View Full Version : The Search for a Kompanion for Kizzy!
angieh
05-05-2009, 05:03 PM
(With apologies to Dinahsmum as I stole her "Kompanion"! This also has a bit of Dr Who screen test feeling to it.)
First priority obviously is to find a nice cat who will not disturb Kizzy, who is settling nicely. She is such a playful little cat and wears me out before she is quite finished playing. So a friend would be the best plan for her. Ideally, as others have suggested a nice young lad 4 - 6 months old who won't dominate her.
OH and I went up to our local RSPCA centre this afternoon by appointment to have a look at the cats they currently have in. There were no ideal candidates, but I have to say I was astounded by the size of some of the cats they did have in :shock: They all seemed friendly and there were lots of meows and chirrups and only one growl! But they were either already reserved or not suitable for rehoming with other cats or were female. There was only one little tabby that I would have considered but she is a girl. Staff at the centre were very pleasant and kind. :D
I have phoned another independent rescue this afternoon, but they do house checks before you're even allowed to visit! So we will see what comes of that.
I'll keep you posted.
Of course, if you know of a likely candidate ............... please let me know! :lol:
dinahsmum
05-05-2009, 05:09 PM
Hope it will be a kwik kwest and you get a kute kitty kompanion
Leesy
05-05-2009, 05:21 PM
Awwwwww that will be so sweet a little companion for Kizzy, hope you find a nother little kitty soon.
Good luck in your search x.
PoshPuss
05-05-2009, 05:34 PM
Hope Kizzy gets kompany kwik too :-D A kwy-et, kute kitty with no komplications... kolour not kritical.... :lol: oh, stop!
You could name him Kojo too!! :-D
Wasn't Kojo that "devil dog" in a film............
Hmm so we are after a young lad then.....oh exciting the hunt is on.....
dandysmom
05-05-2009, 08:36 PM
Fingers krossed that the right kandidate will appear soon!
Am I missing something with the K's........................?
dandysmom
05-05-2009, 08:52 PM
The thread title...a Kompanion for Kizzy!
The thread title...a Kompanion for Kizzy!
Aghhhh I get it now sorry I blame my finger :roll:
random
05-05-2009, 10:37 PM
Exciting times Angie!
pookyandjo
06-05-2009, 01:58 AM
Wasn't Kojo that "devil dog" in a film............
nope that was cujo....
hope something comes up soon for Kizzy...im sure it will as you guys would be coming into kitten season there... you may find that very soon you are spoilt for choice!
angieh
11-05-2009, 08:39 PM
Just an update - I have tried the Blue Cross website today and there are no suitable cats (young male) in the Southampton or Northiam areas. I still have heard nothing from the independent cat rescue I phoned last week.
dandysmom
11-05-2009, 08:49 PM
That's so strange; some shelters are overflowing, yet you can't find a little boy ....hang in there, the right cat will come along!
calismum
11-05-2009, 08:52 PM
He's there somewhere, just a wee bit shy just now!
angieh
12-05-2009, 03:51 PM
Thought this might make you laugh - I had showed OH the pictures of Milo yesterday and I think he was very impressed because later last evening he was showing me the Southern British Shorthair website and available kittens! Not that many atm, but absolutely adorable at £450 per kitten!!! Looked at their rehoming section too, but it seems all females withdrawn from breeding - one only 18 months old :shock:
I'd not considered that avenue - a pedigree rehome.
dinahsmum
12-05-2009, 03:55 PM
I meant to suggest that to you Angie, in response to the many posts here for ragdolls. Maybe a similar ages female is not the best match for Kizzie though?
angieh
12-05-2009, 04:05 PM
No - that's what I mean DM - I'm really looking for a young lad!
dandysmom
12-05-2009, 04:08 PM
Have you looked for any Aby rehomes.... wonderful cats!
No - that's what I mean DM - I'm really looking for a young lad!
Are you sure you meant that.....:shock: ...won't hubby mind.?
Are you sure you meant that.....:shock: ...won't hubby mind.?
:lol: :lol: :lol: .....love your sense of humour Kazz!
angieh
16-05-2009, 01:31 PM
You two are wags!!!
(Brad Pitt is still a young lad to my mind! - but not really the right species to be a Kizzy Kompanion!)
dandysmom
16-05-2009, 04:31 PM
Are you sure you meant that.....:shock: ...won't hubby mind.?
