Woman’s Day (Australia)

THE ANIMAL WHISPERER

Amanda De Warren arren en speaks to Kathleen’s een n’s cat Mason

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AMANDA SAYS Kathleen’shl n’s’ father, who has passed over, comesomes through with two passed-overr cats, Kimba and Gemma. Kimba tells me e he was nearly 15 when he passed and G Gemma tells me she was with Kathleen over 16 years ago in New Zealand.

Mason sees these two cats and Kathleen’s dad around a lot. Mason tells me that he’s fixated with a stuffed toy and carries it around with him all the time. He tells me he’s a rescue cat and loves and trusts Kathleen very much. He’s still a bit nervous but he’s working on it. He was very secluded from human contact in his last home and wasn’t sure how he was supposed to act at first. He has really settled in now and is happy that it’s generally just theth he twot of them, but he doesn’t mind otheroth rescue cats being there. He tells me there are two rescue kit kittens living with them and he loves them. He often cleans them. The two kittens ask Kathleen if they c can stay as they love living with her. Ma Mason pleads their case too!

KATHLEENKA­THLE SAYS When I got Mason he was timid, even after months and months. When I went to pick him up he’d cower away, so I wondered what kind of life he’d had before I got him. Amanda told me he wasn’t ill-treated but he was ignored. He hasn’t changed since the reading, he still cowers away, but I talk to him and say that there’s nothing to be afraid of. I’ve decided to keep the two rescue kittens – I was overwhelme­d when Amanda said they wanted to stay. I’m so happy knowing that my dad is looking after Kimba and Gemma.

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