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Post by Bellatrix on Mar 31, 2017 20:28:25 GMT
Say hi to our new addition, a little play mate for Beatrice  His name is Hugo and he was desperate for a new home, I hope he likes it here with us, he's only just 1 year old.  |
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Post by 6herry on Mar 31, 2017 20:51:37 GMT
He has a bright look in his eyes.  |
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Post by shaliby on Apr 1, 2017 11:19:59 GMT
Is it "new addition", or should we read "new addiction" ;-) By the way, if you have a Facebook account, and enter "Black cat" in the search case, you'll find quite a lot of pages devoted to black cats (promoting a positive image). There's also a black cat in our family's pets : after being rescued from a trap (lost 2 fingers), he remained 2 months at the vet's, as nobody wanted wanted to adopt a black cat. He 's a love !  |
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Post by linda on Apr 1, 2017 12:41:27 GMT
aww shucks ! |
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Post by jax on Apr 1, 2017 15:45:47 GMT
He looks lovely! A little black cat followed me down the road yesterday, sweet!
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Post by Jazzy on Apr 1, 2017 16:29:31 GMT
Hugo is gorgeous B, well, one thing is for sure, he will be a happy boy now |
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Post by Bellatrix on Apr 1, 2017 16:51:21 GMT
Thank you all He is the friendliest little chap, so full of beans and has made himself completely at home in just one day, curled up and went to sleep on my lap last night, then OH's, then YD's, couldn't make up his mind which one he liked the most  Why would people not want to rescue a black cat Shaliby? strange isn't it. The shelter said they usually have a problem re-homing white ones too, I don't get that at all. I now have one black and one white You're in for good luck then Jax |
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Post by Beckyboo on Apr 1, 2017 16:55:36 GMT
Aw he's gorgeous! Hello Hugo!
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Post by shaliby on Apr 1, 2017 18:01:40 GMT
Bellatrix, in France there's a superstition
"black cat=bad luck".
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Post by 6herry on Apr 1, 2017 18:46:57 GMT
I heard that white cats get attacked by other cats......
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Post by shaliby on Apr 1, 2017 19:09:02 GMT
6herry : that may be because blue-eyed white cats are often deaf, so,they're less able to prevent an attack? I've got friends who are cat-breeders and now, before selling a kitten for future breeding, they have to produce a genetic test proving they don't have that "deafness gene". If not, they must be neutered.
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Post by Bellatrix on Apr 2, 2017 17:04:14 GMT
I think Black cats stand for good luck in this country Shaliby... hope that's right Our first white cat (blue eyed) was totally deaf, this one isn't. I hope they get on, early days yet but will be getting some of the homeopathic remedy you recommended Shaliby just in case |
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Post by 6herry on Apr 2, 2017 17:17:13 GMT
Our cat went deaf after she had inflammation of the brain. It was a miracle she survived, as she was about 14.
But every so often she would go into my daughters bedroom, which was large and echoey, and she would scream really, really loud.
She didn't mind being watched, and did not seem at all distressed, she just did it, then left. I suspect she was testing her own hearing, as she didn't do it very often.
She was my favourite cat. She always 'spoke' when she entered the room, or if you addressed her. She would say please when she wanted the door open, and thanks when you did it. Sometimes she would come into the room and just chat.
I have had two cats since, and they have been such a let down in comparison, that I may never have another.
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Post by Lancashire Lass on Apr 3, 2017 23:02:45 GMT
Hugo looks lovely Bellatrix. Nice name too. If a black cat crosses your path then you are supposed to have good luck which is going to happen a lot in your house now.
6herry how did the vet diagnose your cat's inflammation of the brain?
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Post by 6herry on Apr 4, 2017 9:44:10 GMT
I don't actually know, my ex took her into the vet. She was very floppy and could hardly stand. To feed her I put her head on a saucer and put the food next to it, likewise her water. She passed the time by washing herself, and in fact so much so that she ended up completely bald with just a mohican running down her back lol. Of course when she recovered all the hair grew back at the same time, and it took years off of her. Due to her being starved and abused before we got her, she was always really tiny and never put any weight on, but she was a real tough nut to survive, her will to live was amazing. Funny thing was that my ex really put himself out for that cat, but she never had the respect for him that she had for me. She sussed him a lot quicker than I did.  |
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