs...horses and other livestock have > different rules. Welcome, I'm sure you'll like it here! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek from Slovenia, Europe > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and apc > re: my little girl. Her name is Willow aka Ms. Willow aka Ms. Thing. <snip> welcome aboard! Your little Ms Willow sounds like such a darling. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and > apc [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > M~Elizabeth > To thine own self be true > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to > ac and apc re: my little girl. Her name is Willow aka Ms. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > think she knew she was in a good place (even though I'm a huge > dog lover ::gasp:: as well). Welcome! I'm Cheryl, owned by 4 babies: Shamrock (~3 yo) Bonnie (~2 yo) and the newest, Scarlett and Rhett (6 month old littermate hoolikittens). SignatureCheryl > > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to > > ac and apc re: my little girl. Her name is Willow aka Ms. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > -- > Cheryl I checked out your photos! they are absolutely darling! M~Elizabeth wrote: Hi, there's always a warm welcome for people who love cats and want to participate in exchanges centered (mostly) around them. Glad to have you with us. My name is O J and I live in LA with my Dear Heart, Lynda, and six kitties. Regards and Purrs, O J > My name is O J and I live in LA with my Dear Heart, Lynda, and six > kitties. Oh, OJ. Thanks so much for clearing up that *DH* mystery for me. LOL Katz >>My name is O J and I live in LA with my Dear Heart, Lynda, and six >>kitties. > > Oh, OJ. Thanks so much for clearing up that *DH* mystery for me. LOL > > Katz Oh no, OJ is being nice. DH can also stand for Dumb Head, Dear Husband, D*mn*d Husband, Dead(or gonna be) Husband, Departed Husband (or Heart depending upon sentiment), and just about anything else you want to make it into. In my case it usually stands for Demented Husband, because Rob (my hubby) has this really warped sense of humor. I wonder where he gets it from..... Pam S. who says her sense of humor is not demented > > Oh, OJ. Thanks so much for clearing up that *DH* mystery for me. LOL > > > > Katz > > Oh no, OJ is being nice. DH can also stand for Dumb Head, Dear Husband, > D*mn*d Husband, Dead(or gonna be) Husband, Departed Husband (or Heart > depending upon sentiment), and just about anything else you want to make > it into. In my case it usually stands for Demented Husband, because Rob > (my hubby) has this really warped sense of humor. I wonder where he > gets it from..... Oh no. LOL. I meant specifically OJ's use of "DH." For a long time, I didn't even know what gender OJ was. But he would say "DH....she...". I always knew DH to mean some form of Husband. Once I knew that OJ was male, I couldn't understand how he could have a female DH. LOL Katz, new cat on the block >> > Oh, OJ. Thanks so much for clearing up that *DH* mystery for me. >>>LOL [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >always knew DH to mean some form of Husband. Once I knew that OJ was >male, I couldn't understand how he could have a female DH. LOL That's why I spelled it out as "Dear Heart" with the capital letters. Lynda occasionally lurks, but if she were to contribute, her use of DH would definitely mean "Demented Husband". Much like the caterpillar from "Alice In Wonderland", when I use a word it means precisely what I want it to mean. Regards and Purrs, O J (Old John) Gritmon > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and apc > re: my little girl. Welcome, M~Elizabeth and Ms Willow. My name's Marina and I live in Helsinki, Finland with my two b/w senior citizens Frank and Nikki. Loads of pics at the links in my sig. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and apc > > re: my little girl. > > Welcome, M~Elizabeth and Ms Willow. My name's Marina and I live in > Helsinki, Finland with my two b/w senior citizens Frank and Nikki. Loads > of pics at the links in my sig. They are gorgeous! From the pictures outside your house, it seems very peaceful. I haven't been to Finland yet. >>>Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > They are gorgeous! From the pictures outside your house, it seems very > peaceful. I haven't been to Finland yet. Thanks. The outside pictures (except the ones where the cats are wearing harnesses) are from the island where we go for our summer holidays. It's in the southeast archipelago of Finland. Unfortunately, our houses there are not equipped for winter living, so we can't visit this time of year. The pics where the cats wear harnesses are from where I live in Helsinki. I can't let them roam by themselves here in town. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki <snip> > Oh...I also have some travel experience with cats re: overseas travel, > relocating to the UK without that dreaded quarantine, and tips for > kitty comfort on the way. Ms. Willow is a jetsetter and has a feline > passport, her shot record:) Welcome to the group, and welcome to the UK. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. Welcome to the newsgroup, Elizabeth! SignatureFlippy in Melbourne, Australia. My Cats: http://www.flippyscatpage.com > Hi all! I have been lurking here for about a week and posted to ac and > apc [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > M~Elizabeth > To thine own self be true |
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