SCCWT cats rehomed

Our re-homed Siameses
Having lost Sunny our Seal Point in November 2002, we thought long and hard about getting another cat. The house seemed really empty without her.We did lots of research and although there is usually someone home during the day, there are occasions when there isn’t and we thought that getting two cats was the thing to do.For months we looked at PDSA, and other rescue centres, we even thought about getting kittens.We looked at the Siamese Cat Club Welfare Trust web site and it was here that we found Les and Antoinette Clarke of Lesant Siamese.They had two adult cats that they wanted to re-home.Their reasons were that as they had much younger cats in their home, the older ones were being “pushed out” and they were not getting as much attention as they deserved.Thus for the wellbeing of the cats it would be best if they were re-homed together.
Initially, during the first week we did have a few problems, but it was well worth overcoming these as we have two beautiful cats who are an absolute delight.They can still be full of mischief whilst being extremely affectionate.The first day saw Lisa Lilac Point, use the litter tray as somewhere to hide, when not in there hiding in the mechanism for the reclining chairs and when someone rang on the door bell, wedge herself in a tiny space underneath a display cabinet which we emptied in order to lift it up to remove one very frightened cat.This lasted for 2 days but she gradually became more friendly as she is addicted to having her tummy rubbed, decided we weren’t that bad after all.Our other addition, Charisma - Seal Point sat in front of the radiator watching our every move.When we did try to make friends she was quite unfriendly. By the 5th day when she lashed out at us we thought that we may have to re-think things. That night at about 4.00am in the morning, I awoke to find a cat on the bed beside me and not knowing which one it was began stroking it.I then realised it was Charisma.Later that morning as I was about to leave for work she decided she wanted full on attention which made me cry tears of joy and late for work.Added to this one of them hadn’t been to the toilet for 48 hours which was getting a bit worrying.
Two weeks after re-homing them, Les and Antoinette came to visit and they were thrilled with the change in the cats.They had become much more outgoing.
It has now been 6 months since re-homing them and they have really settled in and enjoy days lounging in the conservatory and being thoroughly spoilt.
My message to anyone who is thinking about re-homing an adult cat is to be patient.Unlike bringing a kitten home, adult cats have been used to another environment for a long time and everything will seem very strange to them and for the most part very frightening as well. The first thing that people want to do is stroke a cat.When you re-home them, unless they get into difficulties, let anything that happens be their idea. Eventually they will come to see you as cats are very sociable and even if your re-homed cat has any “baggage”, will eventually want to be made a fuss of - it may take a while.
Anne Harmer

We adopted Saffron an 8 year old blue point from a lady in Epping who was looking after her since the cat's owner (the ladies mother) had passed away. Saffron is a very nervous cat and the owner's daughter had teenage children and another large male cat and she would not have settled in her house, so through the Siamese rescue we adopted her in January 2004
We collected her on a Sunday evening and the journey home to Colchester was uneventful and all that we heard was the occasional whimper from the backseat where Saffron was secured in her travel cage. On arriving at her new home we took her out of the travel cage to introduce her to her new family,myself and partner, a 24 year old and most importantly our 11 year old neutered male seal point. We put her down on the floor for her to scuttle away up stairs to cower in the bath, where she stayed all night.
The next day she found her way into our bedroom and set up home under our bed, where she stayed for about 4 weeks, after a couple of weeks she would pop her head out and explore a little, but when anyone went near her or even moved she shot back to her safe little place under the bed, and no amount of sweet talking would bring her out.
One particularly cold night I was laying in bed with one of my hands dangling down over the side and I realised that something soft and fluffy was brushing against my hand, and when I became fully conscious I realised that it was little Saffron, so I talked gently to her and before I knew it
she had hopped up onto the bed and snuggled up next to be, which was the start of our beautiful relationship.
Now she roams around the house as if she owns the place, and freely roams around the garden, our old Seal Point loves her to the point that if he can't find her he worries us until she appears again.
She even knows what time I normally arrive home from work, and if there is a delay on the trains and I am about half an hour late home she sits in the window calling for me.
She has brought so much pleasure to our lives and have become a loving companion to our older cat.
Keith Pritchard

On 25th January, 2005, we travelled down to Ashford, Kent, and collected a beautiful Chocolate Point Siamese Neuter, aged nearly four years old, and were told he had been in four previous homes, was aggressive, and would attack with no provocation. We changed Alfie's name to Rabbie, it being Burn's Day, and have been rewarded with a trusting loving new member of our family. Rabbie needed four teeth removed as they were rotten, did go for a couple of our visitors, but now five months later is a loving contented cat following us around our bungalow, giving us his unconditional love. Rabbie has not only helped us to get over the pain and hurt we experienced putting our family of cats and dogs down leaving Zimbabwe two years ago, we just know we couldn't do without him. We want to thank you for the love you have brought back into our lives. Rabbie has helped us to settle here in England, my husband Scott, was born here, so is English and my English parents have just returned home after many years in Africa, and I think will also help them to move on and accept that English life is good, and we are proud to be home. Keep on with the good work and as friends and family return home I am sure we will be contacting you again, to make their lives more richer by having feline friends for companionship Jane Petrie, Milton Keynes Rabbie sleeps on our bed at night,hates it when we go out and is our constant companion-he doesn't have owners he has 'staff':-))