Rada's owner passed away..she needs a home.
 

Rada's owner, Gary/Geewiz passed away and she needs a new home. She was nervous, and has a calm sweet temperament after a day of getting to know me.
She can't get enough petting. Not eating yet..Gary gave her the best food and I have that for her.
I would get her groomed but will need her vet records.
I can't keep her...the dog is fine with her, but my cat has to be separated from her, and would likely be aggressive.

pm me for a phone number or send yours...
Kitty

I'm grooming Rada now. She's very sweet about it.

Wish I could help you Kitty but with two dogs of my own - one an 8 month puppy - I can't bring a new baby into the mix. Good luck. You have a difficult mission.

GeeWiz mentioned that Rada is a Siberian cat - they lack a specific protein that causes most cat allergies, and many people who think they would be allergic can really live with them. They are also very affectionate and kind of dog-like in personality. (Sorry that I already have some!). But please consider Rada!

thanks, quirky! I wondered about her breed...she's beautiful. I'll post another picture after she dries off. She was amazingly good during the grooming and it took a couple of hours she must have viewed as torture.
Kitty

Kitty - you are an angel. Gary is smiling down on you and Rada. Hope she fines a fine home and can get settled into her next adventure. He sure loved that cat.

We already have two kitties, two are what is allowed. Our two boys, Mikey, Harry and Hershey are not very gracious hosts to other animals they haven't grown up with.

I am hoping and praying someone loving will bring Rada home.

Does anyone know if Gary will have a memorial service here? If not, shouldn't we try to do something in his memory?

Gracie, I asked Dr WB about doing a memorial at Beatlemaniacs...if that doesn't work out we'll do something else. waiting to hear if the family is coming and when. Gary's family in Chicago will bury him there.
K.

Upon reading the last sentence, a thought immediately came into mind and here is a suggestion based on that thought. If someone was willing to plan and organize it, a memorial bench could be purchased if enough of us were willing to chip in with a reasonable donation to cover the $675 cost. Individuals could also purchase a Veterans Memorial Brick if they wanted to for $55. Here is a link to the VCDD page that gives more detail about both programs: Village Community Development Districts

a great idea, Skyguy. can you post this to the geewiz rip thread?
thanks,
Kitty

Hurray! Rada's eating!
My dog Emma is a very calm girl most of the time. I let her on the lanai with Rada and Emma gets it when I tell her not to look at the cat.
What an amazing puppy.
K.

Bravo for you and Emma. I hope Rada will find a wonderful home. She must be very discombobulated right now. If we didn't have a bird, I would love to have a cat for our dog, who loves kitties.

Rada, who started out hissing and hiding, is now rubbing against me and rolling over all kittenish. I think she's happy now that her fur is dry...we'll have round 2 of grooming another day. She needs a baptism by immersion.

Did you speak with the family about Rada? I never met Gary, wish I had, he seemed like a good hearted gentle soul. I could tell from his posts that he really loved that cat, did he express with anyone what he wanted?

No, he didn't leave any wishes and yes, the family are coming soon, but no one can take her that I've talked to..they'll be asking around as well.
K.

What a pretty kitty...hope she finds a Forever Home soon! :-)

Update on Rada. she's adapting beautifully, as you can see!
A couple of nibbles from adoptive and foster homes have come her way.
Thanks for all your concern. She is doing well.

Wow what a beautiful cat, she would make someone a loving companion.

Rada is tickling me. she's sneaking all the way across the lanai to try to catch a bird on the wing and jumping at the sight of a lizard. she runs back and forth and around the circumference, claiming impossibly screened out prey. I wish we could see and hear a video of cat consciousness.
She enjoys it, being all sneaky and quick. who wouldn't?
Kitty

you go, Rada!

Beautiful

Rada's a 3 year old (dob 6/5/10) Silver Classic Torbie Siberian female, spayed.
She needs a home. I have other pets and can't keep her.
She was bred by Sibano Siberians of Chicago, and her original owner paid $950.

Her disposition is very sweet and she loves petting. Please PM if interested.

Any updates?

Bump for Rada!

Good news!
 

I'm having a meet for a lady from Tampa and Rada on Sunday...it's looking very good for a permanent home! thank you all for prayers and pulling for her!:MOJE_whot:
Kitty
ps found the possible adoptee by craigslist search in major cities for Siberian cat wanted till I found an ad posted in early June.

Sounds like you were on a mission....good for you and very clever to check craigslist wanted. Hope it works out for Rada on Sunday!!

You are one get-her-done girl, Miss Kitty. I hope this works out for Rada.

Have you spoken to Rada and being on her best behavior and using proper manners during the meet?

Um... Rada being a CAT, she will do whatever the #$%^&* she wants! (That's what's so great about cats. They could give a rip.) My guess is it will be she who will be interviewing the lady.

I so wish I could take her and keep her in TV. She could have her own avatar on the forum. Her opinions would be highly regarded.

oh dear, Doug, I never thought of Siberian sabotage, I'll threaten her with a swim in the pool if she throws this deal.
:highfive: thanks for the tip..
Kitty

I know with dog breeders they will always take the dog back, I'm guessing Rada comes from a very fancy breeder. If the craigs list person doesn't take her in contact the breeder.

I just found their sales agreement online, for some reason it won't copy and paste. In the agreement it says they will take the cat back. Can't find the phone number, but here's their email sibano@sbcglobal.net

thanks..I never bought from a breeder. good info.

It just hit me tonight that when I bought my dogs from a show breeder it was in my contract that if I can't keep them for any reason they will take them back (along with about 12 other pages of craziness-lol.

I googled the name of Rada's breeder and the sale agreement was online.

Most breeders are also very involved in breed specific rescue and are very picky who they place the animals with.

I just feel bad that she can't stay in TV.