:smt005 :smt005 :smt005
angieh
02-07-2009, 04:37 PM
Breaking News:
When my friend of the very longest time came to see me a couple of weeks ago, we got around to talking about a Kompanion for Kizzy. I floated the idea that I would rather love a little ginger boy kitten, short haired. :smt049 She said that she would keep an eye out. Well, she phoned me today and said that a friend's cat has had four kittens and two are gingers - was I still interested? Yes, if it's a boy and short haired. Any chance of photos - the little chap (if there is one) is only a week old atm. YES YES YES! Mother cat is tabby and white and pretty, father unknown. Will I trust her judgement? Certainly! They come from Oxford, so are sure to be well educated! :lol:
More when I hear with the possible photo. :cool:
Leesy
02-07-2009, 04:39 PM
Oooooooooh goody how sweet, can`t wait to see his pic, I bet you are really pleased and very excited Angie:D
dandysmom
02-07-2009, 04:53 PM
Super news!!!!!!!!
PoshPuss
02-07-2009, 05:31 PM
Oh a ginger boy, lovely! can't wait! :D
I hope 'it's' the one you are looking for, Angie...:D
Could you add a proviso that you would have him as long as the owners get the poor mum spayed now....;)
angieh
02-07-2009, 06:35 PM
I WILL send the message Mags - as of course I agree.
Oooo - Angie, how exciting!!! Another ginger kitten in our midst. I hope the little fella's what you are looking for and when he's old enough you can take him on :D
calismum
02-07-2009, 08:08 PM
Great news - have you told Kizzy yet?
angieh
02-07-2009, 08:33 PM
No - nothing is certain yet CM! I did ask her whether she would like a little friend and she didn't say no; I asked whether she would like a little ginger friend and she didn't say no either. But I don't want to get her hopes up!
TraceyRisebrow
02-07-2009, 08:33 PM
great news, can't wait to see a picture :)
pinklizzy
02-07-2009, 10:30 PM
How exciting Angie! I can't wait for pictures either!
pookyandjo
03-07-2009, 02:49 AM
oooooohhhhhhhhhhh another ginger kitten....i can hardly wait...when will you know that it happening Angie?
Oh great news, I'll find out more I hope when I come back.
dinahsmum
05-07-2009, 04:18 PM
Oooooh - ginger alert! :)
Ginger Ninja...............:) any news?
angieh
07-07-2009, 07:41 PM
No news yet ........... I'm trying to think no news is good news. Our local T**** Express has got 3 adverts selling kittens atm.!
No call back from the Burmese Rescue lady!
dandysmom
07-07-2009, 07:46 PM
Fingers crossed the right kitten will find you .......
angieh
07-07-2009, 07:47 PM
I'm a great believer in that Eileen!
dandysmom
07-07-2009, 07:59 PM
I'm a great believer in that Eileen!
Yes, Kizzy found you! Kismet" indeed ! :D
angieh
07-07-2009, 08:00 PM
hmmmmm - rather Smudgley and Kazz found Kizzy for me!
dandysmom
07-07-2009, 08:08 PM
I'm convinced that Kizzy, with perhaps a little help from dear Merlin, influenced them to post and you to read about her, she knew where the perfect mum was out there!
No news from the local Cp??? surely they are overun every branch normaly is this time of year
angieh
07-07-2009, 08:43 PM
I am afraid to say that our local CP has a poor reputation. Other CP branches in the area at least have working websites - the local one has nothing. They also have a bad reputation with the vet practice I use.
It's not just local CP I have to say. I was looking at District Council information just a couple of days ago. Again other local areas had either the information or links to the info I needed - Chichester - nothing. I am very much afraid that they don't like to share around here ......... it is very annoying.
(perhaps I should qualify a bit - it seems they don't like rehoming cats!)
Is there nothing is Yola's branch???????????????
Just a thought as she is not miles from you if I recall?
dandysmom
07-07-2009, 09:24 PM
It does seem odd ...this is the time of the year that shelters are overrun with kittens .......
Is there nothing is Yola's branch???????????????
No - we're not that far. Sixty-odd miles I think. Angie, have a look at www.readinganddistrictcats.org (http://www.readinganddistrictcats.org) - if any little fluff catches your eye let me know. I will vouch for you with our co-ordinator so I'm sure there will be no problem if you do find that kitty that fits the KK bill :D
angieh
07-07-2009, 10:13 PM
That's kind - thanks Yola. Nothing there to suit atm. A couple of pretty kitties but they have to be able to live with another kitty, ie. Kizzy!
We have a gorgeous 10 month old ginger boy up here ...pity you are so far away...
angieh
07-07-2009, 10:17 PM
Oh Moli - what a pity.
dandysmom
07-07-2009, 10:36 PM
Yola, I like your CP site. If I weren't VERY MUCH out of your area, I'd be so tempted by that lovely Merlin ....but he doesn't like other cats and neither does Leia....
angieh
09-07-2009, 07:59 PM
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc44/angieh_bucket/Catsey/IMG00060-20090709-1608.jpg
The little poppet reserved for me is the one at the back facing the camera. Isn't he a darling? It will be a while before I get him, I think he's a couple of weeks old but have asked exactly how old he is.
