I adopted 2 furkids this morning.
After arriving at the shelter at about 11:00 AM, I took the little Russian Blue cat. I have named her "Puma". She looks like another lovable kittty. However, she sneezes a lot. The keeper, Laurie, said that until she stops her sneezing that I should not get her spayed. Since I do not have any un-neutered males in the house, there is no problem with her being un-spayed. As soon as I walked into the room where she was, she began meowing for me to pick her up and reaching out of her cage to me with her front paws, as though she was waiting for me to return for her. This morning I knew that she would be with me in her "forever home".
Also, I adopted the little cat that wants to nurse all the time. I have named him "Happy cat", because he has done nothing but PURR since I placed him in the truck. He is another Flame Point Siamese, snow-white with a pale-brown tail, muzzle and ears with blue eyes. When I went to his cage, I do not believe that he knew I wanted him. After opening the cage and pulling him out, he really came to life. I suppose that my adopting him came as a total surprise to him. My other furkids have not fought with them. When I brought them both home I left them in their carriers, to see how the others would accept them. Needless to say, they were out and exploring the house about 10 minutes after bringing them in! Fawn will hiss once in a while, but that is to be expected of him. Happy is a perfect lap kitty, because he willingly lays in my lap (and begins to nurse). There are wet spots on my blue shirt now.
These two have certainly been a healing influence after loosing my 4 furkids Wed. and Thur.
There is one more that I plan to get, that being an orange tabby, on Sunday.
It never ceases to amaze me about the variations in cat personalities, Happy is like no other cat I have had in the past and have now. Puma is a little unsure of herself and insecure, and therefore, is not as open as she will be in the near future. I figure it will take about 10 days for her to become more accustomed to this place and her new family, so I can observe her personality traits developing. It is difficult for me to understand why some folks willingly give up furkids who are so affectionate. I do not know how long the shelter has had Happy cat, but I'm sure that those folks who came in before me, overlooked a very affectionate furkid. Both of them follow me around the house, just like Nikolai used to do.
..........wayne
