New Additions - Magic and Maya *Pictures*

[Moesha]

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!

[Catlady711]

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.

[Catty1]

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!

[Emeraldgreen]

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!

[LuckyNumber7]

I'm glad that you all like Maya and Magic

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!

[Freedom]

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!"

[Medusa]

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.

[LuckyNumber7]

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.