What do you think?
dandysmom
09-07-2009, 08:03 PM
OMG he is so cute, what a little poppet ! They are just adorable at that age!
cats' staff
09-07-2009, 08:32 PM
What do you think?
Swoon...........
Leesy
09-07-2009, 10:01 PM
Ohhhhh Angie he is such a little sweetie and sooooooo adorable, I love his markings they are gorgeous and his face is so cute:D :D
angieh
09-07-2009, 10:25 PM
Just heard - he is four weeks old! So I won't have to wait as long as I thought ...............
random
09-07-2009, 10:33 PM
Oh bless him! He looks about 4-5 weeks from that pic, so is he definitely yours?
pinklizzy
09-07-2009, 10:35 PM
Gorgeous Angie!
He is a smasher have you got any names though out.....
alexgirl73
09-07-2009, 10:52 PM
what a wee cutie :D
angieh
09-07-2009, 11:11 PM
Well, names now .............. my friend thought Morse because he comes from Oxford, but I don't like that and OH hates Morse! Then I thought Lewis would be fine, but I am thinking about Dexter atm or Dexy for short. What do you think?
I think it's a name that could be "grown into" - do you know what I mean, it's not really a kitten's name - but an adult cat ................
random
09-07-2009, 11:28 PM
Oh I love Lewis! I do tend to like 'human' names for animals though. But Lewis suits him!
Leesy
09-07-2009, 11:31 PM
Yes I think Lewis suits the wee little chappie too:D .
pookyandjo
10-07-2009, 06:35 AM
what a cutie Angie... another Ginger to add to the ranks... very soon we will take over Catsey... i can see it now...
www.gingercatsey.com lolol
I think Lewis is a cute name for him although i dont know about Lou... and names to tend to get shortened... do you ever call Kizzy Kiz?
Dexter is good.........not keen on Morse and have a nephew called Lewis....so...Dexter gets my vote.
Yola, I like your CP site. If I weren't VERY MUCH out of your area, I'd be so tempted by that lovely Merlin ....but he doesn't like other cats and neither does Leia....
That's because my designer designed and maintains it :-D
Angie, that little ginger boy is a little angel . . . LUCKY you :smt007 For what it's worth I like Dexter (shortened to Dex or Dexi) too.
He is just gorgeous Angie.....what you going to call him..??
He is just gorgeous Angie.....what you going to call him..??
Duhhhhhhhhhh................Dexter possibly
angieh
10-07-2009, 11:10 AM
what a cutie Angie... another Ginger to add to the ranks... very soon we will take over Catsey... i can see it now...
www.gingercatsey.com lolol
I think Lewis is a cute name for him although i dont know about Lou... and names to tend to get shortened... do you ever call Kizzy Kiz?
:lol: :lol: :lol: the gingercatsey worked like a link, but of course doesn't exist. It did however get me to click on it!!!
Do I ever call Kizzy "Kiz" - yes, and Kizzwumps, Kizzywizzy, Wizkiz and variations together with darling, sweetie, poppet - you get the picture I'm sure.
He's a little cutie, Angie!:D
PoshPuss
10-07-2009, 12:23 PM
Just adding my congrats to you Ang and just to say , HE'S A BEAUTIFUL BOY! looking forward to seeing Dexter/Lewis ;)growing up... smashing!
dinahsmum
10-07-2009, 01:14 PM
Ginger???? :shock:
Don't do it! :-D
Dexter - isn't that some sort of serial killer TV thing? Nice name though but what if he grows up left-handed?
Lewis (Lewisssss) - I like that. I like the Kevin Whatley character too, so double plus. Human surnames seem to fit male cats pretty well - in my mind anyway
(He's rather sweet, isn't he?)
angieh
10-07-2009, 01:40 PM
You're right about the Dexter serial killer TV show - I did see that this morning in the Sky mag and have had some second thoughts. My thinking behind Dexter is of course Colin Dexter who is a serial author! I'm warming more towards Lewis today ..... or Louie?
angieh
10-07-2009, 01:41 PM
.... what about Ruskin??????????
dinahsmum
10-07-2009, 01:58 PM
Very learned!
Is Ruskin a red reference?
I looked at lots of them - Rufus, Rory etc etc
Lewis, Louis, Louey, Huey, Dewy .... like em all.
