(((Acorn))) Thank you for thinking of us. I haven't checked this forum for a while now - was over at the Cooking Forum for a while; I ran into Bobby there :)

I'm missing Pumpkin so much and just got back from reading that old thread I posted 'I stole somebody's cat' where I got tremendous support from most of you awesome people here (and got slammed by some people for rescuing her LOL) ...

We shifted to Abu Dhabi from Dubai last year. Got Pumpkin n kittens spayed/neutered, and Pumpkin found her forever home with DH's colleague in Abu Dhabi. She's very happy there. Five of her kittens were adopted out in Dubai and we kept two - Jasper and Coco. Took some time for Simba (6-7 mnths to be exact) to fully accept the newbies, but I'm glad they worked things out among themselves.

Jasper and Coco are over a year old and we still call them 'kittens' LOL

I now volunteer with Feline Friends in Abu Dhabi and keep busy taking care of the Feline Friends cats staying at the vet's clinic awaiting their new homes, cat cuddling, and fostering tiny kittens (days/weeks old) when needed. It's a rewarding experience, though ultimately heartbreaking :)

Acorn, I remember you talking about the kittens wiggling their ears when you bottle-fed them and I thought of you often when I saw the Pumpkinettes doing it when they got their bottle. How are your furkids doing? Please post pics of Angel, Blackie and their kittens.

Below is a link to some pics of our brats (Mishka is the lil one I fostered in May-June this year).

Here is a link that might be useful: Our cats

How nice to hear from you. I love the pictures of your cats they are so beautiful. I'm glad you kept your Jasper and Coco and they are getting along with Simba. Those kittens were hard on Simba. lol
I still call Oreo and Kreem my kittens and they are two now.
I just got a camara so I will post pictures soon. I didn't have a camara so I didn't have a computer program to send them.

Glad to hear you and the fur babies are doing well...Also glad Pumpkin is happy in her new home...The pictures are priceless!

Thank you for sharing the very cute pictures. Hard to believe that the Pumpkinettes are a year old! Where did the time go?

Did your kittens' health issues ever get resolved? I hope so. What cuties!

LF

Thank you everyone!

Sheltiemom, I also find it hard to believe that they're already a year old :) And I still call Jasper 'Pumpkinette' sometimes, thanks for that name!
Can't wait to see Oreo and Kreem, Acorn!

Lisa, good to see you! The vet put Jasper on Royal Canin hypoallergenic in March - and he's never been interested in anything else. His BMs went back to normal then. Of course, all this while he's been getting a teaspoon of pumpkin everyday, he loves it! Thanks for the priceless advice; I worked at a vets' clinic for some time and passed on the pumpkin therapy info to the clients who came in for diarrhoea treatment, they said it did make a difference. I told them about you and Odessa and they ALL loved the name Odessa :) How's she doing?

A couple of weeks ago, he seemed interested in the other cats' food (Royal Canin Fussy Cat/Indoor cat) so I gave him some, and a bit of wet food as well. BMs normal (yayyyyy!!). He's made the transition gradually - and finally last night I saw five cats sitting in a line eating the same food from five bowls :) I put out mashed pumpkin and yogurt for them too.

Coco **sigh** is the greediest cat I've ever seen. She eats anything she can get her chubby lil paws on - so I have to be extremely careful.

That is wonderful to hear that your guys have gone 'solid' for so long. I've become a Royal Canin fan too. Odessa only gets 3/4 oz of the Rx-dry rabbit a day as a snack between servings of canned, but she likes it...and more importantly it likes her. She has something in common with Coco...she loves her restricted diet so much, that she's on the verge of being tubby. But I won't let her gain any more weight.

She still gets the canned pumpkin with her Wellness. And I give her the probiotic and slippery elm as well. My hat is off to you, Pranjal for cooking up your own pumpkin!