How Mr Crumples found his furrever home

Now that Mr Crumples is safely in his new furrever home, I wanted to tell you about the chain of beans and poodins who were involved: Jasmine's friend's brother's workmate (Ms K), Jasmine's friend's brother (Mr J), Jasmine's friend (Ms C), Jasmine, Me (BK!), Grr, Cocoa and Midnight, Oscar, Oscar's mum (Ms L), Oscar's mum's workmate (Mr P), Oscar's mum's friend (another Ms K) and a nice lady from the Cat Adoption Team in Canberra.

And here's the whole story up till now...

First there was Jasmine's friend's brother's workmate (Ms K) who had been temporarily looking after Mr Crumples when his mean beans moved out and left him behind. Ms K fed and wormed Mr Crumples, and gave him some pats and brushes when she could, but she was not able to give Mr Crumples the attention he needed because she was already looking after two other poodins, including the poor-under-nourished-three-legged-abandoned brother of Mr Crumples! (now well nourished after moving in with Ms K)

Ms K then posted a message about Mr Crumples at her work. This message was seen by Jasmine's friend's brother (Mr J), who forwarded it to Jasmine's friend (Ms C). Ms C's family are good animal people and have adopted lots and lots of poodins and woofies over the years. Ms C currently has 2 poodins (Tycho and Miro) and 2 woofies and wasn't able to take Mr Crumples, so she forwarded the message to Jasmine and asked if she would post it online.

Jasmine has her own blog, but the poodin people mostly just read my blog, so Jasmine asked me to post Mr Crumple's story. Obviously I was more than happy to help a poodin in need.

Grr, Cocoa and Midnight from California saw the post and miaowed at Oscar in Melbourne. Oscar told his mum about it, and she told the story to her friends at work.

One of Oscar's mum's workmates (Mr P) said there was a kitty shaped hole in his life and he would love to adopt Mr Crumples. Only problem was that Mr Crumples was in Canberra, which is about an 8 hr drive from Melbourne where Mr P was!

Oscar's mum contacted a friend who was travelling from Canberra to Melbourne shortly and asked if she could help (which she was happy to do). Jasmine was also contacted by a nice bean from the Cat Adoption Team in Canberra who offered to help get Mr Crumples to Melbourne if Oscar's mum's friend wasn't able to.

Next thing to be sorted was getting a cat carrier to house Mr Crumples for the journey. This was very simply sorted out by Ms C who offered to donate hers! Ms C's poodins didn't mind because it means they are going to get brand new carriers for themselves!

Great big purrs and headbutts to all the beans and poodins who've helped get Mr Crumples to his new furrever home!

BTW, also wanted to point out that this chain includes poodins/beans from all over the world - Canberra, Melbourne, London and California! What an international team of helpers! :)

Mr Crumples arrives in Melbourne

Mr Crumples arrived in Melbourne on Friday. Oscar's mum's nice beanfriend safely delivered him to his new beandad.

His new beandad took him straight home to let him stretch his furry legs and introduce him to his new furrever home!

At the beginning of his long journey to Melborne, Mr Crumples was not so happy to be put in the cat carrier (understandable!), but settled down and was pretty quiet the whole trip.

Oscar's mum sent me this picture of Mr Crumples arriving in Melbourne. He's looking a bit tired after such a long trip, but he's still very fluffy handsome!

Oscar has been posting updates on his site too, and Mr Crumples beandad has promised to send us more photos later when his new furboy has settled into his new furrever home.

Mr Big has a new home and a new name!

Just a quick update to let you know that Mr Big has arrived safely in Melbourne. Oscar's mum has already been around to visit and give him some lovely chin scritchies, which Mr Big was more than happy to receive. And by the way, Mr Big's new beandad has renamed him 'Mr Crumples'. How adorable!

Will post a more detailed update later...

Happy day

I am feeling very happy today!