Back to TS Elliot for you and study the naming of cats. :)
dandysmom
10-07-2009, 07:43 PM
Howard .....Howie ?????
angieh
10-07-2009, 08:19 PM
OK - OH has been looking up red-related names and we were trawling through lists of names that popped up over supper and, looking at that little kitty with his little round tum-tum, I just thought Grubb! (bit of the opposite to Ruskin - I was thinking of the the college rather than a red reference.)
dandysmom
10-07-2009, 08:28 PM
C.S. Lewis was a Cambridge man ...........
angieh
10-07-2009, 08:31 PM
Indeed he was, but Colin Dexter's series about the grumpy Chief Inspector Morse were all based around Oxford. His sidekick was Lewis. Not sure what his forename was. This litter is in the Oxford area.
dandysmom
10-07-2009, 08:37 PM
Whoops! Where did I get the idea your kit was a Cambridge kitten??? :shock: :oops: :oops:Off to look at illustrious Oxford graduates!
calismum
10-07-2009, 08:38 PM
I can't believe I've missed all this!!!!
What a wee smasher - no matter what he's called. He just looks like a baby Leo lion to me.
I bet you can't wait. Would you be able to go visit while he's small or is that not a possibility?
angieh
10-07-2009, 08:41 PM
I didn't even think about that CM - might be difficult with MIL. My friend will be bringing kitty with her next time she comes down to see her mum who lives not far away from me, so I'd not thought about going to see him. I shall ask for more photos though. I have printed the one I posted of him and it is on my board in the kitchen.
dinahsmum
11-07-2009, 09:25 AM
Lewis's first name is Robbie - which is also a nice name for a boy cat. However, it's nice to get away from every animal having the 'ee' sound at the end of their name, which is amazingly common.
If you wouldn't mind them both beginning with the 'k' sound, you could adopt the lovely name Kazz always puts forward, which is Kipling.
I must be a simple soul, or easily satisfied, because I still like the sound of Lewisss.
I'll post this but then go looking for the thread with all the 'red' names on it, where people kindly researched names for my (then) future red boy. I'll edit and add the link if I'm successful
There you go (http://www.catsey.com/showthread.php?t=11652&highlight=Names) - that didn't take long at all
smudgley
11-07-2009, 10:09 AM
He looks beautiful. Some great names to choose from too.
angieh
11-07-2009, 12:30 PM
Thanks so much for that link DM - there are some really lovely sounding names there. Like Rory and Rupert - I might have to make the decision when I actually have him in my arms. Merlin was like that.
angieh
04-08-2009, 09:01 PM
Update. I spoke to kitten's owner this evening and will be going to pick him up some time between 12th August and 21st August - date to be confirmed. Nice young lady, doing her PhD. She didn't want anything for him and said that mother cat will be spayed. It was an "accident", but she has obviously enjoyed having the kittens enormously.
I'll let you know eda when I've sorted it with OH.
[Oz is still favoured name!]
dandysmom
04-08-2009, 09:23 PM
Exciting news ....not too much longer to wait!
Yes I agree exciting stuff
pookyandjo
05-08-2009, 05:52 AM
Update. I spoke to kitten's owner this evening and will be going to pick him up some time between 12th August and 21st August - date to be confirmed. Nice young lady, doing her PhD. She didn't want anything for him and said that mother cat will be spayed. It was an "accident", but she has obviously enjoyed having the kittens enormously.
I'll let you know eda when I've sorted it with OH.
[Oz is still favoured name!]
Great news Angie... i haven't been around for the last couple of weeks... been too busy preparing for our trip to spend much time online at all and going through serious Catsey withdrawals...
Not long to wait... i will keep en eye on here whilst im away and hope to see some pics of your new baby when he arrives:-D
angieh
05-08-2009, 11:31 AM
Hi Jo - nice to hear from you, I wondered if you'd already started your holiday!
dinahsmum
05-08-2009, 12:41 PM
I love the countdown to collection ........... it's sooo exciting :)
angieh
05-08-2009, 12:55 PM
I'm working my way through the "kitten supply" list!
pookyandjo
05-08-2009, 01:35 PM
Thanks Angie... we leave on Monday the 10th in the morning..i finally have it all under control now... just last minute packing of toiletry bags on monday morning before we leave and we are done!
have you seen your new baby in the fur.. (so to speak) and decided which name actually suits him best?
angieh
05-08-2009, 02:08 PM
No, not until I pick him up! He lives in Oxford, which is about 1 hr 45 mins away from where I live.
But I do now have his peoples' email address and have sent some photos of Kizzy, as potential foster mum - I will probably ask for some more photos in return!!!
dandysmom
05-08-2009, 04:17 PM
Which photos you will promptly post here for us to ooh and aah over! Can't wait! I hope Kizzy takes to him as well as Misty did to Dandy kitten...it was so sweet to see her washing her "baby".
Just think, if she teaches him her hunting skills you'll have double the amount of mice, voles, etc! :-D
Jo, good to hear from you, had wondered if you'd left yet...have a good trip, keep in touch! :D
Leesy
05-08-2009, 11:22 PM
Hi Angie, glad to hear that the time is nearly here for you to go and collect your new kitten, can`t wait to see some more pics of him:D .
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