Thread: Oh so many questions!

I adopted a 2 1/2 year old retired breeding queen in February and renamed her with no problem. We still haven't gotten her papers but her official name was Miccah but the last breeder had called her Mia. We renamed her Saoirse. She had a lot of changes to get used so we figured what was one more. She did sleep with us for a while after she arrived and the first few nights she came looking for us crying. Then for a few months she would come into our bedroom in the early morning and curl up in-between our pillows. I think she was insecure when we weren't around. Now she just does her own thing. Usually she is with me in my office upstairs but she likes to be downstairs sometimes for birdwatching too.

She is now enjoying life as an only cat of an older couple quite different than the life a queen. We are her fifth home so I worried about how long it would take her to adjust (especially since she was spayed less than a week before shipping) but she seemed happy enough right off the bat. Spent a lot of time exploring the house and figuring the best windows for bird watching and deciding where to nap in our offices. Our last MC wouldn't allow you to pick her up so I am greatly enjoyed this love bug.

I brought her to our vet for a going over so I recommend you do the same and let them figure out what he needs in way of vaccinations. Our girl picked up an infection when she was spayed that just showed itself the day after her arrival.

My new girl acts like a kitten and would play all day if I had the time. That's the nice thing about MCs; they are like big kittens. I'm sure you will enjoy yours.

Originally Posted by Maureen Keane

We are her fifth home so I worried about how long it would take her to adjust (especially since she was spayed less than a week before shipping.

Wow 5th home?! poor thing, great that she's finally settled in one place with you.

Thanks for all the great advice. We have decided he will have to be vaccinated for cattery reasons. His name is decided, we will be changing it to Mousse. At the moment we are switching between Kasper and Mousse, so he gets used to the sound. The kids know him as Mousse but im calling him Kasper-Mousse as suggested by CatsMom

He has spent most of the last 24 hours hidden in the smallest, darkest places he can find upstairs. I have moved his food, water and litter tray upstairs to the landing as he will not come down whilst theres anyone else in the house except just me. My boys are quite loud so im hoping for a bit of cuddle-time tonight once they are in bed. Daddy took them out this afternoon and Mousse was straight in the bath tub! I turned the tap on and he batted at the water for a minute before doing a drop-and-roll! He loves a good fuss so im hoping he will be everyones best friend soon!