Thread: i tawt i taw a puddy tat

hi all - sorry I have been a bit silent, lately - my family has been keeping me busy!!! ;-)
so, progress: HO is now convinced...ish. He still insists that we should only take her if we do not find an acceptable home for her here - to which I wholeheartedly agree, however we do differ on the definition of acceptable.

Lilly can travel with the following:
Chip
Passport
Rabies vaccine done 3 weeks before she has to travel. Rabies can only be done officially when kitties are 3 months old.

We went to the vet, she seems to be 2 months old, so obviously can't get her rabies shot yet. HOOOOWEVER the vet was happy to declare her 2 AND A HALF months old so we wouldn't have to wait so long.

She didn't like getting chipped - granted the needle looked as big as her - and vaccinated against all those other nasties but she was good as gold.
She now is the proud owner of a passport.

NEXT STEPS:
Mum will make an honest(ly half-hearted - I hope) effort to find her a new home here in France - I will have a right to decline if it seems off to me -methink a lot of people will get declined.
in 2 weeks Lilly can get her rabies shot - Mum will cater to that.
in 4 weeks she can get her second baby-vaccination - Mum will cater to that
in 5 weeks I'll get a pet carrier to take her from Mum's (if Mum hasn't found a home here in France for her) and take her to us in the UK.

Where she will have to submit to the last test - the Neeviemetre. If she pass, she will not be eaten with a chicken sauce. If she doesn't... welllllllll..... we'll see.

If it doesn't work out, I'll be gutted - I have really grown attached to the little flee (she is like a flee, always jumping everywhere and fast like a flee, I think her name will be Lillypuss, puce meaning flee in french and pronounced puss - ain't it cute?...)

to be continued

I'll try to post a few more pics of the Puce tonight.

Perfect name and so clever!!! I hope all goes according to plan. You will be in my thoughts so keep us posted. XXX

thanks Kim - ok now.... I hit a bit of a snag
pet carriers take 800£ just to take small kitty from Normandy to London (not even newcastle, which is 6 hours away by car!!)
I am trying to see if I can work out something else
option 1) if I can manage a business trip to Paris in August .... perfectomundo.
option 2) if I can get a colleague to take her to London at least.... less perfectomundo but still acceptable...
800£ PLUS the trip from London to Newcastle is very very steep - HO would scream and jump up and down and get all red in the face if I even offered that....

Hey there Alekto,

I don't know if it could help but I am going out to France on a business trip in September and I should probably be driving but it is for a month so won't be back until the beginning of October. But if that would help you out I could bring puce back to London at least?

Send me a message if that helps you out at all

oh thanks AFK I'll keep you in mind just in case but I have to admit I really would like to get her way before for lots of reasons - first I don't want to give my Mum more time that she needs to place her, and also I'd like her to still be a small kitten when she meets Neevie I think it might be safer, since Jackie rekons Maine-Coons have a good chance to react better to kittens (right Jackie?)

for now I think I have managed to convinced a customer that they really need to see me during the week of 20th August precisely in Paris (which they really do, mind you, I'm not really cheating ;-)) - fingers crossed....

Sure I understand Alekto it was only as a fall back plan, incase things didn't work out. Good luck in getting her back

I do appreciate the offer! thanks! and I will keep you in mind as a fall back indeed :-)

Alekto you seem to have this all worked out !! lol I dont think you want mum to find this little baby a new home really do you !! lol I do hope everything works out for you and we would love to see pictures, pretty please x

When I see her run around like a flee and then come back to me for a cuddle before running off again, my heart melts and ain't no wild horses that's gonna separate me from her.

But sometimes I do want her to find her a new home, when I think of the potential harm and unhappiness she might have to endure if Neevie decides she doesn't like her.... I can only hope that things will go well, but the Pirate really did go bonkers when we tried to place her in a cattery for a holiday... so if she decides to go mad again because another cat is invading... ouhlala! as they say around here! On the other hand, if they take to each other, it would be wonderful - Neevie gets bored, and I really would love her to have another cat for company.

so.... wait and see - if my Mum does give Lili a home, I'll be heartbroken and it had better be a good home or else.... but it might be a relief.

In the meantime I'll read up on the forum, on the subject of introducing a new kitten ;-)


I tried to add some pics but my nieces called me to play and I didn't get to the end - I'll do that later, pwomise!