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 

[Cleoriff]

Good to see you at any time but please don't set the place alight with that candle, otherwise it's off to the Naughty Step  for you

THE NAUGHTY STEP 

[Cairdeas]

Ooh I didn't know about the naughty step @Cleoriff . It shall be my mission to get on there 🤣x

[Anonymous]

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@Cairdeas wrote:

Ooh I didn't know about the naughty step @Cleoriff . It shall be my mission to get on there 🤣x

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I have absolute faith in you @Cairdeas   ... ... ... just beware that @pgn may be lurking around there, it's his lair home 

[Cleoriff]

It's not really his home @Anonymous ....he just seems to get sent their more than anybody

[Anonymous]

Cheshire Ginger cats are usually male and are great characters ... NB: @jonsie be warned

Phil's Peanut is just a lazy git ... his words

I have seen a photo of @Cleoriff 's Gizmo stretched out on his side in her garden sunbathing

My Marty likes his food + sleeping + going outside on adventures + slobbering over his several organic USA 100% catnip stuffed bananas, all now in sludge shades of green / grey

He got a Cosmic Cactus for Christmas from a fellow Crazy Cat lady and his mission is to make this bright green into sludge green ... = ... no thorns, of course.

[Mi-Amigo]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

It's not really his home @Anonymous ....he just seems to get sent their more than anybody

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And rightly so. Although it`s not his home, he redecorated it and nailed up his award on the wall. Dunno if he`s installed any creature comforts and I`m gonna be good so I don`t find out, personally 

[Anonymous]

[Mi-Amigo]

That`s lovely @Anonymous 

Brings back memories of the cats who have been part of my life in the past.

[Cleoriff]

@jonsie  you mentioned on another thread that Chester has to go to the vets for a tooth extraction. Have they said anything about his deafness?

[jonsie]

Yes a general anaesthetic next Thursday. He had a load more gunge removed from his ears and they have given me drops to put in his ears twice a day. They will check his ears to see if there is any improvement again next week too. The vet says he certainly has diminished hearing so fingers crossed it improves.