It's certainly been a very good day in the poodin world. Everything is falling into place with arrangements for Mr Big. It looks like he will soon be off to Melbourne to start a new life with Oscar's mum's friend.

**News flash** And of course the HUGE news of the day is the lovely Luna has been found! We are soooo very happy that she is now home again with her family!! I'm gonna go visit Luna's site now and leave her a welcome home message. :)

Mr Big: update 2

Oscar's mum has found someone who might be able to accompany Mr Big from Canberra to Melbourne (see Oscar's update here). She's just waiting to hear back from her about whether she is able to help, and if so, when. We should know more in a few days.

Meanwhile, the guy who is hoping very much to be Mr Big's new beandad is getting very excited. He has been telling Oscar's mum every day how much he's looking forward to Mr Big's arrival!

I think Mr Big looks beautiul, but a little bit sad, in this photo. Must be because he didn't know at the time how many poodins and poodin lovin' beans there are who are trying to help him find the wonderful furrever home that he deserves!

Mr Big: update

Thought I'd better give everyone an update on Mr Big.

Firstly, thanks to everyone for their concern, comments, questions and suggestions about Mr Big. What a lovely group of poodins and beans you are!

Upon hearing Mr Big's story, a friend of Oscar's mum said "there is a kitty shaped hole in my life right now". Isn't that so sweet? Oscar's mum says that he is a gentle person who loves poodins, so he sounds perfect.

I've put Oscar's mum in touch with my friend who'd forwarded me Mr Big's story, who put her in touch with the lady looking after Mr Big. BTW, I later discovered that Mr Big's temporary carer is actually someone from my friend's brother's work, not my friends work - what a good network of poodin people! :)

One complication here is that Oscar's mum's friend is in Melbourne and Mr Big is in Canberra. These two cities are about 8 hours drive apart!

Will keep you posted on Mr Big's story...

Mr Big needs a furrever home

Received a forwarded email from a friend today about a kitty in need. He's an absolutely gorgeous kitty who's been abandoned and is looking for a furrever home. See pictures and story below. This kitty is in Canberra, Australia. If you think you might be able to help out, send me an email (see the Contact link in the side bar) or post a comment here with a contact email address.

Photos of the lovely Mr Big








Mr Big's story
(forwarded to me from a friend)

A couple of months ago, I discovered that my neighbour had moved out and left her two cats behind to fend for themselves!! One was a little three-legged malnourished waif, now known as Kitty (and now very much over-nourished!), who I adopted even before this excuse for a pet owner had left.

The second cat is a rather large and fluffy gentleman, now known as Mr Big. He didn't hang round much when his 'owner' was around, but now she's gone he's always around. As I have the little Kitty and I'm also looking after a friend's cat for an extended period, I can't give Mr Big the attention he deserves. The poor boy was hanging around and of course I fed him and patted him when I could. But unfortunately the other cats hate him (I think he is very good at protecting his territory!). He disappeared for a few days recently and has come back with big patches of fur missing from his sides (you can't see in the pics because he's so fluffy, but the patches are about 10cm diameter each) and his fur is getting matted in patches. I will be trimming it for him next weekend.

I am hoping to find him a home before I eventually relent and take him to the RSPCA. I have no idea of his history, how old he is or anything, but he's a gorgeous cat, so responsive and friendly and just wants some TLC. He is big and quite heavy, and will roll on his back to have his tummy rubbed at a moment's notice. He miaows a bit neurotically (hasn't had enough attention paid to him) but as soon as you sit with him for a bit he is quiet and just wants to be loved.

I will trim his fur and brush him (he adores this), keep him fed and worm him for his new owner (I thought he might have been wormed before, so I hadn't done it, but he's been homeless for a while now, so I'm going to do it). Please bear in mind this boy hasn't had a vet check up and is unlikely to have been immunised or anything for a while. He would also do better in a home where there aren't other cats as he has a bit of a 'tough' attitude! If the other cats can stand up to him, I'm sure he'd relax into it though. He is fine with dogs, as long as they're friendly.