Kats & Kits: Georgie - Anniversary Present

In my last posting I said we often know little about the background of the cats that come to us. One exception is Georgie, an amazing little tortoiseshell who is now firmly ensconced as one of Lorraine’s bed cats after sixteen years living outside. We were approached by a friend who told us that her mother lived on a farm where there was a sixteen year old cat who lived outside on what she caught for herself, only occasionally taking a little dry food. Two or three times a year she would go into the woods to have her kittens, not coming back for several weeks, until they could come with her.

Although she had lived as a farm cat, her feisty personality had made a great impression on everyone - they had begun to worry that, at sixteen, she might not come back as she was very old to still be having kittens. We were asked if we would have her and it was with some trepidation that Lorraine and I drove to the farm to see her.

The farm was very remote with a large wooded area, there were two farm cottages and a few outbuildings and that was all. A lady came out to meet us and took us round the back of one of the houses, and there in an old greenhouse sat this tiny cat with three beautiful kittens. She was very skinny with a big tummy but very bright and certainly did not look her age. We were both very taken with her and her family, and straight away said we would take her and the kittens.

The journey home was quite a long one and we were expecting her to be upset, never having been in a basket much less a car before, but she took it all in her stride and made no fuss then or when we put her in her pen. She got herself and her kittens organised (we later realised what a good mum she was), had a good feed and settled down immediately. After worming, de-fleaing and good food she looked a different cat.

She also had to go through a very late neutering and we were very worried but no need, she sailed through that as well.

Three years have now passed and she's 19 years young and playing with the energy of a cat half her age.

What was the date we brought her home? It was Lorraine’s wedding anniversary and what did she have as a present? Georgie - and that is why she is still with us and has never been re-homed.

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31 August 2006

Georgie - Anniversary Present

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