New Additions - Magic and Maya *Pictures*

After losing our cat Maximus, our house felt very empty (even though we have a mini menagerie!) Our dogs, Lucy and Molly, were distraught. As ridiculous as that sounds, it's true - they were searching the house for Max, looking in all of his secret little spots, and whining like crazy. This continued for about 12 hours. I decided to submit a few applications to adopt a cat from a local rescue groups. I figured someone would get back to me in a few days, since processing them can take time. I felt super guilty emailing people the day after we had to euthanize him, but I also felt that having a new pet to concentrate on would help us heal.

Surprisingly, a woman emailed me back in a matter of hours, and told me I was approved! She said that they were having an adoption event the next day at a local pet store where they keep many of their cats for adoption. I said that I would go, but just to sort of browse (yeah, right!) I told myself that if I didn't meet the "perfect" cat for our family, I would leave empty handed, and come home and continue to wallow in self pity.

We must have looked through their "adoptable cat list" on petfinder about 100 times that night and the next morning, waiting for the adoption event to come around. We were pretty set on adopting a kitten, because we figured it would be easier for a kitten to acclimate to our busy household, specifically our dogs. But, I saw a special girl on their site named Magic that I couldn't take my eyes off of, she was beautiful. Despite what someone had done to her, she was perfect. Magic was found outside with her litter of kittens, in the cold. When they first took her in, they thought she had lost the tips of her ears to frostbite. Then, a vet examined them and commented on how symmetrical they looked...and discovered that they had actually been cut with a blade to look like that. Her ears are perfectly rounded, and I can't imagine the pain that this poor girl went through when they did it.

So, I went the next day with Magic in mind, and when I got there, she was the first one that I saw. To my horror, I also saw a woman in front of her cage with it open, petting and talking to her. I swallowed the lump in my throat and told myself that it would be GREAT if she got adopted, as long as she went to a good home....there were other cats, after all! They asked me if I was there to see any specific cat, and I said "Magic, but it looks like she has a visitor". They laughed and told me that was just her former foster Mom! Yay! I met her, held her, and she fell asleep in my arms. She was a tubby girl from sitting in a cage for so long with little activity, and wasn't a "kitten" (though young, at about 1 year old), but I thought she would be perfect for us. I decided to take her, and they were thrilled - Magic had been waiting for 4 months for a home!

As I walked toward the adoption desk to fill out the paperwork and pay her adoption fee, I saw a cage with 3 kittens in it. Two oo them were curled up together, and the other was running around the cage wildly, chasing her tail. Every time she got too close to the other 2, they would growl and hiss at her. I asked what the deal was - the 2 kissing kittens were still partly feral, and the single kitten was the last of her litter. They asked if I wanted to meet her (you can see where this is going...) I picked her up, she started purring and licked my nose. Yeah...."I'll take her too". I figured that little Maya would have a blast playing with my other 2 cats.

So, I brought them both home. My fiance hadn't come with me - he woke up feeling sick. He said that he trusted my judgment and sent me on my way. Looking back on it, maybe I sensed that I would get 2....I brought 2 cat carriers, lol.

Maya is exactly what I expected - she's the friendliest kitten I've ever met. She actually purrs the entire time while she sleeps. She kisses people every time they pick her up, and seeks out attention where ever she can get it. When we have friends over, she goes from lap to lap and curls up, purring like a motor boat. It took her less than a day to like the dogs, and she's starting to play with the other cats now. There is still the occasional hiss, but they're doing great.

Magic is so special - she likes to give head bumpies for affection and is really mellow. At first she was freaked out by the dogs and didn't like the other cats much, but she has been here for 6 days now and is doing awesome. She's still not actively playing with the other cats, but isn't hiding from them and sniffs their butts when they're not paying attention. She doesn't seem to mind the dogs any more either - they both got the picture REAL quick, with a nice swat to the nose.

Without further adieu, here are Maya and Magic. I hope Maximus would approve of my choices.

Magic's Petfinder Photo

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...cPetfinder.jpg

at our house...

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...part/Magic.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...art/Magic2.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...gicCatbed1.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...deBathroom.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...frigerator.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...eddarMagic.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...gicHallway.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...agicCatbed.jpg

I'll post Maya's in the next one....

Now for Maya...

her petfinder pic

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...aPetfinder.jpg

and at home

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...part/Maya1.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...apart/Maya.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...In-The-Box.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...ayaCatTree.jpg

with Lucy

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...t/MayaLucy.jpg

Playing

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...ayaPlaying.jpg

with Molly

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...MollyMaya1.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6.../MollyMaya.jpg

and with her Daddy

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...t/PeteMaya.jpg


I hope you liked the pictures!

