Oops, sorry, I thought I had posted an uppydate on my last uppydate that yes, it was discovered that he is, in fact, a he. The fact that an experienced rescuer was confused just goes to show how young he was when we first got him.

As for temp home becoming forever home, I keep teasing her about that because she has already admitted that he is worming his way into her heart. The reason for that is mainly because she usually has more than one foster so she knows they have company and she doesn't worry about them as much, whereas Flame is all alone so she doesn't like to leave him alone in "his" room, which is why he already has the run of the house. However, she is a firm believer in cats being allowed outdoors (she has several acres up on one of the mountains here in So. California with horses and many other critters) and has a cat flap on her door so they can come and go as they please. She says "light colored" cats have never "done well" there, meaning they end up being lunch for some wild critter because the light coloring does not blend well with the desert landscape, and she just couldn't bear if something like that happened to him, so she insists he be put up for adoption. However.......the longer he is there.....and by golly....just what is that dog going to do if all of a sudden Flame is gone? Think of the dog for crying out loud.