where did you get your cat(s) from?

[Jac]

Well my very first cat was "borrowed". My partner at the time's mum had a cat, then noticed she was pregnant. Her solution to the "problem" was to drown the kittens as they were born.(she was raised on a farm, the partners Mum) Well I hit the roof. Took sookey home with me and two weeks latter she had three litle kittens at the side of my bed, about 11.30pm. Each time she had one she cryed and stopped after I stroked her and told her she would be ok. I to this day think she knew what I was saying to her.
C-Fur, well that was a flook. I was re homeing a dog with a friend, the people had a cat and Ceilidh spent the whole time with it. She was and sill is mad for cats. It turned out my friend's friend's cat had kittens. The mum was a marbell bengal who was to be spayed but took unwell at the last minute so it was post poned. Hence C-Fur.
Then I was hooked and wanted a spotted Bengal. I searched the papers, internet ect but some were just so expencive! Anyway I found a breeder in Aberdeen and phoned. Yip she had one female brown spotted left. I sent a deposit and explained I would be up the following week. (I was staying with Moli)
Moli came with me to get her and believe me I would have taken the lot. Even Moli was smitten with one of them.
Purdie was very timid but is gradually getting better. TLC usaually works as a rule. Sorry this has been so long.
Purrdie's trip home was from the breeder in Aberdeen to Peterhead, snuggled down with Casper for a wee while then from Peterhead to Edinburgh. Quite a trip but she was none the worse for it and ofcourse we were all delighted with her. All I need now is my snow bengal and my cats would be complete. Unfortunatly I cant afford one just now

[CJK]

if i could drive there are a few puddies i would hae gone to get, have seen a couple of breeders selling chinchilla persians, and one with ragdolls.

[Jac]

Do you not have anyone who would take you if you gave them the petrol money? Most people wouldn't take it but it's nice to offer.

[CJK]

my hubby will drive about an hour. other than that i dont have anybody here so it emans missing out on a lot of cats from decent breeders.

we went wood green sunday, but anything i liked was already reserved.

[Jac]

I dont know about where you live but, some breeders here will email you photo's of there kittens and let you pick one from a photo. I know it's not the ame as meeting them and getting a cuddle but if you really have your heart set on a perticular type that may be the way to go. They then transp;ort them too you. Just an idea.

[CJK]

so far ones I have emailed etc have all said they wont transport.
I know I will get one in the end, I am in no rush to find the right cat. I can keep going back to wood green now and thena nd check see if they have any

[Booktigger]

Well, i haven't paid for any of my cats (although they have cost me enough in vets bills), there are a few pedigrees I wouldn't mind, but unless one came into a rescue situation at a time I was able to take another cat on, it won't happen.
Charlie (RIP) - came from the next street - her owner had died, and her son approached my neighbour (ex CP) and said that if she didn't find her a home, he would microwave her. I wasn't looking for a cat, but!!
Tigger (RIP) - although I didn't want a cat when I got Charlie, she made the house a home, so couldn't bear a house without a cat when she died, so we went to CP the day after - Tig was the only cat able to be rehomed. She had only been there a day, so they didn't charge me
Ginger - told my mum about Tig, and she told me that I was daft as Ginger was stray - although I had always seen him on the streets, he was rather large (weighed 5.5kg when I registered him after a couple of weeks!!), so I didn't think he was stray - he was so affectionate it was really easy to catch him!!
Snowy (RIP) - after Tig died, I was going to let Ginger be an only cat as he was a different cat, but after 4 months my friend took me to a shelter and although I didn't want to come home with a cat, I couldn't walk away without at least asking. So, my friend found me the ugliest oldie there!! She was free as she was part of their 'Senior Citizens' scheme - I could have got vet treatment as well, but the vet was too far, so other than her dental, I paid.
Pebbles - got a phone call off CP (who I was fostering for) 2 hours after getting back from Snowy's last trip to the vet, asking if I could help with a 10 year old. I decided to go and look at the cat, and it turned out they had been in the vets at the same time as me, so I thought it was fate. She refused to take any money, and actually gave me some - we are now best friends.
Blackie (RIP) - my friend on another forum posted about a 14 year old unsociable cat with recurring cat flu symptoms - as I knew no rescue would take her on, I offered, even though it went against my rules of not making a cat travel. Didn't occur to me to offer any money for petrol (and secretly glad, I spent over £100 on her in the 2 months I had her, and her death was their fault)
Incidentally, the time span for having all these cats has been just less than 4 years.

[janey83]

My mum got tigger from a woman my auntie new who lived about a 3 minute drive away from us. He was free.

[Moli]

Before I met my hubby I has 2 beautiful Tabbies..Toby & Bengi, they were to be drowned i n a bucket!!! So I took them, Toby was 18 when I lost him....

[CJK]

It saddems me and makes me mad to think there are people so cruel out there as to let thier cats get pregnant and then dorwn the kittens.
Makes you wonder what sort of a world we live in where cruelty to animals, and children, is overlooked by so many