OH MY!! What a perfectly darling kitten little Maya is!!!! I just adore those pictures of her with the doggie buddie she has, those are just to cute!!!! Looks like it diddn't ake anytime for her to just make herself at home..

Magic is just that, MAGIC! What a beauty she is!! I love black kitties and she is so sleek and beautiful! You made some great choices there!! Just make sure she never suffers anymore cruelty and stay a happy girl with the loving home she deserves...

She'll never suffer ever again, if we have anything to say about it! She's such a sweet cat, and she's coming out of her shell nicely. We couldn't be happier with them, so far! :D

I love the story and the pictures. Actually, I had just finished reading the thread about Maximus in the memorial thread. Then the next one I clicked on was this one. I'm so happy to know that you were able to help a couple more kitties and to know that they will help you heal as well. I loved Maximus' pictures with your dogs when he was little, and now Maya's pictures too. Your doggies are so sweet with the babies! Also, I feel so sorry for Magic and what she must have gone through having that done to her ears!

Both cats are beautiful and lucky to have furr-ever homes with you.

I love Magic's ears!! They so remind me of my RB cat Dusty who also had a shortened tail.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...emorialPix.jpg

Magic and Maya are darling! What I really love about those pics are the faces of the happy sleeping doggies! :)

Wishing you and them many years of happiness and health!

I just read the story about Maximus a day ago and found it very sad but I'm so happy to read about the newest additions to your family. I really enjoyed reading your post with all the great details leading up to the actual adoptions. Well written!
Magic is beautiful. I'm so sorry that someone was so cruel to her and actually cut her ears. I wonder if they were trying to make her look like a small panther?
Catlady711... was your RB Dusty a victim of the same type of cruelty?

What a relief that she has a furrever home with you and no more living in a cage. And Maya! What a sweetie! I'm so happy that your dogs will be able to find some healing through her as well. The pics of both your dogs sleeping with Maya were so peaceful and I'm sure their hearts are mending now.

Thanks for such a great story! :)

I'm glad that you all like Maya and Magic :D

I'd be interested to know what you were told about Dusty's ears as well, Catlady - were you told they were cut?? It breaks my heart to think that someone did that to her.

EmeraldGreen, the first thing I said when I met Magic was "My god, she looks like a mini panther!" and one of the ladies there said "Unfortunately we think that's the effect they were going for". :(

Our dogs both just LOVE cats. We fostered kittens here non stop for a long time, so they got very used to them and are great around them. Magic is still a little leery of the dogs, but have improved SO much since getting here. She'll hang out on the couch with them now, but not quite sleep on them like Maya does. Both pups act really maternal towards cats, and Molly has actually been caught on a few occasions carrying a kitten in her mouth - she quickly drops them when she sees me looking at her though. One time I saw her from around the corner, and I stayed quiet to see what she was intending on doing with it - she carried it gingerly into her crate, and gave it a bath. I was so proud of her!

Magic and Maya are both so fortunate that you showed up at the adoption event that day! Magic looks like a sweetie, love the shot of her in the kitchen sink. Who's that orangie??

Maya, oh gosh, she looks like she has a lot of spunk just waiting to come out between cat naps. I suspect she is going to get into lots of things!

Bless you for taking these sweet girls into your 'menagerie!"

The cruelty and stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me. To do that to such a beautiful cat, to any animal, is mind boggling, regardless of the reason. Fortunately, there are people such as yourself and countless PTers who will give a sweetie like Magic a permanent home. She's beautiful! I have an all black male cat, Boo, and he's brought me nothing but joy and good luck! Maya is adorable and Boo's RB sister was a tuxie, so your choice of furkids really hit home w/me. Congratulations on your new fur family. They apparently just fit right in. :) I'm sure Maximus had a lot to do w/it.

Freedom, that Orangie is Cheddar - he's huge now! After we lost our Commodus, we adopted his brother Cheddar, and he hasn't stopped growing since.

Medusa, I agree with you wholeheartedly. It simply amazes me what people will do to animals! Great example - this coming Wednesday I am getting 2 foster pups at my house, they're 10 week old border collie/lab mixes, and they were found with the rest of their litter and their mother in a NAILED SHUT DOG HOUSE. Why someone would do that is just beyond me. :confused: :o

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NAILED SHUT DOG HOUSE. Why someone would do that is just beyond me. :confused: :o

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I refuse to believe that anybody is that stupid. It's cruelty and nothing else. I hope those people are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Bless you for taking in those pups and giving them the warmth of a human touch and a better start in life.

Congrats on getting Magic and Maya!

