I just felt like sharing. Admittedly he's not the prettiest of cats.
I picked him up in the street just round the corner from me two days ago. He was unneutered, starving, filthy, flea-ridden and with a mouth full of broken and rotten teeth.
He hasn't stopped eating since I took him in, despite obviously being in pain from his mouth, and has already put on a lot of weight. He is even quite a bit cleaner, again despite the problem with his mouth.
The plan is to get him neutered and to have a dental as soon as possible. Then, as I expect no one will be falling over themselves to adopt him, he will end up joining my gang. What's one more after all?
(the dirty pink stain on the sheet in the first photo was as a result of me flea combing him with a damp comb. The water in the bowl turned a very dirty, dark red).
I imagine he became stray, as most unneutered males do, because he left home to chase a female and couldn't find his way home. That was obviously a long time ago though.
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thecatneuterer · 25/09/2016 15:16
Just to warn you about those 'last few years', Gin. We took on Seniorboy at 14, looking to give him a good 'last few months'. (We had a vacancy and - well - he was 'family'. 
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That was well over 7 years ago. 
Ha! They said he could well live to 20, and I bloody hope so, but we still consider ourselves a retirement home! When we walked away from the centre with him, DP looked a bit distant. When I asked if he was still happy with my choice, he looked really worried and said 'is he even going to survive the journey home?'
I'll remind him of that in 10 years when GinCat is still waking us for breakfast (hopefully!!!)
Seniorboy wasn't expected to make 15 - at the outside! 
Good luck to GinCat.
"A gentleman of the road", who was lucky that your paths crossed. And a life saving cat, into the bargain. Karma huh?
MCat likes to curl into my feet, Lana on his baby blanket for the night, (mmm, toasty). Little M into the crook of my knees. Then about 5am he decides it's time to get under the covers, and plucks delicately at my PJs until I lift the duvet up. He gets in and curls right into me so I have a little floofy, curly person that feels like silken crushed velvet to cuddle. I'm pretty sure Little M would stay under the covers all day - well he actually has done when I've been ill. I think he likes to pretend he's ill too, and will lift his head up to accept Dreamies, stashed in the bedside table drawer.
Gincat's beautiful, how contented he looks. He reminds me of Signor MCat, who also has the half mustachioed thing going on. And the black markings on the top of his head remind me of the late 80s hairdo for men - The Curtains! Put some Happy Mondays/Stone Roses tunes on, and see if he appreciates it.
And Fluffy, if people are going to acquire a certain breed, surely researching the hell out of particular breed beforehand is common sense. Not just give up on it because it behaves like it's supposed to. What do people expect from a cat not far removed from a wild cat? Really nice that you're going to adopt an abandoned Bengal when the time comes.
I wonder how many Servals and Savannah cats will be abandoned for the same reasons. 
Curtains! Yes he does! I've never noticed that before, how utterly stylish he is
GinCat woke me up this morning by sitting on my head and pawing my shoulders. He's so funny, he has to be as close as possible to me at all times. I tell DP it's because he knows I chose him from the rescue. That can be the only rational explanation. DP tells me I'm crackers.
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