Chester The Cat

[jonsie]

Last Saturday I adopted a cat because

• I saw a post from Cat Friends of Hyndburn
• I was really touched by his sorry story
• I was wanting a cat and he wanted his own home
• I've decided that I'm unlikely to go back to Thailand so wouldn't have to leave him without a home again

This is the original story I came across :

😻 ADOPTION IN PROGRESS 😻

🧡 Chester - the forgotten cat 🧡

Wouldn’t you think that after being on the streets for so long, - neglected and with every day a struggle to survive - Chester would have completely lost faith in humans?

Not so. It’s amazing how stoic, resilient and forgiving our beautiful furry friends are. Here is Chester after a week in foster care. He’s possibly the most affectionate, loving and gentle cat we’ve ever had the privilege of caring for.

On Thursday, Chester had all his fur taken off at the vets, apart from his face and legs (the only bits of him not matted). He had his first vaccination, had his gungey ears cleaned out and was microchipped to Cat Friends of Hyndburn. Last week he was also flea and worm treated. The full works 😻

We did buy him a jumper to keep his skinny little body warm but, in true independent cat style, he managed to wriggle his booty out of it on the first night 😻

Chester was probably resigned to living the life of a street cat but thanks to every one of you who donated to his care, we were able to help out the rescue that found him by taking him in and funding his treatment.

We will let you into a secret. Just like all the other rescues who were probably approached to take Chester in, Cat Friends didn’t have any spare funds either. We simply knew that our loyal, caring Cat Friends would come to the rescue and, if not, we would work that bit harder to make sure we could rescue him ♥️♥️

Chester would like to thank you all from the very bottom of his furry ginger boots for giving him the chance of a new life, where he will be loved and treasured for the rest of his days ♥️♥️

Oh, did we forget to mention? Chester’s homecheck has been passed today ♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️

I got in touch with them and had  to fill in an initial application form and a few days later a home visit was arranged to check if it was suitabe for a cat and to see if I was a responsible person to look after him.

So, although I expected maybe a couple of weeks before I got him, if indeed I was to get him, they brought him to my home a few days later. They had brought him with his own little coat to keep him warm because his fur had been shaved off. That is apart from his head, his boots and his tail. Honestly, he looks like a minature poodle!

This is the jacket he has:

He eats like a horse and won't leave my lap when I'm in watching TV, which makes eating, drinking and typing a little difficult to say the least!

Hopefully it won't be too long until his fur grows back but in the meantime I won't be letting him out so as to stop all the other cats laughing at him 

Some photos I took today:

As he grows I will update on his progress 

[jonsie]

Thank you @ComaChameleon it hasn't been easy accepting the way my life has changed but I'm coping and having the little fella helps 

[ComaChameleon]

@jonsie 

That's right. After accidents life changes completely for people. Yesterday we had one patient who had a bad accident last year, since then she only has half of her skull left and epilepsy since then (and now so bad she only stopped with permanent medication).

But glad you get it maneged so good. And I bet Chester is happy for that ending too. 

Have you heard of streetcat Bob before? Reminds me a bit

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

Thank you @ComaChameleon it hasn't been easy accepting the way my life has changed but I'm coping and having the little fella helps 

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That's a nice post @jonsie 

I think a lot about you and Chester

@ComaChameleon Street Cat Bob is a world phenomena ... James Bowen discreetly supports a lot of smaller independent cat rescue centres.

[ComaChameleon]

@Anonymous 

Absolutely! And such a heartwarming story ❤️

[jonsie]

so an update

Chester is now very settled, eating for England and putting on weight nicely. He's claimed my chair when I'm not sitting on it...

O2 very kindly sent me a cat teeshirt yesterday but no amount of trying to get it on him worked. It's a large size so he simply walks out of it before I can get a photo. Perhaps he will grow into it 

Anyway, here's a picture of what he could have worn......

The other shirt is my long awaited England shirt and thanks to @Martin-O2 for sorting it out 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thanks for the lovely photos @jonsie 

The little fellah looks good and is obviously settled.

As to Chester not wearing the T-shirt, maybe he`s dropping a hint at which team he supports 

and if you got him one for that team  he`d wear it 

[Cleoriff]

What a beautiful cat @jonsie 

I seem to remember the cattery tried to put him in a cat coat when they shaved his fur off?

Congrats on your shirt though.

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

What a beautiful cat @jonsie 

I seem to remember the cattery tried to put him in a cat coat when they shaved his fur off?

Congrats on your shirt though.

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I've still got the coat and he sometimes sleeps on it at night. To be honest he sleeps where the hell he likes!

@Mi-Amigo  maybe I'll get him one of these and tie it on!

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[Martin-O2]

Thanks for the update @jonsie! He's looking in great shape  

It's a shame the shirt was a bit to big for him. Perhaps you can try shrinking it in the wash? 

[TallTrees]

Great photo of Chester @jonsie he is looking so cool and relaxed, it's so nice to help a sad little cat now a happy little cat👍