OMG!! Someone freaking nailed them inside the dog house!! Holy CRAP!
Thank goD they were found!

You're new kitties are too cute for words!!
Congrats!
The pictures are priceless!!

Oh CHEDDAR I remember now! "Knock self on head" Wow, you can stop growing any time mister! Mom really does need to catch us up with all of the family, (hint, hint!) What a handsome fell you are now. Bet your bro, Commodus, is looking down and drooling at the handsome hunk he is related to. He hee. Nice to see you as well.

I was looking at the photos of Magic again, and of Catlady's Dusty. From the pics, it looks like Magic's ears are smooth. Is it possible a vet did the work? The way they dock tail and ears on some dog breeds? I don't think a nutty human could get such a smooth look. While I don't believe in docking either, at least it is done with anesthesia, pain meds and by someone with knowledge for bleeding and so forth. Dusty's ears don't look nearly as even and smooth. Makes me wonder.

Freedom, they do look pretty smooth in pictures, but in person they're not AS smooth. Still pretty smooth, but not perfect. Plus, I can't think of a vet that would do that to a cat? And, I would think that if they had that done to her, they would have had her spayed at the same time - and she wasn't spayed. Seems weird to me? :confused: Who knows.

Also, duh, I forgot to post this one of Cheddar and Maya - too cute.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...oshingMaya.jpg

I will take the hint and try to post updates on all of my furbabies soon - I've been absent for far too long, and I apologize :( I also have to order some PT Calendars! They look awesome.

That pic of Cheddar and Maya is just TOO precious!!!! Cheddar looks SOOO happy! I bet he was purring. And Maya looks warm and comfy...like this is Cheddar's job, what ELSE should he be doing? :D

Welcome to PT, Magic and Maya! I'm sure you both have already figured out that you're the luckiest kitties from the adoption center because you both have found your purrfect loving furever home with purrents that will love you and care for you more than you could ever imagine. You never have to worry or be scared again because PT kitties get nothing but the absolute best of everything!

What beautiful kitties! Maya has mischief all over that adorable little face. I couldn't help but notice Magic's ears, how horribly cruel to do such a thing. Thank you for helping these two sweethearts giving them the life every cat deserves. Could I ask you to give each of them some welcome scritchies and lovies from me? And scritchies and lovies to all of your wonderful furkids!

Hi!

Momcat, I will certainly give them some love and head bumpies especially from you!


Maya is very, very spunky - she loves to run and romp and play, and one of her favorite things is a little box we have on the floor - she likes to spin in circles inside of it :) Maya is constantly purring - even in her sleep, she purrs the entire time, loudly! It's really cute.

We got a foster puppy here today named Nessa - here she is

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e6...part/Nessa.jpg

She's really sweet and playful (typical pup!) She seems to be good with the cats and I think she just thinks they're small dogs because she keeps play bowing to them and gets frustrated when they don't play back, hehe.

Best our vets could tell is that Dusty's ears had either been frostbitten at some point or she was some kind of a mutant Scottish Fold. The ears weren't perfectly rounded they were more like 'tipped' to some extent.

Her tail had very clear signs of having been amputated about 4 inches or so. They don't know if the tail was a separate injury or from frostbite at same time as ears maybe? We'll never know for sure.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...emorialPix.jpg

Maximus is thrilled that you have honored his memory by opening your hearts and home to his fellow brothers and sisters. Magic does have the most captivating face and eyes and I can see why you were drawn to her. Maya is a sweet darling and I love her laying with your lab. We have a lab, Buckley, and he just loves our 11 cats. Of my 11, 3 are beautiful solid blacks and 3 are tuxedos, all rescued. Congrats on your newest additions to your family from the Dunn zoo! :D

Congrats on the new addition. Magic and Maya are beautiful. I love the picture of Magic in the sink and the one with Maya and Cheddar. Gorgeous! I couldn't believe what happened to Magic when I first read about her. Why would someone cute part of her ears off. I just don't understand why people do those things. :confused: Anyway, Magic and Maya is gorgeous and very lucky to find a furrever home with you and I bet they know that there will be no more fear and pain in their life.

Nessa is so cute! I love her face, her look is just saying "Would you play with me?" Very cute in the scarf too! Hope Nessa finds her forever home soon. She looks like the sweetest puppy ever. :D

Congrats on your 2 new additions!!!:D Both Magic and Maya sure are gorgeous.:) I'm so sorry to hear what Magic has gone through:( but now she has a very wonderful loving and caring home.:)

Cheddar sure is getting big and he looks like he's enjoying his 2 new sisters.:) How does Linea like her new sisters? Your new foster puppy sure is adorable too. It sure must be fun at your house.:)