I rehomed a cat called Oliver in Nov 2002 and have been meaning to e-mail some pics for ages - so here they are!
I can't remember the name of the lady I got him from but I do remember that I phoned a lady in the Sheffield area (Pauline I think) who put me in touch with a lady who lived somewhere in the Cheshire/Wirral area.I live just outside Preston and Oliver has now been with me for almost 3 years. He is wonderful and such good company.He settled in very quickly and has been no trouble at all.I wasn't sure if he had ever been outside so he stayed in for the first 6 months and then gradually I began to let him out. At first he would just follow me backwards and forwards to the car whilst I unloaded shopping.Now he is quite independent although he always comes running as soon as he hears his name called and if he can't hear me I walk down the street, call him again and he walks alongside me all the way back (which the neighbours find quite amusing!)I've always had cats but always wanted a Siamese and I got Oliver just after I bought my own house.I had read lots of books about them and cat magazines and wondered if they always had the sort of personality I read about.Oliver is exactly as described in the books!
We moved house last summer and the new house backs onto a park and fields so he happily sits on the back fence watching squirrels and people walking their dogs.Last August we decided we would like another cat and got a 12 week old kitten from the RSPCA.We weren't sure how Oliver would take to her but after a couple of days of him looking a bit put out he began to warm to her and now they often curl up together. So, definitely a happy ending for all concerned - Thank you!                                        Nicola Wilmot

 

We took a father and son combo called Oliver and William(Oliver left of picture)on the 9th Nov from a lovely lady in Wolverhampton who was moving into "no pets" accomodation. We were put in touch via Gillian Mason, who was really helpful in helping us to find our cats.

Oliver settled immediately, while William was still a little shy after 4 weeks. Oliver is a very confident boy, and very affectionate. William tends to shy away until he see's dad getting cuddles he's missing out on and he barges in like the proverbial bull in a china shop, and throws himself on the floor like a dog would, in order to get his belly tickled. We've got a childlock for the fridge too (as advised by their previous mum) as they were opening the fridge and eating anything that smelt good!! (usually my husbands continental sausage!!)They have definitely improved the quality of our lives and it gives us both enormous pleasure to see them content.

Thanks for all your help.

Allison and John

 

Hello Cat Lovers
After living with Siamese cats since the middle 1960's, our last boy had left us to 'Go Over The Rainbow Bridge' 18 months ago.

We decided not to have any more due to the unspeakable sadness and grief when they leave us. But life without our beautiful friends was very lonely so we toyed with the idea of a Rescue Cat.

We were given the number of a lovely lady called Jenny from Siamese Rescue in Sussex who put us in touch with a lady needing to find a home for her two Siamese.

After a very noisy car journey from Littlehampton to Kent, they settled immediately.Our house once again is a home.

Sartre is a Cream point boy and his sister is Simone a Lilac Tortie.They are 3 1/2 years old and absolutely perfect. We cannot believe our luck that they settled so quickly. It was all of one day before they were doing what all Siamese do. Anything they like !!

After just two weeks we realised how much we have missed having Siamese around, following us like shadows always eager for that play or cuddle or of course food!.

I hope the pictures are OK and you can see how beautiful they are.

Sylvie xx  

 

Hi, I was vaguely wondering if Siamese Rescue was still going strong as I had 2 lovely cats from you 9 years or so ago.  Willow is Siamese, seal point, originally called Bert, and Jasper is a Cornish Rex, originally called Rex. We had just lost a lovely rescue Siamese we had had from the local RSPCA and also our elderly mog.

I just phoned on the off chance as I was just going to the local cats' home if you didn't have any cats. I was told that you had one Siamese who had come in with a Cornish and that you wanted to house both together as they had been bred by the same person and had always been together. I drove to somewhere on the Wirral to collect them. They were 18 months (Jasper) and 15 months (Willow) when I got them. They had their pedigree papers with them still.

They are still an absolute delight some 9 years after coming to me. Fortunately we have woodland behind us and also in front and live in a very quiet road. We are about to move to Devon and it has taken us ages to find a home that will be safe for the cats - we now also have a lovely Blue/Cream British Shorthair as well.

We could see why you wanted to house them together. Willow is a bit nervy and would be lost without Jasper. They are always together. We had to extend the cat sling that goes over the radiator so it would accommodate both.Jasper is a real character.

I have attached some photos for you. Hope you like them. Thanks for all the pleasure we have had over the years.                                                                                 Linda Brightwell

 

My husband and I adopted Mitsy, a 3-year-old Lilac Point female whose owner had died  and I wished to share our experiences with you.
Mitsy came to us as a nervous, frightened, timid little cat. Her owner had died suddenly and within the space of just 4 weeks she had moved to her owner's son, who had in turn moved house and then she moved on to us. 4 homes and 3 owners in just 4 weeks, after 3 years of stability. To add insult to injury, we had 2 cats already and she wasn't used to sharing her home with other cats.
How did she settle in? Initially very badly and we had lots of problems with her not eating; not using her litter tray; biting or scratching anyone who tried to stroke her and bullying one of our other cats very badly. After a month we virtually gave up and asked her owner's son to find her another home, agreeing to keep her until he could do so. Whilst waiting for a suitable adoptee to be found she suddenly began to settle down and day by day we noticed very marked improvements in her behaviour. We called back and said we would keep her after all, she deserved another chance after so much upheaval in her short little life.
Since then we have gone from strength to strength and today we have a happy and contented cat. She loves nothing better to sit on a lap and seems to think that whomever she sits on needs a good wash before she can settle down! She is proving to be a real character and regularly makes us chuckle with her antics - for example if you give her a "roughing up" she runs after you, rugby-tackles your ankles and then gives you a nip before making her escape! Mitsy is now totally devoted to us and it seems like she has been with us for ever, following us around like a little dog and ever ready for a game or to chase her favourite toys. Proof indeed that it was worth persevering through the hard times and giving her the time she needed to adjust.
I wanted to highlight the bad times we had because it can be hard going when you adopt an adult cat with all its baggage, rather than starting with a kitten. It can be tough but so much very more rewarding when suddenly you turn that corner and you have a cat who has found Utopia at last! Most people can home a kitten but very few have the patience to help an adult to be happy again :-)

 

 

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